Obituaries
Bernadette Weber
Feb 9, 2016
Bernadette Gohin Weber, 86, of Leawood, KS, passed away February 9, 2016 at St. Joseph Health Center. Bernadette was born October 21, 1929 in Vittel, France to parents Alice (Binoche) and Rene Gohin. She was the youngest of seven children. Bernadette was educated in France and England prior to her career as a Flight Attendant with TWA, which began in...
Dorothy Burlingame
Feb 9, 2016
Dorothy Madge Burlingame (nee Cook) 90, born January 8, 1926, in New Cambria, Mo.; died February 9, 2016, at Good Samaritan in Olathe, Kansas. She enjoyed a successful career as an accounting professional for financial institutions in Kansas City and Overland Park. She and Jack were longtime residents of Kansas City, Mo., Overland Park, and Stanley, Kans., before moving to Olathe,...
Conrad Bowen
Feb 9, 2016
Conrad "Lee" Bowen, 89, died peacefully February 9, 2016 surrounded by family at Park Meadows Memory Care. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy and Velma Bowen; and his brother Donald Bowen of Hartford, KS. Lee was born in Emporia, KS to Roy and Velma Bowen on October 25, 1926 and grew up in Hartford KS where he...
Janet Cree
Feb 7, 2016
Janet Marvin-Cree, 93, Prairie Village, passed away on February 7, 2016 from natural causes. Janet was born on December 2, 1922 in Kansas City, MO to Helen and George Marvin. She graduated from Southwest High School. She was also a student at Stanford University and the University of Kansas where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She...
Beatrice Golom
Feb 6, 2016
Beatrice “Bea” Golom, 89, passed away February 6, 2016. Bea was born January 13, 1927 in Cheshire, CT., to Irving Welton Clark and Rachel Elizabeth Brouse. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State in 1949 and in the same year got married to John Golom. Beatrice was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She earned a dual Master’s...
Thelma Schuster
Feb 3, 2016
Thelma Lorene Schuster, 92 of Raytown, MO passed away February 3, 2016 at The Groves Care Center in Independence, MO. She was born January 16, 1924 in Blue Jacket, OK. Thelma was the oldest of six daughters born to Homer and Julia Hall of Afton, OK. After graduation from Afton High School Thelma married Henry F. Thurman. They had three children, Judy, Billy...
Alexis Nichols
Feb 3, 2016
Alexis Bailee Nichols, 25, passed away unexpectedly at her home February 3, 2016. Known affectionately as Ali or Alexa to her friends and family, she came into this world fighting on October 6, 1990, and continued to be a fighter all her life. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in her teens, she faced the struggles of the disease with courage and aplomb,...
Mr. Emery Zanagal
Feb 3, 2016
Emery Zanagal, 75, passed away Wednesday February 3, 2016 at St. Joseph Hospital. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday February 10th at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Memorial contributions in memory of Emery may be made to St. Joseph Hospital, 1000 Carondelet Drive, Kansas City, MO or to the American Kidney Foundation, 6405 Metcalf Ave....
Helen Sweany
Feb 2, 2016
Helen Sweany, 93, of Olathe, KS passed away February 2nd at Homestead Living Center. Helen was born May 5th 1922 in Canton Ohio. She was the daughter of Arthur and Katherine Kandel. She married Martin Sweany in 1940. In 1947 they left Ohio and lived In Florida and Arizona, before settling in San Diego, where they lived for 44 years. After her husband retired...
Jeffrey Gowler
Feb 1, 2016
Jeff departed from this life, the result of a fall on February 1, 2016. Jeff gradated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He worked part time delivering pizza for the Villa Capri on Metcalf and in later years with his friend Steve at the new Villa Capri in Overland Park. He attended National American University where he obtained his masters...
Dallas "Dal" Livengood
Feb 1, 2016
Dallas “Dal” B. Livengood, 76, Olathe, KS, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on February 1, 2016, in the presence of many loving family members and friends. Dal was born on March 11, 1939 on the family farm near Longford, Kansas. His family moved to Clay Center, Kansas in 1945, where he attended Elementary and High...
Richard Slawinski
Jan 31, 2016
Richard Joseph Slawinski finished the purposes set before him on earth at 11:00 pm on January 31, 2016. As the only son of Edward and Edna Slawinski, Richard began his life journey on February 26, 1929 in Bloomfield, NJ. After high school, he served his country in the US Army. While at home on leave, he met the love of...
Julia Kracht-Hoobery
Jan 31, 2016
Julia May Kracht-Hoobery, age 86 of Olathe, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on January 31st, 2016. She was preceded in death by her late husband Cloyd Kracht. Julia is survived by her husband Joe Hoobery, daughter Debbie Krebs, son Stephen Kracht, sister Roberta McGuire, grandchildren Allison Krebs, Ryan Kracht & Ashley Erasmus, and step daughter Diana McElwain &...
Lynda Anderson
Jan 30, 2016
Lynda McMahan Anderson passed away on January 30, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents Eugene Keith and Mildred Elizabeth McMahan. Lynda is survived by her children, Lisa Flynn (Dan), Leawood, Kansas, and Brian Anderson (Shannon) Mission Viejo, California, and 5 grandchildren. She also leaves behind her three sisters, Judi Bowling (Bruce), Omaha, Nebraska, Pat Jones (Phil), Phoenix,...
Delores Lively
Jan 30, 2016
Delores Brown-Lively, 92, passed away January 30, 2016. She was born on February 6, 1923, in Des Arc, Arkansas. Delores was married to the love of her life, Chuck Lively for 64 years. She loved to read, was an avid bridge player, and the style that best describes her cooking; Southern. She was a wonderful cook and she was one of the...
Jo Anne New
Jan 28, 2016
JoAnne Augusta New, 82, died January 28, 2016, at her home surrounded by the love of friends and family. She was born January 24, 1934 in Newberg, Wisconsin to Joseph Julius and Augusta Angelica Boehm. She graduated from San Antonio High School in 1951. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1955. She married...
Arthur Wilson Jr.
Jan 27, 2016
Arthur F. (Sonny) Wilson Jr., 86, Kansas City, KS, passed away Jan. 27, 2016 with his wife Deloris L. Wilson by his side. He was born Nov. 24, 1929 in Salina, KS to Arthur F. Wilson Sr. and Maxine Wilson. Arthur (Art/Sonny) was a man of many hats. He married Deloris L. Brennaman on Nov. 25, 1950 in Garden City,...
John Freshwater
Jan 27, 2016
John Freshwater, 67, died peacefully with his children at his side on January 27, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident on January 14, 2016. John was born October 31, 1948 in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was the only child of Harvey and Gladys Freshwater and was greeted by older siblings...
Mr. David Sheridan
Jan 22, 2016
David Thomas Sheridan, 45, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. A visitation will be held from 9-11:30 A.M. Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church at 4725 NE Lakewood Way, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064 with a funeral service to celebrate his life following at 12 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
Jean Kascsak
Jan 22, 2016
Jean Dunn Kascsak age 85, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2016, at Kansas City Hospice House, surrounded by family. Jean was born November 3, 1930 in New Jersey, to Mary and John Dunn. She was the youngest of four children. After finishing secretarial school, Jean went to work in the office at her father’s Ford...
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