Obituaries
Mr. Harold Kittinger
Mar 1, 2010
Harold "Kit" Kittinger passed away on March 1, 2010 at the age of 87. Kit was born on January 6, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio. He attended Rockhurst and Westport High Schools in Kansas City. Kit married Marian Dille on June 15th, 1941. During World War II, Kit was a First Lieutenant in the Air Force (AARF#3) and was a navigator,...
James Gentry
Mar 1, 2010
James E. (Jim) Gentry passed away Monday, March 1, 2010. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, January 13, 1945, the youngest child of James and Thirza Gentry. He started his career at the Dayton-Hudson Corporation (now Target Corporation) in Minneapolis before moving to Kansas City in 1976 as director of Multimedia Forum, a division of Hallmark Cards. In the early...
Dr. James Hopkins
Mar 1, 2010
James P. Hopkins, M.D., age 77, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010. Jim was born March 14, 1932 in Ayer, Massachusetts to Dr. Edward and Dorothy Hopkins. He practiced Plastic Surgery from 1964-1992, when he had his first heart attack. From 1993-2004 he worked in a disability evaluating position from which he retired in 2004. His extensive schooling included The...
Jane Brace
Feb 27, 2010
JANE T. BRACE Mary "Jane" Tillotson Brace, 85, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010. She was born to the late Pete and Marie Tillotson November 30, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo. Jane graduated from Southwest High School in 1942. She was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. Jane was passionate about sports. She founded...
Mr. Gregory Muchnick
Feb 27, 2010
GREGORY S. MUCHNICK Gregory S. Muchnick, 45, Overland Park, KS, passed away Sat., Feb. 27, 2010. Preceded by dad Maurice. Survivors include mom Tempie; brothers Kevin Michael Muchnick & Steven M. Muchnick. Private family service at later date. (Arr.: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 913-451-1860.) Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=gregory-s-muchnick&pid=140372397#ixzz0hsf7G1Kd
Ms. Helen M. Wright
Feb 26, 2010
Helen M. Wright, 80, went to her eternal home in heaven on Friday, February 26, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 4, with visitation at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at D.W. Newcomer’s Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Entombment to follow in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Helen was born in Kansas...
Mrs. Denise Cohen
Feb 25, 2010
Denise "Neasie" Cohen, 43, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away February 25, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Visitation will begin two hours prior to the service. Interment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. For a full obituary and to leave fond...
Mr. George William Collins
Feb 24, 2010
George W. Collins, Fulbright Scholar in Afghanistan, retired Wichita State University and Air Force Academy Professor, passed away Feb. 24, 2010, from complications following a fall in September. Husband of the late Kathryn (Kay) Swistowicz, father of Kathleen (James) Beyer of Westborough, Massachusetts, and of Patricia Collins of Kansas City, grandfather of Marta and the late Colin Beyer and of...
Mr. Paul Doring
Feb 23, 2010
PAUL J. DORING Paul J. Doring, age 76, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on February 23, 2010, at the Forum of Overland Park. He was born January 19, 1934, in Kansas City, Mo., son of Harry J. and Loretto (Morrissey) Doring. He was a graduate of Rockhurst High School class of 1951. He served in the United States Seventh...
Frances Rollert
Feb 22, 2010
Frances N. Rollert, born to Roberto and Vanda Nosari in Little Rock, Arkansas June 12, 1918, passed away quietly on February 22, 2010. Frances attended St. Mary’s Academy in Little Rock where she became the school’s head coach and first All-State selection in basketball. She was a long time member of St. Agnes Parish where she was active in the...
Mrs. Newell
Feb 22, 2010
MARTHA CATE (MIMI) NEWELL Mimi Newell, 80 years old, died February 22, 2010. Mimi was born on May 4, 1929, in Dallas, Texas, to Henry Hamilton Cate and Gladys Harvin Cate, who preceded her in death. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 26, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. Mimi...
Mr. A. Skrede
Feb 21, 2010
Alfred A. Skrede, age 90, of Overland Park, KS died peacefully on February 21, 2010. Preceded in death by his wife, M. Jean Skrede survived by his loving children Linda (Peder) Engebretson, Paul Skrede, and Barbara (Ralph) Jenkins; eight grand-children, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A veteran of WWII, Alfred retired from the National Weather Bureau in 1974...
Ralph Raetzel
Feb 20, 2010
Ralph W. Raetzel, age 78, of Overland Park, KS died on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park, KS. Survivors include his wife, Caroline “Cary”; two sons: David, his wife Kara and children, Alyssa and Austin; and Daniel, his wife Gina and children Rebekah and Joanna. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at...
Richard A. Klover
Feb 19, 2010
Richard A. Klover, 46, of Overland Park, KS, passed away from Melanoma Cancer on Friday, February 19, 2010, at home with family by his side. Richard was born January 28, 1964, in Marysville, KS, to Paul and Carol Klover. Richard grew up in Manhattan, graduated from Manhattan High School and Kansas State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical...
Mrs. Judith McDonald
Feb 16, 2010
Judith Ann McDonald, 69, lost her nine-month battle with cancer on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Judith retired from T.W.A. after 40 years of service. Private services will be held at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kan. Judith is survived by her husband, Arthur R. McDonald, and brother William "Bill" Boice and his wife Linda. She...
Mrs. Gertrude Wagner
Feb 16, 2010
Gertrude E. Wagner, 95, Spring Hill, passed away February 16, 2010. Services will be held at a later date in Cleveland, Ohio. The family suggests contributions be made to Queen of the Holy Rosary Wea Catholic Church, 22779 Metcalf Ave., Bucyrus, Kansas 66013. Gertrude was born July 31, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio to Anton and Magdalene (Streit) Spacek. She was...
Mrs. Barbara Mitchell
Feb 15, 2010
Barbara Edith Mitchell died February 15, 2010, at home in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born on December 18, 1921, to Ralph Glenn and Bertha Elfreda Widmeyer Fetter. She married Paul E. Mitchell on October 10, 1942, who died April 4, 1986. For the past six years Barbara lived with her daughter, Nancy, two of her granddaughters, and her little dog...
Mrs. Elaine McGinley
Feb 12, 2010
Elaine Ann McGinley went to be with the Lord on February 12, 2010. She was born on December 3, 1930, to Joe and Adeline Regan in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and attended the University of Iowa. Elaine loved working with flowers and joined John E. Lapes Florist as a floral designer and wedding coordinator...
Mr. Brian Collins
Feb 11, 2010
Brian Collins, age 57, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Private family services were held at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, with burial in D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Mr. Collins was born on May 29, 1952 in Kansas City, KS. He was the son of Joseph H. Collins and Doris J....
Mr. Benjamin Whitehead
Feb 9, 2010
Benjamin Dwight Whitehead, O.D. of Overland Park, Kansas was born July 5, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri to Joseph and Florabelle (Needles) Whitehead and died at Menorah Hospital on February 9, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:00 pm at the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be...
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