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Obituaries

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

Marvin  H. Gish

Marvin H. Gish

Dec 12, 2016

Marvin Henry Gish, 83, Roeland Park, KS passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at the Resort of Kansas City Assisted Living, Kansas City, KS.

Marvin was born Dec. 22, 1932 in Topeka, KS to Charles and Agnes Gish. He was a graduate of Hayden High School. Marvin was in the Naval Reserve for...

Olivia  M. Valles

Olivia M. Valles

Dec 11, 2016

Olivia M. Valles, 70, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 11, 2016. Olivia was born July 25, 1946 in Weslaco, Texas to Juan and Petra Martinez. Olivia is survived by her husband, Baltazar, mother, Petra Martinez, four children; Sandra, Julio, Baltazar, Salvador (Nancy) Valles, sisters; Faustina De La Paz, Maria Elva Briseno, Sofia Lara, brother, Pedro...

Kathleen  Haberle Mackenzie

Kathleen Haberle Mackenzie

Dec 10, 2016

Kathleen Mackenzie, 74, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on December 10, 2016. Kathleen Haberle Mackenzie was born April 17, 1942 in Syracuse, NY to Kathleen Brady Haberle and Alexander Roy Mackenzie, both of Syracuse. Kathleen was later adopted by her mother’s second husband, George G. Symes, Jr. She grew up during the heyday of the family...

Jean  Marie Carver

Jean Marie Carver

Dec 10, 2016

Jean Marie (Fischer) Carver, 86, of Shawnee, KS, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. Jean was born July 5, 1930 in Waverly, KS to Frank and Marie (Morton) Fischer. A graduate of Waverly High School she attended Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University). She taught in the Waverly Schools before moving on to work at...

John  Marshall Gray

John Marshall Gray

Dec 10, 2016

John Marshall Gray, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away peacefully on December 10, 2016. John was born September 21, 1959 in Kansas City, Kansas to Richard "Carroll" and Mary Lou Gray. His passion was his Harley, grandchildren, family and working with his hands. John is survived by his significant other, Janine Linnell, two daughters, Tricia (Clifton Manis)...

Marvin  Burnell Harmon

Marvin Burnell Harmon

Dec 9, 2016

Marvin Burnell Harmon, 90, of Harrisonville, Missouri passed away on December 9, 2016. Marvin was born January 23, 1926 in Hamden, Missouri to Burnell and Mural Harmon. Marvin was a WWII Navy Veteran aboard the USS Princeton. He worked for AT&T for 30 plus years before retiring in 1985. Marvin is survived by his wife, Evelyn, children;...

Glen  Chester Magnuson

Glen Chester Magnuson

Dec 9, 2016

Glen Chester Magnuson, 76, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away on December 9, 2016. Glen was born January 31, 1940 in a Model "A" Ford near Galesburg, Illinois to Chester and Erica Magnuson of Woodhull, Illinois. Glen graduated from Woodhull High School, Western Illinois University (Summa Cum Laude) in Biology and Chemistry. He moved on to the Masters...

Gerald “Jerry” E. Smith

Gerald “Jerry” E. Smith

Dec 6, 2016

Jerry E. Smith, 65, of Overland Park, formerly of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on December 6, 2016. Jerry was born December 24, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri to Raymond D. and Mary Jo Smith. Jerry is survived by his siblings, Linda (Robert) Stockdell, Daniel and Larry (Donna) Smith, nephew, Brian (Jenn) Stockdell. Jerry was preceded in death...

Ruby  M. Burgdorfer

Ruby M. Burgdorfer

Dec 6, 2016

Ruby Mae (Dunham) Burgdorfer, 94, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on Dec. 6, 2016. She was born on March 2, 1922, in Hamburg, Iowa, to Arthur Dunham and Cora Hester Brown Dunham. Ruby graduated from Garden City, Missouri High School in 1940. She married Ali Adam Burgdorfer in 1944. Together they ran a dairy farm and raised 3 children....

Anthony  Paul Lichtenauer

Anthony Paul Lichtenauer

Dec 5, 2016

Anthony Paul Lichtenauer, 86, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away on December 5, 2016. Anthony was born May 29, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas to Alois and Johanna Lichtenauer. Anthony is survived by his wife, Ruby, children; Kathleen Lichtenauer, Phillip (Jill) Lichtenauer, Cheryl (Ken) Ford, Marcia Brown, Diane (Curt) Northup, Step children; Sandra (Jim) Vandenboom, Ronald (Vicki) Gibson,...

Chris Valencia

Chris Valencia

Dec 4, 2016

Christopher James Valencia was born on October 27, 1958 in St. Joseph, Missouri into the loving arms of his mother Maria (Ramirez) Valencia and Manuel J. Valencia. One of eleven children, Chris grew up with strong family values and bonds, sharing wonderful memories with his brothers and sisters. Family camping and fishing trips were special moments for...

Joseph  A. Mruskovich

Joseph A. Mruskovich

Dec 3, 2016

Joseph A. Mruskovich, 79, Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at Bickford Place at Overland Park.

Joseph was born Feb. 16, 1937 in Chicago, IL to Joseph F. and Anna Mruskovich. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Joseph was a civil engineer with the Santa Fe Railroad for 35...

Walter  S. White

Walter S. White

Dec 3, 2016

Walter S. White, 90, Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016.

Walter was born March 3, 1926 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Walter S. and Buleh White. He spent his childhood in various small towns in Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota, before enlisting in the Navy at age 17 in 1943. He honorably...

Marvin  Ellis Rainey

Marvin Ellis Rainey

Dec 3, 2016

Marvin Ellis Rainey passed away December 3, 2016. He was born October 29, 1933, the son of Olen Henton Rainey and Valeda Valentine Ellis.

Marvin was preceded in death by his wife Elisabeth, married on Valentine's Day, 1960, and his brother Charles. He is survived by his son Ellis and wife Amy (Soetaert),...

Ruth  A. Adams

Ruth A. Adams

Dec 1, 2016

Ruth A. Adams, 89, Lenexa, KS passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

Ruth was born Nov. 12, 1927 in Hartford, KS to Francis and Elizabeth Finnerty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton F. Adams in 2009 and son, James R. Adams in 2007. Survivors include...

Dorothy  “Dottie” Schiavo

Dorothy “Dottie” Schiavo

Dec 1, 2016

Dorothy "Dottie" Schiavo, 91, of Olathe, Kansas passed away December 1, 2016.

Dottie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Richard and Alberta Bergmann. She went into the Navy after high school and served as a WAVE in Pensacola, Florida where she met her husband, Joe. Her husband, Joseph R. Schiavo, daughter, Patricia Ann,...

Deborah  M. Owens

Deborah M. Owens

Nov 30, 2016

Deborah Owens passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, KS. Deborah Owes, nee Deborah Mae Foushee, born in Tulsa, OK on August 12, 1932, to Charles and Elsie Foushee. She had one sister Barbara Jane (Foushee) Harris and one brother, Charles Lee Foushee II, who both preceded her in passing.

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Raymond  “Gene” Campbell

Raymond “Gene” Campbell

Nov 29, 2016

Raymond "Gene" Campbell, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 29th, 2016, in the presence of his loving wife. Gene was the first born son to Raymond and Louise Campbell, born on Friday, July 20th, 1928. He began his life in Rulo, Nebraska, where he spent most of his childhood helping his Mother and Father...

Marcia Ann Renne Hickenbottom

Marcia Ann Renne Hickenbottom

Nov 28, 2016

The world lost a dearly loved soul, Marcia Ann Renne Hickenbottom, age 66 on Nov. 28, 2016. Marcia passed away at home in Joplin, MO, surrounded by her loved ones. She began life's journey August 25, 1950, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of William and Bonnie Renne, and grew up in the Kansas City area, where...

Betty Kramer

Betty Kramer

Nov 28, 2016

Betty Kramer, 87, of Shawnee, died, Nov. 28, 2016. Services 3 pm, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, Amos Family Funeral Home. Visitation 2-3 pm. Full obituary at a later date.

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