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Obituaries
Jane Edna Graber
Mar 5, 2024
Jane Edna Graber, 77, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on March 5, 2024. She was born in Santa Monica, California to the late Fred and Ann Foley. Jane attended middle and high school in Lake City, Iowa before studying journalism at Iowa State University. It was there that she met Jim Graber, the love of her life. They spent many...
Trent Beaty
Mar 5, 2024
Trenton Leroy Beaty, age 18, left this world on March 5, 2024. He was born to JR and Shannon Beaty (Spence) on October 5, 2005.
Trent entered this world on his terms and in a hurry. Once he arrived, he was quite healthy and happy, seemingly he was just in a rush to meet his family. In 2010 Trent became a...
Khosrow Sohraby
Mar 2, 2024
Dr. Khosrow Sohraby, 67, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on March 2, 2024, peacefully at his home and surrounded by family. Khosrow was born on March 19, 1956 in Mashhad, Iran. He married the love of his life, Azar, on July 24, 1978. Their love was truly insurmountable. Khosrow obtained his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University...
Gregory Michael Graves, III
Mar 1, 2024
GREGORY MICHAEL GRAVES, III
Gregory Michael Graves the third passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on March 1st, 2024. Gregory was born on February 23, 2024. During his seven precious days here on Earth, he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift to us. Gregory is the son...
Margaret "Peggy" Abbott
Mar 1, 2024
Margaret (Conroy) Abbott, 97, passed away peacefully, at Lakeview Village Care Center, in Lenexa, Kansas, on March 1, 2024. Margaret was born on February 26, 1927, to Peter Conroy and Sarah (Dowling) Conroy in Clonard, Ireland. She was the middle child of her family; having an older sister Elizabeth and a younger brother Peter. At a very young age, Margaret...
Victoria Cochran
Feb 29, 2024
Conceived in Dreux, France and born at Storemont Veil in Topeka, KS, Victoria traveled the world. Moving with the family to London, England in the mid sixties. Then Itazuke, Japan in the late sixties and returning home to Topeka in 1971, where she began the next chapter in her life. Soon came marriage and the birth of her daughter Malika...
Dorothy Louise Salchow
Feb 29, 2024
Dorothy “Dottie” Salchow, affectionately known as Sis, departed from this world on February 29, 2024. She was born on November 5, 1941, to Ruby Faulconer and Stanley Hedges, being the youngest among her siblings Maradi, Nell, and Donald.
Dottie’s journey through life was marked by love, service, and dedication to God, her family, and community. She graduated from Warrensburg High in...
Audrey Lavely
Feb 27, 2024
Audrey Lavely passed away February 27, 2024. Audrey was born in Topeka, KS on May 19, 1932 to Verena and Ashford Galbreath. They moved to KCMO where she attended Central High School, and then Baker University. She met her husband Lloyd, through her brother Ash, and was married the 22nd of August 1953. Lloyd, Audrey, and their three children moved...
Eugene A. Green, Jr.
Feb 25, 2024
It is with deep sadness and grief that we report the passing of Eugene “Gene" A. Green Jr. at the age of 70. Gene passed away peacefully at his home in Belton, Missouri, on February 25th , 2024, while surrounded by his loved ones.
Gene was born to Catherine M. Parrish and Eugene A. Green Sr. on July 26, 1953, in...
Connie Lynn Edwards
Feb 25, 2024
Connie Lynn Edwards, 71, of Lee’s Summit, MO went to heaven on February 25, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Rudy L. Edwards; daughters, Tracy Dempsey and Tara Dempsey; sons, Dustin Edwards (Elizabeth Edwards) and Jeffrey Edwards; grandchildren, McKenna Enriquez, Meyer Schrimpf, and Andrew Klick; aunt, Virginia Rodgers; sister, Chris Barnes (Barry Barnes); sister-in-love, Debbie Fajen; nephew Cam...
Mason Alexander Thome
Feb 25, 2024
Mason Alexander Thome passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on Sunday February 25, 2024.
Mason was born on August 17, 2023. During his six short months here on Earth he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift to us that will live on as he is part of...
Jerome Joseph Oberle
Feb 25, 2024
Jerome Joseph Oberle, 85, of Overland Park, KS met the Lord at Olathe Hospice House on 2/25/2024 surrounded by his loving family. Jerome was born in Bushton, KS on 3/29/1938 to Ambrose John Oberle and Mary Anna Reif. Jerome attended Holy Name Catholic School before studying at Emporia State and Kansas State University. Jerome enjoyed playing the accordion; he was...
Alexander James Couchman
Feb 24, 2024
Alexander “Alex” Couchman, age 28, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home in Olathe, Kansas on February 24, 2024.
Alex was born on December 24,1995, ten weeks early, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Due to his premature birth, he had regular screenings for developmental delays and, when he was found to be eligible, attended the developmental preschool at...
Nadyne McCormick Nesbitt
Feb 24, 2024
Nadyne McCormick Nesbitt, born Nadyne Louise Quisenberry on May 24, 1925, in Kansas City, KS, passed away on February 24, 2024, in Overland Park, KS, at the age of 98. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt.
Nadyne was a woman of many talents and a bright personality. She was known for her beauty, intelligence, thoughtfulness, and most...
Robert Crabtree
Feb 23, 2024
Robert E. Crabtree, 89 of Springfield, Ohio formerly of Overland Park, KS passed away, Friday, February 23, 2024 in Hospice of Dayton.
He was born July 13, 1934 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Webster and Flossie (Mercer) Crabtree.
Bob received his Bachelor’s Degree from Olivet Nazarene College in Bourbonnais, Illinois, a Master’s Degree in Divinity from the Nazarene Theological...
Katherine J. Tate
Feb 23, 2024
Katherine J. Tate 1929-2024
Katherine was born to Gladys and Jacob Schuur in 1929. She grew up in Fulda, Minnesota and shared her life with 11 siblings. She and Gerald L. Goettig were married and became the parents to Linda and Gerry. Gerald passed in a truck accident. Kay met Charles Tate and they became parents to Pat, Bob, Gilbert and Rhonda. All the kids...
Gloria Jean Rump
Feb 20, 2024
Gloria Jean (Garrison) Rump, 91, of Mission, Kansas, passed away on February 20, 2024. She was born on April 29, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas. Gloria was the third of ten children born to Homer and Dorothy (Henderson) Garrison. She graduated from Wichita North High School and attended a year at Wichita State University.
Gloria was an active volunteer throughout her adult...
Alexander Kayalakkakatu Mathew
Feb 20, 2024
Alexander Kayalakkakatu Mathew, of Shawnee, KS, peacefully passed away on February 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on July 6th, 1932, the eldest of three sons born to Kayalakkakathu Mathew and Deenamma Mathew. After completing high school, Alexander moved to Northern India to work for the Indian Railways, eventually settling in Valsad, Gujarat,...
Kent A. Vick
Feb 19, 2024
Kent Alan Vick, 84, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, at his home, on February 19, 2024. Kent was born in Bentonville, Arkansas on April 26, 1939, to Vernon E. Vick and Helen Chitwood-Vick. Kent graduated from Central Highschool (Class of 58) in KCMO, and went on to the University of Arkansas where he played Football and ran Track. After...
Susan Mary Berger
Feb 19, 2024
Susan Mary Berger was born November 5, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Velora and John Ostrowski. She grew up in Duluth, moving to the Twin Cities when she started her career.
In the late 70’s Jim and Sue met working together at Control Data in Bloomington, Minnesota. They were married on October 4, 1980 in Duluth. In 1980 Jim and Sue...
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