Obituaries
Steven Shepherd
Jan 8, 2017
Steven G. Shepherd, Age 62 of Holden, Mo Passed Away January 8th 2017 at St Luke's East Hospital. He was preceded in death by his brother Bruce Shepherd, and his parents Fern and J.W. Shepherd. Steve is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Jessica and Ryan Staub. His grandsons Gary and William Staub. Brother and sister-in-law Shawn and Carrie Shepherd...
Janice Couch
Jan 8, 2017
Janice Marie Couch was born on Aug. 6, 1954, in Kansas City, MO. She was the daughter of John and Arlene (Parks) Whitehead. She married Major General (Ret) Gregory Eugene Couch on May 28, 1976, in Overland Park, Kansas. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend to many. She was a member of First Assembly of God for...
Craig Ludwig
Jan 8, 2017
Craig Gary Ludwig, husband, father, grandfather, passed away Sunday, January 8, one day before his 76th birthday. He was born in Denison, Iowa on January 9th, 1941. Craig attended a one-room schoolhouse, drove a tractor at a young age, and worked on neighbors’ farms in his teen years to earn money to keep his family’s farm going. He always felt a close connection...
Betty Thierolf
Jan 7, 2017
Our beloved mother, Betty Louise Thierolf, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on January 7th, 2017. She was born Betty Louise Johnson on May 5th, 1927 in Creston, Iowa, the only surviving child to Clarence Edward Johnson and Carrie (Monteith) Johnson. Betty was raised in Creston, Iowa, and following graduation from Cromwell High School attended secretarial school in Omaha,...
Renee Trilling
Jan 7, 2017
Renee Trilling, 98, Kansas City, Missouri passed away Saturday January 7, 2017 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Renee was born to Emmanuel Joseph Greenwood and Mary (Gross) Greenwood in Chicago, Illinois on November 30, 1918. She grew up in Chicago and graduated from High School there. She worked with a moving company in the bookkeeping department for many years before she retired. Renee loved...
Charles "Dusty" Rhodes
Jan 5, 2017
Charles “Dusty” Rhodes, 94, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Jan. 5, 2017. He married Lillian Banka in 1947, and they were married for 63 years. She preceded him in death in 2010. He was employed at General Motors from 1952 until 1956 and Delco Battery from 1956 until he retired in 1983. He was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church....
Vivian Mathews
Jan 5, 2017
Vivian Kropf Mathews of Fairway, KS, 88, passed away January 5, 2017, at The Forum after a brief illness. Vivian was born on February, 6, 1928, to John and Mary Kropf in Kansas City, Kansas, weighing in at only 3 pounds, 4 ounces! Vivian was one of five children. She grew up working with her parents and siblings in the family restaurant,...
David Pinto
Jan 3, 2017
Mr. David Lee Pinto, 74, of Overland Park, Kansas went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 3, 2017. He was an Entrepreneur for over 45 years owning his own gasoline stations, an auto repair garage aptly named “Pinto’s Auto Clinic” and an innovative aluminum rod product that had many applications. He was an avid out-doors man, with a keen interest...
Betty London
Jan 3, 2017
Betty J. London, 71, passed away January 3, 2017. She was born June 18, 1945 the daughter of Harold and Grace (Spendal) Porter. Betty worked for RS Electric for over 20 years. She was known to love Neil Diamond and his concerts, loved sunflowers and travel to the Smokey Mountains. Betty was an avid giraffe collector and the family will be inviting all to...
William Oltjen
Jan 1, 2017
William H. Oltjen, 86, of Overland Park died January 1, 2017. He was born July 1, 1930, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Henry and Florence (Dock) Oltjen who preceded him in death. He grew up in Brown County, Kansas, and graduated from Robinson High School in 1948. He married Wilma Ruhnke of Bendena, Kansas, October 14, 1951, at St. John’s Lutheran...
Genevieve Woodruff
Jan 1, 2017
Genevieve Woodruff, 95, Lenexa, KS, passed away January 1, 2017. There will be a private family graveside service
Jack Revare
Dec 30, 2016
Jack Lake Revare died early on Friday, December 30, 2016, of complications from recent surgery and a prolonged battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The family will hold a memorial service at 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 3rd in the Wesley Chapel at Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe. Jack was born in Kansas City, Missouri, June 23, 1932. He grew up...
Beverly Harness
Dec 29, 2016
Beverly Jean Harness, 85, of Overland Park Kansas, passed away on December 29th, 2016. Bev was born October 13th, 1931 in Page County, Iowa to Elvis and Leah Perry. She was a loving wife, a good mother, and an amazing grandmother. She was a social butterfly who loved visiting with family and friends. She was driven to help whenever and whomever she could with...
Judith "JuJu" Skinner
Dec 29, 2016
Judith Ann Skinner was born on July 6, 1937 to Harold and Dorothy Counts in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed away peacefully in her home in Overland Park, Kansas on December 29, 2016. As a devoted mother of two children, William (Kelly) and James Skinner, and two granddaughters, Frankie and Sammie Skinner. Judy was greatly adored by her family and...
Jerry Greathouse
Dec 29, 2016
Jerry Robert Greathouse, 84, passed away on December 29, 2016 from complications of Parkinson ’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. His family was at his side as he peacefully entered eternity. Jerry was born on June 12, 1932, in Iola, Kansas, to Waco and June Greathouse. He lived in the Kansas City area his whole life except for spending ten years of...
Nancy Bridge
Dec 26, 2016
Nancy Bridge, 75, passed away Dec. 26, 2016. She is survived by her two sons, Chad and Tony Bridge.
Steven Peine
Dec 26, 2016
Steven Douglas Peine, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, December 26, 2016. He was 66 years old. He is survived by his parents, Milt and Norma Peine, his sister Linda (Will) Lewis and his two brothers: Jim (Cindy) Peine and Ron (Becky) Peine. He is also survived by two nieces, five nephews, and 12 great-nieces and...
Robin Dowd
Dec 20, 2016
Robin Bruce Dowd, 67, passed away December 20, 2016. He was born June 17, 1949 in Monterey Park, CA, the son of Claude Orville and Ruby Viele (Youngblood) Dowd. He graduated from Monrovia High School, Monrovia, CA in 1967. He worked at Toyota for over 25 years as a master technician. He loved race cars, working on cars, fishing and traveling. Robin Bruce married...
Vaunda Burgess
Dec 20, 2016
Vaunda Mae Burgess, 80 of Mercedes, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2016. Please join her family and friends at 2:00pm. for her celebration of life ceremony and fulfilling her final wishes on Saturday April 8, 2017 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens located at 11200 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park, Kansas Vaunda was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 3,...
Frances Burns
Dec 18, 2016
Frances Annette Augusta Rosander was born August 14, 1917, in Lindsborg, Kansas, to Emil and Ellen (Bengtson) Rosander. She grew up on the farm that had been homesteaded by her Swedish immigrant grandparents in 1880. She attended a one-room school, and later graduated from Lindsborg High School and then from Bethany College in 1939. She was an active debater in college, and...
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