Dec 14, 2014

Jason Dehn Downs, 37, died Sunday, December 14, 2014, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1977 in Topeka, Kansas, to Bruce W. and Marilyn K. (Stepaniak) Downs. He attended school in Kansas City, Kansas, graduating from Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995. Jason graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Business...

Dec 12, 2014

Elizabeth Marie "Nany" Withers, 97, Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at the Olathe Med. Ctr. Hospice House, Olathe, KS. Elizabeth was born Aug. 23, 1917 in Soldier, KS to James and Elizabeth Price. She was a clerk for Safeway and Ben Franklin and worked many years at Johnson County 3&2 Baseball Club. Elizabeth...

Dec 12, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Wynne Lathan passed away at home on December 12, 2014, Friday, at the age of 93.

Mrs. Lathan was born May 8, 1921, in Des Moines, Iowa, to parents L.W. and Prudence Wynne. She graduated from Glendale Junior College, Glendale, California, in 1941 and from the Queen of Angels Hospital of...

Dec 11, 2014

Ardis Ann O'Brien, 72, of Lenexa, KS, passed away Dec. 11, 2014, surrounded by loved ones.

Ardis is survived by her daughters, Robin Parker (Jason) of Shawnee, KS, Anne Phillips of Lenexa, KS, and step-daughter, Kelly Vetter (Eric) of Leavenworth, KS, her Robert Ferguson of Chicago, IL, as well as 4...

Dec 10, 2014

Juan Luis Parra, 74, St. Petersburg, FL, passed away Dec. 10, 2014 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Juan was born February 8, 1940 in Holguin, Cuba to Juan and Dulce Parra. Juan attended the Secondary Institute in Holguin for high school. After high school Juan moved to Havana to study electrical engineering at the University of Havana. While...

Dec 9, 2014

Jonathan Elwood Ferrin, 25, St. Louis, MO (formerly of Lenexa, KS) passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 at his home. Jonathan was born Aug. 8, 1989 in Kansas City, MO. He was a 2007 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School and a member of the Legacy Christian Church. Jonathan is survived by his father, Kenton Ferrin...

Dec 8, 2014

Ada C. Arnold, 89, made her transition peacefully on December 8, 2014 surrounded by her loved ones. Sister Arnold was born February 12, 1925 in Concordia, Missouri to William and Eltor Collins. Throughout her lifetime, Sister Arnold was a Member of the First Baptist Church (Kansas City, Kansas), Highland Baptist Church (Kansas City, Missouri), and Mount Vernon...

Dec 5, 2014

Donald Irving Wentworth, 82, passed away on December 5, 2014. He was born April 21, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island. Donald is survived by his daughter, Mary (Rex) Taylor, sons, Donald and Michael Wentworth, grandsons, Adam Taylor and Sean Teaters, great-grandchildren Ali and Andersen Taylor, Ty and Josey Teaters. Donald was preceded in death by his parents...

Dec 2, 2014

David E. Cashman, 58, of Kansas City, KS passed away Dec. 2, 2014. He was born Dec. 22, 1955 in Kansas City, KS to Samuel E. and Mary Reschke Cashman. He attended South Park Elementary, where he joined the Boy Scout Troop #90 and remained a member through his time at Hocker Grove Junior High. At this...

Dec 2, 2014

Dianna Thouvenell, 47, of Lenexa, KS passed away Dec. 2, 2014. She was born Aug. 29, 1967 Canton, Ohio to Dean Hawkins and Connie Wallace. She is survived by her son Kyle Thouvenell, daughter Candice Thouvenell, step-son Scotty Thouvenell, her mother Connie Wallace, brother Mike Hawkins, sister Charlotte Henderson, four grandchildren, ex-husband Scott Thouvenell and numerous nieces...

Dec 1, 2014

Douglas G. Kratky, 52, of Fairway, KS, passed away, Monday, December 1, 2014 surrounded by his family.

Doug was born in Omaha, NE and grew up in Tulsa, OK. He received his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State and his Masters from KU. He was currently employed at Maryville Technologies. Doug was an avid...

Dec 1, 2014

John S. Swope of Shawnee, KS passed away at his home December 1, 2014. John was born to John Wade and Masako Swope in Yokosuka, Japan in 1965. He graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, MO and received his degree in mechanical engineering from University of Missouri in Columbia. John was married to Lori Boggs in 1998 in...

Nov 30, 2014

Dorothy Marion Coatney, 94, of Westwood, KS passed away peacefully Nov 30th 2014 with her family at her side. Dorothy was the loving wife of her deceased husband Homer. Dorothy and Homer married on Oct 28, 1941 in Galesburg, IL and came to Kansas City in 1945 and joined St. Agnes Catholic Church where they raised 5...

Nov 29, 2014

Evelyn G. Parrott, 83, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014.

Evelyn was born March 24, 1931 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of John G. and Nellie (Edwards) Grika. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1949. Her classmate in theater class was actor Edward Asner. Evelyn married Newton E....

Nov 29, 2014

Kimberly Lyn Dunn, 49, of Shawnee, KS, passed away peacefully, on November 29, 2014, surrounded by loved ones at St. Luke's Hospice House, following an eight-year battle with cancer.

Kim is survived by her mother, Suzi Morse of Shawnee, KS; father, Glen Hanks (Dixie) of Fountain Hills, AZ; brother, Jeff Hanks (Sawa) of...

Nov 28, 2014

Marion Joann Morgan, 82, of Raytown, MO passed away Friday, November 28, 2014, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Marion was born in Winfield, KS to Sybil and Earl Birdsey. She played violin in the Kansas City Civic Orchestra for over 30 years, was active in Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church since joining in 1960, was an...

Nov 28, 2014

Carol Ann Leshovsky, 79, of Prairie Village, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born April 4, 1935 to the late Wilfred and Rose Hartl in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1953. Carol continued her education at St. Catherine's College of Nursing where...

Nov 26, 2014

Philip Clarke Barbour of Overland Park, Kansas was born March 23, 1935, in Newington, Connecticut, to Francis Collin and Gladys Fanchon (Clarke) Barbour. He died at Kansas City Hospice House on November 26, 2014, with complications from cirrhosis of the liver due to nonalcoholic steatophepatitis.

He is survived by his wife of 58 ½ years, Anne Mae...

Nov 25, 2014

Eva Louise Saucerman, 91, of Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing and Rehab.

Louise was born August 1, 1923 to the late John and Gertrude Flynn in Argentine, Kansas. She also lived in Turner, Kansas before settling in Shawnee. Louise was a former member of St. John the Evangelist...

Nov 23, 2014

Marilyn A. Garrett (Nan-Naw), 76, passed away on November 23, 2014. She was born February 21, 1938, in Pilot Grove, Missouri, to Lilburn and Margaret Kimberling. Marilyn worked for Shawnee Mission Medical Center for over 47 years as a LPN.

Marilyn is survived by daughter, Debra A. Garrett, son, James K. (Rhonda) Garrett,...