Obituaries

Rex Miller

Rex Miller

Jun 5, 2015

Rex Gaylord Miller, 87, Prairie Village, Kansas passed away June 5, 2015.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas 66210.  A visitation will begin at 1:00 PM, also at the chapel.  Interment will follow in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  Fond memories and condolences for the family may...

William Whitehouse

William Whitehouse

Jun 4, 2015

William Lee Whitehouse, 78, Merriam, Kansas passed away June 4, 2015.  A funeral service will take place at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.  A gathering of family and friends will begin at 11:00 AM, also in the chapel.  Cremation will follow the service and his urn will be placed in a personalized...

Mr. Connie Walsh

Mr. Connie Walsh

Jun 3, 2015

Connie Cecil Walsh, age 89, of Lenexa, KS passed away on June 3, 2015 from the effects of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was born on July 18, 1925 in Palco, KS to Donald and Ida Mae Walsh. Prior to moving to Lenexa, he had lived in Sedalia, MO and at the Lake of the Ozarks. He retired from H&R Block Nat'l...

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Jun 1, 2015

Brian H. Keith, 75, died peacefully at his home in Overland Park, KS, on June 1, 2015, with loving family at his side. Brian was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1940, the second child of Joseph and Vera Keith. Following a happy, and at times mischievous, childhood in Chicago, Brian left high school early to join the Marines. Brian had...

Galina Musayeva

Galina Musayeva

May 30, 2015

GALINA IVANOVNA MUSAYEVA, 78, Overland Park, passed away Saturday May 30, 2015 at St. Luke’s South Hospital.  Visitation will be Thursday June 4th from 11-12pm followed by a funeral service at 12:00pm at our Chapel. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support...

Lois Hillmer

Lois Hillmer

May 29, 2015

Lois M. Hillmer, age 98, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2015 at Mountain View Retirement Center in Tucson, AZ. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm on June, 6, 2015 at Lenexa Baptist Church, 15320 W. 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66219. A visitation will be held at the church prior to the service from...

Robert Epperson

Robert Epperson

May 26, 2015

ROBERT EPPERSON Robert Epperson, 92, Overland Park, Kansas passed away May 26, 2015.  He was born to Albert and Mamie (Sutton) Epperson on December 8, 1922 in Durango, Colorado.  Robert graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1940 and then went on to graduate from Kansas City University, now known as UMKC. Robert served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and then...

Shirley Petring

Shirley Petring

May 25, 2015

Shirley Magdalene (Hessler) Petring of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully Monday, May 25, 2015.  Born on December 25, 1927 to Charles and Kathryn Hessler of Belleville, IL Shirley always said the doctor didn’t want to come deliver her because he had just started eating his Christmas dinner.  Shirley graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1946.  She attended Washington University in St....

Scott Wolfe

Scott Wolfe

May 24, 2015

Scott A. Wolfe was born on August 11, 1963 and departed this life on May 24, 2015. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Saturday June 6, 2015 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  He spent several years in construction and the food service industry.  He was a true “Raiders” fan at heart. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert A...

Carol Ritter

Carol Ritter

May 24, 2015

CAROL ELAINE RITTER Carol Elaine Ritter, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  There was a private family burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens on May 26, 2015. Carol was born December 27, 1943 to Arvel and Blanche Elizabeth (Jones) Purinton.  She was preceded in passing by her parents; a brother, Frank; and...

Rob Staples

Rob Staples

May 19, 2015

Rob L. Staples passed to his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Funeral service will be on Sunday, May 24 at Overland Park Church of the Nazarene at 3:30 p.m.  Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m. in the same venue. Rob was born June 20, 1929 in Kirksey, Kentucky.  He is survived by Marcella, his wife of nearly 64 years, two...

Marie Seraphim

Marie Seraphim

May 18, 2015

Marie Seraphim (Teta to most) joined her friends and family in heaven on May 18, 2015. She was 94 and a half years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hanna (John), and brothers, Jules and Pierre. She was born in Alexandria, Egypt, January 14, 1921. At sixteen, she married and had two children, Cecile and Simone (Mona)....

Mr. Dale Miller

Mr. Dale Miller

May 17, 2015

DALE WALKER MILLER Dale W. Miller, 86, Merriam passed away Sunday May 17, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House.   Visitation will be held from 6-8:00pm Thursday May 21, 2015 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Friday May 22, 2015 at our chapel.  Burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.  Dale is survived by his wife, Wanda Miller, two daughters: Gayle...

Mrs. Myong Choi

Mrs. Myong Choi

May 16, 2015

MYONG JA CHOI Myong Ja Choi, 88, passed away Saturday May 16, 2015. Myong was born December 10, 1926 in Seoul, Korea.  Myong was preceded in death by her husband, Dae Hak Choi in 1997.  Survivors include one son, Yong Choi; three daughters: Sun Hee Lee, Kyung Hee Lee, and Sung Hee Lim, and nine grandchildren.   A visitation will be held from...

Peggy Henshaw

Peggy Henshaw

May 15, 2015

Peggy Marie Outman-Henshaw, 77, of Grandview Missouri, passed away on the 15 of May 2015.  She was preceded in death by her son Jerry Lee Outman, husband Charles Outman Jr., sister Mary Knepp, her three brothers Harris Edward, Jimmie and Larry, and her parents Jim and Inez Weeden of MillCreek IN.  She is survived by her son Jim Alan Outman and his...

Lucille Sherwood

Lucille Sherwood

May 13, 2015

Lucille L. Sherwood passed away May 13, 2015 at the age of 98.  A funeral service will be held at 11AM, Monday, May 18, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas.  A gathering for family and friends will begin at 10AM, also at the chapel.  Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions...

Mr. Lloyd Lavely Jr.

Mr. Lloyd Lavely Jr.

May 12, 2015

Lloyd Laurence Lavely, Jr. Lloyd "Larry" Lavely, 81, Leawood, KS, passed away Tuesday May 12, 2015.  Funeral services will be held Friday May 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Overland Park Christian Church. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 9:00 AM. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.   Family suggests contributions be made to Overland...

Patricia Eilert

Patricia Eilert

May 11, 2015

Patricia Ann Eilert, 72, Overland Park, KS, passed away on May 11, 2015 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab from a stroke. Patricia was born February 9, 1943, in Wichita, KS to Pat and Marcella Valverde. Patty’s greatest joy in life was her family; she loved spending time with her grandchildren and cherished every moment.  Patty was a loving mother and grandmother...

Mrs. Judith Taggart

Mrs. Judith Taggart

May 11, 2015

Judith Ann (Ferrell) Taggart September 1, 1931 – May 11, 2015 Judith Ann Taggart, 83, formerly of Arlington, Virginia, passed away Monday, May 11 in Overland Park, Kansas, where she had been living since 2011.  Mrs. Taggart was the founder and chairman of JT&A Inc., in Washington, D.C., which grew to become a leading environmental outreach and education company in the...

Helen Nelson

Helen Nelson

May 11, 2015

Helen Elda Harper Nelson born January 24, 1915 in La Junta Colorado passed away May 11, 2015.  She was 100 years old and lived most of her life in Overland Park Kansas, as well as 15 years in Beatrice, Nebraska.  Helen was employed at Katz Drug Company for 20 years as a cosmetician and retired in 1953 from the Linwood and Troost...