Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Zona May Woods
Jan 18, 2021
Zona May (Park) Woods, 82, of Olathe, Kansas, died on January 18, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe, Kansas. Zona was born September 18, 1938, in her parents' house in La Tour, Missouri. Zona was the older daughter of Emmett Earl and Anna Bell (Goddard) Park. She grew up on her parents' 80-acre farm and graduated from...
Leroy W. Wisner
Jan 18, 2021
Leroy W. Wisner, 95, passed away January 18, 2021. He was born in Merriam, KS April 19, 1925 to George E. Wisner and Lillian M. (Erickson) Wisner.
Leroy is predeceased by his parents; sister, Evelyn, brothers, Gail, Melvin and Leonard and grandson Matthew. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Mary; sons, W....
Robert Eugene Ehrhardt
Jan 17, 2021
Robert Eugene Ehrhardt, 71, of Princeton, Texas passed away Sunday, January 17th at his home.
Robert was born June 22nd, 1944 to the late George Ehrhardt and Luella Mae Hammer in Orange, California. Robert served in the United States Marines Corps from 1961 to 1965. He married Mary Woods on February 19th, 1966, in Wyandotte...
Janet Lynn Allen
Jan 15, 2021
Janet Lynn Martin Allen passed away in the early morning of January 15, 2021. She was surrounded by her loving family.
She was born at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas on July 29, 1950 and was the oldest of four siblings. From her early childhood, she had a strong personality and directed the neighbor children in...
Melinda Louise Kavanaugh
Jan 15, 2021
Melinda Louise Kavanaugh, 56, of Shawnee, passed away Friday, January 15 at her home. Melinda was born March 31, 1959 in Kansas City, KS to the late Floyd W. and Dana Ann Hild. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1977 and attended the University of Kansas. She was an exceptional seamstress, and enjoyed making things for her friends...
Richard E. Marx, Sr.
Jan 14, 2021
Richard (Dickie) Marx, Sr., 78, of Shawnee, KS passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on January 14th, 2021. He was born to Joseph and Edna Marx (Gangel) on January 10th, 1943 in Kansas City, MO. Richard is best remembered for his love of his family, athletic ability, gardening and fishing. He will be forever missed...
Jason Wren
Jan 14, 2021
Jason Wren, 41, of Overland Park, KS passed away on January 14th, 2021. He was born on September 22nd, 1979 in Merriam, KS to Robert and Kathryn Wren. Jason was preceded in death by his father, Robert and grandparents. He is survived by his mother, Kathryn; brother, Robbie (Melissa); and nephews, Robert, Blake and Jacob.
Michael N. Connor
Jan 13, 2021
Michael N. Connor passed away peacefully in his home January 13, 2021. Mike was born October 5, 1935 in Syracuse, New York to Eugene Connor and Susan C. Connor (Kisor). Mike joins his late wife Loretta R. Connor (Carey) and his daughter Dawn M. Connor. He is survived by his daughter Deborah (Richard) Folkers, his grandson Joshua (Whitney) Ball,...
Walter S. Stites
Jan 12, 2021
Walter Stites, 67, of Shawnee, KS, passed peacefully at home with his loving family around him after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Garnett, KS to Walter and Mabel (Troutman) Stites on October 9, 1953. He's preceded in death by his parents; sister Faye and brother Ray. Walt was a kind and loving family man, the best...
Madison E. Doresky
Jan 11, 2021
Madison E. Doresky, 27 of Overland Park KS passed away on Jan 11 2021. She was born in Kansas City, MO to Steve Doresky and Shawn Polk (Doresky). Madison is preceded in death by her brother, Robert Doresky and the love of her life, Jeff Wing. Madison grew up in Olathe and went to Olathe Schools. She is survived by...
Rafaela Virella-Iglesias
Jan 11, 2021
Rafaela Virella Iglesias, 71, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, January 11 at her home. Rafaela was born April 21, 1942 in Patillas, Puerto Rico; her parents were the late Anselmo Vazquez and Luz Maria Iglesias.
She is also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Lopez-Virella. Rafaela attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.
...Dorothy Riehle
Jan 11, 2021
Dorothy Jean Malloy Riehle died in the early morning hours of Monday, January 11th, 2021. Dottie was born in Kansas City Kansas, and graduated from Bishop Ward High School with class of 1945. She married Leo on January 2nd, 1960 and they built an enduring marriage filled with joy that was a fine example to all that new them. Dot...
Laura Marie Kinsey
Jan 11, 2021
Laura Marie Kinsey passed away at home on January 11, 2021 at the age of 83. She was born to Edward and Ruby Marx on September 4, 1937 in Springfield, Missouri.
Laura graduated from Redemptorist High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Soon after, she met the love of her life and future husband Leonard at Draughon's College...
Lawrence L. “Larry” Youngblood
Jan 10, 2021
Lawrence L. Youngblood (Larry), 80, passed away Jan. 10, following an accident in his home.
Born May 17, 1936 to Oscar “Tuck” Youngblood and Henrietta (Morrison) Youngblood, Larry grew up in Westwood, KS, which he affectionately called “Dogpatch.” He graduated in 1954 from Shawnee Mission HS (now SM North), where he was a track star, amassing a...
Donna G. Duvall
Jan 10, 2021
Donna G. Duvall, 75, passed away at home January 10, 2021. She was born March 14, 1945 in Higginsville, Missouri to Martin and Ann (Duggins) Kramer and was raised Catholic. Donna was married in 1968 to her loving husband Thomas for 52 years before her passing. She worked in the travel industry for 30+ years.
She was...
Gina Ruth Young-Mann
Jan 10, 2021
Gina Ruth Young-Mann passed away suddenly in January 2021 at the age of 49. She is survived by her father, J. Robert Young; her children Samantha Ruth and Jacob Ryan Mann; her brother Kevin L. Helmer; her sisters Vicki A. (Jeff) Soetaert, Margo Young-Gardey and Heather Castellano, her niece, Sydney S. Soetaert, nephews Tyler C. Soetaert and...
Linda Ann Bowers
Jan 9, 2021
Linda Ann Bowers, 69, of Shawnee, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 9th, at her home. Linda was born August 7th, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. She worked for Montgomery Ward and Sprint in her early work years and then worked for DeSoto USD 232 and retired in 2015. Linda...
Matthew Patrick Sall
Jan 9, 2021
Matthew Patrick Sall, 41, of Overland Park, KS passed away on January 9th at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Patrick was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area and a graduate of Kansas State University. He is preceded in death by his father, David Sall; grandparents, Walter & Louise Sall, Edward & Florence Wortman. He is survived by his...
Darren Zane English
Jan 8, 2021
Darren passed January 8, 2021. He was born in Ohio, September 29, 1966, the state from which his Wyandot family was moved to Kansas in 1843. He is a sixth-generation great-grandson of Chief Tarhe, “the Crane,” signatory of the Treaty of Greenville. Darren grew up in Prairie Village, KS where he attended Porter Elementary School, Indian Hills...
Darren Edward Tehven
Jan 7, 2021
Darren Edward Tehven, a loving husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and fantastic friend passed away Thursday morning, January 7th, in his home in Lenexa, KS.
Darren was born in Fargo, ND, on July 15th, 1969, to parents Lowell and Darlene (Huff) Tehven and lived in Fargo and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1987. Darren earned a...






