Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
George William Smiley
Jul 14, 2017
George William Smiley, 80, Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at his home.
George was born Jan. 14, 1937 in Shawnee, KS to George L. and Anna E. Smiley. On Jan. 18, 1979, George married Ann at Overland Park Christian Church. He was a master electrician with IBEW Local 124....
Loren D. Krone
Jul 14, 2017
Loren D. Krone, 84, Shawnee, KS passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at KU Medical Center. Loren was born Sept. 25, 1932 in Chanute, KS to George F. and Mary J. Krone. He was a veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War. On Nov. 29, 1958, Loren married Patricia Hofer in Humboldt, KS. He worked for...
Dale D. Leshovsky
Jul 12, 2017
Dale D. Leshovsky, 84, Olathe, KS (formerly of Prairie Village, KS) passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Olathe, KS.
Dale was born May 25, 1933, in Minneapolis, MN to Chester and Hazel Leshovsky. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. He was involved with sports as a...
Faith C. Steward
Jul 12, 2017
FAITH C. STEWARD of Overland Park, Kansas, died July 12, 2017, of natural causes. She was 94.
Faith was loved by family and friends. She was a retired RN at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. Faith retired as House Supervisor. She was a graduate of the St. Francis...
John “Jack” Mccarthy
Jul 11, 2017
Jack McCarthy, 82, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on July 11th, 2017. He was born in Kansas City, MO on July 13th, 1934 to John and Ellen McCarthy. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS Essex. Jack worked for Yellow Freight until retiring in 1995. An Irishman at heart, he enjoyed hunting, fishing...
James “Jim” Carroll
Jul 10, 2017
Jim Carroll, 76, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on July 10th, 2017. He was born on September 19th, 1940 to John (Jack) and Bernadette Carroll in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim married the love of his life, Renee, on August 11th, 1962. He worked for A.J. Goss Distributor Inc. where he met many of his lifelong friends. Jim spent...
Dale C. Boyce
Jul 10, 2017
Dale Carlos Boyce passed away on July 10, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Collinwood Township, MN on Sept. 10, 1937, the only child of Delvin Carlos Boyce and Mary Genevieve (Nordine) Boyce who both preceded him in death. He married Roselea Midtling Nellis in 1962 and they divorced in 1991. He married...
William Winship Horner
Jul 8, 2017
William (Bill) Winship Horner passed away July 8, 2017 at Olathe Hospice House. Bill was born May 9, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas to Edna Cooke Horner and Oliver H. Horner, the youngest of six children. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters Martie, Pat and Eileen, and brothers Dwight and Bud. Bill...
Michelle Ewertz
Jul 5, 2017
Michelle Ewertz, 61, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on July 5, 2017. She was a critical care and ICU nurse. Michelle was also an employee of the DOD and VA. She dedicated her life to caring for those who served this country. Michelle was preceded in death by her parents, Reinhart and Joanne (Smith) Ewertz. She is survived...
Virginia “Nana” Schultz
Jul 4, 2017
Virginia M. Schultz, 77, of Olathe, KS, passed away on July 4, 2017.
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Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00~2:00 p.m. at Southminster Presbyterian Church with a funeral service to immediately follow. Burial at a later date at Colby Cemetery District One.
The family requests that donations be...
Marjorie Leota Helms
Jul 2, 2017
Marjorie Leota Helms, 92, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017. Marjorie was born November 7, 1924 in Allen County, Kansas to George and Otha Fender. Survivors include her daughters, Karen (Charles) Rogers, and Donna (Jim) Maxey, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, sister, Shirley Cole, and brother, Charles Gineste. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Marion,...
Ronald Mahielani Arioli
Jul 2, 2017
Ronald Mahielani Arioli, 83, passed away at home in Shawnee, Kansas, on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Ronald was born August 8, 1933 in Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii to Walter and Mary Arioli (née Goo). An alumnus of the Saint Louis School (Honolulu), and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he graduated from Kansas State...
Wesley Eugene Howard
Jun 29, 2017
Wesley Howard, 85, of Kansas City, Missouri, died June 29, 2017 at home. He is survived by his son, Terry (Jeanna) Howard, daughter Michelle (Larry) Love & 2 grandchildren, Stonie Howard and Ashlee Ellison.
A visitation will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, 7/11/2017, at Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, 66203. Following...
Ruth Christine Mckenzie
Jun 29, 2017
Ruth Christine McKenzie died June 29, 2017 at Nantucket House of SeniorCareHomes in Overland Park, Kansas after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was born in Plymouth, Kansas on December 26, 1934 and spent her childhood on the family farm there. After graduating from Emporia High School, she received an R.N. degree from the...
Charles Henry Arnspiger
Jun 27, 2017
Charles H. Arnspiger, 83, of Kansas City, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Rockledge, FL.
Charles was born May 13, 1934 to the late Harold and Ruth Arnspiger in Merriam, KS. A lifelong Kansas City resident, Charles attended Shawnee Mission High School and graduated in 1952. After high school, Charles earned a bachelor's degree...
Eleanor Barkus
Jun 26, 2017
Eleanor Barkus, 99, of Shawnee, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Eleanor was born February 23, 1918 to the late James Robert and Lucille Black in South Park area of Merriam, KS. Eleanor graduated from Rosedale High School in 1935 and went on to earn a Bachelor's of Arts...
Donald J. Bonne
Jun 26, 2017
Donald Bonne, 72, of Lenexa, KS, passed away on June 26th, 2017. He was born on January 23rd, 1945 in David City, Nebraska to Maurice and Anna Bonne. Donald was married to his wife, Patricia, for 47 years. They raised a daughter, Angela, who has two children, Hunter and Travis. Survivors include his wife; daughter; two grandchildren; and brother,...
Wilma J. Tillery Vick
Jun 25, 2017
Wilma J. Tillery Vick, 86, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 surrounded by her family. Wilma was born May 6, 1931 in Louisburg, Missouri to Floyd and Ora Mashburn. Survivors include her Children; Derinda (Jeff) Flanagan, Rick (Linda) and Randal (Patti) Tillery, five grandchildren; Travis, Shawn, and Joshua Tillery, Laura Manning, and Shay Flanagan six great-grandchildren; Jaxson...
Sarah Elizabeth Carmody Thornton
Jun 24, 2017
Sarah Elizabeth Carmody Thornton, 44, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at her home in Blue Springs, MO. Sarah was born February 9, 1973 in Kansas City, MO to William and Deborah Carmody. Sarah attended Shawnee Mission Schools and graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1991. She graduated then from Drake University in 1995. Sarah worked for...
Patrick John Campbell
Jun 24, 2017
Patrick John Campbell, 94, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017. Patrick was born November 6, 1922 in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania to Paul and Rachel Campbell. Our favorite memories of dad: He loved Glen Miller and Frank Sinatra music and dancing with his beloved wife. He kept pictures of Margie by his favorite chair to gaze at with endearing...






