Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
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.
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...
Donald “Coach” Stevens
Feb 25, 2009
Donald "Coach" L. Stevens, 70, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away February 25, 2009 in the home surrounded by his loved ones.
Don was born August 12, 1938 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Robert E....
Sharon K. Handy
Feb 25, 2009
Sharon Kay Handy, 63, of Basehor, Kansas died on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the University of Kansas Hospital after a short illness.
Sharon was born in Kansas City, Kansas on December 11, 1945, the daughter of loving parents, Everett and Nora Fine. Sharon attended Washington High School and...
Mervin Lawrence Carver
Feb 24, 2009
Mervin Carver, 79, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
He was born September 20, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas the son of Charles and Lois (Hiller) Carver. A 1947 graduate of Seaman High School, he attended Washburn University before serving in the US...
Marvin D. Swayne
Feb 22, 2009
Marvin D. Swayne, 64, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Marvin was born October 8, 1944 in Knoxville, Iowa. Marvin served in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded the Airmen's...
Mary Elizabeth Cox
Feb 22, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Cox, 88, Overland Park, Kansas; passed away, Sunday, February 22, 2009 at home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the family.
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Andrew Eugene Masters
Feb 19, 2009
Andrew Eugene (Gene) Masters, 83, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House.
Gene was private 1st class in the United States Army and...
Jack Dennis Francis
Feb 17, 2009
Jack Dennis Francis, age 72 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away February 17, 2009.
Jack was born June 19, 1936 in Hutchinson, Kansas to William and Opal (Sharps) Francis. Jack graduated from the University of Kansas in 1959 and remained...
Julia Rose Horbelt
Feb 17, 2009
Julia Rose Horbelt, beautiful baby daughter of Chris and Annè Horbelt of Overland Park, Kansas was stillborn the evening of February 17, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas.
Besides her heartbroken parents, Julia leaves her...
Jack K. Calkins
Feb 17, 2009
Jack K. Calkins, 82 of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away February 17, 2009.
Jack was born Oct. 18, 1926 in Lebanon, Missouri, to Kail and Rosa Calkins. He served in the U. S. Navy and was united in marriage on...
Larry E. Neelly
Feb 16, 2009
Larry E. Neelly, 75, passed away suddenly February 16, 2009.
Larry was born on a farm near Macksville, Kansas on August 11, 1933. He grew up in Haviland, Kansas where he graduated from Haviland High in 1951. He attended Dodge City Junior College, and received his BS from Fort Hays State....
Reese Listrom Pollard
Feb 15, 2009
Reese Listrom Pollard passed away February 15, 2009.
Reese was born November 24, 1927 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri to Joseph R. and Christine (Linstrom) Pollard, grew up in Parkville, Missouri and graduated from Parkville High School.
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