Albert Cerne
Mar 17, 2015
Al was born December 18, 1925 to Ignac and Mary Cerne in West Mineral Kansas. The youngest of 9 children, Al joined his brothers enlisting in the Army at age 17. He served with the 101st Airborn making a jump in Normandy and his final one across the Rhine where he was wounded. Earning a Purple Heart, he returned home...
William Riek
Mar 16, 2015
William (Bill) George Riek, 71, of Warsaw, MO, passed away on March 16, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS, following a year-long battle with lung cancer. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society (Relay For Life), and sent in care of Melissa Fletcher, 809 S. Hunter Dr., Olathe, KS 66061. He was born on...
Billie Compton
Mar 16, 2015
Billie Compton, 92, a long-time resident of Olathe, died March 16, 2015 at Aberdeen Village. She was born August 28, 1922 in Carrollton, MO to Olive Horn Brewer and William E. Brewer. Billie received an associate degree from William Woods College. After graduating she married her high school sweetheart, Edwin T. Compton, (Olathe North High School teacher and City of...
Scott Simpson
Mar 15, 2015
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Margaret Smith
Mar 15, 2015
Margaret "Marge" Emma Camfield Smith, age 96, of Olathe, Kansas, beloved founding first lady of MidAmerica Nazarene University, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 15, 2015. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the Olathe Hospice House. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. To the Community of Olathe and MidAmerica...
Howard Shearer, Ii
Mar 14, 2015
Howard Wright Shearer, II, "Howard Jr.", age 73, died March 14, 2015 from a brain tumor. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to to the Deaf Cultural Center, 455 E. Park, Olathe, KS 66061, or to Deaf Christian Ministries Foundation of the Midwest, P.O. Box 13294, Overland Park, KS 66282.Howard was born April 16, 1941 in Coffeyville, Kansas. His...
Jeanette James
Mar 13, 2015
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Robert Kennedy
Mar 9, 2015
Robert Joseph Kennedy (Bob), 58, Mission Hills, Kansas, died Monday, March 9, 2015. He was a devoted husband and father, and he was surrounded by his loving wife and children.Bob was born November 30, 1956 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, the son of Dorothy and Tom Kennedy. He was raised in Salina, Kansas and graduated from Salina South High School, then...
James Berberick
Mar 9, 2015
James (Jim) Andrew Berberick, 74, of Overland Park, passed away on March 9, 2015 at NorthCare Hospice House. He was born on December 5, 1940 to Jacob and Catherine (Best) Berberick in Topeka, KS . Jim is survived by his children Tiffany Knowles, Katrina Berberick and James B. Berberick, brother Joe Berberick and sisters Maryann Belden, Tressa Malecki, Marsha Bartley...
Quinn K. Cloepfil
Mar 8, 2015
Quinn K. Cloepfil, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away March 8, 2015. Quinn was born in Lawrence, Kansas on September 29, 1949. He is survived by brothers Eric and Kevin Cloepfil and sister Carol Clement Conner, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Kieth S. Cloepfil and Mary Jane (Quinn) Cloepfil. To leave a message...
Edmund F. Collins
Mar 7, 2015
Edmund F. Collins, 80, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2015. He was born in Fort Dodge, IA in 1935. As a youngster he excelled in baseball and basketball, earning a college scholarship in basketball. After college he joined the marine corps where he served as a frogman. He worked at Lee Jeans for 26 years before his retirement. He...
Larry Jobe
Mar 6, 2015
Larry Jobe, age 72, passed away at home in Olathe, KS on March 6, 2015.Larry was born August 9, 1942 in Neosho, Missouri to Vernon and Eula Jobe. He was a graduate of Neosho High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965 when he was honorably discharged after serving overseas. Larry received a Masters...
John Davis
Mar 5, 2015
John William Davis (27 of Olathe) passed away Wednesday morning, March 5th, 2015. John was surrounded by friends and family at the time of his death. He was born in Olathe on July 14th, 1987 to his parents Sue A. & George W. Davis. In his life, his favorite past times were going to the movies, eating out, bowling, and...
Burton Shepard, Jr
Mar 5, 2015
Burton M. Shepard passed away peacefully on March 5, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife, Hester, and his children Buzz Shepard (Nancy), Mark Shepard (Jeanne), and LouAnn Shepard Muhm, as well as five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to The Heart of America Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association (https://www.alz-heartofamerica.org/donate/TributeMemorial.aspx)...
Shannon Leavell
Mar 4, 2015
Shannon Nichole Leavell, age 30 of Acworth, GA passed away March 4, 2015. She was born in Kansas City, MO, later moving to Olathe, KS where she lived until moving to GA in 1999. While in KS, she attended & graduated Prince of Peace Catholic School and went on to St. Thomas Aquinas for her freshman year of high school....
William Leseberg, Jr.
Mar 4, 2015
William (Bill) Leseberg, Jr. of Olathe, Kansas, 80, passed away March 4, 2015. William was born May 10, 1934 in Beatrice, Nebraska to William and Kathryn Leseberg. He served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957 when he was honorably discharged. William received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Mid-America Nazerene College in 1976....
Edmund Ahrens
Mar 4, 2015
Ed Ahrens of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on March 4, 2015 in the presence of family at St. Luke's Hospice House. Ed was born on October 13, 1929, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Charles Henry Ahrens and Helen M. Kingsbury. He graduated from The University of Kansas with honors in political science and was elected...
Lt. Joseph Nagy
Mar 1, 2015
Lt. Joseph Scott Nagy, 51, of Olathe, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2015 with his wife, Carla and children Joe, Nicole and Chris at his bedside at KU Medical Center. Joe was born on May 13, 1963 to Joseph and Jean Nagy in Norton, KS. He graduated McKeesport Senior High School in 1981, and attended Penn State, while...
Brian Hunsley
Feb 28, 2015
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Clell Smith
Feb 27, 2015
Clell "Jake" Jay Smith, 72, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015. Son of Clell and Mattie Smith and brother to Clair "CB" Smith. Clell was born in Council Grove and attended school there until 1960, furthering his education at K.S.T.C of Emporia he received his B.S.E. degree. He taught school for one year in Lenora, KS...
