Obituaries

Wayne Hein

Nov 20, 2020

Wayne Kenneth Hein, 86 of Leawood, KS, died Friday, November 20, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Wanda Lee, his parents, Albert & Verna Hein and his sister, Janet Wolfmeyer. Wayne is survived by his children, Mark Hein & wife Karen, Sandra Wachter & husband Marc and Scott Hein; his grandchildren, Dr. Amanda...

Dave Luse

Nov 18, 2020

Charles David “Dave” Luse, 68, passed away Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 at Azria Health where he was a full-time resident from various health complications amplified by the COVID-19 virus.

Dave was born August 8th, 1952 in Kansas City Kansas to Howard and Virginia as their second son.  He was raised in the Shawnee Mission area and graduated...

Betty Hodges

Nov 18, 2020

Betty June Hodges, 95, of Mission, Kansas passed away November 18, 2020. Betty was born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 31, 1925 to Jessie Lucile Buck and Cloyd Arnold Bacon. She was born on her maternal great grandmother’s birthday and always felt a great connection to her. She and her older brother Robert C. Bacon moved often with...

Sharon Chafin

Nov 17, 2020

Sharon Ann Chafin, 71, passed away in Kansas City, Missouri on November 17, 2020.  Her service is being held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel on Thursday, November 19th at 2 p.m.  Sharon was born on September 9, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to Elmer A. and Dorothy M. (Hamaker) Chadwick.  She was the loving wife of Steven whom she...

Julia Turner

Nov 14, 2020

Julia S. Turner, 82, Shawnee, KS, passed away November 14th, 2020 at Sunrise Senior living in Lenexa KS. Funeral service and burial will be private at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens.   Contributions may be made to the missions committee of Lenexa Baptist Church. Julia was born August 24, 1939 in Newton, KS to Lyman & Faye Rowe....

Carole Whelan

Nov 14, 2020

Carole Evelyn Whelan, 78, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Saturday November 14, 2020.   Visitation will be 1-2:00pm Friday November 20th followed by a memorial service at 2:00pm.   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society in memory of Carole.

Carole was born March 28, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland to John and...

Patricia Lou England

Nov 14, 2020

On November 14, 2020, Patricia Lou England passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.

Patricia was born April 7, 1928 to Grady B. & Lily Sanders in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita North High School and attended Business College. She worked at Davis Manufacturing where she met her husband of 46 years, Steve England. They...

Blanche Banks

Nov 13, 2020

Blanche O. Banks was born in Morrilton, Arkansas, on August 7, 1933 to parents Samuel and Larlean Oliver. She attended the public schools there and after graduating from L.W. Sullivan high school, she attended Philander Smith college in Little Rock Arkansas. Upon enrollment her original plan was to become an attorney.  She had a change of heart during undergraduate...

Barbara K. Grady

Nov 13, 2020

Barbara K. Grady, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away November 13, 2020 at Tallgrass Creek Senior Living.  No services are planned at this time.  We welcome you to leave fond memories and condolences on the Tribute Wall above.

Naomi Turk

Nov 13, 2020

Naomi Turk, 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at the Shawnee Gardens Care Center on November 13, 2020.  She was born Naomi Stroud on November 25, 1925 in Weatherford, Texas, to Lewis and Susie Stroud.

Naomi spent her childhood in Weatherford Texas and graduated from Weatherford High School.  She met her husband of...

Helen Boan

Nov 12, 2020

Helen Maxine Boan Helen M. Boan, the daughter of John Walter and Clara Marie (Swanson) Nelson, was born February 25, 1923, in Essex, Iowa, and died November 12, 2020, in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 97. She grew up in Iowa with her two sisters and two brothers who are all now deceased too. Helen was baptized...

Dick Imel

Nov 10, 2020

Arleigh Richard “Dick” Imel, 93, devoted husband of Ethel, passed away peacefully in the early hours of November 10, 2020, at Sharon Lane Health and Rehabilitation in Shawnee, KS from complications of advanced age.

Dick was born December 6, 1926 in Muskogee, OK to Arley James and Hazel Mary (Detlor) Imel.   His childhood was spent in Muskogee...

Patrick Brian Gerrity

Nov 9, 2020

Patrick Gerrity peacefully passed away on November 9, 2020, after a brief illness.  His long-term partner Barbara was at his side. Patrick was born January 1, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to parents Thomas E. and Helen C. Gerrity, who preceded him in death.

He spent much of his life in Overland Park, KS, graduated from Shawnee...

Carolyn W. Simmons

Nov 9, 2020

Carolyn Wakefield Simmons, a native and long-time resident of the Kansas City area, passed away last week at Olathe Medical Center Hospice, surrounded by her family.

Carolyn graduated from Southwest HS in 1949, then continued her education at Wellesley College. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin after her marriage to Second...

John Stephen Bosnak

Nov 9, 2020

John Stephen Bosnak, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away November 9, of complications following a planned surgery, with his loving family around his bedside. He was born February 15, 1941, in Alton, Illinois, to John and Marie Bosnak. He attended Alton High School, graduating as valedictorian of a class of more than 400. In 1963 he earned the...

Patricia Bumgarner

Nov 8, 2020

Patricia B (Thorne) Bumgarner of Kansas City died peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning November 8, 2020. Born to the parents Francis and Blanche Thorne January 7, 1927 in El Dorado Kansas and grew up in Shawnee Kansas. She is preceded in death by Fred O Bumgarner whom she married in 1949. And son Gregory T Bumgarner. She is...

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...