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.

Judy  M. Wimmers

Judy M. Wimmers

Dec 4, 2015

Judy M. Wimmers, 77, of Olathe, formerly of Cincinnati, OH; passed away Friday, December 04, 2015 at Brookdale of Rosehill in Shawnee.

Judy was born October 15, 1938 to the late Melvin and Juanita Wimmers in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Reading High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wichita...

Charlene  Dodd Duncan

Charlene Dodd Duncan

Dec 3, 2015

Charlene D. Duncan, 89, of Ottawa, KS formerly of Shawnee Mission, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Charlene was born November 28, 1926 to the late Firth and Emaleigh Dodd in White Cloud, Kansas. After graduating from White Cloud High School, Charlene attended St....

Dustin  Terrell Hargrove

Dustin Terrell Hargrove

Dec 2, 2015

Dustin T. Hargrove, 42, of Lenexa, KS passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 2, 2015.

Born and raised in Nevada MO to Marlene and Clifton Hargrove, he graduated from Nevada High School and enlisted in the US Navy. Dustin was employed at Molle Toyota as Director of Finance.

Dr. Gerald Dale Wigginton, D.O.

Dr. Gerald Dale Wigginton, D.O.

Dec 1, 2015

Dr. Gerald Dale Wigginton, DO, passed away peacefully, December 1, 2015 surrounded by family, after a courageous 5 year battle with ALS.

He was born in Kansas City, MO on February 18, 1944 to Thomas Mathew and M. Jane Wigginton, He attended De La Salle High School, KCU (UMKC) where he was a member of...

Stuart  William Thomas

Stuart William Thomas

Nov 29, 2015

Stuart William Thomas passed away peacefully in his home Nov. 29th surrounded by family. Stuart was born in Llanelli, Wales to William and Megan. While he moved to Devon, England in his youth, he always connected with Wales as his home and heart. His strong Christian faith led him to Israel to work on a kibbutz, where...

Miriam  R. Warren

Miriam R. Warren

Nov 28, 2015

Miriam Elizabeth Rector Warren, 89, passed on to be with her Lord and all of her loved ones in heaven on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. She was born on Feb. 22, 1926, on the campus of Culver Stockton College to George and Mary (Beck) Rector. Her father was a minister in the Disciples of Christ Christian Church...

Doris Hydeman

Doris Hydeman

Nov 25, 2015

Doris Jean (Pitts) Hydeman, 88, peacefully passed away on November 25, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Doris was born on January 17, 1927, in Kansas City, KS, the youngest daughter of the late Elmer and Lela Pitts. She is survived by her brother, Dwain Pitts; her four sons: Randall Neal of Kansas City,...

Jacqueline  D. Murray

Jacqueline D. Murray

Nov 25, 2015

Jacqueline D. Murray, 91, passed away November 25, 2015. Jacqueline was born December 1, 1923 in Long Beach, CA to John and Elizabeth Feeley. She was raised in Boston MA, but lived most of her life in Shawnee. Jacqueline married Edward B. Murray (deceased in 1995) in October, 1944. Jacqueline is survived by her sons; Dr. Edward...

Kathy Estelle Keck Mcconniel

Kathy Estelle Keck Mcconniel

Nov 24, 2015

Kathy Estelle Keck McConniel, 64, passed away November 24, 2015. Kathy was born March 1, 1951 in Arlington, Texas to Lavern and Inez Keck. Kathy was a caring, loving, generous wife and mother. Our momma had a giving spirit and loved everyone with her whole being and never turned anyone away. She had a fun loving and light hearted...

Dr.  Amarjit Khehra

Dr. Amarjit Khehra

Nov 22, 2015

Dr. Amarjit Khehra, 28, of Harrisonville, MO, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015. He was born to Baldev Khehra and Kashmir Kaur on August 20, 1987 in Detroit, MI.

He is survived by his parents, his wife Brinderjeet, and his two brothers Hardeep and Gursharn.

Services

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November...

Norma Conner

Norma Conner

Nov 21, 2015

On November 21, 2015, Norma Conner passed away, leaving a loving family and many friends who so greatly admired her strength, kindness and many accomplishments both in her professional and personal life. She and her late husband, Jim, moved to Winter Haven in 1982 from Washington D.C., where she lived until moving to Shawnee Mission, Kansas in...

Kevin  T. Price

Kevin T. Price

Nov 20, 2015

Kevin T. Price, 51, of Shawnee, KS passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, from cancer. Kevin was born August 21, 1964 to Robert and Carol (Scofield) Price in Flandreau, SD. He attended public school in Brandon, SD, graduating in 1982. Kevin married Jan Dylla in Andover, SD on June 1, 1996. Unto this union was born one...

Samuel  A. Danso

Samuel A. Danso

Nov 19, 2015

Samuel A. Danso, age 47 of Shawnee, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015. He was born to Timothy Addo Danso and Kate Asiedua on December 11, 1967 in Ghana.

Sam as he was affectionately called, attended the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (Ghana) before attending the MidAmerica Nazarene University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in...

Paul  David Rupert

Paul David Rupert

Nov 19, 2015

Paul David Rupert, 86, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away November 19, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center Hospice House.

Paul was born in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, on December 5, 1928 to Lynn H. and Hazel L. Rupert. He graduated from Iola High School in 1948. He married Anna Louise Switzer June...

Xiuzhen Wang

Xiuzhen Wang

Nov 19, 2015

Xiuzhen Wang, 77, Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at the Shawnee Mission Med. Ctr., Merriam, KS.

Mrs. Wang was born Nov. 20, 1937 in Shanghai, China. She moved to the United States in 2007. She is survived by her husband, Yuanlong Chu; son, Yi Chu, Burke, VA; daughter, Cindy...

Evelyn  M. Vankemseke

Evelyn M. Vankemseke

Nov 18, 2015

Evelyn Madge VanKemseke, 87, Shawnee, KS passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at her home.

Evelyn VanKemseke, a lifelong resident of Shawnee, Kansas started volunteering when her children were quite young. Having been born into poverty in the Great Depression, she knew first hand how hard it is to think, let alone try...

Brent Garden

Brent Garden

Nov 17, 2015

Brent Garden, 61, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Nov. 17, 2015. He was born March 1, 1954 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Robert E. III and Clara M (McFarland) Garden.

After graduation from Lyons High School, he married Victoria Brooks on Nov 22, 1975. They were married nearly 30 years. He worked in the grain...

R.  Elvin Miller

R. Elvin Miller

Nov 15, 2015

After a very short illness, R. Elvin Miller, 93, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Elvin, son of Rolla and Beulah Miller, was born June 25, 1922 on a farm located near Erie, Kansas. Elvin's early education was in rural Neosho County Kansas. He graduated from Grant Township High School...

Judith Petersen

Judith Petersen

Nov 13, 2015

Judith Petersen, 76, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away November 13, 2015 surrounded by family and friends.

Judith is preceded in death by her husband of 14 years Ronald L. Petersen, her parents; Earnest and Mildred Calhoun. She is survived by her children; Jeffrey L. Petersen (Kerry), Denise M. Kidd, and Kristi L. Petersen,...

Henry “Hank” Lee Wakefield

Henry “Hank” Lee Wakefield

Nov 13, 2015

Henry (Hank) Lee Wakefield went to be with his Lord and Savior at his home on November 13, 2015.

Henry was born in Dallas, TX on January 30, 1941 to Bill and Lois Wakefield. He met his wife, Carol Smith, in Junior High and they married on June 24, 1961. Hank spent 38 years in...

Share by: