Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Dorothy B. Bustamante
Jul 28, 2016
Dorothy B. Bustamante, 82, of Kansas City, KS passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Dorothy was born February 6, 1934 to the late Ines and Aurellia Bernal. Dorothy was a devout member of Sacred Heart parish since 1965. Dorothy was dedicated to her children and grandchildren. She also loved to...
Patricia Ann Carl
Jul 27, 2016
Patricia Ann Carl, 73, of Lenexa, KS passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Nottingham Nursing and Rehab in Olathe, KS.
Patricia was born September 23, 1942 to the late Charles and Alma Wolkey in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1960. On August 12, 1965 she married Philip Carl;...
Hilda Elaine Duman
Jul 25, 2016
Hilda Elaine Duman, 88, of Olathe, KS passed away on July 25, 2016. Hilda was born Jan. 8, 1928 in Richmond Township, Ontario, Canada to Hugh and Wiletta Perry. Hilda is survived by her husband, Edward, sons, Mark (Sherri), Timothy (Michelle), Kevin (Suzanne) Duman, sisters, Joan Sage, Marilyn Johnson, six grandchildren, Dustin, Dylan, Alex, Scot, Nicholas, and...
Arthur Wood “Woody” Mcnaughton
Jul 25, 2016
Arthur Wood "Woody" McNaughton, 78, of Overland Park, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 25 in a motor vehicle accident at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Woody was born August 23, 1937 to the late Arthur Sperry and Minnie Lee McNaughton in Kansas City, Missouri. A lifelong area resident, Woody graduated from Westport High School in...
Treatha I. Bray
Jul 25, 2016
Treatha I. Bray, 85, of Shawneee, KS passed away on July 25, 2016 in Overland Park, KS. She was born on February 7, 1931, in Grant County, AR, to Ganom and Vida (Ashley) Chandler.
Treatha is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William D. Bray, Brother, Hubert Chandler, granddaughter, Angela Latham, and...
Geraldine M. Thomas
Jul 22, 2016
Jerry (Guest) Thomas passed away July 22, 2016 at Covenant Place in Lenexa, her home the past 15 month after living in Shawnee, Ks for 54 years. Jerry was born December 8, 1922 in Coffeyville, Kansas to James P. Guest and Emma E. (Stamper) Guest, the second of their four children. A sister Juanita Guest Evans, Blue...
Robert Bremer
Jul 21, 2016
Robert Edmund Bremer, 89, of Prairie Village, Kansas, was peacefully called to his eternal home on July 21, 2016. He was born June 7, 1927, in Faribault, Minnesota to George H. and Louise (Bauer) Bremer. The youngest of six children Bob spent his childhood years in Faribault, graduating from Faribault High School in 1945. On May 29, 1945, Bob...
Elizabeth “Liz” M. Pfeifer
Jul 21, 2016
Elizabeth "Liz" M. Pfeifer, 70, of Merriam, Kansas passed away on July 21, 2016. Liz was born April 7, 1946 in Salina, Kansas to Marion and Mary LeFan. Liz is survived by her husband, Len, children, Angie (Greg) Bridges, Jay (Amelia) Pfeifer, five grandchildren, Nicholas, Naomi, Ellie, Annie, Sarah, sisters Nancy Briand, Baubee Zadina, Doris Gagne, Shirley...
Kathryn L. Hacker
Jul 19, 2016
Kathryn L. Hacker, 89, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on July 19, 2016. Kathryn was born October 30, 1926 in Dodson, Missouri to Alonzo and Bessie Ellis. Kathryn is survived by her son, Brett Hacker, granddaughters Sophie and Lucy Hacker, sister, Betty Clark, and countless wonderful nieces and nephews. Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents,...
Stephen C. Haller, Jr.
Jul 15, 2016
Steve Haller, 55, Basehor, KS passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at his home.
Steve was born Dec. 16, 1960 in Topeka, KS. He has lived in the Kansas City area for over 25 years and worked in the auto industry for over 35 years. On July 1, 2000, Steve married the love...
Thomas J. Bartkoski
Jul 14, 2016
Thomas J. Bartkoski, 94, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on June 19, 1922, near Nevada, Mo. His family moved to Kansas City, Ks, when he was a child. Tom graduated from Bishop Ward High School in 1941 and entered the Army in 1942. He was sent to the Philippines, then Okinawa, and saw...
Daniel J. Kabele
Jul 13, 2016
Daniel Kabele, 64, of Shawnee, KS passed away July 13, 2016.
He was born on Thanksgiving November 22, 1951 in Chicago, IL to Irene and Rev. Martin Kabele.
He is survived by his sister, Marcia Stevens of Denver, CO and brother, Thomas Kabele of New Canaan, CT and nephews...
Sylvia Hudson
Jul 13, 2016
Sylvia Bernice Hudson, 82, Shawnee, KS passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.
Sylvia was born July 29, 1933 in Monticello Township, KS to John Mette and Grace Condron. She was a 1951 graduate of Wyandotte High School, where she met her soon to be husband, Don. They...
Virginia L. “Becky” Rippel
Jul 12, 2016
Born Virginia Louise Beckner on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) the first born child of William Claude and Ann (Wilson) Beckner in Des Moines, Iowa. It was customary to call the Beckner guys âBeck'. When people saw the little girl in the stroller, she quickly became Becky - and so it stuck. She grew up in the traditional...
Martin “Wayne” Regan, Sr.
Jul 11, 2016
Martin "Wayne" Regan, Sr. 89, of Shawnee, KS, passed away July 11, 2016.
Wayne was born June 5, 1927 in Kansas City, KS to Patrick Joseph and Lona Regan. On September 26, 1953 he married the love of his life Evelyn Arnold.
Wayne served in the US Army as...
William L. “Grandpa Bill” Charlton
Jul 10, 2016
Bill Charlton, 89, Mission, KS, passed away July 10, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Bill was born on October 1, 1926 in Zarah, KS to William J. and Evangeline Antoine Charlton. He attended Monticello Grade School while growing up on his grandparent's truck farm where he helped with the crops and animals and sold vegetables at...
Mike Mccullough
Jul 9, 2016
Michael David McCullough, 62, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on July 9, 2016. Mike was born on July 18, 1953, in Kansas City, MO, to Richard and Hazel (Kovar) McCullough. He was preceded in death by brothers, Richard D. McCullough and Kenneth McCullough, and his father, Richard H. McCullough. Mike is survived by his mother, Hazel...
Alvinia Axford
Jul 4, 2016
Alvinia Axford, 85, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2016 in Osceola, MO.
She was born on November 21, 1930 in Bayard, Nebraska. In June of 1949, she married the love of her life, Lew Axford. They were married 67 years and had 4 children, Christy Allen (David), Andrew Axford (Lisa), Katherine Robello (Doug), Jonathan Axford (Karen);...
Verla Mae Hydeman
Jul 3, 2016
Verla M. Hydeman, 88, of Lenexa, KS, went home to be with Our Lord, Sunday, July 3, 2016.
Verla was born February 7, 1928 to the late Albert Alvin and Erma Esta Boultinghouse in Cedar County, Missouri. After moving to Kansas City from Cedar County, Verla married Edward Eugene Hydeman on May 23, 1947. She...
Willard Harvey Yeats
Jul 2, 2016
Willard H.Yeats, 98, passed away on July 2, 2016.
Will Yeats interesting background reflects God’s hand upon his life. Born in Matoy, Oklahoma on April 16, 1918 the 13th child of 15 children - reared by Godly parents - he worked his way through Oklahoma State University as a Tenor Soloist, while singing in both...






