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Obituaries

Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.

Elizabeth  “Libby” Terry

Elizabeth “Libby” Terry

Feb 19, 2013

Elizabeth (Libby) S. Terry, 86, formerly of Winchester, Virginia, died peacefully on February 19, 2013.

Winchester was Libby's home for most of her adult life, and her heart remained there until her death, although she moved to Overland Park, Kansas, several years ago to be near her only son...

Roland  H. Hein

Roland H. Hein

Feb 18, 2013

Roland H. Hein, 82, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away February 18, 2013.

Roland was born August 27, 1930, in Gate, Oklahoma, the short grass country of the Oklahoma Panhandle, to Ruben and Elisabeth (Pankratz) Hein. He had an agricultural background and experienced the Depression and Dust Bowl which...

Douglas  Everett Fisk

Douglas Everett Fisk

Feb 16, 2013

Douglas Everett Fisk was born July 20, 1919, in Providence, Rhode Island, to F.W. and Emma Fisk and died February 16, 2013, at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas.

He graduated from Eastern Nazarene College with a degree in chemistry then did graduate work at MIT. During the war he worked...

Joseph Conry

Joseph Conry

Feb 15, 2013

Joseph Conry, 95, Sun City West, Arizona, died Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born March 20, 1917, near Paton, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Gene.

Joseph graduated from the School of Business at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, in 1939. He was...

James “Jimmy” Michael Erny

James “Jimmy” Michael Erny

Feb 14, 2013

Jimmy Erny, 29, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013, at his home.

Jimmy was born June 3, 1983, in Merriam, Kansas, to James A. and Yvette L. Erny. He was a 2001 graduate of Bishop Miege High School. Jimmy received a Criminal Justice Degree from Kansas...

Harold  J. Shea

Harold J. Shea

Feb 12, 2013

Harold J. Shea, 80, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Harold was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and has lived in Shawnee since 1960. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He worked as Director of Labor Relations for the Louis Dreyfus Corporation and retired...

Robert  A. Harrell,  Jr.

Robert A. Harrell, Jr.

Feb 12, 2013

Robert A. Harrell, 87, Milhaven, Mission, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at his daughter’s home (Kathy H. Meadows) in North Carolina.

Robert was born December 6, 1925, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Leona E. Ricker and Jess A. Wyatt. He was a graduate of Turner High School....

Virgil  Paul Bixler

Virgil Paul Bixler

Feb 12, 2013

Virgil Paul Bixler, 84, Eldorado Springs, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at his home.

Virgil was born November 24, 1928, near Waynoka, Oklahoma, to Roy Valentine and Gertie May Bixler. On June 14, 1945, Virgil married E. Grace Quinn in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

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Jonette Jeanne “Jonnie” Verstraete

Jonette Jeanne “Jonnie” Verstraete

Feb 11, 2013

Jonnie Verstraete, 71, Lenexa, KS passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS surrounded by her family and friends.

Jonnie was born August 27, 1941 in Kansas City, KS to Orman Lee and Mildred Cecile Peachey. She was a 1959 graduate of ShawneeMissionHigh...

Dixie L. Van Lerberg

Dixie L. Van Lerberg

Feb 10, 2013

Dixie Lee (Pratt) Van Lerberg, 78, of Shawnee, Kansas, born August 24, 1934, in Trenton, Missouri, left to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ on February 10, 2013.

Dixie struggled over ten years with Parkinson’s disease and later with Alzheimer’s disease. Before her illness, she was a lady of many talents...

Edith Sheahan

Edith Sheahan

Feb 8, 2013

Edith V. Sheahan, 95, of Mission, Kansas, passed away February 8, 2013. She was born December15, 1917, in the Chicago, Illinois, area where she grew up.

Edith and her husband had two children and moved to the Kansas City area in the 1950's. She was a charter member of...

Helen Burchett

Helen Burchett

Feb 8, 2013

Helen Marie Sanderson Burchett passed away peacefully at Kansas City Hospice House on February 8, 2013.

She is survived by her children, Craig (Teri), Nancy (Ed), Brian, Karen (David) Ruggeri, and Brent.

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Constance  D. Morse

Constance D. Morse

Feb 8, 2013

Constance Darlene Morse, 54, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013.

She is survived by her husband Barry Scot Morse of Gardner; two sons, Tyler Scot Morse of Olathe and Taylor Russell Morse of Gardner; seven brothers and sisters: Debbie Seutter, Brian Rothove, Brad Rothove, Gary Rothove,...

Robert  “Bob” Clipsham

Robert “Bob” Clipsham

Feb 8, 2013

Robert B. Clipsham is now at peace with his Heavenly Savior having passed on Friday, February 8, 2013.

Bob was born November 2, 1929, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to George Frederick and Helene Louise (Lees) Clipsham. Bob attended Hitchin Grammar School in Welwyn City, England. He then attended Howe...

Keith  Earl Irwin

Keith Earl Irwin

Feb 8, 2013

Keith E. Irwin, 80, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.

Keith was born in Sabetha, Kansas, February 14, 1932, and grew up on a farm near Centralia, Kansas. He was the youngest child of Boyd and Margaret Frehe Irwin. He graduated from Centralia High...

Carrol Britain

Carrol Britain

Feb 6, 2013

Carrol H. Britain of Merriam, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at his home.

He was born August 13, 1926, in Republic, Missouri, the son of Harry and Ona Britain. Carrol attended school in a one room school house and was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church.

Isaac  Paul Pflumm

Isaac Paul Pflumm

Feb 6, 2013

Isaac Paul Pflumm passed away peacefully with his family on February 6, 2013.

Isaac is the infant son of Matthew and Jessica Pflumm of Overland Park, Kansas. He is survived by one sister, Phoebe Pflumm; maternal grandparents John and Linda Sylvester of Raytown, Missouri; paternal grandparents Joni Pflumm of...

James  C. White

James C. White

Feb 4, 2013

James C. White, 83, Overland Park, KS passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS. Jim was born Oct. 26, 1929 in South Park, KS to Jesse C. and Helen E. White. He attended Rosedale High School. Jim was a veteran of the US Army (82nd Airborne) during the...

Maurice Pieters

Maurice Pieters

Feb 2, 2013

Maurice Pieters, 91, Mission, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Sweet Life of Shawnee, Shawnee, Kansas. Maurice was born July 19, 1921, in Diepenbeak, Belgium, to Leopold and Maria Pieters. During WWII, Maurice as a member of the Belgium Underground. He was captured, along with his brother, by the Nazi's. Maurice spent a year in...

Mary  Loretta Bell

Mary Loretta Bell

Jan 29, 2013

Mary L. Bell, 88, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at her home.

Mary was born July 19, 1924, to the late Earl and Helen Cook in Kansas City, Missouri. On October 24, 1969, she married E. Warren Bell in Kansas City, Missouri. Mary retired from...

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