Jan 8, 2015

Bonnie L. Vestal, 70, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Promise Skilled Nursing Facility, Overland Park, KS.

Bonnie was born April 14, 1944 in Greenwood, MS to Lt. Col. Rolla and Bonita (Swicegood) Vestal. She was a 1962 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School. She worked in the...

Jan 8, 2015

Bonnie L. Vestal, 70, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Promise Skilled Nursing Facility, Overland Park, KS.

Bonnie was born April 14, 1944 in Greenwood, MS to Lt. Col. Rolla and Bonita (Swicegood) Vestal. She was a 1962 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School. She worked in the real estate industry as...

Jan 6, 2015

Paul H. Kleinsorge, 86, Shawnee, KS passed away Jan. 6, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS surrounded by his family.

Paul was born Jan. 26, 1928 in Westphalia, KS to Vincent and Mamie Kleinsorge. On August 7, 1954 Paul married Agnes L. Zawacki in Kansas City, KS. He was employed with...

Jan 5, 2015

Carol Ann West Gratton, a long time Kansas City, KS resident, passed away January 5, 2015 at Sweet Life in Shawnee, KS surrounded by her loving family.

Carol was born May 9, 1935 in Kansas City, KS to the late William S. and Garoldine B. (née Glassford) West. Being raised in the Quindaro...

Jan 5, 2015

Voncille U. Helms Miller, 98, Shawnee, KS passed away Jan. 5, 2015 at the Hillside Village of DeSoto.

Voncille was born May 13, 1916 in Tripplett, MO to Henry B. and Velma O. (Fuller) Helms. She was an accountant for Thompson Hayward Chemical Co., starting 1956 and retiring in 1981. Voncille greatly enjoyed...

Jan 4, 2015

Bernard F. Rome, 76, of Overland Park, KS passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab.

Bernie was born December 8, 1938 to the late Peter J. and Sophia (Dreiling) Rome in Victoria, Kansas. He is a former member of the Benevolent Order of the Elks. Bernie retired from the grocery industry...

Jan 3, 2015

Karen Lorelle Hayes died on January 3, 2015 from complications arising from pneumonia at Shawnee Mission Hospital in Shawnee, Ks. She was 61 years old. Karen was born in Kansas City, Mo on August 29, 1953 to Adrienne Joan Holmes and Ken Larson. She will be dearly missed by her husband Tom Hayes, children: Tim (Sarah) Hayes,...

Jan 2, 2015

Edwin I. Minter, 86, passed away on January 2, 2015. He was born May 30, 1928 in Liberty Missouri to Edwin and Mary Minter. In his youth he moved to Rosedale, Kansas working as car hop at the Rosedale BBQ for 10 cents an hour. He graduated from Rosedale High School where he starred in football, track...

Jan 1, 2015

Ernestine Ayers Irvine, 94, of Shawnee, KS passed away Jan. 1, 2015. She was born Jan. 11, 1920 in Trenton, MO to John Ernest and Maud Lillian Ayers. She attended elementary school in Altamont, MO and then Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Northeast High School, Kansas City, MO in 1937. She then attended the University of...

Jan 1, 2015

William (Bill) Leonard Knapp Sr., 88, of Roeland Park, Kansas, died peacefully with his daughters Lucy and Clara at his side on January 1, 2015.

Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 12, 1926. He joined the Merchant Marines on December 7, 1943 and served honorably until the end of World War II. He remained...

Dec 31, 2014

Ellen Louise Paul Harmon 85, Merriam, KS surrounded by her family transitioned peacefully from life to light on December 31, 2014.

Louise was born February 18, 1929. Graduated from Ottawa High School and later became a K-State Wild Cat. She retired from the Turner School District Special Education Department in 1997.

Dec 31, 2014

Kathy Thompson-Rausch, 53, Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, KS.

Kathy was born Feb. 16, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph Patrick and Rosemary Glynn. She was a graduate of Bishop Miege High School and Emporia State University. She was employed with Sprint for...

Dec 31, 2014

Flem Cheatham, Sr., 93, of Shawnee, KS, our loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Covenant Place of Lenexa.

Flem was born May 24, 1921 in Lewisburg, TN to Gideon and Cofie Cheatham and spent most of his life in...

Dec 30, 2014

Margaret Seck, 96, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away December 30, 2014.

Born Margaret Neuberger in Ellis, Kansas, June 23rd, 1918, she grew up in Kansas and Minnesota. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert Seck, two brothers, Frank and Bill, two sisters Eleanor and Betty, and daughter Donna. Survivors include sons; David, Karl, and...

Dec 30, 2014

Doris Joanne Goulding, 84 passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at KU Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Joanne was born at home on August 24, 1930, in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, to Martin and Nellie Leavell. She graduated from Rosedale High School in 1948 with National Honor Society membership. After high...

Dec 30, 2014

Lloyd E.C. Thomas passed away peacefully at St Lukes Hospice House on December 30, 2014. Lloyd was born July 2nd 1929 to Murvin and Leora (Selby) Thomas in Kansas City Mo. Lloyd leaves behind his wife of 65 years Mary Ann (Helm) Thomas, son Bob Thomas ( Jan) of Fort Wayne In, grand children Angie Montgomery (Dustin)...

Dec 28, 2014

Jennifer A. Motzkus, 60, Shawnee, KS passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS.

Jennifer was born Oct. 8, 1954 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph and Eunice Korb. She earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University. Jennifer was employed at Farmers Insurance Company for over 30...

Dec 27, 2014

David Conrad Widmer, 64, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at his home.

David was born January 18, 1950 to the late Harold and Sarah Widmer in Kansas City, Kansas. David was an avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting, fishing and archery. He enjoyed barbequing and cooked the world's best crappie. In his younger...

Dec 25, 2014

Cindy Lee Walker-Wood from Austin, Texas passed away on Wednesday 25th December 2014. Cindy was born on August 2, 1964 in Kansas City, MO. to Judith Kay (Favrow) Walker and Earl J. Walker. She is preceded in death by her Mother. Survived by her husband Jeffrey Wood from Austin, Texas and two sons Wesley and Steven Coker...

Dec 25, 2014

Della Faye Readnour, 83, of Shawnee, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Brookdale of Shawnee.

Della was born November 23, 1931 to the late Herman and Hazel Gibson in Wichita, KS. Della had a long career as a purchasing agent for the BNSF railroad. She enjoyed traveling, playing cards, and...