Obituaries
Rita Pitts
Mar 29, 2009
Rita Norene Pitts left this world on March 29, 2009. She was reunited in heaven with her father and mother, Ralph and Jeannette Goodell; her brothers, Ralph and Mont; and her sisters, Jeanne and Jenny. She leaves behind her loving husband of 62 years, Loren Pitts; her daughters, Cynthia Peters and Rebecca Freeland; her son, Loren Craig Pitts; along with...
Stella Neptune
Mar 28, 2009
Stella L. Neptune, age 95, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 6, at Roeland Park United Methodist Church, 5110 Cedar, Roeland Park, KS 66205, where she was a long standing member and an active participant in United Methodist Women. A visitation will be held...
Jeanne Bunn
Mar 27, 2009
Jeanne Brock Bunn, age 87, Prairie village, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Bunn was born July 27, 1921 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and grew up in Salina, Kansas. While living in Salina, she met Stuart; and this last February, they celebrated 65 years of a wonderful marriage. Jeanne and Stuart raised their family in Prairie...
Eddie R. Maag
Mar 26, 2009
Eddie R. Maag, 79, passed away in his home in Prairie Village on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Visitation to be held Tuesday, March 31, 6-8pm at DW Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park; funeral at 10am Wednesday, April 1 at the funeral home; military gravesite following. Born in Topeka, KS January 18, 1930 to Newell P. and...
Jon Scown
Mar 26, 2009
Jon Edward Scown, 47, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009. Jon was born to LaMar & LaRetta Scown on October 22, 1961, in Burlingame, CA. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1980 and obtained an ASE certification from Baily Technical School. Jon married his best friend and perfect mate, Robin McVey on October 2,...
Karen Copenhafer
Mar 23, 2009
Karen Copenhafer, 68, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2009 at Menorah Medical Center after having experienced several strokes over the last two years. A visitation of friends and family will be held 2:00- 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 28, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Karen was born to Madeline and William Gilbert on...
Mrs Nancy Connell
Mar 20, 2009
Nancy R. Connell Nancy R. Connell, age 89, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009. Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 24th at Church of the Ascension, 9510 West 127th Street, Overland Park. Cremation, inurnment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Nancy’s memory are suggested to your favorite...
Mrs. Kati Kaaz
Mar 18, 2009
Kait Kaaz age 71, resident of Overland Park, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Bethany Lutheran Church 9101 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207. Burial at a later date in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to time of service at the church. The...
Mrs Vicki Shirk
Mar 18, 2009
Vicki L. Shirk, 81, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Wednesday March 18, 2009. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, March 21, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Interment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the charity of your choice, for the folks in need....
Geraldine Mueller
Mar 17, 2009
Geraldine Grace Mueller, 84, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial in Netawaka Cemetery, Netawaka, Kan. Geraldine was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church, where she was...
Mrs. Cecile "Frankie" Wu
Mar 17, 2009
Cecile “Frankie” M. Franking Wu, 91, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at her home. A memorial service will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, March 21, 2009, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo. Cremation is planned at her request. She is survived by her husband of sixty-three years, Dr. William Q. Wu;...
Shawndra Turner
Mar 15, 2009
Shawndra Beauchamp Turner, age 32, of Overland Park, Kansas peacefully passed on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in the comfort of her family. The visitation is scheduled for 6-8PM on Wed. March 18th at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, located at 9300 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207. Please join us at Rolling Hills Church on Thursday, March 19th at 10:30AM for...
Bryan Barrow
Mar 14, 2009
Bryan Brent Barrow, age 17, our beloved son and brother, passed away peacefully, to join his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 14, at St. Luke's Hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car accident Friday evening. A walk into Bryan's room would describe the important things in his life, and his housekeeping theory: "Nothing falls off the...
Marcelyn Goode
Mar 14, 2009
Marcelyn M. Goode, 57, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully at her home on March 14, 2009. Born July 11, 1951 in Denver, CO Marcelyn is survived by her husband, Curtis W. Goode of Overland Park, KS; son Christopher Goode of Independence, MO; brother Mark Muchow of Littleton, CO; brother Brian Muchow of Bradford, NH; sister Daryl Benson of...
Ben Cheek
Mar 13, 2009
Ben F. Cheek, 81 of Overland Park, KS, passed away Friday, March 13th at Specialty Hospital of Mid America in Overland Park after an extended illness. Ben was born April 26, 1927 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He founded Ben F. Cheek Plumbing & Heating in 1957. Ben was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife...
Vera M. Orr
Mar 12, 2009
Vera M. Orr, 92, of Mission, KS passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at KU Medical Center. She was born and raised in Garden City, MO, but lived most of her married life in Mission. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Carl Orr; brothers, Dale Gilkeson and George Burns Gilkeson; and sister, Gladys Frederickson. Survivors...
Lydia Long Kuhlman
Mar 12, 2009
Lydia Love Long Kuhlman, 92, Olathe, KS, passed away at Good Samaritan Society of Olathe on March 12, 2009. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 16 from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar, Overland Park, KS. The service will follow at 11:00 A.M at the church. Burial will be on Tuesday, March 17 at 11:00...
James "Jim" Cook
Mar 11, 2009
James Loren “Jim” Cook, Kansas City, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 14, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Courtyard of Memories. A visitation will begin an hour prior to service times at 1:00 P.M. In...
Christina Leeper
Mar 11, 2009
Christina Pearl Leeper, 91, Stilwell, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at her home. Memorial Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. March 17 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas, with burial in Blythedale, Missouri. Friends may call at 6:00p.m. March 17 immediately preceding the memorial service. In lieu of flowers the...
Diana Ford
Mar 10, 2009
Diana June Ford, 74, Overland Park, Kan., passed away March 10, 2009. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar, Overland Park, Kan. Interment will be in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. A visitation will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, at the church. In lieu of...
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