Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Patrick Stephen Pippin
Jul 16, 2015
Patrick Stephen Pippin, 30, unfairly passed away July 16, 2015. He left this world too soon, but in his wake, we find him still. Patrick exists in the color blue, present in the sky above our heads and in the depths of our hearts. We find him in the flat-billed hats that he wore every day and...
R. Clay Wilson Jr.
Jul 15, 2015
Clay Wilson passed away on July 15th, 2015 peacefully at his home. He was born on January 8th, 1947 and was a longtime Shawnee resident. Clay was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Clay Wilson Sr. and Marywillis (Pigg) Wilson . He is survived by his wife, Janice (Duncanson) Wilson, daughters, Jayme Wyatt and Marisa Root...
Earl Love
Jul 15, 2015
Earl Verne Love passed away on July 15, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House after a brief hospitalization.
Earl was born April 12, 1927 in Marion, Indiana to Dane and Cleo Love. He married Geraldine J. Thomas, the girl next door on November 13, 1949 and was married for 52 years.
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James B. Lorenz
Jul 13, 2015
James B. "Jim" Lorenz, 81, Mission, KS passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at the Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS.
James was born May 1, 1934 in St. Joseph, MO to Bernard R. and Agnes Lorenz. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri at Rolla. James...
Diane Sue Courbat
Jul 13, 2015
Diane Sue (Nelson) Courbat, 71, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Diane was born October 21, 1943 to Melvin & Marian (Geiger) Nelson, in Waverly, Iowa. Diane was a retired RN, and had also worked in the financial industry for many years. She is survived...
Eileen Krestan
Jul 11, 2015
Eileen Krestan, 84, of Wesley Chapel, NC, passed away, Saturday, July 11, 2015.
Eileen was born in E. St. Louis, IL. She worked as a secretary at Kansas City Christian School and later at Mission Road Bible Church.
Her husband, Ronald J. Krestan, died in 1991. She is survived...
Donna Mae Johns
Jul 10, 2015
Donna Mae Johns, 90, of Lenexa, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House.
Donna was born July 1, 1925 to the late James and Jewell (Weatherford) Courtney in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Donna was an active member of Abundant Life Church. She retired from Sutherland Lumber in 1990. She is preceded in...
Janis Lilleston
Jul 10, 2015
JANIS LILLESTON of Lenexa, KS, went to be with our Lord on July 10, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born in Kansas City Kansas, Oct 15, 1938, to John & Agnes Yurgel. A force to be reckoned with - she led by example striving for excellence and dedication. She raised prize-winning birds, was a Master...
Raylene E. Noreen
Jul 9, 2015
Raylene Elletha Noreen, 73, Kansas City, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City.
Raylene was born January 21, 1942 to the late Raymond and Verlene Moore in Revenna, NE. Raylene is preceded in death by her loving husband of 43 years, Robert, in 2003. She is survived by her...
Robert “Bob” P. Hines, Jr.
Jul 8, 2015
Robert “Bob” Paris Hines, Jr, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.
Bob was born March 11, 1933 in Jonesville, VA, to Robert and Lola Hines. From 1953 - 1955, Bob served his country honorably as a Corporal in the US Army. While in the Army, he met his bride, Nancy Jackson,...
Marjorie Petzold
Jul 8, 2015
Marjorie "Marge" Petzold, 64, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away at her home on July 8th, 2015.
She was born on December 29, 1950 in Kansas City to D. Jack Price and Betty Price. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North and later attended floral design school in Denver, before enjoying a long career as...
Ruth B. Wenner
Jul 6, 2015
Ruth (Berger) Wenner, 97, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Merriam, Kansas, died on July 6, 2015. She was the wife of Dr. Herbert A. Wenner, who pre-deceased her.
Born on September 10, 1917 in Bridgeport Connecticut, she studied science at Arnold College in New Haven Connecticut. She met Dr. Wenner while working in the...
Donald Neal Hydeman
Jul 6, 2015
Donald Neal Hydeman, 89, peacefully passed away on July 6, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Don was born on Aug. 30, 1925, in Kansas City, KS, the youngest son of the late Oscar and Winnie Hydeman. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Doris Jean and four sons: Randall Neal of...
Ethel M. Meyer
Jun 29, 2015
Our beautiful, loving, and spirited Mom, Ethel Mae, 88, passed away on June 29, 2015. She was born on September 2, 1926, on her parents' farm in Scipio, KS. She was the youngest of 12 children (9 girls and 3 boys). Ethel moved to Kansas City at the age of 17, with her sister Hilda, to explore...
Donald D. Toomay
Jun 28, 2015
Donald D. Toomay, 66, of Merriam, KS, passed away, Sunday, June 28, 2015 at KU Medical Center.
Don was born in Braymer, MO. He worked for Inland Cold Storage and later for Vita Craft. He was member of the F.O.E. Rosedale Aerie 1100.
He is survived by a son,...
Andrew D. Slater
Jun 28, 2015
Andrew D. Slater, 68, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at his home on June 28, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Charles A. and Katrina P. Slater on June 30, 1946. He grew up and attended school in Prairie Village, KS. Andrew served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1970. He worked...
Larry L. Evans
Jun 27, 2015
Larry L. Evans, 80, Olathe, KS passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. Larry is survived by his two daughters, Joni Evans and Kelly Evans Wright; son, Nicholas Evans; and grandson, Clayton Wright.
Memorial visitation will be 6-8 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm, Tuesday July 7 at the Amos Family Funeral...
Margaret Logan
Jun 26, 2015
Margaret A. Logan, 94, died on June 26, 2015 and is now reunited with the love of her life, husband, Dean Logan, after 17 years. Margaret was raised in the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kansas, live in Lenexa, Kansas for 46 years, and retired with husband, Dean, to Grove, Oklahoma, on Grand Lake of the Cherokees for 16...
Harold Eugene Schleicher
Jun 26, 2015
Harold Eugene Schleicher, 83, Kansas City, MO passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Harold is preceded in death by first wife and mother of his children, Mary (Graham) and son Kenny. He is survived by, daughters, Carol Porter, Susan Shortell, Jennifer Zimmerman, and Val Storm; sons, Greg and Jeff; wife, Mary Anne;...
Eileen Marie Kratzberg
Jun 25, 2015
Eileen Marie Kratzberg, 68, Shawnee, KS passed away June 25, 2015 at the Sharon Lane Nursing Home. Eileen was born August 8, 1946 in Garnett, KS to Edward (Bob) Kratzberg and Pauline Kratzberg. She grew up and attended school in Greeley, KS. Eileen then moved to Dodge City, KS where she spent most of her adult years....






