Renate K. Voepel
Aug 3, 2022
Wife, Mom, Oma, Mother-in-law, and loyal friend….she had many roles and all were built on a foundation of love.Renate K. Voepel was the heart of this family and that heart stopped beating on August 3rd, 2022, while she was surrounded by her family and wrapped in an insurmountable amount of love.Renate was born on November 16, 1935 in Mülheim Ruhr,...
Gregory Bruce Duck
Aug 1, 2022
May 12, 1956 ~ August 1, 2022Greg was born to Chester & Pauline Duck on May 12, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri. He resided most of his adult life in Olathe, Kansas. After graduating from Olathe High School and the University of Kansas with a degree in military science, he accepted a commission into the United States Navy as a...
Kristine J. Long
Aug 1, 2022
Kristine "Kristi" Janette LongOctober 17, 1972 — August 1, 2022Kristine "Kristi" Janette Long passed away August 1, 2022 surrounded by loved ones and prayer at Kansas City Hospice. Kristi was a loving wife, a caring mother, a dependable friend and a faithful servant of God. Kristi was born at Naval Regional Medical Center, Great Lakes, IL, and grew up in...
Jeffrey K. Rauenzahn, Jr.
Jul 29, 2022
Jeffrey K. Rauenzahn, Jr., 47, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born on November 21, 1974 in Reading, Pennsylvania to Jeffrey and Shirli (Sedgebeer) Rauenzahn. Jeff moved to the Kansas City area when he was two years old. He went to Olathe South High School and earned a B.S. in Advertising from the University...
Max Clay Mcmillan
Jul 28, 2022
Max Clay McMillian – dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away in his sleep at home in Olathe, Kansas on July 28, 2022. Max graduated from high school in Rapid City, South Dakota, and then attended the University of Northern Colorado. Max earned his master's degree in education administration from the University of Colorado. Max spent his 31-year career...
John Philip Warner
Jul 28, 2022
John Philip Warner, 78, died due to complications of Parkinson's disease, surrounded by family, July 28, 2022, at Santa Marta in Olathe, KS. He was born December 3, 1943, at Parris Island, SC, to Harold and Marie Warner, and grew up enjoying summers on the family farm in Indiana.John graduated from Bowling Green State University, class of 1965. Upon graduation,...
Larry Roger Kohns
Jul 27, 2022
Larry R. Kohns, 78, of Olathe, passed away on July 27, 2022. He was born on January 30, 1944 to Paul and Austrid Kohns in Cherokee, IA. Larry worked as a Civil Engineer for Black and Veatch for over 45 years, until his retirement in 2017. He enjoyed visits with relatives, time at the family farm, walks in the park,...
Mary Keith Burns
Jul 27, 2022
Mary Keith Riegle Burns passed away on July 27, 2022. She began life on September 13, 1933, born the youngest of four children to Roy Wilford Riegle Sr. and Keith Maria Roberts Riegle.The child of an army colonel, she lived in multiple places during her childhood but always called her birthplace of Emporia, Kansas, home. Mary Keith graduated from Kansas...
Edith G. Gerstenmier
Jul 24, 2022
Edith Gerstenmier, age 93, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2022. She was born November 5, 1928 in Newark, NJ. She married the love of her life, Raymond L. Gerstenmier in July of 1948, who preceded her in death in 2002. She was the sister of the later Eunice Cullen who passed away on August 29, 2021.Edith was the beloved...
M. Pauline Russell
Jul 24, 2022
Marjorie Pauline Russell, 90, Olathe, KS, passed peacefully on July 24, 2022. Born in Vinland, Kansas to Oscar and Elizabeth Homan, Pauline is survived by her brother LeRoy (Mary) Homan of Baldwin, Kansas; daughter Pam (Doug)Perrin of Olathe, Kansas; daughter Patty (Tom) Kahle of Chenoa, Illinois; grandchildren Leslie Kohman, Wyatt Kahle, and Kelly Kahle; and great grandchildren Kyle and Cora...
Connie Kay Downing
Jul 23, 2022
Connie Kay Downing was born Constance Kay Plummer and she made a mean sugar cookie. Just the right amount of lemon zest in the cookie and just the right amount of powdered sugar in the icing. Crispy edges and ever so soft in the middle without losing their structural integrity. The dough needs to be frozen the night before and...
Pamela Sue Thomas
Jul 23, 2022
Pamela Sue Thomas passed away July 23, 2022.She was born on July 15, 1952 in Versailles, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband John "Larry" Thomas and her parents Carl "Herb" Taylor and Lois Dean Taylor.She is survived by her son John "Collin" Thomas (Ashley) and her granddaughter Addie Rose Thomas. She is also survived by her sister...
J.C. Brown
Jul 22, 2022
Jay C. Brown, 74, of Olathe, passed away on July 22, 2022. He was born on December 14, 1947 to Bob T. and Clydena (Rachels) Brown in Stigler, OK. He graduated from Choctaw High School in Choctaw, Oklahoma, where he ran Cross Country. After graduation he enlisted in the Army and proudly served our country in Vietnam from 1966-1969 and...
Carol C. Castaldo
Jul 20, 2022
Carol C. Castaldo, 82, of Stilwell, KS, passed away on July 20, 2022 at Riverbend Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born on November 4, 1939, in Cold Springs, NY to Rutherford and Vera (Harris) Rose, the youngest of twelve. In April of 1959, she married the love of her life, Vincent John "Jim" Castaldo, and they...
Larry Leo Hollingshead
Jul 20, 2022
Larry Leo Hollingshead, 75, of Stilwell, passed away on July 20, 2022 at his home, surrounded by family. He was born on August 27, 1946 to Wilford and Tracy (Hicks) Hollingshead at Merced, CA. Larry lived most of his life in the Kansas City area. He served in the United States Army from 1965-1968 and did one tour in Vietnam....
William Kai Burns
Jul 20, 2022
William Kai Burns was the second child of Megan and Cody Burns. He was born on July 20, 2022 at 3:50PM and lived for almost six hours. He passed away in his mother's arms surrounded by family at 8:20PM due to Anencephaly.To leave a message of condolence for William's family, visit the guestbook below.
Howard James
Jul 20, 2022
Howard Paul James, 69 of Overland Park, KS passed Wed. July 20, 2022 from complications due to renal failure. A celebration of his life will be on Wednesday, July 27th at 4:00 PM at the Overland Park Marriott Hotel. Paul was born in Denver, Colorado to Howard "Bud" and Margaret "Vonny"James on November 8, 1952. His early life was in...
Daniel L. Amspacker
Jul 19, 2022
Daniel L. Amspacker, 65, of Olathe, KS passed away Tues. July 19, 2022. A visitation will be 10-11AM Friday July 29 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel followed by a celebration of his life at 11AM. Dan was born June 16, 1957 in Topeka, KS to Earl and Jean Amspacker . He graduated from Topeka high in 1975. He married...
John C. Matthews
Jul 19, 2022
John C. Matthews, May 29, 1936 - July 19, 2022 Overland Park, Kansas John C. Matthews, 86, of Sequim, Washington, passed away quietly on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. He is survived by Nancy, his loving wife of 67 years, four sons and three daughters-in-law: Harry (Denise) of Olathe, Kansas, Andy (Anne) of Decatur, Illinois, Kenneth of Chicago, Illinois, and Jason...
Steven Ronald Cleary, Jr.
Jul 19, 2022
Steven Ronald Cleary Jr., 60, of Olathe, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on October 31, 1961 in Albany, New York to Steven and Mary (Shickle) Cleary.Steve graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1979 and then went on to Siena College in Loudonville, New York,...
