Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Marie Ella Foster
Dec 23, 2009
Marie Ella Foster, 82, of Merriam, passed away Wednesday December 23, 2009 at her home.
Marie was born January 31, 1927 to the late Walter and Ella Brecheisen in Eudora, Kansas. She was the youngest of 9 children. Marie graduated from Eudora High School in 1945. After graduating high...
Sandra K. Heim
Dec 22, 2009
Sandy K. Heim, 65 of Shawnee, Kansas passed away December 22, 2009, peacefully at home.
She is survived by her devoted husband Roger Heim, and a son Clark Bono of Parkville, Missouri; daughters Wendi Bono of Shawnee, Kansas and Melissa Barron of Warrenton, Virginia; two sisters, Jennifer Hoffman and...
Marie A. James
Dec 21, 2009
Marie A. James, 103, passed away on December 21, 2009 at the Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home.
Marie was born on March 11, 1906 in St. Mary's, Kansas to John and Eva (Martel) Storm. The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas when Marie was 12 years old. In June of...
Jonathan Michael Etheridge
Dec 21, 2009
Jonathan Michael Etheridge, stillbirth, went to be with the Angels in Heaven Monday December 21, 2009.
Jonathan was born December 21, 2009 in Merriam, Kansas to Jesse and Joe Etheridge. Jonathan is survived by his loving parents, Jesse and Joe; two brothers, Julian and Joseph; grandparents, Veronica and James...
Creton Wray Nolting
Dec 20, 2009
Creton Wray Nolting, 83, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Sharon Lane Nursing Center.
Mr. Nolting was born March 31, 1926 in Glensted, Missouri to Herman and Eunice (Parkes) Nolting and grew up in Stover, Missouri. He was a veteran of the US Army during WWII. Creton retired from the Santa...
Norma T. Recker
Dec 20, 2009
Norma Thompson Recker, 85, Troutdale, Oregon, formerly of Mission, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009
Norma was born in Mt. Carmel, Illinois on November 28, 1923. She attended nurses training at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and worked there as a registered nurse until her marriage to...
Shirley Joos-Jones
Dec 17, 2009
Shirley Joos-Jones, 66, of Zephyr Hills, Florida, formerly of Shawnee, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 17, 2009, after an automobile accident near St. Louis.
Shirley graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1960. After high school, Shirley completed a degree in nursing and work for several...
Shirley R. Wise
Dec 16, 2009
Shirley R. Wise, 84, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at her home.
Shirley was born July 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles and Matilda (Dalton) Dixon. She was a volunteer at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Shirley...
Gary A. “Little Pete” Barnes Jr.
Dec 14, 2009
Gary "Little Pete" Barnes Jr., 49 of Baldwin City, Kansas, passed away December 14, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Gary was born May 7, 1960 in Kansas City, Kansas to Gary and Linda Bond Barnes, Sr. Little Pete graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, Kansas in 1979....
Mary Alice Seward
Dec 14, 2009
Mary Alice Seward, 84, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away peacefully late Monday night, December 14, 2009, at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas.
Besides raising her two children, Mary worked in the Sears Catalog Department for many years and in later life stayed active by creating gifts for her friends and...
Barbara J. Graham
Dec 14, 2009
Barbara J. Graham, 76, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away December 14, 2009.
Barbara was born August 25, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She proudly worked for many years as a dispatcher with the Upland, California Police Deptartment and the Butler County, Kansas Sheriff's Office. She later worked on the...
Fawna Leigh Box
Dec 13, 2009
Fawna Leigh Box, 55, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Fawna is a graduate of Columbus Unified High School, Johnson County Community College with an A.A.S. in nursing and she also graduated from the University of Kansas Medical Center with...
Karen S. Ireland
Dec 12, 2009
Karen S. Ireland, 67, Merriam, Kansas, went to be with the Lord after an automobile accident on Saturday, December 12, in Travis County, Texas.
Karen was born February 25, 1942 to the late Merle and Opal Ewing in Utica, Missouri. On July 17, 1958 Karen married James H. Ireland...
Dorothy M. Sloan
Dec 12, 2009
Dorothy M. Sloan, 86, Cape Fair, Missouri, passed away at St. John's Health Care Center in Springfield, Missouri.
Dorothy was born in Lisle, Missouri, June 16, 1923. For 30 years she worked side-by-side with her husband of 45 years, James Sloan, in their business, Sloan Printing, Inc. For most...
Jack W. Pruitt, Jr.
Dec 11, 2009
Jack W. Pruitt, Jr, 76, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009.
Jack is survived by his wife Marcia of the home; two daughters, Carrie (Mike) Nichols, Kansas City, Missouri and Cheryl (Chris) Michael Kearney, Missouri; step daughter Jill (Phil) Anderson , Kansas City, Missouri; and four...
Kenneth Crabaugh
Dec 10, 2009
Kenneth Crabaugh, 76, Shawnee, Kansas died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Ken was born February 8, 1933 in Argentine, Kansas. Ken graduated from Argentine High School where he met his high school sweetheart Kay Jones. They graduated and married in 1952. Ken was a design...
Maryann S. Stanek
Dec 8, 2009
Maryann S. Stanek, 69, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maryann was born July 15, 1940 in Lorain, Ohio to Joseph and Mary (Stimac) Novak. She earned her bachelor's degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On February 20, 1971, Maryann married John...
Arthur Eugene “Gene” Isaacson
Dec 7, 2009
Arthur Eugene “Gene” Isaacson, 84 of Olathe, Kansas went home to be with his Lord and beloved “Dolly” on Monday, December 7, 2009 at his home - just 6 days prior to his 85th birthday.
Gene was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduating from Roosevelt High School prior to entering...
Jaime Lynn Thomas
Dec 6, 2009
Jaime Lynn Thomas, 26, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009. Jaime was born May 6, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri.
She is survived by her father, Russell Thomas, Shawnee, Kansas; mother, Vicki Tucker, Lathrop, Missouri; grandmother, Marjorie Thomas, Overland Park, Kansas; sister, Lindsay Dunlap, Leavenworth, Kansas; niece...
Herbert Lee Estelle
Dec 5, 2009
Herbert Lee Estelle, 69, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at his place of residence, Olathe, Kansas.
He was born May 25, 1940 to Luther and Thelma Dyer Estelle in South Park, Merriam, Kansas. He was the youngest of 8 children. He attended Hocker Grove Junior High School.






