Obituaries

Christopher Cummings

Christopher Cummings

Jul 27, 2024

Christopher Calvin Cummings, 40, of Olathe, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2024, at Olathe Medical Center. Chris was born on February 23, 1984, at San Antonio, TX. He has lived in Olathe, Kansas since 2001. Christopher is survived by his mother, Michelle Cummings, brother, Rusty and sister Lexe, bonus brother, Shawn, his grandfather, Calvin, his foster siblings, Kacey, (Olathe)...

Janet Marie Gillespie Carroll Collum

Janet Marie Gillespie Carroll Collum

Jul 27, 2024

Janet Marie Gillespie Carroll Collum, age 86, passed away July 27, 2024. She was born December 12, 1937 to Dominic and Margaret (Guthrie) Suszek in Alpena, Michigan. Janet worked at McDonalds and Dunkin' Donuts prior to her retirement. She is survived by her sons Gary Gillespie (Rosalie), Scott Gillespie (Cyndi), and Brice Gillespie, her sister, Jean Crawford, thirteen grandchildren and...

Erin Rae Mehi

Erin Rae Mehi

Jul 25, 2024

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Karen S. Brown

Karen S. Brown

Jul 25, 2024

Karen S. Brown, 71, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home on Thursday, July 25, 2024. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. Karen was born on March 28, 1953 in Great Bend, Kansas to William and Virginia (Ekstrom) Black. Being the oldest of four siblings, she naturally took on the role of caregiver from a young age. It...

Glenn Michael Shull

Glenn Michael Shull

Jul 24, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Glenn Michael Shull on July 24, 2024. He passed away in his home in Olathe, KS. The youngest of three siblings, he was born in Bucks County, PA on May 30, 1962. He attended Council Rock High School followed by College of the Redwoods. He is survived by his...

Jeanne Kay Owens

Jeanne Kay Owens

Jul 24, 2024

Jeanne's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service. Jeanne Kay Owens, 67, of Olathe, passed away on July 24, 2024. She was born on May 18, 1957 to William A. Hammer and Clarice L. Hammer in Marion, Kansas. She lived in Newton, KS until the age of 14, when her family moved...

Carol J Nolte

Carol J Nolte

Jul 24, 2024

Carol “Joyce” Nolte, 80 of Edgerton, Kansas, sadly left our world on July 24, 2024 after a life richly lived in devotion and faith. Joyce was born in 1943 to Beulah and Orrin Croan in Kincaid, Kansas. She was the youngest of ten children. Her early years were filled with family, fun and hard-work. Joyce married Harold Nolte, her loving...

David Earl Stark

David Earl Stark

Jul 20, 2024

David Earl Stark, 65, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1958 in Overland Park, Kansas to Maurice and Carolee (Walsh) Stark. David lived a life full of art and music, self-taught, and a natural at both. His earlier life was spent in several states. He graduated from Ypsilanti High...

Roberta Georgiana Stevens

Roberta Georgiana Stevens

Jul 19, 2024

Roberta Georgiana Stevens, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a brief two-month battle with metastatic lung cancer. Roberta was born on January 6, 1943, in Hamburg, Iowa to Clifford and Audra (Roberts) Harger. Roberta graduated from Shenandoah Community High School in Shenandoah, Iowa on June 2, 1960. That same year, Roberta married Gary...

Lorie Hyten

Lorie Hyten

Jul 18, 2024

Lorie Hyten of Olathe, KS died on Thursday, July 18 at age 71. She was born May 3, 1953, in Wellington, KS to William H and Bethel J (Adair) Hyten. Lorie graduated from Wellington High School and the University of Kansas. After working for several years as a radio news reporter in Garden City, KS, she moved to Bettendorf, IA...

Kathleen Stephens

Kathleen Stephens

Jul 18, 2024

Kathleen “Kate” Stephens, 84 years old, beloved wife, mother, Grammy and Memaw passed away on July 18, 2024. Kate was born on February 26, 1940 to James and Kathleen Nixon in Kansas City, Missouri. Kate will always be remembered for her kind heart and sharp wit. Kate met the love of her life, J.M. “Steve” Stephens, while attending Southwest High...

Carolyn Kay Hendley

Carolyn Kay Hendley

Jul 17, 2024

CAROLYN KAY HENDLEY, age 68, passed away July 17, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas after battling thyroid cancer and heart failure. Carolyn was born Friday, January 13, 1956 in Tuscumbia, MO to Ralph and Ruby Hendley. She graduated from Iberia High School in 1974, and Mid-America Nazarene College in 1978. Over the course of her career, she was employed with...

David Aaron Foote

David Aaron Foote

Jul 17, 2024

Aaron was born on January 28th, 1969, in Okinawa, Japan to Donald and Lynda (Nibarger) Foote. Aaron attended college at Nebraska University and worked at IQVIA as a manager for the service desk. Aaron was a playful man who enjoyed a wide variety of games. He had weekly online gaming with friends, was a creative Game Master for a Pathfinder...

James T. "Jim" Thorup

James T. "Jim" Thorup

Jul 16, 2024

On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after three months in the hospital and rehab centers in Kansas, James Tat (Jim) Thorup passed away peacefully at the age of 93, in the arms of his loving wife, Clara Beth Smith Thorup. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, James Berg Thorup and Agnes LaPreal Maxwell, son, James Clyde Thorup, brother Don...

Lori P. Feigh

Lori P. Feigh

Jul 16, 2024

Lori P. Feigh, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 after a courageous 3-year battle with breast cancer. She was born on May 9, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois to Jack and Pat McFadden. Lori grew up in Joliet, IL and attended St. Francis University (Bachelors) and Illinois State University (Masters) with a degree in Speech...

Audrey E. Riggen

Audrey E. Riggen

Jul 15, 2024

Audrey Evelyn Riggen, known lovingly as “Memaw,” passed from this life on July 15, 2024, at the age of 90. Born on December 20, 1933, she grew up as the youngest of eight children during the Great Depression. She is preceded in death by her husband, Orville Riggen, her parents, Henry and Jennie Foster, and seven siblings. She is survived...

Arlys Lange

Arlys Lange

Jul 14, 2024

To view a livestream of the service, Click here Arlys N. Lange, age 86, passed away July 14, 2024 surrounded by her family, at her home in Olathe, KS. She was born May 21, 1938 to Robert and Lorraine (Glaser) Stephens in Elm Creek, Nebraska. On June 1st, 1958, she married James Lange, and they made their home in Columbus,...

Marcia Fry Krane

Marcia Fry Krane

Jul 14, 2024

Marcia Fry Krane, 90, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2024. Marcia was born October 13, 1933, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Bill and Elsa (Welcker) Fry. A graduate of Fairfield High School, she earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa. In 1954, she married Robert Krane of Fairfield, Iowa, and shared more than 60 years...

Lannie Charles Ornburn Sr.

Lannie Charles Ornburn Sr.

Jul 14, 2024

Lannie's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service. Lannie Charles Ornburn Sr., 77, of Olathe, passed away on July 14, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Janet M. Ornburn; his children, Lannie C. Ornburn, Jr. (Stephanie), Christine Dowell (Christopher) and Jennifer Utting (Luke); his...

Eldon E. Crenshaw

Eldon E. Crenshaw

Jul 13, 2024

Eldon Eugene Crenshaw, age 90, passed away in his home in Olathe, KS on July 13, 2024. He was born in Anthony, KS on October 22, 1933. He graduated from Attica High School then attended Wichita State University, graduated from cosmetology school and also furthered his education at Baker University. He owned and operated successful beauty salons for 20 years...

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