Obituaries

Eugene Fryatt

Mar 10, 2021

Eugene W. Fryatt, 85, died of natural causes March 10, 2021 at Sharon Lane Health and Rehabilitation.  He was born July 25, 1935 in Kansas City, KS.  He was the son of William O. Fryatt and Madeline M. Bunce.

Gene graduated from Piper High School.  He married Carol Holmes and they had four children.  Then he married...

Nan C. Borden

Mar 9, 2021

Nan Carolyn (Porter) Borden completed her life after living with a variety of challenging health issues including Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis for over two years, on March 9, 2021. Nan was born on May 31, 1932, the first child born in the “new” Ottawa, KS hospital, Ransom Memorial.  She lived in Ottawa until her family moved to “the farm” in Osawatomie, KS....

Shirley "Spanky" Ann Doss Clauson Johnson

Mar 8, 2021

Shirley “Spanky” Ann Doss Clauson Johnson, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at her home. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm Saturday, March 13th, at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel.  A private interment service will be held at a later date at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Wayside...

Phillip Callaway

Mar 8, 2021

Obituary Pending for Phillip.

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Please check back later for the obituary.

Nicholas Weimer

Mar 8, 2021

Nicholas “Nick” Jeremy Weimer departed this world on March 8, 2021 in Shawnee, KS.  He was born on October 4,1979 in Scottsbluff, NE.  He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1998, and went on to build a career with Union Pacific Railroad, which he took great pride in.

Nick was a loving husband and father to his four...

James "Brad" Wilson

Mar 8, 2021

On Monday, March 8, 2021, Dr. James Bradley Wilson, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully at home at age 83.

Brad is survived by his loving wife, Cora, daughter Kati Bradley (Robert), granddaughter Renner Bradley, sister Rea Wilson, and sister-in-law Carol Wilson, many nieces and nephews, and many, many friends.

Brad was preceded...

Peggy Joseph

Mar 4, 2021

Peggy Joseph, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away March 4, 2021.

Peggy was born to James Bryan Hudson and Margaret Ruth Lokey in New Bern, NC.  Peggy was a majorette and graduated from New Bern High School.  She also attended East Carolina University.

She married her high school sweetheart, Taft Michial Joseph Jr. on July 19,...

Shellee Mosher

Mar 4, 2021

Shellee Willden Mosher, born August 1, 1960, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend passed  away March 4, 2021, at the age of 60.

Shellee was born and raised in Henderson, Nevada, where she attended school, including two years at  UNLV. She was a loyal, enthusiastic McDonald’s employee for many years, where she met her husband of...

Deanna Pape

Feb 28, 2021

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, Deanna “Susie” Pape (nee Stinson) went home.  This is written not because she died but because she lived.

She lived a sweet, kind, loving life of faith and family.  Selfless in every way and always, Deanna was the loving and devoted wife of 48 years to Roger L. Pape who survives her. ...

Donald Hougland

Feb 25, 2021

Donald Hougland died on February 25, 2021, two days after his 92nd birthday.  Raised in Olathe, Kansas, he graduated from Olathe High School in 1947.  While still in high school, he joined the National Guard and later enlisted in the Marine reserves.  After being discharged, while serving as a Johnson County deputy sheriff, he met and then married Dorothy...

Mark Sabo

Feb 24, 2021

Mark Andrew Sabo, 71, of Leawood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Saint Luke’s Hospice House.

Mark was the son of the late Reverend Andrew and Madge Sabo, who started Bethany Lutheran Church. Mark was a graduate of the University of Kansas where he majored in Journalism. Outside of the classroom, Mark hosted a...

Karen Oglesby

Feb 22, 2021

Karen Sue Oglesby passed away February 22, 2021 at her home in Stilwell Kansas surrounded by her husband and children.  Karen was born in Kansas City, MO to Everett and Myrtle Robb.   She grew up in North Kansas City Missouri and spent most her life in the Kansas City area.   In 1993 during a short stay in Wichita,  Karen...

Georgia "Faye" Brandon

Feb 22, 2021

Our loving mother Georgia Faye Brandon passed away peacefully on Monday February 22, 2021 in Destin, Florida.

Faye was born March 24, 1925 in Sterwartsville, Missouri.  She married Jim Brandon in 1954 and was married to him for 52 years until his death in 2006.

Faye worked for Avon Products in South Kansas City for...

Patricia "Pat" Pedersen

Feb 21, 2021

Pat, age 89, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter Becky Pedersen after a long illness from COPD. She requested to be cremated with her ashes buried next to her husband at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, NE with a service held at a later date.

Pat was the youngest child of Arvid and Minnie Anderson and grew...

Merle Ecord

Feb 21, 2021

Merle was born on November 24, 1928, to Joe and Lulu Ecord in rural Anderson County, Kansas, west of Garnett. He had two younger sisters, Phyllis Ross, who preceded him in death, and Evelyn Lewelling. He went to Meadowbrook Grade School, a one-room schoolhouse for grades 1 through 8. Merle graduated from Welda High School (Kansas) in 1946. He...

Andrea Alexander

Feb 19, 2021

Andrea Joan (Donnell) Alexander, age 88, passed away February 19, 2021 at her home.  Andrea was born January 19, 1933 in Newark, NJ to parents Charles and Marjorie Donnell.  She and her family settled in the Kansas City area where she graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1951.  She attended Baker University and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega...

Lois J. Thomas

Feb 18, 2021

Lois J. Thomas, 97, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away February 18, 2021.

Lois was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charlie and Myrtle Cunningham.  She grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Wyandotte High School.   She also attended The Kansas City Art Institute.

Lois and James G. Thomas, Jr. were married February 14,...

Steven Ho

Feb 18, 2021

With his beloved wife, Rose, holding his hand, Steven Y. Ho mercifully and peacefully made it home to be with Lord on February 18, 2021.

Sadness quickly turned to reflection, gratitude, and appreciation for a remarkable life that Hollywood would beg to write a screenplay. Steven was known for his sense of humor and storytelling. Not that...

Edmund Scherer

Feb 17, 2021

How is it possible to summarize a long, rich life in a few sentences? Which words do we choose as our final remembrance?

Edmund Scherer was many things:  a loyal and reliable friend, a gregarious host, a meticulous organizer, hilariously funny, generous to a fault, strong in body and character, and—above all—deeply devoted to his beloved wife, Eleanor,...

Mary Ireland

Feb 16, 2021

Jane Ireland died peacefully February 16, 2021 after 104 years of living a loving and beloved life.  Jane is one of three daughters of Hazel Zeller, a wonder of kindness herself. In High School Jane was honored to speak at her high school graduation and the National Honor Society. She earned her Associates Degree at a time when few...