Feb 12, 2015

Juanita L. Spencer, 92, of Shawnee, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home.

Juanita was born February 5, 1923 to the late David and Lorene Smith in Kansas City, Kansas. Juanita was proud to be the first in her family to graduate from high school. She is a member of Rosedale...

Feb 11, 2015

Thomas Martin Lacy Sr., 82, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Overland Park Place Rehabilitation Center due to heart complications.

Tom was born on June 22, 1932 in Kansas City, Kansas to John and Beatrice Lacy. He was a lifelong resident of Kansas City and attended high school at both Bishop Ward...

Feb 10, 2015

Charles "Chuck" L. Wirth, Jr., 86, of Shawnee passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

Chuck was born April 1, 1928, to the late Charles and Catherine Wirth in Annapolis, Maryland. After graduating high school Chuck served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attended Williams Institute of Mortuary Science in...

Feb 10, 2015

Pat Kurtzman, 69, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at the Kansas City Hospice House.

Pat was born in Moline, IL. She was a cafeteria manager with the Shawnee Mission School District for over 30 years, retiring in January of this year. She was preceded in death by the love of...

Feb 9, 2015

John B. Daniel, Jr. passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2015 at the age of 71.

John graduated from Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City, where he played varsity basketball and volleyball, and was president of his senior class. He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at Oklahoma University, where he was a member of the...

Feb 5, 2015

Martha M. Groce, 72, passed away February 5, 2015. She was born May 10, 1942 in Iola, Kansas to Leonard and Verna Roussell. Martha is survived by her husband, Larry, sons; Travis, Noel Lee, Phillip and James Lance Groce, sisters; Ann North and Lucy Martin, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Martha was preceded in death by her...

Feb 5, 2015

Alan was born on April 19, 1925, in Hammond, Indiana, to C. Grant and Harriet Ingraham, graduated from Avonworth High School in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was extremely devoted to his family, his church, the Northwestern Wildcats, the Kansas City Chiefs,...

Feb 2, 2015

Phyllis S. Feaster, 83, passed away February 2, 2015. She was born August 1, 1931 in Syracuse, Kansas to William Henry and Alta Schroll. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing and worked throughout her life in various nursing positions. Phyllis loved her profession and carried her first-aid kit with her everywhere. Phyllis loved being with her...

Feb 1, 2015

Jack Marshall Nickel, Grandview, Mo. passed away on February 1, 2015 at the age of 63.

Born and raised in the Kansas City area, the son of Marshall (or "Nick", as everyone knew him) and Ann.

Jack was an artist. He spent years mastering the art of photography. But...

Feb 1, 2015

Cynthia Sue Emery, 57, Shawnee, KS passed away peacefully with dignity and grace on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 surrounded by her family.

Cindi was born Jan. 19, 1958 in Washington, MO to Eugene and Nan (Fluesmeier) Koch.

Cindi was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by...

Jan 31, 2015

Mary Jean Bilhimer, 86, Baldwin City, KS passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015.

Jean was born Feb. 5, 1928 in Edwardsville, KS to J.W. and Elise P. Grinter. She was a graduate of Turner High School and attended Kansas City Kansas Community College, where she met Lloyd R. Bilhimer. On Oct. 10, 1947,...

Jan 30, 2015

Harold Eugene Davis, 83, of Merriam, KS passed away January 30, 2015, in Springfield, MO, surrounded by his daughters and grandchildren. Harold was born July 8, 1931 in Leavenworth, KS. Adopted at five days old to Vera and Ishmael Davis, he spent his early life and school years in St. Joseph, Mo. He later moved to Kansas...

Jan 30, 2015

Dana Hill Winterscheidt returned to his Lord Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 after suffering many years from dementia. He was born march 13, 1925, in Topeka, Kansas to Fred and helen Winterscheidt. Dana's family transferred to Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended grade school and three years at Paseo High School. They late moved to Johnson County, Kansas....

Jan 29, 2015

Gerald Henry Houfek, 79, Merriam, KS passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at The Heritage of Overland Park, Overland Park, KS.

Gerald was born Feb. 27, 1935 in Leigh, NE to Gerald and Agnes Houfek. He was a veteran of the US Army. Gerald worked as a network design engineer for AT&T for...

Jan 28, 2015

Marjorie Lee (Stemple) Kynion received her reward Wednesday, January 28th, 2015.

Mother of two and a lovely wife, Marjorie grew up in Southeast Kansas and lived there much of her life. She called Parsons, KS home for more than 35 years. It was in Kansas that she went to school, met her husband, raised two remarkable children,...

Jan 27, 2015

Lynn Moore, 64, Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 at her home.

Lynn was born Oct. 10, 1950 in Kansas City, MO to Charles E. and Mary Lou Carroll. She was a graduate of Argentine High School and KCKCC. On March 1, 1973, Lynn married Michael Moore at Ruby Avenue Congregational...

Jan 27, 2015

Edward Anthony Schmiedeler, 73, Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 at his home.

Ed was born July 5, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to Frank and Goldie Schmiedeler. He was in the first graduating class of Bishop Miege High School in 1959. He attended Donnelly College and received a bachelor's...

Jan 26, 2015

Lieutenant General (Retired), United States Army, Robert H. "Bob" Forman, age 84, departed the battlefield after a courageous fight on January 26, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center surrounded by a loving family.

Bob was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 17, 1930 to Henry T. and Dorothy Woods Forman. In 1951,...

Jan 26, 2015

Joanne M. Davis, 73, Spring Hill, KS passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

Joanne was born March 27, 1941 in Newark, NY to Bernard and Marion DePauw. She was a speech pathologist for Bonner Springs School District, retiring after 30 years of service.

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Jan 25, 2015

William (Bill) Yonke, 74, of Shawnee, KS, died, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

Bill was born May 11, 1940 in Kansas City, MO to William John and Anna Marie Mausser Yonke. He worked for the Shawnee Mission Post Office for 32 years, retiring as Manager of Mail Processing in 1992. He attended St. Pius...