Thelma “Thel” Maze
Aug 2, 2020
Thelma “Thel” Maze of Overland Park, passed away on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020. She was 93 years old.
Thel was born on January 17th, 1927 to Harold and Blanche (McElroy) Briney in Beloit, Kansas. Thel married David Haze, Jr. and raised a beautiful family together. She was a wonderful wife and mother, and prided herself in her...
Charles Thomas Carr
Jul 31, 2020
Kansas City Attorney Tom Carr, passed away, Friday, July 31, 2020 at the age of 101. A private family service will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
A full obituary will be published soon.
Terry M. Boyer
Jul 29, 2020
Terry M. Boyer, 68 passed away after a long illness on July 29, 2020. Terry was born April 25, 1952 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Wayne and Meredith Boyer. He was very proud to have been born and raised in Coffeyville. He gave his heart to the Lord at a young age. Terry married Linda Bennett in 1973 and graduated...
Wilma W. Townsend
Jul 28, 2020
Wilma W. Townsend, 86, Merriam, KS passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission.
Wilma was born on August 19, 1933 in Agra, KS to Fred and Ethel Miller. Wilma married Gerald H. Townsend on June 2, 1956 in Manhattan, KS. He preceded her in death, on July 15, 1997....
Elizabeth Jane Riddell Dick
Jul 28, 2020
Elizabeth Jane (Betty) Riddell was born March 27, 1930 in Louisville, Kentucky to parents Mildred (nee Castile) and Crocket Morgan (Jack) Riddell. At age 3, Betty's dad was killed in the line of duty as a Deputy Sheriff. Mildred remarried and the family migrated west to Kansas City, Kansas. Betty attended Wyandotte High school and graduated as Valedictorian of...
Monica Angela Archuleta
Jul 24, 2020
Monica A. Archuleta, 53, of Shawnee, Ks passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Monica was born February 18, 1967 to Kenneth and Santana Archuleta in Santa Fe, NM. The family moved to Topeka, KS in 1972 where she attended Topeka West High School In 1983 Monica moved to...
Warren Paul Rudd
Jul 24, 2020
Warren Paul Rudd went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 24, 2020. Warren was born on September 24, 1958 to Donald and Eunice Rudd in Geneva, Illinois.
Warren attended school at Geneva, IL., West Aurora High School, Aurora, IL and Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS. He was a 1976 graduate of Shawnee...
Richard “Dick” Bond
Jul 23, 2020
Dick Bond, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, died on July 23, 2020, of natural causes.
He was born September 18, 1935, to Ivy and Florine Bond. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School, KU and KU Law School. He married Sue Sedgwick in 1958 and they have two children, Amy Bond of Fairway, Kansas, and Mark Bond...
Janet Rae Vanlerberg
Jul 22, 2020
Janet Rae VanLerberg, 87, Lenexa, KS passed away quietly on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
Janet was born Jan. 27, 1933 in Unionville, MO to Clell Hendrix and Gladys Todd. On January 3, 1949, Janet married Paul C. VanLerberg. They had four daughters. She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Catholic. She...
Stephen Lawrence Allen
Jul 22, 2020
Steve Allen, 70, passed away suddenly at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, lovingly surrounded by members of his immediate family.
Steve was the son of Herbert J. Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Connell) Allen. Steve spent his entire life in the Shawnee, Kansas, area except for his years in the United States...
Charles Robert Smith
Jul 21, 2020
Charles Robert Smith, 89, Mission, KS died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Charles was born February 28, 1931 to the late Charles and Margaret Smith in Kansas City, Kansas. Charles graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1948. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Washburn University and a master's...
Beverly A. Mullarky
Jul 21, 2020
Beverly A. Mullarky passed away on July 21st, 2020, while a resident at The Forum in Overland Park, KS.
Beverly was born and raised in Iola, Kansas. She was married to William “Bill” Mullarky for 65 years. She was a dedicated elementary school teacher with an emphasis in reading education, having graduated from Kansas State University. After...
Michael B. Edwards
Jul 20, 2020
Michael Brian Edwards, 58, Shawnee, KS passed away surrounded by his immediate family on July 20, 2020.
Mike was born June 2, 1962 in Joplin, MO to John and Evelyn Louise Edwards. He was a graduate of Iola High School, received his Pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas and his PharmD degree...
Ann Wallace Graner
Jul 20, 2020
Ann Wallace Graner was born in Kansas City, MO on January 11, 1954 to Dean Lee and Zelma Adams Graner, and died on July 20, 2020. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and received a B.S. degree in Education and Library Science from Bemidji State University. Ann worked several years as an elementary teacher and school librarian...
Donna Bernhardt
Jul 19, 2020
Donna Kaye Bernhardt, 70, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, passed away July 19, 2020. She was born December 14, 1949, to Mary and Charles Raby in La Plata, Maryland.
She is survived by her son Michael Smithng (Gina), granddaughter Jennifer Smith, brother Gary Whitlow (Tammy) and nephews Taylor and Trevor Whitlow....
Warren Russell Beach
Jul 19, 2020
Warren Russell Beach, 94, Manhattan, KS passed away on July 19, 2020 at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital, Manhattan, KS. Warren was born August 26, 1925 on a farm west of what is now Hillsdale Lake in Miami County, KS. He was the son of Charles Edgar and Grace Malinda (Kohler) Beach. He attended a one room...
Nhanh Yan Manivong
Jul 17, 2020
Nhanh Yan Manivong, 80, of Shawnee, KS passed away on July 17th, 2020. He was born in Vientiane, Laos on April 1st, 1940 to Tiger and Peng Manivong. When he was a teenager, he joined the Royal Laotian Army. The branch he served in was the Special Airborne and Special Guerilla Units. From 1958 to 1960 he attended Cadet...
Gerald Ashlock
Jul 17, 2020
Gerald Steven Ashlock, 69, of Lenexa, KS passed away Friday, July 17, 2020.
Gerald was born May 24, 1951 in St. Joseph, MO to Harold and Shirley Ashlock. He was an electrician for Shaw Electric and a member of the IBEW Local 124.
Gerald was very talented at playing guitar and enjoyed getting together with...
Robert E. Darrah
Jul 16, 2020
Robert E. Darrah, 79, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away July 16, 2020 surrounded by his family. Robert was born March 21, 1941 in Warrensburg, Missouri to Robert and Dorothy Darrah.
Robert married Judith, his wife of 54 years on November 18, 1965. They had four children Mark (Pam), Michael (Kathy), Dell (Dianne) Darrah and Deborah (Keith) Sell....
Gary D. Verbenec
Jul 15, 2020
Gary D. Verbenec, 71, passed away peacefully July 15, 2020, after a life long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Gary was born August 27, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas to Elizabeth (Vogel) Verbenec and Joseph F. Verbenec. He was a 1966 graduate of Bishop Ward High School and is a Navy Veteran. In 1971 Gary married Victoria Zagar, and they...