Dec 25, 2014

Karen Susan Pearson, 59, of Merriam, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 25 at Olathe Medical Center. Karen was born February 3, 1955 to the late William and Mathilde Pearson in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1971. Karen earned a degree as a Registered Nurse from St. Luke's School of Nursing and continued her education...

Dec 24, 2014

Dennis Alexander Matthews passed away on Christmas Eve, 2014, at the very young age of 56. His departure from us is totally unexpected.

Dennis was the son of a career Army man; David, his father was a master sergeant who retired after 27 years of service. His mother, Dolores, was from Junction City. Dennis was...

Dec 23, 2014

Edna L. Van Hoet of Shawnee, KS, died the 23rd of December, 2014 at Shawnee Gardens in Shawnee, KS.

Edna was born July 26, 1923 in southern Iowa and grew up in that area. She graduated from Sheridan High School, Sheridan, MO in 1941. After graduation, she came to Kansas City and attended...

Dec 23, 2014

Gary Romel Mitchell, born March 16th,1957 went to be with the Lord Dec. 23rd,2014.

Born in Radford Va. He is the son of Peggy and Arthur Meadows and James (Jimmy) Mitchell. He is survived by wife Rosalind Mitchell,Overland Park,KS.,3 daughters Attilah Mitchell of Radford, VA, Gina Munoz of LaMirada,CA, Korshina Gibson of Denver,Co. six grandchildren,...

Dec 21, 2014

Forrest A. Macaulay "Miracle Man", 69, passed away on December 21, 2014. He was born August 17, 1945 in Denver Colorado to Donald and Margaret Macaulay. Forrest is survived by his wife Jo Ann, daughter, Jennifer (Thomas Wilson) Garcia, son, Mark (Terri) Macaulay, grandchildren; Brittany (John Jr.) Beach, Katy (Edgar) Hernandez, Jami (Colby) Benham, Joshua (Courtney) Garcia,...

Dec 20, 2014

Stella Catherine Zalenski, 91, passed away on December 20, 2014. She was born December 8, 1923 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Stella is survived by her five children; Raymond F. (Cinde) Zalenski of Florida, Robert J. (Beth) Zalenski of Illinois, Leonard J. (Susan) Zalenski of Kansas, Patricia A. (Clyde) Ernst of Missouri, Karen L. (Tom) Pedrick of...

Dec 19, 2014

Lyle Allen Rolofson Jr. passed away on December 19, 2014. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Lyle Allen and Maxine Rolofson. Lyle is survived by his wife, Marti, mother, Maxine, sons; Chad (Nicole) Rolofson, Robert (Kathryn) Rolofson, and Lyle A. (Kim) Rolofson III, step-daughters; Elizabeth (Rick) Fogel, Melinda (Dan) Pignotti, thirteen grandchildren, sister, Jeanne Samaras. Lyle was...

Dec 19, 2014

Willa Mae Breitenstein 88, passed away on December 19, 2014. She was born November 18, 1926 in Hickory City, Missouri to James and Elizabeth Braden. Willa is survived by her husband, James, son, Jerry Pretz, daughter, Judith Marler, grandchildren; Brian Marler, Bob Pretz, Staci Gulick, Liz Bushman, Misty Stouder, Travis Pretz, fifteen great-grandchildren, three great great-grandchildren, brother,...

Dec 18, 2014

Michael (Shane) St. Clair, 48, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away December 18, 2014.

Shane St. Clair was born March 16, 1968, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Sandra and Richard St. Clair of Montrose, Iowa. St. Clair earned his registered nurse degree in 1991 from the University of Iowa College of Nursing in Iowa City.

While a...

Dec 17, 2014

Linda K. Ferguson 64, passed away on December 17, 2014. She was born August 28, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas to Ted and Arla Wilkerson. Linda is survived by her daughters, Amy (Shawn) Gallup, Erin O'Dwyer, sister, Carolyn (Jim) Jobe, brother, Timothy (Nancy) Wilkerson, three grandchildren; Justin and Jessica Gallup, Austin O'Dwyer, mother-in-law, Beulah Ferguson. Linda was...

Dec 17, 2014

Esther Annabelle Jones, 92, passed away peacefully December 17, 2014 at Shawnee Hills Senior Living. Visitation will take place at The Amos Family Funeral Home in Shawnee, KS, on Friday, December 19 from 5-7pm. Funeral services will take place at Merriam Christian Church on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 10am. Esther was preceded in death by her...

Dec 15, 2014

Glenn (aka Buddy) Dudley Eastwood Jr., 91, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on December 15, 2014. He was born on September 29, 1923 to Glenn and Mary Eastwood in Tulsa, OK, where he grew up and went to school. He served in the Army Air Corps of WWII and helped assemble CT13 gliders. He was a...

Dec 14, 2014

Lawrence Edmund Chandlee, 85, of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014.

Larry was born May 31, 1929 to Ellis and Louise Chandlee in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Lillis High School in 1947. Larry was drafted into the Army on February 26, 1951. He served as an artilleryman during the Korean War and...

Dec 14, 2014

Nancy (Page) Shipman Brown, 85 of Olathe, passed away on December 14, 2014. She was born in Kansas City, MO in 1929, the youngest of four children and only daughter of Oren W. and Edith Gail Page. In the 30's, the family moved to a farm in rural Olathe. She graduated from Olathe High School in 1946...

Dec 14, 2014

On Sunday, December 14, 2014, Melanie Hollenbeck Kroh suddenly left us. No one expected her to leave so soon, and her passing has left a great void in the hearts of those who loved her. Melanie was born August 5, 1977 and grew up in Merriam, Kansas where she graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School and...

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...