Obituaries
Donald Parks
Feb 22, 2008
Donald Eugene Parks, 62, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Friday, February 22, 2008. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. A private graveside burial will be held at Fort Scott National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family...
Harry Radke
Feb 22, 2008
Harry D. Radke, 73, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner, Friday afternoon, February 22. He was diagnosed with A.L.S. in March of 2007 and died from complications due to the disease. Harry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Joanne Radke, of Gardner, Kansas; and his two daughters, Julie Radke- Giammalva (Vincent) of Gladstone,...
J. Burke
Feb 21, 2008
June Burke, 87, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 24 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Private inurnment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. June was born August 7, 1920 in East St. Louis,...
Dema McDonald
Feb 21, 2008
Dema Louise McDonald 96, of Overland Park, KS, died peacefully, in her sleep, February 21, 2008 at Villa St. Joseph, in Overland Park. Dema was born November 9th, 1911 in Memphis, MO., daughter of William Clarence and Minnie Lydia Chew. She was preceeded in death by her husband Dick Andrew McDonald, Jr in 1969. Dema and Dick both grew up...
Major Paul M. Timmerberg, Usa, Ret.
Feb 20, 2008
Major General Paul M. Timmerberg (USA Ret.) passed away in Overland Park, KS on February 20, 2008 at the age of 80. Born August 17, 1927 in Montgomery City, MO he was the son of Paul E. and Martha M. Timmerberg. He lived his formative years in Montgomery City and earned a reputation as both an athlete and a scholar....
Elaine Steinke
Feb 18, 2008
Elaine Dowse Steinke, 81, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial services will be held at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas, on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1 p.m. Elaine was born September 27, 1926 in Kempton,...
Ann Yarmek Sawyer
Feb 18, 2008
Anne K. Sawyer, 91, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Monday, February 18, 2008. Anne was born July 15, 1916 to Michael and Margaret Magdick in Kansas City, Kansas. She attended St. Johns School and married Albert Yarmek in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1939. After one year of study at a business college she worked at North American Aviation....
Patricia Pratt
Feb 17, 2008
Patricia Pratt, 73, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17. Patricia was born Patricia Ann O?Brien on July 29, 1934 to parents Leona and Edward O?Brien of Kansas City, MO. She attended Loretta Academy in Kansas City and retired after twenty years of working for the City of Overland Park as an executive secretary. She loved gardening and...
William Lovell
Feb 16, 2008
William R. Lovell, 85, passed away February 16, 2008. Formerly from Overland Park, Kansas, William lived in Carrollton, Texas for the passed several years. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, February 20 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Funeral services to follow at 10 a.m. at the chapel. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...
Nick Macaluso
Feb 15, 2008
Nick Macaluso, 77, of Lenexa, passed away on February 15, 2008. Visitation will be Sunday, February 17 from 5-7 p.m. with rosary at 6:30 pm, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. A memorial mass will celebrate Nick's life on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 4 pm at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1311 Johnson Drive,...
Riley Killmer
Feb 14, 2008
Riley A. Killmer, beloved husband and father, Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, the 14th of February at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, KS. Riley was born October 15, 1917 to Riley McKee Killmer and Cora Killmer. Folk lore has it his grandmother gave birth to a child under a covered wagon in western Kansas during an Indian raid. Having...
Walker Sumner
Feb 14, 2008
Walker T. Sumner, Sr., age 84, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons, College and Metcalf. Walker was born on March 24, 1923, in Richards, Mo. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Helen Sumner, and his four children: Donna...
Frank Dixon
Feb 13, 2008
Frank Leroy Dixon, Jr., 82 years young, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at his home following a short illness and bout with cancer. . He was born March 13th, 1925 in Bushnell, Illinois, the son of Frank L. Dixon and Lucy Faye (Harrah) Dixon. Frank was the sixth of seven children. As a boy, Frank demonstrated the work ethic...
Helen Boote
Feb 12, 2008
Helen Louise Boote, 82, Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, February 12th at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of Memories Indoor Mausoleum at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Heartland Hospice, 1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 180, Kansas City, MO 64131. Helen was...
Helen Palm
Feb 12, 2008
Helen L. Palm, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 8, at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1232 22nd St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. She was born on...
Neomia Hardin
Feb 10, 2008
Neomia Kay Hardin, age 69, of Shawnee and Overland Park , Kansas went to be with the Lord on February 10, 2008 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center, peacefully with her children by her side. Kay was born on December 11, 1938 in Kansas. Kay was the proud daughter of Ada and the late Clarence Hartman, and sister of Lyle and...
Mildred Louise Day
Feb 10, 2008
Day, Mildred Louise, 86, Shawnee, KS, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Friday at the funeral home. Mildred married James W. Day on March 25, 1950. He preceded her in death on October 26, 2004....
Marilyn Corkran
Feb 9, 2008
Marilyn L. Corkran of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by her family on February 10, 2008, due to cancer at the age of 75. She was born in Iola, Kansas, April 18, 1932, to Walter and Gertrude Wright. She spent most of her life in the Kansas City area, graduating from Central High School. She had numerous careers...
Linda Vanderwerf
Feb 8, 2008
Linda K. Vanderwerf, 60, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2006. A gathering of family and friends will be 6:30 ? 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf.
David Logsdon
Feb 8, 2008
David Logsdon, age 46, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2008. David?s survivors include his daughters, Jessica and Lainey; sisters, Ann and Karen; and his brother, Doug. A celebration of David?s life will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 13th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas. The celebration will be preceded...
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