Obituaries

Cleona McGuire

Feb 21, 2019

Cleona Rosalie McGuire, a member of “The Greatest Generation” died peacefully on Thursday February 21, 2019.  Her 101 years of life were distinguished by her service—to her country, her church, her community, and her family.

Cleona Rosalie was born November 29, 1917 in Bryant Illinois to Herbert and Daisy (Boswell) Willcoxen.  She graduated from Canton Illinois High...

Penelope Kouloukis

Feb 20, 2019

Penelope Kouloukis, lifelong St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox Church member and Philoptchos member, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. She is survived by her sister Helen and nephew, Peter and his wife, Mary and their children, Eleni, Elias and Gabriel. She will be greatly missed. May her memory be eternal. Visitation will be held Friday, February...

John Mayes

Feb 20, 2019

John Edward Mayes, 94, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on February 20th 2019, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

He is preceded in death by his wife Dona Mayes of 55 years; his mother, Mary “Babe” Mayes; sisters, Pat and Betty; and son-in-law Bill Westfall.

He is survived by his three daughters, Rachel Westfall,...

Catherine Holefelder

Feb 19, 2019

Cathy Naughton Holefelder, 60, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home February 19, 2019.  She was a life long resident of the Kansas City area, graduating from Shawnee Mission South high school in 1975 and receiving a BBA from University of Kansas in 1979, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and a cheerleader...

Rocky McDaniel

Feb 18, 2019

Rocky McDaniel passed away at age 72 on Feb 18, 2019.  He was born May 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Orville and Frances McDaniel.

Rocky graduated from Wyandotte High School and was a veteran of the United States Army.  He served in the Vietnam War. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard...

J. Nelson Elliott

Feb 17, 2019

J. Nelson Elliott, 74, passed away February 17, 2019, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Nelson Elliott’s legacy will surely continue on long after his death. As a CPA and tennis coach, he touched many lives through his dedication to family, coaching, writing, and art appreciation. Nelson also loved KU basketball and was a sports trivia enthusiast.

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Sydney Pendleton

Feb 15, 2019

Sydney H. Pendleton, 79, passed away February 15, 2019. She was born in 1939 and was the oldest of four children. She was smart, funny, serious, brave, thoughtful, helpful and kind. At 16 she was accepted into a college program at Wellesley for gifted high school students. She dropped out to help her mother, who was laid up with...

Marguerite Hodge

Feb 13, 2019

On February 13, 2019, Marguerite Jane Hodge, loving wife and mother of three, passed away at the age of 85 in Kansas City, MO.

Marguerite was born on Christmas Day, 1933 in Pittsburgh, KS to Dwight and Doris Hickman. In May 1954, she married Elwyn Ray Hodge. She enjoyed gardening, baking, helping in organizing the Stanley Rural High...

Judith O'Hara

Feb 12, 2019

Judith Katherine O’hara, 74, passed away February 12, 2019.

Judith was a legal secretary for over 30 years, a job she loved dearly, and a member of Legal Secretaries Association.

She is survived by her sons, Eric Denyer and Clayton Denyer, two step-daughters, Kristine O’Hara Woods and Tricia O’Hara Lunson, seven grandchildren, seven sisters, three...

Margaret Beckingham

Feb 10, 2019

Margaret Ann Stacey Beckingham peacefully passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019.

Margaret “Peggy” had three children:  Robert Jeffery Beckingham, Glenn Alan Beckingham and Apryl Beckingham Prince.   She was blessed with four grandchildren: Quinten Travis Beckingham, Maxwell Alton Prince, Kathryn Ann Beckingham and Thomas Ray Lloyd Beckingham.

She was married to Robert Alton Beckingham since October 5,1957.  They...

Rosemary Williams

Feb 10, 2019

Our sweet mother Rosemary Williams passed away early Sunday morning February 10, 2019. Rosemary was born September 28, 1923 in Corsicana, Texas to Farley McCarver and Hilda Pollard. She went to school in Dallas, Texas and after high school met and married our dad Edwin Junge in 1942.  They were married for 47 years until Ed’s death in 1989.

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David Ammon

Feb 7, 2019

David Ammon, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at the age of 63.

David is survived by his sons, Daniel (Christina) Ammon, Aaron Ammon, and Garrett Ammon; grandchildren, Frankie and George Ammon,  sisters, Diane (Skip) Boyd, and Terri Fenton, and sister in-law of Carolyn Ammon.  David was also an uncle, nephew, cousin,...

Terry O'Bryan

Feb 6, 2019

Terry Lynn O'Bryan, 65, passed away in her home with her husband by her side on February 6, 2019.  Terry was born on January 28, 1954.  Her parents Don and Betty Kruger lived in Silver Lake, KS (just outside Topeka).Terry had 5 brothers:  Lon, Mike, Jerry, Dale and David Kruger.  She attended Silver Lake High School and received her...

William Ege

Feb 6, 2019

William Bruce Ege, of Merriam, KS, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the age of 93.

William was the loving father of William (Lien) Ege, of Longview, TX, Susan (Jim) Scott, of Overland Park, KS, and Stephen (Christine) Ege, of Kingwood, TX; beloved grandfather of 7, and great-grandfather of 4.  He was preceded in death...

Thomas Butkus

Feb 4, 2019

Thomas John Butkus, 63, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on February 4th, 2019, after battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).  A visitation to celebrate his life will be held Thursday, February 7th, 2019 from 5-7 PM at Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Tom will be then transported to Morrison, IL for a visitation on...

Ronald Deffenbaugh, Jr.

Feb 4, 2019

Ronald Dale Deffenbaugh, Jr., 59, Lake Lotawana, passed away Monday February 4, 2019, after succumbing to injuries from a house fire, he was surrounded by his loving family. Ron was born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 29, 1959, and graduated from Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri. At the wise, ready and eager age of 5 he began working with his father on a trash pick...

George Zschoche

Feb 4, 2019

George Frederick Zschoche passed away on February 4, 2019 in Olathe, KS.  He was 92 years old, having been born on August 27, 1926 in St. Joseph, MO. His parents William John Zschoche and Bertha (Young) Zschoche,  his two older brothers, Bill and Bob, and wife Alice preceded him in death. He graduated in 1943 from Shawnee Mission High...

Marcus Wilkinson

Feb 3, 2019

Marcus John Wilkinson, 35, Raytown, passed away Sunday February 3rd, 2019.  Marc was born on December 10, 1983 in West Allis, Wisconsin along with his sister Missy and his brother Matt.   The family moved to the Kansas City area in 1991.  He graduated from Blue Valley Northwest in 2002 and after graduating he lived in Lawrence and started the...

Jimmie Reed

Feb 2, 2019

Jimmie A. Reed, 93, of Leawood, KS, passed away February 2, 2019 surrounded by his family.  Service information is listed above under the Service Details.

Darrell "Joe" Johansen

Feb 1, 2019

Darrell “Joe”Johansen died on February 1st, 2019, at his home in Overland Park, KS, following an aggressive battle with cancer. Joe was an only child born to Alfred and Ruby Johansen on October 21, 1939, in Plainview, Nebraska. Joe attended Norfolk Junior College upon graduation from high school in May 1957. He joined the Air Force in May 1958,...