Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Augusta C. “Dusty” Klaus
Nov 30, 2011
Augusta C. Klaus, 96, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Elmcroft Assisted Living.
Augusta was born December 2, 1914, to the late John and Augusta Werner in Ellinwood, Kansas. She married Clarence "C.J." Klaus, December 31, 1936, in Salina, Kansas. He...
Margaret Ellen Pullins
Nov 30, 2011
Margaret Ellen Pullins, 92, of Merriam, Kansas, went to be with the angels in heaven on November 30, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam Kansas.
She was born on January 29,1919 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. She was the daughter of Rhoda and Omer Wood and grew up...
Gerry M. Carter
Nov 30, 2011
Gerry M. Carter, 59, Overland Park, Kansas, beloved father, devoted husband, and dear brother, retired U.S. Marine and masonry contractor died November 30, 2011, at his home.
Gerry was a masonry contractor while serving his last 13 years in the Marine Corp Reserves. He was also very proud to...
Harold Jerome Gouvion
Nov 30, 2011
Harold Jerome Gouvion, 79, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 30, 2011, at his house.
Harold was born in South Mound, Kansas, and grew up in southeast Kansas. He was a 1950 graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Paul, Kansas. He had many occupations throughout his life, farming,...
Elizabeth L. “Betty” Stevens
Nov 29, 2011
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Stevens, 77, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in Manhattan, Kansas.
Betty was born February 13, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Frances Boettger. She married Gerald A. Stevens in 1959 in Chicago. From Chicago, the family moved to Portage, Michigan, Ft....
Jeffery Jennings
Nov 27, 2011
Jeffery Jennings, 18, went home to be with the Lord and his family who preceded him in death on November 27, 2011.
Jeffery was born December 18, 1992, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He graduated from Shawnee Mission South in 2011 and was attending classes at Johnson County Community...
Loretta Irene Bone
Nov 27, 2011
Loretta Irene (Reist) Bone, 89, died peacefully November 27, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center. She was the oldest of three sisters born to the late Ernest and Frany Reist. Loretta was born on July 10, 1922 in Seneca, Kansas.
She graduated from Seneca High School in 1940, received her...
James G. Horner
Nov 27, 2011
James G. Horner, 77, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011.
Jim grew up in Merriam and Shawnee, Kansas, and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by the Gas Service Company and retired in 1989 after 38 years of service.
Dorothy Risner
Nov 25, 2011
Dorothy Louise (Barr) Risner a long time resident of Shawnee, KS peacefully passed away at home on November 25, 2011. She was a graduate of Argentine High School. Dorothy was united in marriage to John A. Risner Sr. on May 11, 1941. She was very active in the community, and volunteered as a Gray Lady for Bethany Hospital. For...
Lorraine Dixon
Nov 23, 2011
Lorraine L. Dixon, 76, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 28, at Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Shawnee. The family will receive friends from 1...
Ltc Ellis Dudley Dinsmore, Ret)
Nov 21, 2011
Ellis Dudley Dinsmore, Sr., 82, Shawnee, Kansas, went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ, Monday, November 21, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Dudley was born September 11, 1929, in El Paso, Texas, to Andrew D. "Cub" and Laurene Dinsmore. Growing up he lived...
Francis “Frank” Hashman
Nov 18, 2011
Francis "Frank" E. Hashman, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away November 18, 2011.
Frank was born June 24, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas, to the late Frank and Margaret Hashman. He attended Bishop Ward High School and Rockhurst College. Frank honorably served our country as a United States Marine...
Verna Marie Shuler Armbruster
Nov 17, 2011
Verna Marie Shuler Armbruster, 96, died peacefully Nov. 17, 2011 at Sunrise Senior Living, Lenexa, KS, where she had been a resident for almost 6 years.
Verna was born Oct. 7, 1915 in Kansas City, KS to the late Frank and Emma Lindsay Shuler, and graduated from Wyandotte High...
Vivian Rockwell
Nov 16, 2011
Vivian Rockwell, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, went to be with the angels in heaven on November 16, 2011, at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home. Vivian was born May 20, 1923, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Vivian is survived by two daughters, Dawn and her husband Curtis "Skip" Blake of Lenexa, Kansas,...
Joann Mcknight
Nov 15, 2011
JoAnn McKnight, 80 of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away November 15, 2011.
JoAnn was born June 12, 1931, in Horacio, Arkansas, to Homer and Grace (Ayers) Pickett. JoAnn and her husband James were active members of the Gospel Tabernacle Church, 934 Scott Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, where he pastored...
Sgt Michael J. Knapp
Nov 14, 2011
Sgt Michael J. Knapp was an amazing father, husband, brother, and son who loved his family and God. He was always a great leader and teacher to all of his fellow soldiers.
Michael and his wife, Abby, were married in October 2008 and moved to Ft. Lewis, Washington, in...
Patricia Joyce Hobson Law
Nov 14, 2011
Patricia Joyce Hobson Law, age 69, passed away November 14, 2011 of congestive heart failure at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.
Patricia was born in Salina, Kansas, to Wyman Arnett Hobson and Virginia Lucile Willis Hobson and graduated from Salina Central High School in 1960. She attended the University of...
Shirley R. Weaver
Nov 13, 2011
Shirley R. Weaver, 74, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away November 13, 2011.
Shirley was born April 4, 1937, in Bakersfield, California, to George and Lena (Mullin) Richards. Shirley was the most hard working, loving mother and gran who never had a bad thing to say about anyone. She...
Earl Raymond Mccauley
Nov 13, 2011
Earl Raymond McCauley, 91, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, November 13, 2011.
Mac, as he was known by all who knew him, was born February 4, 1920, in Cherokee, Iowa. He enlisted in the Army Air Force after the outbreak of World War II and...
Helmut Rippel
Nov 12, 2011
Helmut Rippel, 69, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his home.
Helmut was born in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated to Missouri in 1956. He was with Todd and Sargent in Ames, Iowa, for 23 years before founding Industrial Project Services, Inc. He retired on October...






