Jun 25, 2014

Laura A. Brown, 51, of Shawnee, KS passed away June 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 27, 1962 in Youngstown, Ohio to Fredrick and Virginia Mackell Winch. Laura attended Austintown-Fitch High School and graduated in 1980. She joined the US Navy and served on the USS Point Loma in San Diego, CA. Following her service in the...

Jun 23, 2014

Joan Smith, 76, of Mapleton, Kansas, formerly of Farlington, passed away, Monday, June 23, 2014, at Mercy Health of Joplin.

Joan was born February 11, 1938, in rural McCune to Robert E. and Pauline Bever Townsend. She lived most of her life in the Farlington area before moving to Mapleton in 1999. She...

Jun 20, 2014

Ruby Newell Sparks Jones, age 106 of Merriam, KS left to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, June 20, 2014. Ruby died peacefully, surrounded by her family.

Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Jones, Sr., and three children, Paul Rhodes, Wanda Asher, and Kenneth Jones. She is survived by...

Jun 18, 2014

Yvonne Florence Schnittker (nee Carmer) 95 , passed away on June 18, 2014 at Garden Terrace, Overland Park, KS.. She was born November 1, 1918 in Gypsum, Kansas the daughter of Jay Archibald Carmer and Henrietta Agnes (Fitzgerald) Carmer. The family moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 1924 where she graduated from St. Anne's High School...

Jun 18, 2014

Ponesouk Nang Litthong, 52, DeSoto, KS passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Ponesouk was born Nov. 3, 1961 in Wapekhamtong, Laos. She was a cosmetologist and owned the PS Hair Salon in Shawnee, KS. Ponesouk was preceded in death by her father, Sipha Litthong and sister, Chitpanya Litthong. Survivors include...

Jun 18, 2014

Lynda Ann South, 72, Overland Park, KS passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Med. Ctr.

Lynda is survived by her husband, Robert South; five sons, Danny, David, Mark and Mike Vandever and Kelly Enke; and five grandchildren.

A memorial visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, June...

Jun 18, 2014

Betty J. Hall, 91, of Mission, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at her home.

Betty was born in Kansas City, MO. She attended the University of Kansas City. She served in the Navy during WWII. She worked as an office manager for Standard Improvement Company and later for Hanlon Chemical Company. Betty was a long-time...

Jun 17, 2014

Larry Ray Killingsworth, 71, Stilwell, KS passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS.

Larry was born Oct. 20, 1942 in Falls City, NE. to Herbert and Mabel Killingsworth. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. Larry was a millwright with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and...

Jun 17, 2014

LUELLA JANE DOHERTY (N´EE BEFORT), 84, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at her home in Lenexa, Kansas, shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Luella was born in Hays, Kansas, on November 27, 1929, to Alois G. Befort and Katherine E. Befort, and is preceded in death by her siblings Laverne ("Vernie"), Viola, and Alois Jr., Mary Lou, and...

Jun 16, 2014

Elizabeth “Betsy” Bruning, 88, of Shawnee, KS passed away, Monday, June 16, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Betsy was born in Holyoke, Mass. She was an Interior Decorator. Betsy moved to Shawnee in 2007 and loved to go to First Watch and The Big Biscuit where she enjoyed many friendships. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 14, 2014

David A. Consiglio, 61, Spring Hill, KS passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS. Dave was born July 10, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA to Paul and Vera Consiglio. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Vietnam War. On Dec. 16, 1972, Dave married Gayla Heasley in Wichita,...

Jun 14, 2014

Taylor Jeanne Pettit, 20, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away June 14, 2014 surrounded by her devoted family.

Taylor was born September 24, 1993 in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 2012, where she played on the softball team and was very involved in the layout of her high school yearbook....

Jun 13, 2014

Ruth Wetherill Joy passed away June 13, 2014 at Bickford Place, Mission, KS. She was born January 19, 1917 to Addison and Sadie Wetherill in Holden, Missouri.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Curtis Joy and her son Robert Curtis Joy, her parents and brothers Fred and Ira Wetherill and...

Jun 13, 2014

Elizabeth Ann (Bender) Hagedorn, 88, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, Olathe.

"Betty Ann" was born November 16, 1925 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and Louise Bender. She married Henry A. Hagedorn, Sr. on May 20, 1950. They made their home and raised their family in Shawnee. He...

Jun 11, 2014

Lucy Irene Marler, 86, of Shawnee, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Lakeview Village.

Lucy was born July 31, 1927 to the late Addison and Erma Starms in Belleville, Illinois. She worked as the head chef for Mario's on the Plaza for many years before flooding forced them to close. Lucy loved to spend...

Jun 10, 2014

Shirley F. Klucker, 77, formerly of Coronado, passed away peacefully at her home in Shawnee, Kansas on June 10, 2014. Shirley was born January 26, 1937 to the late Jessie and Berha Wright in Kansas City, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband James Klucker (USNR). She is survived by her children Kathy Jacobs, JoBeth Cosgrove, and...

Jun 10, 2014

Richard Michael Kunz, 65, Olathe, KS passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Shawnee Mission Med. Ctr., Merriam, KS.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Amos Family Funeral Home, reception to follow at the funeral home.

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Jun 9, 2014

Susan K. Schmelitz, 70, of Overland Park, KS passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Sweetlife at Rosehill.

Susan was born May 16, 1944 to the late Richard and Rose Peake in Northbrook, Illinois. On September 28, 1963 Susan married Anthony F. Schmelitz. Susan loved working crossword puzzles, and enjoyed gardening and tending to...

Jun 7, 2014

Vernon L. Ogden II, 68 of Shawnee, KS passed away June 7, 2014. Vern was a school bus driver for the Head Start program and enjoyed fishing and model railroads. He is survived by his wife Rita, mother, Helen, daughters, Katie L. (Ty) Harwick, Christie L. (Scott) Dalman, brother, Steve (Janet) Ogden, five grandchildren. He was preceded...

Jun 7, 2014

Colin Pegg, 23, of Lenexa, KS, passed away, Saturday, June 7, 2014 in Shawnee, KS. Colin was born in Overland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Mary Pegg; sisters, Rachael Pegg-Mitchell and Maura Lawrence; a nephew Harrison Mitchell and grandparents Jack and Jane Coakley. He was...