Obituaries
Vida Mccoy
Feb 27, 2015
Vida Mae McCoy, 90 of Olathe, Kansas passed away on February 27, 2015. She was born on November 20, 1924 to Frank and Eliza Mitts in Clarence, Missouri. Vida is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, John McCoy; children Stephen (Carol) McCoy and Leah (Don) Wards; six grandchildren Erinn, Carlo, Elisa, Patrick, Justin, and Tiffany; and seven great-granchildren...
Arnold James Scherzberg
Feb 23, 2015
A. James Scherzberg, age 72, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2015 with his daughter at his side, at the Tallgrass Creek retirement facility in Overland Park, Kansas. Jim was born August 20, 1942 to Arnold and Esther Scherzberg in Loup City, Nebraska. He attended college at Kearney State and then University of Nebraska, where he was a highly...
Suzanne Whitted
Feb 21, 2015
Suzanne Elaine Whitted passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 21, 2015. She was 71 years old.Suzanne Elaine Reinbold was born on November 28, 1943 to Edna and Raymond E. Reinbold in Osakis, Minn. She married Ivan Eugene Whitted in September 1960, with whom she loved to go fishing.An avid bridge player throughout her life, she...
George Schnellbacher
Feb 20, 2015
George Otto Schnellbacher tragically passed away at Children's Mercy Downtown, Kansas City, Missouri on February 20, 2015. He was born on September 28, 2011 along with his twin sister, Elle Grace, at Saint Luke's South in Overland Park, Kansas. Otto was the first-born son to Roxxy and George Jason Schnellbacher. He was baptized into the family of Christ at the...
Bill Belcher
Feb 20, 2015
Bill B. Belcher, 76, passed away peacefully on Fri, February 20, 2015.In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Hospice Angel Foundation 401 Center Ave. Bay City, MI 48708. Bill was born Jan. 21, 1939 in Harrison, AR to Clarence and Gayle (Vacha) Belcher. Bill grew up in Wichita, KS and graduated from Wichita West High School in 1956....
Norene Popplewell
Feb 19, 2015
Norene Miller Popplewell, only child of Audra Gandy Dildy and Benjamin L Dildy passed on February 19, 2015. She was 93. Norene was born in the small sawmill town of Gandy, La which was named after her grandfather, Rufus Gandy. She attended schools in Sabine Parish, graduating from Florien High School. Norene attended Dodd College, a private junior college for...
Ernestine Tietjen
Feb 18, 2015
Ernestine Catherine Tietjen was born on April 17, 1925 in New York City, NY, the youngest of 6 children to immigrant parents, Anna and Jozsef Damits . She was received into the Kingdom of God through the Rite of Holy Baptism in New York City. Ernestine attended New York City Public Schools graduating in 1944. Ernestine was married on June...
Wanda Knight
Feb 14, 2015
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Judith Edmundson
Feb 14, 2015
Judith "Judy" C. Edmundson, 76, of Kearney, Missouri passed away on February 12, 2015. She was born on March 31, 1938 to William Martin "Hank" and Pauline (Wheeler) Frye in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Robert Edmundson in 1984 and together made their home in Kearney, Missouri. Robert preceded her in death in 1998.Judy was a graduate of Olathe High...
Beulah Ellington
Feb 13, 2015
Beulah "Bee" G. Ellington, 85, of Olathe, passed away on February 13, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center.She was born on September 11, 1929 to Gifford and Gertrude (Minor) Adamson in Denver, CO.She married Sam Ellington in 1953, and together they made their home in Olathe. Bee worked as a public school math teacher primarily at Olathe High School for 30...
David Post
Feb 12, 2015
David Arthur Post, age 67, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke February 11, 2015 and died February 12th at 1:03 a.m. at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Westside Nazarene Church, 1700 West Santa Fe Street, Olathe, KS 66061 or the American Stroke Foundation, 5916 Dearborn Street, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202David was born in...
Chester Wittenborn
Feb 12, 2015
Chester J. "Chet" Wittenborn, 95, passed away February 12, 2015, at Evergreen Living Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born April 5, 1919 to Rev. Walter and Lottie Wittenborn in Chicago, IL. He was preceeded in death by his parents, brother Harold, and sister Shirley Donnick, his wife Wave, and L. Elizabeth "Betty" Wittenborn, the mother of his two children. Following...
Patrick Burk, Iii
Feb 10, 2015
Patrick H. Burk, III, 36 of Olathe, KS passed away suddenly at home Tues. Feb. 10, 2015.In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the familyPatrick was born July 27, 1978 in Omaha, NE to Patrick Jr. and Karen Burk. He worked at MC Fabrications and resided in Olathe most of his life.He was preceded in death by his...
Joseph Tracey
Feb 9, 2015
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Tracey died peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 9th, 2015 in Olathe, Kansas. Tony was born to Joe and Eleanor Tracey on February 22nd, 1939 in Oklahoma City, OK. Because of his father's employment, and later his own, he lived in nine different states and 18 cities. He spent several years of his youth in...
Jackie Tibbetts
Feb 9, 2015
Jackie A. Tibbetts, 81, passed away February 8, 2015, in Hutchinson, KS. Jackie was born December 9, 1933, in Peru, KS, to John D. and Stella Parman Morton. She grew up in Russell, KS. On February 10, 1952, Jackie married Norman S. Tibbetts. To this union five daughters were born. Jackie was a devoted mother and wife. She was very...
Alma Meyers
Feb 5, 2015
Alma (Goetz) Meyers, 76, of Olathe, Kansas, passed in peace with her family by her side on February 5, 2015. Visitation beginning with a rosary will be held on Sunday, February 8, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Penwell Gabel funeral home in Olathe. Funeral mass will be held at 10 am on Monday, February 9, at Prince of...
Dominic Burel
Feb 4, 2015
Dominic Achillles Burel, infant son of Michael Burel and Salia Hewing, was called home February 4, 2015.Also surviving are his grandmother, Charmaine Hewing, Great-grandparents, Anna and Albert Briscoe, and uncle Montez Hewing.
William Knapp
Feb 2, 2015
WILLIAM "BILL" KNAPP, age 62, of Olathe, KS, passed away February 2, 2015 while in St. Maarten. Bill was born in Middleport, NY on December 15th 1952, to Fred and Marie Knapp. He was a 1971 graduate of the Royalton-Hartland High School, and then attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA where he earned a degree in Pharmacy. Bill was also...
Sebastian Vazquez
Feb 2, 2015
Sebastian Lee Vazquez, age 7, passed away at Children's Mercy Hospital on February 2, 2015. He is survived by his parents, Migdalia Denise Vazquez and father Misael Tabares, and his sisters Angelique and Kimberly and brother Giovanny. Also surviving are his grandparents Lorena Tarin and Mario Vazquez, and aunts and uncles Mario Vazquez, Jr., Sandra and Diego Esparza, Norma Uribe...
Joshua Carl Mansheim
Feb 1, 2015
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Joshua Carl Mansheim (Josh) on February 1, 2015. Josh was born on July 8, 1992 in Berwyn Illinois at McNeal memorial hospital. At the age of seven, Josh was diagnosed with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. Josh graduated from Olathe East high school in 2011 where he had many mentors.With all...
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