Obituaries

Barbara Bierwirth

Jan 31, 2018

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Dorothy Arnote

Jan 31, 2018

Dorothy Elaine Arnote, 84, of Prairie Village, KS, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, after a courageous battle with vascular dementia. A visitation will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, February 3, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, with service at 10 AM. Burial will follow at the Salem Cemetery...

Susan K. Caldwell

Jan 29, 2018

Susan Kay (Neuman) Caldwell—a woman of zany humor, selflessness, and courage—passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas.

She was just 49.

Throughout her entire life, Susan was known for her huge heart. Piece by piece, she gave it away, forgetting to keep enough for herself. This ultimately...

Daniel "Danny" Martinez

Jan 28, 2018

Daniel V. “Danny” Martinez, 23 passed away Sunday night in a one-person car accident. Danny was on his way home from visiting his girlfriend in Manhattan, KS when the accident occurred.  A visitation will be held on Friday, February 2nd from 5pm to 8pm at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. A funeral service...

Graham Porter

Jan 28, 2018

Graham Porter, 1,209 months of age, embarked on his final adventure Sunday, January 28, surrounded by loving family.

He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri April 28, 1917, the youngest of four children of Mary Lacy Porter and George Edwin Porter. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joe in 1935, and from the University of...

Bernadette Germaine Ziller

Jan 27, 2018

Bernadette Germaine Victorine Ziller, 80, Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 27, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Monday, February 5, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 6, at Queen of the Holy Rosary, 7023 W 71st St,...

George Gerlach

Jan 26, 2018

George Miller Gerlach, 95, Overland Park, Kansas passed away January 26, 2018.

A visitation will be from 4:30-5:30 pm Wednesday, January 31st at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207 with a memorial service starting at 5:30. Private inurnment will be held by the family. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to be...

Song Chung

Jan 25, 2018

Song Chung, 85, passed away January 25, 2018. A visitation will be held from 1-3 PM on Tuesday, January 30, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Gerald Morris

Jan 25, 2018

Gerald Morris, 66, Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 25, 2018. Private services will be held for the family.

Judith "Judy" Covington

Jan 23, 2018

Judith (Judy) Marie (Schmidt) (Schaefer) Covington, 77, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Delmar Gardens Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas to Joe and Tina (Brungardt) Schmidt. She attended Girls Catholic High School/Thomas More Prep-Marian in Hays, Kansas. She then entered nurses training at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas...

Lacey Loumaster

Jan 23, 2018

Lacey Lynn Loumaster, 42, Lenexa, KS, passed away January 23, 2018.  A visitation to celebrate her life will be Monday, January 29, 2018 from 6-8:00pm at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. A graveside service will be held at 10am Tuesday, January 30 at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  Memorial contributions in memory of...

Doris White

Jan 22, 2018

Doris Ellen White, 91, of Spring Hill, Kansas, formerly from Lenexa, Kansas, passed away January 22, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center.

She was born October 31, 1926 the fifth of eleven children to William B. and Mrytle E. Neal (Hegenderfer) in Severance, Kansas.  After graduating from Severance High School, she attended secretarial school in St. Joseph, Missouri...

Patsy Ann Hartung

Jan 21, 2018

Mrs. Patsy Ann Hartung, age 80, most recently from Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on January 21, 2018.  Patsy was born on November 8, 1937 in Muscatine, Iowa, and was the oldest daughter of Stanley and Izola Carey.  She is survived by her siblings Judy Boyd (Pat), Susan Ladd (Chris), and Tony Carey (Layne).  Patsy loved family and cherished...

Noel M. Klein

Jan 21, 2018

Noel M. Klein, 80, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018.

Noel was born on October 17, 1937 in Hutchinson, KS, where he lived until graduation from junior college. He obtained a B.A. in Fine Arts from Emporia State University. He worked as a commercial photographer at several Kansas City area studios before becoming a medical photographer at the University of...

Blake Shockley

Jan 20, 2018

Christopher Blake Shockley, 25, of Lenexa, passed away at home, January 20, 2018.

Blake was born December 15, 1992, in Merriam, Kansas. Blake was a wanderer who had aspirations of traveling the United States to places like Utah, Colorado, Arizona and the Virgin Islands.  He was an avid skateboarder and had enjoyed it throughout his teenage years and into adulthood. A...

Jay McConnell

Jan 19, 2018

Jay W. McConnell, Owner and President of Jay McConnell Construction, Inc. was born December 23, 1935 in Kansas City, Mo. He was a life-long Kansas City area resident, graduating from Northeast High School in 1953 and attending Kansas City Jr. College at nights while starting his business career. Jay went to be with his Lord and Savior on January...

Judith "Judy" Abernathy

Jan 19, 2018

Ms. Abernathy was born January 25, 1942, in Kansas City.

Judy was a passionate woman- passionate about her children and her family.  A devoted advocate for those who didn’t have a voice- animals, children and the developmental disabled.  As a jack of all trades she excelled at multitude of endeavors from running a newspaper, to counseling troubled...

Dale Lundhigh

Jan 18, 2018

Dale Harvey Lundhigh, 94, passed away January 18, 2018, at his home from a broken heart, after recently losing his wife, Martha, just shy of their 71st wedding anniversary.  He was born in Prescott, Iowa on February 13th, 1923 to Alfred and Faustess Lundhigh. As a young man, he enjoyed playing jazz in the little honky tonks around Prescott....

William "Bill" Smotherman

Jan 18, 2018

William Crawford Smotherman passed away January 18, 2018.  William was born May 2, 1931 in Teresita, MO, the son of Lester C. and Bertha E. Farrar Smotherman.  He served in the U.S. Army from February 1952 to February 1954 in the Korean War.  He was united in marriage to Oka M. Hayes on June 4, 1956 in Olathe, KS. ...

Faye Woods

Jan 16, 2018

Faye Woods, formerly of Sand Springs, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at age 90, with her son, Les Woods, and daughter-in-law, Debbie Woods by her side. Faye was the loving wife of Harold Woods, who preceded her in death. Faye is survived by her sons, Les and Terry Woods, and daughter, Randy Clary.

As a Christian,...