Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Christine D. Richardson
Feb 14, 2009
Christine D. Richardson, 85, of Shawnee, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Christine was born February 18, 1923 to Jesse and Cecil Dopson in Strong, Arkansas. On January 25, 1946 she married James A. Richardson, they recently celebrated 63...
Michael Duggins
Feb 13, 2009
Michael Duggins, 57, of Overland Park, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009.
Michael was born March 9, 1951 to William and Mary Duggins in Wichita, Kansas. Michael graduated from Shawnee Mission South in 1969. After high school Michael went to work in the kitchen of the Marriott hotel and...
Hugh F. Hipsher
Feb 13, 2009
Hugh F. Hipsher, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away February 13, 2009.
Hugh was born May 18, 1919 in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma to Warren and Nellie Fuller Hipsher. He grew up in Cleo Springs and then attended business school...
Robert E. Compton
Feb 8, 2009
Robert E. Compton, 78, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with COPD.
Robert is survived by his wife Margaret of...
Constance Throckmorton Culpepper
Feb 8, 2009
Constance Throckmorton Culpepper, 89 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House.
Constance was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter, Sheri (John) Kalich, Crystal Lake, Illinois; a...
John Richard Gabler
Feb 7, 2009
John Richard Gabler, 78, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his home.
He was born October 2, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri to Frederick and Dora (Knake) Gabler. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School...
Rosemary D. Dragastin
Feb 5, 2009
Rosemary D. Dragastin, 85, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Brookdale Senior Living, Wichita, Kansas.
Rosemary was born December 23, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas to William and Mary (Vogrin) Deitchman. On September 1, 1951, Rosemary...
Carol R. Kutz
Feb 3, 2009
Carol R. Kutz, 70, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away February 3, 2009.
Carol was born December 23, 1938 in Ravena, Ohio, to Daniel and Beryl (Crooks) Younkman. She grew up in Ravenna and attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated...
Luetta V. Ehmcke
Feb 3, 2009
Luetta V. Ehmcke (Roberts) age 81, went to be with her Heavenly Father on February 3, 2009 at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park, Kansas.
Luetta was born on January 12, 1928, to John and Ella Voss in...
Asher Gray Arcand
Feb 2, 2009
Asher Gray Arcand, 9, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Asher was born November 5, 1999, in Merriam, Kansas, to Alan and Tonya (Gray) Arcand. He was in the...
Esther Reed Ashley
Feb 2, 2009
Esther R. Ashley 96, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed over February 2, 2009. Esther was born July 23, 1912 to Charles and Alma Kallenback in Kansas City, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 55...
Sarah J. Walenta
Feb 2, 2009
Sarah J. Walenta, 62, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at her home.
Sarah was born December 21, 1946 in Quapaw, Oklahoma. She was a teacher in the Kansas City, Kansas Unified School District 500 for over twenty years. Sarah was a member of the Legacy...
Robert August Femec
Feb 1, 2009
Robert August Femec, 83, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away February 1, 2009.
Robert is survived by a daughter, Jane Femec and husband Stephen Brown, Overland Park, Kansas; a son, Doug Femec and wife Julie, Victor, New York; four sisters, Anne Gerrick, Lena Pavsek, both of Cleveland, Ohio; Edie Coyne,...
Dr. Don C. Petersen
Jan 31, 2009
Dr. Don C Petersen, 85, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Indian Creek Nursing Center.
Dr. Petersen is survived by three daughters. Charmaigne Eaton, Shawnee, Kansas, Kathleen Privratsky, Lincoln, North Dakoga, and Tanya...
James H. Blackwell
Jan 31, 2009
James H. Blackwell, 76, Gardner, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at home.
James was preceded in death by his parents William H. and Frances (Kaiser) Blackwell, and one brother Donald Blackwell. Survivors...
Ernestine Serviss
Jan 29, 2009
Ernestine Serviss, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2009.
She was a lifelong resident of Kansas City. She enjoyed being a homemaker and a school...
Mary Helen Rieke John
Jan 27, 2009
Mary Helen Rieke John, 86, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on January 27, 2009.
Mary Helen was born November 19, 1922 at the A.C. Rieke family home place in Shawnee. A lifelong resident of Shawnee, Mary Helen graduated from St. Joseph...
Helen A. Breedlove
Jan 27, 2009
Helen A. Breedlove, 96, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away January 27, 2009.
Helen was born June 29, 1912 in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Clarence and Emily Foley. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister, and a grandson Greg Lewis.
Helen E. Nunnink
Jan 25, 2009
Helen E. Nunnink, 83, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Helen was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a long time member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the church’s Altar Society and sang in the St. Joseph Resurrection Choir....
Ede M. Jester
Jan 25, 2009
Ede M. Jester, 62, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, January 25, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Ede was born May 13, 1946 in Norton, Kansas. She was a member of New Life Family Church and the Women's Church of God. Ede also served her country...






