Obituaries
Pamela Sue Beery
Dec 20, 2023
Pamela Sue Wittman Beery passed peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of December 20th, 2023. She was born in Queens, NY on September 16, 1944 but grew up in Independence, MO. She attended East High School and then went on to and graduated from the University of Missouri. She then earned her Master’s Degree also in elementary education.She...
Mona E. Carlstrom
Dec 19, 2023
Mona Evelyn (Craddick) Carlstrom, born on October 14th, 1933, in Adonis, Missouri, peacefully departed from this earth on December 19th, 2023. She was the first-born child of Faona Fern (Roberts) Craddick and Virgil Lawton Craddick. Mona's early years were marked by tragedy with the loss of her mother, Fern, shortly after the birth of her beloved little sister, Maysel. Mona...
Merlyn "Tippy" McMorris
Dec 19, 2023
Merlyn “Tippy” McMorris passed away at the age of 88 at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park, KS December 19, 2023. She was born in Kansas City, MO. She was a graduate of Kansas University Medical Center school of nursing.
She leaves her son Ron (wife Debbie), daughter Cheryl (husband Randy) and three grandsons Adam, Kevin & Duncan.
She is...
Rev. Dr. Marjean Potter Ehlers
Dec 18, 2023
Rev. Dr. Marjean Potter Ehlers
Marjean Potter Ehlers (born Marjean Paula Potter) came into this world on February 13th, 1950, in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Paul and Irene Potter of Ruthven, Iowa. Greeting her at home was an older brother, Lynn, and later joined by a younger sister, DeeAnn. Her father, Paul, was an itinerate United Methodist Pastor so...
Jack D. Bussell
Dec 16, 2023
Jack Darold Bussell, 92, of Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023 at Olathe Health Hospice House. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Friday, December 29, 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Wesley Chapel, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, KS followed by a lunch reception. A visitation will precede the church service...
Benjamin L. Sparks, "Ben"
Dec 15, 2023
Benjamin L. Sparks "Ben" (87) of Overland Park, passed away peacefully Dec.15th, 2023 at home, surrounded by his family.Ben was born March 11,1936 in Kansas City, MO to Charles and Marguerite Sparks. He graduated from Westport High School continuing on to Kansas City University where he was the president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Ben married his college sweetheart, Lynn,...
Mary M. Adams
Dec 13, 2023
Mary M. Adams, 95, of Overland Park, Kansas, entered eternal life on December 13, 2023.
Mary was the oldest daughter of William Joseph and Verena Nadine Noble, born on June 28, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri. Mary was raised with her sisters, Betty and Sue, in Kansas City where they shared many memories of being raised in a home of hard-working parents. She graduated from Central High School in 1945 and...
Jacquelyn Haynes
Dec 12, 2023
The community of Overland Park, KS, mourns the loss of Jacquelyn Haynes, known to many as Jaxs, who passed away on her 59th birthday, December 12, 2023. Born in San Bernardino, California, to Jackie Lee Rohn and Mary Lou Stephens. Jaxs spent her early years at Norwalk High School, and later made Kansas City her beloved home.Jaxs's life was a...
Alan H. Colen
Dec 12, 2023
Surrounded by his family, Alan Hugh Colen (84) passed away peacefully at his home in Overland Park, Kansas on Dec. 12, 2023. Alan was born to Joseph and Elaine (Harrison) Colen on January 29th, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York.
He attended Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York and was active in the Boy Scouts, ultimately achieving the...
Nancy Jean Aliber
Dec 11, 2023
Nancy Jean Aliber, age 76, of Leawood, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 11, 2023 at Addington Place of Prairie Village. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Nicole Lee Fisher and her husband David, her grandchildren: Tristan, Iris, and Frances, and Nancy's sister, Dorothine Kulp and her husband Dan and their three children; Chris, Nancy,...
John B. Meiners
Dec 11, 2023
Obituary to be posted at a later date. Please view John's funeral service information below.
Margaret L. Britain
Dec 9, 2023
Early on the morning of December 9, 2023, at the age of 90, Margaret Britain peacefully passed after a long, full, and happy life. In death, Margaret is reunited with Gary, her husband of 54 years, her parents, Alvin and Addie Harding, sisters Betty Sewell and Berniece Sieg, beloved aunts Alta Paquette and Lucille Burrow (and uncle Oren), brother-in-law Bill Sewell,...
Loretta Mae DiVilbiss
Dec 7, 2023
Loretta Mae (Vogel) DiVilbiss
September 1, 1934–December 7, 2023
Loretta Mae (Vogel) DiVilbiss, “MeMe”, 89, of Leawood, Kan., passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Loretta will be forever remembered as a strong, elegant woman whose love and beauty knew no bounds … a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who led her family with a timeless...
Leta M. Mouser
Dec 5, 2023
Leta P. Mouser, 97, Olathe, KS, passed away on December 5th, 2023 peacefully in her home.
Memorial Service will be private.
Janice Bloomingdale
Dec 2, 2023
Janice (Jan) Bloomingdale, a dedicated mom and wife, passed away on December 2, 2023, leaving behind a legacy of love and selflessness. Born on May 7, 1925, in Mansfield, Ohio, Janice's life was one filled with kindness, compassion, and an unwavering faith.
Jan earned a Bachelor's Degree in Science from Oberlin University and had a remarkable career as a...
Nancy Jo Trimble
Dec 1, 2023
Nancy Jo Trimble (of Leawood, KS) a devoted wife, loving mother, adoring grandmother, and a pillar of strength to all who knew her, passed away on December 1, 2023, at the age of 73. She fought cancer silently with a strength that was admired by all around her.
Nancy was born on July 17, 1950, in Quenemo, Kansas. The harsh...
Konstantin Michael Raptis
Nov 30, 2023
Konstantin “Gus” Michael Raptis (98) of Overland Park, KS has peacefully left this earth to join the Lord on November 30th, 2023.Konstantin was born in the small snowy mountain village of Zouzouli, Greece on April 23, 1925 to Keratso and Michael Raptis. He endured many hardships during his youth and adolescent life, including World War II, but by the grace...
Jonathan Thomas Miles
Nov 29, 2023
Jonathan Thomas Miles was born April 24, 1993 in Kansas City, Missouri and passed from this earth at home in Overland Park, Kansas on November 29, 2023. Despite tremendous strides in battling the health challenges he faced during his latter years, those challenges ultimately prevailed. Jonathan was deeply loved and will always be remembered as a gentle soul, known...
Phyllis Jean Olson
Nov 27, 2023
Phyllis Olson, 72, of Overland Park, KS passed away on November 27, 2023 with her family at her side.
Phyllis was born to Pauline and Ernest and grew up with her four siblings in Iowa. After she graduated from high school, she went on to study music in college. She met Verne Olson in the marching band, and they married after Verne's...
Deloris Ann Warford
Nov 27, 2023
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Deloris Ann (Pennington) Warford, 85, of Olathe, Kansas, joined her husband, Melvin Warford, in their heavenly home on November 27, 2023. Deloris was born on December 1, 1937, to Leland and Jane Pennington in Marysville, Kansas. She loved her family she leaves behind her sister Marjorie (Dennis) Akin; her three children Laura (Tom)...
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