Obituaries

Mr. William Bauer
Feb 1, 2007
William E. Bauer 86, Overland Park, passed away Thursday February 1, 2007. Mr. Bauer was born October 5, 1920 in Kansas City, KS. He was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942-1946. He was employed by IBM for 31 years. His loving wife Mary Caroline...

Mr. Edward Lawrence
Feb 1, 2007
Edward H. Lawrence, 88, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2007 at St. Mary?s Hospital. Mr. Lawrence worked as Director of Accounting for the Order of DeMolay. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a 50 year member of the Shriners Ararat Temple. He is survived by his wife, Maxine; two sons, John and Edward; four grandchildren...

Mr. Howard Gerstenberger
Jan 29, 2007
Howard W. Gerstenberger, 94, Olathe, passed away Monday January 29, 2007. Howard was born in Blue Mound, Kansas on December 9, 1912. He earned five Bronze Stars while serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked for Russell Stover?s Candies for 47 years and was a general partner. He was active in the Kiwanis, YMCA...

Mr. Bernard Westerman
Jan 28, 2007
Westerman, Bernard Clifford ?Bernie,? 91, passed away January 28, 2007 at Catholic Care Center, Bel Aire, KS, where he and his wife had lived for the past 2 years. He was born January 29, 1915 in KC, MO. During World War II, Bernie served 4 years in the Pacific as a Master Sergeant earning several medals and awards. At a...

Laura Boniger-woll
Jan 25, 2007
Laura L. Boniger-Woll, 37 of Lenexa KS passed away January 25, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care facility surrounded by her loving family. Laura was born on January 28, 1969 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She was raised in Orion, Illinois and as an adult moved to Lenexa, KS where she worked for Johnson County Transit. Laura was...

Mr. Seth Weld III
Jan 25, 2007
Seth Lathrop (Skip) Weld III Skip Weld, 68, Overland Park, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Brig. General S.L. Weld, Jr. and Ruth F. Weld. Skip is survived by his "bride" of 44 years, Jan; his son, Seth L. "Tad" Weld, IV; grandchildren Alec and Kendall; sister Mary Miller; many nieces and...

Mr. David Yankovich
Jan 25, 2007
David E. Yankovich, 64, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 25th. David was preceded in death by his mother and father Tony and Helen Yankovich. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Suzette, a daughter, Rachelle Tow, son Chad and daughter-in-law Holly, and three grandchildren, Brandon, Michaela, and Tanner. David worked for Harmony Printing and was a...

Pauline Thorpe
Jan 24, 2007
Pauline Thorpe, 93, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at John Knox Village Care Center. Pauline was born September 20, 1913 in Independence, MO to John and Selma (Limberg) Brune. She was a homemaker and volunteered at the Medical Center of Independence. Pauline also enjoyed being a member of the Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. She was preceded...

Mrs. Virginia Mueller
Jan 24, 2007
Virginia E. Mueller, Overland Park, joined the Lord in Heaven, January 24, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Virginia was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, June 1, 1924. She was married to Robert Mueller February 14, 1946, followed by 60 years of happiness. She was a devoted wife, mother, and home keeper. Survivors include; husband, Robert; daughter, Marti Lee and...

Mr. Norman Micke
Jan 24, 2007
Norman L. Micke 71, Kansas City, Missouri passed away Wednesday January 24, 2007. He is survived by his son Michael, daughters Susan and Deborah, five grandchildren, his brother Vernon, and sisters Mary and Beverly. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Visitation will be held from 2:00 ? 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 28 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons...

Mrs. Virginia Owen
Jan 23, 2007
Virginia Price Owen born July 20, 1916, died January 23, 2007. Virginia passed away January 23, 2007 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Virginia was a life-long resident of Kansas. She was a graduate from KU in 1937 and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Virginia and her first husband Joe Price owned and operated Price Rug and Draperies,...

Joan Anderson Blackhall
Jan 23, 2007
BLACKHALL Joan Belle Anderson Blackhall, 79, of Overland Park, Kan., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday January 23, 2007. Mrs. Blackhall was born and raised in Chicago Heights, Illinois. In 1947, she married Jack F. Blackhall. Together they raised three daughters in Homewood, Illinois. After a move to Texas, Joan began her 25-year career as a travel agent....

Mr. Dean Tracy
Jan 22, 2007
Dean C Tracy, 96, passed away Monday, January 22, 2007. He was the third of four children born to Amelia M. Belshe and Charles F. Tracy. In his youngest years, he grew up on the family farm in northern Missouri. Despite an orthopedic injury in his youth, he never allowed his injury to slow him down or limit him in...

Mr. Ernest Griesel
Jan 21, 2007
Ernest A. Griesel, age 95, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007. Ernest was preceded in death by his wife, Anna S. Dorothy Griesel. Survivors include his 2 daughters and son-in-laws, Serean & Larry Borcherding and Shirley & Michael Monahan; 4 grandchildren, Douglas and Jane Borcherding, Mark Borcherding, Emily and Adam Peak, and Jack Monahan; greatgrandchildren, Rachel,...

Mr. Raymond Hurn
Jan 20, 2007
Raymond Walter Hurn, longtime Johnson County resident, died Jan. 20th, 2007. He was 85. Raymond was born in Ontario, Oregon on June 27, 1921 to Rev. Walter and Bertha Hurn. H e also lived in Kingman, KS and Nampa, ID. He graduated from Bethany Peniel College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Oklahoma City with a degree in philosophy and religion....

Caleb Ramel
Jan 19, 2007
CALEB SCOT RAMEL, one month old son of Erika Ramel and Matt Browning, died at his home in Independence, MO on Friday, January 19, 2007. A celebration of Caleb's life will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Blue Springs Chapel. His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January...

Paulette Thiet-Waring
Jan 19, 2007
Paulette Thiet died peacefully in her sleep the morning of January 19, 2007. Paulette was born on April 26, 1914, to Louis and Alfonsine Concotelli in Sterling, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband Aloysius Thiet of Essen, Germany, parents and sister, Madeline (Zinnani). She is survived by her five children Robert, Elizabeth (Schultz), Joan (Amet), Walter, Nancy...

Brogen Budig
Jan 16, 2007
Baby Boy Brogen Budig went home to be with the Lord on January 17, 2007. He was born December 22, 2006, in Birmingham, Alabama. Brogen is survived by his loving parents, Christopher and Kristeena, and twin sister Braelyn of Birmingham Alabama, as well as his grandparents Janelle and Kenneth Kinnison of Stillwell, Kan., Rita Budig, and Gene Budig, both of...

Mr. Leon Johnson
Jan 14, 2007
Leon Charles Johnson 81, died Sunday January 14, 2007 at his home in Overland Park, KS. He was born December 27, 1925 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Joe H. and Hilda (Moden) Johnson. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Mart of Derby, KS and Delores Tindall of Palmdale, CA. Leon grew up in Clay Center...

Dr. James Bennett
Jan 14, 2007
Dr. James Dale Bennett Born October 22, 1913 to Dr. James C. Bennett and Florence Hay in Eskridge, Kansas, James Dale Bennett was an exceptional doctor, a celebrated war hero, and an active member of the Country Club United Methodist Church for over 50 years. Most importantly, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, mentor and role model....
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