Obituaries
Mr. Brian Sears
May 9, 2015
Brian Sears, life-long Kansas City resident, lost his battle against cancer on the afternoon of May 9, 2015. He showed remarkable courage throughout his illness and was always optimistic. His kindness and bravery were an inspiration to others, making everyone around him feel special. Brian was preceded in death by his father, Leslie E. Sears. He leaves behind his beloved mother, Rachel Sears,...
Donna Bolbecker
May 9, 2015
Donna M. Bolbecker (Englund),54, Mission, Kansas, passed away Saturday May 9, 2015 at home. Funeral Services will be 1:00pm Saturday May, 16th at Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf. Visitation will be 6-8:00pm Friday at the Chapel. Donna was born June 26, 1960 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Leslie and Elizabeth Englund. She was a loving mother, daughter, and sister. She was...
Mrs. Dorothy Williams
May 9, 2015
Dorothy Marie Williams, 99, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Dorothy was born on February 27, 1916 to William and Ruby Avis of North Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from North Kansas City High School, class of 1934, Dorothy attended Research Nursing School. She then married the love of her life Glover L. Williams of Linden, MO. They enjoyed 70 wonderful...
Mary Peter
May 6, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Peter, age 92, passed away on May 6, 2015, at The Forum of Overland Park. Mary was born on March 26, 1923, to Harvey and Lydia Dane on their farm outside Manhattan, Kansas. She graduated from Manhattan High School and received her teaching certificate from Kansas State University. For several years, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse. After...
Arthur Nelson Jr.
May 6, 2015
Arthur Leslie Neslon Jr., 91, of Overland Park, KS, passed away May 6, 2015. Arthur was born August 22, 1923, in Kansas City, MO to Flora and Arthur L. Nelson Sr. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War 2. After serving in the Air Corps, he attended William Jewell College where he achieved his Bachelor’s Degree. After...
Donald Supple
May 5, 2015
Donald Maynard Supple, 81, of Leawood, KS, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2015. Donald was born July 22, 1933, in Morristown, MN to Amanda (Tatge) and Ambrose Supple. He graduated from Faribault High School in 1952. From 1952-1955, he served in Korea in the 5th Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division. He graduated from Mankato State University in...
Paul Salchow Jr.
May 2, 2015
Paul J. Salchow, Jr., 85, of Olathe, KS, was called home to his Lord early on the morning of May 2, 2015. He was born in Hampton, NE, September 21, 1929, eldest son of Paul and Bessie Ward Salchow. He married Ruth Patricia Beck in Fremont, NE, July 5, 1958. She preceded him in death in 1979. His parents, Paul and Bessie, stepmother Grace,...
Frances Hetland
May 1, 2015
Frances Hetland, 91, died May 1, 2015. Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Old Mission United Methodist Church in Fairway, KS, where she has been a member, Sunday School teacher and librarian. Frances died of a heart ailment at Shawnee Gardens where she was cared for by remarkable staff and hospice people that she loved....
William "Bill" Prather, Sr.
Apr 28, 2015
William E. Prather, Sr., 91 of Leawood, KS passed away of natural causes on April 28, 2015. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 10AM, Friday, May 1, 2015 at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Wesley Chapel, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, Kansas. A reception for family and friends will be immediately following, also at the church. Interment will take...
James Koch
Apr 28, 2015
James “Jim” Koch, 78, of Leawood, KS, passed away April 28, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on June 9, 1936 in Oklahoma City, OK to Clara and Alfred Koch. He graduated in 1954, then continued on to serve in the Army for three years. He was a KC Zoo Docent and a member of the...
Thomas Nicholl
Apr 25, 2015
Thomas Hill Nicholl, 98, passed away peacefully at home Aprill 25, 2015 during the morning hours in Leawood, Kansas. He was born in Anderson, Indiana on February 28, 1917 and was the oldest of 4 children. He has only one surviving brother, Hugh Nicholl. Tom left home after high school to travel around the U.S. After returning to Cleveland, Ohio,...
Sherry Gibson
Apr 24, 2015
Sherry Lou (Brown) Gibson passed away April 24, 2015. She was born in Lawton, OK, and raised there and in Tulsa. She was preceded in death by mother and father, Lola M. (Moore) and Gifford C. Brown, and twin brother, Jerry Mac Brown. She is survived by loving husband of 62 years, Joe Berry Gibson; children Karyn Gibson (Chuck Turner), Cindy...
Frances Scott
Apr 24, 2015
Frances (Frankie) L. Scott, 82, of Spring Hill, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Sunrise Senior Living of Overland Park. Her passing followed a gradual decline in her health over the past several months. Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00pm on Friday, May 1 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel ,11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 with funeral services...
James Elliott
Apr 23, 2015
James "Jim" Richard Elliott, 90, passed away suddenly in the early hours of Thursday, April 23, 2015. Visitation will be Saturday, May 2, 1:30 - 2:30 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 21155 College Blvd, Olathe, KS, followed by a celebration of life service, also at church. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Jim was born on January 5, 1925 to...
Beth Bell
Apr 23, 2015
Beth Lucille Bell, age 94, passed away on Wednesday April 22, 2015. She transitioned peacefully into heaven while enjoying her favorite weekly ritual, a trip to the hair salon at her nursing facility. She will be reunited with her husband, Robert W. Bell when she is laid to rest in Parsons, Kansas. Beth is survived by her daughter Diann Bengtson, Jim...
Michael Wood
Apr 23, 2015
Michael Wood, 67, passed away April 23, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 13, 1948. He joined the Army in 1968 and was discharged in 1974. Michael was stationed in Korea the whole period where he attained the rank of Sergeant and trained to be a computer operator. He received training through Federal...
Lois Murdock
Apr 20, 2015
Lois Anderson Murdock, 84, Prairie Village, KS, passed away on April 20, 2015. Lois was born August 18, 1930 in Hempstead, NY to Ernest and Gertrude Anderson. She was married on August 12, 1950 to Stuart L. Murdock. They resided in New York and California, moving to Kansas City in 1957. She worked at Southwestern Bell for a few years and...
Robert Gaines Jr.
Apr 19, 2015
Robert Allen Gaines, Jr. was born on June 12, 1926 to Robert Allen Gaines and Edith Lucille Harris in their home at 6031 So. Benton, Kansas City, MO. He was raised to know the Lord, attending Linwood Presbyterian Church where he was a pulpit page, leading the congregation in prayer and hymns as a senior in high school. He graduated...
Stanley Hampton
Apr 14, 2015
Stanley C. Hampton, 54, passed away on April 14, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Stan was born on March 1, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State in 1984 and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He worked for Farmer’s Insurance for 29 years. Stan was a bass...
Barbara Corkran
Apr 13, 2015
Barbara Ellen Corkran, 47, passed away April 13, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center Hospice House. Born April 16, 1967 to Jan and Keith Corkran she spent most of her childhood on the family farm near Stanley, Kansas. Barbara’s early schooling included Montessori and sign language. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1985. Throughout her early years she participated in Special...
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