Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Ray Mcguire
Sep 17, 2018
Ray McGuire, 77, of Shawnee, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Ray was born February 23, 1941 to the late Tirrel and Bernice McGuire in Los Angeles, CA. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1959 and piloted a landing supply craft suppling ground troops in the early days of...
Dorothy Ann Cady) Zarda
Sep 15, 2018
Dorothy Ann Zarda, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. She fought an aggressive lung cancer that got the best of her. Dorothy was born Sept. 3, 1949 in Auburn, New York to Donald Forest Finch and Beverly Clark Finch. She grew up in the central N.Y. area and...
Jacob C. Mossman
Sep 15, 2018
Jacob C. Mossman, 33, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on September 15, 2018. He was born on March 22, 1985, in Merriam, Kansas, to Dan Mossman and Elizabeth McCreery.
Jacob had a great love of music, hunting, family, fishing, friends, movies, the lake and his nephews.
He is survived...
Mary B. Bridgens
Sep 13, 2018
Mary B. Bridgens, 81, of Roeland Park, KS, passed away on September 13th, 2018. She was born on September 9th, 1937 in Bartlesville, OK to Esto and Mary Berkey. Mary graduated from Kansas University with a degree in medical technology. She went on to work at Saint Joseph Hospital where she met her husband, James Bridgens, MD. Mary has...
Ivory W. Jones
Sep 13, 2018
Ivory Jones, 78, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on September 13th, 2018. He was born on October 20th, 1939 in Orange, TX to Ivory and Hilda Jones. Ivory graduated from Wallace High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Technology from Texas State University.
He worked at NASA and later he began working and retired...
Greydon Eldo Hersh
Sep 13, 2018
Greydon Eldo Hersh, 91, of Merriam, KS passed away in her sleep on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Visitation will be held Tuesday, from 9 to 10 a.m. September 18, 2018 at the Amos Family Funeral Home. Followed by a Funeral Service at 10 a.m.
Greydon was born November 11, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas to William and...
Thomas Witting Conradt
Sep 12, 2018
Thomas Conradt, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away September 12, 2018 in his home.
Thomas was born July 22, 1930 in West Point, Iowa to Carl and Rose Conradt. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Marilyn, parents, his sister Rosemary and brother Carl as well as one granddaughter Mareta Dale.
Thomas is survived...
Dillon R. Gaulding
Sep 11, 2018
My grandfather, Dillon Roland Gaulding, 96, entered into heaven on September 11, 2018. In recent years, Grandpa had started suffering from dementia and moved to Brookdale in Shawnee, KS to receive specialized care. Although Grandpa's memories had started to blur, he lived a full life and shared his life lessons, stories and wisdom that will live on through his...
Josephine Stranimier
Sep 11, 2018
Josephine C. Stranimier, 80, of Shawnee, KS passed away on September 11, 2018. She was born on February 25, 1938 in Chicago, IL to Ben and Josephine Rubino.
Josephine is preceded in death by two sons, Eric Jorgensen and Lance Jorgensen. She is survived by her husband, Frank Stranimier; son, Scott Jorgensen; step-sons, Frank Stranimier, Matt Stranimier;...
Larry M. Beer
Sep 10, 2018
Larry M. Beer, 76, of Olathe, Kansas, went to be with his Heavenly Father on September 10, 2018. Larry was born November 18, 1941 in Holton, Kansas, to Alvy and Avis Beer. After graduating from Sabetha High School in 1959, Larry joined the Navy and served both active and reserve duty. He met his wife, Donna, on one of...
Zachary Indiana Yeary
Sep 9, 2018
Zach Yeary, 24, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on September 9th, 2018. He was born on March 10th, 1994 in Johnson City, TN to James Yeary and Marie Barclay. Zach attended Farragut High School in Knoxville, TN and was a dedicated Volunteer, Royals and Celtic fan. He pursued his culinary art dreams in Kansas City and recently became...
Michael Pratt
Sep 9, 2018
Michael M. Pratt, 63, of Lenexa, KS went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Michael was born on December 16, 1954 to Joseph and Dixie (Knapp) Pratt in Kansas City, KS. After completing his university education, he went on to a successful career in energy efficiency....
Dorothy M. Soetaert
Sep 7, 2018
Dorothy M. Soetaert, 92, Lenexa, KS passed away Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, KS.
Dorothy was born Jan. 14, 1926 in Overland Park, KS to William H. and Mabel (Walmer) England. She attended Shawnee Mission Rural High School. On May 19, 1951, Dorothy married Albert Soetaert at Holy...
Patricia R. Stoner
Sep 7, 2018
Patricia Ruth (Brown) Stoner passed away after a short illness on Friday, September 7, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 87.
Patricia was born at home in Lexington, Oklahoma, in October 1930. She was the second of five children born to Rawleigh and Iva Glendora (Owenby) Brown. Her father worked on the...
Robert Wayne “Bob” Jeskie
Sep 4, 2018
Robert Wayne "Bob" Jeskie, 73, Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 at his home.
Bob was born June 15, 1945 in Macon, GA to Stanley and Rose Theresa Jeskie. He was a veteran of the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was an avid golfer and loved the...
Randall Lee Davis
Sep 3, 2018
Randall L. Davis, 65, of Lenexa, KS, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at his home.
Randall was born September 17, 1952 to the late Robert and Carlene Davis in Waynesville, North Carolina. Randall met the love of his life and longtime friend, Shelley Winters, when he was 10 years old. They were married on...
Tirrel Allan Mcguire
Sep 2, 2018
Tirrel Allan McGuire, 67. Born February 14, 1951 and passed September 2, 2018.
A Visitation will be held Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS.
In lieu of flowers the family asks donations be made to Great Plains SPCA...
Lois T. Haubein
Sep 2, 2018
Lois Elaine (Tonjes) Haubein, 96, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on September 2, 2018 at Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village, Kansas.
Lois was born July 11, 1922, at Fort Dodge, Iowa to Gerd and Hermine (Graalmann) Tonjes. At an early age she moved with her parents to Carthage, Missouri. She graduated from Carthage High School...
Elizabeth Rule
Sep 1, 2018
Elizabeth Rule passed away September 1,2018 from COPD. She was surrounded by her family at the time she passed. She fought a courageous battle til the end. She was born to George and Alice Frawley in Fall River Mass. She grew up in the house that her father built in Cape Cod Mass. She moved to Kansas City in 1971...
John Henry Hulse
Aug 31, 2018
John Hulse, 71, Shawnee, KS passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at his home. John was born on October 18, 1946 to Freeman and Venita. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Carol Hulse of 51 years; children, Billie, Clint (Bev), Kimberly (Larry), and Kevin; his...






