Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Robin R. Feitl
Aug 20, 2011
Robin R. Feitl, 55, of Independence, Missouri, passed away August 20, 2011, at her home.
Robin wsa born, April 21, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri. She is survived by two sons, Christopher R. Ladesic and Jasent W. Ladesic; daughter, Victoria M. Brosseit; and six grandchildren.
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Marjorie May Harnden
Aug 20, 2011
Marjorie May Harnden, 93, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Marjorie was born in Aurora, Illinois, to Albert and Cloie Donnell. She was a veteran of the US Army Nurse Corp during WWII. She continued nursing in...
Nola Ann Stafford Rieke
Aug 20, 2011
Nola Ann Stafford Rieke passed away Saturday morning after a 26 year battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by her loving family.
Nola was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her parents, Miles Clayton and Leona Elizabeth (Newton) Stafford and...
John Louis Homola
Aug 17, 2011
John Louis Homola, 87, Clearwater, Florida, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
John was born in Hamtramck, Michigan, to John and Mary Homola. He was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during WWII. He received his Masters Degree...
James “Danny” Cheesman
Aug 15, 2011
James "Danny" Cheesman, 91, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Danny was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to James and Susan Cheesman. He was a 1938 graduate of Ward High School. Danny joined the US Army Air...
Sidney Joe “Joey” Mills
Aug 14, 2011
Joey Mills, 58, Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, at the Northcare Hospice, North Kansas City, Missouri.
Visitation and Graveside Service
Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Graveside service...
Laurie Adele Lawrence Moyer
Aug 11, 2011
Laurie Adele Lawrence Moyer, born December 6, 1956, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away August 11, 2011, in Shawnee, Kansas.
After graduating as the 1975 Salutatorian of Warrensburg High School, Laurie attended Central Missouri State University, where she earned a B.S. in Secondary Education (English and Theater), a Master's...
Richard W. Mcalister
Aug 11, 2011
Richard W. McAlister, 84, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011, at Lakeview Village Care Center in Lenexa, Kansas.
Richard was born to Thurley and Lois (Wakefield) McAlister in Atchison, Kansas. Richard graduated from Emporia State Teachers College and was employed by the Shawnee Mission School District as...
Betty A. Findlay
Aug 10, 2011
Betty A. Findlay, 90, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away August 10, 2011.
Betty worked for Ford Motor Company for 35 years.
She is survived by her son Dr. Roger Findlay, his wife Flor Mariluz and daughter Karen Sofia, along with three...
Mary J. Newkirk
Aug 10, 2011
Mary J. Newkirk, 83, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away surrounded by her family on August 10, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Hospital.
Mary was born November 18, 1927, in Highland Park, Michigan, to William and Nettie Jenkin. She grew up in Highland Park and Carleton, Michigan, and graduated from Carleton...
R. Jean Daniels
Aug 9, 2011
Rhoda Jean Daniels, 75, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, August 9, 2011, at the Sweet Life of Shawnee.
Jean was born in Norwich, Kansas, and has lived in Shawnee for the last 45 years. She was an Administrative Coordinator for Commerce Savings/World Savings and retired in 2001. She was...
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.
Funeral Mass and Visitation
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...






