Dec 23, 2011

Rosemary M. Prater, 87, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011.

She married Arthur Prater on February 23, 1952. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She unselfishly assisted her husband in his dental practice and raised their son while remaining close to her faith....

Dec 23, 2011

William Warren Gerfen, 94, Shawnee, Kansas, passed Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bill was born September 1, 1917, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Arthur F. and Mildred (Kauffmann) Gerfen. He was a veteran of the US Army during WWII, receiving the...

Dec 22, 2011

Charles Lloyd Russell, Jr., 82, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011, at his home.

Charles was born October 22, 1929, in Kansas City, Kansas, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. Following his service...

Dec 21, 2011

Wesley Eugene Chance, 40, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Chance; children, Christopher and Amber Chance; father, Don Chance; mother, Gloria Snowden; sister, Kari Chance; and brothers, Ronnie and Toby Mardis. We love you and will meet again....

Dec 19, 2011

George A. Thompson, 93, of Shawnee, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at his home.

George was born December 14, 1918 to the late Leonard and Beulah Thompson in Polo, Missouri. He joined the United States Army Air Corps November 6, 1941. George served as an aircraft mechanic in...

Dec 19, 2011

Mary Jane Brown Hootz Schneller, 75, Donna, Texas, died Monday, December 19, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas .

Mary was born September 14, 1936, to Eugene R. and Cleora Jane (Evans) Brown. She attended Wyandotte High School and graduated in 1954. Currently living in Donna, Texas, and a member...

Dec 19, 2011

Wilma Bell Boyle, 84, of Mission, Kansas, passed away December 19, 2011. Wilma was born November 12, 1927, in Pierce City, Missouri, to Edward and Frances (Jacobs) Friday.

Wilma was preceded in death by a grandson Aaron B. Campbell and her friend & companion, Frank Horosko. She is survived...

Dec 18, 2011

Joseph R. Riden, Jr. 89, of Prairie Village, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Joseph was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and earned an Eagle Scout Badge with palms and graduated from Mercersburg Academy. He received a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the...

Dec 17, 2011

Lawrence E. "Larry" LeRoy, 90, of Mission, Kansas, passed away peacefully in his home December 17, 2011.

Larry was born on the 4th of July in 1921 in Scammon, Kansas, to Joseph and Helena (Swain) LeRoy. He graduated from Arma High School in 1937 and served the Army Air...

Dec 16, 2011

Charles (Charlie) J. Van Hee, 91, passed peacefully Friday, December 16, 2011.

Charlie was born December 6, 1920, to Gustav Van Hee and Mary Maes Van Hee. Charlie and Bernice farmed at their Nieman location where it has been said Charlie had the "best produce in town." At one...

Dec 13, 2011

Margaret Stephenson, 91, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home. Margaret was born in Kansas City, KS and was a lifelong area resident. She was a telephone operator for Humana Hospital in Overland Park. After retirement, she served as a volunteer at the hospital. She married Jack Stephenson October 12, 1941. He...

Dec 13, 2011

James E. Brown, a longtime educator in the Shawnee Mission School District who influenced thousands of young people over the course of his career, passed away at his Overland Park home on December 13, 2011. The loving father of four children and grandfather of two died at age 87.

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Dec 13, 2011

Richard A. Mollentine, Sr., 82, of Overland Park, Kansas, peacefully departed us on December 13, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas.

Richard was born on June 30, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, to Albert and Dorothy Moellentin.

Richard was...

Dec 13, 2011

William F. Gates, Sr., 92, of Merriam, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab.

Bill was born November 29, 1919, to the late William and Mary Gates inKansas City, Kansas. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served as the Helmsman for the...

Dec 11, 2011

Bob Henshaw, 83, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away December 11, 2011.

Bob attended school in Lansing and grew up in the Leavenworth area where he met his wife of 60 years Gloria (Huey) Henshaw. Bob served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked for 40...

Dec 11, 2011

Patty L. Smith, 83, passed away December 11, 2011, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Patty was born in Savonburg, Kansas, on May 19, 1928, to Floyd and Mabel Everitt. She took great pride in being a mother to her three children, Carol, Brad & Andy. Through her work as a...

Dec 11, 2011

Beverly Jean Cook, 85, Merriam, KS passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center, Merriam, KS. Beverly was born in Merriam, KS and raised on a dairy farm during the Depres-sion. She married Edgar (Lee) Cook in 1946. They traveled extensively in the US and twice around the world. Bev lived in Pakistan...

Dec 9, 2011

Rose Agnes Pretz, 86, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday December 9, 2011, at Rose Estates surrounded by her loving family.

Rose was born April 30, 1925, in Muncie, Kansas, to the late Ernest and Rose M. Preston. Rose married Fred Pretz, Jr. in 1942. Fred then served in...

Dec 7, 2011

Walter C. Schmidt, 87, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Indian Creek Nursing Home. Walter was born July 26, 1924 to the late Casper and Sophie Schmidt in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from Central High School and attended the Universityof Denver.

Walter served with...

Nov 30, 2011

Augusta C. Klaus, 96, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Elmcroft Assisted Living.

Augusta was born December 2, 1914, to the late John and Augusta Werner in Ellinwood, Kansas. She married Clarence "C.J." Klaus, December 31, 1936, in Salina, Kansas. He...