Obituaries
John Eason
Oct 9, 2007
John Robert Eason of Prairie Village, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at Children?s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, from heart failure after complications of surgery for congenital heart disease. John was a lively, happy child who enjoyed reading stories, watching or playing with Thomas the Train?, and joining in whatever his brother or sister happened to be doing...

Dorothy Rogers
Oct 7, 2007
Dorothy Muse Rogers, 81, passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 7, 2007. She was born in Williamsport, IN and graduated from Delphi Indiana High School. She was a bookkeeper by profession and a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, James S. Rogers; two daughters, Pamela S. Rogers, Boulder, Colorado and Deborah...
Mr. John Randazzo
Oct 7, 2007
John Anthony Randazzo 1917 ~ 2007 John Anthony Randazzo, 90, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Overland Park, Kansas on October 7, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sally Randazzo. The couple had plans to celebrate their 90th birthdays this week. Many family members were due to arrive in town for the celebration. John served...
Mrs. Chung-Rong Liu
Oct 6, 2007
Mrs. Chung-Rong Liu passed away Saturday, October 6, 2006 in Overland Park, Kansas. She joined her husband Wei-Lu into eternal peace in heaven. She will be missed so much by those who loved and knew her. Chung Rong was born in 1926, in Jiangxi, China. When she was a student in GangZhou Girls high school, wars broke out in China,...

Mr. Robert Smith
Oct 6, 2007
Robert C. Smith, 82, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007. Bob was an engineer with AT&T, retiring in 1987. He is survived by Inez, his wife of 58 years; children, Richard, and Roxanne and her husband Rick; his twin brother Richard; sister, Betty Jo; 4 grandchildren, and 1 great-granddaughter. A celebration of his life will be 11:00...
Randall Blank
Oct 5, 2007
Randall E. Blank passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007, at St. Luke's South Hospital. Mr. Blank was born on September 12, 1918 to Louis Lorenz Blank and Ola Agnes Deuel Blank in Prairie Home, MO. He was one of six children, five sons and a daughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Louis Hilton...
David Henderson
Oct 4, 2007
David I. (?Rip?) Henderson, 89, passed away October 4, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. David was born April 30, 1918, in Burlington, Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming, where he received his degree in civil engineering. One year later he earned a Master?s degree in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. As a new...
Ross Hill
Oct 3, 2007
Ross L. Hill, 90, Olathe, Kansas, passed away October 3, 2007 at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, MO. Ross was born October 26, 1916 in Eldon, Missouri. He formerly worked for Union Pacific Railroad. He recently resided in Marceline, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife; Marlys Marie. Survivors include his children; Ron Hill, Marceline, MO; Janet Farmer...
Mr. Donald Loving
Oct 3, 2007
Loving, Donald D., 87, Overland Park, passed away Wed., October 3, 2007. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m., Sat., October 6 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Kansas City Hospice House.
Leo Reinkemeyer
Sep 29, 2007
Leo Robert (Bob, Rink) Reinkemeyer, (83), passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Olathe, KS on September 29, 2007. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 22nd, 1924. Bob graduated from Marquette High School in Tulsa, and then entered military service in the United States Navy during WW II as a Naval Aviator. He...
Alfred Herrera
Sep 26, 2007
Alfred Herrera of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, Eqequiel and Maria Herrera, two brothers, Manuel Herrera and Robert Herrera, and one sister, Ernestina Palos. Survivors include his brothers, Albert Herrera, Luis Herrera and Ricardo Herrera, and his sisters, Rachel Gorman, Jesus Herrera, Beatrice Rodriguez, Rita Khan and Olivia...
Bette Gunn
Sep 25, 2007
Bette ?Lu? Gunn, born September 1, 1922, joined her husband of 64 years, Walter H. Gunn, on September 25, 2007. She was born and raised in Kansas City. While raising her children, she was a volunteer for various charities including CASA and Cystic Fibrosis. Even with the tragic loss of 3 of her sons, she embraced life and tried to...

Neal Wright
Sep 25, 2007
Neal Edward Wright, 75, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at his home. Neal was born on February 13, 1932, in Fairfax, Mo., to Neal Wright and Ila Mae Baker Wright. He was the seventh of eight children. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother. Neal served his country in the...

Velma Walkley
Sep 25, 2007
Velma ? Louise? Roskoski- Walkley, 87, passed away September 25, 2007 at Kansas City Hospice House with her family by her side. Louise was born September 22. 1920 in Stanberry, Missouri. She was the child of the late Dennis and Edith Richardson of Stanberry, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wallace Roskoski; second husband, Arthur Walkley;...

Galina Sergiyenko
Sep 24, 2007
Galina Sergiyenko, 90, Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, September 24, 2007. Graveside services will be held 12:00 noon at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

James ?Mac Mcconnell, Jr.
Sep 22, 2007
James W. ?Mac? McConnell, Jr., age 86, passed away September 22, 2007, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Jim retired from the car business after 40 years and spent an additional 20 years in retail sales. He was a WWII veteran in the 10th Army Air Corps where he received 3 distinguished flying crosses and 5 air medals. He is...

Mr. Robert Herrera
Sep 20, 2007
Robert F. Herrera, 74, Kansas City, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007. Robert was in the Korean War, enlisted on April 30, 1952. He worked for several engineering companies throughout Kansas City. He had his first heart attack in 1980, after rehabilitation he went to work for Laventhol & Horwath in the Minority Business Development area, but in 1986...

Mr. William Waller
Sep 20, 2007
William J. Waller, ?Wildman?, 62 of Prairie Village passed away September 20, 2007 at Menorah Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 27, 2007 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Visitation will begin an hour prior at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Marks United...

Mr. Harold Peppers
Sep 19, 2007
Jack Peppers, age 87, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jack was born January 16, 1930, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Harvey and Grace (Dennis) Peppers. He graduated from Argentine High School and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. For 46 years he was employed by Hallmark Cards,...

Grace Keltner
Sep 18, 2007
Grace Magill Keltner, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 18, 2007, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park, after a brief illness. She was 96. She had been blessed with a long and healthy life. Grace was born in Atchison, Kan., on January 8, 1911, to John and Mary Magill. She was the seventh...
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