Obituaries
Mrs Theone Litsos
Jan 27, 2014
Theone Menegas Litsos, age 98, of Lenexa, KS passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014. Visitation will be held at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS from 6 to 8 pm on Friday, January 31, 2014 with a Trisagion service held at 7 pm. Funeral service will be at 1 pm Saturday, February 1,...
Mr. Edward Hall, Jr.
Jan 27, 2014
Edward G. Hall, Jr., 69, of Lenexa, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. Ed was born October 2, 1944, in Kansas City, KS, to Ed, Sr. and Jessie Hall. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1962 and Emporia State University with a Bachelor's of Arts in Social Science. At Emporia State, he was a member of Tau...
Phil Phillips
Jan 23, 2014
Phil Phillips, 77, of Overland Park, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. He was born January 3, 1937, to Marjorie and Elmer Phillips in Omaha, NE. He married Ginger Winge on May 6, 1961 and had 52 wonderful years together. They have two daughters, Deanna Aull and Debbie Schwartzkopf. He is survived by his wife Ginger; two daughters, Deanna (Eric)...
Janice McKeehan
Jan 21, 2014
Janice C. McKeehan, 66, passed away peacefully at her home on January 21, 2014. Janice was loved by her friends and family and was a talented artist and psychologist. A 1965 graduate of Southeast High School, Janice resided in the Kansas City area her entire life and had made Overland Park her home the last 20 years. Janice earned her...
Bernard Schroepfer
Jan 18, 2014
Bernard F. Schroepfer, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2014. Bernard was born on June 19, 1924 in Topeka, Kansas and resided there until entering college after War World II. He attended Hayden High School and Rockhurst College briefly before graduating from Washburn University in 1948. Bernard spent 3 years in World War II...
Lois D. French
Jan 18, 2014
Lois Ione (Dysart) French, formerly of Overland Park, Ks, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at an assisted care facility to which she had been transferred earlier in the week from the Truman Medical Center after undergoing surgery the previous week for a broken hip sustained in a fall at her home. She was 95, and...
Norman Sime
Jan 17, 2014
Norman F. Sime, 58, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Norman was born February 2, 1955, in Devil's Lake, ND, to Janet M. Sime and Harvey A. Sime, Sr. He worked as a bowling machine mechanic for over 40 years and loved to bowl. Norman was also a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say,...
Dr. "Frank" Shahrokhi
Jan 14, 2014
Dr. Farrokh "Frank" Shahrokhi, age 77, of Leawood, KS passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. A Memorial service will be held at 11 am on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Leawood Presbyterian Church, 2715 W 83rd St, Leawood, KS, with visitation beginning one hour prior. Inurnment will be at a later date in Caldwell, KS. In lieu of flowers...
Loren Brooks, Jr.
Jan 13, 2014
Loren S. Brooks, Jr., 86, passed to new life on Monday, January 13, 2014, at Lee's Summit Medical Center. He was born on August 6, 1927, in Kansas City and grew up in Girard, KS, where he graduated in 1944 from Girard High School. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1945 and served until 1948, touring the Mediterranean...
Michael Tyree
Jan 12, 2014
Michael Ray Tyree, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, went to be with our Heavenly Father on January 12, 2014, surrounded by those who loved him deeply, at his side. Michael was born on December 07, 1954, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He spent most of his childhood in Colorado, before graduating from Widefield High School in 1973. He joined the...
Mrs. Glueck
Jan 11, 2014
Evelyn Glueck, 87, passed away at her home on January 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin Glueck and her daughter Patricia Glueck. She is survived by her sons John (Marcia) Glueck and Bill Glueck, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Helen Benjes
Jan 10, 2014
Helen C. Benjes, 87, of Hilton Head Island, SC, and formerly of the Kansas City area, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2014. Helen was born on February 12, 1926 in Piedmont, SC to Bryan and Mildred O'Neal (White) Crosby. She was predeceased by her second husband Henry H. Benjes, her step-daughter Evelyn F. Benjes and grandson Paul J. Benjes....
Mary Bays
Jan 10, 2014
Mary Jacqueline Bono-Bays, 88, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014. Jackie was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 12, 1925, to Peter and Josephine Bono, delivered at their home by Josephine's mother, Maddelena Brancato-La Dolce, a mid-wife. She graduated from Southwest High School, Stephens College and continued on to receive a B.A.Degree from the Kansas...
Opal Redhair
Jan 8, 2014
Opal Eugenia (Hankins) Redhair, 91, of Lenexa, KS, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Eastside Terrace, Lakeview Village. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2014, with a visitation from 12:00 – 2:00 pm at Southminister Presbyterian Church, 6306 Roe Avenue, Prairie Village, KS....
Clarence Edwards
Jan 7, 2014
Clarence "Jack" Edwards, 91, of Raymore, MO passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Foxwoods Springs. Jack was born on July 16, 1922 in Miami, OK to Clarence and Etta Edwards. He grew up and went to high school in Afton, OK, where he proudly played football. He joined the United States Air Forces in 1942 and served with the...
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,...
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