Hadley Louise Hoffart
Oct 25, 2023
Hadley Louise Hoffart, infant daughter of Benjamin and Samantha Hoffart, was born an angel on October 25, 2023. She was loved and celebrated by so many in anticipation of her birth. While their time was short, her family was able to create lasting memories with her at the hospital. Hadley is survived by her parents, Benjamin and Samantha Hoffart of...
Dorothy Romisch
Oct 24, 2023
Dorothy Romisch, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and dear friend to many, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2023, in Overland Park, Kansas. Dorothy was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She also earned a Master's Degree in Education Administration from the University of Missouri Kansas City.Dorothy was...
Frances Saunders
Oct 24, 2023
Frances L. Saunders stepped into the presence of her Lord on October 24, 2023. Frankie was born on March 17, 1941 to Glenn and Frances Losh in Olathe, Kansas. She graduated from Olathe High School in 1959. Shortly after, she married the love of her life, Dave Saunders on May 16, 1959. Together they raised two children, Devi Mersch and...
George Webster Montgomery, Jr.
Oct 24, 2023
George Webster Montgomery, Jr. 79, of Topeka, passed away on October 24, 2023 at Villa St. Francis. He was born on October 22, 1944 to George and Erma (Brees) Montgomery at Topeka, KS. He honorably served our country in the US Marine Corps from 1966 to 1971.George enjoyed a career in auto sales for Kent Brown Chevrolet and Ed Bozarth...
Judith Lyn "Judy" Chesney
Oct 23, 2023
Judith Lyn "Judy" Chesney passed away on October 23, 2023 at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Born May 13, 1943, she was 80 years old. While she will be deeply missed, she has been reunited with her husband of 57 years, Danny, who preceded her in death, along with her parents, Julius "Jack" and Athalyn Nelson, and her sister,...
John Larry Sanders
Oct 22, 2023
Dr. John Larry Sanders, 75, of Leawood, passed away on October 22, 2023 at KPC Promise Hospital of Overland Park. He was born on August 29, 1948 to JL and Virginia (Speed) Sanders in Shreveport, LA. Larry graduated Cum Laude from Northeast Louisiana University with a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, and went on to receive his Master's and Doctorate Degrees...
Daniel Thomas Roberson
Oct 21, 2023
Daniel Thomas Roberson, 77, of Olathe, KS passed away on October 21, 2023. He was born on October 11, 1946, to Bryant and Madonna (Aslin) Roberson in Louisburg, NC. He was raised in North Carolina where he graduated from high school, then graduated from W. W. Holding Technical Institute with an Associate in Applied Science in Data Processing Technology, and...
Bill Gray
Oct 19, 2023
William (Bill) Joseph Gray, 73, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2023, at Olathe Hospice House surrounded by family.Bill was born November 8, 1949, in Kansas City, KS and graduated from Bishop Ward High School. He proudly served our country for 6 years in the Air Force serving two tours in Thailand during the Vietnam conflict.Bill married Diane in 1982...
Barbara Lavon Walton
Oct 19, 2023
Barbara Lavon (nee Pratt) Walton, 94, Olathe, Kansas, eased gently out of this life on Thursday, October 19, 2023, surrounded by the people she loved most, her family. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 27, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 South Black Bob Road, Olathe, Kansas, immediately preceded by a visitation at the same location from 9:30...
Grace T Evans
Oct 15, 2023
Grace T. (Miyashiro) Evans, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 15, surrounded by family.Grace was born December 3, 1927, in Oahu, Hawaii where she grew up with eleven siblings. This was also where she met and fell in love with Wayne Evans, a US Army Veteran of WWII. The couple was married September 27, 1947. During his service, Grace followed...
Marie Valeria Monks
Oct 12, 2023
Marie Valeria (Vodila) Monks, 92, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center in Olathe, KS. She was born on September 5, 1931, in McKeesport, PA, to Nickolas and Elizabeth (Antal) Vodila. She was the youngest of 6 children and the only girl.While working as a teletype agent at TWA in Pittsburgh,...
Jane Ella Birkholz
Oct 11, 2023
Jane "Janie" Ella Birkholz (Webb), 84, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2023, the way she lived her life – surrounded by family. Janie was born and spent her life in the Kansas City area, graduating from Ruskin High School in 1957, and worked her first job at the original McLain's Bakery. She had four children with her husband, LeRoy...
Jewell Beard
Oct 9, 2023
Arthur Jewell Beard, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Kansas City Hospice House. Jewell was born January 12, 1942, the only child of Arthur John Beard and Alzena Belle (Scheifelbine) Beard in Harper, Kansas.The family home was in Norwich, Kansas, just west of Wichita. Jewell started school in Norwich and then attended school...
John Michael Mangiaracina
Oct 8, 2023
John Michael Mangiaracina, 55, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on October 8, 2023, peacefully at his residence at Cross Point Adult Residential Home. John was born on September 11, 1968, to Nicholas Mangiaracina and Delores Vasey (Lorenz) in Rockford, IL. He attended Johnson County Development Center in Lenexa, KS. and enjoyed being outside and loved the feeling of the grass...
Dr. H. David
Oct 8, 2023
Our Dad, Dr. Menter H. David, an extraordinary soul whose journey began on July 4, 1934 in India, peacefully departed this world on October 8, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family at his Olathe home. Dad was born to Daniel and Irene (Karimullah) David in India. On May 23, 1962 he married our mom, Vidya Motilall. With his...
Stan Churchill
Oct 8, 2023
William Stanley (Stan) Churchill, 84, passed away on October 8, 2023 at Silvercrest College View. He was born on August 11, 1939 to William Stanley and Frances (Young) Churchill in Kansas City, MO. On July 2, 1960, he married Sharon Churchill (Black). Stan and Sharon lived in Kansas City, MO until 1966, Wichita, KS from 1966 to 2020, and Leawood,...
Betty Ellen Ryder
Oct 8, 2023
Betty Ellen Ryder, 74, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023.Betty was born on January 21, 1949, in Iola, Kansas to Wallis and Mary Ellen (Baker) McDown.While growing up in Chanute, Kansas, she met her husband, Allen Ryder. They attended junior high and high school together and married in May of 1967. They later moved to Hutchinson,...
David Martin Quick
Oct 7, 2023
David Martin Quick, 78, of Overland Park Kansas passed away on October 8, 2023 at Stratford Commons. He was born on February 19, 1945 to Finis and Ethel (Herd) Quick at Pittsburg, KS. David worked for the City Of Olathe for 19 years. On March 11th 1976, he married the love of his life, Andra Quick (Haynes). They lived in...
Juanita Edwards
Oct 6, 2023
Juanita Pearl Edwards, also known as the "Cake Lady," lost her valiant fight against Alzheimer's Disease on Oct. 6, 2023. She was 93.Juanita was born to Lloyd and Emma Perry, just as the Great Depression took hold, on August 19, 1930, in Kirksville, Mo.Growing up on a farm in the 1930s without the conveniences we now take for granted, Juanita...
Danny Robert Hundley
Oct 5, 2023
Danny Robert Hundley, 76, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023. He was born on September 5, 1947 in Olney, Illinois to James and Luella (Myers) Hundley.Danny attended East Richland High School in Olney, Illinois and graduated from Cardington-Lincoln High School in 1965 in Cardington, Ohio. Danny served his country for over 28 years in the United...
