RACHEL CLAIRE LEEKAge 20, passed away October 16, 2009 in Topeka, KS as a result of a hit-and-run accident in Lawrence, KS. The family suggests memorials to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry , 333 E Poplar Street, Olathe, Ks 66061. Rachel was born May 30, 1989 in Olathe, KS to James and Sandra Leek. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas...

Audrey Eileen Scott, 75 of Olathe, KS passed away Monday, October 12, 2009. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday October 16 at the Penwell Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Burial will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Laurel Cemetery, Haven, KS. Friends may call from 6-8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to American Cancer Society.She...

Gary M. Anderson, age 64, of Olathe, KS passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at home. He was born on November 8, 1944 in Kansas City, KS. Gary was a graduate of Washington High School, class of 1962. He was employed in various occupations, including work as a cable installer for Western Electric and a driver for Simmons. Gary enjoyed...

Frank Herman Ruth, Jr1946-2009Mr. Ruth went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct 4, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on Oct 17, 1946 in Fresno, CA to Frank Herman Ruth, Sr. and Marie Elizabeth DeMarini Ruth. He married Kathy Browne on August 3, 1968 in Fresno, CA. They settled in the Olathe area in 1978.He...

Reverend Robert Weathers, pastor, went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2009. He was born October 26, 1916 in Elkhorn Township, Iowa, to Eugene and Lou Tida Weathers. He married Dorothy Mae Woodward on January 20, 1939. After ministerial preparation, Bob and Dorothy accepted God's call on their lives and spent 45 years serving as pastors of Nazarene...

Michael Patrick Edmondson, 49, Olathe, KS passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Michael was born October 13, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri to Paul and Patricia Edmondson. He was a 1978 graduate of Olathe High School. He then graduated from Johnson County Community College with a Culinary Degree and became Executive Chef of the "Southern Belle" business cars with Kansas...

John M. Courtney, 67, of Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at home. Visitation will be 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 5 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5501 Monticello Road, Shawnee, KS; funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Greenville, MS. The family suggests contributions to the Culinary Arts Program at...

The family suggests contributions to the Alzheimers Association of Kansas City, 3846 West 75th Street,Prairie Village, KS 66208

Edna Marie Hand1941-2009Funeral service for Edna Hand, age 68 of Stilwell, will be Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:00 pm at St. Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6630 Nall Ave, Mission, KS, followed by interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home,...

Darrell Bert Hargiss (78) of Olathe, Ks passed away at home on September 25, 2009 after a long illness. He leaves behind his wife Juanita Hargiss, four children; Dennis and Terry Hargiss, Belinda Patton, and Rhonda Leeker and also four grandchildren; Aaron Hargiss, Brandi Leeker, Bobby Butler, and Briana Leeker and two great-grand children; Hunter and Kalob Hargiss. Darrell also...

Robert "Vegas" A. Hanson, 75, of Olathe, KS passed away September 24, 2009. The son of Edwin and Hazel Hanson, he was born on April 1, 1934 in Kansas City, KS. Robert retired in 1988 as Trainmaster, after 36 years of service with the Union Pacific Railroad. He then began a second career as a Marshall at Heritage Park Golf...

Mrs. Kathleen A. Finn, 61, of Olathe, Kansas passed away peacefully on September 20, 2009 from cancer. She was born on May 1, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas. She was a lifelong teacher making stops in Texas, Wichita and for the last 37 years at the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe. She touched the lives of hundreds of children...

Hazel M. Goodman, 90, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 16, at Evergreen Community Nursing Home, Olathe, KS. Hazel was born and raised in Garden City, KS to Charles and Josephine (Behr) Morris, the youngest of five children. She joined her sisters in attending God's Bible School in Cincinnati OH, where she received her diploma. It was...

Helen L. Knoche, 86, Stilwell, KS, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at her home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital c/o the Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66202. Helen was born to Oscar and Mae Mallicoat July 17, 1923 in Belton, MO living in Stanley/Stilwell areas most of...

Thomas Henry Kret, 64, passed away at his home September 16, 2009. Visitation will be Friday, September 18, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial services will follow at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home - Olathe Chapel, 14275 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, Kan., (913) 768-6777. Thomas was born October 19, 1944, to Sylvester and Mildred Kret...

Louis Joseph Kubus1916-2009Mr. Kubus passed away on Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on May 31, 1916 in Pittsburgh, PA.He was a resident of the North side of Pittsburgh, and graduated from Allegheny High School and went on to serve our country in the US Army. He returned from the war, and began his forty-two...

MICHAEL PAUL EARLY, Age 22, passed away September 13, 2009 in Joplin, MO. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 18 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Indian Creek Community Church, 12380 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS, with funeral services beginning at 4:00 p.m. Michael was born January 19, 1987 in Olathe, KS to Stephen and Charlotte "Suzy" Early. He graduated from...

Ed "Eddie" Rynard left this world on September 11, 2009. Ed was a devoted husband, loving father and cherished friend. Ed's wife, Terrie and daughters Lindsey and Megan, will welcome guest, friends and family for a celebration of life memorial service on Monday, Sept. 14th at 11AM at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS with a reception to follow. Contributions can...

Ashley P. Mirsepasi, 22, of Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday September 9, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center. Funeral Services will be at 10 AM Tuesday September 15, 2009 at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5-8:00 PM on Monday September 14 at the Funeral Home. The family suggests contributions to Children's...