Obituaries
George Betts Jr.
Feb 25, 2015
George Betts, Jr., 68, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away peacefully February 25, 2015. A memorial service will be held at St. Thomas More Parish, 11822 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 on Tuesday, March 3rd at 10am. Visitation will be the evening prior at Johnson County Funeral Chapel & Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS , from 5-7pm. In lieu of flowers,...
William Crawford
Feb 25, 2015
William L. Crawford, 86, of Prairie Village, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care in Kansas City, Mo. A visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. The funeral service will at held at 10:00 a.m. in the...
Hilmer "Whitey" Sundberg
Feb 25, 2015
Hilmer “Whitey” A. Sundberg, 91, Leawood, Kansas passed away February 25, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1PM, Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood, Kansas 66206. Entombment will follow in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to...
Melva Maupin
Feb 24, 2015
Melva G. Maupin, 85, died February 24, 2015. She was born December 26, 1929, to Melvin and Alma Puckett. She was a lifelong Kansas City area resident. She graduated from Wyandotte High School and retired from Missouri Bank and Trust after 44 years. She was a member of Beatrice Chapter #450, Order of the Eastern Star, and received her 50 year pin in 2010. Melva...
Joyce Seymour
Feb 23, 2015
Joyce Joan Seymour, age 81, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on February 23, 2015. Joyce was born November 25, 1933 in Marion, IN to Elma and Irvin Smith. She graduated from the Indianapolis College of Nursing and completed her nursing clinicals at the Indianapolis General hospital. Joyce went on to work at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, retiring after 30 years....
Grace Zimmerman
Feb 23, 2015
Grace Gwinner Zimmerman, Prairie Village, Kan., passed away February 23, 2015. Grace was born in Dodge City, Kan., on Nov. 26, 1928. She graduated from Kansas University in 1950 from the School of Education. She was a member of Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Lambda Theta. Grace was active in school, and served on many committees in leadership positions. During...
Lina Murrish
Feb 23, 2015
Lina Murrish, 88, Olathe, Kansas passed away February 23, 2015. Lina was born September 2, 1926 in Randlett, Oklahoma. She was preceded in passing by her husband, Dr Walter H. Murrish. Survivors include son, Chris Murrish (Darcia); daughter, Cindy Peterson (David); granddaughter, Shannon Barnhart (Ben) and great-grandson, Will Barnhart. Lina was active in the theatre, with a special fondness for...
Dena Huitt
Feb 22, 2015
Dena E. Huitt, age 96, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and formerly of Prairie Village, Kansas, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Dena was born on September 16, 1918 in Abilene, Kansas to Miles and Myrtle (Laney) Huitt. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1941 with a degree in agricultural engineering. Dena enlisted in the Army Air Corps...
Jesse Hargrove
Feb 19, 2015
Jesse E. Hargrove (Jess) (J.E.) 95 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away February 19, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., also on Tuesday, at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Ave., Overland Park, Kansas, 66207....
Bill Richards
Feb 15, 2015
Bill Richards, 83, died February 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by Lois (Casler) Richards, his wife of 35 years, who meant the world to him, as well as his parents Frank and Bernice and siblings Frank, Jack, Pat and Shirley. Bill is survived by his son John Richards, stepdaughters Lisa Weir and Lora Slaymaker, and grandchildren Austin, Schuyler,...
Paul Gilbert
Feb 13, 2015
Paul C. Gilbert, 94, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Feb. 13, 2015. Paul was born on Nov. 1, 1920 in Garland MO to Gwyn & Julia Gilbert. He had four sisters, Anna, Gwendolyn, Mary Ruth and Lucille. He graduated in 1939 from Deepwater, MO high school. He served in WWII in the Army Air Corps. In 1943, he married Joyce Goff. Paul is...
Betty Elliott
Feb 11, 2015
Betty Jane Elliott (Bliss), 88, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away February 11, 2015. Betty was born in Greeley, Colorado on October 23, 1926, the daughter of Elmer E. and Dora A. Bliss. Her life in Greeley was spent on the family farm northeast of the city. She attended Pleasant Valley Rural School through the eighth grade. She graduated from Greeley High School in 1944. She was...
James Hobdy "Blue"
Feb 11, 2015
James D. Hobdy “Blue” age 87 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on February 11, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House. A celebration of his life will be at 2PM, Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 1PM, also in the chapel. Entombment will be in...
Shirley Prather
Feb 10, 2015
Shirley Prather died peacefully with her family by her side on February 10, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House. A memorial service will be at Country Club Christian Church Chapel, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri at 10:00 am, Friday, February, 13, 2015. Burial in Kingman, Kansas. Shirley Anne was born June 9, 1923 to Col. Robert and Leta McLain Kernodle in...
John Maurer
Feb 9, 2015
John S. Maurer, 96, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away February 9, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held at 10:00am until the memorial service at 11:00am on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contribution to the Asbury United...
Suzanne Worthington Fassett
Feb 6, 2015
FASSETT, Suzanne Worthington Suzanne (Sue) Worthington Fassett was born on March 19, 1931, to Cecil and Leota Foot. Shedied peacefully of complications of vascular dementia on February 6, 2015, and entered into thepresence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Sue attended the University of Kansas, graduated from the University of Missouri in 1953 and was a member of the...
Kenneth Kalen
Feb 6, 2015
Kenneth E. Kalen of Prairie Village, KS passed away peacefully on February 6, 2015 at his home in Santa Marta retirement community. Visitation will be held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel Thursday, February 12, 2015 between 5:00 and 7:00 pm located at 11200 Metcalf Ave. A memorial service will be held at the Village Presbyterian Church Chapel 6641 Mission Rd....
Joseph Pianin
Feb 4, 2015
Joseph Pianin, 90, Leawood, Kansas passed quietly at Kansas City Hospice House on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Canada to Morris and Lottie Pianin, he became a Brooklyn, NY resident as a child, then a New Jersey resident before retiring in Leawood in 2002. Joe enlisted and served as a Sgt. in Japan during WWII and after being discharged, he...
Dr. Charles Stuckey
Feb 4, 2015
Dr. Charles E. Stuckey, 73, of Lenexa passed away at his home on Wednesday February 4, 2015. Charlie was born April 21, 1941 to the late Neva and Charles S. Stuckey of Centerville, OH. He graduated from Centerville High in 1959. After graduation, he attended Harvard where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1964. Charlie received his medical degree from...
Martha Wheatley
Feb 3, 2015
Martha P. (Newton) Wheatley, 89, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Martha was born on January 25, 1926 in Kansas City, KS to the late Vernie Lafayette and Grace (Davis) Newton. A lifelong resident of Kansas City she devoted her life to her family was known to always have a warm smile. Martha was preceded in death by...
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