Obituaries
Kenneth West
Dec 4, 2016
Kenneth Gordon West Kenneth G. “Ken” West, (Age 94) of Overland Park, KS, died December 4th, 2016 at his home. Memorial Services will be 1:00pm Thursday December 8th at St. Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church, 67th and Nall, Mission, KS. Ken was born May 31, 1922, in Meta, MO, and had lived in the Kansas City area since 1929. He...
Raymond "Ray" Gerlinger
Dec 4, 2016
Raymond “Ray” E. Gerlinger was called to Heaven on December 4, 2016. He was born in Alexander, ND on March 25, 1923 to Raymond E. Gerlinger, Sr., and Anna Odland Gerlinger. He grew up in Minot, ND where he was active in Boy Scouting. He attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN for two years before entering the U.S. Navy. Upon...
Kathleen Mayberry
Dec 3, 2016
Kathleen (Kay) J. Mayberry passed away on December 3, 2016. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Raymond Joseph Mayberry, her son Richard Joseph Mayberry, her father, Francis E. Faglon, her mother Marie Brecht, sister Dorothy Trimboli, and her brother Robert Faglon. She is survived by one son, Robert James Mayberry (spouse Patricia), two daughters, Janet Marie Saunders and Karen Elizabeth...
Helen Vedros
Dec 2, 2016
Helen Vedros 1922 - 2016 Helen Vedros, 94, of Kansas City passed away peacefully on December 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, George Vedros, her sister, Marika Stamu, and her brothers Gus Leondedis and George Leondedis. She is survived by two sons, Gus Vedros Bolingbrook, IL, and Stephen (Jannis) Vedros of Tulsa, OK, four grandchildren,...
Betty Robins
Dec 2, 2016
Betty J. Robins passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Garden Terrace where the staff cared for her during the final stages of Alzheimer’s. Betty Jean Clary was born in 1927 in Gaffney, S.C. to Flora Lou Smith and Guy Clary, both from large families. Betty reveled being the center of attention of seventeen aunts and uncles and enjoyed all the...
Mary Rockey Gramling
Nov 30, 2016
Mary "Imogene" (Rockey) Gramling, 90, retired marriage license clerk for the 18th District Courthouse Sedgwick Co. Kansas passed away Wednesday November 30, 2016. Preceded in death by her parents Odle and Lula Gilliam, 1st husband Donald Rockey, 2nd husband Ed Gramling, Brother Odle Jr., sisters Ina LaMendola and Ila Workman; Survived by several generations of nieces and nephews.
Buzzard Crawhorn
Nov 29, 2016
A memorial service will be held in Buzzards memory Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 1PM, with a reception to follow at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.
Warren Eppler
Nov 29, 2016
Warren George Eppler, 88, passed away November, 29, 2016. He was born February 21, 1928, the son of Adam F. and Anna (Kroll) Eppler. Warren served in the National Army Guard. He worked for Sealright for 44 years, retiring in 1991. He enjoyed building model and radio control airplanes and drawing pictures. His survivors include his wife Bernice Irene (Barker) Eppler, children, Steven Eppler, Jeff...
Peggy Manning
Nov 28, 2016
Margaret “Peggy” Manning, 54, passed away November 28, 2016. She was born May 28, 1962 in Great Lakes, IL, the daughter of Leonard C. and Nora A. (Conneally) Schlaak. She graduated from K-State with a degree in Fashion Design and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. Peggy worked for Pryor Learning Solutions from 1987 to 2016 where she worked in Customer...
Robert Mullin
Nov 28, 2016
Robert James Mullin, 46, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2016 surrounded by family and friends after courageously battling brain cancer for 13 years, 10 months and 20 days. He was born October 3, 1970 in Kansas City, MO and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in political science. Rob married Gail Lynn (Weate) on August 20,...
Betty Myers
Nov 27, 2016
Betty Mae Boyack Myers, 91, was born April 25, 1925 to her parents, Richard Boyack and Lola Ruckman Boyack, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Betty passed from this world on November 27, 2016, in Overland Park, KS. She had one older sister named Millie. Betty’s mother passed away a few weeks after her birth and her grandparents, Edwin and Maud Ruckman, took...
Barbara Sutton
Nov 26, 2016
Barbara Louise Sutton, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on November 26, 2016. Barb, as her friends knew her, was born in Kansas City, Kansas but moved to Osawatomie as a young girl and graduated from Olathe High School. The last 16 years she has worked as the inside sales person for Spectrum Sales. She enjoyed her job, ballroom dancing, spending...
Mukhtiar (Steve) Grewal
Nov 25, 2016
Mukhtiar (Steve) Singh Grewal of Leawood, Kansas, passed away to eternal rest on the morning of November 25, 2016. Steve was born in Village Jhande, Punjab, India. After immigrating to the United States and graduating from the University of Kansas, Steve and Deepi settled in Kansas City. Steve’s professional career was marked by radical success. For more than three decades, Steve was a distinguished developer,...
Walter Kay
Nov 24, 2016
Walter Kay, 87, passed away on November 24, 2016. There will be private services for the family.
J.D. Goodwin
Nov 24, 2016
James David (J.D.) Goodwin, 76, Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday November 24,2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in the company of his family. A visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 pm Monday November 28th at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 12200 Metcalf. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ronald McDonald...

Gary Barbosa
Nov 23, 2016
Gary Anthony Barbosa, 60 passed away November 23, 2016. He was born June 23, 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Elsie (Ortiz) Barbosa. He graduated from Bishop Ward in 1974. Gary loved his sports, KU, Royals and the Chiefs along with tailgating. He coached his kid’s basketball and baseball teams. He loved golf and orchestrated golf tournaments every year in memory...

Arthur Croy
Nov 22, 2016
Arthur Albert (Art) Croy born November 18, 1917, died November 22, 2016 Mr. Croy was born in Harper County, near Laverne, Oklahoma to Gilbert F. and Mintie May Fisher Croy. The family resided for the most part in Northern Missouri. Art was married to Esther N. Hieronymus at Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene June 13, 1941. They moved...
Ardyth Wendte
Nov 22, 2016
Ardyth L. Wendte, 86, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Tuesday November 22, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Ardyth was born October 30, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas to Arthur L. Goetze and Helen Erich Goetz. She met her future husband, Clarence at a social dance at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas. They were married for...
Patricia Umberger
Nov 21, 2016
Patti BRIANT Umberger June 27, 1959-November 21, 2016 Patti passed away early Monday morning on November 21, 2016. The celebration for Patti’s life will be held on December 3, 2016 from 5-7PM at the Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty, Overland Park, KS. Patti is survived by her mother, Carol Briant; her daughter, Kelly, Kelly’s wife Londa, and their children,...
Geraldine Adams
Nov 21, 2016
Geraldine Helena Adams, 72, passed away November 21, 2016. Visitation from 10-11 with service at 11 AM Monday, November 28th at Johnson County Chapel. Burial will be in Drexel, MO. Preceding her in death was her husband of 25 years, Donald L. Adams. Survivors include her son Ronald L. Rupp (JoAnn), grandchildren, Cindy Rupp, Brittney Rupp (Dan), Callie Rupp and great grand daughter, Julia...
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