Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
David C. Kanter
Jul 1, 2022
David (Dave) Clarence Kanter, 82 years old, died Friday July 1, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas.
Dave was born March 11, 1940, in Wausau, Wisconsin to Myrtle Wilhelmina (Krenz) Kanter and Clarence Otto Kanter.
After graduating from Wausau High School, he joined the U.S. Army, and with the GI Bill he earned his BS and...
Joann Evans
Jul 1, 2022
JoAnn Evans of Lenexa, KS passed peacefully on Friday, July 1st at the age of 80, after a well-fought battle with Alzheimer’s disease. JoAnn was born December 14th, 1941 in Marshalltown, Iowa to James Lawrence and Evelyn Marie Evans. She married Holman Evans in 1967 while she was teaching in Stockton, California and he was stationed at Beale Air...
Carol Ann (Sifers) Watson
Jun 30, 2022
Carol Ann Watson (Sifers), 85, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.
Carol was born on January 31, 1937, in St. Joseph, Missouri. She graduated from Sacred Heart Convent High School in 1955 and married Carroll “Chuck” Watson in 1961 with whom she cherished until his passing in 2007.
Carol was...
Katherine Elizabeth (Jones) Finley
Jun 30, 2022
Katherine Elizabeth Finley passed away Thursday June 30th. Kathy was born to Donald and Theodora Jones on June 8th 1958. She grew up in a military family, moving around the country while her father served in the Navy. Kathy graduated high school from Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska and then earned her Business Administration degree from...
Mark Eugene Cashman
Jun 27, 2022
Mark Eugene Cashman passed away on June 27th at 8:23 PM at Ascension Medical Center in Austin Texas. He was born May 6, 1954 to Mary M and Samuel E Cashman at Providence Hospital in Kansas City Kansas. He was preceded in death by his younger brother David E Cashman and both parents.
Mark is survived by...
Arthur Clayton Whitaker
Jun 27, 2022
Art was born to Mildred and Delmar Whitaker on November 19, 1939, in Kansas City, MO.
While in High School he worked as a drafter for Black & Veatch and was serving on weekends in the Army Reserves until graduating from high school. He then continued working for Black and Veatch as a drafter & design technician...
Rachelle Cook
Jun 27, 2022
Rachelle Cook, 57, De Soto, KS passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 in Mendon, MO. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Amos Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at the funeral home.
Rachelle dedicated her life to raising her three children and being a “Nana” to her grandchildren. She loved...
Kim Holsapple
Jun 27, 2022
Kim Holsapple, 56, of De Soto, KS, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 in Mendon, MO. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Amos Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at the funeral home.
Kim’s love, commitment, and dedication to her family and friends is what separated her from everyone else. ...
Myra Lyn Mcgowen Sullinger
Jun 23, 2022
Myra Lyn McGowen Sullinger, 71, of Roeland Park, Kansas passed away June 23, 2022 surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Amos Family Funeral Home, followed by a Celebration of Life at 2:00 p.m., also at the funeral home. Myra was born May 25,...
Cheryl Ann (Dull) Vining
Jun 23, 2022
Cheryl Ann (Dull) Vining, 59, of Shawnee, KS passed away at her home on June 23, 2022.
Visitation will be 5:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday, June 30 at Amos Family Funeral Home (10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203). Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00am, Friday, July 1 at St. Joseph Catholic Church (11311 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203),...
Atanascio Diaz, Jr.
Jun 22, 2022
Atanascio Diaz Jr. passed away peacefully on June 22, 2022. Atanascio was born on August 6th to Atanascio Diaz Sr and Micaela (Martinez) Diaz in Eskridge, Kansas. After graduating from Eskridge High School, he came to Kansas City, Missouri to obtain some college hours while working for a Steel Plant.
He met his beloved wife, Juanita, while...
Mary Leora Lynch
Jun 21, 2022
Mary Leora Lynch, née Harrity, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. Mary was born on October 17, 1936 in Kansas City, Kansas. She grew up in Argentine, one of nine children of William Harrity and Grayce Wylie Harrity. She was a 1954 graduate of Bishop Ward High School.
Mary married...
Janet K. Feitz
Jun 21, 2022
Janet (Jan) Kathryn Feitz, 86, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away June 21, 2022.
Jan was born May 15, 1936 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Vernon and Kate Johnston. She was the youngest of six children. She was much younger than her siblings and was an adored baby sister.
She married Maurice (Maury) Feitz in 1971....
David C. Wickersham
Jun 18, 2022
On June 18, 2022, Dave Wickersham did something he always talked about doing. He made it to Heaven, after anticipating the journey for years. Today he celebrates with his Savior, his wife Carol Sue Wickersham, and all who have gone home before him.
Dave was born to Clifford and Ella Wickersham in 1935. He was raised on...
Barbara E. Duggan
Jun 17, 2022
Barbara Elaine (Wilde) Duggan of Pittsburg, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2022. She was born on July 17, 1928 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Percy and Myrtle (Worthington) Wilde. Barbara attended New Bedford High School and New Bedford Business School. After graduation she worked at National Biscuit Company. Barbara married Arthur Richard Duggan on November 14,...
Mary Alice (Van Lerberg) Viscek
Jun 17, 2022
Mary Alice (Van Lerberg) Viscek, 92, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2022 surrounded by her family in her home. She was born on June 1, 1930 in Shawnee, Kansas to Paul and Madeline (Le Fevre) Van Lerberg. She was the only daughter of five children, and she was the last remaining Van Lerberg of her generation. Mary Alice...
Marian Julia (Deak) Strouse
Jun 15, 2022
Marian Julia Strouse was born on October 7, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. She passed away in the evening on June 15, 2022 at Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kansas at the age of 98.
Marian attended Orange High in Orange County, Ohio. During war times, she worked in Cleveland at the U.S.O. and met her husband, Claude Strouse,...
Sharon Rolph
Jun 14, 2022
After decades of caring for others – family, friends, neighbors, and strangers near and far – Shari Rolph allowed others to care for her as she died quickly and peacefully on June 14, 2022, in Olathe, Kansas.
Sharon Louise Heist was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, on May 11, 1936. She lived with her family in...
Anthony Robert Plummer
Jun 14, 2022
Anthony Robert Plummer died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at his home in Merriam, Kansas. Anthony was born March 31, 1997 in Niceville, Florida to Robert and Helen Plummer. He lived with his family, Helen, his brother, Asa, and his grandparents, Bert and Sharon Hardy until he was 10. At age 10, he moved to Texas to live with his...
Karen Larkin
Jun 11, 2022
Karen Lynn Conklin Larkin passed away, Saturday June 11, 2022. Karen was the daughter of Richard Harrison Conklin and Wilma Winifred Anderson Conklin. She was born in KCK in 1946 and graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1963. After graduating from Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in education, Karen began...






