Obituaries

Betty Herron
Sep 2, 2007
Betty was born on May 27, 1922 and passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2007. Betty was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas. Betty was graduated from Overbrook Rural High School in 1940. She attended Iola Junior College. Betty is survived by Robert. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday at 11:00 A.M.. at St. Francis of Assisi Church at Le Peer,...

Mr. Robert Romdall
Aug 31, 2007
Robert E. Romdall of Overland Park, KS passed away August 31, 2007 at Village Shallom. Robert was born June 28, 1929 in Appleton City, Missouri. He graduated from Appleton City High Shcool in 1947 and then moved to Kansas City, MO. He also attended Rockhurst College. Robert worked for Skelly Oil Co. for 10 years and retired from Panhandle Eastern...

Clyde White
Aug 31, 2007
Clyde ?Hutch? R. White, age 89, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 31, 2007. Mr. White was born September 19, 1917 to Lester and Emily (Loar) White in Kansas City, Kansas and was a lifelong area resident. He played professional baseball for two years before being called into the U.S. Army in 1941 and was discharged as a captain...
Thelma Nichols
Aug 30, 2007
Thelma A. Nichols, 100, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Thursday August 30, 2007, at home. Memorial services will be 11AM Thursday September 6th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel 11200 Metcalf. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:00 AM. The family requests no flowers and suggests memorial contributions be made to Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall Ave. Mission,...

Stanley Pindjak
Aug 30, 2007
Stanley J. Pindjak, age 90, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2007 at The Sweet Life at Rosehill. Stanley was born May 7, 1917 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania to Charles and Mary (Salota) Pindjak. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 32nd Field Artillery Battalion and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Mr. James Decourcy
Aug 29, 2007
James M. DeCourcy, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 surrounded by his family. He was born on July 24, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to James and Diane DeCourcy. He moved to Mission, Kansas in 1958. James served in the U.S. Air Force and was a proud UAW, Local 31 member and employee of GM Fairfax for 32 1/2 years. He was...

Mr. Warrren Strickland
Aug 29, 2007
Warren Murray Strickland, age 79, of Stilwell, KS died August 29, 2007 at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Warren was born in Tulsa Oklahoma to Robert Columbus and Myrtle (Williams) Strickland. He was a WWII Marine Corps veteran. He was a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University. He moved to Kansas in 1960 and lived in Wichita, Overland Park and Stilwell. He...
Nadine Shartran
Aug 28, 2007
Lois Nadine Tanner Shartran 82, Prairie Village, Kan., died Tuesday August 28, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Mrs. Shartran was born July 8, 1925, in Hepler, Kan. She graduated in 1943 from Hepler High School. From an early age music was a huge part of Nadine's life. She sang and played piano, and clarinet. Later she sang in her...

Mr. John Riha
Aug 28, 2007
John Winslow Riha age 56 of Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007. John was born to Frank and Evelyn Riha on Oct. 13, 1950 in Omaha, NE. He received a B.S. from UNO and from U of M, in addition an M.S. from UNL. He worked as a Sr. Structural Engineer at Black and Veatch. On July...

Mrs. Shirley Shahrokhi
Aug 28, 2007
SHAHROKHI Shirley Kay Ingram Shahrokhi, Leawood, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Indian Creek Nursing Center. Shirley was born in Caldwell, Kansas to Alfred and Hazel (Czaplinski) Ingram. She was a 1957 graduate of Caldwell High School in Caldwell, Kansas and attended the University of Kansas. In September of 1960, Shirley married the love of her life, Frank...

Mr. Noel Reaves
Aug 27, 2007
Noel B. Reaves, 93, Prairie Village, Kansas passed away Monday, August 27, 2007 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Noel was born in Bradley County, Arkansas and move to the Kansas City area in 1947. He worked as an accountant for Patterson & Co. for more than 35 years. He lived in various places around the mid-west before returning to live...

George Sweetser
Aug 23, 2007
George Dean Sweetser, 64, Overland Park, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007 at his home. George was born August 21, 1943 in Hepler, Kansas. He attend Girard High School in Girard, Kansas, class of 1961. George joined the Army where he served his country till 1967. He worked at Rylie Equipment Co. for 12 years. He was self employed as...

Mr. Paul Skjelbostad
Aug 23, 2007
Paul A. Skjelbostad, 42, lifelong resident of Overland Park, Kan., died Thursday, August 23, 2007, after a long illness. He was a 1983 graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School, attended Pittsburg State University and the University of Kansas. Paul worked as an Engineering Technician on many projects in Kansas and Missouri. Survivors include his parents, Arnold and Evelyn Skjelbostad,...

Mr. Robert Oakes
Aug 22, 2007
Robert Lee Oakes, age 77, Overland Park, Kan., passed on into the loving arms of his beloved wife Vi, on August 22, 2007. Robert was born in Kansas City, Mo., on October 30, 1929, to Harley and Ella (Wolcott) Oakes. He graduated from Westport High School in 1946. He was called and served in the army twice. He found and...

James Havlas
Aug 22, 2007
James Leon Havlas, 59, Raymore, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at home after an extended illness. Memorial services will be held Sunday, August 26, 2007, 1 p.m., at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home. Please take a moment to...

Mr. John Gagel
Aug 21, 2007
John W. Gagel John W. Gagel, 76, a retired business executive form this area, passed away Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 at his home in Green Valley, AZ. At his side were his wife Shirley and his companion dog Lily. He is survived by his three children, Pamela Gagel of Denver, Gretchen Gagel McComb & husband Dan of Denver, W. Kurt...

Doris Rickert
Aug 20, 2007
Doris A. Rickert, 89, Kansas City, MO, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007. Doris was born on November 8, 1917 in Yale, Oklahoma. She graduated from Seminole High School in Oklahoma. She was a member of the Worthy Matron of Easter Stars, President of the Council of the Blind Lake Stockon, and a lifetime member of DAV, VFW, and AmVet....

Mr. Kenneth Bowen
Aug 20, 2007
Kenneth Edward Bowen, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away August 20, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center due to complications from a fall and back surgery. It was the same day as his 59th Wedding Anniversary. A hard working husband, devoted Dad and the ultimate Grandpa-calm, humble, generous and markedly handsome were obvious adjectives to describe him. Ken was...

Florence Alexander
Aug 18, 2007
Florence C. Alexander 97, DeSoto passed away Saturday August 18, 2007. Graveside services will be 11AM Wednesday August 22nd at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel 11200 Metcalf. Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice Care of Kansas, 15329 W. 95th Street, Lenexa, KS 66219. Her husband William Whitney Alexander...
Marjory Roegner Wilson
Aug 17, 2007
Marjory Roegner Wilson, age 86, Overland Park, Kansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 17, 2007. Marjory was born on May 3, 1921 to John and Ruby Sweenie in Springfield, Nebraska. She married Harold F. Roegner, Sr. in Springfield and after his death, she was wed to Charles R. Wilson in Overland Park, Kansas. Marjory...
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