Obituaries
Virginia L. Brous
Nov 21, 2019
Virginia Lee Brous, 87, of Olathe, passed away on November 21, 2019 at Aberdeen Village. She was born on November 18, 1932 to Victor and Bernice (Sims) Knox in Topeka, KS. On January 30, 1954 , she married Bill Brous. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and caring for all children of all ages. She was a member of the Highland Park...
Myrtle Dyer
Nov 18, 2019
Myrtle Dyer, 93, of Olathe, Kansas passed Monday November 18, 2019.Visitation will be 6:30PM-8:30PM on Friday November 22 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel. The Rosary will be said at 6PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10AM Saturday at Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Wea, KS with burial following in Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery....
Donald Eugene Stephens
Nov 18, 2019
Donald Eugene Stephens, age 85, passed away peacefully at Villa St. Francis nursing center in Olathe, KS, on Monday, November 18, 2019.He was born in Hillsdale, KS on August 31, 1934 to Effie May Richardson and Steven Stephens.He was married to Shirley Day on December 10, 1977.Don served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. He later worked...
Carl Kenneth Carpenter
Nov 16, 2019
Carl Kenneth Carpenter passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Nov. 16, 2019. Ken was born October 10, 1933, to his parents Carl VanVechten and Marie Skinner Carpenter, in Auburn , NY. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jane Hurley Carpenter, daughters Anne (Jack) Scoville, Michele Carpenter, and grandsons Brock and Blake Scoville. Elbridge, NY was...
Suzanne Steinle
Nov 16, 2019
Suzanne Steinle, 78, of Olathe, passed away on November 16, 2019. She was born on January 14, 1941 to Charles and Dorothy (Fry) Stotts in Neodesha, KS. Suzanne grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma and graduated from Ponca City High School. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she majored in Elementary Music Education and was a member of the Kappa...
Timothy C. Leary
Nov 15, 2019
Timothy C. LearyTim Leary of Olathe, KS passed from this life to his eternal home on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the age of 73. Tim was born on March 9, 1946 to Raymond C. and Betty Leary in Omaha, NE.Tim graduated from Rockhurst High School in May of 1964 and joined the Army in August of that year. During...
Marjorie J. Zimmerman Ludwig
Nov 15, 2019
Marjorie Jean Zimmerman Ludwig, 75, of Olathe, KS, passed away on November 15, 2019 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was born on April 17, 1944, to Roy and Dorothy (Robinson) Zimmerman in Olathe, KS.Marge graduated from Olathe High School in 1962 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kansas State Teachers College in 1966, in Emporia, KS.Following a...
Phillip Dean Ehm
Nov 14, 2019
Phillip Dean Ehm, traded this world for heaven on November 14, 2019 at the age of 87 in Overland Park, KS., due to complications from a severe stroke.Phill is survived by his wife, Peggy, of 61 years; his sister Elaine of Des Moines; his children, Jeff Ehm (Cindi) of Minneapolis, Kris Paulson (Mark) of Cedar Rapids and Alison Balcom (Clark)...
Mary L. Elliott
Nov 13, 2019
Mary L. Elliott, 84, of Olathe, passed away on November 13, 2019. She was born on September 13, 1935 to Luther and Violet (Johnson) Busby at Corpus Christi, TX. Mary worked as a teacher for Faith Baptist Church for many years and was also a long-time member of the church. On October 13, 1954, she married Grant Elliott, and they...
Pamela Su Andersen
Nov 13, 2019
Pamela Su Andersen, 60, of Olathe, passed away on November 13, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 5, 1959 to Roy and June (Allen) Andersen in Blackfoot, ID.Pamela worked as an Image Crafter (Cosmetology Expert) for 36 years. She was a 20 year Breast Cancer survivor, an animal lover, and enjoyed body building. Pamela is survived by...
Colleen Wright
Nov 12, 2019
Colleen Wright, age 81, went into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, November 12, 2019 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born to the late Wilmer Dale and Ora Dean Stevens, September 11, 1938 in Denver, Missouri. She graduated from Albany High School, Albany, Missouri in 1956. She received a degree from Gard Business College and had a...
April Joyce Plummer
Nov 10, 2019
April Joyce Plummer, 39, of Belton, MO, passed away on November 10, 2019, at her home. April was born on Christmas Day, 1979, to Clark and Trudy (Foster) Plummer at Burlington, IA. She graduated from Fairfield High School, where she particularly enjoyed participating in the school music program. After high school graduation, she attended Mid-America Nazarene University where she earned...
Mary "Dana" Basara
Nov 5, 2019
Mary Dana Basara, 68, of Shawnee, died November 5th, 2019. She was born on August 30th, 1951 in Birmingham, AL. Her family soon moved to Florida where they settled in Okeechobee. She was the daughter of James Donald Davis and Mary Ann (Watkins) Davis. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Joe Basara, son James Daniel Swanger, daughter...
Roxie Ann (Moore) Wessels
Nov 5, 2019
Roxie Ann (Moore) Wessels, 96, of Olathe, Kansas, went to be with her Lord on November 5, 2019. She was born January 24, 1923 in Prescott, Arkansas to Josiah Erben (J.E.) and Altha (Westmoreland) Moore, the fifth of seven children. Her father, Rev. J.E. Moore, was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene, pastoring churches in Houston and Dallas,...
Sandy Syverson
Nov 5, 2019
Sandra Joanne Syverson, 78, of Olathe, passed away on November 5, 2019 at her daughter's home in Overland Park.She was born on November 7, 1940 to Clarence and Martha (Dean) Stude in Brewster, MN.Sandy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She spent the majority of her career at Federated Rural Electric Insurance in Lenexa, KS as an...
Donnell J. Dixon
Nov 4, 2019
Donnell J. "Don" Dixon passed away on November 4, 2019 after a long bout with Parkinson's Disease. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1943 to Thomas and Regina Dixon, he graduated from Kapaun High School and Wichita State University. Don enjoyed a long and successful career in commercial real estate and retired as Vice President of JC Nichols Co., Kansas City,...
Stephen M. Hicks
Nov 3, 2019
Stephen M. Hicks, 70, of Olathe, passed away on November 3, 2019. He was born on January 14, 1949 to Dana and Luella (Kennedy) Hicks in Faribault, MN. Steve grew up in Minnesota and spent most of his childhood in St. Paul where he graduated from St. Bernard's High School in 1967. Throughout his life there, he loved interacting with...
Max Weldon Greer, Jr.
Nov 2, 2019
Max Weldon Greer, Jr. passed away unexpectedly at the age of 72 on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Max was born September 9, 1947, in McAlester, Oklahoma to Max and Alyce Greer. He graduated from Park University in 1970 with a degree in history. Max was an entrepreneur from the day he was born. From starting his own paper route as...
Mike R. Warnesky
Nov 1, 2019
Michael Richard Warnesky, 71, of Shawnee, passed away on November 1, 2019 at his home. He was born on December 11, 1947 to Michael and Ann (Mindos) Warnesky in New Brunswick, NJ. Mike was proud to serve for 4 years in the United States Air Force including a deployment in Japan. He worked as a Production Planner Manager for CertainTeed...
Thongva Chanthaphayboun
Nov 1, 2019
Thongva Chanthaphayboun, age 76, of Olathe, Kansas passed away November 1, 2019. Thongva was born April 1, 1943, at Attapeu, Laos, the son of Boupha and Onh Chanthaphayboun. He retired from the Olathe School District after 13 years of working as a custodian.He was preceded in death by his parents, and is survived by his children Chinthana Chanthaphayboun, Thivakone Chanthaphayboun,...
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