Obituaries

Nov 2, 2016

William (Bill) Franklin Pierce, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Wichita, KS. A service will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at 1:00 pm, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Bill was born February 26, 1929 in Salina, KS to Otis and Marguerite Pierce. He lived in the Salina area until he graduated...

Nov 2, 2016

Nancy L. (Burns) Mitts, passed away November 2, 2016. She was born August 21, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas to Otis (Bob) and Lucille Burns. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1953 where she was a member of the marching and concert bands. She attended Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha...

Oct 30, 2016

Paul M. Schonbachler, 80, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Oct. 30, 2016. Paul was born May 5, 1936 in Wilkinsburg PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa., Son of Joe and M Katheryn Sampson Schonbachler. He graduated 2nd in his class from Wilkinsburg High School in 1954. He went on to attended Penn State University a member of Phi Delta...

Oct 29, 2016

BA THI TRAN It is with great sadness that we inform family and friends of the passing of our mother, our sister, our grandmother, and our great grandmother, Mrs. Ba Thi Tran. Ba Thi Tran was born February 21, 1935 in Tân Túc, in the Bình-Chánh district of Vietnam. She passed away peacefully on October 29, 2016 surrounded by her...

Oct 29, 2016

Glenn S. Fox, born September 30, 1911, in Rozel, Kansas passed away on October 29, 2016 in Mission Hills, Kansas.    He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne L. Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas; son-in Law, Samuel Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas;  Grandchildren: Michael P. Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas,   Andrea L. Adams, Kaufman, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by...

Oct 29, 2016

Joseph Blake Exposito passed away on October 29th, 2016. He was 22-years-old. He was a lifer at The Barstow School, and currently a student at the University of Kansas, studying a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Lab Science. He was the son of Paul Exposito (Julie Meriano) and Monique Exposito (Steve Gill), brother to Broc Exposito, and stepbrother, grandson, cousin, and...

Oct 29, 2016

Jean Egbert Smith, 96, of Mission Hills, Kansas passed away on Saturday, October. 29th. She is now reunited with her loving husband Chandler and her beloved dog Annabelle. A family Memorial Celebration will be held at a later date. Jean was born on October 6, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri to Asa and Josephine Egbert. She attended Border Star Elementary...

Oct 29, 2016

Kathleen Mary Beatty (“Kay”) made a peaceful transition in her sleep early in the morning of October 29, 2016.  She was 94 years young. Kay was the youngest, and last surviving, child of Henry and Catherine Barth of Denver, Colorado. A life-long Catholic, Kay and her brothers: Leonard, Henry, Robert and Florian, attended St Elizabeth’s school in downtown Denver. She married...

Oct 29, 2016

Sherri Ann Hose, 53, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the University Of Kansas Hospital after losing her battle with pancreatic cancer.  Sherri was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to Carl and Saundra (Kroening) Grimm.  A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas, from 2:00...

Oct 28, 2016

Thomas P. Dorrian, 74, passed away October 28, 2016. A visitation will be from 5-8 pm Wednesday, November 2nd at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Tom was a loving, devoted and kind husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was married over 53 years to his wife, Viola. He had two great children, Colleen Egan (Larry)...

Oct 28, 2016

John Edward Erwin, Sr, 84 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on October 28, 2016.  Visitation will be from 10-11am Thursday November 3rd at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Road,  with Mass Following at 11:00am.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Thalia M. Erwin, his 5 children:  Mary Erwin, Ann Erwin (Andy Hull), John Erwin Jr (Denise Erwin), Tricia...

Oct 27, 2016

Oct 27, 2016

Born 8-27-41 to Richard Stanley Schubert and Imogene Lucille Fox at a farm outside of Britt, IA. Joyce succumbed to injuries sustained in a house fire where she and her husband, Allen Bolte, lived in Lenexa, KS and resided for 43 years. She fought a hard battle at the KU Medical center burn ICU, where she was cared for by...

Oct 25, 2016

Jane Wickell Braham, 92, passed away October 25, 2016.  She was born July 19, 1924, in Callaway County, MO, the eldest daughter of Leonard L. and Inez (Henderson) Wickell.  She met her husband, Granville P. Braham, at a church supper and they married on August 10, 1946.  Jane worked in Real Estate many years and was a volunteer at Overland Park Regional Medical...

Oct 23, 2016

James R. Buchhorn, 72, Overland Park, KS, passed away October 23, 2016.  Visitation will be 12:30-1:30 pm, Memorial Service 1:30 pm, Monday, October 31 at Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park.  Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park, Kansas City, KS.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to HELP Humane Society, 17122 Bel-Ray Place, Belton, MO, 64012. Jim retired after...

Oct 20, 2016

Oct 19, 2016

Carl Duane Holt, son of Carl and Edith Mae Holt, was born on November 11, 1921 in Hooker, a small town in the Oklahoma Panhandle. He had a brother, Harold Deane, born six year later. The parents operated a State Bank in the nearby small town of Optima.  Carl D. attended grade school there until ready for the eighth grade. Due...

Oct 17, 2016

We are blessed to celebrate the life of Julie Christie, born Jewell Jo Piano, August 20, 1935 in Tucson, AZ to Joseph & Nellie Piano. Julie attended Stephens College in Columbia, MO. After college Julie married Craig Christie with whom she had five sons: Robert, David, Michael, Dan & Joe, who all reside in the Johnson County, KS area. Julie...

Oct 17, 2016

Marie Eleanor Daley, 60, Olathe, KS, passed away on October 17, 2016 from cancer. Marie was born in Westminster, Maryland to Joe and Eleanor Daley. She was an accomplished finance executive with her MBA from the University of Wisconsin. Marie spent 34 wonderful years with her husband, Dave. Marie was an avid gardener, cook, and voracious reader. She was preceded...

Oct 17, 2016

Louise S. Crews, 87, of Overland Park, KS passed away October 17, 2016 at the Hospice House of Olathe, where she resided the final two weeks of her life. She battled cancer for seventeen months. Louise was born on January 9, 1929 in Birmingham, AL to Earl O’Rear Crews and Virginia Mae (Breashears) Crews. She was the youngest of six...