Betty Jean Roth Warmington
Aug 14, 2023
Our dear Betty Jean Roth Warmington sadly passed away on August 14, 2023 at the age of 93 years. Born on September 21, 1929 in Clinton, Missouri, Betty spent her childhood with her seven siblings, all who preceded her in death - Ben, Charles, Carl, Marie, Billie, Don & Earl. Betty also thoroughly enjoyed her friendship with her “sister”...
Eileen L. Jakobe
Aug 14, 2023
Eileen L. Jakobe, age 88, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.
Eileen was born to John J. Jakobe and Teresa Rose Jakobe on October 24, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri where she resided until 1970 when she moved to Mission, KS. Eileen was one of 6 children born to her parents....
Dorothy Ellen (Johnson) Lynch
Aug 13, 2023
Dorothy Ellen (Johnson) Lynch, 96, passed away peacefully at home, August 13, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy along with her twin, Doris Elizabeth, was born on August 3, 1927 to William Lewis and Mary Susan (Willis) Johnson. She will be remembered by her loved ones as someone who loved the outdoors and who could grow...
Timothy Layson
Aug 13, 2023
Timothy Layson, 75, of Shawnee, Kansas died August 13, 2023. A graveside service will be 2:00 pm, Friday, August 18, 2023 at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.
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Walter Drone
Aug 12, 2023
Walter Drone, longtime Overland Park resident, passed away peacefully on August 12th, 2023 with his children by his side. Wally was born in Belleville, Illinois in 1933 and was married to Louanne Marxer in 1959. They were married for 61 years when Louanne passed away late 2020. Wally is survived by his 5 children, 8 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren....
Phyllis S. Holmes
Aug 12, 2023
Phyllis S. Holmes, 92, of Shawnee, KS passed away August 12, 2023 at home. She went to sleep and awoke in heaven, her eternal home.
Phyllis was born on May 29, 1931 in Frankfort, KS to Inez and Elmer Smith. When Phyllis was two, her family moved to Hollywood, CA. Phyllis enjoyed her childhood in California with...
Officer Jonah A. Oswald
Aug 7, 2023
Officer Jonah Oswald, 29, of the Fairway Police Department, passed Monday, August 7th 2023.
Writing an obituary for a 29 year old isn’t something that should ever be done, and especially in Jonah’s case. Not that anyone should ever die young, but everyone knows there are people who live for a long time on this earth without...
Robert Dean Parks
Aug 6, 2023
July 16, 1935- August 6, 2023
Robert “Bob” Dean Parks passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 6th, 2023 surrounded by his family.
Bob was born in Clinton, Missouri where he lived until 1951 when he moved to DeSoto, Kansas. He graduated from DeSoto High School in...
Barbara Louise Van Lerberg
Aug 4, 2023
Barbara Louise Van Lerberg, 85, affectionately known as "Babs", passed away August 4, 2023, surrounded by her children, at Overland Park (KS) Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. Barbara was born December 4, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois. The eldest of Robert E. and Muriel E. Patrusiak Judge's seven children, she attended St. Simeon School and graduated from Libertyville...
Carl Wayne Larcom
Aug 4, 2023
Carl Wayne Larcom, 80, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away August 4, 2023 at home surrounded by family. Born April 17, 1943, in McCune, Kansas. Carl, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather will be deeply missed.
Carl, Wayne to many, had a warm and kind-hearted personality, often having friends or family move in for various reasons. Children...
Michelle Leigh Green
Aug 4, 2023
Michelle Leigh Green, 54, passed away on August 4th, 2023 surrounded by her family. Michelle was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 21, 1969 to Bobby Lee Green and Jo Ann (Uekman) Mushinski. Michelle enjoyed animals, especially her dogs Katniss and Gracie as they were her babies. She is preceded in death by her father, Bobby Green, and...
Betty M. Rosenau
Aug 4, 2023
Betty M. (Hines) Rosenau passed away August 4th, 2023. She was born on April 26th, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas, daughter of Oliver & Bessie (Perkins) Hines.
Betty grew up in the Morris Community of Kansas City, Kansas and lived her entire life near where she was born and raised. In 1947, she graduated from Turner High...
Wallace "Wally" Glanville
Aug 3, 2023
Wallace Traver “Wally” Glanville (“Terry” as a child) was born in Strong City, Kansas, on May 24, 1936. He moved with his family to a farm outside Ottawa, Kansas, in 1938. He attended eight years at Hawkins one-room school in the country and then graduated from Ottawa High School in 1954. He graduated from K-State in 1958 with a...
Mary Elizabeth Komosa
Aug 3, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Komosa (née Beaven) died on August 3, 2023 after battling bile duct cancer. She was surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed.
Born to Charles and Margaret Beaven on August 13, 1960, Mary was the second of the “Original Nine” Beaven children. She attended St. Joseph High School in Shawnee before earning her B.S.N....
Norma Lee (Mcnay) Dukstein
Aug 2, 2023
Norma Lee McNay Dukstein, 92, of Shawnee, KS, passed away peacefully in her home on August 2, 2023 with her youngest daughter by her side. Norma was born in the small town of Waynesburg, PA, about an hour southwest of Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated from Waynesburg High School and received her nursing degree from The Presbyterian Hospital School of...
Christopher Ray Buchanan
Aug 1, 2023
Christopher Ray Buchanan, known by all as Chris, passed away unexpectedly at home in Lenexa, Kansas on August 1, 2023, at the age of 38.
He was born on May 23, 1985. Chris graduated from Blue Valley High School and furthered his education at Johnson County Community College and DeVry University. He enjoyed many occupations during his...
Diana Kay Vaught
Aug 1, 2023
Diana Kay Vaught gained her angel wings on August 1, 2023 at her daughter's home in Shawnee, KS.
Diana's life would seem too short to many, but those of us who were blessed to be touched by her understand that her existence and the imprint she left on our hearts exceed the quantity of time that she...
Bipin Shah
Jul 29, 2023
Please join us for a memorial service to celebrate the life of Bipin Bhavanji Shah who passed away on July 29, 2023. Beloved husband of Uma Shah, father and father-in-law of Manish & Purvi Shah, Bhavin & Bhakti Shah and Bindu & Prashanth Katrapati, and grandfather of Amaan, Milin, Rohan, Arjun, Shlok & Nikhil.
Memorial service will...
Bruce Allen Miller
Jul 28, 2023
Bruce Allen Miller (71) of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away in his home on July 28, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, Bruce graduated from Washington High School in 1969. After graduation, Bruce worked for his father’s truck line for many years and later drove a school bus for USD 500. He attended Kansas...
Rosemary Katherine (Mccann) Serum
Jul 27, 2023
Rosemary K. Serum, 82, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2023 in Olathe, KS surrounded by family and with her beloved dog Sophie by her side.
Rosie was born Rosemary McCann on September 12, 1940 to Bruce and Florence McCann in Waterloo, Iowa. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterloo. Rosie married Gerald Serum (Jerry)...