Jul 2, 2014

Lucille Tallbear, 87 of Merriam, Kansas passed away July 2, 2014. Lucille was born December 19, 1926 in Ordway, Colorado to Ray and Mary Peterson. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Lamont, son, Jay Westerbeck, seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Guy Peterson and a longtime friend Sherry Godman. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents,...

Jul 1, 2014

Robert J. "Bob" Van Lerberg, 64, passed away on July 1, 2014 surrounded by those who loved him. He was born March 11, 1950 in Shawnee, KS and there he lived except during his time proudly serving our country in the USMC and during his college years. He was the second of four children born to Maurice and Mary...

Jun 28, 2014

Deborah M. Ross, 63, of Overland Park, KS passed away June 28, 2014. Debbie was born Feb. 14, 1951 in Manhattan, KS to Robert and Nancy (McKeever) Crowther. She is survived by her husband Allan Ross, daughter, Lindsey Ross, and by a grandson James Hogref.

Visitation will be held Thurs. July 3rd...

Jun 28, 2014

Frank G. Wylie died on June 28, 2014, in Shawnee, Kansas. He was 86 years old. Frank was born in Clay Center, Kansas, on May 2, 1928. He was the youngest of George and Blanche Wylie’s three children, preceded by Charlotte Wylie (Nushy) and Mary Wylie (Cavin). Frank graduated from Clay Center High School in 1946 and...

Jun 27, 2014

Kenneth E. Peachey, 93, of the Lake of Ozarks, passed away June 27, 2014. He was born in Kenny Heights, Kansas to Frank and Edna Jane Peachey on Aug. 14, 1920. Kenneth had two brothers, Buzz Peachey and Bill Peachey and four sisters; Evelyn Suggs, Jane Parker, Eleanor Peachey, and Mary Peachey. He was preceded in death...

Jun 26, 2014

Raymond R. Fairfield, 90, of Roeland Park, KS passed away June 26, 2014. He was born June 29, 1923 in Axtell, KS to Les and Marie (Clear) Fairfield. He was united in marriage to Alice A. Becker on Dec. 5, 1948 in Seneca, KS. She preceded him in death in 2011. Ray is survived by his daughters,...

Jun 26, 2014

Julia Caroline O'Neal Hines slipped the surly bonds of Earth on June 26, 2014 at Shawnee, KS. Her passing to the world beyond was occasioned by her continuing struggle with kidney failure. She leaves behind the true Handsome Prince of her heart, her cherished husband, David Hines, her adored son Stephen (Andrea) Nefas, her beloved stepdaughter Angelina...

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

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 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 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

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...