Obituaries
Captain G. Hopkins, Usn Ret.
Apr 14, 2019
Warren G. Hopkins, Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, age 98, of Olathe, Kansas passed away April 14, 2019. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 18, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Penwell Gabel's Olathe Chapel with a memorial service following at 11:00 a.m. Warren was born March 11, 1921 in New Lancaster, KS. He lived and attended schools in Stanley, Kansas and graduated...
Gaylin Anderson
Apr 12, 2019
Gaylin Lee Anderson, 82, of Paola, passed away on April 12,2019 at his home.He was born on January 18,1937 to Lee and Minnie (Callaghan) Anderson in Brady, NE.Gaylin worked as a farmer/rancher in the early years of his life then decided to follow the Lord's call into ministry. He studied at the Bear Valley School of Preaching and began his...
James Eric Postlethwait
Apr 11, 2019
James Eric Postlethwait, 62, of Olathe, passed away on April 11, 2019. He was born on November 17, 1956 to James and Roberta (Hilt) Postlethwait in Warrensburg, MO. James "Eric" Postlethwait graduated from Warrensburg High School in 1975. His passion was creating jewelry designs and received his GIA in 1987. He was in the jewelry industry for over 25 years...
Gertrude S. Reed
Apr 9, 2019
Gertrude S. Reed, 92, recently of Olathe, KS, passed away on April 9, 2019. She was born on November 14, 1926 to William Kraus and Gertrude (Conley) Kraus in LaGrange, IL.On April 9, 1946, Gertrude married Merwyn Reed. Gertrude and Merwyn had five children together, Patrick, Jackie, James, Teresa and Debra. She was a military wife, living in several states...
Ean Schulmeister
Apr 8, 2019
Ean James Schulmeister, 17, of Olathe KS, passed away on April 8, 2019 at Overland Park Regional Hospital.He was born on October 21, 2001 to Brian and Lori (Mattson) Schulmeister at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee, KS.Ean was very athletic, spent many years playing soccer, but the thing he loved the most was spending time with friends. Ean is survived...
Jack William Coatney
Apr 6, 2019
Jack William Coatney, precious baby boy of William & Jessica (Anning) Coatney was born into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. He weighed 6.06 pounds, 20.5 inches long. Although Jack's life was short, his story is one of love, faith & hope. His mommy & daddy, along...
Evelyn M. Grover
Apr 6, 2019
Evelyn M. Grover, 93, of Olathe, KS formerly of Rockford, IL passed Sat. April 4, 2019. She is survived by her sister Norma Drews of Olathe, cremation is planned. To leave a special message for Evelyn's family please use the "share memories" button above.
Lyle "Gene" Cunningham
Apr 5, 2019
LYLE "GENE" EUGENE CUNNINGHAM, 81, passed away April 5, 2019 in Olathe, KS.He was born April 23, 1937 in Parsons, KS to Verdna Lavina( Bowman) and Lyle Frank Cunningham. On July 5, 1958 he was married to Elizabeth "Betty" O'Hara at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons, KS.Gene and Betty moved to Chanute, KS in 1965 and he was employed...
Terri Lynn Senger
Apr 5, 2019
Terri Lynn Senger, daughter of the late Bobbie Layne Hickman and Dorcas Ann Hickman, was born December 1, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas. She entered into eternal rest April 5, 2019, at the age of 61.On May 31, 1980, she was married in Alton, Missouri, to Jeffrey Lynn Senger. Terri cherished spending time with her family; some of her favorite family...
Marilyn A. Ross
Apr 4, 2019
Marilyn Agnes Ross, 89, of Olathe, KS, passed away on April 4, 2019.She was born on July 26, 1929 to Myron and Ruby (Crane) Hinkley at Riverside, CA.On August 1, 1953, she married Sigurd C. Ross, and they made their home in San Jose CA, later retiring to Olathe KS.Marilyn worked as an elementary school librarian in San Jose for...
Noah Beckham Carter
Apr 4, 2019
Noah Beckham Carter passed away peacefully in the loving arms of his parents at Children's Mercy Hospital on April 4, 2019. He was born on April 2, 2019 at 8:51 pm and gave his family an unbelievable 30 hours to spend with him given the severity of his multiple congenital heart defects. Although Noah's life here on Earth was very...
Lineta G. Castor
Apr 2, 2019
Lineta Gay Castor of Osawatomie Kansas died Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 at North point in Paola Kansas. Surrounded by her loving family and the caring staff from North Point and Ascend Hospice.Lineta was born on February 9th,1959 in Kansas City, Kansas The 2nd child to the late Dallas and Evelyn Castor. She graduated from Hillcrest High School in Springfield, MO.Lineta...
Leslie Longberg
Apr 2, 2019
Leslie (Les) C. Longberg, 72, passed away unexpectedly April 2, 2019 at his home in Kansas City. He was born June 21, 1946, to Harry and Parthena (Watson) Longberg.He graduated from Belleville High School in 1964, and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kansas State University in 1968. In 1973, earned his M.S. in marketing from the University of...
John William Colgan, Jr.
Apr 1, 2019
John William Colgan, Jr. died April 1, 2019. He is survived by his children: Jeff Colgan, David Colgan & Kandace Johnson; 7 grandchildren & 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Chris L. Jones
Apr 1, 2019
Chris Lee Jones, 61, of Olathe, passed away on April 1, 2019 at his home.He was born on September 5, 1957 to Earl and Marva (Shaffer) Jones in Fairbanks, Alaska.Chris worked as a Lead Utilities Engineer for Upfield.On October 8, 1976, he married Deborah June Jones (Ahrens). Chris and Deborah lived in Olathe, Kansas.He was a member of operating engineers...
Charles Edward Hunt
Apr 1, 2019
Charles Edward Hunt ("Charley"), 82, of Olathe, passed away on April 1, 2019. He was born on December 12, 1936 to Charles and Ruah (Lyerla) Hunt in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Charles grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri. He attended college at Harris Teachers College and received an Honorable Discharge after serving...
Martha Louise Hodges
Apr 1, 2019
Martha Hodges was reunited with her husband and country-western dancing partner, John Hodges, on April 1, 2019, at the age of 91.She always enjoyed working, especially the 10 years she spent at Cramer Chemical Company. She enjoyed reading the Bible before breakfast, driving all over the United States with her sister and niece, Jodi Schweiger, making biscuits with her grandson,...
Laura Lynn Chowins
Mar 31, 2019
Laura Lynn Chowins, 50, passed away on March 31, 2019 at her home in Paola, KS. She was born on December 17, 1968 in McHenry County, IL. On May 21st, 1989, she married Kenneth Gene Chowins. She was a member of the Life Spring Church, and worked as a Para-professional for the Paola School District for the last year and...
Bertha Lukawski
Mar 31, 2019
Bertha Lukawski, 76, of Olathe, KS formerly of Boone, IA, peacefully passed away in her home on March 31, 2019.Bertha was born in Lunteren, Holland on August 2, 1942 to Aalt and Gysbertje (Veenhof) Boon. Her family immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1950 and settled in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The family quickly relocated to Boone where she attended the...
Marilyn Lucas Mcknight
Mar 30, 2019
Marilyn's obituary will be posted soon, please check back. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions to Ascend Hospice, 4550 W. 109th Street, Suite 210, Overland Park, KS 66211To leave a special message for her family or to share a memory of Marilyn, please click on the "Share Memories" tab above or scroll down below.
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