Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Chuck Werly
Aug 16, 2009
Chuck Werly, age 71 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday August 16, 2009.
Chuck was born July 11, 1938 in Morristown, New Jersey to Emil and Polly Guerry Werly. He graduated from Washburn High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the University of Illinois. Chuck was employed for 33 years...
John Owen
Aug 16, 2009
John Owen, 86, Shawnee, passed away August 16, at the VA Medical Center in Topeka.
John was born March 14, 1923 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to John E. and Lulu Owen. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kansas. John served as a Sergeant in the...
Gary Janesko
Aug 15, 2009
Richard Gary Janesko, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Gary was born April 4, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas to Stanley and Ovene (Nicholson) Janesko. He was a 1953 graduate of Argentine High School. On June 24, 1956, Gary married...
Mary C. Bortz
Aug 13, 2009
Mary C. Bortz, age 90 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away August 13, 2009.
Mary was born January 1, 1919 in Pittsburg, Kansas to William and Rose Senseny Bortz. She served in the US Army as a Head Surgical Nurse during WWII. She was a member of the 77th Evacuation Hospital where she...
Finis Cansler
Aug 13, 2009
Finis Richard Cansler, 85, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the home surrounded by his family.
He was a veteran of US Army during WWII. Finis retired from the Frisco/BNSF Railroad after 31 years. Finis was a faithful member of the Shawnee United Methodist Church.
Dick L. Boucher
Aug 12, 2009
Dick L. Boucher, 89, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away Wed.nesday, August 12, 2009 peacefully at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his family and went to join his beloved wife Clelia in heaven.
Dick was born August 8, 1920 in Pierce City, Missouri to Chester and Fannie Lewis Boucher. He served in the US Navy,...
Juanita P. Gardner
Aug 10, 2009
Juanita P. Gardner, member of the Greatest Generation, age 85, of Mission, Kansas, passed away August 10, 2009.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Gardner in 2006. She is survived by her daughter Jane Hall (Larry); a brother George Pearson (Mary); a sister Bonnie Eatman,;and three...
Rex M. Padget
Aug 9, 2009
Rex M. Padget, 87, of Overland Park, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2009 at the Rehabilitation Center of Raymore.
Rex was born in Pattensburg, Missouri on November 27, 1921. He spent his childhood in Jameson, Missouri before moving to Kansas City. He enlisted in the Army during World War...
Christian “Chris” P. Simmons
Aug 8, 2009
Christian "Chris" P. Simmons, 41, of Stilwell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009 in Gravois Mills, Missouri.
Chris was born January 31, 1968 to Dorothy and Donald Simmons in Wichita, Kansas. He was a member of Rosehill High School class of 1986. Chris had a passion for all...
Donna M. Linville
Aug 2, 2009
Donna M. Linville 79, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009, at Menorah Medical Center.
Donna was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Linville, and her mother, Mildred Boyd. Donna is survived by a daughter, Vicki (Frank) Neal, Overland Park; three sons, Mike Linville, Kansas City,...
Jo Ann Malir
Aug 2, 2009
Jo Ann Malir, 71, of Overland Park, joined her Lord in heaven on August 2, 2009 following a short battle with cancer.
Jo Ann was born May 26, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Rex and Rose Knapp. She was the member of a service family and...
Patrick Jordan Benedict
Aug 1, 2009
Patrick Jordan Benedict, beloved son and brother was born January 26, 1988, in Overland Park, Kansas. He was a student at the University of Kansas, majoring in business.
He leaves behind his parents, Ron and Karen (Kasey); his brother Christian; his two sisters, Brooke and Lindsay; his sister-in-law Valerie;...
Mary Ruth Mihelcic
Aug 1, 2009
Mary Ruth (Dietrich) Mihelcic, 83, Mission, Kansas, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
Mary was born January 12, 1926, the daughter of Lon and Mary Dietrich, Ottawa, Kansas. After graduating from Ottawa High School, Mary graduated from Ottawa University with a BS, majoring in Chemistry....
John Edward Culp
Jul 31, 2009
John Edward Culp, 76, of Mission, passed away at his home Friday, July 31, 2009.
John was born August 22, 1932, in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Bishop Ward High School in 1950 and Donnelly College in 1952. He was a Korean War veteran. John married Marjorie Noll...
Arnold Reed Summers
Jul 28, 2009
Arnold Reed Summers, age 82, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away at home July 28, 2009 surrounded by family and friends.
Arnie is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rita (Fanning) Summers and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold R and Thelma...
Warren B. Jones
Jul 28, 2009
Warren B. Jones, 99, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas passed away July 28, 2009 at Sweet Life at Rosehill surrounded by his family.
Warren was born Dec. 22, 1909 in Wichita, Kansas to William K. and Sara Norcross Jones. Having been a member for over 85 years,...
Ella G. Ward
Jul 28, 2009
Ella G. Ward, daughter of Katherine and Eli Ward of Kansas City, Kansas, went to rest in the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Menorah Medical Center surrounded by her loving parents.
Ella is survived by her loving parents Katherine and Eli Ward;...
Lucile M. Chaney
Jul 27, 2009
Lucile M. Houlehan Chaney, 89, Shawnee, passed away Monday, July 27, 2009 at the Sweet Life at Rosehill.
Lucile was born November 2, 1919 in Shawnee, Kansas to the late Charles Houlehan and Anna Garrett Houlehan. Lucile attended Shawnee Mission Rural High and graduated in 1937. In 1939, Lucile married Lester Chaney, he preceded her...
Laureano Avilio Prieto
Jul 24, 2009
Laureano Avilio Prieto, 91, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Laureano was born February 22, 1918 in Havana, Cuba. He moved to Miami, Florida in 1962 and on December 15, 1962 he and his family settled in Clearwater, Kansas. In...
Eugene Paul Amos
Jul 24, 2009
Gene Amos, 78, Shawnee, Kansas died Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Gene was born August 20, 1930, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Edward Paul and Hazel Crane Amos. He and his sister, Paula, moved with their parents to Shawnee in the fall of...






