Obituaries
Walter Gale Cruse
Jan 6, 2025
Walter Gale “Buzz” Cruse, 90, of Gardner, passed away January 6, 2025 surrounded by his family. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 15th from 11am-12pm at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, with services beginning at 12pm Burial will follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.
Walter was born on August 26th, 1934 in Archie, Missouri, to Alva Barney and Vera (Wilcox) Cruse. He was...
Meredith Edward Kidd
Jan 6, 2025
Meredith Edward Kidd, Sr., 75, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Meredith was born on November 28, 1949, in Manhattan, KS to Wallace and Colleen Kidd. He was educated in the Manhattan Public School System. As a 1967 graduate of Manhattan High School, he served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War Era. His...
Lillian Marie Reichart
Jan 3, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our wife, mother, and grandmother, Lillian Marie Reichart, who died on January 3, 2025, at her home following several months of loving care by her husband Frank, who rarely left her side, and her children and grandchildren. In 2024, further care was provided by Phoenix Health and Hospice Care....
Constance Joan Langdon VanArnam
Jan 2, 2025
Connie VanArnam, age 89, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully on Jan 2, 2025 surrounded by loved ones.
Connie was born on April 10th, 1935 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was the youngest of nine living children born to Ethel and Arthur Langdon. She grew up in Overland Park, went to school at Overland Park Grade School and graduated high...
Sarah A. Baker
Jan 2, 2025
Sarah Alice Baker, 93, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2025, after a long battle with dementia.
She went to meet her Lord Jesus Christ, closing a chapter on a long and fruitful life.
Born on December 4, 1931, in Lucerne, Missouri. Sarah was the only child of John and Icey Morris.
She spent her childhood in Lucerne,...
Wally Inman
Jan 2, 2025
Wallace “Wally” F. Inman, 90, of Overland Park, KS, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away on January 2, 2025. He was born on August 9, 1934, in Walnut, KS to Homer and Elora Inman. Wally is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Gladys Hill, Berniece Oliver, Iris Wimberly; brother Bill Inman; and grandson Jay Bowen. Wally...
John C. McKeever
Jan 1, 2025
John Clark McKeever passed away January 1, 2025 after fighting COPD.
John was born on September 2,1925 in Holt, Kansas. He married Geneva Dyer before enlisting in the Army from 1944 -1946. After being stationed in Texas, he moved to Topeka, Kansas and worked as a claims adjustor for Santa Fe Railroad while attending business school, until becoming involved in the...
Nola R. Heafley
Dec 31, 2024
Nola Ruth Heafley, age 95, passed away peacefully on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2024. Born in 1929 in a small farmhouse in Houstonia, Missouri, Nola moved with her family to Sedalia at the age of six. It was there that she became active in her local church and made her profession of faith at the age of eight—a commitment...
Don Charles Francis
Dec 30, 2024
Don C. Francis was born on May 29, 1931, in Lyndon, Kansas. He passed away December 30, 2024, at the Hoeger House in Olathe, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, John A. and Lucille H. Francis of Mission, Kansas, and his wife, Jeannine A. Francis (McQuillen) of Prairie Village, Kansas. He is survived by his wife Cindy...
Ivan Emil Grimm
Dec 30, 2024
Ivan E. Grimm, 86, passed from this life into eternity on December 30, 2024 at Maggie’s Place in Overland Park, Kansas, where he resided for the past two years and five months during his battle with Alzheimer’s
Ivan was born in Carver, Minnesota on July 20, 1938. He attended Carver grade school, then attended Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota graduating...
Pat Richardson
Dec 30, 2024
Patty S. Richardson,91, Prairie Village, KS passed away after an extended illness on Monday, December 30th, 2024 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Kansas City on October 14, 1933. At age 3 weeks she was adopted by her parents, Leona and Basel Bailey of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Her father was a police officer and was known to occasionally...
Melanie Sue Schattauer
Dec 29, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Melanie Sue Schattauer, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and “Mel” to her friends on December 29, 2024, at the age of 73, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.
Melanie was born to George Johnson Jr. and Patricia (Drake) Johnson on July 5, 1951, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri....
Sherry Lynn Apostle-Ackles
Dec 28, 2024
Sherry Lynn Ackles (Apostle) left this earth to be in heaven with her lord on December 28, 2024.
Sherry is joining her family members: son, Nathan Hunt; father, Donald Gabriel; mother, Opal Margaret Gabriel; sister, Linda Sales Gabriel and many more beloved family members.
Sherry left behind on this earth her husband, Troy Ackles; brother and sister-in-law, Jay and Cheryl Gabriel; sister...
Dennis Lee Underwood
Dec 27, 2024
Dennis Lee Underwood was born to Orville A. and Anna S. Underwood on February 22, 1938, in Omaha, NE. He has two siblings, Judith Ann (CO) and James Allen (VA).
Dennis married Donna Odland on August 4, 1956, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE. God blessed their marriage with four children. Our Lord called Dennis from this life to heaven...
Kay Henderson
Dec 24, 2024
Kay Henderson passed away peacefully early on the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2024.
Kay was born on September 9, 1941, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the only child of the late Wilber and Hazel McGill. She spent her childhood immersed in various activities including helping her father around the family farm, participating in 4-H livestock competitions, fishing with her father,...
Shannon K. Turgeon-Styczykowski
Dec 19, 2024
Beloved Mother, Daughter, and Granddaughter, Shannon Kelly Turgeon-Styczykowski, 54, Overland Park, Kansas passed on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 with her family by her side. Shannon was born March 6th, 1970 in Lawrence, KS to Carol Turgeon Howitt and Orville Turgeon. Shannon graduated from Buffalo Grove High School and attended Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where she was a member of the sorority...
Beverly J. Petty
Dec 19, 2024
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, Beverly Jean Petty, 94, joined her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2024 in Kansas City, MO.
Beverly was born August 26, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to William Carl and Madeline Holmes. She graduated from Turner High School in 1948. Beverly came from a large Swedish family. Her grandparents helped start Messiah Lutheran,...
John Thomas Golom
Dec 19, 2024
John Thomas Golom, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on December 19, 2024.
He was born in Chicago, Il. on September 11, 1924 to John Golom and Elizabeth (Smith). He attended Our Lady of Peace Elementary School and Mount Carmel High School. John served in the Army Air Corps as a bombardier navigator...
Jill Elizabeth Wall
Dec 18, 2024
Jill Churchman Wall, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2024, at St. Luke's South Hospital after a long and courageous battle with COPD. She was 80 years old.
Born on May 10, 1944, to Jerome and Gretchen Churchman in Santa Fe, NM, Jill was a devoted daughter and mother and a loving sister to her 2 brothers....
Robert S. Curry
Dec 18, 2024
Robert S. "Bob" Curry III, aged 82, passed away on December 18, 2024. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated high school from CBC. Bob earned his undergraduate and nursing degrees from St. Louis University and furthered his education with an MBA from the University of Missouri.
In the 1960s, Bob served in the...
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