Richard L. Bell

Dec 17, 2013

Richard L. Bell, 90, of Bonner Springs, Kansas, passed away December 17, 2013, at his home.

Visitation and Funeral Service

Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013,...

Sonia M. Arellano

Dec 15, 2013

Sonia Maria Arellano, 47, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Sonia was born August 3, 1966, in Kansas City, Kansas, to John M. and Maria C. Arellano. She was a 1985 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School. Sonia was a devoted mother, always...

Blanche A. Jack

Dec 15, 2013

Blanche A. Jack, 103, of Olathe, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at her home.

Blanche was born February 13, 1910, in Sharon, Kansas, to the late James and Eula Mae Jones. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1930. Blanche married Laurence L. Jack on September 9, 1936,...

Glenn K. Davis

Dec 12, 2013

Glenn Keith Davis, 89, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away December 12, 2013.

Glenn was born to Keith and Grace (Fann) Davis, May 4, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Manual High School in 1943, and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Missouri in 1950. He was a Veteran...

Paul B. Rieke

Dec 10, 2013

Paul Bonaventure Rieke, 87, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on December 10, 2013.

He was born at home in Shawnee, Kansas, July 14, 1926, the son of Alban C. and Effie Enda (Wendt) Rieke. He was united in marriage to Lorene E. De Brabander on August 26, 1947....

Alice M. Phillips

Dec 9, 2013

Alice M. Phillips, 75, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away December 9, 2013. She was born May 11, 1938 in St. Paul, Kansas, to Alphonse and Mary (Konda) Beller.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Leroy Phillips, sister Norene Lero, brother Len Beller, and sister Margaret Skinner. Alice is survived by...

Michael “Joe” Maher

Dec 9, 2013

Michael (Joe) Maher, 88, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away on December 9, 2013.

He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 10, 1925, to the late Michael and Nellie Maher. He was the second of five boys (John Pat, Francie, Tom, and Bill). He graduated from Bishop Ward High School. He...

Mervin L. Mcendree

Dec 7, 2013

Mervin L. McEndree, 77, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas.

Mervin was born May 18, 1936, in Eskridge, Kansas, to Jessie E. and Carol M. McEndree. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean War. In 1964, Mervin and his wife,...

Charles O. Wilks

Dec 7, 2013

Charles O. Wilks, 66, Bonner Springs, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, at his home.

Charles was born August 7, 1947, in Bentonville, Arkansas, to Orval O. and Hazel May Wilks. He was a 1966 graduate of Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a veteran of U.S. Army during...

Ruth L. Cates

Dec 6, 2013

Ruth L. Cates, 89, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013, at her home.

Ruth was born February 4, 1924, in Winwood, Missouri, to Jess and Frances Hugunin and moved to Shawnee, Kansas, in 1937. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. On June 15, 1951, Ruth married Everett...

Julia F. Becker

Dec 4, 2013

Julia F. Becker, 82, Overland Park, Kansas (formerly of Shawnee, Kansas), passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at The Atriums, Overland Park, Kansas.

Julie was born July 30, 1931, in Saltillo, Mississippi, to Simon and Annie Poppelreiter. She attended Saltillo High School. On August 3, 1953, Julie married Emmett Becker at St. Cecilia...

Amelia Roene “Amy” Cox

Dec 4, 2013

Amelia Roene "Amy" Cox, 73, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

Amelia was born September 21, 1940, in Orange, California, to Walter Mason and Leona Farmer. On January 3, 1958, Amelia married Cecil Cox.

Amelia is survived by...

Irene B. French

Dec 3, 2013

Merriam's first lady, Irene Belle French, 86, passed away December 3, 2013, in her home surrounded by her family. Irene was one of the pioneer builders of Johnson County and was one of the early women leaders to make a significant impact on her beloved Merriam, Kansas and the county.

Irene was preceded...

Dorothy Anne Keating Vanhoet

Dec 2, 2013

Dorothy Anne Keating VanHoet passed away December 2, 2013, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Dorothy Anne Keating VanHoet was born on the 4th of July, 1924, to Angela Lally Keating and Richard Leo Keating. Dorothy Anne was proud of her Irish heritage and proud to be an American! She attended Guardian Angel Grade...

Maurice Eugene Valentine, Jr.

Nov 30, 2013

Maurice Eugene Valentine, Jr., 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away November 30, 2013.

Maurice was born March 18, 1924, in Casadaga, New York, to Maurice Eugene, Sr. and Margaret M. Valentine. He served in the US Army during WWII, in the 37th Infantry Division. He was involved in the Asiatic Campaign, the...

Debbie L. Redmond

Nov 29, 2013

Debbie Lou Redmond was welcomed into her heavenly home on November 29, 2013. She was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on February 16, 1961, to Marvin Paul Bauerle and Helen Ruth Craig.

She was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, John; son Chandler; her mother Helen Bauerle; three...

Alice Horner

Nov 27, 2013

Alice (AKay) Horner of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 27, 2013.

AKay grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and married Donald (Bud) Hartsell in 1946. He preceded her in death as did her father and mother, Virgil and Geneva Carter and her twin sisters Virginia Pennington and Dorothy Love.

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Michael Turner

Nov 25, 2013

Michael Robert Turner, 69, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on November 25, 2013.

Michael was born on September 20, 1944, to Milo R. Turner and Mildred M. Donaldson Turner in Ft. Benning, Georgia. He grew up in Independence, Missouri, and graduated from NE HS in 1963. He served in the National Guard. He...

Janis Ann Pilcher

Nov 24, 2013

Janis Ann Hartung Pilcher, age 60 years young of Portland, Oregon, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013, after 19 days at Legacy Hopewell Hospice House. She passed peacefully in her sleep with her daughters at her side.

She was born to the late Walter Hartung and Dorothy Arens Hartung on October 24, 1953,...

Diana Marie Robinson

Nov 24, 2013

Diana M. Robinson, 69, of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

Diana was born January 17, 1944, to the late Thomas L. and Frances M. Robinson in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a lifelong Kansas City area resident and graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1961....