Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Lorene Owens Cobb
Mar 14, 2016
Lorene Owens Cobb passed away on March 14, 2016 at Sharon Lane Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1920 in Thayer, MO to G.R. and Pearl Dodson Owens, the oldest of 8 children. She grew up at Greer Springs and Alton, MO. In her early years, she helped her father run his grocery store in Alton....
Roger Leroy Johnson
Mar 12, 2016
Roger L. Johnson, 71, of Olathe, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the University of Kansas Hospital.
Roger was born April 21, 1944 to the late Ted and Lucille Johnson, in Axtell, Kansas. Roger served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Savage during the Vietnam war. After his naval career, Roger worked for...
Vivian Swope
Mar 12, 2016
Vivian Swope, 85, of Mission, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the St. Luke's Hospice House.
Vivian will be laid to rest next to her husband Edwin, in Fairport Cemetery, Fairport, MO. Vivian was born October 3, 1930 to the late Charlie and Velma Perry in Fairport, MO and is survived by her...
Barbara Louise Thimmesch
Mar 11, 2016
Barbara Louise Thimmesch, 69, passed away on March 11, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer.
Barbara was born March 28th, 1946 to William and Margaret Brohl. She graduated from Queen of the Holy Rosary Elementary School in Overland Park, KS and Colgan High School in Pittsburg, KS. She received a degree in Education from...
Catheleen Denise Lunceford Rn, Bsn, Cmsrn
Mar 11, 2016
Catheleen D. Lunceford, 61, of Mission, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 in her home with her loving family by her side.
Catheleen was born March 17, 1954 to Richard and Maxine Howard in Kansas City, KS. Cathie graduated from Bishop Ward High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's of Science degree in...
Leonard Rial Hersh, Sr.
Mar 9, 2016
Leonard R. Hersh, Sr., 89, of Merriam, KS passed away Wednesday March 9, 2016 at Sunrise of Leawood.
Leonard was born January 2, 1927 to the late Jerre Franklin and Miriam Caroline (Rial) Hersh in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1944 and went on to earn a B.S....
William “Bill” Joseph Sachen
Mar 4, 2016
William "Bill" Joseph Sachen, 69, of Merriam, KS, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 after a yearlong illness of kidney cancer. Bill was born December 17, 1946 in Kansas City, KS, to Joseph and Lena (Casper) Sachen. Bill is survived by his wife Sophia (Nowak); brother Robert (Gloria) Sachen; sons Joe (Nelissa) Sachen; Daniel Allen Sachen; three...
Louis Edward Sax
Mar 2, 2016
Louis "Lou" Edward Sax, 81, of Shawnee, KS passed away on March 2, 2016 at Sharon Lane Nursing Home.
He was married to Betty J. Parkinson Sax for 59 long and happy years. Louis was a veteran of the US Army, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He retired from General Motors...
George “Bob” Robert Neugebauer
Mar 1, 2016
G. Robert "Bob" Neugebauer, 87, passed away March 1 surrounded by his family. Bob was born December 1, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri. He loved golfing, fishing and spending time with his family and dogs. Bob is survived by his wife, Carolyn Jean; step-daughters, Callie (Troy) Turpin, Marna (Jeff) Baird; step-son, Heath (Jennifer) Hamline; daughters, Dawn (Bob)...
David E. Uhrmacher
Mar 1, 2016
David E. Uhrmacher, 53, Shawnee Kansas died at home surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. David was born Oct. 7, 1962, and lived most of his life in Shawnee, Kansas. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest high school. He worked as an operating engineer for many years at both Trinity...
Donna Kathleen Renegar
Feb 29, 2016
Donna Kathleen Renegar, 86, of Shawnee, KS passed away February 29, 2016. Donna was born July 1, 1929 in Kansas City, KS to Charles and Elsie Baier. Donna is survived by her sons, Jim and Bill Renegar, daughter, Linda Culp, sister, Elsie, grandchildren, Randi, Courtney, Matthew, Morgan, great-grandchildren, Ryleigh, Olivia, Annabelle, Dylan, Ryder. Donna was preceded in...
Beverly Parker
Feb 28, 2016
Beverly Parker walked thru Heaven’s Door on February 28, 2016 from her home in Shawnee, KS.
On July 1, 1935, Beverly was born in Omaha, Nebraska and shortly thereafter became the adopted daughter of Helen Christina Mason and Willie Houston Mason. Rounding out the family during the next few years were brothers, Jack...
Virginia May Hardeman Blackley
Feb 26, 2016
Virginia May Hardeman Blackley, 98, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Lenoir Woods.
Virginia was born Sep. 15, 1917, in New Martinsville, W.Va. She spent most of her life in Leavenworth, Kan., and Shawnee Mission, Kan., and lived most recently in Columbia. Her parents were Grace Arminta Hardeman and Lyman Lynch Hardeman....
Justin Perrin Filina
Feb 25, 2016
Justin Perrin Filina, 26, Shawnee, KS passed away Thursday, Feb. 25 at his home.
Justin was born Feb. 14, 1990 in Fort Worth, TX to Jack and Susan Filina. He grew up in Burleson, TX and moved to Shawnee, KS in 2002 where he attended Monticello Trails Middle School and graduated from Mill...
Dan E. Kice
Feb 25, 2016
Dan E. Kice, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House. He was born in 1938 in Wichita, KS, He was preceded in death by his parents Frank “Zip” and Julia Kice, Dee W. and Janie Southern his Parents in Law. Dan graduated with a B.A. in Accounting from University...
Halleck Burkett “Buck” Warren, Jr.
Feb 24, 2016
Halleck Burkett Warren, Jr. passed away peacefully to be with God and loved ones in heaven on Feb. 24th, 2016. He was born on Sept. 3, 1922 in St. Louis, MO to Dr. H.B Warren and Lola Edna Kuehne Warren. Halleck, or "Buck" as many of his family and friends called him, grew up in Breese, Illinois...
Anna Mae Montgomery
Feb 24, 2016
Anna Mae Montgomery, 90, of Shawnee, Kansas, died February 24, 2016.
She was born March 7, 1925 in Shawnee, KS, daughter of Achiel DeWitte and Margaret DeWitte.
Anna Mae was a Homemaker for over thirty years before going to work for Haverlock Heart (Bayer) until her retirement at 62. She was a lifelong member of...
John Michael Flood
Feb 23, 2016
John Michael Flood, 63, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 23, 2016. John was born December 5, 1952 in Joplin, Missouri. John retired from Teva Neuroscience. John was a very giving man who was a registered organ donor. He loved to travel and cook. John is survived by his wife, Carol, parents Tom and Rose Flood,...
Doris Jean Vanhercke
Feb 23, 2016
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Doris Jean VanHercke, 71, Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at her home. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29 at the St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Amos Family Funeral Home, where a rosary recitation will be at 2:00 p.m.
Doris was born Shawnee, KS...
Marian Kay Mahoney
Feb 20, 2016
Marian Kay (Aurand) Mahoney, 73, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Feb. 20, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 30, 1942, in Superior, NE, and was raised in Jewell County, KS. Marian retired from Pyramid Life Insurance Co., where she worked for many years as a Programmer/Systems Analyst. Marian is survived by her...






