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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.

Sue  Cunningham Blair

Sue Cunningham Blair

Sue Cunningham Blair, age 84, died on June 6, after complications from ovarian cancer. Beloved daughter of the late John R. and Dorothy Cunningham, sister to Anne Mcgee, Bob Cunningham, and the late Jack Cunningham and mother of Robert, Laura and the late Bruce Blair.

A reception will be held at 10:00 a.m....

Shirley  Jean Dykstra

Shirley Jean Dykstra

Shirley Jean Dykstra, 75, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of Belton, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 15 at her home in Mountain Home.

Shirley was born September 25, 1937, in Bakersfield, California, to the late Ted and Alfredda Combs Rhoades. On February 22, 1988, she married Edward Dykstra in...

Vicki Ferguson

Vicki Ferguson

Vicki Marlene Ferguson was born to D. Keith and Marlene F. Ferguson, on October 3, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a lifelong resident of Overland Park, Kansas.

Vicki, graduated from Shawnee Mission North High school with the class of 1973. After graduation, Vicki became a licensed cosmetologist. She worked as a hair stylist for the...

Virginia  Ruth Brantman

Virginia Ruth Brantman

Virginia Ruth Brock Brantman 89, passed away at the Sweet Life Shawnee in Shawnee, Kansas.

Virginia was born April 17, 1924, in Hazel Run, Minnesota. She graduated from Hanley Falls High School in 1942. After graduation she began working for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She married Gordon Brantman on...

Mary  Margaret Duffy

Mary Margaret Duffy

It was a beautiful day, the sun had risen, the birds were singing and Mary Duffy went to heaven.

Mary Margaret Duffy was born Nov. 12, 1947 to Frank and Margaret (Reh) Duffy — “her angel”. As a longtime Shawnee resident, Mary spent her early years at home with her loving family. In...

Melba  Laree Beck

Melba Laree Beck

Melba L. Beck, 93, of Centennial, CO, passed away on Friday, March 20 in her home in Holly Creek Retirement Community in Centennial. She was born in Sidney, NE and moved to the Kansas City area with her family in 1965. She was a long-time member of Valley View United Methodist Church in Overland Park, KS.

She...

Mack  Joseph Berry

Mack Joseph Berry

Mack Joseph Berry, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ joining his beloved wife of 60 years, Maxine, who preceded him in death in 2008. He leaves behind a loving family and many friends who will miss him dearly.

He was a lifelong resident of greater Kansas...

Keary  M. Crow

Keary M. Crow

Keary M. Crow, 40, was born at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza, in December of 1977 to Betty Jo and D.L. Crow of Shawnee Kansas. Keary was the youngest of three boys and lived in Shawnee until high school when Betty Jo moved their family to Baldwin City. There he thrived playing football and being the life of...

John  William Browning

John William Browning

John William Browning, 61, made his journey to the arms of His loving Father in heaven, on December 22, 2013.

John was born in Independence, MO on August 14, 1952, the son of James and Jeanne Browning who preceded him in death. His older brother James Browning, his lifelong companion and confidant, preceded him in...

John  F. Foltz

John F. Foltz

John Francis Foltz, 86, was born on September 7, 1931, in Garnett, KS. He attended Earnest Grade School and Garnett High school. In 1954, he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Ann Rockers. Johnnie served in the U.S. Army, 1957-58. He worked for Bendix and the U.S. Postal Service where he received many awards for excellence. Contributing to the...

Steven  Richard Cansler

Steven Richard Cansler

Steven Richard Cansler, 65, lifelong resident of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, December 24 at home surrounded by his loving family.  Steven was born May 30, 1952 to the late Finis Richard and Betty Ruth Cansler in Shawnee, Kansas. Steve graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1970.  On May 16, 1981 he married his best friend, Kimberly Jo Cress.  Steve...

Mary  A. Carpenter

Mary A. Carpenter

Mary A. (Mac) Carpenter, Shawnee, KS, died reluctantly on 13 August, 2016. No immediate funeral or memorial service is planned. Rather, a celebration of life will be held in the near future. In lieu of flowers or other acknowledgements, Mac suggested contributions to the Carpenter And Robinson Epilogue (C.A.R.E.) fund in support of speech-language services through The...

Cynthia Gilbert

Cynthia Gilbert

On Wednesday, January 23rd, Cindy (Grisham) Gilbert left this earth after a 6-month battle with brain cancer. During her final moments, she was surrounded with immeasurable love and support of family and friends. Preceded in death by her cherished husband Allen in August of 2002, she is survived by her loving daughters Betsy Gilbert, Overland Park, KS ...

Jerome  Lee Gerard

Jerome Lee Gerard

Jerome L. Gerard was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November 3, 1935 at the family home. Son of Robert A. and Lucile C. (Voirol) Gerard.   He attended Cathedral Catholic Grade School and Central Catholic High School.  He graduated in 1953.  During his teenage years he worked as a delivery man for Bushing Dairy, as a caddy at...

Dr. Thomas H. Johns

Dr. Thomas H. Johns

On July 22, 2018, Dr. Thomas Howard Johns died at the age of 87 years old.

Dr. Thomas H Johns was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan March 24, 1931. He graduated from Howe High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1949. He received his BA degree from Hanover College in Indiana in 1953, a bachelor of divinity degree from...

Elizabeth “Beth” Dorothy Coleman

Elizabeth “Beth” Dorothy Coleman

Elizabeth "Beth" Dorothy Coleman, 84, of Mission, KS passed away at home with her family by her side.

Beth was born June 1, 1935 to the late Ortis and Dorothy Howes in Greeley, CO. She graduated from College High School at the young age of 16 in 1951. Beth loved to dance and used her talents entertaining...

Anthony “Tony” B. Arnold

Anthony “Tony” B. Arnold

Anthony "Tony" B. Arnold, 65, passed away on Dec.6, 2017. Tony was born August 17, 1952 to Kenneth and Flavel Arnold. He attended Shawnee Mission North and joined the Navy after high school. He was a Vietnam War Veteran. He also was a truck driver and worked at Godfather's and Rosetti's Pizza in Shawnee, Kansas. Tony attended...

Charles  W. Glenn

Charles W. Glenn

Charles W. Glenn died Friday morning in his home in Lawrence. He was born in Holton, KS on October 15, 1923, the only child of Carl G. Glenn and Clara Kaul Glenn. After graduating from Holton High School in 1941, he attended Kansas State University. His education was interrupted as he served with the Merchant Marine's during...

Marilynn  K. Bokenkroger

Marilynn K. Bokenkroger

Marilynn was born on December 13, 1949, in Iowa City, IA, the first of four children to Albert and Marilyn Joens.  She lived in New York City for a short time, but was raised in Denver, CO, where she attended John F. Kennedy High School and was active in theater, debate, speech and the National Honor Society.

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Virginia Cline

Virginia Cline

Memorial Service

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 19, 2013, at 1:30 pm, at Shawnee Gardens Healthcare Center.

Contributions

Contributions in memory of Virginia may be made to American Cancer Society.

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