Obituaries
Thelma Perkins
Mar 30, 2007
Thelma M. Perkins, age 96, Derby, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 21, 1910 in Troy, Kansas to Samuel Lewis Mansperger and Ethel Maude Newbury. Thelma was one of six children in her family, three boys and three girls. She married Dale Perkins December 26, 1939 in Troy,...
Caryl L. Lee
Mar 29, 2007
Caryl L. Lee, 83, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007. Caryl attended the Berkeley School in New York City after graduating from Hackensack High School in Hackensack, New Jersey. She worked as a secretary for the Bendix Aviation Corporation from 1942-1948. She married her high school sweetheart, Russell E. Lee, on August 3, 1947. They were transferred to Kansas City...
Mrs. Sherry Drummond
Mar 29, 2007
Mrs. Drummond was born on April 5, 1954 and passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2007. She died following a long-term illness. Mrs. Drummond was a resident of Leawood, Kansas at the time of her passing. She is survived by her husband Steven. Contributions in her memory can be made to Special Olympics of Kansas.

Mary Hammond
Mar 28, 2007
Mary was born on June 16, 1918 and passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Mary was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas.

Mrs. Jean Mutert
Mar 28, 2007
Jean Marie Carroll Mutert, age 80, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, Kansas. Born November 11, 1926, in Grant City, MO, to Volley and Mary Jane (Gloekler) Carroll, Jean grew up in Athelstan, IA, and St. Joseph, MO. Jean graduated from St. Joseph Central High School in 1944, where she was among the Top...

Ralph Buglewicz
Mar 27, 2007
Ralph E. Buglewicz 69, Overland Park passed away Tuesday March 27, 2007. Ralph was born and raised in Kansas City, MO and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas and studied in Leningrad and Moscow. Mr. Buglewicz was a professor in the Metropolitan Community College system for over 40 years. He...

Mr. Alfred (al Hoffman
Mar 27, 2007
Alfred J. Hoffman (AL) Hoffman died at home on March 27, 2007. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 30, at the Colonial Congregational Church, 7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kan., followed by a reception at the church. Inurnment at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf. Born in Amarillo, Texas April 16,1917, Al was the son of...

Mrs. Dorothy Burdin
Mar 27, 2007
Dorothy Burdin (born Dorothy Dillman) died on March 27, 2007, at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, KS. Dorothy was married to Harlan N. Burdin who pre-deceased her in 1976. She is survived by her niece Diane Petro and her niece Joyce Huston and husband G. Winton Huston. Great nephews and niece are Soren Petro, his wife Lyn and their daughter...

Mr. Fred Petty
Mar 26, 2007
Fred L. Petty Jr. 81 Prairie Village, passed away Monday March 26, 2007 at St. Luke's South Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Petty was born February 8, 1926 in Drumright, OK. One night at age 17, Fred took his girlfriend to the movies (at least that's what his parents thought). Instead of a show, Fred and Clara Hartline...

Kathryn May
Mar 24, 2007
MAY Kathryn Ellsworth (Kay) May, age 83, Overland Park, KS, passed away March 24th 2007 from respiratory failure with her children by her side. Kay was born October 1st, 1923 in Chicago, IL. After high school she went to work at Marshall Fields where she met and married Thomas Edward May in 1943. After the war she became an active...
Mr. William Fleming
Mar 21, 2007
William "Bill" Aldridge Fleming, 63, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Bill was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Chicago, Ill., to William Fleming and Helen Aldridge Fleming. The family moved to Topeka, Kan., where he attended grade school and graduated from Topeka High School and later attended Washburn University. His sales career began at an early age, having worked for Goodyear,...

Galdys Wadman
Mar 20, 2007
Gladys Evelyn Wadman, 81, Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Menorah Medical Center following an extended illness. Gladys was born July 27, 1925, in Henry County, Indiana. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother. She enjoyed her family, camping, and card games. She also loved her friends at Silvercrest. She was preceded in death by her...
Timothy Funk
Mar 18, 2007
Timothy Lawrence Funk, 26, Tonganoxie passed away Sunday March 18, 2007 at home. A celebration of Tim?s life will be 1:00pm Thursday at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf. A gathering of Tim?s family and friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Dylan Robert Funk Education Fund in...
Mr. Darwin Curteman
Mar 17, 2007
Darwin E. Curteman, 94 years old, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007. Darwin?s love for life and hearty laugh will be missed. He was a WWII Army Veteran and was proud of his career as a maker of artificial eyes and contact lenses. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean, and son, Thomas. He leaves...
Mr. Jack Klecker
Mar 15, 2007
Jack Edward Klecker, age 88, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 at St. Luke?s South Hospital. Jack was born February 1, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended S. W. High School and Park College, and also studied at the Kansas City Art Institute. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and continued his interest...
Mr. T. Lundgren
Mar 14, 2007
T. Kent Lundgren, age 59, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lundgren was born May 28, 1947 in Ottumwa, Iowa. He married Jean in 1970 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville, Minnesota and from St. Cloud State University with degrees in...
Mr. Steven Mcavoy
Mar 14, 2007
On March 14th, 2007 Steven was granted God?s grace and freedom. Steven was the dearest son of Bill and Donna; the beloved brother of Billy, Greg, Kristi and Mark (brother-in-law); the cherished uncle of Scotty, Madison, and Nicolas; and the endeared grandson of Lucille Sportsman. Steven was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Luther Sportsman and paternal grandparents, John...
Mable Frances Lee
Mar 12, 2007
Mable Frances Lee, age 89, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 14th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS.

Lucille Johnson
Mar 11, 2007
Lucille ?Ceil? B. Johnson passed away peacefully at her home at The Neighborhood at Tellico Village in Loudon, Tennessee surrounded by her family on March 11, 2007 shortly before her 90th birthday. She was born March 29, 1917 in Webb City, Missouri to Eva Craig and Oscar Burnard Snider, next to the last of ten children. She met and married...
Betty Werling
Mar 10, 2007
Betty Jean Werling, 83, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007. Betty was born June 2, 1923 in Liverpool, OH to George and Alma Kirkman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert J. Werling; her parents and brother, H. Robert Kirkman. Survivors include her son, Daniel Christian; daughter, Lynda Armstrong; granddaughters, Ashley and Lesley Armstrong; brothers and sisters, Dean...
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