Obituaries

Mar 16, 2018

Dr. Cynthia Louise Romito, of Leawood, passed away Friday March 16, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice House after an 18-month battle with leukemia. She was 70 years old. She was born Aug. 29, 1947 in Beaver, Okla., to Charles and Geraldine Brisendine. She attended school in Liberal, Kan., graduating Liberal High School as valedictorian of the Class of...

Mar 15, 2018

Muffet Merrell Triggs passed away at her home on March 15, 2018.  Muffet was born May 30,1925 in Clarendon, Texas to Muffet and Louie Merrell. She graduated from Texas Women’s College with degrees in Piano and Music Supervision. Muffet and Leon A. Triggs Jr were united in Marriage in 1946, he preceded her in death in 2004.

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Mar 15, 2018

Billie A. Reynolds, 96, died on March 15, 2018 surrounded by family and loved ones in Leawood, KS. Billie was born on October 24, 1921 in Wichita, Kansas to Percy and Laura Brown.  She graduated from Liberal High School  in 1938.  She had a professional career as a desk Deputy Sheriff at Seward Co. Courthouse and eventually became a...

Mar 15, 2018

Martha Frerichs Shackelford died peacefully on March 15, 2018after a courageous 7 year battle against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. She was 57.

Martha was born on November 6, 1960 in Beatrice, NE to her parents, Dr. C.T. and Julia Frerichs. She graduated from Beatrice High School, and earned her Bachelors of Science Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of Nebraska in 1983 and her Masters of Art of...

Mar 15, 2018

Miguel Angel Rodriguez Santiago , 58, passed away March 15, 2018, surrounded by his family.  Miguel was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on February 15, 1960 to Francisco Rodriguez and Sergia Santiago.  He served four years in the United States Army as a Security Signal Specialist.  After serving, he enrolled in the Interamerican University.   He earned two bachelor’s degrees,...

Mar 13, 2018

Margaret Mary O’Bryan, lovingly known as “Maggie O”, died March 13, 2018 in Leawood, Kansas. She was a woman whose joy in life, selflessness, and generosity of spirit transformed the lives of others. She was 92 years old.

Maggie was a born teacher.  After graduating from high school, she attended Loretta Heights College in Denver, CO, where...

Mar 11, 2018

Shirleyan Green Baptist of Shiloh, IL, passed peacefully at 6:14pm, Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Cedarhurst of Shiloh, IL. She was born October 14, 1925 in Jacksonville, IL, daughter and only child of the late Harvey Horace and Tressa Madeline (Lacy) Green. She married John Keith Baptist on November 23, 1946. Her beloved husband, Johnny passed March 8, 1971....

Mar 11, 2018

Dr. Chien Liu, 97, died peacefully on March 11, 2018, at home in Fairway, Kansas.

He was ­born on March 6, 1921, in Guangzhou, China. In 1947, he married Beatrice Kwong. From 1958 to 1991, Dr. Liu served as a Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he founded the...

Mar 10, 2018

Robert “Bob” Klugh, 83, went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2018 in Olathe, KS. Robert was born August 28, 1934 to Robert Parker Klugh, Sr. and Sarah (Saxon) Klugh in Union, South Carolina. Bob attended Davidson University and received a bachelor’s degree in Business. It was always his dream to be a pilot and immediately after college gained a spot in officer training...

Mar 10, 2018

Charles Gregory La Mar, Jr., 97, passed away March 10, 2018, at the V.A. Hospital Community Living Center in Columbia, Mo. We’ll lovingly celebrate his life at 10:00am, Saturday, May 5, at  Johnson County Chapel & Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Ks. Starting with visitation, the memorial service will include military honors, conclude with inurnment in the...

Mar 10, 2018

Marjory Ellen Nelson Mordy (“Marjie”), age 91, died on March 10, 2018 at Kingswood Health Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Marjie was born October 25, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to John P. Nelson and Lillie Johnson Nelson, and was a lifelong resident of this community. She graduated from Hale H. Cook School, Southwest High School and Baker...

Mar 8, 2018

Ruth Hedwig Iliff of Leawood, KS, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2018 at Sunrise Assisted Living of Leawood, where she had lived the past five years. Ruth was born on Oct. 3, 1925, near Karlsruhe, Germany, the daughter of Max and Hedwig Nagel. She grew up in Karlsruhe, and her experiences living in the Nazi era and through...

Mar 2, 2018

John Joseph Trinkl III, 85, passed away Friday March 2nd 2018 surrounded by his family.

John was born on Nov. 22, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1951. He was a Seaman in the US Navy and served in the Korean Police Action in Great Lakes Fla. from 1952-53. He became...

Feb 28, 2018

Jonathan David Kirkendall, 53, of Madison, WI, passed away on February 28, 2018.

David was born on October 20, 1964 in Chicago, IL. He was the youngest son of Robert K. Kirkendall and Gail Rose Maiden. He completed high school at Shawnee Mission South and then graduated from the University of Kansas Business School in Lawrence. He...

Feb 27, 2018

Kenneth Claude (KC) Boyd passed away on February 27, 2018. Visitation will be at Johnson County Chapel at 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas 66210 on March 8, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. and funeral service on March 9th at 10 a.m. at the same location.

Kenneth Boyd was born on December 27, 1932 to Claude Boyd and...

Feb 24, 2018

Sandra Lee Boice, 70, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on February 24, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, March 2, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, OP, KS. Funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, March 3, also at Johnson County Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Johnson County...

Feb 24, 2018

Sharon L. (Lynn) Gilworth, age 80, of Overland Park, KS, went to be with the Lord and reunite with her late husband, Bob, on Saturday, February 24, 2018.

Born in 1937, she grew up in Illinois and married her high school sweetheart, W. Robert “Bob” Gilworth. They became engaged about one year after graduation and he entered...

Feb 23, 2018

Harold E. Boyd Sr., 82, passed away on February 23, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Monday, March 5, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, March 6, at Shawnee Boulevard Christian Church, 818 Shawnee Rd, Kansas City, KS 66103. Burial will...

Feb 21, 2018

The Honorable Judge Robert Gene Jones, 84, passed peacefully into eternal life on February 21, 2018 with his loving wife of 60 years by his side. He was born August 23, 1933 in St. Joseph, MO to parents James George Jones and Stella (Brock) Jones. He was preceded in death by his only sibling, a older brother George Jones...

Feb 20, 2018

Dr. Alfred Otto Rueb, age 97, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Alfred was born on August 14, 1920 in St. Francis, KS. He attended the University of Colorado and the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry, where he received his dental degree. He served as a dental officer in...