Obituaries
Karen Kennedy
Jan 1, 2022
Karen Avis Kennedy passed away Wednesday April 6, 2022. Karen was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 5, 1947, the daughter of Norma (Nielsen) Blaney of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ford S. Blaney of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Karen had one sibling, Ford R. Blaney who was almost 3 years old when Karen was born. She was almost my birthday gift as...
Joyce Murphy
Jan 1, 2022
Joyce Darlene Murphy (Lusk), 85, of Houston, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was born to Ted and Viola Lusk on August 27, 1937, in Aurora, Missouri. Darlene graduated from Aurora High School in 1955 and attended Southwest Missouri State (SMS) college in Springfield, Missouri where she studied physical education. Before college, she...
J.B. King
Jan 1, 2022
J.B. King of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the age of 101. He was born on January 30, 1921 in Ryan, Oklahoma to George W. and Martha Jane (Johnson) King. J.B. was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie J. on December 7, 2018. He is also predeceased by his parents and...
Blanche Yeater
Dec 31, 2021
Blanche I. Yeater (Bitner), born December 30, 1939, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2021, in Overland Park, KS., surrounded by her family. She is survived by her five children: Thomas E. Yeater (Patty), Suzanne M. Morris (Bill), Connie J. Oshman Silkman, Michael S. Yeater (Sheryl), Robert W. Yeater (Merrill), eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in...
Margot Bogner
Dec 31, 2021
Margot Marie Pickering Bogner, 35, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly in her home on December 31, 2021.
Margot was born in Overland Park, Kansas, on November 8, 1986, as the second child of Kathy and Christopher Pickering. She grew up in a family where love was given freely and often. Margot made friends easily and was...
Nancy Richart
Dec 30, 2021
Nancy E. Richart, 86, Overland Park, passed away on Thursday December 30, 2021. Nancy was born December 8, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri to Willis and Dorothy Peake. After graduating high school, she attended Iowa State College, (now Iowa State University) in Ames, Iowa graduating in 1957. A proud member of Kappa Delta Sorority and was very involved with...
Virginia Hanson
Dec 29, 2021
Virginia Blanton Hanson, 87, of Kansas City, KS passed away Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 at KU Medical Center. She was born November 24th,1934 in Memphis, TN the daughter of John Hutto and Nell Forester Hutto who preceded her in death.
Virginia was united in marriage to Walter Hanson, Sr. who preceded her in death February 10, 1981....
Gordon Toms
Dec 29, 2021
Gordon Toms, 94, passed away December 29, 2021.
Gordon was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years Iline Toms.
Gordon served in the Army before the Korean War and was a member of Overland Park VFW. Gordon worked as Financial Secretary of UAW before his retirement. He was an avid golfer. He was...
Sydney Darnaby
Dec 28, 2021
Sydney Brooke Darnaby passed away December 28th, 2021. She had just turned 23 years old. Born December 11th, 1998 in Overland Park, Kansas. She grew up in a tight knit community surrounded by her Oak Park Carpenter tribe. She was blessed to be surrounded by so many Oak Park families who considered her their own. In her younger years...
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Farmer
Dec 28, 2021
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Fay Farmer 68, of Overland Park Kansas entered the gates of heaven on Tuesday, December 28th 2021 surrounded by her family. Gwen was born in Wichita, Kansas to Ray and Marcy Proctor.
Gwen’s early years were spent in Amarillo, Texas with her older sister Vicki before moving to the Kansas City area...
Marsha Tomberlin
Dec 28, 2021
This is the story of Marsha Ruth (Curtis) Tomberlin. Marsha was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. Our Mom or “Nana,” as she liked to be called by her grandchildren and “Tasmanian devil” by her dad, was an amazing wife, mom, daughter, and a baker of cookies and sweets like no other....
Kwang - Ping Yang
Dec 27, 2021
Kwang-Ping "KP" Yang, age 77, passed away on December 27,2021. He is survived by his daughter, Carolyn Yang, son, Richard Yang, grandson, Jack Davidson, granddaughter, Alice Davidson, his brothers, Shin-Ping Yang, Jing-Ping Yang and Chih-Ping Yang. Services will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM at Johnson County Funeral Chapel & Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park,...
Frederick Schumacker
Dec 27, 2021
Frederick Joseph Schumacker, 82, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1939 to Helen and Fred Schumacker. He was the oldest of two children including his sister, Bonnie. At the age of 24 he met and married Orrene Joseph, the love of his life, to which they spent 45 years...
Marilyn Thomas
Dec 26, 2021
Marilyn Lavon Thomas, the first child of Rev. Karl and Dorothy Schuster and was born July 7th, 1929 in Liberal Kansas. On December 26th, 2021 she went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Marilyn enjoyed all things feminine. She was artistic and enjoyed interior decorating, fashion, and cooking. Marilyn loved and enjoyed people!...
Michael "Mike" Spafford
Dec 24, 2021
Michael Scott Spafford, 75, of Lenexa, KS passed away December 24, 2021. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Wednesday January 5, 2022 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. There will be a private family internment.
Mike was born May 18, 1946 in Kansas City, KS to George and...
Shawn Russell
Dec 24, 2021
On December 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve – Shawn Brendon Russell peacefully passed away at the age of 60. Born to Danna Marie Barton Russell and Dr. Robert Julian Russell Jr. on July 3, 1961 in Kansas City, MO. The youngest of four children with a wild and playful spirit, he was loved fiercely by his family and friends....
Marilyn West
Dec 24, 2021
Marilyn M West of Lenexa, Kansas went to be with Jesus on December 24th, 2021. She passed away peacefully at Clover Care Home in Shawnee, Kansas where she had been in memory care for six years. She was born in Esbon, KS to Daniel Welch and Hope (Ozmun) Welch and attended Esbon High School. After graduating, she moved to...
Curtis Goode
Dec 23, 2021
Curtis “Curt” Wilton Goode, 71, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on December 23rd, 2021 at his home. He was a graduate of Staunton River High School of Bedford County, Virginia; in 1968. After attending the Air Force Academy, he received his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1973 at the University of Colorado. While attending college there, he...
Douglas "Doug" Kohlhase
Dec 22, 2021
Douglas “Doug” Wood Kohlhase, age 51, of Overland Park, died peacefully at home on December 22, 2021, after his brave and courageous 2 ½ year battle with rectal cancer. Doug fought relentlessly with his attitude of “smile and grind” and never complained or let others see his challenges. True to his generous and loving nature, Doug would often send...
Doris Evans
Dec 19, 2021
Doris A. Evans, 87 of Overland Park, KS passed away December 19th, 2021.
Doris Ann Staples Evans was born October 11th, 1934 to Harold Oakley and M. Audrey Staples in Maryville, MO. She attended Hagey Country School and graduated from Burlington Junction High School in 1952. She went on to Northwest Missouri State and graduated with a...
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