Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Mary Ann Timmons Plunkett
May 20, 2013
Mary Ann Timmons Plunkett, 84 passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at the Homestead Memory Care, Oalthe, Kansas.
Mary was born July 27, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Guy and Henrietta Kanatzar. She was a 1945 graduate of Bishop Ward High School. Mary was a devoted wife and...
Brandon Daniel Bishop
May 19, 2013
Brandon Daniel Bishop, 20, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on May 19, 2013.
Brandon was born May 7, 1993, to Bruce and Jill Bishop. He attended Shawnee Mission North and graduated in 2011. He was currently attending Johnson County Community College, pursuing a degree in Graphic Design. He enjoyed...
Kara Dawn Stockdall-Weber
May 19, 2013
Kara Dawn Stockdall-Weber, 29, of Prairie Village, KS passed away May 19, 2013. She is survived by her Mother Julia “Becky” Howard, Father Clay Stockdall and his wife Wendy, by sisters Kasie and Lauren Stockdall, by her brother Cameron Stockdall, her Fiance Tony Weber and daughter Paighton Weber.
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Ruby M. Smith
May 17, 2013
Ruby M. Smith, age 91, passed away May 17, 2013, at Wilshire at Lakewood nursing home in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Ruby was born November 26, 1921, in Everett, Missouri, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox. Ruby was married to Gard Smith for 66 years. Ruby was a teacher for 43...
Angela Marie Buisch
May 15, 2013
Angela Marie Buisch, 43, of Lenexa, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Angela was born March 13, 1970 to Susan and James Eaton in Kansas City, Missouri. A lifelong Kansas City area resident, Angela graduated from Olathe South High School in 1988....
Archie D. Montee
May 12, 2013
Archie Dean Montee, 83, of Shawnee Kansas, passed away May 12th, 2013 at Lakeview Village in Lenexa Kansas. He was a native of Pittsburg, Kansas. Dean was born on July 17, 1929 in rural Crawford County Kansas to Arch and Anna Hiller Montee in his parents home. Dean attended a one room school called Base Line Rural...
R. Nicholas Pflumm
May 12, 2013
R. (Ronald) Nicholas Pflumm, 54, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was born on June 27, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ronald H. and Ardyn Allison Pflumm and baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church on July 20, 1958.
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Bette J. Barnes
May 11, 2013
Bette Jean Barnes, 77, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center, Shawnee, Kansas.
Bette was born January 28, 1936, in Kansas City, Missouri, to David and Miriam Barnes. She was a 1954 graduate of Rosedale High School, Kansas City, Kansas. Among many...
Henry Alfons Bourquin
May 9, 2013
Henry Alfons Bourquin, 85, Shawnee, Kansas, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, Kansas, surrounded by his family.
Hank was born January 17, 1928, in Shawnee, Kansas, to Basil E. Bourquin and Martha Boutte Bourquin. He attended St. Joseph School. He served his country in the...
Margaret Loftus
May 9, 2013
Margaret (Carlson) Loftus, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Friend, passed away at the age of 96 on May 9, 2013, at The Sweet Life Grand Court care facility in Overland Park, Kansas.
Born March 24, 1917, she was born and raised in Scammon, Kansas, the daughter of Bridget O'Donnell and...
Harold A. Estelle
May 7, 2013
Harold A. Estelle, 89, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away May 7, 2013.
He was born April 20, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Thelma (Dyer) Estelle. He attended Attucks School in Kansas City, Missouri, and Walker School in Merriam, Kansas. Harold served in the US Army during WWII with...
Patricia Ann Orourke
May 5, 2013
Patricia Ann O'Rourke, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away on May 5, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital. At her request, no services will be held.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Keith O'Rourke, parents Florence and Joseph A. Tobin, brother Joseph E. Tobin and sons Shaun...
Michael Augustine, Jr.
May 4, 2013
Michael Augustine, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at home following complications from dementia on May 4, 2013.
Mike was born August 21, 1933, to Mike and Anna Augustine in Hays, Kansas. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, Mike returned to Hays and started working for...
John C. Binckley
May 3, 2013
John C. Binckley, 68, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away May 3, 2013.
A visitation will be from...
Charles Vanderwerf
May 3, 2013
Charlie K. Vanderwerf, 72, of Mission, Kansas, passed away May 3, 2013.
Charlie worked as an electrician and was a member of IBEW Local #124 for 45 years. He was avid hunter, fisher, and all around outdoorsman.
Charlie was preceded in...
Richard Graham
May 3, 2013
Richard (Dick) Graham passed away on May 3, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House.
Dick was born on July 26, 1931, in Kearney, Nebraska, the son of Lester Graham and Margaretella McDonald Graham. Dick grew up in Kearney, reared by his grandmother, Josephine McDonald and great-grandmother, Ella McDonald. He...
Scott Tearney
May 2, 2013
Scott M. Tearney, 50, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away May 2, 2013.
He was born December 30, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Ralph and Patricia (Courtney) Tearney. He was one of seven children, and lived most of his life in the Kansas City, Kansas and Shawnee area.
...Howard K. Skok
May 2, 2013
Howard K. Skok, 80, of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away May 2, 2013, in Overland Park, Kansas.
Howard was a U.S. Marine and a Veteran of the Korean War.
Howard is survived by his wife, Jean; his four sons, John, T.J., Mark and Lonnie; and many loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.
...Eleanor N. Warner
May 1, 2013
From the day she was born on April 5 1933, until the day she passed away on May 1, 2013, Eleanor Nadine Warner was a pillar of strength and a helping hand to all those close to her.
The friendships she began in grade school lasted through out her...






