Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Milo Sandburg
Mar 31, 2013
Milo Sandburg, born May 8, 1930, passed away unexpectedly on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, to be with his Savior.
Milo was an active and caring father. He was an Eagle Scout at the age of 14; a Navy veteran and active in the community as a volunteer fireman,...
Wanda Mae Wolfrum
Mar 29, 2013
Wanda Mae Wolfrum, age, 84, passed away March 29, 2013, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam, Kansas.
Wanda was born July 28, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas, to Boyd C, and Alice Hamilton. Wanda was a loving mother and grandmother.
Wanda...
Norman Baswell
Mar 28, 2013
Norman E. Baswell, 79, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, in his home.
Norman was born March 11, 1934, to Henry and Florence Baswell in Kansas City, Kansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on February 12, 1952, and was honorably discharged on February 23, 1954....
Mary Lou Andre
Mar 28, 2013
Mary Lou Andre, age 77, passed away March 28, 2013, at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home in Shawnee, Kansas.
Mary Lou was born November 4, 1935, in Atchison, Kansas, to John and Florence Kane and graduated from Atchison County High School. She married Ernest "Bud" Andre in 1958 and they...
Debora Lynn Harper
Mar 27, 2013
Debora Harper, 55, Roeland Park, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
Mrs. Harper was born July 28, 1957, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Jim and Patricia Grimshaw. She graduated from Broadview Academy in La Fox, Illinois, received her BSN degree from Union College, Lincoln,...
Garland Robert “Bob” Thomas
Mar 26, 2013
Garland "Bob" Robert Thomas, 85, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.
Bob was born March 18, 1928, in Queen City, Missouri, to Garland and Freda (Knittel) Thomas. He was a 1945 graduate of Shawnee Mission Rural High School. Bob was...
Rachel Shoemaker
Mar 25, 2013
Rachel Shoemaker, 41, of Lenexa, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Rachel was born April 15, 1971, at Clark Airbase in the Philippines. Rachel enjoyed taking island vacations and whitewater rafting in Colorado.
She is survived...
Mary Alice Dolan
Mar 25, 2013
Mary Alice Dolan, 88, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully at The Sweet Life nursing home Overland Park, Kansas, on March 25, 2013.
Mary Alice was the second daughter of John McKee and Mildred Augusta Ray of Kansas City, Missouri, and is survived by sister Peggy Smith and...
Rev. Julianne Sifers
Mar 23, 2013
The Reverend Julianne Elyea Sifers had a peaceful passing in going home to God's eternal kingdom on March 23, 2013. Her husband Russ Sifers was with her at home, holding her hand as she passed. Her fourth battle with cancer claimed Mother Juli's body, but not Juli as she was already claimed by Jesus as Christ's own,...
John Mitchell Eriks
Mar 23, 2013
John Mitchell Eriks, 84, of Overland Park, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Lakeview Village.
John was born December 8, 1928, in Highland, Indiana. He graduated from Griffith High School before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1947. John served twenty years before retiring in 1967 after attaining...
Marianne D. Sullivan
Mar 21, 2013
Marianne D. Sullivan, 69, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away March 21, 2013, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Marianne was born April 26, 1943, in Sacramento, California, to Vincent and Dorothy Wagner. She spent most of her youth in the Chicago area....
Manuel “Butch” S. Perez
Mar 21, 2013
Manuel "Butch" S Perez, age 63, passed away March 21, 2013, at his residence in Pinole, California.
Manuel was born May 25, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Manuel and Olivia Perez. Manuel was a Program Director for the Kansas City Missouri Health Department.
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Dolores “De” Mcglashon
Mar 18, 2013
Dolores "De" McGlashon, 82, treasured mother and friend, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013, in Overland Park, Kansas.
De was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 22, 1931. She received her Master's in Mass Communications and Journalism from Kansas State University and served as an editor for...
Norval Leslie Box
Mar 17, 2013
Norval Leslie Box, age 94, of Overland Park, Kansas, died on March 17, 2013.
Norval was an Air Force veteran of WWII, and a retiree of the FAA.
He was preceded in death by Beverley, his wife of 68 years. Survivors...
Charles K. Nevins
Mar 15, 2013
Every day he woke up was a good day. Not one to sit still, he played his harmonica for family and friends the day before he passed. He boasted of his long happy marriage of 65 years and his blessed family which he called the most important thing. Charles K. Nevins, 95, Overland Park, Kansas, reunited with...
Eloise K. Thelen
Mar 14, 2013
Eloise K. Thelen, age 91, passed away March 14, 2013, at Mid America Rehab Center in Leawood, Kansas.
Eloise K.Thelen was the daughter of Margaret Helbert Knox and John D. Knox, Jr. of Rural Eskridge, Kansas. She was born March 22, 1921, in Topeka, Kansas. She was a 1939...
Dennis E. Stittsworth
Mar 14, 2013
Dennis E. Stittsworth, 69, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away March 14, 2013, at his home surrounded by family.
Dennis was born June 8, 1943, in Junction City, Kansas, to Arleen and William Stittsworth. He married the love of his life May Hartung on August 18, 1963. He holds a...
Glen E. Stoner
Mar 13, 2013
Glen Edward Stoner, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully in his home on the evening of March 13, 2013, surrounded by his family.
Called "Papa" by his children and grandchildren, Glen was a Christian gentleman in his life and his death. Born March 1, 1925, Glen was the...
Frances Elizabeth Raines
Mar 12, 2013
Frances Elizabeth Greer Raines died on March 12, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House after a short illness.
She was born December 10, 1926, in Langdon, Kansas, to Matilda and Fred Greer. On April 9, 1948, she married Gerald Raines in Hutchinson, Kansas. He survives.
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Jimmy Wayne Keaton, Sr.
Mar 12, 2013
Jimmy Wayne Keaton, Sr., 76, of Stilwell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at his home. Jimmy was born October 10, 1936, to the late Kenneth and Clara Keaton in Harrison, Arkansas.
He is survived by a son, Jimmy Keaton, Jr. and wife Kellista; two daughters, Stacy Keaton;...






