Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Jack J. Besco
Aug 9, 2010
Jack J. Besco, 71, of Shawnee, passed away Monday August 9, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice House after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jack was born November 21, 1938, to the late Jerome and Viola Besco in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Jack...
Marybeth Nally
Aug 5, 2010
Marybeth Nally, 67, of Mission, Kansas, died in an automobile accident on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
Marybeth was born in Staten Island, New York, and lived her adult life in the Kansas City area. She is survived by her husband, Edward J. "Pete" Nally Jr.;...
James O. Smith, Jr.
Aug 1, 2010
Jim (J. O.) Smith, of Overland Park, died early Saturday morning, August 1, 2010 at his home.
Born September 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, Jim proudly served his community and country as a Deputy Sheriff, Marine, and Overland Park Reserve Police Officer; and was a beloved father; though...
Hannah Sharon Deaver
Jul 31, 2010
Hannah Sharon Deaver, 17, of Shawnee, left this life Saturday July 31, 2010.
Hannah was born July 11, 1993, to Ron and Christi Deaver in Paris, Texas. Hannah attended Mill Valley High School where she was a member of the Math Club. She worked at the concessions stand at...
Anna Marie Riggs
Jul 31, 2010
Anna Marie Riggs, age 103, of Shawnee, Kansas died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at her home. Anna was born January 7, 1907 in Brazil, Iowa, the daughter of Tony and Maria (Kuchan) Buban. In 1929, she married James Riggs in Centerville, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1988.
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Mary M. Dean
Jul 30, 2010
Mary M. Dean, 66, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Friday, July 30, 2010.
She was born in Springfield, Missouri and lived in the Kansas City area for over 40 years.
She is survived by her children, James Dean of Suisun City,...
Susan Marie Rentfrow
Jul 28, 2010
Susan Marie Rentfrow, 59, of Shawnee, Kansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 28, 2010.
Susan was born March 18, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan to Elwood "Mike" and Mary Jo (Sammons) Snyder.
She is survived by husband...
Laxmi Koduri
Jul 27, 2010
Laxmi Koduri, 79, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away July 27, 2010.
Mrs. Laxmi Koduri was born on March 15, 1931 in a small rural area of India. She migrated to the United States in January of 1980. She has been a permanent resident until her death. She leaves behind...
Lois Ileen Zipp
Jul 26, 2010
Lois Ileen Zipp, 87, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 26th, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lois was born January 27, 1923 in Emporia, Kansas to Roy and Grace (Russell) Leavell. She was a bookkeeper and office manager for Brockman Equipment Leasing. Following retirement she...
Phillip E. Kern
Jul 26, 2010
Phillip E. Kern, 63, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 at his home.
Masonic Service and Visitation
Memorial visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Masonic Service will...
Mark E. Stevermer
Jul 26, 2010
Mark E. Stevermer, 92, Shawnee, Kansas, died at home July 26, 2010 with his family at his side.
Mark Stevermer was born on June 27,1918, in his family home at Trails End Farm near Easton, Minnesota. At an early age he exhibited a lifelong passion for all things mechanical,...
Jack J. Andrew
Jul 26, 2010
Jack J. Andrew, 61, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, Monday, July 26, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. The family suggests contributions to the Disabled American Veterans.
Jack was born in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Turner High School in 1966. He was a sign painter until his retirement in 2000....
Dennis N. Carter
Jul 23, 2010
Dennis N. Carter, 56, of Overland Park, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital.
Dennis was born January 27, 1954 to Marian and Norman Carter in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1972. After high school Dennis attended...
Harvinder Singh
Jul 23, 2010
Harvinder Singh, 55, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010 at the St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas.
Mr. Singh was born November 1, 1954, in Lakh Pur, India. He received his B.S. degree at Bristol University in England. He was a veteran of the Royal...
Kathleen M. Grace
Jul 22, 2010
Kathleen M. Grace, 84, of Mission, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Sweet Life at Rosehill. Kathleen was born January 20, 1926, in Kansas City, Kansas.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 36 yrs, C. Robert Grace, her parents, Alfonso and Agnes Fischer, three...
Nancy E. Ruder
Jul 22, 2010
Nancy E. (Duggins) Ruder, 55, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2910, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy was born September 21, 1954, to William and Mary Duggins in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1972. Nancy...
Price D. Wickersham
Jul 21, 2010
Price D. Wickersham, 87, of Fairway, Kansas, passed away July 21, 2010 at his home.
Price was born August 17, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Price D. and Ruth (Atwood) Wickersham. He served in the US Army during WWII. He graduated from University of Illinois with a degree...
Ronald Keith Webster
Jul 20, 2010
Ronald Keith Webster, known to his close family and friends as Keith, was born in the town of Balaclava, of St. Elizabeth Parish in Jamaica, WI, to Gwendolyn and William Webster on July 5th 1937. His Father passed away when he was three years old and was raised by his mother until her passing when he was...
Dian Bachenberg
Jul 20, 2010
Dian Bachenberg 63, of Lenexa, Kansas, went to be with the angels in Heaven on July 20, 2010, at her residence.
Dian was born February 24, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Douglas and Doris Mould.
Dian is survived by her loving...
George E. Tomlinson
Jul 19, 2010
George E. Tomlinson, 83, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park.
George was born March 22, 1927, to Dr. Louis and Vinnie Tomlinson in Harveyville, Kansas. After graduating from high school George served in the U.S. Navy during World War...






