Obituaries
Nola Dean Fogo
May 29, 2018
Nola Dean Fogo, 88, of Platte City, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.Nola Dean Buckow was born on August 7, 1929, to Alma Margaret (Wrage) and Emil Hans Carl Buckow near St. Libory, Nebraska. Her family relocated to Grand Island, Nebraska in 1940, and she graduated from high school there in 1947.Nola attended...
Alan Arthur Abington
May 27, 2018
Alan Arthur Abington, 65, of Prairie Village, KS passed Sunday May 27, 2018. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30AM Thursday June 7 at Penwell-Gabel, Olathe Chapel. Memorial Service will be 10:30AM followed by inurnment at Leavenworth National Cemetery.Alan was born November 21, 1952 in Baltimore, MD to Charles Arthur Abington and Abby Cantu. He graduated from Saint Xaviers High School in Junction...
Bonney Jean Boyd
May 25, 2018
Bonney Jean (Craft) Boyd was born July 11, 1926 to Vernon and Blanche Craft in Buckley, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband Theodore Boyd, son Barry Boyd, and one grandchild.She is survived by her son Theodore V. Boyd, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Bonney was an LPN for Western State Hospital and then worked...
Robert Lee Millbern
May 25, 2018
Robert Lee Millbern, 84, of Olathe, KS, passed away on May 25, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House. He was born on July 1, 1933 to William and Thelma (McPheeters) Millbern at Baldwin, KS. Bob served our country in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955, and returned to the states in 1990 after thirty years as Director of Marketing...
Lisa Kathleen Hoisington
May 24, 2018
Lisa K. HoisingtonLisa Kathleen Cotté Hoisington, 54, of Olathe, KS died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.Lisa was born on September 10, 1963, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Thomas K. and Patsy Kaye Funck Cotté. She married Bruce Chandler Hoisington on September 20, 1986 in Emporia, KS.She is survived by her...
Donald West
May 23, 2018
Donald West, 80, of Olathe, KS passed away on May 23rd, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center due to complications following surgery.Donald, "Don" to all that knew him, was born on July 10th, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to Virginia West (Bradley) and Clifton West.Don joined the US Army in 1954 and retired as a Sergeant First Class in...
Betty Menyang Okao
May 23, 2018
BETTY MENYANG OKAO May 1, 1959 – May 23, 2018 Betty Menyang Okao, 59, of Overland Park, passed away on May 23, 2018 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 1, 1959 to Ernest and Jerogedo (Atim) Menyang in Lira, Uganda. Betty worked as a Cosmetology Instructor for 20 years. On December 5, 1989, she married...
Richard J Olson
May 21, 2018
Richard James Olson passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018, due to complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Richard was born on March 7, 1946 in Washington, DC to John and Clarissa Olson. Rich spent his youth in Newton, Kansas and following graduation from high school moved to Kansas City, Mo. to attend Rockhurst College. It was there that he met...
Marcella Mary Laughlin
May 20, 2018
Marcella (O'Halloran) Laughlin was born on September 16, 1935 and passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Marcella was a resident of Olathe, KS at the time of passing. A private family burial will take place at a later date.
Joseph James Lemark
May 19, 2018
Joseph James LeMark, 23, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. A visitation will be held from on Wednesday, May 23 from 6-8PM at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be said at 5:30PM. Mass will be at 10AM on May 24th at Church of the Ascension. Joseph was born on February 16, 1995 in...
Mary Jane Olson
May 16, 2018
Mary Jane Olson, of Overland Park, Kansas, entered heaven and met Jesus on May 16th, 2018. Mary was born in Eau Claire Wisconsin on September 11, 1929 to Frederick and Agnes Thoermer. She grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from High School there, and then attended the Wisconsin Teachers College. She had an older sister Judy and a younger...
John Albert Park
May 16, 2018
John Park of Tonganoxie, Kansas, passed away on May 16th at his home, surrounded by his family. John was born on September 23rd, 1955 in Kansas City, the eldest son of Edward (Bud) and Betty Park. He graduated from Ruskin High School in 1973 and soon after began his career with the railroad, starting with the Rock Island and ending...
Carl Henry Klusman
May 15, 2018
Carl Henry Klusman, 93, formerly of Paola, Kansas, died May 15 2018 at Good Samaritan, Olathe, Kansas. He was born October 8, 1924 in rural Lenexa to Harry and Gertrude (Hanser) Klusman. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife of 69 years, Gladys (Spielbusch) Klusman, brother Ernest Klusman, and son Robert James Klusman. His early childhood was spent...
Sanford Norton
May 14, 2018
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Robert O. Chambers, Jr.
May 11, 2018
Robert O'Neal "Bob" Chambers, Jr., age 65, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center.Bob was born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 30, 1952 to Robert and Florence (Snyder) Chambers. He grew up in Dallas Center, Iowa and graduated from Dallas Center High School in 1971. Bob worked in the heating/cooling and pipe...
Raymond E Cunningham
May 11, 2018
Raymond E. Cunningham, 93, of Olathe, passed away on May 11, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House. He was born on April 13, 1925 to Oral and Ida (Williams) in Greeley, Kansas.Raymond was in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.On April 5th 1947, he married Helen Dugger. Raymond worked as a Truck Driver for Farmland Industries. Besides the love...
Bettie Ellen (Bishop) Whitney
May 11, 2018
Bettie Ellen Whitney (née Bishop), 86, died May 11, 2018 at Olathe Health Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas, with family by her side. Bettie was a "leaper," born February 29, 1932 in Berkeley, Michigan. She was the daughter of Leo James Bishop and Pauline (Chesner) Bishop.Before retiring, Bettie worked as an administrative assistant in various industries such as engineering, insurance,...
Robert Wesley Graham
May 10, 2018
Robert Wesley (Robbie) Graham, 22, of Olathe, passed away May 10, 2018, following a brief illness. A 2014 graduate of Olathe South High School, he is survived by parents Cathy and Mark of Olathe, brother Joe of Duluth, grandmother Barbara Hess of Hot Springs, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. A sauté cook at Hereford House in Leawood, Rob enjoyed...
Elaine Marie Kaus
May 7, 2018
Elaine Marie Kaus, 83, of Overland Park, passed away on May 7,2018 having final victory over cancer. She was born on April 5,1935 to Richard and Marie (Brummel) Rozeboom in Denver, CO. Elaine grew up in Colorado, attended Ackley high school, then went on to Central College in Pella, IA. She married the love of her life and soul mate,...
Barbara Susan Carrithers
May 7, 2018
Barbara Susan Carrithers, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 69 on May 7th, 2018. She fought a private battle with cancer since the summer of 2016. Susan was born on December 4th, 1948. She grew up in KCMO, and attended Southwest High School and Baker University. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She is survived...
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