Obituaries

Richard Morrison, M.D.

Richard Morrison, M.D.

Mar 4, 2020

Dr. Richard Allen Morrison, 85, surrounded by his loving children, peacefully joined our Lord and Savior on March 4, 2020.

Richard was born to Pansy (Pam) and Rex Morrison on July 25, 1934.  He grew up in the Kansas City area and remained a lifelong resident.  He attended Shawnee Mission High School and William Jewell College where...

Bill Peters

Bill Peters

Mar 4, 2020

Bill is survived by his wife of twenty years, Betty.

He was an Iron worker and Rancher.  He was a member of Paola Masonic Lodge #37, Abdallah Shriners in Overland Park and a member of its' Mounted Patrol for many years.  He was also a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court #93 in Overland Park....

Gary Reeve

Gary Reeve

Mar 3, 2020

Gary L Reeve

Gary Reeve, loving husband and father, passed away at age 76 on March 3, 2020.  He was born in Watertown, South Dakota on November 19, 1943 to Don and Leone Reeve.

Gary loved woodworking, cooking, gardening, ice cream, and mostly his family.  He was always willing to lend a hand and take...

Diane Snyder

Diane Snyder

Mar 2, 2020

Diane Snyder (78) of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Visitation will be 9:30 this Saturday, March 7, 2020 at College Church of the Nazarene.

Her Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 this Saturday, March 7 at College Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements are by Johnson...

Marilee Coffman

Marilee Coffman

Mar 2, 2020

Marilee Coffman, 88 years -young-, passed away Monday, March 2nd, 2020 at 5:15 AM, in Overland Park, KS. Marilee was born on October 6, 1931 in South English, Iowa to parents George and Miriam Grove, of South English, Iowa. She is survived by her daughter; Jennifer McAuley, Granddaughter; Arica and Josh Bradley, Grandson; Andrew Senuta and Great-Grandsons; Keaton and...

Ngai Woo

Ngai Woo

Mar 1, 2020

Ngai Chi Woo (胡毅志), 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Leawood, KS.

Ngai was born on December 5, 1940 in Hong Kong, China to father Fai Woo (胡輝) and mother Lai Fong Fung (馮麗芳). He was the eldest of 5 siblings - Ngai, Grace (美琼), Ton Chiu (敦潮), Tun Oy (敦靄), Fiona (美珍)....

John Ashley

John Ashley

Mar 1, 2020

John's services have been scheduled.   Please see below.  The service will be live streamed and may be viewed on the button below.

John Thomas Ashley, 84, of Overland Park passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020.  John was born on December 13, 1935 to Marvin Harold Ashley and Ruby Fern Ashley in Nevada, Missouri.  Following his...

David Finlay

David Finlay

Feb 29, 2020

David L. Finlay, age 83, of Mission, KS passed away on February 29, 2020. A Celebration of his Life will be held at the d.41 Event Space at Dalton’s Flowers, 8135 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS 66204. Private inurnment at  in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS.

David was born on September 8, 1936 in Kansas...

Sandra Lietz

Sandra Lietz

Feb 28, 2020

Sandy Lietz passed away on February 28, 2020, after a long illness.

She was born on August 16, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to Dorothy Morrison. She spent most of her life in the Chicago area with her adoptive parents Patricia and David Morrison.

She is survived by:  son, Steven Thompson, and his wife Kris Thompson,...

Linda Brown

Linda Brown

Feb 27, 2020

Linda Taylor, 70, of Overland Park, KS, died February 27. Linda was born November 29, 1949 in Monett, MO to Ray S. Taylor and Phyllis (Johnson) Savner. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by sons Matthew (Carla) Brown, and Michael (Denise Honda) Brown, daughter Kristene (Daniel) Hampton, and her sister Mary White, and brother Robert (Laura) Taylor. ...

Jean Nessa Pemberton

Jean Nessa Pemberton

Feb 22, 2020

Jean Marie Nessa Pemberton  was born on March 27th, 1928 to Thomas Arthur and Lillie (Mickelson) Nessa. Jean had a younger brother, Robert, who she was very close to.

Jean attended grade school at a small, one-room school house a few miles from her home. In a journal of Jean’s, she wrote: “I remember several times my...

Annabelle O'Neil

Annabelle O'Neil

Feb 21, 2020

Annabelle (Ann) O’Neil, 80, passed away peacefully Friday, February 21, 2020 in Overland Park, KS. Annabelle was born November 13, 1939 in Superior, Wisconsin, to Morris and Pauline (Brizer) Weiss.  She graduated from Superior High School and earned an education degree from Wisconsin State College–Superior.  Later in life she set an example for her children and grandchildren by earning a...

Bernice Springgate Bryan

Bernice Springgate Bryan

Feb 20, 2020

Bernice Springgate Bryan, 94, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away February 20, 2020.

She was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on September 17, 1925 to Clarence (Bud) and Emma Peters Springgate. In 1938 the family moved to the Lenexa, Kansas area and resided on a beautiful farm on 110th Street and College Boulevard which is now known...

Dorothy Shoup

Dorothy Shoup

Feb 18, 2020

Dorothy Lee (Watkins) Shoup, 94, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2020. She was a beloved and loving wife, mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and a treasured friend.

Dorothy (“Dee”) was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on January 7, 1926, to John Clarence Watkins and Virginia Louise (Noel) Watkins.  She grew up in the family home...

Dr. Mike Modaress

Dr. Mike Modaress

Feb 18, 2020

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Dr. Mike Mostafa Modaress, a loving husband and father of two children, passed away at age 79.

Dr. Modaress was born on October 26, 1940 in Shiraz, Iran. After migrating to the US in 1978, Dr. Modaress received his Master’s followed by his PhD from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas,...

Yevgeniya Shamilova

Yevgeniya Shamilova

Feb 18, 2020

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John "Jack" Hess

John "Jack" Hess

Feb 16, 2020

John “Jack” W. Hess, 80, of Overland Park, KS passed on February 16, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Dec 9, 1939 in Natrona PA before moving to Arnold PA. Jack was a 1957 graduate of Arnold HS where he played football and band. Jack was an avid sports fan and he loved fishing, hunting and the...

Donald W. Fox

Donald W. Fox

Feb 15, 2020

Donald W. Fox, 72, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 15th while in the comfort of his family.  Donald was born in Sioux City, IA on Feb 1st, 1948 to Alfred and Peggy Fox.  He was the 2nd oldest of six children.  (Jimmy/Donny/Mary/Ruthie/Billy/Kenny) He grew up in Sioux City, IA and attended Bishop...

Bruce Burgess

Bruce Burgess

Feb 14, 2020

Bruce Michael Burgess passed away peacefully at the Garden Terrace of Overland Park Skilled Nursing Home, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020.

Born May 26, 1951, Kansas City, KS, he was the son of James and Norma Burgess. Bruce is survived by his wife of 19 years, Joyce Hanlon Burgess, his 2 children, Crystal Burgess and Mark...

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Feb 14, 2020

Donald Miller, 88, Overland Park, KS, passed away on Feb. 14, 2020

He was born in Calumet, MN.  After high school in Coleraine, Minnesota, he volunteered and served in the Army for four years.  He attended the University of Minnesota.  Upon graduation he was employed by Wagner Electric in Minneapolis.  On September 24, 1960 he married Shirley...