Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth Maroon

Sep 1, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Maroon, 73, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away September 1, 2020, surrounded by her family.

Mamma Maroon, as she was affectionately known by many, was everyone's "Mom".  EVERYONE loved Mamma Maroon and they would do anything for her. She loved to cook and bake for everyone. She was also always the Peacemaker. She was a true caregiver,...

Catherine Allen

Aug 31, 2020

Catherine Kay Jaedicke Allen passed away peacefully at age 91. She was born on November 13, 1928, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Nellie Nissen Jaedicke and Fritz Jaedicke.  As a child of the Great Depression, (which she never thought was all that great) she learned to be tenacious, resourceful and frugal. She graduated from Wichita East High School and married...

Dick Walter

Aug 30, 2020

Richard (Dick) Walter, 92, formally of Overland Park, KS, passed away August 30, 2020, in Springfield, MO.  Dick was born in Kansas City, MO, to Dewey and Anne Walter.  Dick married his wife Jean in 1948, and received his Bachelors degree from Kansas State University.  He worked at D.W. Newcomers as their accountant and treasurer.  Dick and Jean retired...

Steven Cochran

Aug 30, 2020

Steven Curtis Cochran passed away on August 30, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas, after an extended hospitalization. He was 72 years old.

Steve was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on July 23,1948. He moved, with his family, to Overland Park, Kansas in 1957. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1966. He attended Baker University, where...

Allen Shirley

Aug 29, 2020

Lt. Col. Otis Allen Shirley, Jr. (Ret), United States Army , (83) of Birmingham, Alabama passed away on August 29, 2020.  He was devoted to the pursuit of excellence in every endeavor. He was inspired to contribute to a new type of law enforcement.   Col. Shirley graduated from Atlanta Law School with an LLB in 1964, later achieving a...

Nancy Parrett

Aug 28, 2020

Nancy Louise (Warrell) Parrett, 83, formally Shawnee, KS, passed away peacefully August 28, 2020 in Fort Worth, TX. Nancy was born January 1, 1937 in Kansas City, MO to parents Alfred Carl Warrell and Sarah Marie (Garret) Warrell.  Nancy married Richard Elton Parrett June 27, 1953, and they had two sons.  Nancy retired from Social Security Administration in 1990...

Sandi Imlay

Aug 27, 2020

Sandi K. Imlay, 76, of Lenexa, KS passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020.  Sandi was born on January 27, 1944 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Samuel H. and Ruth Anna (Long) Brown.  She joined her husband at Connecticut Mutual as a receptionist for most of her working career.

She was preceded in death by her mother and...

Landis L. Dibble

Aug 26, 2020

Landis L. Dibble, 71, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away August 26, 2020.  His full obituary will appear soon.  We welcome you to leave fond memories and condolences for the family on the Tribute Wall above.

Michael D. DeCann

Aug 24, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Michael “Mike” DeCann announces his passing after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 48, on Monday, August 24, 2020.

Born February 4, 1972, his parents Myron and Jackie DeCann moved Michael from Newark, NY, to Shawnee, KS at the age of 2. Mike met...

Rebecca Lee Powell

Aug 23, 2020

Rebecca Lee Powell, 72, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away August 23, 2020.  Rebecca was born in Amarillo, Texas on July 4th, 1948.  She was the youngest child of Charles and Nina Wells.  She graduated Palo Duro High School in 1967.  She lived in Amarillo until moving to Overland Park in 2017.   She is survived by her son Gary...

Robert Reagan

Aug 23, 2020

Robert A. Reagan, 95 of Roeland Park, KS, passed away August 23, 2020. Bob was born February 24, 1925 to Doris Kathleen (Williams) and Gaylord Nelson Reagan in Lafayette, Indiana.  They moved to Kansas City, Missouri the following year, where he was joined by his brother, Wilbur in 1927, sister, Juanita in 1930 and finally another brother, Ralph in...

Joe W. Mosley

Aug 21, 2020

Dr. Joe W. Mosley, 83, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away August 21, 2020, following complications from a lengthy and courageous battle of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Joe graduated from Classen High School, Oklahoma City, in 1954 and was Senior Class President.  He received a Bachelor of Arts, from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1958.

In...

Robert Lee

Aug 20, 2020

Robert E. Lee, 74 a resident of Overland Park, KS died Thursday August 20, 2020 at Advent Health Hospital from complications of Leukemia.

He was born in St. Joseph Mo. On September 19, 1945 to Charles and Minnie Lee, hband graduated in 1963 from Desoto High School.

On April 16, 1992 he married Peggy Wilson...

JoAnn McCracken

Aug 15, 2020

JoAnn S. McCracken passed away at her home in Overland Park, Kansas on Saturday, August 15, 2020.  She was surrounded by her immediate family: her son Mark, daughter Mickey, granddaughter Kate, and great-granddog Bruce, all of whom were grateful to be there with her in her final hours.

Born to Henry and Elsie Streng on November 21,...

Janet Love

Aug 15, 2020

Janet Carol Love, age 58, passed away with dignity at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 15, 2020. After waging a courageous battle against cancer, God called her home.

Janet was the second oldest daughter of David Rushton Love and Mary Helen Love, born in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 18, 1961. In 1981 Janet...

Doris Bell

Aug 14, 2020

DORIS JEAN BELL died Aug, 14. She leaves 2 daughters, Jeannie Rawlings and Kim Young, and grandchildren. The family will have a private service.

Dorothy Sime

Aug 13, 2020

Dorothy Ann Sime of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Chanute, passed away on August 13, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 13, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Robert E. and Theo Allie Jones Coon. She married Robert J. Sime on January 29, 1949. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in January of 2019. He...

Sally Martin

Aug 13, 2020

Sally A. Martin, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Sally was born November 29, 1930, in Republic, Missouri, the middle child of Pauline and Omar French. She attended the Mount in Atchison, Kansas, and met her husband, Eugene Smith, after graduation. They were united in marriage in 1952...

LaRetta Scown

Aug 10, 2020

LaRetta Jean Scown April 22, 1935 - August 10, 2020 LaRetta Jean Scown (Bunnie) was born in Oklahoma City and moved to San Francisco at the age of 8. She met her husband, and the love of her life, LaMar Scown (deceased) through friends that she worked with at United Airlines. They started a family of four and soon moved...

Ethel Thornton

Aug 9, 2020

Ethel A. (Turner) Thornton of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully August 9, 2020 in her home at Village Shalom.

Born July 14, 1926 of honest hardworking parents on their Northwestern Oklahoma farm.  She was taught a deep sense of right and wrong, sensitivity and respect for others.

Ethel and her siblings graduated from Freedom...