Obituaries

Patricia A. "Miss Pattie" Beller

Patricia A. "Miss Pattie" Beller

Mar 25, 2014

Patricia Ann Beller, "Miss Pattie", 73, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, after a hard-fought battle with ALS. Pattie was born to Erma and Edward Bova on March 15, 1941. She lived most of her life in Overland Park, KS. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School and later attended the University of Kansas. In 1954, she...

Mr. Lawrence Niemi

Mr. Lawrence Niemi

Mar 23, 2014

Lawrence Valentine Niemi (Larry), age 75, of Overland Park, KS passed away on March 23, 2014 at Menorah Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm at the chapel. Larry was...

Christopher Kemp

Christopher Kemp

Mar 23, 2014

Dr. Christopher Kemp went on his last adventure March 23, 2014, from complications due to Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Kemp was professor emeritus at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. For his doctorial studies, Dr. Kemp did an extensive study on Native American Tribes. A few of the tribes were The Crow, Mescalero Apache, Navajo, Cheyenne and Blackfeet. At the...

Mary VanWinkle

Mary VanWinkle

Mar 22, 2014

Mary Van Winkle, 80, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Aldersgate Village, Topeka, KS. Mary was born August 7, 1933, in Guadalajara, Mexico. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jess Van Winkle, Sr., son, Jess Van Winkle, Jr. and parents. Mary is survived by four children, Fredrick, Connie, Victor and Gloria, and two grandchildren, Jasmine and...

Mr. Richard Solenberger

Mr. Richard Solenberger

Mar 19, 2014

David R. Solenberger, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Kansas City Hospice House after six years of cancer treatment and participation in melanoma clinical research trials. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday April 5th 2014 at 10:00 am at Colonial United Church of Christ at 7033 Mission Road in Prairie Village, Kansas...

Mrs. Janice Koupal

Mrs. Janice Koupal

Mar 19, 2014

Janice Proper Koupal passed away on March 19, 2014 at Kingswood Health Center. Janice was born in Kansas City, MO on October 15, 1929 to Iris and Frank Proper. She attended Border Star Elementary School, Southwest High School and graduated from Sunset Hill School in 1946. She attended Stanford University and graduated with a degree in journalism from the University...

John Jack Shepherd

John Jack Shepherd

Mar 19, 2014

John "Jack" Shepherd, 80, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather passed away, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 after a long illness. Jack was born January 15, 1934 in Clearfield, PA to Ward L. Shepherd and Jane (Beightol) Shepherd. At 17, Jack joined the United States Air Force where he served for almost 10 years. He was first stationed in the Kansas...

Betty McAleer

Betty McAleer

Mar 18, 2014

Betty Hale McAleer, 89, Overland Park, KS, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. Betty was raised in Kansas City Missouri but lived most of her life in Overland Park. She worked at Sinclair Oil Company and the American Heart Association but preferred her role as a full time mother. Betty was an avid golfer and...

Mrs. Katherine Simek (Oslund)

Mrs. Katherine Simek (Oslund)

Mar 17, 2014

Katherine Muriel Simek (Oslund), age 93, of Olathe, KS passed away at Kansas City Hospice House on March 17, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, April 16, 2014 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City West, AZ. Burial will follow at 12:30 pm in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Katherine...

George Redd

George Redd

Mar 17, 2014

George B. Redd, 84, Overland Park, Kansas passed away March 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Colonial Presbyterian Church, 9500 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO. A gathering for family and friends will begin an hour prior to the service, also at the church. George requested memorial contributions be sent to...

Georgia Shearer

Georgia Shearer

Mar 17, 2014

Georgia L. Shearer, 96, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014. She was born on August 2, 1917 to Joe and Georgia Saunders in Omaha, NE. In 1940 Georgia married John "Jack" Shearer. In 1945 they moved to Chicago to Kansas City. She was a member at the Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her husband...

Raymond Amos

Raymond Amos

Mar 16, 2014

Raymond L. Amos, 85, retired Pipefitter Business Manager Local 533, has joined his wife, Deloris in death, on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Those that knew him well and loved him, called him Leonard. It's hard not to remember his wonderful sense of humor. Him telling a joke, often one you had heard a hundred times before, and still laughing like...

Grace Null Phillips

Grace Null Phillips

Mar 16, 2014

Grace Awilda Null Phillips, age 98, of Shawnee, Ks entered the gates of Heaven on March 16, 2014, being reunited with her husband. She was born November 13, 1915 in Williamsport, PA to Charles and Martha Null. Grace was predeceased by her husband, Ed Phillips with whom she shared 65 years of marriage filled with living life to the fullest....

Mrs. Dorothy Dollarhide

Mrs. Dorothy Dollarhide

Mar 16, 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014, one of the sweetest, funniest, most outspoken ladies left her family and went to heaven. Mom, Mother-in-law, grannie and great grandma Dorothy Dollarhide is now celebrating finally being reunited with her beloved husband, John Dollarhide. She graced our lives, she made us laugh, she made us think, she challenged us in conversations about politics, religion, life,...

Richard Seaver

Richard Seaver

Mar 15, 2014

Richard "Avi" Everett Seaver of Leawood, Kansas was born in Michigan in 1946. Avi grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. Two of those formative years were spent with his family in Italy (1953) and in the Middle East (1964). He excelled at gymnastics in high school. Avi earned advanced degrees (in Theatre and Speech) from Washburn University, Kansas University, and PhD...

Mrs. Rebecca (Cronenwett) Coning

Mrs. Rebecca (Cronenwett) Coning

Mar 15, 2014

Rebecca Sue Coning (Cronenwett), age 64, passed away on March 15, 2014. A Memorial service will be held at 9 am Sunday, March 23, 2014 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66210. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1848, Longmont, CO 80502. http://pancreaticcancerfoundation.com/donate...

Mrs. Deborah Sexton

Mrs. Deborah Sexton

Mar 15, 2014

Deborah Ann Sexton, a loving wife, mother & daughter born on July 23, 1965 passed away at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on Saturday, March 15, 2014. She precedes her husband Howard Perry Sexton, daughter Ashley Sexton, and step son Robert Sexton. She also precedes her father Cruz Perez, mother Rosie Perez, brothers Robert (Donna) Jerry (Mary), Joel, Junior,...

Carolyn Hammond

Carolyn Hammond

Mar 14, 2014

Carolyn D. Hammond, 81, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014, at Kansas City Hospice House. Carolyn was born in Hoisington, Kansas, on July 30, 1932, to Dean and Orpha Hammond. She was an only child and was raised in Great Bend, KS. Her grandmother, Nancy Hammond, played an important role during her childhood. After attending...

William "Bill" Mitchell

William "Bill" Mitchell

Mar 14, 2014

William Mann "Bill" Mitchell, 70, passed away Friday, March 14, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Bill was born June 28th 1943, in Wichita, KS, to Carroll and Fauna (Morris) Mitchell. He graduated from the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, MO, in 1961, and then attended the University of Kansas. His professional life spanned many years and disciplines, though he...

Mrs. Lona Mathis Bauer

Mrs. Lona Mathis Bauer

Mar 14, 2014

Lona Mae Mathis Bauer, 85, of Overland Park, passed away on March 14, 2014 in her home per her wishes. Lona was born May 30, 1928 in Sturgeon, MO to Walter and Hazel Mathis. She was raised on a farm, the third of six daughters. In September of 1949 she married a tall, funny and good looking guy from Brooklyn,...