Katherine A. Dunski
Aug 2, 2025
Our angel, Katherine A. Dunski, age 96, of Overland Park, KS, received her wings on August 2, 2025. She was born on June 14, 1929, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Joseph and Mary (Rupcic) Serdar. Known lovingly as Mom, Katie, Gram, and Kay, she lived life fully until the very end. She taught us countless lessons we will carry with us...
Marjorie Ann Blasche
Aug 2, 2025
Marjorie Ann Blasche, 73, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025. She was born on June 14, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry and Marjorie (Ward) Stein.
Marjorie, known to the family as Ann, grew up in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Bishop Hogan High School. She met John Blasche while working at the Hallmark Cards...
Clifford Haviland
Aug 1, 2025
Clifford “Cliff” Carl Haviland, 80, was born July 3rd, 1945 in Saratoga Spring, NY and passed away with family by his side on August 1st, 2025 in Overland Park, KS.
Cliff had a unique childhood as an "army brat" traveling across the US and Germany, eventually settling in Kansas City, Kansas. He served in the Air Force, being stationed at Hickman...
Eloise Jane Frey
Aug 1, 2025
Eloise Jane Frey was born and raised in Higginsville, Missouri to Dena Mabel and Leslie Waltmar Hader. She was born on October 29, 1930, toward the beginning of the Great Depression. The strength of her mother, father, family, and community took the challenges of that era and transformed them into the character, wisdom, and love that Eloise lived and shared...
Stephen Arthur Goss
Jul 30, 2025
Stephen Arthur Goss passed away on July 30, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas.
Born on April 14, 1961, in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Hugh Arthur Goss, Jr. and Jeanette (Frankenstein) Goss, Steve was the third born of four children. When Steve was a young boy, he and his family moved to Connecticut. Steve graduated from Simsbury High School in 1979 and...
Franklin Virdus Alton
Jul 27, 2025
Franklin Virdus Alton (1939-2025)
Husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather died at age 86 on July 27th, 2025.
Virdus was born in Little Sioux, Iowa in 1939 to Hays and Alice Alton. He was the youngest of seven children. In his youth, Virdus enjoyed playing baseball and basketball. He graduated from Little Sioux High School in 1956.
Virdus married his high school sweetheart, Patricia...
Eliana Grace Day
Jul 25, 2025
Eliana Grace Day was born on July 23, 2025 at 24 weeks old, to Seth and Staci Day. She went to Heaven to be with our Father on July 25, 2025. Eliana Grace passed peacefully in her mother’s arms. Eliana Grace was her parents little light and blessing and she will continue to be for her family.
Eliana Grace was wanted...
Darlene Lou Small
Jul 25, 2025
Darlene Gilman Small, 94, Overland Park, passed away on July 25, 2025.
Darlene was born in Lebo, Kansas on December 2, 1930 to Lee and Luella Gilman.
She moved to Olivet, Kansas at age 4 and graduated from Olivet High School. She attended the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas. She began her teaching career at age 17 when she taught...
Daryl Lee Cox
Jul 25, 2025
Daryl Lee Cox, 70, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025. He was born on November 11, 1954, in Kansas City, Kansas to Eldon and Alma (Johnson) Cox.
Daryl grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents moved to Lee’s Summit in 1970. Daryl attended Lee’s Summit High School and graduated in 1972.
Daryl met his wife, Cecelia,...
Linda Fay Link
Jul 23, 2025
Linda Fay Link, age 72, of Overland Park, KS, died at home on hospice on 7/23/25. She was born in Osage City, KS, to Winston and Margaret (Regenold) Morehead. She graduated from Kansas State University. She married the late Kipton Smutz and had two children, Todd and Angela (deceased). In 2005 she married Tim Link and became the beloved stepmother...
Tammy Eugenia Williams
Jul 22, 2025
Tammy Eugenia Williams, 60, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born to Thomas “Tommy” Eady and Evelyn Williams on September 5, 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She later moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she grew up and attended Southeast High School class of 1982.
Tammy was a cheerleader, a natural athlete and model. She...
Barbara Myers McNeill
Jul 22, 2025
Barbara Myers McNeill, a devoted mother, grandmother, and education advocate, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 80.
Born on May 30, 1945, Barbara grew up along the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. She earned her degree from Towson University and began a career in teaching, driven by her passion for nurturing young...
Elvira Garibay Cortes
Jul 22, 2025
Con gran tristeza y pesar en nuestros corazones anunciamos a nuestros familiares y amigos el fallecimiento de nuestra querida madre Elvira Garibay Cortes a sus 86 años de vida, nació un 28 de febrero de 1939 en Vicente, Oaxaca México.
Le sobreviven sus hijos Ana Laura Villegas Garibay, Olga Judith Villegas Garibay, Azucena Elvira Villegas Garibay y Antonio Villegas Garibay
Sus nietos...
Mark G. Murfield
Jul 22, 2025
Mark G. Murfield, graduated to heaven to rejoice with our Lord on July 22, 2025, at the age of 72, in Olathe, Kansas. Born on January 2, 1953, in Brookings, South Dakota, to Kermit and Arla (Bakke) Murfield.
Mark developed a strong work ethic at a young age through his hard work on their family farm in Nunda, South Dakota. He...
Johnna Tatro Carter
Jul 21, 2025
Johnna brought so much joy into our lives. She was a dedicated employee for 30 years as a dispatcher for the City of Oxnard, California Police and Fire Departments. The last ten years she lived with her parents in Olathe, Kansas. She is survived by her parents, Glenn and Rose Tatro, her sister Judy of Archie, MO and sister Dianna...
Gary Winton Smith
Jul 21, 2025
Gary Winton Smith, 86, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.
Born May 15, 1939, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Donald and Fern (Murphy) Smith, Gary was the eldest of four children and a lifelong example of strength, service, and devotion. A man of unwavering faith and steadfast principle, he proudly...
Mary Lucile Baxter
Jul 21, 2025
Mary Lucile (Goodmanson) Baxter passed peacefully into the presence of her Savior on July 21, 2025. She was 87 years old.
Marylu was born on October 24, 1937, in Ireton, Iowa, to Ernest and Lucile Goodmanson. The fifth of six children, she grew up in a household full of love, music, and laughter. She graduated from high school in Iowa, where she...
Rose Marie Huff
Jul 21, 2025
Rose Marie Huff, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025. She was born on December 30, 1940 in Lenexa, Kansas to Aloysius and Mabel (Boehm) Dobbels. Rose was a 1958 graduate of St. Joseph Catholic High School in Shawnee, Kansas where she was a cheerleader. She was a lifetime resident of Johnson County Kansas. Some of...
Lalita Devi Venkatsammy-Rucker
Jul 21, 2025
Lalita Devi Venkatsammy-Rucker, 67, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born on November 28, 1957, in Guyana, South America, she was the daughter of Isaac and Doreen Baldeo. She was a loving wife to W. David Rucker. She was a loving and dedicated mother to Justin and Shan Venkatsammy...
Robert Michael Zink
Jul 20, 2025
Robert (Rob) Michael Zink, age 58, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas after his courageous battle with early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Rob was born on December 9, 1966, in Emporia, Kansas, to Lewis and Verla Mae (Smith) Zink.
A 1985 graduate of Emporia High School, he later attended Emporia State University and earned his associate degree from...
