Barbara Ann Renfro
December 31, 2010
Barbara Ann Renfro, 65, Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Barbara was a graduate of UNCG (Phi Beta Kappa), received her MA at Indiana University and her MA in Library Science from Winthrope University. She taught 11th grade English at Myers Park High School before becoming a Media Specialist at Sharon and Pinewood Elementary Schools.
Barbara was a cheerleader sponsor and attended dances. She was known to grade papers during sporting events and her students will remember her for the ever present Coke that she sipped on during class.
Barbara was an avid sports fan, following the Panthers through thick and thin. She loved the original Charlotte Hornets basketball team. Most of all, she loved antiques, art and finding deals in flea markets. She was a good sport who was able to laugh at herself, and to honestly enjoy the humor of high school students. She had a good heart, always willing to help out students and friends. She was a true good friend to many. She loved her dad and later that love was transferred to her nieces.
Barbara was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert T. and Mattie I. (Wilkinson) Renfro and sister Patricia Anthony. Survivors include her sister, Margaret Minea and her husband, Todd and their two daughters, Allison and Samantha.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Barbara Renfro Scholarship Fund, c/o Myers Park High School, 2400 Colony Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209.
Memorial Service
Memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Myers Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28207.
Ruth M. Baier
December 31, 2010
Ruth M. Baier, 86, formerly of Dallas, Texas, passed away at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Facility, Shawnee, Kansas on December 31, 2010.
Ruth was born May 31, 1924, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Edward and Elsie Baier. She was an executive secretary for an advertising firm for many years.
Ruth is survived by her sisters, Elsie Bailey and Bill Meeder, Donna Reneger (Calvin), and Patricia Haberlein (Bernard), and many nieces and nephews. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Edward L. Baier.
Memorial Service
Memorial service will be 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.
G. E. “Eddie” Fuchs
December 30, 2010
G.E. “Eddie” Fuchs, 90, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Eddie was born July 10, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Henry and Lillian (Crowley) Fuchs. He was a graduate of Rosedale High School. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII in the European Theater. He was a member of the Amateur Trap Shooting Assoc. Eddie was in the printing industry for over 50 years and the founder and owner of Mid-Town Press of K.C. Inc. from 1953-2001. He was a member of the Graphic Communications Union.
Eddie was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Gwendolyn Mae (Krajicek) Fuchs on January 16, 1997, brothers, Joseph, John, Bernard and Henry and sisters, Mary Fehrenbach and Lillian Fuchs. Survivors include his four children, Gail Aita and husband, Paul, Lenexa, Kansas, Mary Wear and husband, Daniel, Olathe, Kansas, Melissa Lynch and husband, Thomas, Overland Park, Kansas and George E. Fuchs, II and wife, Georgia, Overland Park, Kansas; 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
He was a wonderful man and will be with us always.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64145.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2010, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 5500 Woodson, Mission, Kansas. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Betty L. Lackey
December 29, 2010
Betty L. Lackey, 86, of Mission, Kansas, died December 29, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Visitation and Services
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A memorial service will be at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, January 1, 2011, at American Legion Post #370, 7500 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, Kansas. Inurnment will be 9:00 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2011, Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Carl Sharp
December 29, 2010
Carl Sharp, 67, of Basehor, Kansas, died December 29, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 31, 2010, at Sherman City Cemetery, Sherman, Kansas.
Frank B. Hildenbrand
December 28, 2010
Frank B. Hildenbrand, 93, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away December 28, 2010.
Frank was born September 22, 1917, in Quincy, Illinois. A Navy veteran, he retired from the FAA after 35 years.
Frank is survived by his wife, Bernice of 65 years; daughter Kathy Johnson (Lee) of Denver, Colorado; son Jim Hildenbrand of Bettendorf, Iowa; and grandchildren, Lindsay, Amanda, Ben, and Kyle.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64145.
Visitation and Funeral Service
A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Overland Park, Kansas, with Mass following at 11 am. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, Kansas.
Evelyn Ann Gery
December 27, 2010
Evelyn Ann Gery, 52, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Evelyn was born October 18, 1958, to Darlene and Joseph Ferry in Abington, PA. Evelyn is survived by her husband, Bill Gery, three daughters, Karen Gery, Colleen Caffrey, Sarah Gery, brother, Joseph Ferry, and granddaughter, Emily.
Memorial contributions can made to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64145.
Memorial Visitation
A memorial visitation will be 12 to 2 p.m., Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.
Gerald “Gary” Deason
December 27, 2010
Gary Deason, 73, of Overland Park, Kansas, was called to be with the Lord December 27, 2010. Gary was born December 27, 1937, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to Alvin and Beulah (Lowrey) Deason.
Gary worked for many years as a sheet metal worker and was a proud member of The Sheet Metal Retiree’s Club.
He is survived by his brother Tom Deason, and sisters, Jan Ernst and Vesta York.
Gary will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.
Visitation and Funeral Service
A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am, Monday, January 3, 2011, at the Nall Avenue Baptist Church, 6701 Nall Avenue, Prairie Village, Kansas. A funeral service will follow at 11 am and the church.
Ross H. McClelland, Jr.
December 25, 2010
Ross H. McClelland, Jr. 84, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Memorial Service
Memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.
Lillian Louise Black Bamberger
December 25, 2010
Lillian Louise Black Bamberger, 91, passed away December 25, 2010, surrounded by loved ones.
Lillian was born November 20, 1919, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Catherine S. and Warren C. Black. Her family moved to Canton, Ohio where she graduated from Canton McKinley High School in 1937. It was there that she met her husband Harold “Bud” Bamberger, whom she married in 1943.
Lillian led a full life, raising a family and working various jobs until her retirement in 1979 from The College of Wooster in Ohio where she was the executive secretary to the Vice President of Finance. She loved to travel and especially enjoyed visiting friends and family across the country, as well as excursions to Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, and Hawaii. Her later years were spent living with her family in Lenexa, Kansas.
Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 36 years, Harold E. Bamberger; her son, Harold E. Bamberger, Jr.; her daughter, Kathleen B. Stroud; and brother, Howard Black.
She is survived by her son Stephen, his wife Julie, and their children Tracey, Kevin, and Kara Bamberger, all of Lenexa; her grandchildren Katrina Stroud, Cristi Downey (Kevin), Sonya Jacob (Jim), Heather McCrea, and Stephanie Schultheis, as well as 12 great grandchildren.
Hers was a life well lived and she will be greatly missed.
In memory of Lillian, the family suggests contributions to The College of Wooster, Gault Alumni Center, 1012 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio 44691 or online at www.woosteralumni.org
Memorial Service
A private memorial service will be held at a later date in Youngstown, Ohio.