Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Joseph C. Acuff
Sep 24, 2009
Joseph C. Acuff, 98, died on September 24, 2009, at Sweet Life Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas.
Joe was born October 6, 1910, in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated from Greenwood High School in Springfield and from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri in 1932, where he played basketball and was a member...
Linda M. Walters
Sep 23, 2009
Linda Mary Walters, 56, Overland Park (formerly of Ventura, California) passed away Thursday, September 23, 2009 at her home. Cremation.
Linda is survived by her daughter, Kari Reynolds and her husband, Nickolas Reynolds, Overland Park, Kansas and son, Kyle Walters, Ventura, California.
Mary Helen Zuniga-Shanks
Sep 19, 2009
Mary Helen Zuniga-Shanks, 66 passed away on September 19, 2009 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Mary Helen was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 8, 1943, to Louise A. and Jose T. Zuniga, Sr. She worked as a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Clubs of Kansas...
Mark Edward Bamburg
Sep 19, 2009
Mark E. Bamburg, 48, Shawnee, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009.
Mark was born September 2, 1961 to Bob and Ruth Bamburg in Prineville, Oregon. After graduating from Baker City High School, Mark attended the University of Kansas where he was a member of the marching band. Mark graduated...
Anna Jean Maloney Reyner
Sep 18, 2009
Anna Jean Maloney Reyner, 86, Lenexa, KS; passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at home. Anna was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Lillian (Dutchie) Brimer, Scheloski; two husbands John Maloney, and David Reyner. Survivors include three step children Robin (Robert) Whelan, and family, Poplar Bluff, MO; Mark (Daryl) Reyner and family, Los Lunas, NM;...
Tim O. Allen
Sep 18, 2009
Tim O. Allen, 65, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at home surrounded by family.
Tim was employed by Sprint for 39 years until his retirement in 2004.
Tim was preceded in death by his...
Steven August Maeder
Sep 18, 2009
Steven August Maeder, 51, Merriam, Kansas, died September 18, 2009.
” Butch” was his nickname, and it described his powerful appearance, his deep voice, and his hobbies. Afterall, Steve was a man’s man. He hunted deer, turkey, and pheasant and also fished. He was great with his hands and...
M. C. Russell
Sep 15, 2009
M. C. Russell, 85, longtime Overland Park, Kansas resident, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
M. C. was born August 29, 1924 in Lisco, Nebraska, the son of Marion Clay and Minnie Mae (Wescott) Russell. He was a veteran of World War II and wounded in the Phillipines in...
Dorothy G. Imboden
Sep 15, 2009
Dorothy G. Imboden, 85, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away Tuesday evening, September 15, 2009, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Dorothy was born August 17, 1924 to Willard and Helen Grimm in Trenton, New Jersey. Dorothy was a member of Overland Park Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the...
Marilyn Mitchell
Sep 13, 2009
Marilyn (Mossman) Mitchell was born May 3, 1944, in Cleveland, Missouri and peacefully passed away on September 13, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by family.
Marilyn spent most of her life in Shawnee, Kansas. Marilyn was a loving wife for 47 years, a dedicated mother, a...
Mary Jane Zarda
Sep 11, 2009
Mary Jane Zarda, 79, of Merriam, passed Friday, September 11, 2009 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born January 9, 1930 to Ernest Conn and Mellisa Jane Conn in Merriam, Kansas. Mary graduated from Shawnee Mission North. She was an avid amateur home decorator and a...
Martin Zacher
Sep 11, 2009
Martin Zacher, 82, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away September 11, 2009.
Martin was born October 15, 1926, in Marian, Kansas, to Joseph and Karolina Ilgmeier Zacher. He was preceded in death by his parents, by his son Martin Zacher, and by a brother, George Zacher, and by sisters...
Elma Mae Hess
Sep 10, 2009
Elma Mae Hess, 95, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away September 10, 2009.
Elma Mae was born October 14, 1913, in Beaver, Kansas, to Anton and Josephine Klug Reif. She was raised in the Beaver area, graduating from Beaver High School. She was united in marriage to her husband of...
Maria Michelle Steinnagel
Sep 10, 2009
Maria Michelle Steinnagel, 55, of Shawnee, passed away Thursday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.
Maria was born October 22, 1953 to William E. Zarda, Sr. and Mary Jane Zarda in Kansas City, Kansas. Maria attended St. Joseph and Shawnee Mission North High School.
Hom Khamchanh
Sep 9, 2009
Hom Khamchanh, 66, of Shawnee, Kansas, died September 9, 2009 at her home.
Visitation and Service
A visitation will be held, Friday, September 11, 2009 from 4-5 p.m. at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Memorial service will be held Saturday,...
Shirley C. Cockrell
Sep 8, 2009
Shirley C. Cockrell, 86, of Prairie Village, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at her home.
Shirley was born September 2, 1923 to Harry and Inez Mills in La Cygne, Kansas. She graduated from Westport High School in 1941. After high school Shirley married Thomas M. Cockrell on November...
Cecil A. Baker
Sep 7, 2009
Cecil A. Baker, 88, Olathe, Kan., passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009, at home. He was born July 23, 1921, to Guy Wesley and Hazel Marie (Isenhart) Baker in Russell, Iowa. He was a veteran of the Air Force during WWII, a member of Teamsters Union Local #41 and Olathe Christian Church. Cecil was preceded in...
James F. Werner
Sep 6, 2009
James F. Werner, 59, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Jim was born in midtown Kansas City to Fred and Juanita Werner. After high school and time served with the Kansas National Guard, Jim joined the Pipefitter apprenticeship program and...
Miriam Detweiler
Sep 5, 2009
Miriam R. Detweiler, 84, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Sunrise Assisted Living of Lenexa, Kansas.
Miriam was born September 13, 1924 in Sioux City, Iowa to George C. and Marie (Bye) Thomas. She lived in Chillicothe, Missouri from 1964 until February of 2009. She...
Michael Sopko
Sep 5, 2009
Michael Sopko, age 67, lost his long battle with cancer September 5, 2009.
Michael was born in Cleveland, Ohio and lived most of his childhood in Wickliffe and Willoughby. He moved to the Kansas City area while he was in the Air Force and liked it so well he...






