Nov 6, 2010

Bertie Allen Hague, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2010.

He was born on October 23, 1922, to the late Levi and Eva Hague in Half Rock, Missouri. He was one of fifteen children. Allen was an Army World War II veteran. He retired from the City of Merriam in 1992. He was a...

Nov 6, 2010

Charles "Charlie" Joseph Dobbels, Sr., 93, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Providence Place in Kansas City, Kansas.

Charles was born February 3, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Remi and Marie Dobbels.

Charlie is...

Nov 5, 2010

Frances Mae Colaw, 93, of Leawood passed away Friday, November 5, 2010, at Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park.

Frances was born May 12, 1917, to the late James Gilbert and Vivian Thomas. Frances married John Allen Colaw on June 12, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1976....

Nov 5, 2010

Rose Marie Snell, 90, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010.

Rose was born February 14, 1920, to the late Lila and Charles Duxbury in Kansas City, Kansas.

She is survived by two daughters, Roxanna Smith and husband Darrell,...

Nov 4, 2010

Helen M. Snyder, 92, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away November 4, 2010.

She was born March 9, 1918, in Kansas City, Missouri, to John and Clara (Pfister) Hoover. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Snyder and son Gary Snyder, a sister Kathleen Miller, and brothers,...

Nov 4, 2010

Robin Campbell, 63, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away November 4, 2010.

She was born July 5, 1947, in East Cleveland, Ohio, to Robert and Ruth (Wolverton) Foster who preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband Jack W. Campbell;...

Nov 3, 2010

Orville John DuPree, 83, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2010. Orville was born January 7, 1927, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Joseph and Mabel DuPree. He rose from a childhood of poverty to become a self-made business success. Growing up in the middle of ten children on a family farm during the Depression had its...

Nov 2, 2010

Richard E. Thorpe, 87, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away November 2, 2010.

Dick was born November 28, 1922, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Guy and Ruby (Baugh) Thorpe.

Dick attended the University of Iowa for two years before serving in...

Nov 2, 2010

Charles E. Flinn, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away November 2, 2010.

Chuck was born April 10, 1928 in Shawnee, Kansas, to Frank and Ella May (Blakely) Flinn.

Chuck worked for more than 50 years in construction, retiring from Consolidated Construction....

Nov 2, 2010

Brian J. Yanda, 33, of Olathe, passed away Tuesday evening, November 2, 2010, in a traffic accident.

Brian was born November 16, 1976, to Elaine and John Yanda in Quinter, Kansas. Brian graduated from Hoisington High School in 1995 and Kansas State University-Salina in 1997. Brian was a senior...

Oct 31, 2010

Matthew Robert Shacklett, 26, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on October 31, 2010, from a tragic car accident.

Matthew was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on October 4, 1984, to Brent Shacklett and Penny Shacklett.

Survivors include his loving mother;...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...