All Obituaries

Troy Gallagher, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas died August 16, 2022 at his home. A visitation will be 12:00 – 3:00pm, Friday, August 26, 2022 at Amos Family Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 10:00am, Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. Troy was born on February 14, 1965 in San Jose, California to William and Willia (King) Gallagher. Troy is preceded in death by parents. Survivors include his wife, Sabrina Gallagher; son, Cameron Gallagher; step-children,...

Herbert “Wayne” Meyer August 9, 1941 - August 16, 2022 Wayne Meyer passed away peacefully at his home on August 16, 2022, with his family at his side. Wayne was born to Herbert William and Flora Meyer on August 9, 1941. He attended Merriam Grade School and Shawnee Mission North High School, and in 1963 he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Civil Engineering. Wayne volunteered with the Peace Corps from 1963 to 1968, designing & supervising construction of...

John Joseph Blanchat of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully Saturday, August 13th, 2022 with his wife Pat by his side. He was born September 11, 1936 in Wichita Kansas where he was raised, attended Wichita State University and later met his future wife Patricia McKnight. They were married 60 years ago on June 2, 1962 then moved to St. Louis where John took a job with the Social Security Administration and attended Law School by night. By 1965, he had two daughters, Jenny born in...

Daniel F. Yuran, 74, passed away on August 13, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on February 10, 1948 to John and Mary Yuran in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Ward High, and was a veteran of the Army from 1969-1970. After the military, Dan bought a body shop in Kansas City, KS that was successful for many years. He enjoyed collecting and restoring classic cars, Chevelles being his favorite. He was a member of the Mid America Chevelle Club, and was president for...

Judy Mae King (nee Thompson), 82, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully at Trustwell Living on August 13, 2022.  She was an accountant at Consolidated Electrical Distributors until retiring in 2005, and previously worked at Bill Allen Chevrolet in North Kansas City.  She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Tom, and survived by her son, James.  

Paul Andrew Laski, 66, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on August 12th, 2022. Paul was born July 26, 1956 in Corona, California to Thaddeus and Alice Laski. He was raised in a military family and after graduating from college was commissioned as an officer in the US Army. He served faithfully for 21 years and retired as a Lt. Colonel. He continued serving as a defense contractor planning and executing Army training exercises until retiring in 2019.  Paul was a dedicated...

Kenneth James Gilsdorf, age 99 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on August 12, 2022.  He was born to William Gilsdorf and Emma Cody Gilsdorf on March 27, 1923 in Lawrence, Nebraska. Kenny was the 4th of eleven children.  He grew up during the Great Depression, helping his family by farming and shearing sheep all over the Midwest. He met the love of his life at Netawaka High School and just days before leaving for World War II, married Mary Lou Williams Gilsdorf on March 31, 1944....

Howard Donald Stier, 92, passed away on January 14th, 2022 at his home in Lenexa, Kansas.  Howard was born to Donald and Genevieve (Hayes) Stier in La Grange, Illinois on May 31st, 1929. Howard spent much of his formative years in Towson, Maryland before returning to Illinois where he graduated from La Grange High School and Bradley University (Peoria, IL). Howard joined the military as a young man, serving in the Army during the Korean War. He married Marion Wilson on October 5,...

Lois Ellen Rahm, 83, passed away on August 11th, 2022 at Trustwell Living at Mission Springs in Mission, Kansas. Lois was born on October 28th, 1938 to Adolph and Margaret (Dudenhoffer) Rahm in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Mercy High School in St. Louis, and attended two years of school at University of St. Louis. She graduated from St. Mary’s College in San Francisco, California. Lois worked as the Vice President of California Savings and Loan (now U.S. Bank) for many...

Elvira M. Samyn, “Vera”, age 83, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away peacefully on August 11, 2022 surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer. Vera was born on February 19, 1939 to Alouis and Yvonne Vandekerchove. She grew up on the family farm in Johnson County, Kansas with her sisters Frances and Louise. She often told stories about being on the farm. After working on the farm and graduating from Saint Joseph’s High School in 1957, she enjoyed working as a...