Apr 11, 2014

Judith H. Byrum Jansen Sutton, 70, passed away April 11, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice, Kansas City, Missouri. Judy left us peacefully and was surrounded by family and friends.

Judy was born 9/24/43 to Adolph and Gertrude Herrmann, and grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. She graduated from Arizona State University and was...

Apr 11, 2014

Dean F. Murrell, 54, Shawnee, KS passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Overland Park Medical Center, Overland Park, KS. Dean was born June 25, 1959 in Sioux City, IA to Norman Gayle and Jane Lorie Murrell. He was raised in Oto and Sloan, IA and was a 1978 graduate of Westwood High School. During...

Apr 11, 2014

Robert Joseph Maurer, 83, Shawnee, KS passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Bob was born Feb. 13, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to Robert R. and Julia Maurer. He was a 1947 graduate of St. Joseph High School. Bob was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean War. On...

Apr 9, 2014

Rita I. Wild, 76, Overland Park, KS passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, KS.

Rita was born Oct. 8, 1937 in Lyons, KS to Fay and Hattie Thompson, She was a 1956 graduate of Lyons High School and attended Salt City Business College in Hutchison, KS. On May 29, 1958 Rita...

Apr 8, 2014

Claudia Reeves Weatherford, 91, Lenexa, KS (formerly of Terrell, TX) passed away April 8, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO.

Claudia was born Feb. 9, 1923 in Hunt County, TX to James Owen and Linnie Dyson Reeves. She graduated from Terrell High School in 1942. She was a valued administrative assistant and office...

Apr 8, 2014

Wilbur A. Rapsilber, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away April 8, 2014, in Cameron, Missouri. Wilbur was born August 30, 1924, in Jacksonville, Illinois, to Albert and LaVina Rapsilber. Wilbur was an accountant for many years.

He is survived by his son, Gregory Rapsilber; daughter, Tami Wellman-Degroote; and grandchildren, Lauren Stewart, Catherine...

Apr 6, 2014

Velma L. Bender, 84, of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Shawnee Hills Independent Living.

Velma was born November 11, 1929 to the late Charles and Daisy Shippy in Woodbine, Kansas. She graduated from Dickinson High School in 1948 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Christian Training Institute in Edmonton,...

Apr 6, 2014

Linda Lois Myers, loving mother, 62, passed away April 6, 2014, in her home in Olathe, Kansas. Linda was surrounded by her family, and left us peacefully after a tough battle with cancer.

Linda is survived by her sons, Michael Myers, and James (Heather) Myers; daughter, Stephanie (Brian) Rector; grandchildren, Tanner Myers and...

Apr 5, 2014

Keith Yager, 83, of Mission, KS passed away April 5, 2014. He was born Sept. 4, 1930 in Ada, KS to Charles and Ellen (West) Yager. He was married to Martha Jane Shurts on Sept. 28, 1951 and they made their home in Kansas City in 1965. Keith retired from Southwestern Bell in 1989. He served two...

Apr 5, 2014

Dick Burchfield, 83, of Shawnee, KS passed away April 5, 2014. He worked for The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters as the Assistant Director for General Services for many years. He served in the US Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict and was a proud member of VFW Post #5851.

Apr 4, 2014

Mary Margaret (Yulich) Thelen passed on April 4, 2014. Mary was born in Kansas City, KS on September 11, 1930 to Phillip and Anna (Harris) Yulich. She attended Holy Name Catholic Grade School, Lillis High School and KCKS Junior College where she received a Teaching Degree.

Air Force Staff Sargent Donald E. Thelen...

Apr 3, 2014

Nancy J. Crane, 70, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away April 3, 2014, surrounded by her family. Nancy was born January 14, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clyde and Ruby Drake.

Nancy was the manager of Westfield Laundry and Dry Cleaning for many years.

She is survived by...

Apr 2, 2014

Mickey Ottaway, 79, of Overland Park, KS passed away Apr. 2, 2014. She was born Nov. 18, 1934 in Lebanon, MO to Arvel and Dessie Kindrick. The family moved to Wichita, KS in 1949. She graduated from WichitaEastHigh School in 1952. Mickey was united in marriage to her husband Lester A. Ottaway in 1953. They were stationed...

Mar 31, 2014

Ernestine C. Johnson, 86, of Lenexa, KS passed away Mar. 31, 2014. She was born Aug. 30, 1927 to William G. and Josephine (Carlile) Johnson of Stark, KS. The family moved to the Carlile Homestead farm in 1939 and she graduated from Mound City, KS High School. She received her Masters degree in Education from Pittsburg State...

Mar 31, 2014

Roy L. Hurst, 82, of Overland Park, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Roy was born May 27, 1931 to the late Earl and Anna (Cowan) Hurst. Roy was a lifelong Kansas City area resident. He graduated from Manual High School in 1949. Roy married Mary M. Mefford in Kansas...

Mar 31, 2014

Ralph H. McWilliams passed away on March 31, 2014, and went to join his bride of 64 years, Loraine McWilliams (Armstrong), who preceded him in death July 1, 2013. That nine month separation proved to be their longest time apart and perhaps just too much for Dad and Mom to bear. The two peas are back in...

Mar 30, 2014

Robert Armacost Wood, Sr., 73, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.

Bob was born March 15, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lamont and Jean Ruth Wood. He was in the first graduating class of Shawnee Mission East High School in 1959. Bob served...

Mar 29, 2014

Vivian “Honey” Gilbert of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2014, of Alzheimer’s. She was born on December 21, 1923, in Newburg, Missouri.

Vivian is survived by two sons, James (Jim) Gilbert and his wife Eladia (Lydia) of Merriam, Kansas, and Randall (Randy) Gilbert of Sacramento, California; two grandchildren, Charles...

Mar 29, 2014

Tatyana G. Zabezhinskaya, 77, of Merriam, KS passed away Saturday, March 29, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Tatyana was born June 5, 1936 to the late Georgiy and Galina Frenkel in Leningrad, Russia. In January of 1973 she married Vladimir Zabezhinskiy. While in Russia, Tatyana worked as a Civil Engineer while raising her...

Mar 26, 2014

Craig Herter, 53, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on March 26, 2014, surrounded by his loved ones.

Craig was born on August 24, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Ellis and Shirley Herter. He married Tracy Herter on October 14, 1994. Together they had three beautiful daughters, Christian Shanyn,...