Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Trevor Ryan Olson
Oct 31, 2010
Trevor Ryan Olson, 29, of Overland Park, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010, in a fatal car accident in Kansas City, Missouri.
Trevor was born December 29, 1980, to Teresa and Terry Olson in Kansas City, Missouri. Trevor graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School...
Chloe Cheyenne Gardner
Oct 30, 2010
Chloe Cheyenne Gardner, age 1, DeSoto, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.
Chloe was born August 21, 2009, in Merriam, Kansas, to Patrick and Katie (Shipley) Gardner. She is survived by her parents, Patrick and Katie; brother, Brennan...
Lester L. Hale
Oct 30, 2010
Lester L. Hale, 81, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. Hale was a veteran of the US Army and the Navy. He was a machinist for Proctor and Gamble for 33 years, retiring in 1984.
James Kerns
Oct 28, 2010
James Roland "Jim" Kerns, 84, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010, at Carondelet Manor, Kansas City, Missouri.
Jim was born October 23, 1926, in Lincoln, Kansas, to George and Evelyn Kerns. In 1943 he joined the United States Navy, retiring after 22 years with the rank...
Deborah Hanson
Oct 26, 2010
Deborah Hanson, 42, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Deborah was born February 25, 1968, to Donald and Dee Pavelka in St. Louis, Missouri. Deborah graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1986. After graduation she attended Trinity University in San Antonio,...
Kathy Powers
Oct 25, 2010
Kathy J. Powers, 58, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010, at her home.
Kathy was born June 4, 1952, in Decatur, Illinois to Alva Edgar and Charlotte (Durbin) Stafford. She was graduate of Monticello High School, Monticello, Illinois. On December 27, 1975, Kathy married Stephen Powers in...
Ladonna Biggerstaff Swayne
Oct 25, 2010
LaDonna Biggerstaff Swayne, longtime Caney, Kansas, resident now of Shawnee, Kansas, left her earthly home on Monday, October 25, 2010.
She was born June 18, 1929, in Caney, Kansas, to Lloyd and Effie (Hughes) Graves. She attended Caney schools and graduated from Caney High School in 1947. LaDonna married...
Victor Allen Davis,, Sr.
Oct 23, 2010
Victor Allen Davis, Sr., 91, died peacefully at home in Merriam, Kansas on October 23, 2010.
Victor was born November 28, 1918, in the Rosedale area of Kansas City, Kansas, the third child of Carl and Myrtle Davis. The family moved to Merriam, Kansas, in 1934 and Vic graduated...
Gloria J. Staubus
Oct 23, 2010
Gloria J. Staubus, 78, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010.
Gloria was born October 5, 1932, to Fogel Potter and Radar Frost. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles Staubus; sister Betty Frese and husband Richard; sons Kent Staubus and wife Merilou of Sioux Falls, South...
Richard “Dick” J. Page
Oct 23, 2010
Richard J. Page, 74, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Northport, New York, passed away October 23, 2010.
Dick was born November 11, 1935, in New York to Joseph Edward and Evelyn Page. Dick retired in 2006 from Suffolk County DPW as a Senior Art Director. He was united in...
Henry A. Hagedorn, Sr.
Oct 21, 2010
Henry A. Hagedorn, Sr., 87, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center.
Henry is a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and a life member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion and was a veteran of WW II. Henry was employed with...
Robert “Bob” G. Brunner
Oct 18, 2010
Robert "Bob" G. Brunner, 68, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away at home on Monday, October 18, 2010.
Bob was the founder of Brunner Electric and worked with his sons and brother until his retirement six years ago. Bob enjoyed camping, country music, and restoring cars. Bob and Paula enjoyed...
David E. Jones
Oct 18, 2010
David E. Jones, 49, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away October 18, 2010.
David was born June 16, 1961 in Kansa City, Missouri, to Robert Jones and Patsy (Pickett) Jones Barden.
He attended Shawnee Mission West High School and was in the...
Donald M. Schultz
Oct 17, 2010
Donald M. Schultz 84, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. Schultz was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Donald graduated from Ruhl-Hartman High School in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from high school, he served honorably in...
Gard S. Smith
Oct 16, 2010
Gard S. Smith, 86, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2010, at Sharon Lane Nursing and Rehab.
Gard was born July 23, 1924, to the late Liggon W. and Clara A. Smith in Bedford, Iowa. He is also preceded in death by a son, William Smith in...
Ronald L. White
Oct 15, 2010
Ron White, 68, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away October 15, 2010.
Ron was born August 28, 1942 in Kansas City, MO to Calvin and Kathleen (Quarles) White. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Amber White, by his daughters Susan Campbell of Lawrence, Kansas, and Angela...
Chuck And Nancy Nixon
Oct 15, 2010
Chuck and Nancy began their lives together on September 30, 1978 in Tucson, Arizona. They met while performing lead roles in a Gilbert and Sullivan production. They ended their journey in life together on October 15, 2010.
Chuck was born January 31, 1944, to the late Jesse James and...
Patricia Ann Markley Schleicher
Oct 14, 2010
Patricia (Pat) Ann Markley Schleicher was born June 19, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, to James L. Markley and Mable A. Markley. She entered into rest Thursday, October 14, 2010, at her home in Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 80 years, 3 months, and 24 days.
Patricia...
George W. Earnshaw
Oct 10, 2010
George W. Earnshaw, 77, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
George was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and lived in Johnson County most of his life. George was a self-employed attorney.
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Hilda Mccall
Oct 9, 2010
Hilda McCall, 81, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Hilda was born August 4, 1929 in Salzburg, Austria, to Karl and Maria (Spornberger) Absmann. She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. McCall on February 13,...






