Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Karen Sue Blessing-Miller
Jul 21, 2014
Karen Sue Blessing Miller, 64 of Shawnee, Kansas passed away July 21, 2014. Karen was born September 15, 1949 in Harrisburg, Illinois to Carl and Flora Blessing. She is survived by her daughter, Christin (Doug) Vossen son, Paul (Andrea) Miller, brother, Carl (Evelyn) Blessing Jr., grandchildren; Katelyn, Taylor, Jacob, Samuel, Carson, Reese. Karen was preceded in death...
Mary “June” Trice
Jul 19, 2014
Mary "June" Trice, 89, of Shawnee, KS passed away peacefully at Kansas City Hospice House on Saturday, July 19, 2014 after a dignified battle with lung cancer and COPD. June was born June 12, 1925 in Dublin, TX, the second of five children born to Carl and Velma Sanders. June graduated from North Texas State University in...
Dan R. Tribble
Jul 19, 2014
Dan R. Tribble, 88, of Overland Park, KS, passed away July 19, 2014. He was born March 6, 1926 in Kennett, MO to Elmer and Ethel (Jones) Tribble. He graduated from high school in Memphis, TN. Dan joined the US Navy at the age of 17 and served during...
Carolyn L. Heinz
Jul 15, 2014
Carolyn L. Heinz, 72, of Shawnee, KS passed away July 15, 2014. She was born Feb. 6, 1942 in Hoisington, KS to Frank and Isabella Riedel. She graduated from Otis High School in Otis, KS. She was united in marriage to Thomas L. Heinz on Aug. 5th, 1961. Carolyn retired from Coke Cola after 32 years. She...
Shirley W. Ray
Jul 14, 2014
Shirley W. Ray of Olathe, KS passed away at home after a long illness July 14, 2014. She was born April 12, 1926 to Warren and Florence (Ulrich) Watkins in Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, U. James Ray, her parents, and brothers; Kenneth, Maynard, and Wilfred Watkins. She is survived by her...
James B. “Jim” Elliot
Jul 12, 2014
James B. Elliot, 69, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Jim was born December 4, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, to Charles and Helen (Madison) Elliot. He graduated from Bishop Miege High School. Jim retired from Procter and Gamble in...
A. J. Tony Lang
Jul 9, 2014
Tony Lang, a fourth quarter man, Missourian by birth and a Kansan by choice, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Sweet Life at Rosehill. Tony is survived by his wife Betty of 65+ years of marriage, he proposed to her when they were sophomores at St. Joseph High, Shawnee, Kansas. For their first date to attend a...
Sharon “Sherry” Hamann
Jul 9, 2014
Sharon "Sherry" Hamann, 63, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
Sherry is survived by her husband, John Hamann; sons, David and Robert; mother, Vera Luehrman; step-father, Ed Luehrman; siblings, Aleen Barker, Dan (Marilyn) Lefholz, Keenan Lefholz, Julie Riekhof; step-brothers, Don (Karen) Luehrman, Roger (Donna) Luehrman; step-sisters, Linda (Steve) Zumalt, and Nancy Luehrman.
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Kyle Harry Wexler Mcguire
Jul 9, 2014
Kyle “Blue” McGuire, 21, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 9, 2014.
He was born January 5, 1993, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robbin Wexler McGuire and Louis Wexler, who preceded him in death.
He is survived by his mother and his dad, T.J. McGuire; his grandmother Dorothy Wexler, of Miami, Florida; sister, Megan...
Maurice L. Harnett
Jul 7, 2014
Maurice L. Harnett of Olathe, KS, died Monday July 7, 2014 at the age of 85. Beloved son of the late John and Anna Harnett. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Dorothy and brother Allen Harnett. Maurice is survived by his sister Annabelle Figge of O'Fallon, MO, nine nieces and nephews, and numerous cousins,...
Linda Carolyn Daniels
Jul 7, 2014
Linda Carolyn Daniels, 71, of Overland Park, KS passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 at St. Luke's South Hospital.
Linda was born December 4, 1942 to the late Max and Martha Jane Montgomery in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a member of Shawnee Mission High School class of 1961 and was a member of the...
Jolene J. Ramsdell
Jul 6, 2014
Jolene Ramsdell, 76, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away July 6, 2014 at The University of Kansas Medical Center. Jolene was born April 30, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Harold and Marie Johnson. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Ramsdell, sons; Jeff, (Sharon) Randy, Joell, Rory (Renetta), grandchildren; Caitlyn, Kamryn, Raegen, Bailey. Jolene was preceded...
Patricia A. Teeters
Jul 6, 2014
Patricia A. Teeters, 67 of Shawnee, Kansas passed away July 6, 2014. Patricia was born August 3, 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas to Julius and Anna Kritzer. She is survived by her husband Don, daughter, Tonya, sons; Duane (Patricia), Rick, Toby, ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, sister, Kathy Korfhage, brother, Bill Kritzer. Patricia was preceded in death by...
Karl F. Heimke
Jul 6, 2014
Beloved father and husband Karl Frederick Heimke, 90, passed away July 6, 2014, in his home at Tall Grass Creek, Overland Park, Kan., surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife E. Elizabeth Herold Heimke (Betsy); by four children, Susan Elizabeth and her husband Cory Thompson, William Karl II, Robert Herold and his wife...
Susan Beth Winters
Jul 5, 2014
April 23, 1958 - July 5, 2014
Susan was a fun-loving, free spirit. As a young child, she was wonderfully creative and artistic, as she loved to sing and dance and was particularly talented in drawing. She enjoyed participating in numerous musical and theatrical productions from her early years and into high school,...
Jane Kathryn Green
Jul 5, 2014
JANE KATHRYN (SAMLASKA) GREEN, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away peacefully after an extended illness on July 5, 2014, at the age of 63. The wife of Vern Green who have been married for 47 years, Jane was born December 23, 1950, in Madelia, Minnesota. Jane is remembered fondly by her husband; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Daniel Rechtfertig; son,...
Leon “Lee” Eugene Brown
Jul 5, 2014
Lee Brown, 91 of Shawnee, Kansas passed away July 5, 2014. Lee was born February 17, 1923 in Great Bend, Kansas to James Caleb and Harriet Ellen Brown. He is survived by his son, Larry (Vivian) Brown, grandchildren, Kathy (Jim) Fisher, Michael (Miste) Brown, Brittany Brown, Tawnia Koelliker, eleven great-grandchildren, and two great great-grandchildren. Lee was preceded...
Lucille G. Tallbear
Jul 2, 2014
Lucille Tallbear, 87 of Merriam, Kansas passed away July 2, 2014. Lucille was born December 19, 1926 in Ordway, Colorado to Ray and Mary Peterson. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Lamont, son, Jay Westerbeck, seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Guy Peterson and a longtime friend Sherry Godman. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents,...
Robert J. Van Lerberg
Jul 1, 2014
Robert J. "Bob" Van Lerberg, 64, passed away on July 1, 2014 surrounded by those who loved him. He was born March 11, 1950 in Shawnee, KS and there he lived except during his time proudly serving our country in the USMC and during his college years. He was the second of four children born to Maurice and Mary...
Deborah M. Ross
Jun 28, 2014
Deborah M. Ross, 63, of Overland Park, KS passed away June 28, 2014. Debbie was born Feb. 14, 1951 in Manhattan, KS to Robert and Nancy (McKeever) Crowther. She is survived by her husband Allan Ross, daughter, Lindsey Ross, and by a grandson James Hogref.
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