Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Helen “Honey” Lynch Davidson
Mar 23, 2009
Helen “Honey” Lynch Davidson, 87, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at her home.
Mrs. Davidson was born in Kansas City, Kansas. She was in the mortgage business and was a past member of Queen of the Holy Rosary.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, two step-sons,...
John J. Miller
Mar 22, 2009
John J. Miller, 75, of Roeland Park, Kansas, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park from Alzheimer's Disease.
Mr. Miller was born February 11, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was raised in the...
Earl K. “Kenny” Wilson
Mar 20, 2009
Earl Kenneth "Kenny" Wilson, Branson West, Missouri, was born September 1, 1936 in Independence, Kansas and passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, in his home, at the age of 72.
Kenny was raised in Chanute, Kansas and lived in the Kansas City area most of his life where he...
Hugh K. Roe
Mar 20, 2009
Hugh K. Roe, passed away, Friday,March 20, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born in Abilene, Texas on October 22, 1925. He graduated from high school in Dickson, Oklahoma in 1943. He received his college degree from Northeastern College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Mr. Roe received his master's degree in education from Western...
Leo C. Riehle
Mar 18, 2009
Leo Charles Riehle, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away March 18, 2009.
Leo was born January 7, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri to Carl and Agnes Fischer Riehle. Leo retired from the USAF, from Southwestern Bell after 38 years, was...
Robert F. Scott
Mar 18, 2009
Bob Scott, 61, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away March 18, 2009.
Bob was born June 16, 1947 in New York City, New York to Robert and Emily Morris Scott.
Josephine “Jo” Martinez
Mar 18, 2009
Josephine "Jo" Martinez lost her long battle with cancer on March 18, 2009.
She is survived by her daughter Regina and ex-husband Jeff Will; daughter Angela and husband Ed Grasso, granddaughter Danielle Grasso; son Eddy and wife Adrienne Martinez, grandson...
Robert Lester Taylor
Mar 18, 2009
Robert Lester Taylor, 85, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his home.
Robert was born March 27, 1923 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the oldest of four born to Lester Edward and Marie (Hansen) Taylor. He graduated from Central...
Winifred Ann Deyoung
Mar 16, 2009
Winifred Ann DeYoung, 81, Prairie Village, died March 16, 2009, at Sunrise Assisted Living.
In 1950, upon graduation from the University of Kansas, Winifred and her new husband, Lee DeYoung, moved to Prairie Village. In addition to being a loving wife, mother and grandmother, Winifred’s other passion was teaching....
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.
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...






