Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Chamlong Patthaysong
Oct 27, 2011
Chamlong Patthaysong, 67, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away October 27, 2011.
A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday., November 5, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm, Sunday, November 6, 2011, also...
Alex Emerson
Oct 25, 2011
Alex Emerson, 87, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2011.
Alex is survived by his wife of 59 years, Irene Emerson and his two daughters, Jeanne (Richard) Wilms of Shawnee and Donna (Frank) Miller of Simi Valley, California.
Beverly A. Harris
Oct 25, 2011
Beverly A. Harris, 80, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2011. Beverly was born April 7, 1931, in Atlantic, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Kevin Harris, and a sister Mary Jane Hunley. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jessie...
Barbara Allyn Mcminn
Oct 24, 2011
Barbara Allyn McMinn, 79, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011, at her daughter, Amy's home in Shawnee, Kansas, after a brief battle with leukemia.
Barbara was born July 11, 1932, in Maher, Colorado, to the late Ted and Dorothy Allyn. She moved to Albuquerque area...
Betty J. Lightwine
Oct 24, 2011
Betty Joyce Lightwine, 85, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away October 24, 2011.
She was born June 23, 1926, in Butler, Missouri. She was a cashier at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School for many years.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband...
Susan Jo Rushing
Oct 24, 2011
Susan Jo Rushing, 58, of Mission, Kansas, went to be with the angels in heaven on her birthday, October 24, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a hard battle with cancer.
Susan was born October 24, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Nicholas Macaluso and Loretta Shields. Susan...
William Moore, Sr.
Oct 23, 2011
William Moore, Sr., passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Bill was born July 26, 1931, to the late Arch and Mayme Moore in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Westport High Schoolin 1948. After high school, Bill joined the United States Army and served...
James C. Stewart
Oct 23, 2011
James C. Stewart, 78, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.
Jim was born May 6, 1933, in Ludlow, Missouri, to Ralph C. and Alta V. Stewart. He was employed with the Kansas City Gas Service Company...
Frances Landrum
Oct 23, 2011
Frances (Hill) Landrum, 95, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at her home.
Frances was born January 21, 1916, inKansas City, Kansas, to Frank F. and Elizabeth J. (Geenty) Hill. She married Harold F. Landrum on March 26, 1938. Franceswas a stay at home mother and...
Sarah Ann “Sally” Steuart
Oct 21, 2011
Sarah Ann "Sally Steuart, 74, Raymore, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
Sarah was born February 6, 1937, in Kidder, Missouri, to Charles and Ethel Streeter. On June 8, 1956, Sarah married Edwin C. Steuart in Independence, Missouri.
Bobby L. Chaffin
Oct 21, 2011
Bobby L. Chaffin, 81, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, in Kansas City, Kansas.
Bobby was born April 3, 1930, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clarence and Virginia Chaffin and was a lifelong area resident. In 1948, Bobby started working at the Kansas City Kansan as...
Joseph Thomas Renfrow
Oct 18, 2011
Joseph Thomas Renfrow, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011. He was born April 14, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Frank and Shirley Renfrow. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandpa, and uncle.
As a young boy, Joe grew up in Vancouver, Canada and...
Jan L. Ruder
Oct 15, 2011
Jan L. Ruder, 53, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011, surrounded by family at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Jan was born April 14, 1958, in Salina, Kansas, to Nicholas and Betty Ruder. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and great aunt....
Stanley C. Burnette
Oct 14, 2011
Stanley"Paw Paw" Burnette, 78, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away October 14, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Stan was born in Stafford, Kansas, on December 30, 1932, to Glenn and Lorena Burnette.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jan; son Stephen (Denise)...
Dorothy E. Brown
Oct 13, 2011
Dorothy E. Brown, 88, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away October 13, 2011.
Mrs. Brown was born in Hutsonville, Illinois, and has lived in Merriam since 1955. She was a member of the Merriam Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by...
John F. Weingart
Oct 12, 2011
John F. Weingart, 91, Leawood, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 12, 2011.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church; entombment in the Resurrection Mausoleum.
Sherri Lynn Hill
Oct 11, 2011
Sherri Lynn Hill, 51, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Sherri was born October 12, 1959, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to Ellis D. and Rose F. Dinsmore. She attended the Olathe Christian Church. Sherri's greatest love...
Phyllis R. Hall
Oct 10, 2011
Phyllis Ruth (Stewart) Hall, 81 of Merriam, KS passed away Oct. 10, 2011. She was born in Union Star,Missouri, on December 18, 1929 to Mary Price Stewart and Royal Stewart. Phyllis grew up on her family farm in northwest Missouri. She attended Northwest Missouri State where she met and married her college sweetheart, Justus Campbell Hall. After...
Donald J. Schmitz
Oct 9, 2011
Donald J. Schmitz, 77, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, October 9, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Don was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a veteran of the US Army. He worked as a tool and die maker for Automatic Systems and retired in 1995. He...
Charles W. Matlock, Jr.
Oct 9, 2011
Charles W. Matlock, Jr., 78, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011, at his home.
Charles was born January 31, 1933, in Cedar Vale, Kansas, to Dr. Charles W. and Mabel (St. John) Matlock. He was a veteran of the US Army 82nd Airborne, during the Korean...






