Obituaries

Donald Schlemmer

Donald Schlemmer

Dec 29, 2008

Donald Arthur Schlemmer, age 98, Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas passed away December 29, 2008 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a brief illness. Cremation and inurnment at the D.W. Newcomers Johnson County Funeral Home, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family requests no flowers and suggests memorial contributions be made to...

Bradford Wolfe

Bradford Wolfe

Dec 28, 2008

Brad Wolfe, 51, passed away peacefully on December 28 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was preceded in death by his mother, Glenda Penland and his best friend, Cody. He is survived by his wife, Krista; daughter and son, Rachel and Tyler; father, Bob and his wife, Christa and sister, Anne Van Dyke. Memorial service will be held Sunday,...

Grace Hanson

Grace Hanson

Dec 28, 2008

Grace T. Hanson, 88, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. A funeral service will be held 2 PM, Wednesday, Dec. 31 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. Burial in Wichita Park Cemetery in Wichita, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may...

Harold Williams

Harold Williams

Dec 28, 2008

Obituary will be placed on-line later during this week.

Elynor Peterson

Elynor Peterson

Dec 27, 2008

Obituary will be placed on-line later during this week.

Oneida Gaines

Oneida Gaines

Dec 27, 2008

Oneida Watkins Gaines, age 78, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2008 at Gardens Terrace, Overland Park, Kansas. Memorial Services are pending. The family suggests contributions in Oneida’s name be made to Garden Terrace, 7541 Switzer, Overland Park, Kansas 66214. Oneida was born September 9. 1930 in Greensboro, North Carolina and was united in marriage to Roland J. Gaines on September...

George Butler

George Butler

Dec 25, 2008

George E. Butler, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day at Shawnee Mission Medical Center surrounded by his family. George was born on December 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Marie Butler. He lived in Chicago until moving to Overland Park in 1964. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy of 52 years, his sisters...

Beverly Miller

Beverly Miller

Dec 24, 2008

1924-2008 Beverly Jeanne Miller, 84, passed away at Shawnee Mission Medical Center December 24. After a lifetime in the Kansas City area Bev and her husband, Bob, retired to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas in 1989. They relocated to Lakeview Village in Lenexa in 2002. Bev loved to travel, write, loved music, theater, fishing, swimming, photography, computers, and most of all...

Thelma Fields

Thelma Fields

Dec 24, 2008

Thelma Beatrice Fields, 91, Leawood, KS passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008. A funeral service will be held 2 PM, Saturday, Dec. 27 at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64113. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to Country Club Christian Church...

Raymond Hein

Raymond Hein

Dec 23, 2008

Raymond L. Hein entered eternal life on December 23, 2008. Ray was born in St. Peter, Minnesota, on September 25, 1917, to Hugo and Marie Bloche Hein. He was baptized into the Christian faith on October 14, 1917, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. The family spoke German and he entered grade school in 1924, worried that he would not...

Ted Scharnhorst

Ted Scharnhorst

Dec 23, 2008

Ted Scharnhorst, 80, of Leawood, a Kansas City area business owner, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Born October 8, 1928 in Wichita, Ted was a manufacturer’s representative for more than 25 years, specializing in office furniture and equipment. He retired from Tee Jay Associates Inc. in 1980, and then opened RV America, a motor...

Richard Neustadt

Richard Neustadt

Dec 23, 2008

Richard Brett Neustadt, 80, died in his home on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas, with a funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Burial will take place immediately following the funeral services at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park,...

Hortense Marie Sanders

Hortense Marie Sanders

Dec 22, 2008

Hortense Alice Marie Sanders Graveside services for Hortense Alice Marie Sanders, 95, Lawrence, will be Saturday morning at Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, Ill. Ms. Sanders died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. She was born Nov. 8, 1913, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Otto August and Anna Albers Sanders. She grew up in Eureka. Ms....

Jerry Dal Porto

Jerry Dal Porto

Dec 22, 2008

Jerry Arlen Dal Porto, 72, Overland Park passed away Monday, December 22, 2008. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Hope Alive Christian Center, 9675 W. 159th St., Overland Park, Kansas 66221. A visitation will be held from 4-6 P.M., Saturday, December 27, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson county Chapel, 11200...

Zongsheng Liu

Zongsheng Liu

Dec 22, 2008

Obituary to be placed on-line later this weekend

Jeannine Pierce

Jeannine Pierce

Dec 21, 2008

Jeannine Marie Pierce, age 79, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008 at The Forum of Overland Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 27th at D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas followed by a celebration of her life at 11:00 a.m....

Mr. J. Hayes III

Mr. J. Hayes III

Dec 20, 2008

Charles Joseph Hayes III, born December 8, 1948 in Paola, Kansas, lost his courageous battle with cancer after nine months. He is survived by his mother, Wanda Hazen of Lansing, Kansas, two aunts, Veda Whitehurst of Ardmore, Oklahoma and Katie McDowell of Turner, Kansas, an uncle, Everett McDowell of Ardmore, Oklahoma, a host of loving cousins, and many wonderful friends....

Devin Quick

Devin Quick

Dec 20, 2008

Devin Michael Quick, 20, Olathe, Kansas joined his Lord and Savior Friday, December 19, 2008 following a hi-way accident. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 26, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. A visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M. at the chapel. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...

Sharyn Gassmann

Sharyn Gassmann

Dec 17, 2008

Sharyn J. Gassmann, 61, of Overland Park, succumbed to a long term illness on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family and close friends. She leaves behind her loving sons, James and Jeff Gassmann and her granddaughter Lillian M. Gassmann. She was the loving wife of the late O. George Gassmann, a beloved sister to the...

FLoyd Maynard

FLoyd Maynard

Dec 16, 2008

Floyd J. Maynard, 90, Olathe, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, December 22, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. A visitation will begin an hour prior to service times. Private burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are...