Follow Us


See when we post new obituaries are posted

Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Obituaries

Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.

Martha  M. Hauser

Martha M. Hauser

Jun 17, 2018

Martha M. (Fanning) Hauser, 86, Shawnee, KS passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Brookdale of Rose Hill, Shawnee, KS.

Martha was born Feb. 10, 1932 in Lenexa, KS to Leo and Eugenia (Rosner) Fanning. She was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. On August 29, 1953 Martha married Patrick G. Hauser...

Theresa  Sue King

Theresa Sue King

Jun 16, 2018

Theresa Sue King, 44, Bonner Springs, KS passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

Theresa was born October 27, 1973 in Cameron, MO. She was a 1992 graduate of Penney High School, Hamilton, MO. In 1993, Theresa married Anthony King and they had two...

Patrick  Thomas Rohrer

Patrick Thomas Rohrer

Jun 15, 2018

Patrick Thomas Rohrer, 35, Olathe, KS passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

Patrick was born March 29, 1983 in Merriam, KS to John and Marcia Rohrer. He was a graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 2001, Kansas State University in 2006...

John  Williams Martin

John Williams Martin

Jun 13, 2018

John Williams Martin, 89, Shawnee, KS passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Cedar Lake Village, Olathe, KS.

John was born Dec. 1, 1928 in West Frankfort, IL to Elvis and Magdalene Martin. He was a 1946 graduate of the Frankfort Community High School and attended the Baltimore Institute of Technology, School of...

George  J. Steinmetz,  Jr.

George J. Steinmetz, Jr.

Jun 13, 2018

George J. Steinmetz, Jr., 93, went home to be with the Lord on June 13, 2018. George was born on August 21, 1924 to George and Leva Steinmetz at their home on Antioch Road in Merriam, KS. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1943. George married the love of his life, Winnie J. Shipley...

Juanita Lee

Juanita Lee

Jun 12, 2018

Juanita B. Lee was born into the Stumpff family to Irvin and Augusta Stumpff July 11th, 1931. Juanita was the oldest of her 13 siblings. Her and her siblings were raised in Shawnee, Kansas. Juanita attended high school at Shawnee Mission High School. She married Merle Lee February 20th, 1954 and had two kids. Michael, the oldest, was born...

Kristen  Nichole Audas

Kristen Nichole Audas

Jun 11, 2018

Kristen N. Audas, 49, passed away on June 11, 2018 at home in Shawnee, Ks.

She had worked as a care giver for over 16 years at Comfort Keepers of K.C., Mo. She won the National Comfort Keeper of the Year in 2011.

She was preceded in death by...

Harvey  Lee Woods

Harvey Lee Woods

Jun 11, 2018

Harvey Lee Woods, 70, of Shawnee, KS passed away at home on June 11, 2018. He was born in Sedalia, MO on February 25, 1948 to William and Irene Woods. His parents moved the family to Independence, MO in his youth, wherein Harvey had the fortune of being a neighborhood paperboy to former President Harry S. Truman....

Donna  M. Wilhelmi

Donna M. Wilhelmi

Jun 8, 2018

Donna M. Wilhelmi, 88, of Mission, KS, passed away on June 8, 2018. She was born on April 14, 1930 in Minneapolis, MN to Walter and Hazel Stein. Donna is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Gerald Wilhelmi; brothers, Walter Stein, Robert Stein, Louis Stein; sister, Jean Hanus; and grandson, Michael Wilhelmi. She is...

Benjamin  Edward Strass

Benjamin Edward Strass

Jun 8, 2018

Benjamin Edward Strass, 23, of Olathe, KS passed away unexpectedly, Friday, June 8, 2018 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Everything Ben did was big in life.  He had a big temper, a big laugh, a big smile and a big heart.  If Ben did something he did it loudly.  When he closed a...

Marion  Wesley Anderson

Marion Wesley Anderson

Jun 8, 2018

Marion Wesley Anderson, formerly of Leavenworth, KS, passed away at the age of 98 on June 8, 2018, following a brief illness. Marion was born on February 7, 1920 in LaJara, Colorado, to S.E. and Gertrude Anderson, and moved shortly thereafter to Rosalia, Kansas. Following graduation from high school, he studied Music in college, obtaining a bachelors...

Patricia A. “Pat” Horn

Patricia A. “Pat” Horn

Jun 6, 2018

Patricia A. "Pat" Horn, 88, died on Wednesday, June 6 2018. Pat was born December 7, 1929 to J. Luther Price and D. Ruth Price in Centralia, Illinois. She moved with her family to St. Louis as a child and graduated from Normandy High School in St. Louis in 1947. She attended the...

Ruby  E. Wittman

Ruby E. Wittman

Jun 6, 2018

Ruby E. Wittman, 97, Shawnee, KS went to her eternal home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Ruby was born September 9, 1920 in Westphalia, KS to Vincent & Mamie Kleinsorge.  She grew up on a farm with her parents and 5 siblings and began her education in a...

Zoe “Jessica Berglund” Bysfield

Zoe “Jessica Berglund” Bysfield

Jun 5, 2018

Zoe Bysfield, 40, of Lenexa, KS, passed away on June 5th, 2018.  She was born in Hutchinson, KS on June 25th, 1977 to J. Greg Berglund and Paula Hopkins.  Zoe studied criminal justice at JCCC and worked for many years as a stagehand locally.  She enjoyed music, trivia and poker with family and friends.  Zoe is survived by her...

Carolyn  E. Ready

Carolyn E. Ready

Jun 5, 2018

Carolyn Elizabeth Ready, 81, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away on June 5, 2018. She was born on July 16, 1936, in Kansas City, MO, to Argo and Helen Stewart.

A visitation will be held on Monday, June 11, at Amos Family Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. A memorial service will be at...

John A. Rentko, Ret.)  Sr.

John A. Rentko, Ret.) Sr.

Jun 4, 2018

John A. Rentko, Sr., 94, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Healthcare Resort of Olathe.

Mr. Rentko was born in West Hazelton, PA. He served in the US Navy from 1943 till 1966, retiring as Master Chief Petty Officer, E9. He served on the...

Mary  Ann Thurman

Mary Ann Thurman

Jun 3, 2018

Mary Ann Thurman, 88, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on June 3, 2018. She was born on Jan. 17, 1930, in Kansas City, MO, to John and Clara Hoover. Mary Ann is preceded in death by her siblings, Helen Snyder, Kathleen Miller, John E. Hoover Jr., Paul Hoover; grandson, Zachary Farr.  She is survived by her...

Eva  G. Uptergrove

Eva G. Uptergrove

Jun 2, 2018

Eva G. Uptergrove, 83, passed away on June 2nd, 2018.  She was born on September 28th, 1934 in Sunrise Beach, MO to Ira and Jodie Crabtree.  Eva is survived by her daughters, Kathy Uptergrove; Paula Reser; Jamie Hall; Jodie Carter; sons, Kim Huffman; Troy Uptergrove; Justin Uptergrove; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.  Eva was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jack Rockufeler

Jack Rockufeler

May 31, 2018

Jack Rockufeler, 80, of Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at his home.

Jack was born September 19, 1937 to the late John and Elna Mae Rockufeler in Rinard, IA.  He graduated from Charles City, IA High School in 1955 and went on to attend Radio Broadcasting School.  Jack started a long...

Mildred  I. Rieke

Mildred I. Rieke

May 30, 2018

Mildred I. (Reedy) Rieke was born August 15, 1917, in Humboldt, KS, to Thomas & Katherine Walters Reedy.  She died May 30, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House.  Mildred graduated from Yates Center High School in 1936, then St. Margaret Hospital School of Nursing in 1940.  She stayed at St. Margaret as a surgical nurse until 1943, when she...

Share by: