Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Sr. Magdalene Carole Dian Francis- Lohmar
Nov 13, 2008
Sr. Magdalene Carole Dian Francis- Lohmar, 78, Merriam, KS died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church; burial will be in the Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Anne Marie Batliner
Nov 13, 2008
Anne Marie (O'Brien) Batliner, Shawnee, Kansas passed away peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. She was born July 29, 1959 and was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area.
Anne was a 1978 graduate of St. Teresa's Academy...
Dale F. Vanlerberg
Nov 12, 2008
Dale F. VanLerberg, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away November 12, 2008.
Dale was born August 29, 1926 in Shawnee, Kansas to Paul and Madeline VanLerberg. He attended St. Joseph Catholic Grade School and was a graduate of Shawnee Mission...
Fern L. Estes
Nov 10, 2008
Fern L. Estes, 80, Overland Park, KS passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Fern was born May 16, 1928 in Scranton, KS to William F. and Cora (Shields) Gabler. She was a 1946 graduate of Osawatomie High School. Fern is survived by her husband, Charles "Doug" Estes of the home; three children, Debbie (Bill) Mize, Overland...
Melvin “Mel” Ewing
Nov 8, 2008
Melvin "Mel" Rex Ewing, 74, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center.
Mel is survived by his wife Janet of the home one daughter Christine (Charles) Clark, Shawnee, Kansas, two sons Ronald (Cindy)...
Woodrow W. “Woody” Ridgway
Nov 8, 2008
Woodrow W. Ridgway, 88, of Lenexa, KS, passed away, Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Woodrow (Woody) was born in Bradenton, FL on May 29, 1920. He was a warehouse manager...
Wanda Mathews
Nov 5, 2008
Wanda Lee Mathews, 78, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.
Wanda was born August 7, 1930 in Bonner Springs, Kansas to Huron A. and Margaret (Oelschlaeger) Lingo. Wanda and her husband, James opened the Carpet Corner in 1968...
Dana Lynn Schaadt
Nov 5, 2008
Dana Lynn Schaadt, 44, of Shawnee, KS., passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at her home.
Dana was born May 16, 1964 in Larned, Kansas. She graduated from the University of Kansas. Dana was blessed with an extraordinary ability to care for others. Always sharing her joy for life in an outgoing and...
Grace Bradley
Nov 2, 2008
Grace L. Bradley, 93, of Mission, Kansas passed away November 2, 2008. Burial will be at the Old Mission Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas.
Janet Sharp
Oct 31, 2008
Janet Sharp, 83, of Kansas City, Mo. formerly of Shawnee passed away Oct. 31, 2008.
Janet was born May 5, 1925 in Port Washington, NY to Walter and Mary Liveright Ross.She was a graduate of George Madison University in West Virginia. And was united in marriage to her husband of 41 years, Newell...
Marietta Willson
Oct 30, 2008
Marietta E. Willson (1929 - 2008) passed October 30th at Kansas City Hospice House.
A lifelong resident of Shawnee, Kansas, and owner and operator of Marietta's Old Fashioned Florist, she was preceded in death by her beloved Don, and her grandson, Chance Bennett. Marietta is survived by her sister Margaret Maurer of Stockton,...
Brenda Beck
Oct 28, 2008
Brenda K. Beck, 58, Merriam, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Ms. Beck was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Allen, and brother-in-law John Burroughs. Survivors include the following: father, Buford J. Allen, Merriam, Kansas, one sister, Margaret Burroughs, Merriam, Kansas, and her beloved...
Holly Ann Roan
Oct 28, 2008
Holly Ann Roan was born March 30, 1963 in Willits, California to Wayne and Carol Heldman. She entered into rest Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Arkansas City, Kansas. She was a lifelong resident of Shawnee, Kansas.
Holly was an active member of Antioch Family Worship Center Church.
She was passionate about spending...
Joan Sandberg
Oct 27, 2008
Joan B. Sandberg, 84, of Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2008 at Lakeview Village in Lenexa. Joan was born March 13, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was married to Stewart W. Sandberg, Jr.; he preceded her in death on December 22, 2003. Joan attended Wheaton College, and received her first MS...
Dorothy Adams
Oct 27, 2008
Dorothy M. Adams (Tots), 83, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Edward Adams, two sisters Rita Wurtenberger, Mary Ziegler, and one brother George Jacob Ziegler Jr. Dorothy is survived by a son Michael and wife Kimberly Adams...
Patricia Klein
Oct 27, 2008
Patricia Klein, 55, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Patricia was born in Kansas City, MO. She is survived by her father, Harold "Bud" Klein, of Merriam, KS; a brother, Steven and his wife, Betty, of Basehor, Kansas and a niece, Gypsy Murdock, of St. Louis, Missouri
...Marian L. Gillapp
Oct 26, 2008
Marian L. Gillapp, 87, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Marian was born Sept. 20, 1921 in Kansas City, KS to William R. and Louise (Herman) Kemp. She was a 1939 graduate of Wyandotte High School. Marian was a retail clerk at A&P Grocery Stores...
Patricia A. Kuhn
Oct 26, 2008
Patricia A. (Stewart) Kuhn, Shawnee, Kansas passed away at home Sunday, October 26, 2008 surrounded by her family.
Patricia was born December 11, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri to William and Mary (Raney) Stewart. She was a graduate of Bishop Hogan High School and St. Teresa College (Avila) where she obtained her B.S....
William Kirk Matlock
Oct 26, 2008
William Kirk Matlock, 51, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Grandview, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Kirk was born May 19, 1957 to Charles and Ruth Ann Matlock at St. Margarets Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Grandview Senior High School in 1975. After...
Janice Ruth Holt
Oct 25, 2008
Janice Ruth (Crowe) Holt, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at her home in Shawnee, Kansas. She was born March 5, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, but lived most of her life in Kansas City, Kansas. Janice retired from Kmart after 40 years of service in June 2008. She is preceded in death by...






