Michael Reid Keeny
Aug 2, 2011
Michael Reid Keeny, son of Walter Eugene Keeny and Ferne Henrietta Van Loenen was born on the August 18, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri.
He served in the Air Force from 1972 to 1980 as a weather observer for the Strategic Air Command during which he started a family....
Valda J. Quant
Aug 1, 2011
Valda J. Quant, Merriam, passed to her heavenly home August 1, 2011, where she joined her husband of 61 years, Lyle J. Quant, who passed away on November 19, 2006.
Valda enjoyed the people and places she knew during her lifetime and visited with her husband. As a widow...
Jack Spieth
Aug 1, 2011
Jack Spieth, of Merriam, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011, quietly at his home after breakfast. Jack was born December 31, 1929, to the late Harold and Yola Spieth in Columbus, Kansas. He helped his dad farm and make wheat harvest runs throughout the Wheat Belt in the 1940's. On July 22, 1948, Jack married Donna Moore...
Codyne J. Mcdonald
Jul 31, 2011
Codyne J. McDonald, 86, longtime Linwood resident passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Hillside Village in DeSoto, Kansas.
Codyne was born at the family farm in Moravia, Iowa, to the late Cody and Grace Luse. She graduated from Simpson College with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Codyne...
Susan Elizabeth Rose
Jul 30, 2011
Susan Elizabeth Rose, 61, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly July 30, 2011.
Born to Robert and Dorothy (Glaettli) Rose in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 5, 1949, Susan was the fourth of seven children. She grew up in Lenexa, Kansas, graduating from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1967. After...
Johnny Allen Myers
Jul 29, 2011
Johnny Allen Myers, 65, Shawnee, Kansas, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Shawnee Mission Outpatient Pavilion at Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas.
Johnny was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to John E. and Waneta Myers. He was graduate of Park University. Johnny was a US Naval Reserve. Johnny...
Byron “Barney” Crance
Jul 27, 2011
Byron "Barney" Crance, 96, died July 27, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center after an unexpected illness.
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Marjorie "Margie" and is survived by his son James Crance (Carole) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughters, Barbara Bates (Steve) of Olathe, Kansas and Deborah...
Michael F. “Rattlesnake” Scherer
Jul 27, 2011
Mike Scherer, 47, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home.
Mike was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Turner High School and a veteran of the US Marine Corps and Navy. Mike enjoyed motorcycles,...
Frederick Bernard Schnittker
Jul 26, 2011
Frederick Bernard Schnittker, 90, passed away July 26, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam, Kansas.
He was born April 30, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Emil and Mabel (Lange) Schnittker. Survivors are his wife, Yvonne, a sister, Mary Jane Farmer, a brother, Frank, and...
Leonard Hanks
Jul 25, 2011
Leonard Hanks, 85, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011, at his home.
Leonard was born in Slater, Missouri, to William and Bernadine Hanks. He was a veteran of the US Navy during WWII. Leonard was present at the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima and received...
Scott A. Young
Jul 25, 2011
Scott A. Young, 53, of Edwardsville, Kansas, passed away July 25, 2011.
Scott was born March 18, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Tom and Marjorie (Downing) Young.
He is survived by his parents,;wife of 20 years Susie Vogt Young; and brother...
William C. Mueller
Jul 22, 2011
William Mueller, 58, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away July 22, 2011, at his home.
William was born in Nashville, Kansas, to Henry J. and Margaret Mueller. He was a graduate of Washburn University. William was the night auditor for Holiday Inn in Olathe, Kansas, for over 20 years.
Ruth Morelock Johnson
Jul 22, 2011
Ruth Morelock Johnson, 93, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011, at Sweet Life at Grand Court, Overland Park, Kansas.
Ruth was a first- grade teacher in Kalamazoo, MI, for many years. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Gordon O. Johnson and their son, Donald G. Johnson....
Lola Mae Honn
Jul 21, 2011
Lola Mae Honn, 97, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away at home on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
Lola was preceded in death by three sisters Bertha Boyer, Kathrine Kanakares, Mary Brown, and one son Joseph Ivan Honn,
Lola is survived by one...
Ryan Charles Beavers
Jul 21, 2011
Ryan Charles Beavers, 22, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Lenexa, passed away, Thursday, July 21, 2011, in Springfield.
Ryan attended Good Shepherd School and graduated from Bishop Miege High School. He later attended Missouri State. Ryan loved sports, especially soccer and tennis. He loved to hunt, play cards and...
Floyd Taylor Smith
Jul 20, 2011
Floyd T. Smith, 82, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Floyd was a sergeant in the United States Marin Corps 1947-1952 and served during the Korean War. Following the war he returned to Kansas City area and found employment with the Black...
Liam M. Crawford
Jul 18, 2011
Liam M. Crawford, infant son of Shawn and Devonnie Crawford, died Monday, July 18, 2011.
Graveside Service
Graveside service will be 10 am, Saturday, July 23, 2011.
Scott Daniel Carpenter
Jul 18, 2011
Scott Daniel Carpenter, 49, of Shawnee, Kansas, died on July 18, 2011, at his home.
Scott was employed by Landrum & Brown as a Senior Project Manager at the time of his passing. Scott is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology. He was a member of the Institute...
Lawrence Richard Straight
Jul 14, 2011
Larry Straight, 71, of Shawnee passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011, at his home.
Larry was born October 5, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry graduated from Washington High School in 1957. He served as a Military Policeman in the United States Army at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, from 1960...
Thelma V. Murphy
Jul 14, 2011
Thelma V. Murphy of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2011.
Memorial Service
Memorial services will be held at a later date.