Aug 5, 2012

Mary Smoot Gish, age 89, died peacefully on August 5, 2012, at home in Olathe, Kansas, surrounded by her family after battling lung cancer. Mary was born on December 1, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, and was the daughter of Samuel Clarence Smoot and Mildred Smoot-Henning, both deceased.

Mary graduated...

Aug 4, 2012

Loris E. Jeffrey, 63, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away August 4, 2012.

Loris was born June 10, 1949, in Westmoreland, Jamaica, to Sefton and Ideline Miles. Loris worked as a nurse for many years at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

She is...

Aug 4, 2012

LeRoy H. Bergthold, 87, of Kansas City, MO passed away Aug. 4, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Corn, OK to William E. and Marie Bergthold. LeRoy retired after 35 years at Bendix/Honeywell. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings; Leo, Wilma, Lodema, Waldo, and Bill. He is...

Aug 2, 2012

Anna Kiessling Bunch, age 88, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012.

Anna was born January 29, 1924, to Andreas Kiessling and Maria Lechner Kiessling in Kobermoor, Germany. She was born into a family of seven brothers, one of whom survives her.

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Jul 30, 2012

Don Lee Bowman, 60, Mission, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012.

Don was born December 27, 1951, in Sydney, Nebraska, to Curtis and Jean Bowman. He was a retail manager at the Hy-Vee Gas Station in Mission, Kansas, for 10 years. He was a member of Legacy Christian...

Jul 29, 2012

Randall T. Cheatham, 41, went home on July 29, 2012, to be with the Lord and his family who preceded him in death.

Randall is survived by his parents, N. Flem, Jr. and Vesta (Brooks) Cheatham; brother and sister-in-law Aaron and Marianne Cheatham; grandfather, N. Flem Cheatham, Sr.; and...

Jul 25, 2012

Grady Joseph Franck, 6 mos., of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday July 25, 2012 at Children's Mercy Hospital. Grady was born January 12, 2012 to Nathan and Amanda Franck.

He is survived by his parents, his sister Emmery; maternal grandparents, Roger and Kris Surber; paternal grandparents, Janet Franck and fiancé Greg Wescott; Roger and Pam...

Jul 25, 2012

June Marie Harp, 88, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Wedsday July 25, 2012, at her home. She was born July 15, 1924, in McAlister, Oklahoma. On March 18, 1946, June married Herman Harp. She was loved by many and will be deeply missed.

Graveside...

Jul 24, 2012

Noralee Nadine Smith, 53, of Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Menorah Medical Center.

Noralee was born October 12, 1958 to Amie and Leonard Smith in Onaga, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1976.

Noralee is...

Jul 21, 2012

George Wesley Garnett, 88, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at his home.

George was a veteran of the US Army during WWII. He was a supervisor with the Englewood, Colorado Parks and Recreation Department until his retirement.

George...

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....