Caleb Clay Maximo Barrera
September 28, 2011
Caleb Clay Maximo Barrera, 1, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday, Octoaber 2, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial in the Resurrection Cemetery.
Robert “Herky” Haynes
September 26, 2011
Robert “Herky” Haynes, 84 of Shawnee, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011, at his home.
Robert was born February 26, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Turner High School until joining the Navy. Herky served in the United States Navy, aboard the USS Stentor, during World War II. He married Alice Bierman on May 12, 1969, in Oklahoma. Bob was a member of American Legion Post #327.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one sister, and one daughter. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Alice; four daughters, Sheryl Leavey, Brenda Osborne and husband Corwin, Gayla Hoit and husband Steve, Theresa Bradshaw; two sons, Ron Bierman and wife Viola, and Gary Haynes; 19 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 1:30 pm to 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. with burial in Old Monticello Cemetery
Marjorie A. Malkames
September 26, 2011
Marjorie A. Malkames, age 96, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011, at The Court of Overland Park. She died surrounded by her family.
She is survived by her four children, Jean (John) Atherton, Bob (Sharon), Marge, and Sarah (Rick) Brown as well as six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Robert Bruce Malkames, Jr. who died in 1998.
Marjorie was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She moved in 1949 with her husband and children after TWA reassigned Bruce. For 51 years she was a good neighbor to those who knew her on Lowell Road and was actively involved in Shawnee United Methodist Church and the Women’s Society there. She was one of the original volunteers at Shawnee Mission Medical Center and was honored for 43 years of continuous service.
Marjorie loved traveling, and she visited Europe and much of the United States and Canada with her husband, family and friends. At family gatherings, she was known for her homemade pies and chocolate chip cookies. At age 90, she was knitting tiny hats to donate to local hospitals for newborn babies. Marjorie was born August 15, 1915, and lived a full and happy life until September 26, 2011.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Foundation for Shawnee Mission Medical Center Nursing Education Fund, or to SouthernCare Hospice.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A Celebration of Marjorie’s life will follow at 7 p.m.
Verjean Custer
September 23, 2011
Verjean Custer of Olathe, Kansas, passed away September 23, 2011.
Verjean was preceded in death by her husband, Everett W. Custer on February 1, 2011. She was born on the Kin dig Farm, east of Ogg Road, in Olathe, Kansas. She resided at the Greenwood Terrace Independent Living Home, Lenexa, Kansas. Remembered as a talented lady who enjoyed golf, flowers, pug dogs, cooking, bible studies and the position she held at Panhandle Eastern Oil Company for 25 years. In earlier years she worked for Swanson’s Dress Shop, J.C. Nichols, and Allis Chalmers.
Verjean is survived by two nieces, Mary Ginger Luhrs of Grandview, Missouri and Lois Anderton of Spring Hill, Kansas; nephew, Don Hadlock of Paola, Kansas; two step-daughters, Janis Henry of Robinson, Kansas and Linda Tracey of Overland Park, Kansas.
She loved her church family. She has been wanting to just go be with Jesus. Her request has been granted! She will be missed by those who loved her.
The family requests no flowers. Contributions may be made to the Shawnee Bible Church, 12921 W. 61st Street, Shawnee, Kansas 66216.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 9-10 am, Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Shawnee Bible Church, with the funeral service following at 10:00 a.m. Burial in Olathe memorial Cemetery.
Donald J. Curry, Sr.
September 23, 2011
Donald J. Curry, Sr., 95, of Lenexa, Kansas, former Johnson County Clerk and Johnson County Treasurer, passed away, a loyal Jayhawk, on Friday, September 23, 2011, at Sweet Life of Shawnee.
Don was born in the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kansas, on November 11, 1915, to Clyde L. Curry and Augusta Monahan Curry. Around 1930 the family moved to the Hocker Grove area of Merriam. Don remained a Merriam resident for over 75 years, and a life-long Kansas resident. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1933. Don served in the US Navy in World War II. In September, 1935 he married Glenna L. Davis of Merriam who preceded him in death in January of 1978. In August, 1979, Don married Virginia Helms of Merriam who also preceded him in death in August of 2005.
In 1958, Don was elected to the first of 14 terms as a Johnson County official on the Republican ticket. He also served as Merriam City Treasurer for many years.
Mr. Curry was preceded in death by a son, David L. Curry, a grandson, Daniel L. Curry, by step-daughters; Judy Dempster and Mary Beth Tucker, his parents and two sisters and their husbands.
Don is survived by a son, Donald, Jr. (Carole) of Lyndon,Kansas; two daughters, Nancy (Ted) Snell of Trimble, Missouri and Joy E. Curry of Lenexa,Kansas; a step-son Paul E. Helms; step-son-in-law Joe Tucker, 11 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
The family extends their sincere appreciation to the staff of Sweet Life at Shawnee for their compassion in caring for Papa.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in honor of Connor’s Crew, 920 Main Street, Suite 280, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 or online at www.jdrf.org
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at the chapel. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.
Teresa Elizabeth Prather
September 23, 2011
Teresa Elizabeth Barclay Prather, age 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2011, atLakeviewVillage,Lenexa,Kansas.
Teresa was born April 12, 1921 inTopeka,Kansasto Guy E. and Elizabeth Schoenfeld Barclay. After graduating fromTurnerHigh Schoolin 1937, she attended theUniversityofKansasfor 2 years. Teresa then transferred toChillicotheBusinessCollegewhere she was an honor graduate and homecoming queen. She worked in the Office of the War Production Board during WWll. Teresa married Elwin R. Prather, DVM in 1946 after a whirlwind courtship. Elwin (Prath), a veterinarian, had just returned from Army service in the WWII Burma campaign. They were married 57 years and were a great team during Prath’s 36 year career in the Army Veterinary Corps. They enjoyed a vibrant life together which included over 15 military moves and raising 4 children. She had great business sense and was a consummate volunteer – improving every organization from Boy Scouts to raising money for others through the Army-wide Thrift Shop system. Teresa had all the attributes of a terrific military wife – an uncomplaining nature, a can-do spirit, and a love of adventure. She was a very patriotic American.
Central to Teresa’s life were her family and friends. She adored her 2 sisters, Ursula Barclay Engelmann (J.D.) and Mary Ann Barclay Matney (Bob) and their families. She very much loved Prath’s large family and her Barclay and Schoenfeld cousins. She valued and stayed in touch with her many local and world-wide friends.
Teresa thoroughly enjoyed her 13 years living independently atLakeviewVillage. She continued volunteering forLakeviewVillage, her DAR Chapter and Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Teresa was preceded in death by her parents and step-mother, Helen; husband Prath; sister Ursula and brothers-in-law, J.D. and Bob; and nephew Jerry Engelmann. She is survived by her sister Mary Ann Barclay Matney; her 4 children Pamela Frye (Tom) of Lenexa, KS; Kent Prather (Kathy) of Topeka, KS; Susan Ripple(Gary, MD) of Westwood Hills, KS; and David Prather(Jody). She was very proud of her 11 grandchildren and their spouses: Jesse Prather (Jamie), Bryan Frye (Christa), Todd Prather (Dawn), Christine Frye, Emily Ripple Rudolph (Travis), Graham Ripple and Luke, Max, Sam, Marilyn and Madeline Prather. Her 5 great grandchildren – Kendall, Calvin, Eliana, Avery and Owen – continuously thrilled her.
Visitation and Services
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, September 29, 2011, 1:00 p.m. at Lakeview Village Heritage Room, 9100 Park St., LenexaKS66215with a reception following. Burial will be on Friday, September 30th, 2011, at noon at the Lake of the Ozarks (near Barclay Hill) at Old Saint Patrick’s Church Cemetery, Road “O”, Laurie, MO.
Contributions
Memorials may be directed to Tomahawk Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, c/o 7612 West 149th St., Overland Park, KS 66223 or the Prather Education Memorial , Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 103 Trotter Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506.
Maria Guadalupe Rangel
September 22, 2011
Maria Guadalupe Rangel, 48, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away September 22, 2011, after losing a three year battle with cancer.
She is survived by her husband Ignacio Rangel; and her sons, Jesus, Dsvaldo, Robertos, and Eduardo Rangel.
Visitation and Funeral Service
A visitation will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m., Monday September 26, 2011, followed by a prayer service at 1:00 pm, and visitation from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, all at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.
Steven D. Trout
September 21, 2011
Steven D. Trout, 32, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away September 21, 2011.
Steven was born April 18, 1979, in Overland Park, Kansas, to Larry and Judy (Fain) Trout. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School with the class of 1998.
Steven was preceded in death by his grandparents; Robert and Marie Trout and Richard and Bernice Fain. He is survived by his wife Holly Johnston; children Alexis and Steven Trout, and Hayley, Jay, and Jordan Johnston. He is also survived by his parents Larry and Judy Trout; a brother Daniel Trout and his wife Melissa; nephews Jacob and Rylan Trout, along with many close relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to his children’s educational fund c/o Holly Johnston.
Visitation and Memorial Service
A visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00, Sunday, September 25, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, followed by the service at 4 pm. A private family graveside service will be held at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.
Louis Angelo Betros
September 20, 2011
Louis Angelo Betros, age 87, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
Lou was born December 10, 1923, in Miami, Florida, and moved to Kansas City in 1945. In childhood, due to recurring illness, his mother often could not support the family and so Lou and his brothers stayed at children’s homes. Kendall Home for Children of Dade County was one he fondly remembered. Being one of the few children who could read and write, he was assigned to help the other children learn. Teachers liked his inquisitive, helpful nature and one bought him a vacuum tube so he could make a radio. Another taught him woodworking and insect collecting. The resulting insect collection, housed in display boxes he made, won a $25 prize and was given to Ernest Coe, who was instrumental in the creation of Everglades National Park.
Soon, though, his interests became focused on electronics. On his own, he read everything he could, with what would remain a lifelong insatiable appetite for knowledge. At the outbreak of WWII, his entire high school class was hired by Pan Am to work at their Dinner Key Airbase, where his knowledge of electronics was quickly directed to teaching navigation and electronics to fellow employees. With the end of WWII came the return home of GI’s in search of an education, many of whom attended Central Technical Institute in Kansas City, which borrowed Lou from Pan Am to develop and expand their curriculum. He was only going to stay a year, but a young lady caught his attention. He married Catherine Jane Reid in 1949. They were inseparable until her death in 2007.
Lou continued teaching and writing for the Institute for the next 24 years. In 1962, Lou attended the Remington Rand School in Ilion, New York, where he was introduced to the new field of computer programming. This experience changed his professional life and set the future. By the early 1970s he was developing computer software to print the newly developed bar code label for items on store shelves. His ongoing software development included work with various companies including IDS inEngland.
Lou was a scoutmaster for Troop 392 at Santa Fe Elementary School in Overland Park, Kansas. One of the highlights was taking the Boy Scouts on an adventurous backpacking trip to Colorado in 1966. Though no one had any experience backpacking, it resulted in a desire to return on a family backpacking trip the following summer. This would begin a long and active involvement with the Johnson County Outdoor Club (now the Kansas City Outdoor Club) throughout the 1970s and 80s. Lou and Jane were founding members of the Possum Trot Orienteering Club and when GPS technology was first being introduced, he combined his technical abilities with the sport to develop orienteering maps. One of the greatest thrills in his life was when, in his early 70s, he learned to fly and earned his pilot’s license. In his mid 80s, he built his own super-duper computer to handle his flight simulator software.
Lou was preceded in death by his beloved wife Catherine Jane (Reid) Betros,; mother Myrtle Maude Marshall; father Angelo Demetrius Betros; and his two brothers, George A. and James A. Betros. He is survived by his three children, Charles Betros (and wife Lisa) of Dobbs Ferry, New York; Phillip Betros of Hawley, Pennsylvania; and Betsy Betros of Mission, Kansas; and by his granddaughters Emily Betros of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Abbe Tykwinski of Lansing, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Lou’s name, in support of the parks he loved so much:
Parks and Recreation Foundation of Johnson County
P. O. Box 4775
Shawnee Mission Kansas 66204
Visitation and Memorial Service
Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel.
Gerald (Jerry) Timothy Sesto
September 19, 2011
Gerald (Jerry) Timothy Sesto, 46 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011, in Tulsa.
Jerry was born on November 18, 1964, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of Audrey K. Sesto and Thomas A Sesto, both of Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Shawnee Mission Northwest ’83-home of the Cougars. He met his best friends there and truly considered them family. They were his rock and his support system. His high school football dream continued after college graduation from KU.
Football was always his passion and remained so up until his final days. He coached football in Tulsa where he enjoyed learning about his players and coaching them not only on the field, but off in life. The players respected Jerry and appreciated his “pep” talks. He was excellent at making people feel their best and giving them the confidence they needed.
His love didn’t stop on the field as he was always up for a hometown visit with his friends and family. Bringing donuts, flexing his muscles and giving his “Jer” bear hugs were among his specialties. His love will be missed by all.
Jerry leaves behind four brothers, Anthony, Michael, Thomas (Grace), Joseph (Leah); sister Karen (Jeff) Oddo; nieces and nephews Kari, Joey, Jared, Drew, Romano, Savannah, Alyssa and Olivia; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, and a son, Adam (Nichole) Reed and granddaughter, Gia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a scholastic fund set up for Jerry’s grandaughter, Gia. Please make checks payable to:
Jerry for Gia Fund
c/o Tom Sesto
25707 W. 67th Street
Shawnee, Kansas 66226
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm, Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at the chapel. Graveside service to follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa, Kansas.