Obituaries
Neil Gustafson
Jan 7, 2014
Neil Merlin Gustafson, 87, of Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at St. Luke's South. He was born on July 24, 1926 in Adams, ND to Melvin and Lily Gustafson. He graduated from North Dakota State College in Fargo, North Dakota in 1949. Neil was a World War II veteran where he served as an aerial gunner. In...
Karen Peters
Jan 5, 2014
Karen K. Peters, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, surrounded by family, after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Karen was born January 11, 1946, the only child of Robert N. and Maxine E. Kirk. She attended Santa Fe Trail Elementary, Milburn Junior High School and Shawnee Mission North. Her family relocated to California during her high school...
Jeannene Winn
Jan 4, 2014
Jeannene "Jean" Winn was born August 17, 1930 in Osceola, Missouri to Riley and Amrine M. Winn. Jean graduated from Osceola High School in 1948 and attended Drury College as music major, while in college she was also very active in her sorority Kappa Delta. She moved to the Kansas City area in the fifties and lived the rest of...
Edith Schowengerdt
Jan 3, 2014
Edith Schowengerdt, 81, of Lenexa, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 3, 2014. She was born on October 3, 1932 in Corder, MO to Amelia and Melvin Rose. Edith was a homemaker and worked various jobs including a CNA. She was a lifelong Lutheran and was a member at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour. Edith enjoyed...
Helen Gay
Jan 2, 2014
Helen Nadine (Johnson) Gay, 91, departed to be with Christ, passing away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe. The family would like to thank the staff at Good Samaritan for their care and compassion over the last two years. Helen was born in Pawnee County, KS, on July 14, 1922,...
Carolyn Witmer
Jan 1, 2014
Carolyn Sue Witmer, 72, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away at The University of Kansas Medical Center, Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons – Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210. Family will receive friends at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014...
Gertrude Patton
Dec 30, 2013
Gertrude Dolores Patton, "Gerta," died peacefully December 30, 2013, at a youthful 91years. "Gerta" was born January 24, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest of eight children. She was preceded in death by her husband Homer E. Patton. She grew up during the Great Depression in San Francisco, her beloved, "City by the bay." Gerta loved reminiscing over...
Mrs. Lou McClain
Dec 29, 2013
Mary Lou McClain, age 83, of Overland Park, KS passed away on December 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2013 beginning at 12:30 pm at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66204 with a visitation beginning at 11 am. Interment will follow in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 23215 W...
Mrs. Pamela DeWitt
Dec 29, 2013
Pamela Ann DeWitt, beloved mother, step mother, sister in law and good friend to many, lost her fight with cancer on December 29, 2013. She was strong of heart and mind, loving and courageous through it all. A graveside service will be held in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 9 am. Memorial contributions can...
Mrs. Kelly Canida
Dec 28, 2013
Kelly Ann (Kyle) Canida, age 53, passed away on December 28, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 1 pm with visitation beginning at 11 am at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS.
Mark Stultz
Dec 26, 2013
Mark W. Stultz, 63, of Leawood, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. He was born on April 10, 1950, to Bruce and Beryldine Stultz in Kansas City, MO. He grew up in Prairie Village and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He was an Eagle Scout with Troop 91, Village Presbyterian Church. He continued his education at the University...
Carl Yessen
Dec 26, 2013
Carl R. Yessen, 95, of Overland Park, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born on September 23, 1918 in Latham, MO to Clem and Hattie Jane (Williams) Yessen. In 1920 he moved to Sedalia, MO., and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School. He married Mary Ruth McMullin in 1940. They made their home in...
Robert Altland
Dec 25, 2013
ROBERT WADE ALTLAND Robert W. Altland, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.), 81, of Overland Park, died December 25, 2013. Visitation will be at 8:30 am followed by funeral service at 9:00 am, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Newcomer's Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Interment will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Robert was born in Woodward, OK to...
Jon Spies
Dec 24, 2013
Captain Jon Lewell Spies, 71, passed away Dec 24, 2013 at his Overland Park home. Jon was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on July 23, 1942, the son of F. Lewell and Ruth Spies. Jon grew up in Leawood and graduated from Shawnee Mission East in 1960. He was an Eagle Scout and spent a year as a foreign exchange student...
William Barrows
Dec 24, 2013
William Burl Barrows, 88, passed away peacefully December 24, 2013 at his residence at the Sweet Life Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas. Burl was born January 20, 1925 in Browning, Missouri to Benjamin and Nellie Barrows. He graduated from Purdin High School and served in the Pacific in the United States Army. Burl was retired from the K.C., KS Board of...
Mr. Ronald Chapman
Dec 20, 2013
Ronald "Ron" C. Chapman, 80, of Leawood, passed away in his home on Friday, December 20, 2013. Ron was born on December 28, 1932 in Long Island, NY. He has been a resident of the Kansas City area since 1953. Ron was preceded in death by his beloved wife of fifty-eight years, Wilda Yvonne Chapman. Born from Ron and Wilda's...
William Stewart
Dec 19, 2013
William F. Stewart, 89, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013. Bill was born January 24, 1924, in Kansas City, MO, to Raymond and Ella Mae Stewart. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in WWII. He married Edna E. "Beth" Hopkins on November 15, 1945. Together they raised four children. He retired from Bendix Corp as a NC Analyst....
Ronnie Hilt
Dec 17, 2013
Ronnie N. Hilt, 65, of Overland Park, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 20, 1948 to Bessie (Green) Hilt-Ewalt and Charles Hilt in Kansas City, Missouri. Ronnie grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. On February 3, 1967 he married Zella Jensen in Johnson County. After marriage they made their home in...
Norma Talarico
Dec 16, 2013
Norma "Jean" (Panian) Talarico, 83, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Brookdale Sweetlife in Overland Park KS. Jean was born in Joliet, IL in 1930 and she resided there until 1970. She then moved to Washington, IL for 25 years and then back to Joliet until her move to Kansas City to be near her youngest son in 2010....
Nancy Rockwell
Dec 15, 2013
Nancy Jo Rockwell, 71, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013. Nancy was born April 15, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN to John & Ruth (Brickell) Rockwell. She lived with her family for 3 years in Omaha, NE before moving to Leawood, KS in 1951. She belonged to the Leawood Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East H.S. in 1960. She...
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