Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
David E. Saucerman
Aug 6, 2011
David E. Saucerman, 83, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
David was born August 29, 1927, to the late John and Elnora Saucerman in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Ward High School in 1945. David worked at the General Motors Fairfax...
Rosemary Dippel
Aug 6, 2011
Rosemary Dippel, 53, died Saturday, August 6, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Ted, plus a host of family and friends.
Contributions may be made to family.
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Carl R. Tripp
Aug 5, 2011
Carl R. Tripp, 70, of De Soto, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011.
Carl was born April 10, 1941, to Carl C. and Pansy Tripp in Pittsburg, Kansas. Carl graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1959. On August 1, 1959 he married Teresa VanBecelaere.
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William R. Oconnor
Aug 4, 2011
William Richard O’Connor, 83, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, August 4, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
He was born October 28, 1927, in Iowa Falls, Iowa. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for TWA and retired in 1985. He was an Air Force Veteran of WWII. Bill was...
Kenneth Anthony Klein
Aug 3, 2011
Kenneth Anthony Klein, 74, of Kansas City, Kansas, and life long Shawnee resident passed away Wednesday at his home.
Kenneth was born June 13, 1937, to the late John and Rose Klein in Lenexa, Kansas. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School. On February 4, 1967, he married...
Louise S. Mctigue
Aug 3, 2011
Louise S. McTigue, 86, of Lake Quivira, Kansas, died August 3, 2011. She was born Louise Marie Steinmaus on September 24, 1924 to Mary (Kopish) and Paul Steinmaus in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She married Joseph Dennis McTigue on November 26, 1949. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1954, where Joe worked as a General Agent...
Velma Pauline Argubright
Aug 2, 2011
Velma Pauline Argubright, 91, of Shawnee, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 2, 2011.
Pauline was born October 4, 1919, to the late Henry and Ester McCrory in Denison, Kansas. On June 7, 1940, Pauline married Stephen Argubright. in Denison, Kansas. He preceded her in...
Edward A. Roberts
Aug 2, 2011
Ed Roberts, 92, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away August 2, 2011.
Ed was born September 23, 1918, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Edward and Vera (Bayer) Roberts. He served in the US Army during WWII. Ed was united in marriage to Rosa Mae Paschke in April of 1946. Ed...
Patricia A. Rupert
Aug 2, 2011
Patricia A. Rupert, 85, loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2011.
Patty was a strong and extraordinary person, dedicated to her family and friends. She was a family oriented mother and wife who was a gifted seamstress and artist. Friends and family, up...
Allison “Alli” K. Pflumm Gudikunst
Aug 2, 2011
Allison "Alli" K. Pflumm Gudikunst, was born on April 7, 1961, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ronald H. and Ardyn Allison Pflumm and passed away on August 2, 2011, in Shawnee, Kansas. Alli grew up in Prairie Village and Leawood, Kansas, and spent most of her adult life in Higginsville, Missouri before moving back to Shawnee, Kansas....
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...






