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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.
Jeanne H Shea
Dec 4, 2021
Jeanne Shea, 97, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on December 4th, 2021. She was born in Merriam, Kansas on March 31st, 1924 to Harry and Regina Pueser. A visitation will be held at Amos Family Funeral Home on Thursday, December 9th from 8:30 to 9:00 am. A memorial service will follow at 9:00 am. Interment at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens....
David A. Mehrtens
Dec 3, 2021
David A. Mehrtens, 61, of Lenexa, KS, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS following a two year battle with cancer. David was born March 7, 1960 in Red Bud, IL, to Fred H. and Jessaline, nee Fritz, Mehrtens. He was raised on the family farm in New Hanover, IL,...
Rebecca Adkins
Dec 2, 2021
Rebecca Adkins Sunrise: November 13th, 1950 Sunset: December 2nd, 2021 Rebecca Adkins passed away peacefully, at 71 years young, on December 2nd, 2021 in Overland Park, Kansas, surrounded by prayer, song and her devoted family. Rebecca was born in Stanton, Tennessee to Winfrey and Jennie Mae Douglas on November 13th, 1950. She went to Central Highschool in Kansas City, Missouri...
Roger O. Lambson
Dec 1, 2021
Roger O. Lambson, 82, died at home in Shawnee, Kansas on December 1 after a three-year battle with cancer. He is at rest after a lifetime of service in his professional life, his many retirement projects and activities, and his devotion to his family and friends. Roger was born in Provo, Utah in 1939, the eldest of the children of...
Henry Klein
Nov 29, 2021
Henry L. Klein, age 80, passed away on November 29, 2021. Henry was born on August 7, 1941, in Kansas City, Kansas to Leonard and Lillian Klein. He grew up in Turner, Kansas, and enjoyed going to the farmers market with his grandparents. His grandparents lived next door to his family, and Henry was very close to his Grandpa Creten....
James Robert Pemberton
Nov 27, 2021
James Pemberton, 94, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at his apartment at Shawnee Hills. Jim was born in Kansas City, Kansas on November 26, 1927 to the late David William and Anna Marie Pemberton. He attended St. Peter’s Catholic Grade School in Kansas City, Kansas until the family moved to Shawnee in 1938. In Shawnee, he attended...
Evelyn Alice Blessing
Nov 25, 2021
Evelyn (Lynn) Blessing, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away November 25, 2021. A visitation will be held December 1, 2021 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Amos Family Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. also at the funeral home. Evelyn will be laid to rest at Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park. Evelyn...
Evelyn Blessing
Nov 25, 2021
Evelyn (Lynn) Blessing, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away November 25, 2021. A visitation will be held December 1, 2021 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Amos Family Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. also at the funeral home. Evelyn will be laid to rest at Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park. Evelyn...
Roland Phelps
Nov 25, 2021
Roland R “Skip” Phelps, 87, of Shawnee, KS passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 25th, 2021. Skip was born in Kansas City, KS. In 1952, he graduated from Argentine High School and went on to serve as an apprentice in the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No 2. He was very proud of this accomplishment and his association...
Roger James Johnson
Nov 24, 2021
Roger James Johnson, age 85, of Olathe, KS (formerly of Horseshoe Bay, TX), was called to be with his Savior on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born on October 19, 1936, in Merrill, WI, to the late Robert and Ann (Sauer) Johnson. On October 13, 2012, he married Marilyn Bohnert of Olathe, KS, at Good...
Lyle Thornton
Nov 24, 2021
Lyle E. Thornton, 81, Lenexa, KS, died Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Overland Park Regional Hospital. He was born April 25, 1940 to Charles (Chuck) and Louella Thornton of Holton, KS. Both his parents and his brother, Leo, preceded him in death. His devoted wife of 53 years, Paulette (Deke) Thornton survives. Lyle was a 1958 graduate of Shawnee Mission...
Thomas Phillip Heger
Nov 24, 2021
Thomas Phillip Heger, 68, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away November 24, 2021. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the Amos Family Funeral Home. Thomas was born November 9, 1953 in Tacoma, Washington to Jerome and Mary Heger. In his working years, Thom was a contractor by trade. He enjoyed working...
William Michael Mcdowell
Nov 23, 2021
William Michael (Mike) McDowell, 82, of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2021, from complications of Alzheimer’s and congestive heart failure, at Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Community in Olathe, KS, where he resided since June 2021. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Curé of Ars Catholic Parish, Leawood, KS, on December 14, at 10:30 a.m.,...
Gary Stanley "Stan" Rogers
Nov 22, 2021
Gary Stanley “Stan” Rogers, 74, of Overland Park, KS passed away at home November 22, 2021, after a yearlong illness. The fifth of seven children, Stan was born July 9, 1947, in MacCarther, West Virginia, the son of Robert Allen and Hazel Mae (Ball) Rogers. Much of his childhood he lived in West Virginia and then Florida before moving to...
Helen Marie Dolan
Nov 21, 2021
Helen Marie Dolan, 77, passed away November 21, 2021. She was born in Joliet, Illinois on January 28, 1944, as a child Helen Marie Cronin loved singing in choir and tap-dancing. She was also considered the best hula-hooper on the block. After graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 1962, she moved to Chicago to attend Loyola University. Her older sister,...
Rhonda Lynn Keomanivong
Nov 20, 2021
If you would like to watch a live stream of Rhonda's service please click Here . If you wish to donate to help Rhonda's family please visit their Go Fund Me Events Funeral Ceremony Start Date: November 28, 2021, 12:00 pm End Date: November 28, 2021, 12:00 am Amos Family Funeral Home 10901 Johnson Dr. Shawnee, KS 66203 Phone: 913-631-5566...
Richard L. Schroder
Nov 19, 2021
Richard Schroder, 76, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on November 19th, 2021. He was born on August 11th, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas. He was raised by his parents Carl & Sadie Biggart and spent a lot of time with his grandmother and uncles in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Richard was a proud Topeka High School graduate. He went on to graduate...
John Clinton Brookshier
Nov 16, 2021
John Clinton Brookshier, 101, died November 16, 2021, in Shawnee, Kansas. He was the only child of Harry L. and Effie K. Brookshier and was born July 26, 1920, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He spent most of his life in northern Missouri graduating as valedictorian from Jamesport, Missouri, high school. He served in World War II as a part of...
Judith Ann Mayes
Nov 16, 2021
Judith “Judy” Ann Mayes was born November 21, 1939 to Sid and Ethlyn Caraway in Coffeyville, Kansas. Judy went to be with Jesus on November 16, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. She was united in marriage to James H. Mayes Jr. on July 14, 1957. Together they had four children: Julia, Laura, Angela, and James. Judy was preceded...
Stephen Newman
Nov 12, 2021
It is with great sadness we write that our dear Steve Newman passed away at home November 12 at age 75, succumbing to his lifelong battle with COPD. Steve was born in Los Angeles, California, June 23 1946 to parents Elwood Hoekstra, Jr. and Betty Louise Grace. He was the second son of a family of five which included siblings...
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