Jeanne Gwendolyn McCrum, 97, passed away very peacefully at her home on December 6, 2017. Jeanne is survived by her son, H. Fred Northcraft, 3 grandchildren, Abbey A. Gentle (Jeff), Emily A. McCrady (Cody), Jonathan R. Northcraft, and 5 great-grandchildren, stepson Kendall B. Williams, and long-time close friends Joyce and Kelly Kent. The family wishes to express...
Navnit P. Soni, 78, passed away on December 5, 2017. Navnit was born June 28, 1939 in Ahmedabad, India to Purshottam and Sharda Soni. Navnit is survived by his children, Hany (Barkha) Soni, Binita (Kaushik) Joshi, Chetan (Paragi) Soni, daughter-in-law, Heena Soni and five grandchildren. Navnit was preceded in death by his wife, Pramoda and son, Dilip...
Robert "Bob" Charles Gainer, 62, passed away on December 4, 2017. Bob was born November 1, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jr and Mary Ellen Gainer. Bob is survived by his wife, Linda, daughter, Carrie Laird (Andy), parents, sister, Joyce Gainer Stoughton (Randy), brother, Doug Gainer (Lisa), two grandchildren, Noah and Christian Laird and numerous nieces...
The hands of a quiet giant in art have finally come to rest. MARJORIE SCHICK, a major force in creating sculptures to wear, died on December 17 from complications following a stroke that occurred on December 2, 2017. From her first explorations under master ALMA EIKERMAN at Indiana University (1963-1966) to the creations so beautifully explored and documented in Sculpture...
Donald Richard Whitlow, 84 passed away on December 1st. He was born on January 8, 1933 to Henry Clay and Nellie Elizabeth Whitlow in Black Water, MO. Don was married to Annette Berry on April 4, 1959. They enjoyed a full life together, traveling the country and spending time with family. He is survived by son, Gary...
Patricia Ann Dollard, 79, Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at the Health Care Resort of Leawood, KS.
Patty was born in Kansas City, KS and graduated from Ward High School in 1956. She worked for many years at Old...
Phyllis Joan Fields of Shawnee. Passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.
Joan was born Sept 4, 1956 to Philip and Sandra Gentile in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Belton Missouri High School in 1974, then earned a degree from Johnson County Community College in 1990. Joan enjoyed traveling with family,...
Hudson James Ittel, of Mission Hills, KS, passed away on November 30th, 2017. He was born in Merriam, KS to Molli and Jason Ittel.
A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 AM on Saturday, December 9th, 2017 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113. A funeral service will immediately follow at 10:00...
Barbara Allen Romesburg, 80, St. Joseph, MO passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Living Community of St. Joseph.
Barbara was born Dec. 23, 1936 in Raymondville, MO to Georgie and Sarah Golden. On Sept. 21, 1952, Barbara married Chris Romesburg.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Chris...
Irino Ramon Rodriguez, 84, Lenexa, KS passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at Lakeview Village Care Center, Lenexa, KS.
Ramon was born June 28, 1933 in Artemisa, Cuba to Lorenzo and Antoliana Rodriguez. He moved to the United States in 1956. Ramon was a graduate of Park University. He was a biochemist with...
Marjorie Smith, 80, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on November 28th, 2017. She was born on May 18th, 1937 to Arthur and Letha Myers. She married Walt Smith 57 years ago. They raised four children. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ervin Myers; sister, Lucille Watson. She is survived by her husband, Walt Smith; son, Steven...
Cathy Ann Cortright, 67, Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO.
Cathy was born July 16, 1950 in New York, NY to William and Barbara Ann Montgomery. She was an insurance coordinator for Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care.
Marti Young, 60, passed away peacefully into the care of the Lord on 12/22/17. She was a devout Christian woman. She lived up to her belief “to know Christ and to make Him known.” We know she saved many souls, sometimes consciously and sometimes accidentally just by being in their presence⦠Marti was born in Chanute, KS...
Shailesh G. Bhakta, 54, of Salina, KS passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House.
Shailesh was born September 3, 1963 to the late Gordhanbhai and Manglaben Bhakta in Navsari, India. His survived by his loving wife Nutanben Bhakta; his son Amit Bhakta and wife Zankhana; a daughter, Roshni Bhakta and fiancé...
Brian Christopher Soza, 49, Shawnee, KS passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at his home.
Brian was born Aug. 15, 1968 in Dodge City, KS to Joseph and Janet Soza. He was a graduate of Dodge City Senior High School. Brian was a veteran of the United States Army. Currently, Brian was a...
William “Bill” Lehman, 75, from Lenexa, Ks. took the stairway to heaven on November 26th at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home in Shawnee , KS. He was born and raised in Carlisle, PA and worked for Reece Hoffman supervising the making of quartz crystals for the use in the NASA space program and other electronic firms. Spiedel Corporation moved him...
Jim was born in Gilroy, CA to Robert (Bob) T. Teague and Maryl (Bratton) Teague, the second of two sons of an early California pioneering family. In 1951, the family moved to Mojave. Jim graduated as class President in the first full four-year graduating class of 1960 of Mojave High School and then graduated with his AA Degree from...
Harriette "Muffy" Marshall Olson "flew away" (as she always liked to say) on November 22 after 94 years filled with fun, adventure and happiness. She lived a life for the ages, as full as anyone could ever hope for. There were lows such as the loss of her mother when she was ten and the loss of her beloved brother...
James A. Beaumont passed away Nov 22, 2017 in Shawnee, KS. He was born in Kansas City, KS in 1938. He attended Shawnee Mission High School and served in the Navy. He was stationed in Guantanamo Bay during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
James was married to Carole Minich in 1963...
Donald Gene Frazier, Sr., 92, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 21, 2017, at Sunrise of Lenexa.
He was born August 20, 1925, to Durwood and Tillie Frazier. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife of 66 years, Charlotte M. Frazier. He is survived by their two sons, Donald, Jr. (Jackie) Frazier of...