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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.
Cynthia "Cindy" Rocker
Apr 25, 2021
Cynthia “Cindy” Rocker, 64, of Roeland Park, KS passed away on April 25th, 2021. She was born on September 28th, 1956 in Garnett, KS to Richard and Roberta Rocker. Cindy graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1974. She worked at Mast Advertising & Publishing and most recently Harcros Chemicals for nearly twenty years. Cindy was preceded in death...
Harold Dale Laverentz
Apr 24, 2021
HAROLD DALE LAVERENTZ 89, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away peacefully at his home April 24,2021 with his wife and daughter at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Opal (Sinclair) Laverentz, siblings Raymond, Eleanor Johnston, Margie Smith, nephew Kevin Johnston and niece Kathy Goudelock. Harold grew up in Horton, Kansas near where he was...
Richard "Rich" Blanner
Apr 24, 2021
Richard (Rich) A. Blanner, 81, passed away at his home on April 24th, 2021. Rich was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Frank and Cres Blanner on June 2nd, 1939. He was the first child born to them, with two younger brothers following. He grew up in the St. Louis area and moved to Kansas City in 1965. He worked...
Mangalbhai Patel
Apr 24, 2021
A life well lived... Mangalbhai Somdas Patel was born in Untva, India. He attended college at M G Science Institute in Ahmedabad, India. He was married to Kanchan Maneklal Patel on May 21st, 1967. He soon left for America in 1968 to obtain his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Tech University. After graduation, with difficulties in pursuing engineering,...
Ruby J. Perdue
Apr 23, 2021
Ruby Joan Perdue, 80, of Overland Park, KS passed away on April 23rd, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Mildred DeMois and granddaughter to John and Johanna Staus. She was born in Sedalia, MO on November 13th, 1940 and graduated from Cole Camp High School in 1959. On March 19th, 1960, she happily married Ira B....
Carol Lee Hackleman
Apr 23, 2021
Carol Lee Hackleman was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on April 23, 2021, at age 82. She was the first child born to John and Mae Cortright on August 20, 1938. Carol loved learning and earned her bachelor’s degree from Kansas University. In 1991, Carol traveled to Colorado where she met and married...
Anita Louise Nickel
Apr 22, 2021
Anita Louise Nickel, a sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 70, after a long and courageous battle with her health. Born Anita Louise Doyle on January 9, 1951 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of William T. Doyle, Jr. and Edwina Doyle Sarracino. As a child, she moved with her family...
Donald A. Uthe
Apr 21, 2021
Donald A. Uthe passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. He was born on October 1, 1941, to his parents George and Pauline Uthe. He is a United States Army veteran and was stationed in Germany for two years. He was an Industrial Engineer at Fairbanks Morse Pump Company for 45 years before retiring in...
Ruth Ann Lorenz
Apr 21, 2021
On 21 Apr 2021, Ruth Ann Lorenz, passed away. Ruth was born 23 Feb 1936 in St. Joseph Missouri to John and Opal White. Her brother Bob and sister Carol passed before her. Ruth attended Central High School in St. Joseph, Missouri and excelled in Art. After high school, she was hired by Hallmark in Kansas City at age 17...
Vernon G. Nail
Apr 21, 2021
Vernon Glenn Nail, age 90, passed away unexpectedly on April 21, 2021, at his home in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born on June 28, 1930 to Elwood B. and Florence (Goble) Nail in Oklahoma City, OK. He married Mary Nail (Smith) on February 3, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas and they were blessed with 67 years of marriage before...
Anthony "Tony" Vielhauer
Apr 20, 2021
Anthony “Tony” Michael Vielhauer, 43, passed away on April 20th, 2021. Typical of all Vielhauers, he lived in Shawnee, Kansas most of his life. He attended Shawnee Mission North West High School and graduated in 1996, where he specialized in construction and wranglers. He married Emily Corbett on March 17th, 2007—it was the most epic St. Patrick’s Day in history....
Linnea Capps
Apr 19, 2021
Linnea Capps, 70, passed away on April 19th, 2021 at Brookdale Shawnee in Shawnee, Kansas. She is survived by her sister, Phyllis (Ray) Stauffer, and brother Brian (Patricia) Capps; nephew Danny Capps, and many other loved ones who will miss her. Services will be held at a later date.
Linda "Rochell" Parker
Apr 18, 2021
Linda “Rochell” Parker, 55, of Stilwell, KS, passed away on April 18, 2021. She was born on September 25, 1965 to Howard and Wanda Hammar in Kansas City, KS. Rochell is preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Hammar. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Adam Parker; father, Howard Hammar. Adam describes Rochell as his confidant, partner...
Hazel "Lougene" Marsh
Apr 17, 2021
Hazel Lougene Marsh December 24, 1945 - April 17, 2021 Hazel Lougene Marsh, age 75, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away at her home on Saturday, April 17, 2021 after battling pancreatic cancer. Lougene was born on December 24, 1945, in Kansas City Missouri, the daughter of James and Marie Shelden. Lougene graduated from Osawatomie High School in eastern Kansas. She...
Kathryn Kay Mcnemee
Apr 15, 2021
Kathryn (Kathy) Kay Eisenbarth McNemee was born on March 28, 1966 in Elgin, North Dakota to Ronald and Ramona (Schaffer) Eisenbarth. She passed away peacefully after a year long battle with cancer on April 15, 2021 at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Growing up on the family farm, Kathy enjoyed making mud pies, playing with the...
Wilma Ruth Roenigk
Apr 14, 2021
Wilma R. Roenigk, 89, Roeland Park, KS passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home. Wilma was born September 16, 1931 in Honey Creek, Iowa to WM. Harvey Hutchison and O. Ruth Alcorn. She grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa and graduated from Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska in 1952. On September 11, 1955, Wilma married Ivan L....
Steve Buscher
Apr 11, 2021
Steven J Buscher of Shawnee, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 surrounded by friends and family. Steve was born on Fathers’ Day 1957 in Algona, IA, the 5th son of John and Clarice Buscher. At the age of 5 the family moved to Montana where Steve spent his formative years and graduated from Billings West High School. He...
Donald E. Wilson
Apr 11, 2021
Donald Eugene Wilson, age 88, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Don was born on October 10, 1932, in Savonburg, Kansas, the son of Fred and Frances (Parsons) Wilson. Don graduated from Grant Township Rural High School, Stark, KS. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1954 from Pittsburg State...
Frances Joanne Handley
Apr 9, 2021
Joanne Frances Handley, 70, Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9th at 4:30pm at Kansas City Hospice House with her family. Joanne was born on October 5th, 1950 to Walter and Harriette (English) Handley in Kansas City, Missouri. Joanne attended Shawnee Mission North High School and graduated in 1968. She is survived by her son (Jason A....
Pauline Emma Slack
Apr 8, 2021
Pauline E. Slack, 95 years young, peacefully passed away in the early morning of Thur., April 8, 2021. She was the wife of the late Louis M. Slack, the daughter of the late Louis and Emma Vandenberg, and the sister of the late Louis Vandenberg, Jr. Pauline was a 1943 graduate of Ward High School in Kansas City, KS. She...
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