Jun 18, 2015

Merrill Wayne "Mike" Toburen, 95, died Thursday, June 18th at his home. He was the ninth child of the eleven children born to Edward and Anna (Richter) Toburen on their homestead near Cleburne, Kansas. Mike was born on November 15, 1919, and was the last surviving member of his family.

The family moved to an...

Jun 13, 2015

Eugenia Marie Braun Meyer (Jeanne), age 82, of Shawnee, KS, died on June 13, 2015 in Shawnee. Jeanne was born July 28, 1932 in Kansas C ity, Kansas, the second of 6 children of William John Braun and Sophie Sterbenz. She grew up in the Kansas City area attending Christ the King Elementary School, Bishop Ward High School and...

Jun 13, 2015

Joyce Ann (Zarda) Alvano, 51, passed away June 13, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital. Joyce was born June 10, 1964 in Kansas City, Kansas to Thomas R. and Geraldine M. Zarda. Joyce grew up in Shawnee, Kansas and attended St. Joseph Grade School and Aquinas High School where she graduated in 1982. She was a lifelong member...

Jun 12, 2015

Rosemarie Buckman, 87, passed away June 12, 2015 at Brookdale of Shawnee. Rosemarie was born December 2, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri to George and Catherine Heimburger. Rosemarie was a lifelong Shawnee resident and graduated from St. Joseph High School. On Aug. 16, 1947 Rosemarie married Edward Buckman at the St. Joseph Church. Rosemarie is survived by...

Jun 9, 2015

Phillip Joseph Fix, 44, passed away June 9, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Phillip was born December 9, 1970 in South Ruislip, North Hants, England to James C. and Winnona Fix. Phillip is survived by his parents, sisters, Paula Fix, and Bridgette Samuelson, sons, Austin Michael and Dakota James Fix, three nephews, three nieces, six grandchildren....

Jun 6, 2015

Shelly Kay Wahle passed away peacefully on June 6, 2015 at KU Medical Center after a brief illness.

Shelly is survived by the her daughter Nikki (Wahle) Barrett,(Matt) Burlington, Kansas, her brother, Mark (Sam)Wahle, Olathe, Kansas, Mother and Dad, Linda and Warren Okeson, Olathe, Ks., three grandchildren, Brooklyn, Brendan, and Braysen Barrett, and...

Jun 6, 2015

Robert A. Graham, 72, Lenexa, KS passed away peacefully in the presence of his children on June 6, 2015.

Bob was a master plumber and owner of Graham Plumbing. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and red Chevy trucks. He was a witty, generous, hard working man who never expected others to do something that...

Jun 5, 2015

Charles Thomas Wilkins, 92, Lenexa, KS passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Lakeview Village Care Center, Lenexa, KS.

Charles was born July 30, 1922 in Clinton, KY to E. Walter and Dessie Wilkins. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard, aboard the USS Cavalier during WWII. Charles retired in...

Jun 5, 2015

Richard Allen Spring, 60, Shawnee, KS passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 at his home from complications of alcoholism.

Richard was born Sept. 17, 1954 in El Dorado, KS to Kenneth and Betty Joe Spring. Richard worked for KCP&L for 32 years, retiring as a Vice President. He sat on various boards throughout...

Jun 4, 2015

Skylar Rae Zarda, infant daughter of Nichole Zarda passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home.

Skylar was born Oct. 24, 2014 in Merriam, KS. She survived by her mother, Nichole Zarda; father Matthew Courtney; grandparents, Bob and Tammy Zarda; great grandparents, Ed and Carol Zarda and Derwin and Minda Flener; aunts...

Jun 3, 2015

Carl J. Horvatin, 94, was born to Mary Louise Bosilejvac and Joseph M. Horvatin, September 28, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas on Strawberry Hill. He passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

He served his country in WWII as a mechanic in the Army working on bomber planes off the islands of Hawaii.

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Jun 1, 2015

Mary Jeanne DeVaughn, 86, of Overland Park, KS, passed away June 1st, 2015. Jeanne was born February 12th, 1929 in Baltimore, MD. She attended Catholic High and went to work at Continental Can.

She was married November 26th, 1955 to Gilbert DeVaughn. They enjoyed 48 years of marriage. After a move to Atlanta,...

May 31, 2015

Morgan Clyde Day, 83, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center's Hospice House. He was born October 4, 1931 in Rogers, Arkansas to Claude and Faye Day.

Morgan's construction career was interrupted while he served in the United States Marine Corp during the...

May 30, 2015

O. Ann Cornett, 87, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House. Ann was born September 20, 1927 to the late James and Ruth (Lindquist) Sharpe in Chanute, KS. She is survived by her son, D. Jeff Cornett and wife Lisa; a brother, Basil Sharpe; and niece Paula Sharpe.

May 30, 2015

Steve Townsend, 64, passed away at his home in Shawnee, Kansas, on May 30, 2015 following a strong-willed battle with cancer.

Born on November 14, 1950 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Dean and Pearl Townsend, he was the second of three children. Steve grew up in Concordia, graduated from high school, and then attended...

May 30, 2015

Robert A. Conroy, 87, a U.S. Army veteran and retired railroad engineer of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2015. He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Archer, Gladstone, Missouri. and many nieces and nephews, who loved Uncle Bob very much. Bob was predeceased by his sisters; Bunny Schranz, Frances Bugler, and Kathleen Conroy.

May 30, 2015

Margaret Zoll Amos, age 84, died peacefully May 30, 2015, at Brookdale Shawnee. She was born July 18, 1930, in Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Benjamin and Lela (Thomas) Zoll. Her parents owned Zoll Dairy in Leavenworth County, Kansas, where she helped bottle and deliver milk as a young girl. She loved music and played the piano and the banjo....

May 29, 2015

Renee L. Mathis, 46, of Merriam passed away Friday May 29, 2015 at her home with her loving family by her side.

Renee was born September 8, 1968 in Galveston, Texas to Hubert Smith and Michele Meginn. Renee graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest high school in 1986. On November 23, 1988, she married Toby D. Mathis in...

May 28, 2015

Lois C. McAlister, 92, of Lenexa, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Lakeview Village Care Center. Lois was born January 22, 1923 to the late Paul and Eudora Womeldorf in Syracuse, Kansas. She graduated from Southwestern College with a degree in Social Studies in 1945. On May 31, 1953, Lois married Richard McAlister. He preceded her...

May 26, 2015

Janice Lee Fraker-Berry, 78, of Shawnee, KS passed away from surgical complications on May 26th, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on October 27th, 1936. Janice graduated from Conrad High School in 1954, where she was the class valedictorian, homecoming queen and a four year member of the basketball team. She...