Obituaries

Mar 31, 2012

Loverna C. Hedger "Vernie", age 82, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Emeritus at Overland Park. Funeral Services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, April 3rd, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel. Burial will follow in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC...

Mar 30, 2012

Ryan K. Lurz, age 20, of KC, KS passed away on March 30, 2012. He was born on May 5, 1991 in Moscow, Russia, the son of Beth (Heier) and Neal Lurz. Ryan graduated from Accelerated Schools in Overland Park and from KCKCC with a technical certificate in building maintenance. He especially liked working with his hands, camping, hiking and...

Mar 29, 2012

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Clegg , 90, most recently a resident of Overland Park, KS, passed away on March 29, 2012 . She was previously a resident of Narragansett, and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The daughter of Henry Morrissey and Linda (Corbett) Morrissey, she was born on August 30, 1921 in Malden, MA. She was the widow of Col. (Ret) William. J....

Mar 28, 2012

Connie Mack Horned, age 81, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012. He died at home from the complications of a lung disorder. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd at 1:00 PM at Resurrection Cemetery at 83rd and Quivira, Lenexa, Kansas. He is survived by his wife Lynn and his son Jeffrey and...

Mar 28, 2012

Randall F. Becker, 60, of Leawood, KS, died Wednesday March 28, 2012 at his home from complications of a brain tumor diagnosed in December. Randy was an award-winning newspaper journalist and video writer/producer. He demanded much from his colleagues but never more than he demanded of himself. He was funny and creative, reliable and responsible, someone who could laugh at...

Mar 28, 2012

Kenneth P. Dunaway, Jr, age 94 of Lenexa, KS died peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Ken was born on October 28, 1917 in Waverly, KS, the son of Anna (Cellar) and Kenneth P. Dunaway, Sr. He served in WWII as a 1st Lieutenant in the Air Force. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Escape and Evasion...

Mar 25, 2012

Peter A. Spadanuta, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away March 25, 2012. A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM, Thursday, March 29, 2012 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave. A memorial service will be held at 10 AM, Friday, March 30th at Presbyterian Church of Stanley, 148th & Antioch. Inurnment will immediately follow at Johnson...

Mar 22, 2012

Mar 22, 2012

Esther F. Lockwood, age 96, of Mission, KS passed away on March 22, 2012. She was born on April 4, 1915 in Hurley, TX, the daughter of Martha (Foster) and Ulysses G. Goodenough. Esther was the youngest of five children and lived the longest. Esther's sisters were Marie and Adah and her brothers were Charles and James William. The family...

Mar 20, 2012

Mary Kautz, 80, of Overland Park, KS, died at Shawnee Mission Hospital on March 20, 2012. She was born August 10, 1931 in Gering, NE to Irvin Elmer and Justina Clara Earles. She attended school at Nine Mile and Scottsbluff, graduating in 1948. She began her telephone career with the Platte Valley Telephone Company in Scottsbluff and, after the company...

Mar 19, 2012

Rose "Rosalie" Jackson of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 19th at the age of 75. Rose was a long time member of Bethany Lutheran Church and active in Stephens Ministry . Rose was born in 1936 in Liberty County and raised in Dayton, Texas. She was a saxophonist in the Dayton High School and rodeo bands where she...

Mar 18, 2012

Francis "Lee" Beets, 89, of Prairie Village, KS passed way on March 18, 2012 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Lee was born on April 2, 1922 on his father's farm in Miami County, Kansas, approximately 8 ½ miles west of Paola, Kansas. The farm was originally purchased by Lee's grandfather in 1880. Lee spent the first 18 years of his...

Mar 18, 2012

Margaret M. Pennington, 92, Thousand Oaks, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, Kan., passed away May 18, 2012. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park. Interment will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American...

Mar 15, 2012

Dr. G. Brian Palmer , 71, of Leawood KS passed away on March 15, 2012. Dr. Palmer had been suffering from depression for the past several years. Visitation will be Wednesday March 21, 5-7 pm. A Memorial service will be on Thursday March 22, 2 pm., both at DW Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel. Brian had been a dentist for...

Mar 14, 2012

Sam D. Gay, 94, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 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. Sam was born in Garfield, GA, September 14, 1917, the sixth of 11 children, to Dan and Rosa...

Mar 14, 2012

Sondra Dawn Riggs, age 46, of Olathe, KS passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Royal Terrace Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel Monday, March 19th at 12:00 noon with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Sondra is survived by her mother Rosetta,...

Mar 13, 2012

Betty J. York, age 87, of Olathe passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, March 24, 2012, with a visitation being held one hour prior at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Mar 12, 2012

James Edward Jackson, 88, passed away peacefully at Aberdeen Village on March 12, 2012. He was born June 11, 1923, in Plainfield, IN, to Fay and Mildred Jackson as the second of three children. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School 1941 and attended Purdue University, earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State while serving in the Army....

Mar 11, 2012

Roberta Mae Seymour Beckett, age 83, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. She was born on April 4, 1928 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Charles T. & Mabel [Parnham] Stapleton. Survivors include her brother: Charles P. Stapleton (Patricia) of Kansas City, KS; 2 children: Tom (Sherri) Seymour of Arlington, TX & Debi Spiller...

Mar 11, 2012

Robert L. "Buck" Pastorious, 79, of Lenexa, passed away on March 11, 2012 in his home. Buck was born November 3, 1932 in Berlin, MO. Buck served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He has been a Lenexa resident since 1963. Survivors include his loving wife, Sue, a daughter, Melody Beery, 2 grandchildren, Derrick Downey, and...