Ann Parks

Feb 2, 2012

Ann Parks, 78, of Shawnee, Kansas, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer.

Ann was born in Lathrop, Missouri, to Roy and Etta (Bowers) Wilson on August 22, 1933. She was united in marriage to Robert Parks on...

Horace Dowell

Jan 31, 2012

Horace Dowell, 81, of Shawnee, Kansas, died January 31, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Funeral mass will...

Juanita Luna Sorriano

Jan 31, 2012

Juanita Luna Sorriano, 92, of Olathe, passed away January 31, 2012.

Juanita was born August 20, 1919. She married Joseph I. Luna in Kansas City.

Juanita was a loving mother and is survived by children Randy Luna (Charlotte), Mark Villanueva (Victoria),...

Jack L. Smith

Jan 31, 2012

Jack L. Smith, 83, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away, January 31, 2012.

Cremation. No services are planned.

Mary Ehrhardt

Jan 30, 2012

Mary Ehrhardt of Princeton, Texas, passed away January 30, 2012, in McKinney, Texas.

Mary was born November 10, 1944, in County Sligo, Ireland to Dominic and Elizabeth (Cunnane) Woods. She married Robert Ehrhardt on February 19, 1966, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

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Donald C. Cline

Jan 30, 2012

Donald C. Cline, 77, Shawnee, Kansas, died January 30, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donald Cline was born in Eureka, Kansas the son of Charles Wesley and Mary Iva (Stoy) Cline. He attended school in Greenwood County and moved with his family to Centerville in 1948. There he attended Parker High School and graduated...

Helen Frances Burris Miller

Jan 26, 2012

Helen Frances Burris Miller died January 26, 2012, after a brief illness.

Helen was born June 1, 1919, in Adrian, Missouri, to parents James Hamilton Burris and Daisy Del Hawkins Burris. Helen moved to Kansas City in 1936 and attended Central Business College. She began working for the Railway...

Julius Degraeve, Ii

Jan 26, 2012

Junior DeGraeve, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away January 26, 2012.

Junior was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years Nancy DeGraeve-Jones. He is survived by his son Pete DeGraeve (Gina); daughter Sheri Rieke (Doug); and grandchildren, Austin and Logan DeGraeve, and Kristin and Paul Rieke.

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Deborah R. Glassinger

Jan 25, 2012

Deborah R. Glassinger, 56, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly January 25, 2012.

Deborah is survived by her daughter Sarah Wood; son Skylar M. Pratt; parents Virgil and Rita Glassinger; brothers Gary Gregory and Darryl Glassinger; and sister Cathy Lewis.

Mary Altieri

Jan 25, 2012

Mary Florence (Ciampi) Altieri passed away peacefully on January 25, 2012, at her home.

She was born May 2, 1919, in Mount Vernon, New York, to Saverio and Margherita Ciampi. She worked as a telephone operator in the Westchester Division, New York Telephone Girls in the Second Service Command...

Helen Louise Bredesen

Jan 22, 2012

Helen Louise Bredesen, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, died quietly in her sleep at home during the early morning hours of Sunday, January 22, 2012.

Helen was born on April 21, 1930, in Brewer, Maine, to Isaac E. and Madeline (Renouf) Staples. In 1956 she met US Air Force...

Virginia Merrick Wheatcroft

Jan 22, 2012

Virginia Merrick Wheatcroft, 88, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at her home.

Virginia grew up in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. After graduating high school, Virginia received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Culver Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. It was there that she met Daniel Wheatcroft and...

Don Leslie Lewis

Jan 22, 2012

Don Leslie Lewis, son of Archie and Sallie Lewis, passed away peacefully at Sweet Life of Rosehill on January 22, 2012.

Born February 4, 1937, Don came from a family of school teachers. He earned a BS in chemistry and an MS in physics, and for 35 years he...

Dorothy Weinberg Butler

Jan 21, 2012

Dorothy Weinberg Butler, passed away on January 21, 2012.

She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Kansas City was her home for the past 57 years. Dorothy had a long career in the retail jewelry business, working for Helzberg's Jewelers and Halls.

Laura Emily Gill

Jan 19, 2012

Laura Emily (Swindler) Gill, 77, of Mission, Kansas, died on January 19, 2012, at Kansas City Hospice House.

Laura was born April 22, 1934, in Independence, Missouri, the youngest of Wilhelmina (Steffens) and George W. Swindler's four children. During childhood she also lived in Washington County, Kansas, Nebraska, and...

Shawn C. Lutes

Jan 19, 2012

Shawn C. Lutes, 33, of Mission, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at his home.

Shawn was born April 13, 1978, to Dixie and Stanley Lutes. He graduated from Olathe North High School in 1996 and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Education from Mid America Nazarene University in...

Daniel Drake

Jan 19, 2012

Dan Drake of Westwood, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at age 72 after a long illness.

He is preceded in death by his parents F.O. & Mary Drake of Hannibal; his sister Erma Lee Robinson of Jefferson City and brother Frank Drake Jr. of Jefferson City.

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Alice M. Haynes

Jan 18, 2012

Alice M. Haynes, 82, of Shawnee, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at the Sweet Life of Rosehill.

Alice was born February 10, 1929, to the late Floyd and Eula Stewart in Ozark, Missouri. She married Robert Haynes, May 12, 1969. He preceded her in death September 26, 2011,...

Mark Tyrone Spalding

Jan 18, 2012

Mark Tyrone Spalding of Gardner, Kansas, age 60, died January 18, 2012, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas, after a short battle with cancer.

Mark was born January 10, 1952, in Hiawatha, Kansas, to Benjamin Jack and Sarah (Clark) Spalding. He grew up in Camdenton, Missouri, and attended elementary, junior and...

Patrick M. Patterson

Jan 18, 2012

Patrick M. Patterson, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home.

Pat was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years, retiring as a Gunnery Sgt. in 1993. He was a founding member of the Rogue’s Gallery of...