Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Margaret Main
May 12, 2009
Margaret Main, 88 of Lenexa, Kansas passed away peacefully May 12, 2009.
Margaret was born July 3, 1920 in Montezuma, Iowa the daughter of Anna Tish. She attended school through the tenth grade. Growing up she was a member of...
Fredrick S. Holtmeyer
May 11, 2009
Fredrick S. Holtmeyer, 82 Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at home.
Fred was born November 3, 1926 in St. Elizabeth, Missouri to Katherine O. Franken and Theodore George Holtmeyer. Fred served in the United States Army during WW II. Following his discharge from the Army Fred...
Ethel Grace Webb
May 11, 2009
Ethel Grace Webb, 83, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Monday, May 11, 2009, at Sharon Lane Nursing Home.
Mrs.Webbwas born August 16, 1925 in Joplin, Missouri. She was a faithful member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Ethel had...
Elizabeth I. Von Wolff
May 9, 2009
Elizabeth I. Von Wolff, 91, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Elizabeth was born September 18, 1917 in Lawrence, Kansas, the youngest of eight children, to Samuel and Dora (Rumbaugh) Fletcher. She...
William Verne Mcnatt
May 8, 2009
Wm. Verne McNatt, 96, of Laurie, Missouri, formerly of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 8 at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri.
Verne was born March 23, 1913 in the Rosedale area of Kansas City, Kansas. He moved from Rosedale to Shawnee in 1917 at the age...
Kay K. Gaines
May 7, 2009
Kay K. Gaines, 76 of Olathe, Kansas passed away May 7, 2009.
Kay was born September 7, 1932 in Japan. She attend high school in Sendai, Japan graduating in 1951 and then attended Tohoku University and Akutsu Business College graduating...
Raymond E. Rawie
May 7, 2009
Raymond Earl Rawie, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away suffering from a broken heart for eight months after the loss of his wife of 59 years, Dorothy. Ray went to be with Dorothy on Thursday, May 7, 2009 and was surrounded by his family when he left.
Ray was...
Laurence “Larry” Wurtenberger
May 6, 2009
Laurence "Larry" Wurtenberger, 78, passed into eternal rest May 6, 2009 at home in Shawnee surrounded by his loving family. He had battled pancreatic cancer for three years.
Laurence was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 1, 1931 to Frank and Catherine (Enderle) Wurtenberger. His family moved to...
Janet Allen
May 3, 2009
Janet S. Allen, 59, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009, at her home. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to The National Council on Alcoholism, 633 E. 63rd St., Kansas City, MO 64110. Janet was born Dec. 13, 1949, in Shawnee...
Robert H. Aller
May 1, 2009
Robert H. Aller, Kearney, Missouri, passed away at home on Friday, May 1, 2009.
Robert was employed by Packard Motor Car Company from 1950 through 1957, and then worked for Ford Motor Company until his retirement in...
Kay Ann Coleman
May 1, 2009
Kay Ann Coleman, 66, Basehor, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Kay Ann was born August 4, 1942 in Pekin, Illinois, to Raymond L. and Marjorie (Dillon) Barney. She was a lifetime member of Countryside Christian Church. She and...
Shirley M. Snider
May 1, 2009
Shirley M. Snider, 79, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Shirley was born March 1, 1930 in Verona, Missouri to John and Stella (Swadley) Johnson. She had been a machine operator...
William James Kelso
Apr 30, 2009
William James Kelso, Jr., 67, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at his home.
William was born December 13, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas to William J. and Delores May (Fresiner) Kelso. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. William was executive...
Ivan D. Goldberg
Apr 29, 2009
Ivan D. Goldberg of Lenexa, Kansas died April 29, 2009 at the home.
He was born in 1934, the son of Max and Frances Goldberg, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had been a resident of Lenexa since 1979. He received his...
Charles Godbout
Apr 28, 2009
Charles (Chuck) Godbout, 79, of Raytown, Missouri passed away April 28, 2009. Charles (Chuck) was born February 4, 1930 in Axtell, Kansas to John and Mary (Phillips) Godbout.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by a son,...
Sally H. Marshall
Apr 28, 2009
Sally H. Marshall, 81, of Shawnee, formerly of Lee's Summit, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Sally was born, November 14, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from high school in Mexico, Missouri, Sally attended Central College and received a Bachelor's degree of Education from the University of...
Ronald A. Hoffman
Apr 28, 2009
Ronald A. Hoffman, 78, Fairway, Kansas, passed away Tuesday April 28, 2009, at Bishop Spencer Place in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ron was born April 21, 1931 to Hoyt and Claire Hoffman in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Westport High School and attended Kansas City University (UMKC). Ron served...
Michael G. Zeleznak
Apr 27, 2009
Michael G. Zeleznak, 86, of Overland Park, KS passed away April 27, 2009. Mike was born on Strawberry Hill in KCK, the son of Croatian immigrants. He starred in several sports at Ward HS and in football at K-State. He was a WWII veteran, serving as Captain with the 1271st Engr. Combat Battalion in...
Loretta Faye Rowland
Apr 27, 2009
Loretta Faye Rowland, 81, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Loretta was born August 4, 1927 in Brownington, Missouri to John Omer and Edna (Dodson) McElhaney. She graduated from Rural Hartman High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Loretta...
Charles A. Bright
Apr 26, 2009
Charles A. Bright, 88, Shawnee, Kansas went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
Charlie was born October 14, 1920 in Ray County, Missouri to Anjil Raridan and Bess C. (Kirkpatrick) Bright. He married Helen Myers on January 24, 1943....






