Obituaries
Vita Goppert
Nov 13, 2014
Vita Mignon Scribner GoppertVita Goppert, 94, Olathe, KS died November 13, 2014 at her home. Vita Mignon Scribner Goppert was born to Charlie Howard Scribner and Cecil Viola McLean Scribner November 26, 1919 in Denver, CO. During Vita's early life the family moved about the Midwest, finally settling in Fayette, MO. In 1940 Vita and her parents moved to Kansas...
Cynthia Price
Nov 12, 2014
Cynthia L. Price, 64, of Olathe, KS passed away Wed. Nov. 12, 2014.In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Hospice House of Olathe Medical Park.Cindi was born Oct. 26, 1950 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and Lola Lewis. She married the love of her life Larry Price, Sr. on Aug 1st, 1980 in Olathe, KS where they...
Gene Brackin
Nov 11, 2014
Gene N. Brackin, of Olathe Kansas passed away shortly after 6 PM on November 11, 2014 due to complications from lung cancer, at the age of 73. Mr. Brackin is survived by his wife of 51 years Patricia J. Brackin, his siblings Linda Frost and Jerry Brackin and his sons, their spouses and their children: Jon and LeAnn, Jeff and...
Delores Haake
Nov 10, 2014
Delores "Dorrie" Haake, 62, of Kansas City, Mo., has passed away. She is survived by her sister, her brother, and several other relatives and friends. Following cremation, the family will mourn privately.
Pauline R. Young
Nov 10, 2014
Pauline was born on November 24, 1937 in Emporia, Kansas. She was the oldest daughter of Bertha (Bowers) and Paul Browning. In 1943, her younger sister, Sara Ann Browning was born with Downs Syndrome. During World War II, and her early school years, Pauline's family moved to San Francisco, CA due to her father's work as a civilian electrical contractor...
James Bartle
Nov 9, 2014
James J. "Jim" Bartle, 85, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Jim was born December 2, 1928 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Ellsworth and Gertrude Bartle. He was a member of the Field Kindley High School class of 1946 and after graduation was employed with the Missouri Pacific Railroad....
Myrtle "Maxine" Moore
Nov 9, 2014
Myrtle Maxine (Biberstein) Moore, 91, formerly of Wichita, KS passed away peacefully November 9, 2014 in Shawnee, KS.She was born July 1, 1923 in Attica, KS to Frank and Myrtle (Carr) Biberstein. Following the death of her own mother in 1925, young Maxine was lovingly raised by her step-mother, Ailsie Hays Biberstein. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.Our...
Robert Zambri
Nov 5, 2014
Robert "Bob" R. Zambri, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 5, 2014 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe. Bob was born in Montclair, New Jersey to Mariane (Ferraro) and Patsy Zambri on October 20, 1940. He graduated from St. Benedict High School, Seton Hall University and Seton Hall Law School. He then began his lifelong career...
Brantley Cooper Vernon
Oct 31, 2014
Brantley Cooper Vernon, infant son of Kayla N. Vernon, was called home to be with the Lord on October 31, 2014. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 5 from 12:00-1:00pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob, Olathe, KS followed by a graveside service at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery at 2:00pm.
Mary Leola Berg
Oct 31, 2014
Mary Leola Berg, age 82, died October 31, 2014 at Villa St. Francis of Olathe,Kansas. Miss Berg was born January 4, 1932 to Roy A. and Glenna E. (Sloan)Berg on a farm west of Thayer, Kansas. She attended Lone Elm school, a oneroom country school near Thayer, for her first eight grades. She graduated fromAltoona Rural High School as Valedictorian...
Patricia Ann Palmer
Oct 27, 2014
Patti Palmer, 71, of Olathe, KS passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2014. Patti was born the youngest of 4 children to Montford Glenn and Leroy Kelley in Amarillo, Texas. They had relocated to Bushton, Kansas when a tragic accident left 12 year old Patti, her two brothers and her sister to be adopted by Andersen and Ethyl Kelley...
Dorothy D. Gatchell
Oct 26, 2014
Dorothy Dominick Gatchell died peacefully on Oct. 26, 2014 at Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park after a long journey through the fog of Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her three children: Judy Peterson of Billings, MT, Kip Gatchell of Dallas, TX, and David Gatchell of Leawood, KS. She is also survived by six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The...
Cora Lee Vollmer
Oct 25, 2014
Cora Lee Vollmer passed away Saturday Oct 25, 2014 due to heart failure after a life long battle from congenital heart defects. She was born Jan 8, 1945 and grew up in Cross City, Florida with 13 other brothers and sisters. She moved to the Kansas City area in 1962. She was preceded in death by her father and mother,...
Lenard Clark
Oct 22, 2014
Lenard H. Clark, 71, of Olathe, Kansas passed away October 22, 2014. Lenard was born on April 16, 1943, in Hayti, MO. He moved to Olathe, KS in 1967 and served at the NAS in Olathe until 1968 and remained a resident of Olathe.He was preceded in death by his mother Bessie Hudgens; sister Margaret Ann; and brother James Clark....
Joshua Whitmore
Oct 21, 2014
Joshua Whitmore, 33, passed away peacefully on Oct 21, 2014. He is survived by parents Randy (Sharie) Whitmore and Brenda (Tom) Cross; and sisters Jennifer Whitmore, Whitney Miller, and Kristeen Clay. The family will receive friends for a visitation at 2 pm on Saturday at Penwell Gabel Olathe Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 3 PM.
Eugene Bryant
Oct 19, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Bryant, 89, of Chanute, KS passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at his home.He was born August 17, 1925 in Marion County, GA, the eldest of 10 children. Gene proudly served in the US Army Air Corps and the US Air Force during WWII and the Korean conflict. He held degrees in Business, Psychology and Divinity and utilized...
Mary Overfelt
Oct 14, 2014
Mary Overfelt, 94, passed away October 14, 2014. She was born in PA on May 18, 1920. After serving as a WAVE in WW II, Mary moved to Kansas City to work as an airline hostess for TWA. She married Charles Overfelt in 1948. Mary began to sell real estate in the 1960s and later owned Overfelt Realty. She developed...
Wyatt Punzo
Oct 11, 2014
Wyatt Ethan Punzo, 18, of Olathe, Kansas passed away October 11, 2014. Wyatt was born October 24, 1995. He graduated from Olathe North Class of 2014. He was well loved by many friends and family. He always put everyone before himself. We will miss his sense of humor and his smile. He was preceded in death by his mother Vanessa...
Barbara Tracy
Oct 11, 2014
Barbara Jeanette Tracy, 83 of Olathe, KS, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Shawnee Gardens, Shawnee, KS. She was born February 14, 1931 in Wellington, Kansas to Arthur Vivian Nutt and Marie Elizabeth Charlotte (Schultz) Nutt. Barbara married Roy Edward Tracy in 1949, and they moved to Olathe, Kansas in 1960. She was preceded in death by her husband of...
Anthony Oley
Oct 10, 2014
Anthony MartÃn Oley, 77, of Olathe, Kansas, passed way Friday, October 10, 2014. Anthony was born June 29, 1937 in Patterson, New Jersey to Anthony and Amelia Monaco-Oley. In his early life, Anthony was a proud United States Marine. After being honorably discharged, Anthony then pursued and successfully retrieved his pilot's license. This profession would not pan out as there...
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