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Mary West
Aug 9, 2018
Mary Maud (McMaster) West
Mary Maud West, 95, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2018, at Lakeview Village. She is now at peace with the Lord. She was born in Kansas City, MO on September 25, 1922, to William Athol McMaster and Maud Bradford Hazen. She attended Norman Elementary School and Westport High School. She had many...
Sheena Kingan
Aug 9, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Sheena Jo Kingan, 36, announces her passing. Sheena was born on August 15, 1981 in Beloit, Kansas. She took her flight to heaven on August 9th, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas with her mom by her side.
Taken much too soon, Sheena Jo leaves...
Jo Anne Harkin
Aug 7, 2018
Jo Anne Kay Harkin, of Overland Park, Kansas, born on April 27th, 1939, to the late Bertha and Clyde Thompson, passed away at age 79 on August 7th, 2018 in Shawnee, Kansas.
She grew up in Washington, Iowa and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1958. She met her husband, Dale, in Davenport, Iowa while shoe shopping...
Brooks Schwarz
Aug 7, 2018
Brooks Joseph Schwarz, 38, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be Sunday, August 12th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park. Funeral services will be Monday, August 13th at 10 a.m. at the same location; burial will be Tuesday, August 14th at 11 a.m. at...
Jerilyn Ruttan
Aug 6, 2018
Jerilyn Jean Ruttan, 69, Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, August 06, 2018, at Mercy Hospital Hospice Care, with her family by her side. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 18th, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel & Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS, 66210. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m....
Joel Diffendaffer
Aug 4, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Joel Brian Diffendaffer (aka “Diff”) announces his passing after an aneurysm and aortic dissection. Joel passed away on August 4, 2018 at the age of 44 while on vacation in Colorado. He was taken away too soon and left behind a wife, Lori Diffendaffer, and a four year old daughter,...
Barbara Youngworth
Aug 4, 2018
Barbara Lou Youngworth (Friend), 79, of Overland Park, KS passed early in the morning of August 4, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Center in the presence of her children. A Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210, from 10:00 –10:45am, with...
John Garbig
Aug 2, 2018
John “Jack” Edward Garbig, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas. Jack was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada on July 3, 1933, to John and Dorothy (Brown) Garbig.
Jack grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings where he was the oldest of six children. He attended Balmy Beach...
(Margaret) Kay Jayaram
Aug 1, 2018
(Margaret) Kay Carder Jayaram, or “Katie” by her nursing cohort, died on August 1, 2018 at home in Overland Park, surrounded by her family.
Kay was born on February 16, 1944 in Independence, Kansas, not far from the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and spent her childhood in Fredonia. After the church she was attending in...
Julia "Judy" Lockwood
Jul 31, 2018
Julia "Judy" Pauline Lockwood, 71, passed away July 31, 2018. A visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 PM, service 1:30 PM, on Saturday, August 4, at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64113. Burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park, KS. Please check back for full obituary.
Pearl Thorp
Jul 31, 2018
Pearl was a lifelong Johnson County, Kansas native. She died at the age of 98 on July 31, 2018 at Addington Place of Prairie Village, Kansas where she had been a resident since October 2017.
Pearl was born on December 16, 1919 to Aaron and Alice Allison on a farm which was at...
James Cossairt
Jul 30, 2018
James W. Cossairt, born February 16, 1970 passed away peacefully on July 30, 2018 after a six year battle with colorectal cancer, with his family by his side. Jim was a native of Overland Park, KS. After graduating from Shawnee Mission North in 1989, he attended The University of Kansas where he obtained his Bachelors of Business Administration in...
Ruth Loving
Jul 30, 2018
Ruth “Ruthie” Loving, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on July 30, 2018, mere hours before celebrating her 95th birthday. Ruthie, the oldest of three sisters, was born July 31, 1923, in Graham, Missouri (Nodaway County) to the parents of John Jahne, an orphan train rider, and Ora Crawford Jahne. Following college, Ruthie moved to Washington, D.C., to support the war effort. There, she met Dewey Pfoltner, a service...
Peggy Cheek
Jul 29, 2018
Peggy Marshall Cheek, age 90, of Overland Park Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019 surrounded by her family.
Peggy was born in High Point North Carolina on November 15, 1927. She grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. In 1948 she married Ben F. Cheek. Soon afterward they moved west to the...
Zella Tolbard
Jul 28, 2018
Zella Frances Tolbard (92) of Lee's Summit, Missouri went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, July 28th surrounded by her family.
A native of Fairmont, West Virginia, Zella was the eldest of six children born to John Offutt and Grace Collins Offutt. She was married to the love of her life, Race Eugene Tolbard...
Babette "Bobbie" Brooks
Jul 26, 2018
Babette, who was known to her closest family and friends as "Bobbie", was born on a warm November day in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the fourth child and only daughter born to John A. and Ethel M. Macke. Growing up with 3 older brothers resulted in her becoming a bit of a tomboy, constantly competing with them and...
Larry Timko
Jul 24, 2018
LARRY E. TIMKO
Larry E. Timko, 80, long time resident of Overland Park, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was surrounded by family at the time of his death.
Larry was born on the family farm in Hartford, Ohio to John and Susan Timko. He was the youngest of...
Linda Donahoo
Jul 23, 2018
Linda Sue Donahoo, nee Downing, peacefully departed this earth on July 23rd, 2018. A dedicated special education teacher for more than 40 years, she leaves behind a family who loves her and legacy that will survive for generations to come.
She is survived by sons, Douglas and Andrew, brothers Charles and Roger, and an extended family who...
Verna Miller
Jul 23, 2018
Verna Marie Lietzen Miller of Mission, KS passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at her home. Marie was born November 10, 1932 to Minnie (Storz) and Max Lietzen in Bonner Springs, KS. She was the baby of the family and fortunate to have grown up with six older brothers and a half-sister. “Sis”, a nickname fondly given to her by her...
William Holwegner
Jul 22, 2018
William F. Holwegner, 86, of Leawood, KS accomplished his mission to join the love of his life, Lettie, on July 22, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He died at his home in the company of his loving daughters, Leigh Alexander, Topeka, KS and Lynn Blaser, Bucyrus, KS.
Bill was born and raised in McLaughlin, South...
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