Dec 16, 2011

Charles (Charlie) J. Van Hee, 91, passed peacefully Friday, December 16, 2011.

Charlie was born December 6, 1920, to Gustav Van Hee and Mary Maes Van Hee. Charlie and Bernice farmed at their Nieman location where it has been said Charlie had the "best produce in town." At one...

Dec 13, 2011

Margaret Stephenson, 91, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home. Margaret was born in Kansas City, KS and was a lifelong area resident. She was a telephone operator for Humana Hospital in Overland Park. After retirement, she served as a volunteer at the hospital. She married Jack Stephenson October 12, 1941. He...

Dec 13, 2011

William F. Gates, Sr., 92, of Merriam, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab.

Bill was born November 29, 1919, to the late William and Mary Gates inKansas City, Kansas. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served as the Helmsman for the...

Dec 13, 2011

James E. Brown, a longtime educator in the Shawnee Mission School District who influenced thousands of young people over the course of his career, passed away at his Overland Park home on December 13, 2011. The loving father of four children and grandfather of two died at age 87.

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Dec 13, 2011

Richard A. Mollentine, Sr., 82, of Overland Park, Kansas, peacefully departed us on December 13, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas.

Richard was born on June 30, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, to Albert and Dorothy Moellentin.

Richard was...

Dec 11, 2011

Bob Henshaw, 83, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away December 11, 2011.

Bob attended school in Lansing and grew up in the Leavenworth area where he met his wife of 60 years Gloria (Huey) Henshaw. Bob served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked for 40...

Dec 11, 2011

Patty L. Smith, 83, passed away December 11, 2011, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Patty was born in Savonburg, Kansas, on May 19, 1928, to Floyd and Mabel Everitt. She took great pride in being a mother to her three children, Carol, Brad & Andy. Through her work as a...

Dec 11, 2011

Beverly Jean Cook, 85, Merriam, KS passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center, Merriam, KS. Beverly was born in Merriam, KS and raised on a dairy farm during the Depres-sion. She married Edgar (Lee) Cook in 1946. They traveled extensively in the US and twice around the world. Bev lived in Pakistan...

Dec 9, 2011

Rose Agnes Pretz, 86, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday December 9, 2011, at Rose Estates surrounded by her loving family.

Rose was born April 30, 1925, in Muncie, Kansas, to the late Ernest and Rose M. Preston. Rose married Fred Pretz, Jr. in 1942. Fred then served in...

Dec 7, 2011

Walter C. Schmidt, 87, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Indian Creek Nursing Home. Walter was born July 26, 1924 to the late Casper and Sophie Schmidt in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from Central High School and attended the Universityof Denver.

Walter served with...

Nov 30, 2011

Margaret Ellen Pullins, 92, of Merriam, Kansas, went to be with the angels in heaven on November 30, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam Kansas.

She was born on January 29,1919 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. She was the daughter of Rhoda and Omer Wood and grew up...

Nov 30, 2011

Augusta C. Klaus, 96, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Elmcroft Assisted Living.

Augusta was born December 2, 1914, to the late John and Augusta Werner in Ellinwood, Kansas. She married Clarence "C.J." Klaus, December 31, 1936, in Salina, Kansas. He...

Nov 30, 2011

Gerry M. Carter, 59, Overland Park, Kansas, beloved father, devoted husband, and dear brother, retired U.S. Marine and masonry contractor died November 30, 2011, at his home.

Gerry was a masonry contractor while serving his last 13 years in the Marine Corp Reserves. He was also very proud to...

Nov 30, 2011

Harold Jerome Gouvion, 79, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 30, 2011, at his house.

Harold was born in South Mound, Kansas, and grew up in southeast Kansas. He was a 1950 graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Paul, Kansas. He had many occupations throughout his life, farming,...

Nov 29, 2011

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Stevens, 77, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in Manhattan, Kansas.

Betty was born February 13, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Frances Boettger. She married Gerald A. Stevens in 1959 in Chicago. From Chicago, the family moved to Portage, Michigan, Ft....

Nov 27, 2011

James G. Horner, 77, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011.

Jim grew up in Merriam and Shawnee, Kansas, and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by the Gas Service Company and retired in 1989 after 38 years of service.

Nov 27, 2011

Jeffery Jennings, 18, went home to be with the Lord and his family who preceded him in death on November 27, 2011.

Jeffery was born December 18, 1992, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He graduated from Shawnee Mission South in 2011 and was attending classes at Johnson County Community...

Nov 27, 2011

Loretta Irene (Reist) Bone, 89, died peacefully November 27, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center. She was the oldest of three sisters born to the late Ernest and Frany Reist. Loretta was born on July 10, 1922 in Seneca, Kansas.

She graduated from Seneca High School in 1940, received her...

Nov 25, 2011

Dorothy Louise (Barr) Risner a long time resident of Shawnee, KS peacefully passed away at home on November 25, 2011. She was a graduate of Argentine High School. Dorothy was united in marriage to John A. Risner Sr. on May 11, 1941. She was very active in the community, and volunteered as a Gray Lady for Bethany Hospital. For...

Nov 23, 2011

Lorraine L. Dixon, 76, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 28, at Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Shawnee. The family will receive friends from 1...