Obituaries

Betty Hild

Nov 6, 2020

Betty Ellen Hild 1922 - 2020

Betty Ellen Hild, 97, of Leawood, Kansas died on Friday, November 6th in the comfort of her family.  Betty was born in San Francisco, California on December 22, 1922 to Walter and Ellyn Elizabeth (Hyland) Miller.  The family moved from San Francisco to the farmland of Nebraska when Betty was...

William R. Fish

Nov 6, 2020

William R. Fish, 102, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away November 6, 2020.  At this time, no services are planned.  Inurnment will be in Houston National Cemetery.

Benjamin Andrew Sparks

Nov 4, 2020

Benjamin Andrew Sparks, loving son, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2020 at the age of 37. Ben was born on March 21, 1983 to Michael and Diane Sparks.

Ben grew up in Leawood, Kan., and graduated from Blue Valley North High School in 2001. He went on to attend The University of Kansas...

Opal Kroening

Nov 2, 2020

Opal Charlotte (Meier) Kroening, aged 99, passed away Monday, November 2nd2020 after more than a month under hospice care for failing health resulting from multiple recent falls. Opal was born in Hunter Oklahoma on August 18th, 1921, the daughter of John and Rosa (Schroeder) Meier.  As a young child she and her entire family moved to Orange California, then...

Mary K. Jones

Oct 30, 2020

Mary Katharine Jones, 92, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away October 30, 2020.

Mary K. was born January 3, 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas to Ben E. and Lily N. Burnett Wright.  The family moved to Lebanon, Missouri where she lived for 20 years.  She has lived in the Kansas City area since 1950, and in the Olathe...

Ruth Cantrell

Oct 30, 2020

Ruth Evelyn Cantrell, 91, moved on to her heavenly residence on Friday, Oct 30, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Terrill (Lynn) of Richmond, VA, and son, Kevin Cantrell, of Overland Park, KS. She has two grandchildren, Jonathan Terrill (Caraleigh) and Jessica Holcomb (Joshua), two great grandchildren (Mariah and Micah Holcomb), and another greatgrandson due in December....

Rosetta Irene Riggs

Oct 27, 2020

Rosetta Irene Riggs, age 96, of Leawood, KS peacefully passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020.  Visitation will be Monday, November 2, 10:30 a.m. at the Overland Park Church of God (Holiness) with funeral services following at 11:30 a.m.  Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe, KS.

In 2010, Rosetta was preceded in death by Virgil, her husband of 63 years.  She was also preceded in death by a daughter Sondra, by her brother Harlen Dockum, and by her...

Mary Modaress

Oct 26, 2020

On Monday, October 26, 2020, Mrs. Mary Azam Modaress, mother of Nellie (Niloufar), and Magnolia Modaress, passed away at the age of 76.

Mrs. Modaress was born on August 27, 1944, in Esfahan, Iran, and migrated to the US in 1978 with her husband, Dr. Mike Modaress, and two daughters.   Together, they left a successful life in...

Arlene Lindley

Oct 24, 2020

On October 24, 2020, Arlene B Lindley age 91 passed away peacefully.  Arlene was born in St. Cloud, MN on November 14, 1928 to Irene and Nicholas Schwietalla.  She moved to Minneapolis, MN married and started a family raising 6 children in Chicago IL then settling in Leawood, KS.  She returned to school to earn her RN degree and...

Solon Hunt

Oct 24, 2020

Solon Allen Hunt, 93, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Solon was born on May 27, 1927 in Belle Plaine, Kansas. He spent the first 18 years of his life in Belle Plaine. He enjoyed participating in sports and the Buckaroo Saddle Club during his childhood years, but he especially excelled in the music department....

Mark Uland

Oct 21, 2020

Mark Thomas Uland was born on February 3, 1964. He passed away at home with his family on Wednesday October 21, 2020 after a year-long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, daughter, Emily, son-in-law Jeramy, twin sons, Samuel and Jacob, grandsons, Henry and Jack, mother Fleurette, and siblings Michelle, Melissa, Melinda, Eric, Matthew, and Michael,...

Madan Varma

Oct 21, 2020

Dr. Madan Manohar Varma, 82, of Overland Park, Kansas died October 21, 2020 at his home. A private service in the Hindu tradition is being planned for Madan to honor his culture and religion. Madan was born on January 5, 1938 in Patna, India to Dr. D. P. Vidyarthy and Smt. Chandrakanti Devi. He started his lectureship at Patna...

Robert Dale Hanna

Oct 20, 2020

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Robert (Bob) Dale Hanna of Merriam, KS, loving father of three children, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 79.

Dad was born on July 12, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to Roy and Bertha (Hanebaum) Hanna.  He attended Iowa State University in Ames and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business. ...

Bradley Smith

Oct 19, 2020

Bradley Kevin Smith, 64, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on October 19, 2020 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Brad was born on June 23, 1956 in Park Forest, IL to Kenneth and Marjorie “Sue” Smith.

Brad graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1974 and went on to attend the...

Christopher R. Rush

Oct 17, 2020

Christopher Richard Rush was born March 18, 1978 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He died October 17, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 42. Chris, lovingly nicknamed Muskrat by Dad, left us too early and unexpectedly, following complications from diabetes.

The baby of the family, he was silly, stubborn, ornery, and generous. As a child he loved all...

Phyllis Graff

Oct 17, 2020

Phyllis Arlene Graff, 93, of Overland Park, KS, died peacefully in her sleep on October 17, 2020. She was surrounded by loved ones. Phyllis was born Phyllis Newell on April 4, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Leona Newell.

Phyllis graduated from Mason City HIgh School in 1946 and met Russell Graff at a community...

Betty Patricia Ridenhour

Oct 16, 2020

Betty Patricia Ridenhour, 96, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away October 16, 2020.  No services are planned at this time.  We welcome you to leave fond memories and condolences for the family on the Tribute Wall above.

Alan Anderson

Oct 14, 2020

On Tuesday, October 14, at 2:19 AM, Alan A. Anderson lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.  He died peacefully in his sleep.  Alan was born in Moberly, Mo. to Robert Leroy Anderson and Anna Lee Anderson on October 1, 1949.

Alan is survived by his only child, Lorry Deanna Anderson, brother, Dr. William Anderson and his wife...

Marion Ellis

Oct 14, 2020

On Wednesday, October 14, Marion Paul Ellis (Mackie), loving husband, father of four, and devoted granddaddy died at the age of 97. He was born on June 13, 1923, in Scotia SC, to Pauline Schuman Ellis, who died with he was 11, and James Lamar Ellis, who died when he was 14. He is also preceded in death by...

Doris Noon

Oct 13, 2020

Doris Leona Noon, 84 of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in her home surrounded by family. Doris was born in Barrington, New Jersey to Berril Avery and Leopold William Heineman. Doris graduated from Germantown Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in nursing school, Doris met her devoted husband, H. Richard (Dick) Noon....