Philip Leon “Skip” Dowden

Mar 15, 2009

Philip Leon (“Skip”) Dowden, 85, of Merriam, Kansas, died peacefully on Sunday morning, March 15, 2009.

Skip was born November 8, 1923, in Brawley, California to Frank and Evelyn Dowden. When he was 15, the family moved to Troy, Kansas, where he finished high school and met his future...

Leesa G. Endicott

Mar 15, 2009

Leesa G. Endicott, 52, Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Leesa is a member of Westside Family Church and a volunteer for Pregnancy Crisis Center.

Nancy Lee Chappell

Mar 15, 2009

Nancy Lee Chappell, 69, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.

Nancy was born October 9, 1939 in Santa Ana, California to Willard and Beulah (Creed) Brown. She and...

John B. Mccormack

Mar 14, 2009

John B. McCormack, 87, Lenexa, formerly of New York City, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lenexa.

John is survived by his wife, Loretta, two daughters, Catherine Mallory and her husband Bruce,...

Charles Donald Pickering

Mar 11, 2009

Beloved and esteemed brother, uncle and friend, Chief Master Sergeant (USAF, retired), Charles Donald Pickering left his home at Village Shalom for “the wild blue yonder” the final time on March 11, 2009 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Charles was born in Richmond, Missouri, January 22, 1924...

Teresa L. Lancaster

Mar 11, 2009

Teresa L. Lancaster, 92, of Mission, Kansas passed away March 11, 2009.

Teresa was born June 27, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri to Adolph and Mary Ellen Seymour Versen.

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Warren S. Reavis

Mar 11, 2009

Warren S. Reavis, 70, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away at home Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

Warren was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Mary Reavis. Survivors include Suzanne Reavis, Jordan Reavis, Lenexa, Kansas, Matthew Reavis,...

Mary Ann Musser

Mar 10, 2009

Beloved sister and aunt, Mary Ann Musser, of Independence, Missouri, passed away after a long illness on March 10, 2009.

She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to Jacob H. and Florence C. (Peppard) Musser, their fourth child and third...

Elizabeth Van Galder

Mar 10, 2009

Elizabeth Van Galder, 57, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at her home.

Cremation. Inurnment will be in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Rolland Lee “Dusty” Chandler

Mar 8, 2009

Rolland Lee "Dusty" Chandler, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at his home. He was born in Goff, Kansas, on May 5, 1922.

After World War...

Winifred Marion Grunke

Mar 7, 2009

Winifred Marion Grunke, 82, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009.

Winifred was born June 2, 1926 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Frederick and Winifred Wagner. She attended the University of Minnesota and graduated Summa...

Emma Kukovich Larson

Mar 7, 2009

Emma Kukovich Larson passed away March 7, 2009, at the Sweet Life of Rosehill, in Shawnee, Kansas after a long illness.

She was born on July 4, 1921, in Weir, Kansas to Mary (Preslan) and Pete Kukovich, who immigrated from...

Marjorie Mae Crance

Mar 6, 2009

Marjorie Mae Crance, 81, passed Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Sweet Life of Rosehill after a long illness.

Marjorie was born in Sioux City, Iowa and was raised in Lawton, Iowa. The family moved to Overland Park, Kansas in...

Dorothy L. Talbot

Mar 5, 2009

Dorothy L. Talbot, 76, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away March 5, 2009.

She was born January 10, 1933 in Wauneta, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Esther House Stewart. She attended rural school and then high school in Sedan,...

Ernestine H. Allen

Mar 5, 2009

Ernestine H. Allen, 93, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away March 5, 2009.

Ernestine was born March 12, 1915 in Arcola, Texas to S.E. and Josephine Welch Holman. She was united in marriage in 1945 to William H. Allen who preceded...

John Joseph Helleson

Mar 5, 2009

John Joseph Helleson, 81, of Overland Park, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Menorah Medical Center.

John was born February 13, 1928 to the late John and Hilma Helleson in St. Peter, Minnesota. John served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After being discharged from the navy, he married Edith Amundson on...

Eurvin Us Williams, Sr.

Mar 3, 2009

Eurvin US Williams, Sr., 66, Merriam, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Eurvin was born February 20, 1943 to Roosevelt and Bernice Williams in Moro, Arkansas. Eurvin was a 1962 graduate of Sumner High School. Shortly after graduation, Eurvin married Cheterria Webb on January...

Anna Mae Petty

Mar 3, 2009

Anna Mae (Collins) Petty, 89, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Olathe.

Anna was born August 19, 1919, in Hamilton County, Texas. She married B. L. Petty in 1944. They spent...

Helen L. Motley

Mar 3, 2009

Helen L. Motley, 62, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away March 3, 2009.

Helen was born December 18, 1946 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to Forest and Patricia Moomaw Button.

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Harry F. Messinger

Feb 25, 2009

Harry F. Messinger, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

Visitation and Funeral Service

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 2 at the Monticello United Methodist Church, 75th and Gleason Road, Shawnee, Kansas. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Visitation will...