Obituaries

Richard Fuller

Jul 16, 2021

Dick Fuller of Overland Park, Kansas, was born March 20, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas, to John M. Fuller and Lila B. Fuller. He passed away on July 16, 2021. He was preceded in death by brother John L. Fuller and sisters Dorothy June Fuller and Virginia Alcorn. He was raised in Argentine, Kansas, and a proud graduate of...

Sheila Prince

Jul 13, 2021

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Sheila Byrnes Prince, loving and adored mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family. She was 90 years old.

Sheila was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on April 4, 1931 to Helen Higgins Byrnes and John T. Byrnes. Sheila grew up in Hamilton while spending summers at...

Marilyn Bynum

Jul 12, 2021

Marilyn S. Bynum, age 83, passed away peacefully Monday, July 12, 2021 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born and raised in Grand Junction, CO to Ruth (Jerome) and Thomas J. Clark.  Marilyn was quite an accomplished pianist and flautist. She attended Colorado College and the University of Colorado (Boulder), where she majored in Education. She had a love...

Judith Jaedicke

Jul 12, 2021

Judith Ann Jaedicke of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Monday July 12, 2021 surrounded by her family.   Judy was born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 23, 1943, the second oldest daughter of Paul Sells and Jacqueline Hand. She graduated from Washington High School in 1961 where she met her loving husband, Carter. They were happily married for...

Willis Grinstead

Jul 10, 2021

Willis George Grinstead—beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather—died peacefully at age 88 on July 10, 2021.

Named for his paternal grandfather, Will was born on November 25, 1932, in a farmhouse in Williamstown, Missouri, to Clara Elizabeth Taylor Grinstead and George A. Grinstead. He grew up on the farm the youngest of four siblings. When he...

Jeanne Marie DeLuca

Jul 10, 2021

Jeanne Marie DeLuca, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 10, 2021 surrounded by her family.  No services are planned at this time and her full obituary will appear soon.  We welcome you to leave fond memories and condolences for the family on the Tribute Wall above.

Honna Tyra Rodriguez

Jul 9, 2021

Honna Tyra Rodriguez, 44, Basehor, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021.  A memorial service to celebrate her life will be 11:00am Saturday July 24th at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th street, Prairie Village.

Tyra had a good heart, strong personality and she loved her boys who were the center of her world, she loved all of...

Rebecca Ann "Becky" Paschke

Jul 6, 2021

Rebecca Ann “Becky” Paschke, 64, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on July 6, 2021.

A visitation will be held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, July 14th at 11:00 a.m. followed by a service at Noon.  Interment will take place immediately following in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

Becky was born on December 14, 1956...

Kerry Goodier

Jul 6, 2021

Kerry Kelly Goodier died of complications of cancer with his family at his bedside. He was 75 years old.

Kerry was born in Norman, Okla. His family moved to Wichita then to Oxford, Kan., when he was a child. He attended Oxford High School where he was a three-sport star and played in the marching band at...

Cecilia Mitchell

Jul 6, 2021

Cecilia Mitchell, 87, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 6, 2021.  Her full obituary will appear here soon. We welcome you to leave fond memories and condolences for the family on the Tribute Wall above.  No Services are planned.

Grace Horst Ketterman, MD

Jul 6, 2021

Grace Horst Ketterman, MD., died peacefully at her home on July 6, 2021. She was born seven miles north of Newton, Kansas, on September 11, 1926, the sixth of seven children. She grew up on the family farm, which provided a lifetime of sweet memories.

After high school, Grace first attended Bethany Peniel College in Bethany, Oklahoma....

Martha Chambers

Jul 3, 2021

Martha “Tarkie” Lynette Chambers, 90, passed away July 3, 2021 at her home in Lenexa, KS. Martha was born August 23, 1930 in Johnson County, KS to Leonard and Nellie Rothganger. She married Wilford “Bill” Chambers in 1948 and they were married for 68 years. Martha was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her sisters Nellie Jones,...

Mark McCracken

Jul 1, 2021

Mark McCracken passed away in Overland Park, Kansas on July 1, 2021. Born in Columbus, Ohio to Tom & JoAnn McCracken, who predeceased him, he is survived by his sister Mickey & niece Kate. Mark will be remembered for his dry sense of humor, skill at cards (especially Euchre), & affection for animals, particularly Kate’s dogs Bruce & Floyd....

Marjorie Norquest

Jul 1, 2021

Marjorie Ann Norquest, 90, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph in 2018. She is survived by her daughters, Pam Magnant (Joe), Linda Shanks (Bob), Margo Pray (Mike) and Cynthia Eck (Pat); eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

Graveside service will be private. The...

Samuel Shanklin

Jun 29, 2021

Samuel Harold Shanklin passed away on June 29, 2021 at the age of 80.

Sam was born August 6, 1940 and grew up in Dresden, Tennessee, the son of Varon Jones Shanklin and Martha Starnes Shanklin, both schoolteachers. Sam graduated from the University of Tennessee and obtained a Masters Degree from Michigan State University.  He served as...

Wayne Morris

Jun 29, 2021

Wayne Lavern Morris was born on April 13, 1941 in Ottawa, Kansas.  He was the only child born to Frank and Nellie (O’Neal) Morris.

Wayne grew up in Ottawa, Kansas where he attended Ottawa Public Schools and Ottawa University.  He lived the majority of his adult life in Overland Park, Kansas until his passing on Tuesday, June...

Ralph Winston

Jun 27, 2021

Ralph Winston, 65, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on June 27, 2021 surrounded by family. He was born to parents Del and Diana Winston, on February 22, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ralph spent a majority of his early life in Osborn, Missouri graduating from Osborn High School and received a degree in Business from Northwest Missouri State. Living a...

Harry William Grider

Jun 26, 2021

Harry William Grider, 84, of Olathe, KS, passed away on June 26th.

Harry was born to Francis Cecil and Georgia Grider on September 10, 1936, in Bismarck, MO. He graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1955. Upon graduation he worked in various jobs around Bonner Springs, before landing at Western Electric/AT&T in Merriam, KS. Harry joined...

Chris Patrick Mitchell

Jun 26, 2021

Surrounded by his loving family, Chris Patrick Mitchell was freed from pancreatic cancer on June 26, 2021, and went home to be with the Lord.

Born in New Castle, Indiana on February 14, 1965, Chris grew up in Connersville and was a 1983 graduate of Connersville High School.  Chris was a gentle giant, a proud “girl dad”,...

Erna C. Burns

Jun 25, 2021

Erna C. Burns passed away at the age of 97 in the comfort of her home on Friday, June 25, 2021, with her niece and family friend at her side.

Erna was a friendly, fun-loving and adventurous spirit who made friends everywhere she went. Born in Germany and living through World War 2 as a young woman,...