Dec 29, 2009

Allen Dean McCown, 67, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Allen was born in Tulsa, OK. He graduated from Hutchinson, KS High School in 1960. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1965 and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from...

Dec 29, 2009

Edmund C. Thomas, Jr., 92, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at his home.

Edmund was born April 21, 1917 in Kansas City, Kansas to Edmund and Georgia (Adams) Thomas. He graduated from Argentine High School and from Kansas State University with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical...

Dec 29, 2009

Lowell L. Baird, 99, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away December 29, 2009.

He was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on April 15, 1910, and lived most of his life in the Wyandotte and Johnson County, Kansas areas. After graduating from Wyandotte High School in 1929, he served an apprenticeship...

Dec 28, 2009

Darryl Gregg Lafferty, 50, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Monday, Dec.ember 28, 2009 at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas.

Darryl was born September 4, 1959 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a 1977 graduate of DeSoto High School. Darryl was currently manager of Spectrum Carpets in Shawnee. He...

Dec 28, 2009

Shirley A. Seward, 74, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009, at home.

Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Edward B. Seward and is survived by two children Wendy Jones, Bellevue, Washington, and Barney Seward, Merriam, Kansas.

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Dec 27, 2009

Julia Louise Minnie Kelly Polfer, 96, formerly of rural Olathe, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at 12:05 a.m., December 27, 2009 in Overland Park, Kansas.

Julia was born August 15, 1913 in Argentine, Kansas to Roy and Emma Kresin Kelly. After her father's untimely death, four-year-old Julia, her...

Dec 27, 2009

Nadine J. Roby, 82, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at her home.

Nadine was born June 18, 1927 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Roy K. and Dorothy (Elliott) Young. She retired from the IRS in 1991. She was a longtime member of the Overland Park Church...

Dec 27, 2009

Ralph M. Hankins, Jr., passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Research Medical Center.

Ralph was preceded in death by his loving wife Bettie; two sisters InaMae and Cherry; and two brothers Jack and Keith. Survivors include two children Pamela (Joe) Stevens, Springhill, Kansas and Ralph (Robin) Hankins, Olathe,...

Dec 25, 2009

Raymond Webster Peterman, 91, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.

Raymond was born on June 24, 1918 near Rich Hill, Missouri, the son of Joe Peterman, Jr. and Clara (Hall) Peterman. He graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1936....

Dec 24, 2009

Glen W. Norton of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2009 after his 84th birthday.

Glen was born December 23, 1925 to Harold and Margaret Norton residing in Westphalia, Kansas and attended high school in Abilene, Kansas. His formative years were spent on the family farm prior...

Dec 24, 2009

Ginny VanDerhagen, 84, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away December 24, 2009.

Ginny was born October 25, 1925 in Schenectady, New York to James and Margurite Fountain Woodward.

Ginny met her husband Frank VanDerhagen in 1946 in New York City. She moved...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....