Sep 4, 2020

Passed away on September 4, 2020 at his home. He was born in Moorhead, MN on May 18, 1941 to Sigard and Josephine Highness. He was a master woodworker and also loved working on his award winning 1932 Plymouth hot rod. He is preceded on death by his parents, brothers Leo, Marvin, and...

Sep 3, 2020

Gene W. Rietfors, 82, Olathe, KS, went to be with the Lord at home, September 3, 2020.  Gene was raised in Crete, Nebraska, moved to Longmont, Colorado while in high school, graduated from Colorado State University in Journalism, and later received a Masters degree from Michigan State University in Administration and Higher Education while working for the...

Sep 3, 2020

Patricia Ann (Stablein) Downey, 88, of Shawnee, KS passed away September 3rd, 2020 at the home of her daughter. Pat was born on a warm summer day in Detroit, MI on August 23rd, 1932. She was the youngest of four children of Katherine and Paul Stablein Sr. and grew up in Kansas City, MO. Pat married William (Bill) Downey...

Sep 3, 2020

Ruby Jewell Tucker, 86, went to heaven on September 3, 2020, surrounded by family and angels, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

Ruby was born on January 2, 1934 near Thayer, MO on a family farm.  She was the daughter of Bernard and Alpha Johnson. She has one sister named Rosalie Johnson Brown.

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Sep 1, 2020

Marguerite L. Russell, age 92, passed away on September 1, 2020 in Mission, Kansas.  Marguerite was born in Chandler, Oklahoma in 1927 and graduated from Carney High School in 1945.  She lived on a farm near Chandler from 1970 to 1993, then moved to Shawnee where she lived from 1993 to 2018.  She was a member of...

Sep 1, 2020

Steve J. Greer, 67, of Leawood, KS died Tuesday, September 1st, 2020.  Steve had an exquisite eye for interior design and loved to make things beautiful. Steve always ensured his family was cared for and that was especially present in the care that he provided for his mother and grandmother later in life. He was very active with his...

Sep 1, 2020

Larry Boehm, 94, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather, passed away September 1, 2020. Larry was born during a blizzard on April 8, 1926 in a farmhouse in Lenexa, KS to Ollie and Rosa Boehm (Bross). On June 9, 1951 he married the love of his life, Frances Virginia Boehm (DeLeersnyder), and together they raised four children....

Aug 31, 2020

James T. Klamm was born June 17, 1928 at home in Parkville, Missouri to Walter and Nellie Klamm. Growing up on a farm, he did farm chores helping to support family truck farming with his seven siblings. He graduated from North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Finley Engineering School of Kansas City graduating with an...

Aug 29, 2020

Phillip Eugene Weaver, 93, of Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Kansas City Hospice House. Phil was born on December 26, 1926 to Edward and Raydie (Gragg) Weaver in Meade, Kansas. On April 2, 1947, Phil married Mary J. Sterry in Lawrence, Kansas. Phil was preceded in death by his...

Aug 28, 2020

Gerald "Jerry” Edward Patch, 87, passed away on August 28. Dad was born in San Francisco but lived most of his adult life in Kansas City. He worked in real estate and industrial food service, such as hospitals and nursing homes.  He had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh.  He was a very loving and...

Aug 26, 2020

Tom went to be with our heavenly Father on August 26, 2020. He was married to the love of his life, Sharon, and would have celebrated their 50th anniversary on October 17th. He is survived by his wife and four children: Becky Drabik (Brent); Darrin Nelson (Jeni); Walter Nelson (Caroline); Jonathan Nelson (Maria); and eight grandchildren: T.J.;...

Aug 25, 2020

Dale Mark Luetjen, 58, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on August 25, 2020. Dale was born in Kansas City, MO on May 8, 1962. He was raised on the family farm in Higginsville, MO and graduated from Higginsville C-1 High School in 1980. He continued his education at Evangel College in Springfield, MO and Central Missouri State University...

Aug 24, 2020

James Gene Puskas, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at his Shawnee home with his family.

James was born on March 4, 1932 in Grant Town, West Virginia to Arthur and Rose (Harry) Puskas. James served his country in the United States Air Force until 1954.

Aug 23, 2020

Virendra Jain of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the Olathe Medical Center.  He is survived by his wife Saroj and sons, Raj and Ankur, along with daughters-in-law, Suzanne and Yukti, and grandchildren, Sabrina, Sofia, Akerth, Derek and Ayanna.

He was a kind, generous, optimistic man who was full of life and who...

Aug 20, 2020

Shelly Lynn (Jaedicke) Killeen of Shawnee, KS passed away at her home on Thursday, August 20, 2020. She was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She married Daniel Killeen on June 29, 1991. Through this union they raised their two children, Bridget...

Aug 20, 2020

The family of Rosemary VanLerberg announces her passing into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, August 20.  She will be remembered affectionately by her surviving children Marsha (Jim) Callahan, Susan (Glenn) Hemberger, Joseph and Patty Glynn.

Her greatest joy in life was watching her grandchildren grow into wonderful kind adults.  Amanda, Dale, Brett, Danny, Ryan, Jennifer, Meghan,...

Aug 20, 2020

Beatrice Ventula Galton, or "Miss Bea" as she was affectionately called, passed peacefully in her sleep on August 20th, 2020 with her daughter at her side in Shawnee, Kansas.

Miss Bea was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 30th, 1932. She lived a very active and creative life as the seventh child out of eight born to...

Aug 18, 2020

Charlie VanBlarcum was born in Kansas City, MO in 1949 to parents Galen and Betty VanBlarcum. He graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1967. After that attended Penn Valley and in 1968 was drafted into the military. On the date of his enlistment he felt fortunate to get signed into the Navy Air where he was a...

Aug 17, 2020

Sharon Marie Incorvia, 62, Belton, MO passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home.

Sharon was born Feb. 25, 1958 in Garfield Heights, OH to Eugene and Betty Jane McCabe. She was a registered nurse for 30 years. Serving in many different capacities in healthcare.

Sharon was preceded...

Aug 16, 2020

Lester Raymond "Ray" Gillespie, 74 of Basehor, KS, was called home to Heaven during a peaceful sleep on August 16, 2020.

An incredibly hard worker who dearly loved his family, Ray will be remembered as the kind of man who gave his wife the world, his children a guiding light, and his grandchildren a pool and go-kart...