A. Thomen Reece, Md
Mar 13, 2018
A. Thomen Reece, MDDr. Adelbert Thomen Reece, 80, of Olathe, passed away on March 13, 2018 at Garden Terrace in Overland Park. He was born on July 16, 1937 to Dr. Adelbert Samuel and Ella (Thomen) Reece in Kansas City, MO. Thomen is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl, his daughters Stephanie Reece and Andrea Reece (Becky Nidiffer), step-daughters Kristin...
Donald Edward Pavey
Mar 13, 2018
Donald "Don" Edward Pavey, 96, of Olathe, KS and Minneapolis, MN passed away peacefully on March 13, 2018 as a result of a life well lived. Don was born on December 13, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Lillian (Butler) Pavey. After graduating from North High School, Don started working at Coast-to-Coast Hardware Stores. On May 16, 1942 he...
Andrew Harley Caraway
Mar 9, 2018
Andrew Harley Caraway, 16, of Olathe, passed away on March 9, 2018. He was born on November 27, 2001 to John Caraway and Shera Grimm. Andrew was born in Olathe, KS. Even before birth, Andrew marched to the beat of his own drum giving his mother preterm contractions starting at 12 weeks. Andrew finally arrived 10 days after his due...
Franklin B. Thompson
Mar 9, 2018
Franklin Burl Thompson, 74, of Overland Park, Kansas went home to be with the Lord on March 9, 2018.Frank was born on January 9, 1944 in Wellington, KS to Burl and Betty (Hackney) Thompson. He graduated Wellington High School, class of 1962, making lifelong friends through band, drama, football and basketball. Frank served in an United States Air Force band...
Shirley A. Schwab
Mar 8, 2018
Shirley A. Schwab, 77, of Overland Park, KS passed away on March 8, 2018.Shirley was born October 15, 1940 in Kansas City, Mo to William and Beatrice Trueblood. She married Dr. JD Schwab on July 11, 1966. They raised their 2 children in Belton, Mo. She attended Southwood Church of the Nazarene in Raytown, before moving to Topeka, and faithfully...
Howard Walter Schoene
Mar 6, 2018
Howard Walter Schoene, 79, of Olathe, passed away on March 6, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on April 27, 1938 to Arno F. Schoene and Helen Beatrice Schoene at Washington Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.He served our country in the United States Marine Corps from September 1956 to September 1958. After his military service, he worked for Continental...
Joyce Deasley
Mar 5, 2018
Joyce Deasley, the dearly loved wife of Alex Deasley, passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Monday, March 5, 2018. Born on October 28, 1935 in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, the second child of Henry and Etha Metz, she took great pride in her Canadian heritage. She was educated at Canadian Nazarene College, Red Deer, Alberta, and at the...
Marilou Eklund
Mar 5, 2018
Marilou M. Eklund, 93, of Topeka, KS passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Mon. March 5, 2018. Marilou was born June 18, 1924 in Florence, KS to Rolla and Marie Reynolds, she had 4 siblings.She was preceded in death by her husband Laurence T. Eklund in 1992, her parents, and two sons; Jack E. Eklund in 1977 and James...
Robert Dean Bell
Mar 3, 2018
Robert Dean Bell, 83, passed away March 3, 2018 in Olathe, KS.Services are pending.To leave a message for the family, please click on the "Share Memories" button above.
Brian Evan Barkley
Mar 3, 2018
BRIAN EVAN BARKLEYMay 3, 1943 – March 3, 2018Brian Barkley was passionate about life! He was loving, generous and loyal to everyone around him. He loved the Lord and followed His teachings faithfully. He was a long time member of Colonial Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon for several years.Brian was born and raised in Milan, Missouri and...
Lois Lee Rice
Mar 1, 2018
LOIS LEE RICE, age 97, passed away March 1, 2018 in Olathe, KS.Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 2:00pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS with visitation an hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Hospice House of Olathe Medical Center.Lois was born February 25, 1921 in Lancaster, MO to...
Jason Vagenas
Feb 27, 2018
Jason Vagenas, 49, of Olathe, passed away February 27, 2018. He is survived by his parents John and Sally Vagenas. Cremation. Private family services.
Lois Jeanne Blake
Feb 27, 2018
Lois Jeanne Blake, 79, of Topeka (formally of Olathe), passed away on February 27, 2018. She was born on April 27, 1938 to Lowell and Mary (Covell) Knee in Dayton, OH. Lois grew up in Phillipsburg, OH and married Alan Stidham in 1956. She was a military wife and mother raising six children. She married Benjamin Blake in 1983. Lois...
Laurence Miles Shaffer
Feb 26, 2018
Laurence M. "Larry" Shaffer was born in Kinsley, Kansas to Ruth and Bud Shaffer. He graduated with a bachelor degree from Kansas State University and a master degree in counseling from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He devoted his professional life to assisting those with mental illness and found great satisfaction in this line of work. He is...
Luella Lucille Ekberg
Feb 25, 2018
Luella Lucille Ekberg, 97, of Overland Park, KS, formerly of Ottawa, KS, passed away on February 25, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House.She was born on November 5, 1920, to Pete and Ella Sinner in Culbertson, NE.On November 18, 1950, she married Roy Victor Ekberg.Luella was a homemaker, and eventually worked for Foremost Insurance while living in Overland Park. After retirement...
Terry J. Affholder
Feb 25, 2018
Terry J. Affholder, 63, of Stilwell, passed away on February 25, 2018. He was born on September 17, 1954 to Elmer Lee and Jo Ann (Willey) Affholder in Marysville, KS. Terry spent his early childhood in Leavenworth Kansas and most of his school years in Topeka. He was active in the band at Highland Park High School. During his senior...
Verdean Farrell Owens
Feb 24, 2018
Rev. Verdean Farrell Owens passed from this life into his eternal reward on February 24, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on June 2, 1928 to Homer Owens, Sr., and Esther (Thornburg) Owens in Huntsville, Indiana. On August 29, 1947 he married Janice Naylor in Modoc, Indiana, she preceded him in death in 1988. On September 9, 1989 he...
Clarissa Ann Carr
Feb 22, 2018
Clarissa Ann Carr, 88, of Gardner, Kansas, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away February 22, 2018 at the Olathe Medical Center after a short illness.Clarissa was born December 6, 1929, in Waterloo, Iowa to Louis Henry Funk and Clara Belle (Varner) Funk. She grew up in Waterloo, Iowa and graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1948.On June 24,...
Miranda Kay Crum
Feb 21, 2018
Miranda ("Mandy") Kay Crum of Olathe, Kansas began bringing joy, laughter, and love to all that surrounded her on March 17th, 2013. That's right...Mandy Kay born on St. Patty's Day.Her parents, Gregory Trent Crum and Emily Diane Crum (Stephan), dreamed of four children and Mandy was the perfect addition to complete the family. From the beginning, Mandy was strong, independent,...
Bonnie L. Berardi
Feb 21, 2018
Bonnie L. Berardi, 64, of Olathe, passed away on February 21, 2018. She was born on April 26, 1953 to Leon and Dorothy (Quates) Emmert in Joliet, IL.Bonnie grew up in Illinois, graduating from the Joliet Township High Schools in 1972. She then started her career of caring for others while working as a physical therapist assistant at St. Joseph...
