Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Gwendolyn “Sue” Berry
Jan 20, 2011
Sue Berry, 68, of Shawnee, Kansas, died Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Gwendolyn Sue Berry was born July 13, 1942, in Carrollton, Missouri, to George V. and F. Pauline Berry. She was a 1960 graduate of Norborne High School, attended Kansas City Business College...
Roy M. Thomas, Jr.
Jan 20, 2011
Roy M. Thomas, Jr., 89, Lansing, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the VA Nursing Home, Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mr. Thomas was born September 18, 1921, in Hillsdale, Kansas, to Roy A. and Jennie (Madison) Thomas. He graduated from North Kansas City High School and attended Rockhurst College....
Flossie M. “Maggie” Cash Poush
Jan 19, 2011
Flossie M. "Maggie" Cash Poush, 87, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at the Pinnacle Care Nursing and Rehab, Olathe, Kansas.
Flossie was born September 3, 1923, in Morrison, Oklahoma to Ernie K. and Mary E. (Smith) Krebs. She was a graduate of Pawnee High School, Pawnee,...
Bob W. Siebert
Jan 19, 2011
Bob W. Siebert, 76, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at the ManorCare of Overland Park, Kansas.
Bob was born February 11, 1934 in Burr Oak, Kansas, to Henry and Ethel (Pixler) Siebert. He was a 1952 graduate of Burr Oak High School and attended Baker...
Edward I. Schumm
Jan 18, 2011
Edward Irving Schumm, 93, passed away peacefully at the Kansas City Hospice House on January 18, 2011.
Edward was born in Chicago, Illinois. He married Anna Frances Mallaney September 7, 1940, and together they raised five sons until her death in 1989.
Roberta Lee Burns
Jan 13, 2011
Roberta Lee Burns, 74, Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Roberta was preceded in death by her parents Clifford Almond and Freda Osborn. Survivors include her four children Debora (Steve) Snider, Pattonsburg, Missouri, Cindy Rocker, Roeland Park, Kansas, Rick (Johanna) Burns,...
Joseph Schiavo
Jan 13, 2011
Joseph R. Schiavo, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away January 13, 2011.
Joe was born in Rockford, Illinois, to John and Maria Ferro Schiavo. He went into the Marine Corps, serving in WW II and the Korean War, where he was awarded three gold stars and later retired as...
Dorothy B. Carlton
Jan 12, 2011
Dorothy B. Carlton, 91, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Dorothy is survived by her three daughters, Marlene Whisenant, Atkins, Arkansas, Judy Franks, Buckner, Missouri and Shirley Evans, Belton, Missouri; 13 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and 13 great...
Patricia Quinn
Jan 12, 2011
Patricia Quinn, 65, Mission, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at Bickford at Mission Springs Assisted Living, Mission, Kansas. Pat died of a long term illness but her family was at her side.
She was a registered nurse for 42 years having worked at St. Mary's Hospital, Trinity...
Anita Beilke
Jan 12, 2011
Anita Beilke peacefully passed away January 12, 2011, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas.
Anita was born November 3, 1909, in Colby, Wisconsin, to William and Amelia Meier. Anita was a homemaker most of her life.
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Virgil D. Courtney
Jan 12, 2011
Virgil D. Courtney, Lenexa, Kansas, a former longtime Maryville resident, died at home on January 12, 2011. Virgil was born November 6, 1924, in Ewing, Missouri, to Louis A. Courtney and Roxy J. Penrod Courtney. In 1928 his family moved to the Maryville area where he lived until retiring in Arizona.
Dick L. Moorefield
Jan 11, 2011
Dick L. Moorefield, 69 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away January 11, 2011.
Dick was born October 25, 1941. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a proud member of American Legion Post #370 of Overland Park.
He is...
Theodore W. Elrod
Jan 10, 2011
Ted Elrod passed away at Shawnee Mission Medical Center on January 10, 2011, at the age of 90.
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Ted was a member of the Christian Church, VFW Post of DeSoto, Kansas, a veteran of WWII, and a retiree of General Motors. During his lifetime, he...
James A. Richardson
Jan 9, 2011
James A. Richardson of Shawnee passed away Sunday evening, January 9, 2011, at his home.
James was born February 21, 1925, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to George H. and Eliza Richardson. He met his wife Christine Dopson in Monroe, Louisiana. They were married January 25, 1946. They made their home...
Eugene “Gene” Mildfelt
Jan 6, 2011
Eugene "Gene" E. Mildfelt, 81, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab.
Gene operated a barber shop in Prairie Village Kansas for 51 years, and was a member of the Kansas Barbers Association, and served 6 years in the National Guard. Gene was...
Dr. Vernon Osbourn Kirby
Jan 5, 2011
Vernon Osbourn Kirby passed away January 5, 2011, in Lee’s Summit Missouri.
He was born on May 25, 1917, to Grace and Osborne Kirby in Miltonvale, Kansas. Raised in Coffeyville, Kansas, he received his undergraduate degree from Coffeyville Junior College and in 1940, his baccalaureate from Baker University. Upon...
Dale M. Deal
Jan 4, 2011
Dale M. Deal, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas, died January 4, 2011, at her home.
Funeral Services
Funeral services are pending.
Nora Mary Maher
Jan 2, 2011
Nora Mary Maher, 69, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at 6:00 a.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, at home after two years of treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and a Bone Marrow Transplant.
Nora was born July 24, 1941, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Murphy and Frances Murphy. Nora...
Jessica Tracey Scott
Jan 1, 2011
Jessica Tracey (Thomas) Scott, 32, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully in her sleep on New Year's Day, 2011.
Jessica was born April 1, 1978 in Ness City, Kansas, to Randy and Millie (Fagerquist) Thomas. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1996 and earned her BS in finance...
Ruth M. Baier
Dec 31, 2010
Ruth M. Baier, 86, formerly of Dallas, Texas, passed away at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Facility, Shawnee, Kansas on December 31, 2010.
Ruth was born May 31, 1924, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Edward and Elsie Baier. She was an executive secretary for an advertising firm for many years.
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