Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Joel Carlson
Feb 17, 2014
Joel Ed Carlson, 75, of Shawnee, KS passed away Feb. 17th, 2014. Services will be held at Community Covenant Church of Lenexa with the visitation from 6 to 8 pm Mon. Feb. 24th and the memorial service 1 pm Tues. Feb. 25th. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, KS. Joel was born Jan. 6, 1939...
Catherine D. Zarda
Feb 16, 2014
Catherine D. Zarda, age 97, passed away at Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, February 16th, 2014. Catherine was born on April 17, 1916 in Merriam, Kansas to Walter and Etta Bartberger. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and three brothers. She was married to Robert M. Zarda, who preceded her in...
Howard L. Campbell
Feb 16, 2014
Howard Lee Campbell, 86, Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014.
Howard married Doris E. Rice of Cherokee, IA. They were married 48 years. Doris and Howard loved their family and were highly involved in their lives. Activities included swimming, 4-H, wood working, square dancing, scouting, sports, and more. Howard was a skilled craftsman...
Michael Eugene Bogina
Feb 13, 2014
Michael Eugene Bogina. 58, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away February 13, 2014, at his residence. Michael was born November 5, 1955, in Olathe, Kansas, to August and Velma Bogina.
He is survived by his loving wife, Victoria; father, August Bogina Jr.; son, Michael Bogina; daughter, Ashleigh Bogina; sister, Kathy Bogina; and brothers, Augie...
Donald C. Satterfield
Feb 13, 2014
Donald C. Satterfield, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away February 13, 2014
Donald was born May 1, 1931, in Van Meter, Iowa, to Clyde R. and Geneva Satterfield. He was the second of four children. He married Wanda M. Russell on February 9, 1952. The majority of his life was spent working for...
John Lee Yates
Feb 11, 2014
Loving father and grandfather John Lee Yates, 86, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at his home in Overland Park.
John was born November 26, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Clarence Yates and Marie Middleton and was the oldest of three brothers. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Washington University,...
Joseph E. Ryckert
Feb 11, 2014
Joseph E. Ryckert, age 82 passed away February 11, 2014 at Emeritus Senior Living in Overland Park, Kansas. Joseph was born March 29, 1931 in Lenexa, Kansas on the family farm to Florian V. and Sylvia E. Ryckert. Joseph owned and operated Ryckert's Market for many years. Joseph thoroughly enjoyed life, having a great love for his...
James “Jim” Conklin
Feb 10, 2014
James "Jim" M. Conklin, 71, of Shawnee, Kansas,, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014 in his home.
A life-time Kansas City resident, Jim was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on November 30, 1942. He graduated from Washington High School and later attended Emporia State University where he earned his Bachelor's degree. Although...
Virginia Krebs
Feb 8, 2014
Virginia Krebs, distinguished public servant, Johnson County Community College's first employee and first trustee emeritus, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on February 8, 2014.
"Mrs. Krebs dedicated her life to the education of children and adults throughout Johnson County," said Joe Sopcich, JCCC president. "She truly was a leader in...
Betty Jeanne Behne
Feb 7, 2014
Betty Jeanne Behne, 84, Shawnee KS died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 in Shawnee, KS. She was born Aug. 1, 1929 to Callie and James Hames in Kansas City, MO. She worked for AT&T Long Distance after her high school graduation. She then married Bob Lewis in 1948. With love and patience, Betty raised two sons, and three...
Mable M. Creten
Feb 7, 2014
Mable M. (VanLerberg) Creten, 93, lifelong Shawnee, Kansas resident passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at her home.
Mable was born Dec. 21, 1920 to Aime and Maria (LeFevre) VanLerberg on the family farm at 65th and Neiman Road, Shawnee, Kansas. She was very proud of her Belgian heritage and a devoted lifetime member of St. Joseph...
Phyllis E. Smith
Feb 4, 2014
Phyllis E. Smith, age 84 passed away February 4, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Phyllis was born June 10, 1929 in Bucyrus, Kansas to Grover C. and Mary E. Hook. Phyllis is survived by her daughters; Denise Smith, Vicki Smith, sons; John, Steve, Phillip, and Larry Schweisberger, sisters; Dorothy, Lois, Rita, and...
Dr. Peter “Pete” Hathaway
Feb 4, 2014
Dr. Peter Hathaway (Pete), M.D., 82, of Merriam, KS passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Dr. Hathaway was born on November 3, 1931 to Dr. John Seabury and Margaret Hathaway in Boston, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1953 with a degree in biochemistry. After graduation he became a member of the United States Army where...
Jill Ruth Hodson
Feb 4, 2014
Jill Hodson, 52, of Lenexa, KS, passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park. Jill was born in Lawrence, KS, January 8, 1962. She attended DeSoto High School and worked for many years as a data systems specialist. She lived and loved her family’s farmstead in Lawrence where she enjoyed hosting many family...
Leonard A. “Andy” Anderson
Feb 3, 2014
Leonard A. "Andy" Anderson, 91, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Monday, February 03, 2014 at Freedom Pointe Assisted Living.
Leonard was born the oldest of 8 children, September 8, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Mannie and Mary Etta Anderson and lived in the metro area all his life. Andy joined the...
Vera Louise Coyle
Feb 3, 2014
Vera Louise Coyle, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at Covenant Place in Lenexa, Kansas, on Monday, February 3, 2014.
Vera was born January 26, 1929, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Irene Millard. Vera married the love of her life, Robert Evans Coyle at First Christian Church in Emporia, KS,...
Carol Ann Reilly
Feb 3, 2014
Carol Ann Reilly, 74, of Shawnee, died Monday, February 03, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Carol was born January 8, 1940 to the late Luciel & Frank Edward Carroll, Jr. in Leavenworth, Kansas. Carol graduated from St. Mary of the Plains High School in 1957. After high school she attended Creighton University for 2...
Rozanne Christine Liddy Gardner
Feb 2, 2014
Rozanne Christine Liddy Gardner was born October 30, 1931 to Fred and Rozanne (Clinton) Liddy in Independence, Missouri. Christine (Chris) died on February 2, 2014, just hours before Super Bowl kickoff, in Sandy, Oregon, surrounded by her loving family.
Christine (Chris) graduated high school from Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City, Missouri, attended...
Nathabhai Patel
Feb 2, 2014
Nathabhai Somdas Patel, loving father of four and a father figure to countless others, passed away on February 2, 2014 at 9:54PM at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee, KS. The cause of death was natural related to respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia and underlying lung cancer.
Nathabhai was born and raised in Dangarwa. He...
Marjorie M. East
Jan 31, 2014
Marjorie Marie East, 89, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away January 31, 2014. She was born March 29, 1924, in Kansas City, Kansas, to George W. and Winnie G. Dyche. She worked for many years in the housekeeping department of Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents and her...






