Obituaries
Leta Woods
Jan 21, 2008
Leta Beatrice Woods died on January 21, 2008 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa where she had been a resident since 1997. She was born December 13, 1913 in Dimmitt, TX at a young age she moved to Merriam, KS where she lived until she entered Delmar Gardens. She worked as a seamstress until retirement. Leta was preceded in death by...
Ruth Pianin
Jan 21, 2008
Ruth Pianin of Leawood, Kansas passed away Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House, of pancreatic cancer. Ruth was born Feb. 1, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from Newark Public Schools and then attended Trenton State University, graduating in 1952. After teaching for 3 years in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she attended Duke University receiving a...
Zetta Knight
Jan 20, 2008
Zetta Knight, 88, of Kansas City, MO passed away January 20, 2008. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 3:00 PM at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. She is survived by her son, Rodney; daughter- in-law, Nadine; granddaughter Christina, USMC and loving Pit Bull, Rosco. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are...
Dorothy Reed
Jan 19, 2008
Dorothy D. Reed In loving memory of Dorothy Dudley Reed who started her heavenly journey on January 19, 2008. She was born on August 21, 1930 in Emporia, KS. Surviving Dorothy are Children, David Reed, Diana Watt (Greg), Doug Reed and grandchildren, Megan & David Cooley, Nick & Kaitlyn Reed; sister, Lorie Rumsey (Dick) and brother, Macon Dudley III (Susan)....
Joe Norton
Jan 19, 2008
Joe L Norton 66, passed away among friends on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Joe was born on January 1, 1942 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, grew up in Caldwell Kansas, and proudly claimed the University of Kansas and KU Law School as alma maters. Joe married his life partner and wife, Jane, who survives him, on December 19, 1964. He started a...
Henry Riner
Jan 19, 2008
Henry Marion Riner, age 80, of Olathe, Kansas, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Notices of memorial services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, at Aberdeen Village's small chapel, and on Sunday, February 3, at 2 p.m. at Shawnee Presbyterian Church will appear later
John Armel
Jan 18, 2008
John E. "Jack" Armel Jack Armel, 83, died peacefully on January 18 surrounded by family and caregivers at Sunrise Assisted Living in Leawood. Jack was born on June 22, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., to Frances and Nathaniel Armel, and grew up in Humboldt, Kan. Following high school graduation he enlisted in the Air Force, was trained as a B-25...
James Galioto
Jan 17, 2008
James ?Jimmy? Galioto, 57, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday, Jan. 21 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, Jan. 22 at St. Ann?s Catholic Church, 7231Mission Rd. Entombment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. Jimmy was born November 27, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY. He was...
Jennifer Childers
Jan 14, 2008
Jennifer Wright Childers, 69, Stilwell, Kansas, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Jennifer was born on April 14, 1938 in Wenatchee, Washington, the daughter of Glenn and Margaret Wright. Her father, a major league baseball player, lived in many cities where his career took them. Ultimately the family moved to...
Francis Duneczky
Jan 10, 2008
Francis Duneczky, 79, of Overland Park passed away January 10, 2008. Cremation. Inurnment at Johnson County Memorial Gardens Courtyard of Memories, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210..
Dr. Joann Redding
Jan 9, 2008
Joann Redding, 83, of Kansas City, passed away on January 9, 2008. She was born in May 1924, in Liberty, Missouri, to Wilma Moseley Gentry and Elston Gentry. She grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Florida State Women?s College (now Florida State University) with a Bachelor?s in Social Work in 1946. She was chapter president of the Phi...
Charles Southard
Jan 9, 2008
Charles Southard, Louisburg, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at his home. A celebration of his life will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2008 at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue with a gathering of family and friends held 1:00 ? 2:00 p.m. preceding the service. Contributions in his name are suggested to the...
William Wright
Jan 7, 2008
Wright, William Glynn, 59, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Monday, January 7, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 11, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Visitation will be the evening prior from 6-8pm at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, 9025 Pflumm Rd.,...
Robert Wiedersberg
Jan 5, 2008
Robert Royal Wiedersberg was born September 2, 1925, in Chicago Ill. He passed away January 5, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII in the Pacific Theater and the occupation of Japan. He graduated from IIT as a Mechanical Engineer and married his wife Mary Josephine April 29, 1950. As a couple they adopted four children, Victor J,...
Pauline Buxton
Jan 5, 2008
Pauline N. Buxton, 87, Overland Park, passed away January 5, 2008, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park. Pauline was born on March 19, 1920, in Afton, OK, to Clarence and Etta Edwards. She married a handsome, red-headed farm boy, Wayne C. Buxton, on January 24, 1937. They had two children, Shirley Suwayne and Gary Dean. Pauline was a life-long Christian,...
Edna Johnson
Jan 4, 2008
Edna Jane Johnson, age 60, of McLouth, KS and Kansas City, KS passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008 at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 10th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 9th at the chapel with rosary at...
Henrietta Ghilino
Jan 4, 2008
Henrietta Ghilino, 77, passed away at 4:00 PM, Friday, January 4, 2008 at her home in Harlingen, Texas. Henrietta was born October 4, 1930 to Clifford and Helen Mason in Canon City, Colorado one of six children. Henrietta will be dearly missed by her loving husband of 59 years, David; daughter, Janet Bates and Michael of Newton, Kansas; daughter, Regina...
Norma Summer-Niedner
Jan 3, 2008
Norma L. Summers - Niedner Norma Lee Niedner, 69, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed to her eternal glory on Thursday, January 3, 2008. She was with her family at home in her final moments. Norma was an active Christian, joining with her brothers and sisters in the faith praising God and giving thanks for His goodness. She was a long...
Frederick Cronenwett
Jan 2, 2008
Frederick ?Fritz? Cronenwett, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Fritz was born August 21, 1936 to Frank & Jane O?Connor Cronenwett in Oak Park, Illinois. He was a graduate of Grinnell College. He moved to Overland Park in 1966 where he has raised his family...
Lester Slusher
Jan 1, 2008
Lester Calvin "Cal" Slusher was born October 17, 1917 in Waverly, Mo. He passed over January 1, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor. Cal attended the University of Missouri in Columbia for 3 years. He left school to become a lieutenant in the United States Navy during WWII. After discharge Cal worked as a railway mail clerk until he retired to build...
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