Obituaries

Joyce Hofstra

Apr 21, 2018

Joyce Elizabeth Lindsay-Hofstra, was born December 15, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri as the only child to the late Lincoln Lindsay and Otiltia Lindsay-Reed.

She was married on May 21, 1966, to Gary R. Hofstra of Leavenworth, Kansas.  They made their home on her mother’s farmstead in Shawnee (formerly DeSoto), and to this union three daughters and a son were born, Kiki...

Albert Doepke

Apr 20, 2018

On April 20, 2018 Albert Wilton “Bud” Doepke passed away peacefully and the world lost a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend.   To describe Bud in a few sentences does not do justice to the magnitude of his fantastic life.  Bud was born September 2, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Albert and Ione Doepke.  He graduated from high...

Tawanda "Bonnie" Graves

Apr 19, 2018

Tawanda "Bonnie" Lanell Graves, 56, Olathe, KS, passed away April 19, 2018.

Tawanda was born to Noble and Lillie Graves in Wichita, KS on December 17, 1961. She graduated from Washington High School in 1979. In 1981, she finished her training in the Air Force. She was a Telecommunications Operator Specialist while she was in the Air...

Quinn Tipton

Apr 19, 2018

Quinn Elizabeth Tipton was born on April 19, 2018 to Michael and Sarah Tipton of Overland Park. If her 3 siblings—Marin, Micah and Sidney—portend her demeanor, she would’ve been a true character who would have brought joy to all she encountered. Only briefly in our lives, but never of this world, she was a special gift unopened. Services will...

Georgette Khoury

Apr 18, 2018

Georgette was born in Cairo, Egypt. She married William Khoury and had three sons Richard, Michael and Paul. Willy, as he was called, worked for TWA and they travelled all over the world – Europe, Africa and Asia. Georgette, Willy and their three boys settled in Kansas in 1960 when he was transferred to Kansas City from Ethiopia. Georgette...

Fern Grant Daniels Rector

Apr 15, 2018

Fern Grant Daniels Rector, 96, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018.

Fern was born on June 1, 1921 in Lathrop, Missouri to Erstine and Margo Grant. She had a happy childhood in a loving home and was the youngest of four children. She graduated in 1938 from Lathrop High School. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City where...

Thomas "Tom" Speier

Apr 15, 2018

Thomas J. Speier died peacefully surrounded by his family in Overland Park, KS on April 15, 2018 at the age of 73. He was born on January 22, 1945 in Rochester, New York.

Tom is survived by his wife, Marcy, his daughter, Jill, and son-in-law, Perry, and their daughters Ariel, Rachel and Piper, his daughter, Karrie, and son-in-law,...

Eugene Capps, M.D.

Apr 15, 2018

EUGENE CLYDE (GENE) CAPPS, MD, 83, passed away at his home, surrounded by family, on April 15, 2018. He was preceded in death by mother Eugenia Rollins Capps and father Dr. Hiram Clyde Capps.

Gene was born in Memphis, spent his early years in Waverly, Tennessee where his father was the small town doctor. He comes from...

Lorraine Cressman

Apr 14, 2018

Lorraine Evelyn Cressman (nee Murray), 92, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018.

The daughter of Albion and Evelyn Murray was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1925. The youngest of three children, Lorraine’s early years were spent with her family along the New Jersey shore and the famed Atlantic City boardwalk. Later, her family moved to the Philadelphia...

Fred Dellett, Jr.

Apr 12, 2018

Fred Victor Dellett Jr, 80, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 PM with service to follow at 2 PM on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Shawnee United Methodist Church, 10700 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, KS.

Fred was born on October 11, 1937 in Great Bend, KS to Grace and Fred V....

Virginia "Ginny" Ecord

Apr 12, 2018

Virginia “Ginny” Davis-Jones-Ecord, 86, passed away on April 12, 2018. She was born on February 7, 1932 to Richard and Elsie Davis in Kansas City, Kansas.

Virginia graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1951. After high school she worked for Southwestern Bell for 4 years. In 1954 she married Russell (Cotton) Jones who died in 1972. Russell...

Arley Hemeyer

Apr 11, 2018

Arley Calvin Hemeyer, 92, passed away on April 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM, with visitation to follow, on Wednesday, April 18, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 10100 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland, 8900 State Line Rd, Leawood, KS...

Norma Hoy

Apr 8, 2018

Norma J. Hoy, 95, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018. Norma was born on May 19, 1922 to Frank Blevins and Ora Haggard in El Dorado Springs, MO.  She grew up in Nevada, Missouri where she graduated from High School. On December 24, 1941 she married Jim Hoy of Fort Scott, Kansas. They were married for 50 years...

Naomi Freels

Apr 7, 2018

Naomi Maxine Freels, 83, passed away on April 7, 2018 in Spring, TX after a long illness. Naomi was a long time resident of Hickman Mills and the widow of Joe Freels, Jr. Her love for her family was the focus of her life, though the A’s, Royals and the Chiefs also held a special place in her heart....

Clinton Springgate

Apr 7, 2018

Clinton Arthur Springgate, 95, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away April 7, 2018.

He was born February 7, 1923 on a cold winter day on a farm near Ashton, Kansas. His family moved to nearby Arkansas City, Kansas, in 1925.

A bright, inquisitive child, he thrived in school. He was a hard worker helping his family...

Father Ambrose Karels

Apr 7, 2018

Rev. Ambrose Gregory Karels, died on April 7, 2018 at Menorah Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas.  Father Karels was eighty-five years old and served the Church with great distinction for fifty-nine years in priestly ministry.  Fr. Karels was born to Phillip and Margaret (Stoll) Karels in Rosen, Minnesota on May 25, 1932 and lived on the family farm before entering...

Betty Gustafson

Apr 6, 2018

Betty Martin Gustafson passed away at the age of 90 on April 6th, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born August 30th 1927, to Wilbur and Inga Martin in Bathgate, North Dakota.  She graduated from Fargo Central High School, and went on to get her Bachelors in Education from Moorehead State College in Minnesota.

On...

Joan Dibble

Apr 2, 2018

Joan Griffin Dibble age 68, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on April 2, 2018, peacefully in her sleep.

Joan was born September 20, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA to Harley and Evelyn Griffin.  She was raised in Topeka, Kansas and went to Gage Elementary School, Capper and Jardine Jr. High, and Topeka West...

Richard Beitling

Apr 2, 2018

Richard M. Beitling, 67, Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday April 2, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Richard was born in Kansas City, MO on June 27, 1950 and graduated from Southwest High School in 1968. He attended UMKC and graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He lived in the Kansas City area most...

Janelle Dailey

Apr 1, 2018

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