Mar 30, 2019

Carrie Costantini, 55, of Lenexa, KS passed away on March 30th, 2019 after a brief illness. Carrie was born in Abilene, TX on February 29th, 1964. She was an Air Force brat and grew up in Newfoundland, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Alabama, West Virginia and Maryland. She married a Marine and continued her travels to Virginia, North Carolina, California, and...

Mar 29, 2019

Betty (Murphy) Knoebber, 91, of Shawnee, KS, passed away Mar. 29, 2019, at Brookdale Rosehill, Shawnee, KS.

Betty was born Nov. 1, 1927, in St. Mary’s, KS, to Otis and Lottie (McGuire) Murphy. Betty married Bob Knoebber on Jan. 17, 1949, at St. Bernard's Church in Wamego, KS. She worked for Celebrity China Co. for 25 years,...

Mar 29, 2019

Jeannette D. Hinz, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on March 29th, 2019. She was born in Webster, KS on April 15th to Philisme and Laura Roy.  Jeannette was a sister of St. Joseph for twenty nine years in Chicago where she taught elementary school and was an elementary school principal. She later went on to become a public school...

Mar 27, 2019

Herbert V. Deremer, 90, passed away on March 27th, 2019, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family.

Herb was born near Flintstone, Maryland on November 3rd, 1928, to Marshall and Edna (Fisher) Deremer.

On August 9, 1949, Herb married Maedean Patterson. He is survived by his wife Maedean, his son Bill...

Mar 27, 2019

Kyle William Reynolds, 28, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away March 27, 2019. Kyle was born in Merriam, Kansas, October 26, 1990 to Bill and Bev Reynolds. Kyle is survived by his parents and his sister Leslie and her husband John Goyette; his grandparents Francis and Anita Wichman; James and Betty Reynolds.

Visitation will be 10 to 11...

Mar 26, 2019

Robert Chacey, 82, of Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Brookdale of Rosehill.  Robert was born on July 3, 1936 to Howard and Dorothy Chacey in Topeka, KS. He was preceded in death by his wife Claudine Chacey of 54 years, son Robert E. Chacey Jr., and sister Barbara...

Mar 26, 2019

Donald L. Burley, 85, of Olathe, KS, passed away on March 26th, 2019. Don was born on October 15th, 1933 in Trenton, Michigan to William and Sophia (Bernt) Burley. Don married the love of his life, Ardis Ann Athon, on November 14th, 1953. He went on to serve in the United States Army stationed on the island of Enewetok...

Mar 24, 2019

Bill Melton, 83, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Bill worked for the US Postal Service for 51 years. He is survived by his wife; his sons, David and Michael; a granddaughter, Emily and a sister Sandy Spalitto.

Visitation will be 9 - 10 a.m., Friday at the Amos Family...

Mar 23, 2019

Rosie Mae White, 91, Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family.

Rosie was born March 8, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Albert and Daisy Roberson. She was an employee of Gil Studios and a longtime member of Graceway (formerly Kansas City Baptist Temple).

Mar 22, 2019

Charlene S. Robbins, 89, Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO.

Charlene was born May 11, 1929 in Maryville, MO to Ernest and Helen (Gomel) Schenkel. On May 11, 1951 Charlene married William O. Robbins, Jr. in Maryville, MO. Charlene was an...

Mar 21, 2019

Mary Lou Wright, 87, Shawnee, KS passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merrriam, KS.

Mary Lou was born March 9, 1932 in Yates Center, KS to Kenneth and Juanita Adams. She grew up in Oklahoma City, OK and earned her BA at Oklahoma State University. In October...

Mar 17, 2019

James Dewey Atwood, age 88, passed away suddenly late Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born January 1, 1931 in Edinburg, Texas to Dewey Clifton and Jewel Jones Atwood. James was a graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in chemical engineering. He began working in 1952 for Celanese Chemical Corporation in Point Pleasant, West Virginia;...

Mar 17, 2019

Chester "Chet" G. Braet, 73, of Bonner Springs, KS passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at his home.

Chet was born June 22, 1945 to the late George and Genevieve Braet in Kansas City, KS.  Chet graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1963.  Chet married Mary Mellott on April 28, 1967. Chet looked forward...

Mar 17, 2019

Gerald A. Halfmann, 94, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Brookdale at Rosehill.

Gerald was born August 31, 1924 to the late Elmer and Marie Halfmann in Jericho, WI.  Shortly after graduating high school, Gerry enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Radioman during World War 2.  He...

Mar 17, 2019

Dorwin F. Lamkin, the last known military Pearl Harbor survivor in Greater Kansas City, died March 17, 2019, in Overland Park, KS. Born in North Hudson, WI, in 1922, he joined the Navy on his 18th birthday in 1940. He was a corpsman on the USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

Mar 16, 2019

John Paul Gannon, age 72, died at his home in Shawnee, KS, on March 16, 2019.

John was born in Topeka, KS, in 1946 to Paul and Ramona Downey Gannon. He graduated from Hayden High School and Washburn University.  John served in the United States Air Force for four years before returning home to a career with...

Mar 15, 2019

Lee Lane, 61, of Kansas City, KS, passed away on March 15, 2019. He was born on November 11, 1957, in Clinton, MO, to Charles Lane and Winifred (Lane) Hawkes. Lee was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Roger David Lane. He is survived by his siblings; Julia "Judi" M. Carpenter (Gene) of Oklahoma City,...

Mar 12, 2019

Richard Mark Birdsell of Lenexa, KS, died March 12, 2019.

Memorial service at 2:00pm on March 23, 2019 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses', 1113 Ridgeview Rd. Olathe, KS.

Mar 11, 2019

Doris V. Cathey, 95, Overland Park, KS, passed away on March 11, 2019.   Mrs. Cathey was born July 18, 1923, in Kansas City, MO.  She graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1941, and married Robert E. Cathey on September 10, 1941, at Shawnee United Methodist Church.  Doris was preceded in death by her husband Robert...

Mar 10, 2019

Charles Lewis Kneisler, 89, of Lenexa, KS passed away March 10, 2019. Charles was born May 21, 1929 at home in Louisville, KY to Robert and Marie (Miller) Kneisler. Charles was one of five children. He was husband of one and was able to celebrate 52 years of marriage with his beautiful wife JoAnne until she passed...