Obituaries

Lorraine M. Hansen

Lorraine M. Hansen

Jan 16, 2009

Lorraine M. Hansen, 80, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009 at St. Luke's Medical Center, after a brief illness. Visitation will be 1-3 P.M. Friday January 23rd at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf. Lorraine was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1928 and lived in San Antonio, Texas, Wayne, Pennsylvania, and for the last 30...

Edith Waller

Edith Waller

Jan 16, 2009

Edith Waller, 100, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009. A funeral service will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday, January 21 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Interment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to...

Jacob Farney

Jacob Farney

Jan 13, 2009

Jacob Louis Farney, 13, Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2008. A celebration of his life will be held 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, Kansas. Please consider writing down your fond memories of Jake and bringing them to the service to leave with the family. In...

Lorene Carrell

Lorene Carrell

Jan 12, 2009

Lorene Carrell of Overland Park, KS passed away on 1/12/2009 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation will be at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel at 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210 at noon on 1/15/2009. Memorial services will follow at 1pm. Lorene was a bookkeeper by trade. She was born in Bartlesville, OK to Minnie E. and...

Ms. Pamela Carrow

Ms. Pamela Carrow

Jan 10, 2009

Pamela (Pam) Ann Carrow, age 57, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at the University of Kansas Medical Center on Saturday, January 10, 2009, from kidney complications. Born on April 17, 1951 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, Pam was the daughter of the late Glenn T. and Mary Lucile Stotler. She grew up and went to school in Farmington, Missouri, served...

George Anness

George Anness

Jan 8, 2009

George W. Anness passed away Jan. 8, 2009, peacefully at home in Shawnee, Kan., surrounded by family. George was born Feb. 4, 1910, to Arthur and Mary Anness in Nelson, England. He died in his 99th year of natural causes. George moved to New Bedford, Mass., when he was 11 years old. He worked most of his career as a...

Jacqueline Hand

Jacqueline Hand

Jan 8, 2009

Jacqueline L. Hand, age 85, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10th at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Visitation will be 1-2:00 p.m. Saturday at the chapel prior to the service. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Susan G. Komen...

Jack Brewer

Jack Brewer

Jan 8, 2009

Jack D. Brewer, age 81, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2009. A gathering of family and friends will be held 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 12th at D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas. Cremation, with inurnment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions in Jack’s name be...

Roger Huebner

Roger Huebner

Jan 7, 2009

Roger Dale Huebner, age 77, of Edina, MN, formerly of Overland Park, KS, died January 7, 2009, surrounded by family. Roger was born October 31, 1931, in Preston, IA. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a caring friend to many, always positive and attentive to the needs of others. He was preceded in death by parents, Jerry...

David Gunther

David Gunther

Jan 6, 2009

David F. Gunther, 72, Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 8311 W. 93rd St., Overland Park, KS 66212. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

Jan 6, 2009

Margaret B. Mitchell, age 92, Olathe, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Villa Saint Francis. A celebration of her life will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 9th at D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be held 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday,...

Carole Nichols

Carole Nichols

Jan 4, 2009

Carole E. Nichols, 72, Olathe, Kansas passed away January 4, 2009. A visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M., Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 N. Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) or Catholic Charities Hospice (www.catholiccharitiesks.org). Arrangements: D.W....

Hilda Kroeker

Hilda Kroeker

Jan 4, 2009

Hilda Kroeker passed from this life to be with her Lord on January 4, 2009. She was born Dec. 16, 1924, at Mountain Lake, Minn., and was the third of nine children born to Martin and Helen Kroeker. At a young age, the family moved to the community of Marion, South Dakota, where she attended elementary and high school. She...

Jared F. Skidmore

Jared F. Skidmore

Jan 3, 2009

Jared (Jim) Fletcher Skidmore, III., a proud and loyal member of the greatest generation, died on Jan. 3, 2009. A celebration of his life will take place at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS, on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 10:30 a.m. The family will greet friends following the service in Fellowship Hall. Jim was born Nov. 27,...

Joyce Hoobery

Joyce Hoobery

Jan 2, 2009

Joyce LaReah Hoobery, 83, Overland Park, KS, passed away Friday, January 2, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6 at Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene, 119th & Stateline, KCMO. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 PM, Monday, January 5 at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to City Union Mission,...

Harold Livingston, Jr.

Harold Livingston, Jr.

Dec 31, 2008

Harold James Livingston, Jr., age 75, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the home. A celebration of his life will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10th at D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be held 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Friday...

John Bradford, M.D.

John Bradford, M.D.

Dec 31, 2008

John Franklin Bradford, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2009 at Cure' of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Road, Leawood, Kansas. A visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Cremation with private interment will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens at a future date. In lieu of...

Nettie Womack

Nettie Womack

Dec 31, 2008

Nettie N. Womack, 83, long time resident of Kansas City, MO died peacefully in her home on December 31 to join her loving husband, Joel B. Womack. Together they owned the Berliner Bear Restaurant for over 40 years. She had a passion for gardening, cooking, especially apple strudel (YUM!). She will be greatly missed as a mother, grandmother, entrepreneur and...

Earl McCabe

Earl McCabe

Dec 30, 2008

Earl W. McCabe, 85, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away December 30, 2008, at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. A visitation will be held at the chapel Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Earl...

Leonard Crase

Leonard Crase

Dec 30, 2008

Leonard Wayne Crase, age 84, died peacefully on December 30, 2008. He was born in Spencer, Iowa, and proudly served his country as a U.S. Navy aviator during WW II, remaining active with the Navy Reserve until 1968. Mr. Crase graduated from Southwest Missouri State College and received a master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1950. He retired...