Jul 21, 2012

John H. Arnold, 83, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully July 21, 2012, in the loving presence of his family at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Born September 27, 1928, to Robert and Roxie (Houtchens) Arnold near Deepwater, Missouri, John was a depression-era Missouri farm boy, an Army veteran of the...

Jul 21, 2012

Norman Eugene (Norm) Keech passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Kansas City Hospice House.

Norm was born March 6, 1930, to Allen Earl and Tressa Mae (Whicker) Keech in Shawnee, Kansas. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School, and served in the United States Air Force,...

Jul 21, 2012

Gloria Jean Gerber, 78, of Kansas City, Kansas, died July 21, 2012, at Providence Medical Center.

Gloria was born January 16, 1934, to Kenneth and Gertrude Howard in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a retired machinist for TWA.

She is survived...

Jul 21, 2012

Rodney Elwell Peniston, 86, died July 21, 2012, at Sharon Lane Health Services in Shawnee, Kansas.

He was born September 25, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Lenexa Grade School and graduated from Shawnee MissionNorth High School in 1943. During WWII, he served in the Merchant Marines. He...

Jul 21, 2012

Margaret Murray McKechnie, 92, of Roeland Park, Kansas, died July 21, 2012.

Margaret "Marge" was born December 4, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois, to Edward and Margaret Reisen Murray. She was the second of three daughters. She grew up in Dover, New Jersey, and eventually relocated to Kansas City in...

Jul 19, 2012

Patrick Bernard McGraw, 71, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his home.

Pat was born October 1, 1940, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Eugene and Hope McGraw. He attended Pittsburg State College and the University of Missouri Kansas City. He was a pharmacist at the University...

Jul 19, 2012

Ira Debroy, 67 of Overland Park, Kansas, died on July 19, 2012, from breast cancer at the Kansas City Hospice House.

She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother with tremendous and unending patience, kindness, love and selflessness.

She is survived...

Jul 17, 2012

Richard Paul Peak, 78, Mission, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at his home.

Richard was born November 1, 1933, in Manhattan, Kansas, to Paul F. and Edith L. Peak. He was a graduate of Kansas State University and veteran of the US Army. Richard was a Systems...

Jul 16, 2012

William D. "Wild Bill" Drury, 69, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012, at the Kansas City VA Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bill was born July 15, 1943, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Art and Frances Drury. He was in the US Army during the Vietnam...

Jul 16, 2012

Ella Marie Lovan, 91, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away, Monday, July 16, 2012.

Marie was born September 13, 1920, in Burnham, Missouri, to Marion Francis and Virda Lilly (Kenney) Jones. She was the oldest of 12 children. She married Elmer Lovan on November 27, 1939, in Mountain View, Missouri....

Jul 14, 2012

Virginia (Jenny) Lee Pflumm Cole Thayer, 77, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2012, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Jenny was born March 23, 1935, in Merriam, Kansas, to Paul N., Sr. and Lenore (Heinrich) Pflumm. Jenny had the most beautiful singing voice, loved being around children, and...

Jul 14, 2012

Robert Joseph Groves, 65, passed away July 14, 2012, due to an automobile accident.

Robert was born August 27, 1946, to Robert Lee Groves and Nina Greathouse. He was a retired machinist of 38 years from Fairbanks Morse Pump Corp.

He...

Jul 14, 2012

Mark A. Bachenberg, 28, passed away July 14, 2012, at his residence in Lenexa, Kansas.

Mark was born June 5, 1984, to Steve and Dian Bachenberg. He had been a kitchen manager for Outback Steakhouse.

He is survived by his father...

Jul 11, 2012

Henry George Guebert, of Overland Park, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

He was born in Bourbon, Missouri, to the Rev. Alex and Henriette Guebert, the eldest of seven children, WWII Army veteran and graduate of Michigan State University. Henry worked as an...

Jul 10, 2012

Eula Mae Estelle, 84, of Shawnee, Kansas, died July 10, 2012, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Mother Eula Mae Estelle was born on December 20, 1927, to Rev. Samuel L. Jones and Mamie Simpson Jones, the second of eight children in the Rosedale community in Kansas City, Kansas. Eula...

Jul 10, 2012

Virgil Marchand, 90, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away July 10, 2012. He was born May 26, 1922, in Blue Springs, Nebraska, to Edward and Blanche (Simon) Marchand, one of 12 children.

He served in the US Army during WWII on Omaha Beach and in the Battle of the Bulge....

Jul 7, 2012

John A. Risner, Sr., 91, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012, at his home.

John was born February 27, 1921, to the late Clydas and Chloe Risner in Thayer, Missouri. He graduated from Argentine High School in 1939. After high school John joined the Civilian Conservation Corps....

Jul 7, 2012

Dean W. Erickson, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Evergreen Community.

Dean was born August 5, 1927, to the late Walter and Imo Erickson in Atlanta, Illinois. After graduating from high school, Dean enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and served during...

Jul 6, 2012

Dennis Ivan, 68, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012, while on leave from the Sweet Life in Shawnee to visit his farm in Miami County.

Dennis, who had been in declining health, was born January 4, 1944, in Salina, Kansas. Dennis moved to Russell in 1957 and then...

Jul 6, 2012

Frances I. Vielhauer, 86, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Friday, July 6, 2012 at the Sweet Life at Rosehill.

Frances was born in Riverside, Illinois. She married Arthur "Pete" Vielhauer on August 17, 1946, in Riverside, Illinois, and they made their home in Shawnee. She was a member of...