Obituaries
Dennis Hewitt
Oct 31, 2015
DENNIS EDWIN “MAD DOG” HEWITT Born June 28, 1951 and passed away October 31, 2015. 59 of his 64 years he lived in the Kansas City area. He was an Eagle Scout. Dennis graduated from the first EMT class at KUMC, obtained a fire science degree from Johnson County Community College and retired as Captain from the Lenexa Fire Department after 24 years...
Steve Galate
Oct 30, 2015
Steve Galate, 53, of Overland Park, KS passed away on October 30, 2015. A celebration of life will be held from 6-9pm Thursday, November 5, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210. Rosary starting at 8:30pm. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, November 6, 10am at Ascension Catholic Church, 9510 W. 127th...
Richard Hucke
Oct 29, 2015
Richard “Dick” Hucke, 86, passed away October 29, 2015. He was born November 12, 1928 in Kansas City Missouri. Born and raised in Kansas City, he was an avid reader and a member of the Boy Scouts, where he obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. Dick obtained his B.S. in Business at Baker University where he was a member of the Sigma Phi...
Charles Eberly
Oct 29, 2015
Charles D. Eberly, 89, of Olathe, KS, passed away Oct. 29th, 2015. Born July 4, 1926 in Rochester, NY, he was the son of C. Harry and Gertrude M. Eberly of Honeoye Falls, NY. He graduated from Honeoye Falls High School on June 25, 1944. Charles served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1944 to 1946. He served on the aircraft carrier...
Mary Smith
Oct 26, 2015
Mary E Smith passed away at Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Center on October 26, 2015. She was born in Osawatomie, KS on October 1, 1920. She attended Kansas State College of Pittsburg where she met fellow student George D. Smith. They married on January 1, 1943 and remained married until George passed away in December 2014. Mary spent most of her married life...
Susan Anderson
Oct 24, 2015
Susan Elizabeth Mowrer Anderson, 63, of Leawood, KS, passed away on October 24, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice. Susan was born on September 24, 1952 in Kirksville, MO to John and Valdeen Mowrer. She was a creative, artistic, and outgoing person who made everyone smile who came in contact with her. She was a member of the Screen Actors Guild,...
Mr. Lawrence Mejia
Oct 23, 2015
Lawrence “Chico” Mejia, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 23, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am Saturday October 31st at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 12800 W. 75th Street Shawnee, KS. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00pm Friday at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Rosary recitation will be at 7:00pm. Burial in Johnson...
Mr. George Deeg III
Oct 20, 2015
George S. Deeg, III, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at The University of Kansas Hospital. A memorial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October, 26 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to family. George was born on...
Elizabeth DuCharme
Oct 20, 2015
Betty J. DuCharme 77, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital with her husband David, her sons Joe and Jim, her daughter Lisa, her son-in-law Josh and her daughters-in-law Diane and Stephanie by her side. Betty was born in Omaha, NE and was married to David on June 1, 1963. They celebrated their 52nd...
Mrs. Mary Yessen
Oct 18, 2015
Mary Ruth Yessen, age 94, passed away on October 18, 2015 at a nursing home in Olathe, KS. Mary was born in Sedalia, MO on January 6, 1921 to Edwin D. McMullin and Myrtle E. Parker McMullin. Mary was one of 6 children. On March 6, 1940 Mary married Carl Raymond Yessen also from Sedalia. They met at church and he always said...
Albert Nick
Oct 17, 2015
Albert Edward Nick, 69, of Overland Park KS passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on October 17th, 2015. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 31st 1946, preceded in death by his parents, Albert Nick Sr. and Mary Nick. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Mary, his son David, his daughter Elise...
Mr. David Smith
Oct 17, 2015
David C. Smith, 82, of Overland Park, KS passed away at his residence on October 17, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66210. Graveside service will be 1:00pm, Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, then following at 3:00pm will be...
Helen Lewis
Oct 16, 2015
Helen Irene Lewis, age 97, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2015 at Delmar Gardens in Overland Park, KS. Helen was a native Kansan. She was born on August 2, 1918 in Russell, Kansas the eldest of eleven children of James Bridges and Catherine Spaeth. Helen grew up and attended school in Russell. She married William (Bill) Lewis on August 26,...
Mr. Michael Fisher
Oct 11, 2015
Michael Eugene Fisher, 32, of Overland Park, Kansas was taken to Heaven Sunday October 11, 2015. Michael was born June 8, 1983 in Overland Park, KS to Reynelle Arlene Miller (Stuart) and Michael Louis Fisher. He was a lifelong resident and graduated from Blue Valley High School in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Lauren Nicole Fisher (Miller); his two...
Joe Wythe
Oct 11, 2015
Joseph Henry Wythe, 97, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2015 with his family by his side. Private services were held on October 23, 2015. Joe was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 12, 1917 to Joseph Henry Wythe, Sr. and Elma Kate (McCourtney) Wythe. The family moved to Parsons, Kansas where Joe attended school and...
Mr. Carroll Toll
Oct 10, 2015
Carroll Eugene Toll, of Overland Park, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the age of 85 in Bickford of Overland Park. Mr. Toll was born June 13, 1930 in Osceola, Iowa to Helen Josephine Toll. He graduated from Derby High School in 1949 and then joined the U.S. Navy, serving as an aircraft mechanic on the aircraft carrier USS...
Mrs. Carolyn Knox
Oct 10, 2015
Carolyn Randolph Knox died peacefully in her sleep October 10, 2015, at Stratford Commons Memory Care in Overland Park. She was 85. Raised in Amherst, MA, Carolyn attended the University of Massachusetts where she fell in love with Clifford Knox. They married in 1951 and bore one son and three daughters, Randy, Lauri, Lee and Lyn, while moving throughout the...
Georgene Taylor
Oct 10, 2015
Georgene (Anderson) Taylor passed away on October 10, 2015. She was born on September 20, 1932 to Clarence and Grace (Noland) Anderson, who preceded her in death. In 1950, she married Billy Ray Pine and together they had one daughter, Nolanda Arline Lee Pine. They later divorced. She was married to Ray S. Taylor for 32 years who preceded her in death in 2012. Her...
Donald Asbury
Oct 9, 2015
Donald “Don” Asbury of Olathe, KS went into the presence of the Lord on Friday, October 9, 2015 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Don was born in New York, New York on July 4, 1948. He married Catherine Hill on April 29, 1983, who survives of the home. He retired from the United States Postal Service...
Lowell Graves
Oct 8, 2015
Lowell P. “Jim” Graves, 96, of Prairie Village, died on Thursday, October 8, 2015. He was the last of the four brothers who ran Graves Truck Line. The company, which started with a single truck in the 1930s, grew into a highly-successful freight-hauling business which operated for over four decades. Jim served on the board of the truck line and as first vice...
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