Obituaries
Vera Mae Nichols
Feb 11, 2024
Vera Mae Nichols of Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the age of 96. Vera was born January 12, 1928, in Greenwood County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Albert and Tammy (Bair) Stuber. Vera graduated from Climax High School. She met her future husband Wayne Carl Nichols in Eureka, Kansas. They...
Rose Ann Giangrande (Fenning)
Feb 11, 2024
Rose Ann Giangrande, age 76, of Kansas City, passed away on February 11, 2024 at St. Lukes Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Daniel Fenning. She was born on November 4, 1947 to Leonard T. Giangrande and Rose E. (Guglielmo) Giangrande in Cleveland, OH. She was a graduate of St. Steven's High School in...
Wanda Jean Hunt
Feb 11, 2024
Wanda Jean Hunt, 90, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024. She was born on March 6, 1933 in Olathe, Kansas to Henry and Cecil (Barker) Radcliffe. Wanda grew up in Olathe Kansas with her parents and 4 brothers. She graduated from St Johns High School in 1951 and worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell...
Dick Gene Boerger
Feb 9, 2024
Dick Gene Boerger, age 83, of Leawood, passed away on February 9th, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family. He leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and cherished memories.Dick was born on February 8th, 1941, to his parents Dietrich Phillip Boerger and Helen Ann Kuhlman Boerger, at their home on the family farm south of Linn, Kansas. He...
Carol Rae White
Feb 8, 2024
Carol Rae White, 91, of Overland Park, passed away on February 8, 2024 at Rose Estates. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024 at 10:30am at Penwell-Gabel Olathe Chapel with burial to follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe, KS. A luncheon will follow at 6407 W. 147th Terrace, Overland Park, Kansas 66223. She was born on...
Mary Ann Freeman
Feb 6, 2024
Mary Ann Carson Freeman was born October 20, 1928, in Hamilton, Kansas, to Harold Kenneth ("HK") Carson and Mary Naomi Colvin Carson. She was the third daughter, following Alice and Lila. Sister Mona was born next and then two brothers, George and Dennis. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1946. She worked as a clerk at the Williams Filling...
Philip Earl Root
Feb 6, 2024
Philip Earl Root of Overland Park, KS, 61, passed way Tuesday, February 6, 2024. A celebration of life will be held in Olathe, KS at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 Black Bob Rd., on Saturday, February 24, 2023 at 1:30 pm with visitation following the service. A private burial service will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka, KS at...
Sara J Evans
Feb 6, 2024
Sara Jane Shaw Evans passed away on February 6th, 2024 at the age of 86. She was surrounded by her children.Sara was born on September 27th, 1937 in Atchison, Kansas to Benjamin and Gladys (McKee) Shaw. Shortly after, her parents and sister Barbara moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. She graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1955 and went on to study...
Ruth Alberta Dubowski
Feb 5, 2024
Ruth (Ruthie) Alberta Dubowski, 75, of Olathe, passed away on February 5, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospice House peacefully with family by her side. She was born on November 28, 1948 to Peter and Ethel (Clark) Porta in Detroit, MI.On August 20th,1977 she married David Michael Dubowski, and they made their home in the Detroit area for several years and...
Jennifer Lynn Johnson
Feb 4, 2024
Jennifer Lynn Johnson, 41, of Olathe, passed away on February 4, 2024 at home. She was born on May 10, 1982 to Douglas and Deborah (Helleson) Prochnow at Kansas City, MO. She loved to dance and was part of Leigh's School of Dance. While performing at Abilene Christian University she met her husband, Casey Johnson.They were married three years later...
Ruth O'Brien
Feb 4, 2024
Ruth M. O'Brien, 92 of Olathe, passed away on February 4th, 2024 at Cedar Lake Village. Ruth was born on December 28th, 1931 to Lyman and Elsie (Schauer) Glass in Belvidere, IL. It was in Belvidere that she met and married her high school sweetheart Dan O'Brien. They were married for 56 wonderful years.Ruth worked as an accountant for many...
Mary Gruss
Feb 3, 2024
Mary Gruss, 77, sadly passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024. She was surrounded by dear friends when she entered into her final rest. Mary was born on September 23, 1946, in Tiffin, OH. She spent much of her life working for the FAA in Olathe, KS. She was dedicated to her career and had many accomplishments. She always enjoyed...
Ernest Wolf
Feb 1, 2024
Ernest C. Wolf, 82, of Gardner, passed away on February 1,2024 at Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas.He was born on May 29, 1941 to John and Jessie (Joy) Wolf in rural Smith County, Kansas at the family home, commonly known as Sam's Place. He was raised in Norton, Kansas. After graduating from Norton Community High School, Ernie moved to Salina,...
Fred Joseph Cygan
Feb 1, 2024
Fred "Freddy" Joseph Cygan, son of Pamela Sue and Theodore Joseph Cygan Sr., was born March 27, 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas. Fred died peacefully February 1, 2024, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, KS with his family by his side due to complications from Cancer. Born clubfooted, Fred overcame adversity at a very young age. Despite Dr's saying he...
Sheryl Jean Clanton
Jan 30, 2024
Sheryl Jean Clanton, 63, of Bucyrus, Kansas, passed away on January 30, 2024, at KU Medical Center. She was born on April 18, 1960, to Gene and Norma McCorkendale in Olathe, Kansas. Sheryl grew up in Stanley, Kansas and graduated from Blue Valley High School in 1978. Following high school she earned an associate's degree in accounting from Johnson County...
Daniel Christopher Eastman
Jan 30, 2024
Daniel Christopher Eastman, 25, of Olathe, KS passed away on January 30, 2024. He graced the world with his presence on December 15, 1998, in Kansas City, MO the first son of Philip and Kimberly (Adler) Eastman. He was currently employed at Jimmy John's in Overland Park, KS where he greatly enjoyed the company of his coworkers. He was a...
Patricia A. Owens
Jan 29, 2024
Patricia Annette Owens was born June 11, 1940, to Dwight and LaVelle (Berry) Yarbrough in Nashville, Tennessee where her love of music was born. Her family moved to Bethany, Oklahoma where she spent the majority of her formative years. She moved to Kansas following her passion for music as a teacher and resided in Kansas until the death of her...
Lucille Pilgrim
Jan 28, 2024
Lucille (Lucy) Pilgrim passed away at her home on January 28, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born February 23, 1926 and was only a few days short of reaching her 98th birthday. Lucy was born in a rural town in North Georgia and lived there with her parents and five siblings before venturing to Atlanta to seek...
Nancy Joyce Murray
Jan 28, 2024
Nancy Joyce Chasin Murray, 84, of Olathe, passed away on January 28, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 29, 1939 to Joseph and Joyce (Molesworth) Pinkham in Washington, DC. She spent the first 13 years of her life living in various towns along the east coast. She found her way to Kansas when...
Maryanna Bell Nerney
Jan 27, 2024
In loving memory of Maryanna Bell Nerney, 84, who passed away peacefully in her home at Maggie's Place, Overland Park, KS on January 27, 2024. Maryanna was born on St. Patrick's Day in 1939, in Denver, Colorado to Charles N. and Irene Burr Bell.Although she was born in Denver, she was raised in a mining town, Camp Bird Mine, in...
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