Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Theo Claire Brownfield
Jun 28, 2013
Theo C. Brownfield, age 89 of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away June 28, 2013, at Hillside Village of DeSoto, Kansas.
Theo was born May 15, 1924, in Wakenda, Missouri, to John and Arlene Crawford. Theo was a payroll clerk for Montgomery Ward for many years.
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Dorothy S. Housh
Jun 28, 2013
Dorothy S. Housh, 86, of Merriam, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013, at her home.
Dorothy was born to the late Earl and Grace Sood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is also preceded in death by her husband Gerald Housh and brother, James Sood.
Catherine J. Reece
Jun 27, 2013
Catherine "Cathie" J. Reece, age 63 of Shawnee, Kansas passed away June 27, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Cathie was born September 16, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to Paul and Marguerite Fales. Cathie was a Buyer for Schroer Manufacturing. She is survived by her loving husband Ronald, daughters; Shellane L. Reece, and...
Wilma Floretta Coleman
Jun 27, 2013
Wilma Floretta Coleman, 91, of Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital.
Wilma was born November 22, 1921 to the late Ralph and Mary (Gillaspie) Pine in Gardner, Kansas. She graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1939. On November 8, 1942 she...
Ralph G. Warren
Jun 26, 2013
Ralph G. Warren, age 90 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away June 26, 2013, on his birthday at Shawnee Gardens.
Ralph was born June 26, 1923, in Pana, Illinois, to J. Harold and Doris E Warren. Ralph was the first Shawnee Police Chief, establishing the department in 1953. Ralph proudly...
Alpha Mae Darnell
Jun 25, 2013
Alpha Mae Darnell passed away on June 25, 2013. She was born on December 26, 1917, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Alpha and Amos T. Davis, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Frank and brother Amos Tinsley, Jr. Alpha is survived by her daughter, Mary...
Evelyn Margaret Girardo
Jun 25, 2013
Evelyn Margaret Girardo, 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Evelyn was born December 27, 1925, to William and Emma (Koepke) Thielfoldt in Winside, Nebraska. When she was five the family moved to the Iroquois, South Dakota area where she attended...
Cecilia E. Boone
Jun 24, 2013
Cecilia completed her remarkable journey through this world on June 24, 2013 to join her Heavenly Father and her husband Daniel (who preceded her in death in September 2005) for that streetcar ride through eternity, as he promised.
She was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Boonville, Mo., to Ray and Magdalena Vanderhoof, who preceded her...
Duane “Spike” Spieker
Jun 24, 2013
Duane Anthony "Spike" Spieker died Monday, June 24, 2013, from complications due to cancer. He passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born to Lawrence and Viola Spieker, July 13, 1932, in Carroll, Iowa, was an Army veteran of the Korean War, and married his...
Mary K. Womboldt
Jun 23, 2013
Mary K. Womboldt, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away June 23, 2013.
Mary was born May 14, 1928, in Diamond, Missouri, to Lester and Hazel Anderson. She was united in marriage to Peter Womboldt, Jr., June 14, 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1993; by...
Gordon K. “Gordy” Anderson
Jun 22, 2013
Gordon K. Anderson, 88, Olathe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Santa Marta, Olathe, Kansas.
Gordy was born May 6, 1925, in Primghar, Iowa, to Walter and Betty Marie (Flint) Anderson. He was a 1942 graduate of Primghar High School. Gordy was a veteran of the Army...
Wilson “Buddy” Jones, Jr.
Jun 21, 2013
Wilson F. "Buddy" Jones, Jr., 93, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center, Shawnee, Kansas.
Wilson was born July 22, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Wilson F. and Rose (Kanally) Jones. Rose passed away 11 weeks after giving birth to Wilson...
Evelyn L. Skiles Kobets
Jun 21, 2013
Mom died peacefully on June 21, 2013, at the age of 93. She was born in 1919 in Wolbach, Nebraska, the third of five children of A. J. and Paulena Skiles all of whom preceded her in death. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and married Ernest Kobets who, sadly, died in 1964.
Ima Jeanne Caldwell
Jun 20, 2013
Ima Jeanne Caldwell, age 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away June 20, 2013.
Ima was born October 20, 1923, in Panola, Oklahoma, to John and Effie Robinson. Ima was an administrative assistant for UMKC School of Pharmacy for many years.
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Henry Grant Dahlin
Jun 19, 2013
Henry Grant Dahlin, age 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away June 19, 2013, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, Kansas.
Henry was born February 27, 1931, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Henry and Catherine Dahlin. Henry attended Wyandotte High School, and then went on to attend Donnelly College receiving...
William Harold Ward
Jun 19, 2013
William Harold Ward, 96, Louisburg, Kansas, passed away June 19, 2013, at Senior Care Homes-Nantucket House, Overland Park, Kansas.
Harold was born, May 28, 1917, in Glasco, Kansas, to Samuel I. and Martha Ward. He received his bachelor's degree from Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas, graduating Magna Cum Laude. On...
Dr. Robert E. Lee Marshall, Ii
Jun 18, 2013
Dr. Robert E. Lee Marshall, II, age 91 of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away June 18, 2013.
Doc was born October 31, 1921, in Columbia, Missouri, to Robert and Essie Marshall. He graduated from St. Louis University Dental School in 1944 and served in the Navy as a dental officer...
Mary Lou Heuer
Jun 18, 2013
Mary Lou Heuer, 86, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
Mary Lou was born April 14, 1927, in Barber County, Kansas, to Harry and Bonnie Randolph. She graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1946. Mary Lou married Harlan Heuer in 1950. They moved to Overland...
Nicholas R. Moeder
Jun 16, 2013
Nicholas Ryan Moeder, age 27 years, a resident of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2013. He was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and best friend.
Nicholas was born on October 4, 1985, in Overland Park, Kansas. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 2004; and was known for...
Shirley Genton
Jun 16, 2013
Shirley Ruth "Mimi" Root Genton, 83, passed away on June 16, 2013, in Prairie Village, Kansas, after living for 23 years in Metairie, Louisiana, and then The Woodlands, Texas.
She was born in Norwood, Ohio, to Edwin and Ella Root, who preceded her in death. Shirley married her high...






