Vera M. Taylor
Dec 14, 2018
Vera M. Taylor, age 95, passed away on Friday, December 14th, 2018 at Aberdeen Village Nursing Home, Olathe,Kansas. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 18 from 1-2pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, immediatelyfollowed by a graveside service at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.Born on November 22,1923 in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Fredrick L. and Theresa (Kopf) Younger, Vera and her family moved from...
Kaye White
Dec 13, 2018
Evelyn "Kaye" White was born September 2, 1939 in Decatur, GA to Theodore and Marie Evelyn Gilman. She graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, Kansas in 1957 and since then has enjoyed many happy outings with her classmates. She married Con White and they raised five children.Kaye was first and foremost a homemaker. She also did secretarial work then...
Donald W. Mccurdy
Dec 12, 2018
"I have never met anyone as genuinely kind as my grandfather. It was in his blood. Compassion flowed through his body and enveloped everyone within reach." – Courtney Menendez, daughter of Pat McCurdy, granddaughter of Don McCurdyWe, Don's children, cannot tell you how many times we have heard these sentiments echoed over the past several days. "Kind," a character trait...
Sheri Potthoff
Dec 11, 2018
Sheri Rene Potthoff, 51, passed away on December 11th, 2018 at her home, following a courageous and resilient battle with metastatic breast cancer. Sheri was born June 29, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gerald and Mary Conwell. She is remembered as being a happy child with the sweetest giggle. Sheri graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School in 1985....
Larry W. Brummitt
Dec 11, 2018
Larry Brummitt, 69, of Shawnee, passed away on December 11, 2018. He was born on April 6, 1949 to Orval and Elaine (Pigg) Brummitt in Unionville, MO.Larry grew up in Green City, MO. After graduating Green City H.S. in 1967 he moved to Topeka. There he met Barbara J. Loether. They married in 1973.Larry worked 23 years with KPL/Westar Energy....
Theresa Marie Schneider
Dec 11, 2018
Theresa Marie Schneider, 60, of Olathe, passed away on December 11, 2018 in Garnett, KS. She was born on February 6, 1958 to John and Mary (Huettenmueller) Wiederholt at Garnett, KS. She attended Garnett High School and went on to earn a Bachelors in Communication from Pittsburgh State University. Her greatest joy from college was the bond of sisterhood she...
Ronald L. Graves
Dec 10, 2018
Ronald Louis Graves, 70, of Olathe, Kan., passed Monday, December 10, 2018, at his home. A visitation will be 1–3 p.m., Sunday, December 16, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel. Friends and family are welcome to an open house at the family's home from 4–6 p.m., Sunday, following the visitation. A graveside service will be 11 a.m., Monday, December 17,...
Connie Sue Morgan
Dec 10, 2018
Connie Sue Morgan, age 74, passed away December 10, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas.She was born July 5, 1944 to Dailey and Clara (Turner) McClain at Kanas City, KS.Connie worked as a teacher for 45 years, primarily in the Shawnee Mission School District and the Olathe School District.On June 12, 1976, she married Neil William Morgan. Connie and Neil lived in...
William Scott
Dec 10, 2018
Leroy Scott was a great man who excelled and succeeded against enormous odds. Leroy was born on February 28th, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. His biological father left the family when he was only four years old, so Leroy, his brother Clifford, and sister Charlene were all raised by their mother Aliene Houk and step- dad Lacy Scott. They were...
Vernon Fischer
Dec 9, 2018
Vernon Orville Fischer, 83 of Olathe, KS, passed away from pancreatic cancer on December 9, 2018. He was born on July 23, 1935, to Orville and Sadie (Mueller) Fischer in Buffalo Lake, MN. Vern received a Bachelor of Science Degree, in Science and Education from Olivet Nazarene University where he met his lifelong sweetheart, Rosella (Scott) to whom he was...
Vonnel Bunch
Dec 8, 2018
Vonnel June Bunch, 80, of Overland Park, KS passed away on December 8, 2018. She was born on May 25, 1938 to Arnold and Viola Peterson at Alma, NE.On June 18, 1962, she married H. E. "Dan" Bunch at Ft. Belvoir, VA. Vonnel and Dan resided in Virginia, and Chicago, before eventually settling in the Kansas City area in 1968.Vonnel...
Loren E. Podhajsky
Dec 7, 2018
Loren Emil Podhajsky, 73, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away December 7, 2018 at Research Hospital in Kansas City of a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be December 13 at 1:30 pm at Cross Points Church, Shawnee, Kansas. He will be missed by his family and friends.
Dana G. Smith
Dec 6, 2018
Dana G. Smith, 86, of Charleston, WV formerly of Olathe, KS passed Thurs. Dec. 6, 2018. Visitation will be 11-12PM Wed. Dec. 19 at Penwell Gabel's Olathe Chapel, followed by the funeral service at 12PM. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.Dana was a wonderful father and loving husband. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Then...
Carol Bell
Dec 6, 2018
Carol Bell, 71, of Lee's Summit, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 6, 2018.She was born to the late James and May Dollahite, October 29, 1947, at the US Naval Station in Port Hueneme, California. Carol earned a Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and spent her career compassionately helping those in need.Carol was...
Dr. Kumar Reddy
Dec 6, 2018
Dr. Santosh Kumar Reddy, of Olathe, passed away on December 6, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on May 6 to D. Pulla and Susheela Reddy in Devarakonda, India. Santosh graduated from Osmania University B.S. 1962 and earned additional degrees from St. Louis College of Pharmacy B.S. 1967, University of Missouri-Kansas City M.S. 1970, and University of Florida...
Barbara Wiley Adams
Dec 6, 2018
Barbara Wiley Adams, 72, of Olathe, passed away on December 6, 2018. She was born on July 22, 1946 to Robert and Marjorie (Wiley) Taggart in Patterson, NJ. She spent her early childhood in Pompton Lakes, NJ and the latter part of her adolescence in Aurora, IL (where she would always call "home"). She graduated from Aurora West High School...
Linda K. Budimlija
Dec 5, 2018
Linda K. Budimlija, 68, of Olathe, passed away on December 5, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House.She was born on August 22, 1950 to Howard and Magaret (Langford) Saunders in Kansas City, Kansas.On June 1, 1968 she was married to Roddy Budimlija. Linda and Roddy lived in Olatha, Kansas for 20 years and lived in Wichita, Kansas for 8 years.Linda was...
Angela Dawn Reed
Dec 3, 2018
Angela Dawn Reed passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 after complications from cancer. Angela was born on March 6, 1967 to Dennis Reed and Barbara Snyder at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from Fort Osage High School in Independence, Angela attended college at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. For the last 20 years Angela worked...
George Robert Morse
Dec 3, 2018
George Robert Morse, 91, passed away Dec. 3, 2018 surrounded by his family.Celebration of Life will be from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2018 at Hallbrook Country Club in Leawood, Kansas. George is survived by wife, Patricia Morse; brothers, Warren Morse and Charles Morse (deceased) (Vernita Morse - deceased); and children: Frank Morse, Sally (Morse) Sutera (Charles Sutera),...
Peter A. Anderson
Dec 2, 2018
Peter A. "Pete" Anderson, 63, of Naples, Florida, passed away on December 2, 2018.He was born October 1, 1955 in Ishpeming, Michigan to Robert and Ann (Pearce) Anderson, and graduated from Aurora High School, Aurora, Ohio. Pete went on to graduate from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a Bachelors Degree of Business Administration.Pete lived in Michigan, Ohio, and Colorado...
