Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Richard “Bart” Barton Farmer
Jan 6, 2018
Richard "Bart" Barton Farmer, 68, passed away on January 6, 2018. Bart was born July 11, 1949 in Scott city, Kansas to Donald and Velma Farmer.
Bart is survived by his sons, Alan (Julie Dewhirst) Farmer, Mike Farmer, sisters, Linda (John) Peterson, Kathy Durham and Chris (Jim) Johnson. Bart was preceded in death...
Velda A. Stokes
Jan 5, 2018
Velda A. Stokes, 92, of Richmond, KS, formerly of Merriam passed away on January 5, 2018 at Richmond Healthcare. Velda was born February 6, 1925 in Ellinwood, KS to Clarence and Selma Pohlman.
Velda is survived by a daughter, Lee Anne (Gary) Sexton, of Greenville, TN; sons, Russell (Vikki) Stokes, of Wellsville, KS...
Marilyn Faye Kohlmeyer
Jan 5, 2018
Marilyn Faye Kohlmeyer, 83, of Lenexa, KS passed away on January 5, 2018. Marilyn was born July 20, 1934 in Otwell, Indiana to Maycel and Marialice Tate.
Marilyn is survived by her son, Carl (Teresa) Kohlmeyer, three grandchildren, Vanessa Faye Kohlmeyer, Holley Anne Brunswick, and Anne Marie Kohlmeyer, one great-granddaughter, Chloe Rose Backus....
Hank Hohendorf
Jan 4, 2018
Harold "Hank" J. Hohendorf, 87, of Mission, KS, passed away on Jan. 4, 2018. He was born on Dec. 2, 1930, in Far Rock Away Long Island, NY, to Herman and Rose Hohendorf. Hank is preceded in death by his infant son, Herman Hohendorf. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; children, Joe Hohendorf, Roseann Hohendorf; step-children, Mark Friesen,...
Everett Alan Childs
Jan 3, 2018
Everett Alan Childs, age 68, Olathe, KS passed away suddenly January 3, 2018 at home. Everett was born June 22, 1949 in Hutchinson, KS the oldest of six children.
He attended Wichita State University, and graduated with a degree in music education.
On May 22, 1971 he married Beth...
Timothy James Swiercinsky
Jan 1, 2018
Timothy James Swiercinsky, 58, of Kansas City, KS, passed away on January 1, 2018. He was born on August 2, 1960, in Belleville, Kansas, to James Swiercinsky and Julianne Sifers.
Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 12th at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 14301 S Black Bob Rd, Olathe, KS 66062.
Virginia H. Baxter
Dec 31, 2017
Virginia H. Baxter, 76, of OP, KS passed away on Dec. 31, 2017. Virginia was born June 7, 1941 in Dadeville, MO to Charles and Bertha Feezell.
Virginia is survived by her son, Douglas Bennett, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, sister, Nola Hawk and two brothers, Charles and Craig Feezell. Virginia was preceded in...
James Earl Hopkins
Dec 31, 2017
Jim Hopkins, 75, of Lenexa, KS, passed peacefully from this life to his eternal home surrounded by his family on December 31, 2017.
Jim was born May 15, 1942 to Edward and Virginia Hopkins in Lathrop, MO. Jim was a long time Johnson County Developer / Homebuilder and was a member of the...
Marion P. “Shorty” Morris
Dec 30, 2017
Marion P. “Shorty” Morris, 90, passed away on December 30th, 2017. He was born on November 24th, 1927 in Kenoma, MO to Phillip and Georgie Morris. Better known as “Shorty”, he went to high school in Lamar. MO. He entered the US Army in November of 1945 and served for two years. Shortly after leaving the US Army, he...
A. June Berntsen
Dec 29, 2017
June Berntsen, aged 91, died peacefully on December 29, 2017 at her home in The Gardens of Ocotillo, in Chandler, AZ.
June was born August 22, 1926 in Kingfisher, OK, the daughter of Sam and Leila Isbill. She was the oldest of five children, with brothers Ted and Tom, now deceased, and sisters...
Mary Elaine Harper Galliart
Dec 29, 2017
Mary "Elaine" Harper Galliart, 92, of Olathe, Kansas, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 29, 2017, surrounded by her family.
Beloved mother of Elizabeth (Greg) Eckes of Fridley, MN; Herb Galliart, Jr. (Virginia) of Anthony, NM; Mary (Steven) Pelosi of Monroe, NY; Sarah (Marshall) Dietz of Overland Park, KS; Jeanne (Geoff) Gawdun...
Curtis John Fitzsimmons, M.D.
Dec 29, 2017
Curtis J. FitzSimmons, 50, passed away on December 29th, 2017 in Kansas City, MO. He was born on March 4th, 1967 in Evanston, IL to Bob and Jan FitzSimmons. Curtis went on to earn his M.D. at KU Medical Center and graduated in 1993. He became a Board Certified Infectious Disease physician working at Plaza Infectious Disease. He married...
Cathy Camp
Dec 28, 2017
Anna Catherine "Cathy" (Howard) Camp, age 77, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Bickford Senior Living in Mission, Kansas surrounded by family. Cathy was born on July 12, 1940 in Daviess County, Kentucky, the fifth child of Harold and Rose (Boarman) Howard's 10 children. She met James "Jim" Camp in Nebraska and they were married on September...
Mary Anne Goetz
Dec 27, 2017
Mary Anne Goetz, 88, Lenexa, KS passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, KS.
Mary Anne was born July 30, 1929 in Higginsville, MO to Robert L. and Kathleen A. Chamblin. She worked as an accountant most of her working career and the last 30 years with Michael Coughlin/ScriptPro. Her life was dedicated...
Sharlene K. Madouras
Dec 26, 2017
Sharlene K. Madouras, 84, Gardner, KS passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 in Overland Park, KS.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 at Salem Lutheran Church, Lenexa, KS.
Deborah Ann Fitzgerald
Dec 25, 2017
Deborah Ann Fitzgerald, 61, Lenexa, KS passed away Monday, Dec. 25, 2017 in Wichita, KS. Deborah was born Jan. 2, 1956 in Lincoln, NE to William L. and Mary Lou Fitzgerald.
Deborah was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her long time companion, Mike Pottorff and the Dachshunds, Pebbles, Rascal, and...
Edmund Charles Kill
Dec 22, 2017
Edmund Charles Kill passed away peacefully on December 22nd with his older daughter, Dorothy, at his side. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1923, he was active his entire 94 years, but succumbed after a badly broken hip. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Louise Edna Kill, who passed five years ago. Ed and...
Patti Jo Duncan Crawford
Dec 19, 2017
Patti Jo Duncan Crawford of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at her home, on December 19, 2017, due to complications of rheumatoid arthritis. She was born May 28, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lester LeRoy and Dorothy Creason Duncan. Before moving back to the Kansas City area in 1949, she lived with her parents in Oklahoma City, OK, Minneapolis,...
Mary E. Wolfe
Dec 19, 2017
She was born Mary Esther Gaines on June 11, 1916 in a little house on the prairie near Redwater, Montana. She was 101 and 1/2 years old when she died, and she was smart and funny to the very end of all those years. Even at that age, she still had lots of friends who visited her often. Most...
Mary Martha Stine
Dec 19, 2017
Mary Martha Stine, 95, of Mission, KS, passed away on Dec. 19, 2017 at Villa St. Francis. She was born on Oct. 11, 1922 in Kansas City, MO, to Felix and Martha Fortin. Mary is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Arthur W. Stine, Jr.; son, Robert J. Stine; brother, Felix D. Fortin, Jr.; great-grandson, Michael...






