Obituaries

Apr 5, 2015

Jeffrey Dean Brooks, of Bucyrus, KS passed away at home on April 5th, 2015, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He went to meet the Lord surrounded by friends, family, and angels. Jeff’s visitation will be Friday, April 10th from 6-8 p.m. at the Overland Park Church of Christ, 13400 W. 119th St. Funeral services will be held at...

Apr 4, 2015

Timothy J. Keith, 54, Overland Park, Kansas passed away at his home on April 4, 2015.  He was born on December 21, 1960 in Kenmore, N.D. and moved to the Overland Park area with his family at the age of three.  Tim attended East Antioch, Milburn Junior High, graduated from Shawnee Mission North High and vocational-technical school in Beloit, KS, for carpentry...

Apr 3, 2015

Richard Gene McMorris passed away at the age of 87 at Olathe Hospice in Olathe, KS. April 3, 2015. He was born in Decatur County Iowa, the youngest of eight children. He was a Korean War Veteran, a graduate of the University of Iowa, and retired from the practice of law in 1990. He leaves his wife Tippy, to whom...

Mar 30, 2015

Betty Wilmoth, 90, Olathe, Kansas, passed away on March 30, 2015, surrounded by family at Santa Marta from Alzheimers. Betty was born April 30, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri to Glen and Clara Crawford Sr.  People who knew Betty knew of her love and devotion to family, along with her extraordinary baking skills.  She will be remembered for her contagious laughter and...

Mar 30, 2015

C. Keith Gustin, 92, was born in Wymore, Nebraska on June 15, 1922 and died on March 30, 2015. Keith was the son of William Ora Gustin and Chloa Nutter Gustin. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Esther, and brother Roe. Keith enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served as a weather officer for...

Mar 29, 2015

Robert (Bob) Mark Gudenkauf (63) passed away Palm Sunday (March 29, 2015) surrounded by his loving family.  He entered this life on October 18, 1951 in Seneca, Kansas.  He was the second child born to Hubert Mark and Ramona Gudenkauf.    Bob grew up in Frankfort, Kansas where he attended Annunciation Grade School and then graduated from Frankfort High School in 1969.  He attended Cloud...

Mar 29, 2015

Anne “Mama” Ai, age 68, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on  March 29, 2015, at her home. Anne was born November 15th, 1946, in Chung King, China. She left Chung King, China in 1950 and moved to Hong Kong where she received her elementary education. She then moved to Taiwan to continue with her high school and college education, graduating...

Mar 26, 2015

Linda Christine (Miller) Burr of Overland Park KS passed away at home peacefully in her sleep on March 26, 2015 from an unexpected brain hemorrhage. Linda was born in 1965 in Mexico MO. to Clendus and Gertrude Miller. She moved to Kansas City for college and lived there for the rest of her life. She worked in the library at...

Mar 25, 2015

Woodrow W. Williams “Woody”, 84, Osawatomie, Kansas passed away March 25, 2015.  A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, 13901 Blackbob Ave., Olathe, Kansas.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to American Heart Association, www.heart.org.  Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com. Woody was born...

Mar 25, 2015

Philp J. Holtgraves, age 90, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on March 25, 2015 at home. Phil was born July 25, 1924, in Leavenworth, Kansas to Philip J. Holtgraves, Sr. and Julia (Farrell) Holtgraves. He married his beautiful bride of 64 years Vesta Margaret Veverka on June 2, 1951 in Tripp, South Dakota. Phil graduated from Immaculata High School, Leavenworth,...

Mar 22, 2015

Nancy Pauline Morris, 100, passed away March 22, 2015 in Warsaw, MO.  A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, March 27, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Mar 22, 2015

Joan MacFarlane passed away March 22, 2015, at Park Meadows Independent Living in Overland Park, Kan. She leaves behind three sons, Dr. J. Alan (Tina) MacFarlane, Dr. Larry (Peggy) MacFarlane, and Dr. Douglas (Mona) MacFarlane, 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and a beloved sister Jeannette Renbarger of Marion, Ind. Her husband, Dr. John O'Donnell MacFarlane, her son, Mark David MacFarlane,...

Mar 20, 2015

Jill Eileen Oakleaf of Leawood, Kansas, a beloved wife, Mom, Grandma, “Momo”, and friend, passed away on March 20, 2015.  Jill was born on January 17, 1951 in Marquette, KS, a community she loved and cherished throughout her life.  It was there that she developed a love for family, the farm, Angus cattle, singing, and her faith in God at Elim Lutheran...

Mar 18, 2015

John (Jack) W. Travis passed away peacefully on March 18, 2015.  He was 85 years old.  Jack was born in Great Falls, Montana to John and Frances Travis, and grew up in Havre, Montana.  He graduated from Havre High School, and then initially attended Colgate University, subsequently earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1951.  Jack was a member of the...

Mar 16, 2015

Mar 13, 2015

Meyer Grojean, 92, passed away on March 13, 2015. Meyer was born on August 14, 1922 to Gregory and Josephine-Meyer Grojean near Dutchtown, Mo., on the farm which has been in his mother’s family since 1876. He was the oldest of four sons. Meyer graduated from College High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo....

Mar 13, 2015

Mar 11, 2015

Robert “Bob" Gliesman,  76, of Overland Park , Kansas, passed away March 11, 2015 at Kansas City  Hospice House. Bob was born October 17, 1938, in Queens, New York. He enlisted in the Army and served his country until his honorable discharge in 1961. Following his military service Bob returned to Queens where he met and married Judy Broughton.  Bob began his career...

Mar 10, 2015

Geneva Elizabeth Dewey Geneva was born February 25 in the winter of 1919 to her parents Fred and Ella Dennis.  They had waited 9 years for another child since the birth of their son, Elmer.  1919 was the winter of the tragic Spanish flu.  Pregnant women were especially vulnerable, so Ella stayed home all winter to avoid getting sick.  They lived on a farm...

Mar 7, 2015

Paula Kaye Kramer died on March 7th 2015 at her home in Basehor, Kansas surrounded by loved ones. Paula was born November 17th 1950 in Ponca City, OK., the only child of Paul and Irene Plumer. Two years after the death of her Father in 1962, Paula and Irene moved to Tulsa Ok., where Paula later graduated from Memorial High...