Obituaries

Mrs. Maureen Vernon

Mrs. Maureen Vernon

Dec 16, 2009

Maureen Vernon, 53, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 after a very long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. She was surrounded by her family and friends upon her exit from earth and greeted by her beloved husband, Jerry, upon her entrance into heaven. Maureen was born on March 9, 1956 to Raymond (dec’d)...

Mrs. Janet Pauline Meyer

Mrs. Janet Pauline Meyer

Dec 15, 2009

Janet Pauline Fox-Meyer, age 77, of Shawnee, Kan., formerly of McCune and Olathe, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Monday, December 21, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kan. Burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, December 20, at...

Mrs. Ellen Westhoff

Mrs. Ellen Westhoff

Dec 15, 2009

Ellen I. Westhoff, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009. A visitation will be 2-4 p.m., Friday, December 18 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Indoor Mausoleum, 11200 Metcalf. Contributions in Ellen’s name can be made to KU Endowment, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Mailstop 3012, Kansas City, KS 66160. Ellen was born October 31, 1938 in Delaware County, Oklahoma City, OK....

Mrs. Betty Ryne

Mrs. Betty Ryne

Dec 14, 2009

Betty Jane Ryne, 92, of Leawood, Kansas born December 8, 1917 went home December 14, 2009. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 16 from 6-8 pm at D.W. Newcomer’s Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 17 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...

Mrs. Helen Hartman

Mrs. Helen Hartman

Dec 13, 2009

HELEN EILEEN HARTMAN, 85, Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Green Valley, AZ and Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at John Knox Village Care Center. Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at John Knox Village Chapel, 400 NW Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, MO. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Eileen...

Mrs. Martha Gangi

Mrs. Martha Gangi

Dec 13, 2009

MARTHA J. GANGI Martha J. Gangi, 67, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009. A celebration of Martha's life be 2 p.m., Thursday, December 17, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Contributions may be given to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PO BOX 650309, Dallas, TX 75265. Martha was preceded in death by her parents and her...

Mrs. Peggy Gilchrist

Mrs. Peggy Gilchrist

Dec 11, 2009

Peggy Y. Gilchrist, 67, Overland Park, passed away December 11, 2009. A visitation will be held from 6-8 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Peggy will be cremated and a private family inurnment will be held at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made in Peggy’s memory to...

Mr. Richard Hardy

Mr. Richard Hardy

Dec 10, 2009

Richard A. Hardy, 85, passed away on December 10, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 19 from 3-4 pm at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Funeral services will start at 4:00 pm. Richard was born on February 14, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard was...

Thelma Burke

Thelma Burke

Dec 10, 2009

Thelma L. Burke, 79, Belton, Missouri passed away December 10, 2009. A visitation will be held from 6-8 P.M., Monday, December 14, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2009, also at the chapel. Interment in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests...

Lillian Burnett

Lillian Burnett

Dec 9, 2009

Lillian M. Burnett, 93, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, December 13, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 14, at Church of the Nativity, 3800 W. 119th Street, Leawood, KS 66209. Burial to follow Forest Hills Cemetery, 6901 Troost. Memorial...

Glenna Stephenson

Glenna Stephenson

Dec 9, 2009

Glenna Lucille Stephenson, Kansas City Business Woman, died December ninth of heart failure at St. Joseph’s Hospital just 10 days short of her 91st birthday. She enjoyed good health except for her last year. Many will remember Glenna from the annual free antiques appraisal sessions sponsored by Crown Center. In later years she was joined in this by other appraisers...

Chief Louis E. LeManske

Chief Louis E. LeManske

Dec 5, 2009

Chief Louis E. LeManske, Ret., Prairie Village, KS died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at his home. A celebration of life will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Private family inurnment will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...

Mrs. Sherry Gianos

Mrs. Sherry Gianos

Dec 4, 2009

Sherry L. Oliver-Anthony-Gianos Frederick, CO – Sherry Gianos, 54, passed away suddenly, December 4, 2009. She leaves her husband, Jim Gianos; mother, Joan Lundberg and family of Stilwell, KS, father, Richard Oliver and family of Chanute, KS; brother, Larry Oliver and family of Overland Park, KS; daughter, Carmen Anthony of Kansas City, KS; son, Chris Anthony and family of Bucyrus,...

Mr. Michael Jones

Mr. Michael Jones

Dec 2, 2009

Michael W. Jones, 53, Richmond, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Monday, December 7, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Humane Society, 5445 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, Kansas 66104. For a full obituary...

Mr. Robert Eustice

Mr. Robert Eustice

Dec 1, 2009

Bob Eustice, a native of Arkansas City, Ks. and recently having lived in Burlington for the last seven years passed away on December 1, 2009. He was cared for by the Life Care Center and was lovingly watched over by Jeff and Nancy Simmons of Burlington. Bob was born on January 1, 1926 in Arkansas City, KS. His parents were...

Mrs. Frances Davis

Mrs. Frances Davis

Dec 1, 2009

Frances Rice Davis, 89, Overland Park, KS, died peacefully surrounded by fam-ily December 1, 2009, at the KC Hospice House. Funeral services will held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, at D.W. New-comer's & Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Visita-tion will be one hour prior to service at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family...

Mrs. Beverly Draper

Mrs. Beverly Draper

Nov 30, 2009

Beverly Draper, 71, Olathe, Kansas passed away at 10:14 A.M., Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Villa of St. Francis in Olathe, Kansas. Beverly was born March 25, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1956 and attended Baker University where she was a member of the Tri-Delta Sorority. She married Jim Draper, and through...

Natalie Rogers

Natalie Rogers

Nov 27, 2009

Natalie Michener Rogers, 88, passed away November 27, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House, surrounded by her family. She was born September 1, 1921 in Ridley Park, PA and graduated from Central High School and the Metropolitan Junior College in Kansas City, MO. During WWII, she sang with jazz and big bands in USO-style groups to entertain our troops. Natalie...

Mr. A. Bahr

Mr. A. Bahr

Nov 27, 2009

Gene Bahr was born on June 5, 1940, in Emporia, Kansas to Helen and Arnold Bahr. As the first grandchild, he was doted upon by his loving parents, grandparents, and numerous aunts and uncles. His Grandpa Bahr and father, Arnold, owned Bahr Hardware store in Gridley, Kansas. Many of Gene’s growing up years were spent at the store which was...

Mr. William "Larry" Galbreath

Mr. William "Larry" Galbreath

Nov 25, 2009

William Lawrence (Larry) Galbreath, Leawood, KS, 73, passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on November 25, 2009 while vacationing in Rome, Italy with his wife, Joyce Webb Galbreath. Larry was born on June 30, 1936 to Ashford M. and Verena B. Galbreath who preceded him in death. Larry earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was a member of the...