Obituaries

Lori Bakke

Dec 2, 2018

On Sunday morning December 2, 2018, Lori Ann Bakke of 6501 Lowell, Merriam, KS passed away at the age of 52.

Lori was born June 30, 1966 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Lyle and Janice (Spencer) Beadle and received her education in Marshalltown.  On March 1, 1986 she was joined in marriage to the love of her life,...

Carl Carter

Dec 1, 2018

Carl D. Carter, 75, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, Saturday December 1, 2018, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.

Carl was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 11, 1943.  He was the seventh child out of eight children born to Erven Elmer Carter and Orpha Dolores (Daily) Carter.

He is survived by his...

Larry Armintrout

Nov 30, 2018

Larry Eugene Armintrout, 71, Kansas City, Kansas passed away Friday November 30th, 2018.  Larry was born January 6, 1947 to Everett Eugene Armintrout and Mabel Esther Altum in Archie, Missouri.   Larry lived with his aunt and uncle, Irma and Lloyd Ladd and their two children, William Harold Ladd and Martha Ladd (McNerney) while growing up.  He married Linda Jeffries...

Albert Himegarner

Nov 30, 2018

Al Himegarner, 81, Leawood, KS, passed away Friday, November 30th, 2018.

A native of Canton, IL, Al was the son of Albert and Mary Himegarner. He attended Blackburn College and then graduated with bachelor and master degrees from UMKC. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. After Al’s marriage to Lani Nichols in 1959, he served...

Mary White

Nov 29, 2018

Mary Jocelyn (Schroedel) White, 86, Overland Park, KS and formerly of Pratt and Wichita, KS, peacefully entered God’s Eternal Kingdom on November 29, 2018. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, December 8, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar, Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions...

Roy Lutes

Nov 28, 2018

Roy Lutes, 96, passed away November 28, 2018. He is preceded in death by his wife, Edith. Roy is survived by his brother, Fred; nephew, Julian; extended family in France; and friends, Patty Woods and Krista and Helen Graham.

A graveside service will be held at 2 PM, on Friday, December 7, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel...

Dolores Hillstrom

Nov 25, 2018

Dolores Griessel Hobbs Cole Hillstrom, 83, of Kansas City, KS,  joyfully went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 25, 2018.

She was born to Marti and Dorothy (Mays) Griessel on May 22, 1935 and preceded in death by parents, husbands Robert "Vern" Hobbs, David Cole and James Hillstrom, brother Robert Griessel, and dear friend...

Won Lee

Nov 23, 2018

Won Lee, 80, of Overland Park, KS, died peacefully at his home on the morning of Friday, November 23, 2018 after a five-year struggle with cancer.

Won was born in Sinuiju, in what is now North Korea, the eldest son of nine siblings.  He escaped North Korea to the South with his father on a harrowing journey...

Vera Doull

Nov 23, 2018

Vera Mae Orsborn Doull, 89, of Olathe, KS died on November 23, 2018.

Vera was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 22, 1928 to Mabel Rumbaugh and John Savinorich Orsborn. Self-sufficient and independent, Vera earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Science (Physiology) from the University of Illinois, and was working on her PhD before marrying her...

Purd Wright III

Nov 22, 2018

Purd B Wright III, 88, passed away November 22, 2018.

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Charlotte Hilton

Nov 21, 2018

Charlotte Timmerman Hilton, 95, passed away on November 21, 2018. Private services will be held for the family. Inurnment will take place at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

John Zayner

Nov 20, 2018

John B. Zayner, 77, passed away November 20, 2018. Services will be held in Chicago.

Marian Kuhl

Nov 16, 2018

Marian Augusta (Parmley) Kuhl was born May 29th, 1926 outside of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.  During her childhood her family moved throughout southwestern Wisconsin settling in the Watertown/Oconomowoc area.  The family dairy farm provided plenty of work for Marian and her three siblings; and there were hard times for the family, as for so many others during the Great Depression. ...

Patricia Billingsley

Nov 15, 2018

Patricia Ann (Waugh) Billingsley was born September 6 th , 1925 in Council Grove, Kansas. Her family moved to a ranch near Eskridge, Kansas when she was seven. She attended a one room school house near Eskridge where she rode a horse to school. Later they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado and then Hollywood, California where she attended and...

Xu Liu

Nov 14, 2018

XU DONG LIU (JONATHAN LIU)

Xu Dong Liu, (aka Jonathan), 47 years old, of Moberly MO and Leawood KS, sadly died peacefully on November 14th, 2018 at St Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. He was born on December 2nd, 1971, in Fujian, China. The Son of Yi Qui Liu and Xiu Yu Zhu.

He is survived by his wife Xue Jin Wang, and his three children...

Fern Coffin

Nov 13, 2018

Fern B. Coffin, 104, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 13, 2018.   She was born on a farm in Nevada, Iowa on October 29, 1914 and was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Coffin, whom she married in 1945 upon his return from military service with the US Army Air Corps in Europe

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Alan Graham

Nov 11, 2018

Alan Edward Graham, age 71, of Overland Park, Kansas, succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his home on Sunday, November 11th, surrounded by his family.  Born June 17th, 1947, in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the second of four children to William and Florence Graham (nee Howarth).

After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Alan met...

Nancy Hanahan

Nov 8, 2018

Nancy Jane Hanahan, age 79, died at 3:25 PM on November 8, 2018 at her home in Overland Park, Kansas, following a long and progressive illness, starting with the removal of her cancerous right lung 7 years ago. Nancy has been the wife of Lloyd B. Hanahan for 57 years and they have resided in Overland Park more than...

Helen Sanchez

Nov 6, 2018

Helen Louise Sanchez

Sunrise: January 24, 1931             Sunset: November 6, 2018

Helen L. Sanchez (Wesley) was the 4th child born to Leonard Wesley, Sr. and Delora (Pettie) Wesley.  She was raised in Sandy Ridge and Coffeyville, Kansas.  After college, Helen moved to Kansas City, Mo.  She worked for the Division of Employment Security and retired...

Robert Graf

Nov 4, 2018

Robert L. Graf, 94, of Overland Park, Kansas died on November 4, 2018 at his new home in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Mr. Graf was born October 2, 1924 to Irma and Louis Graf in Evansville, Indiana. He was happily married and devoted to his wife, Dorothy Cochran Graf, for over 70 years. Bob, as he was known, graduated...