Obituaries
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...
Olga Shelton
Dec 31, 2007
Olga Meyn-Shelton went to meet her Lord on December 31, 2007 at the age of 87. A Kansas City native, she was born October 17, 1920, the second daughter of Olga Hiller Meyn and John F. Meyn. She attended Ashland Elementary School and graduated at age 15 from East High School. Olga was a member of St. Peter?s Evangelical and...
Elsie Jennings
Dec 26, 2007
Elsie Marie Jennings, age 88, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at her daughter?s home in Colleyville, Texas. Mrs. Jennings was born in Bourbon County, Kansas near Ft. Scott, the daughter of Jess and Addie Stradley. She married George Herbert Jennings December 4, 1938 and moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 1958. Elsie was a member of...
Donald Davies
Dec 24, 2007
Donald E. Davies, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed into eternal glory on Monday, December 24, 2007 unexpectedly at the home. Don was born March 14, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Earl and Marie Davies. He was the youngest of four children, was raised in Merrriam, and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. He later attended...
Francis (Frank Fiedler
Dec 24, 2007
Francis (Frank) H. Fiedler, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Monday, December 24, 2007. Mr. Fiedler was born July 30, 1922, in Kansas City, Mo., to Herman and Edith Fiedler. He was a veteran of WWII and served with the U.S. Army Signal Corp. and 8th Air Force in Great Britain, France, Belgium and Germany from 1942-1946. He was a member...
Mr John Knoell
Dec 22, 2007
John Knoell, 97, of Mission, Kansas, passed away December 22, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. John was born September 10, 1910, in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of Marie K. and William F. Knoell. He married Lillian Woodley on January 25, 1939. She predeceased him. They lived a love-filled, joyous, Christian life together for 61 wonderful years, and...
Jack Van Lear
Dec 21, 2007
Jack Lynn Van Lear, 80 passed away Friday, December 21, 2007. Jack was born 31 January, 1927 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He retired from the United States Army Reserves in 1987 as a Colonel after 35 years of service. Jack served in the US Marines from 1945 to 1949 and later in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division as a...
Else Ricci
Dec 20, 2007
Else Ricci, 79, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007. Visitation will be 12-1 pm, Saturday, December 22 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Services will immediately follow at 1 pm. Burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Else was born June 26, 1928 in Germany. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and she enjoyed being a...
Mathilde Nielsen
Dec 20, 2007
Mathilde Jensy Nielsen, 5 weeks, of Overland Park, KS passed away December 20, 2007 from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Miss Mathilde Nielsen was born November 11, 2007 in Merriam, KS to Jesper and Patrisha Nielsen. She was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Charles Campbell and Irene Farrar; step grandfather, Leon Farrar and great grandfather Poul Erik Nielsen....
Willard West
Dec 19, 2007
Willard "Bill" West, 90, of Raytown, Missouri, died December 19, 2007. Born in Nobe, West Virginia, he was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from City Wide Tree Service, the business he founded in Kansas City in 1965. He was a great husband and father and he loved to bowl. Surviving are his wife and best friend, Dorothy West, three...
Helen Goldberg
Dec 16, 2007
Helen Rybicka Goldberg, 86, a longtime resident of Kansas City, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Plaza Regency at Park Ridge, New Jersey. She died from a long time illness with family by her side. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 8510 Wornall Rd., Kansas City. Burial to...
John Groot
Dec 16, 2007
John Groot, 95, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lakeview Village Care Center. John was born March 21, 1912 to William and Katie Groot in Rock Valley, Iowa. He retired from Associated Wholesale Grocers where he worked as an Office Manager. He helped start Kansas City Christian School and was a long time member of the Mission Road Bible...
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