Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
John Edward Rosner
Apr 10, 2019
John E. Rosner, 80, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on April 10, 2019. He was born on June 18, 1938, at home on Hayes St. in Merriam, KS, to Lloyd and Eloise Rosner. John is preceded in death by his infant son, John F. Rosner; brother, Tony Rosner. He is survived by his wife of 59 years,...
Patricia Crane
Apr 9, 2019
Our beloved wife and mother Patricia (Patty)Anne Crane passed at the age of 73 on April 9, 2019. She was born April 12, 1945 in Galena, Kansas. She grew up in the Columbus area and graduated from CCRHS in 1963. She was a member of the Lawton Baptist Church. She was the 4th of eight children born...
Balbir Singh
Apr 6, 2019
Shri Balbir Singh born 1st Dec, 1938, was the oldest son of Late Shri Awtar Singh ( recipient of President awardee of India) and Shrimati Basant Kaur. Balbir Singh lived life to the fullest for 80 years before passing away suddenly but peacefully on April 6th, 2019. He had a very pleasant day before his death dispensing his responsibility...
Lucille Kemper
Apr 6, 2019
Lucille Kemper, 98, of Overland Park, KS passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Westchester Village of Lenexa.
Lucille enjoyed many adventures whether it be getting her pilots license at 23 years old to white water rafting at 85 years old. She loved to travel the world and live life to the fullest....
Donald Eugene Shockey
Apr 4, 2019
Donald E. Shockey, 87, of Lenexa, KS passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Olathe Hospice House.
Donald was born July 8, 1931 to the late Harry and Irene Shockey in Newman Grove, Nebraska. He enlisted in the US Army and served in the Korean War. On September 29, 1956 Donald married Ruth E....
William “Bill” Hunter
Apr 1, 2019
William "Bill" Hunter, 71, of Overland Park, Kan., died Monday, April 1, 2019, at St. Joseph Medical Center. Born September 3, 1947, in Kansas City, Kan., he was the son of the late Willis S. and Gayle Hunter. Bill had a respected 18-year career in the pressroom of the Kansas City Star, from which he retired in 2016. He...
Cathy Ann Goodger
Mar 31, 2019
Cathy Ann Goodger, 63, of Lake Quivira, KS passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, with her family at her side.
Cathy was born on October 27, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas to Doug and Janet Flatt. Highlights of her childhood include riding her horse, Taffy, to school and selling fireworks every summer from...
Wm. Alex Douglas
Mar 31, 2019
Alex Douglas, 71, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on March 31, 2019. He was born on June 29, 1947, in Newark, Delaware, to Dave and Bette Douglas.
Alex was employed by Black & Veatch and Black & Veatch International for thirty years before being employed by the Department of State in their Overseas Building Operation for the...
Caroline M. Costantini
Mar 30, 2019
Carrie Costantini, 55, of Lenexa, KS passed away on March 30th, 2019 after a brief illness. Carrie was born in Abilene, TX on February 29th, 1964. She was an Air Force brat and grew up in Newfoundland, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Alabama, West Virginia and Maryland. She married a Marine and continued her travels to Virginia, North Carolina, California, and...
Jeannette D. Hinz
Mar 29, 2019
Jeannette D. Hinz, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on March 29th, 2019. She was born in Webster, KS on April 15th to Philisme and Laura Roy. Jeannette was a sister of St. Joseph for twenty nine years in Chicago where she taught elementary school and was an elementary school principal. She later went on to become a public school...
Betty Knoebber
Mar 29, 2019
Betty (Murphy) Knoebber, 91, of Shawnee, KS, passed away Mar. 29, 2019, at Brookdale Rosehill, Shawnee, KS.
Betty was born Nov. 1, 1927, in St. Mary’s, KS, to Otis and Lottie (McGuire) Murphy. Betty married Bob Knoebber on Jan. 17, 1949, at St. Bernard's Church in Wamego, KS. She worked for Celebrity China Co. for 25 years,...
Herbert V. Deremer
Mar 27, 2019
Herbert V. Deremer, 90, passed away on March 27th, 2019, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family.
Herb was born near Flintstone, Maryland on November 3rd, 1928, to Marshall and Edna (Fisher) Deremer.
On August 9, 1949, Herb married Maedean Patterson. He is survived by his wife Maedean, his son Bill...
Kyle William Reynolds
Mar 27, 2019
Kyle William Reynolds, 28, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away March 27, 2019. Kyle was born in Merriam, Kansas, October 26, 1990 to Bill and Bev Reynolds. Kyle is survived by his parents and his sister Leslie and her husband John Goyette; his grandparents Francis and Anita Wichman; James and Betty Reynolds.
Visitation will be 10 to 11...
Robert Chacey
Mar 26, 2019
Robert Chacey, 82, of Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Brookdale of Rosehill. Robert was born on July 3, 1936 to Howard and Dorothy Chacey in Topeka, KS. He was preceded in death by his wife Claudine Chacey of 54 years, son Robert E. Chacey Jr., and sister Barbara...
Donald L. Burley
Mar 26, 2019
Donald L. Burley, 85, of Olathe, KS, passed away on March 26th, 2019. Don was born on October 15th, 1933 in Trenton, Michigan to William and Sophia (Bernt) Burley. Don married the love of his life, Ardis Ann Athon, on November 14th, 1953. He went on to serve in the United States Army stationed on the island of Enewetok...
Bill D. Melton
Mar 24, 2019
Bill Melton, 83, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Bill worked for the US Postal Service for 51 years. He is survived by his wife; his sons, David and Michael; a granddaughter, Emily and a sister Sandy Spalitto.
Visitation will be 9 - 10 a.m., Friday at the Amos Family...
Rosie Mae White
Mar 23, 2019
Rosie Mae White, 91, Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family.
Rosie was born March 8, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Albert and Daisy Roberson. She was an employee of Gil Studios and a longtime member of Graceway (formerly Kansas City Baptist Temple).
...Charlene Robbins
Mar 22, 2019
Charlene S. Robbins, 89, Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO.
Charlene was born May 11, 1929 in Maryville, MO to Ernest and Helen (Gomel) Schenkel. On May 11, 1951 Charlene married William O. Robbins, Jr. in Maryville, MO. Charlene was an...
Mary Lou Wright
Mar 21, 2019
Mary Lou Wright, 87, Shawnee, KS passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merrriam, KS.
Mary Lou was born March 9, 1932 in Yates Center, KS to Kenneth and Juanita Adams. She grew up in Oklahoma City, OK and earned her BA at Oklahoma State University. In October...
James Dewey Atwood
Mar 17, 2019
James Dewey Atwood, age 88, passed away suddenly late Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born January 1, 1931 in Edinburg, Texas to Dewey Clifton and Jewel Jones Atwood. James was a graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in chemical engineering. He began working in 1952 for Celanese Chemical Corporation in Point Pleasant, West Virginia;...






