Jul 8, 2011

Charles Ray Banister, 79, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at his home.

Ray was born August 17, 1931, in Shelbyville, Indiana, to Ivan O. and Ruby Mae (Taylor) Banister. In 1951, Ray joined the US Navy serving in both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam...

Jul 6, 2011

Donna Potter Evans, 79, Mission, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Sweet Life at Grand Court, Overland Park, Kansas.

Donna was born July 12, 1931, in Virginia, Illinois, to Willard E. and Hazel G. (Sanders) Potter. Donna married Donald L. Evans in Aurora, Illinois, and had celebrated...

Jul 5, 2011

Karen S. Moore, 60, of Shawnee, Kansas, left us unexpectedly on July 5, 2011. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother "Mimi" and loving sister. All who knew her will miss her deeply.

Karen was preceded in death by her mother Lou Ellen Anderson and two brothers, Ronald and...

Jul 1, 2011

July 20, 1925-July 1, 2011

A Guiding Light, Mentor, Friend, Husband, Father, Grandfather. Robert Gordon Murray was born July 20, 1925, in Polo, Missouri. He was one of eight children of John & Frances Murray. He left for Heaven on July 1, 2011, from complications of Dementia/Alzheimer’s.

Jun 30, 2011

Betty Lou Backus, 81, Olathe Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Betty was preceded in death by her Husband Walter Eugene, parents, Joe and Lida Hoover, brothers, Loyd Hoover, and Jerry Hoover. Survivors include her two brothers Jim (Mary) Hoover, Springfield, Missouri; Ed...

Jun 29, 2011

Robert J. Giltner, 91, loved father and grandfather passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.

Robert was a veteran of WWII in the U.S. Army receiving a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. After the war he started his career in his home town of...

Jun 28, 2011

Gail A. Lembeck passed away late Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the age of 74.

Gail was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, where she graduated from Incarnate Word Academy. She was an active parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School in Lenexa, Kansas, for many years. She...

Jun 27, 2011

Evelyn M. True, age 88, of Lenexa, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011, at Lakeview Village, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Evelyn was born on July 28, 1922, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of William A. Johnson and Selma L. Johnson. She...

Jun 27, 2011

Margaret Ann Jewell, April 9, 1954 - June 27, 2011, passed away at the home of family early in the morning Monday, June 27, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret, a.k.a Peggy, 57, passed in Shawnee, Kansas, where she spent her childhood and much of her adulthood.

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Jun 24, 2011

Loretta Carol Burdiss, age 58 a resident of Cleveland, Missouri, died Friday, June 24, 2011, at 2:15 pm at her daughter’s home in Tonganoxie, Kansas, of COPD complications.

Loretta was born August 19, 1952, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Sidney G. And Alice D. (née Lee) Watts. She grew...

Jun 24, 2011

Edward H. Ruder, 96, of Overland Park, passed away June 24, 2011. Mr. Ruder was born on April 7, 1915, in Venice, Illinois, to Joseph Ruder and Mary Geier, and lived in the St. Louis area until moving to Kansas City in 1951.

Mr. Ruder was a Missouri Registered...

Jun 20, 2011

Robert J. "Bob" Keller, 46, of Prairie Village, KS passed away June 20th, 2011 at home. Robert was preceded in death by his father, Donald A. Keller in 2008. He is survived by his mother, Bev Keller; his siblings, Don (Paula) Keller, Sue (Chris) Thayer, and Mike (Rosemary) Keller; his nieces, Kristen, Ashley, and Michaela; his nephews,...

Jun 19, 2011

Mr. Mueller passed away, Sunday, June 19, 2011, at his home. Leonard was born in Redwood County, Minnesota, to Bernhardt and Elsie (Marquardt) Mueller. He served in the US Army during WWII in the European Theater of Operations. He was a 2nd Lieutenant serving in the Field Artillery.

Leonard...

Jun 18, 2011

Russell Cloin Elliott of Merriam, Kansas, peacefully passed away June 18, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas.

Russell was born July 12, 1934, in Douglas County Missouri, to Glen and Florence Elliott. Russell was a machinist for Kansas City Screw Products for many years....

Jun 17, 2011

Emma Scherman passed away June 17th, 2011 at her home with her devoted husband of 62 years and her loving family present. Emma was born Septemeber 19th, 1926 in Ochletree, KS. to William and Clementine Meyer Stifter. She married John A. Scherman June 18th, 1949, settling in Shawnee, KS. She was a wonderful, caring and giving mother...

Jun 16, 2011

Mabel Rose Dobbels Fry, 89, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away June 16, 2011.

Mabel was born in Lenexa, Kansas, the second child of Oliver and Rosa Boehm. In 1940, she married Aloysius J. Dobbels, a popular co-owner of Dobbels Hardware, Shawnee, Kansas. This union produced seven children. Mr. Dobbels preceded her in death...

Jun 15, 2011

Christopher LaRon Locke, 38, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Christopher was born May 15, 1973, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He grew up in Merriam, Kansas, and attended South Park Elementary School, Hocker Grove Junior High...

Jun 15, 2011

Louis P. Schmiedeler, 80, a lifelong resident of Mission, Kansas, passed away June 15, 2011.

Louis was born January 8, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Frank and Goldie (Vitt) Schmiedeler. He was a Korean War Veteran serving as Sergeant in 6th Armor Division of the US Army.

Jun 15, 2011

John F. "Fred" Laing, 64, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at his home.

Fred was born December 22, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Herman and Odella Laing. He retired from the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights as a regional manager in 2008,...

Jun 14, 2011

Cleo Lorene Blake, Shawnee, Kansas, went to be with her Lord on June 14, 2011.

She was born in Forest City, Missouri, December 16, 1917. She has lived most of her life in Shawnee, moving here in 1943.

She was preceded...