Obituaries
Betty (Sis) Dunne Nelson
Mar 30, 2025
Betty Marie (Sis) Dunne Nelson died March 30, 2025, at age 95. Betty will best be remembered for her beautiful smile and contagious laugh. Betty was born in Wichita, KS on August 5, 1929 to Darcy Edgar Dunne Jr. and Betty Testard Dunne. Betty was the second of four children, and enjoyed a strong family bond with her siblings all...
Charles M. Clark
Mar 30, 2025
Charles M. Clark, Jr., 91, passed away March 30, 2025. Visitation will be Thursday, April 3 from 1-2pm followed by services at 2pm, all at Johnson County Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.
Charlie was born on July 5, 1933 in Lebo, Kansas, to Charles and Rhoda (Taylor) Clark. He married his high school sweetheart, Marie, in...
Dorothy Callahan
Mar 29, 2025
Dorothy Louise Callahan,91, Olathe, passed away March 29, 2025.
Dorothy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and completed high school in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her heart and soul often referred back to times growing up in the “bad lands,” evidenced by her desire to collect " Black Hills gold.”
She married Leon Perry in July 1956. She was an Air Force...
Daniel Ralph Galindau
Mar 28, 2025
Daniel Ralph Galindau, 70, of Leawood, passed away on March 28, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, April 25, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel. Private interment will take place at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions are suggested to the University of Kansas Cancer Center.
Dan was born on February 5, 1955, in Burlingame, California, to...
Richard William Brown
Mar 27, 2025
Richard W. Brown, who served as Board of Directors Chair of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Chair of American Century Investments, Chair of BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc. and as Chair, President and CEO of Stowers Resource Management, Inc. passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, in his native Kansas City at the age of 78.
As the first generation in...
Joan M. Finney
Mar 27, 2025
Joan M. Finney, 98, of Overland Park, passed away March 27, 2025 at home. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 3rd, from 10-10:30 am, Rosary at 10:30am and Funeral Mass to follow at 11:00am, all at St. Michael the Archangel, Leawood. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Michael the Archangel Church.
Joan was born on October 1, 1926 in Bucklin, Missouri....
Charles Edward Cain
Mar 27, 2025
Charles Edward Cain, 66, of Overland Park, passed away March 27, 2025. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Midwest Transplant Network
Charles was born on November 20, 1958, in Sedalia, MO, to Darrell and Jonell (Ward) Cain. He graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School and attended KU before ultimately...
Sylvia Rola - Engle
Mar 26, 2025
Sylvia Engle, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Heritage in Overland Park, KS on March 26, 2025. She was known for her quick wit, love of family and celebration of her English heritage. Sylvia was born on July 4, 1936 in London, England to Joseph and Grace Street. She often shared stories of her childhood in England having...
Mary Lou Niebling
Mar 26, 2025
Mary Lou Anna Niebling died peacefully from complications of old age in the presence of two of her children at Aberdeen Village in Olathe Kansas in the early morning of Wednesday, March 26, 2025. She had an extraordinary, family-oriented, Christian-rooted life of more than 93 years.
Mary Lou was born on Oct. 17, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, where she also...
Frances Mae Coulter
Mar 26, 2025
Frances Mae Coulter was born June 13, 1933 in McArthur, Arkansas to the late Jessie Lewis Keeton and Clara Lou Miles. She left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the age of 91. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband Lacy Jr. Coulter, 2...
Karl J. Yehle
Mar 26, 2025
Karl J. Yehle passed away on March 25, 2025. Karl was born in Maryville, Mo. to Dorothy and Ralph Yehle. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1959. He met his wife Paula at Mizzou and they were married in
1960. From their first date on campus to traveling abroad, they shared 64 years of good times.
Karl...
Carol Lynne Couchman
Mar 22, 2025
Carol Lynne Couchman, age 65, died on March 22, 2025, in Newport Beach, California. She was known by her family and friends as Lynne but occasionally used her first name.
Lynne was born in Memphis, Tennessee and lived there until the mid-1960s, when her family moved to Overland Park, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park...
Evelyn Wilser Williams
Mar 22, 2025
Evelyn Wilser Williams, 87, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on March 22, 2025. Private family burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo. Evelyn was born in Kansas City, MO on May 12, 1937. She is preceded in death by her parents, Evelyn and Charles Purdy Wilser and her brother, Charles Purdy Wilser, Jr. She is survived by...
Perry Mark Toll
Mar 21, 2025
Perry Mark Toll, Leawood, went to the lord on March 21, 2025. Perry was born to Mark Irving Toll and Ruth (Parker) Toll on October 28, 1945, in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1963, and from the University of Kansas with degrees in Economics and Political Science in 1967 and Juris Doctor in 1970. On...
Jo Ann Hagen
Mar 20, 2025
JoAnn Marilyn Hagen, age 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Overland Park, KS, on March 20, 2025, with her Bible resting on her lap.
Born in Sioux Falls, SD, on October 9, 1934, JoAnn grew up on a farm, where she developed a strong work ethic through daily chores such as gathering eggs and milking cows. That dedication and...
Thomas B. Stivers, Sr.
Mar 20, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Thomas Bryant Stivers, Sr., a devoted husband,
father, grandfather, and friend. Thomas, 82, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away peacefully on
March 20, 2025, at Kindred Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August
29, 1942, in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Oscar Bryant Stivers and Emma Jane Boyd.
Thomas was...
Darlene Leona (Benson) Burm
Mar 16, 2025
Darlene Leona (Benson) Burm, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025 in her apartment at age 94. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 29, 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph and Leona Benson, her three sisters, twin brother and her beloved husband, Forrest Burm.
Darlene leaves behind her son, Dan (Joan) Burm of Olathe, Kansas...
Sandra McManus Hoisington
Mar 15, 2025
Sandra McManus Hoisington, (84), of Lenexa, KS passed away at Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS on March 15th 2025. She was known for her kind heart and unwavering dedication to friends and family. She was preceded in death by Arval, her loving husband of 52 years. Her career as an Accountant in the Water Treatment Industry and Wine Retail...
Donald D. Harper
Mar 15, 2025
Donald D. Harper, 83, Overland Park, Kansas passed away at his home on Saturday, March 15, 2025. He was born in New Mexico May 13, 1941.
He served in the US Army. He was in Radio and Sales. He was a member of Promise Keepers and Lenexa Baptist Church. He enjoyed animals especially cats.
He was preceded in death by his wife...
Megan T. Freking
Mar 14, 2025
Megan Tereese Freking, beloved wife, mother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025, at the age of 60, surrounded by her immediate family. After a courageous five-year battle with kidney cancer, she entered into eternal rest with grace and faith. She is survived by her spouse, Curtis Freking, her children Lauren Swanson, spouse of Hunter Swanson, and Sarah...
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