Nancy J. Crane

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...

Mildred “Mickey” Ottaway

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...

Ernestine C. Johnson

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...

Roy L. Hurst

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...

Ralph “Harold” Mcwilliams

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...

Robert A. Wood, Sr.

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...

Vivian “Honey” Gilbert

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...

Tatyana Zabezhinskaya

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...

Craig S. Herter

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,...

Norma R. Aldeguer

Mar 26, 2014

Norma R. Aldeguer, 83, of Lenexa, KS passed away Mar. 26, 2014. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed and always remembered.

Visitation & Mass

A visitation will be held Fri., Mar. 28th from 9:30 to 10:30 am...

Robert L. Cobb

Mar 25, 2014

Robert L. Cobb, 89, of Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014.

Bob was born July 16, 1924 to the late Fred and Regina Cobb in Mayview, Missouri. He was drafted into the U.S. Army just out of high school and served as a Sergeant with the Signal Corps during World War II. He...

Keith Kwapiszeski

Mar 24, 2014

This world lost a great man on March 24, 2014. Keith Kwapiszeski passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He left behind his wife Beth of a nearly 15 year marriage and three children Kade age 7, Jack age 6 and Grace age 3. Other survivors include his parents, Ralph and Janet Kwapiszeski; his mother and father...

Beverly Kaye Wise

Mar 22, 2014

Beverly Kaye Wise, 71, Shawnee, KS lost her brief battle with cancer Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Kaye was born Nov. 13, 1942 in Independence, IA to Milton and Miriam Karstadt. She earned her Business Administration degree from the University of Arkansas. Kaye retired from DST Inc. in...

Charline Norris

Mar 21, 2014

Charline E. Norris, 83, Wellsville, KS died Friday, March 21, 2014 at her home.

Funeral services will be 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 26 at the Deaf International Community Church, Center of Grace Church, 520 S. Harrison, Olathe, KS 66061. Visitation will be 6-7 pm, Wednesday at the church.

Linda Ann Timm

Mar 20, 2014

Linda Ann Timm, 48, Shawnee, KS passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 after losing a courageous battle to cancer and renal failure. Linda was born in Mobile, AL, grew up in KC, KS and lived most of her life in League City, TX. Linda is survived by her sons, Matthew (Lisa) Timm, Joshua and Louis Goings, her...

Frank E. Lichtenauer

Mar 19, 2014

Frank Edward (Dutch) Lichtenauer passed away on The Feast of St. Joseph, March 19, 2014, at Santa Marta Retirement Village in Olathe Kansas.

Frank was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years Margaret (Margie) Lichtenauer in 1992. Until the day he passed away, Frank considered Margie to be "the best part...

Lawrence Michael “Jr” Dirkes

Mar 16, 2014

Lawrence "J.R." M. Dirkes, 48, of Olathe, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center.

J.R. never met a stranger and always was willing to lend a helping hand. He was the kind of man that would give you the shirt off his back even if that was all he had.

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Eleanor Malorny Glickley

Mar 15, 2014

Eleanor Malorny Glickley, 74, of Lenexa, KS passed away March 15, 2014. Eleanor was born in Chicago, Illinois to her late parents, German immigrants, August Malory and Helene J. (Cholewa) Malorny. She spent her childhood helping at her father's bakery, National Bakery, taking ballet lessons and being an accomplished pianist. Eleanor would fondly recall spending vacations with...

Joan Kathryn Edington-Boyd

Mar 15, 2014

Joan Kathryn Edington-Boyd, 69, of Shawnee, KS, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at her home. Joan was born July 17, 1944 in Chanute, KS to Richard and Kathryn Edington. She was office manager for Edington Distributors, Inc. in Topeka, KS. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shawnee, KS. She was preceded...

Irene Rinne Johnston

Mar 14, 2014

Irene Rinne Johnston, 94, of Shawnee, KS passed away March 14, 2014. She was born Dec. 23, 1919 in Mayview, MO to John E. and Clara Stratman Rinne. She graduated from MayviewHigh School in 1936. She then attended Warrensburg Teachers College, graduating in 1938. Irene taught grades 1-8, in a one room school house, for one year...