Jan 18, 2012

Mark Tyrone Spalding of Gardner, Kansas, age 60, died January 18, 2012, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas, after a short battle with cancer.

Mark was born January 10, 1952, in Hiawatha, Kansas, to Benjamin Jack and Sarah (Clark) Spalding. He grew up in Camdenton, Missouri, and attended elementary, junior and...

Jan 17, 2012

James D. Brown, 85, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at his home.

Jim was born August 28, 1926, in Kismet, Kansas, to James V. and Annis J. Carter Brown. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. Jim had been a member of Legacy Christian Church...

Jan 16, 2012

Theda D. Lewis, 93, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 16, 2012.

Theda was born on December 20, 1918, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Clarence Downey and Ida Mae McDonald-Downey. Theda graduated from Great Bend High School, class of 1938. At the age of...

Jan 15, 2012

Blanche Swenson Burch, 92, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on January 15, 2012, at Sardis Oaks Nursing Home.

Blanche was born on April 18, 1919, in Bucklin, Missouri, a daughter of Louis J. and Ella Oneida Swenson. Blanche was raised on a farm in rural Marceline, Missouri, and...

Jan 14, 2012

Joe Nunnink, 91, of Shawnee, Kansas, died January 14, 2012, at his home.

Joe was born June 26, 1920 in Shawnee, Kansas. He served with the Army Air Corp in Italy during WWII. Following the war he was united in marriage to Betty Pflumm on May 18th 1946. Together...

Jan 14, 2012

Barbara Jean Mardis, 74, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.

Barbara was born May 17, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended Shawnee Mission North High School. She enjoyed her work in the cafeteria at Trailridge Middle...

Jan 13, 2012

Blanche Caldwell, 95, Overland Park, Kansas, (formerly of Russell, Kansas) passed away Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Bickford Assisted Living, Overland Park, Kansas.

Blanche was born November 30, 1916, in Chanute, Kansas, to Samuel J. and Emily J. Beamer. She attended school in Enid, Oklahoma, graduating in 1934....

Jan 12, 2012

Amy Suzanne Thimmesch, of Mission, Kansas, passed away on January 12, 2012. Amy was born in Merriam, Kansas, on December 19, 1976, to Carl and Barbara Thimmesch.

Amy was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ida and Carl Thimmmesch and her grandfather, William Brohl.

Jan 11, 2012

Joseph B. Jansen, 89, Lenexa, KS (formerly of Fordyce, NE) passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Joseph was born March 27, 1922 inFordyce, NE to Anna and Henry Jansen. He was a lifelong farmer in Fordyce, NE. Joseph was a member of Catholic Forester's and Holy Name Society...

Jan 10, 2012

Bob, age 84, passed away at home on January 10, 2012, after courageously battling Parkinson's with dignity and grace.

Bob was born on July 13, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas, of Estella Mae Kerr (Ennis) and Robert Ward Kerr. Bob was devoted to his family. He was a beloved...

Jan 10, 2012

Bob Tomassi, 91, of Shawnee, passed away January 10, 2012. Bob is survived by his wife, Barbara, his 8 children: Bob, Bill, John, Steve, Mary, Joan, Sue, Jim, their spouses, as well as 21 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Bob was a WWII vet and a former general manager at a regional office for The Hartford Group....

Jan 9, 2012

Ann Smiley passed away at home from complications due to secondary liver cancer.

She was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1932, to Eugene and Virginia Bowlin, and graduated from Central High School, Kansas City, Missouri, as Valedictorian.

She is preceded in...

Jan 8, 2012

Helen G. Mossman, 85, of Lenexa, passed away Sunday, January 8, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

Helen is survived by her 2 sons Roy Mossman and Tom Mossman and son in law Leon Mitchell.

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Jan 8, 2012

Orville Brown Burtis, Jr., 93, of Lenexa, Kansas, died on January 8, 2012, at his residence in the Lakeview Village Care Center, of natural causes.

Born November 24, 1918, in Clay Center, Kansas, to Orville Brown and Gertrude Elisabeth Harling Burtis, Sr., Orville graduated from Kansas State University with...

Jan 7, 2012

Rose Marie Dargon, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away January 7, 2012. She was born November 1st, 1926 in Kansas City, KS and was a life long resident of the Kansas City area. She was a graduate of Ward High School and married James Dargon Jr. on June 2nd, 1945. Rose enjoyed painting, traveling, lots of laughter,...

Jan 6, 2012

Timothy Michael Murphy, 57, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully January 6, 2012, in the comfort of his home and presence of his loving wife Phyllis.

Tim was born October 6, 1954, in Ft. Benning, Georgia, son of Col. (Ret) James K. and Ellen S. Murphy. He graduated from Immaculata...

Jan 6, 2012

John Roland Scott, 90, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away January 6, 2012. John was born May 29, 1921, in McCook, Nebraska, to Roland and Octavia (Jones) Scott.

He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Scott. John is survived by his daughters, Martha J. Scott and Kathryn...

Jan 6, 2012

June Eva Rush, 90, of Overland Park,Kansas, passed away January 6, 2012, surrounded by her family.

June was born June 7, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas, to Oscar and Ethel (Peterson) Carlson. After moving to Kansas City she married Fairell "Sonny" Rush, a childhood friend in 1938. She worked as...

Jan 6, 2012

Donald Hugh Kooken, 56, of DeSoto, Kansas, passed away January 6, 2012.

Don was a hardworking man with a passion for motorcycles, boating, animals, and home projects. He loved to be outside working in the garage or improving the yard. Don was proud of his home in DeSoto that he built and designed himself, and...

Jan 5, 2012

Delio J. Colomer, 87, of Fairway, Kansas, passed away January 5, 2012. Mr. Colomer was born January 28, 1924, in Matanzas, Cuba.

In Kansas City he worked for Sante Fe Railroad for 20 years until his retirement.

He is survived by...