Roger Nearmyer

Roger Allen Nearmyer, 69, passed away at home in Sunrise Beach, Mo. on July 31st, 2011 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 10, 1942 in Ottawa, KS. to Clarence Allen Nearmyer and Rosella Birdell (Fields) Nearmyer.

In 1964 he married Jan (Andrews) Nearmyer spending the next 47 treasured years as best friends and soul mates, sharing and enjoying their love of a wonderful family. He attended Ottawa schools, graduating from Ottawa High in the class of 1960. He also attended Ottawa University and Emporia State.



He worked by trade at the following locations in the industrial machine repair division for Hercules Inc. at Desoto, KS, Western Electric at Lee's Summit, MO., Swift & Co. at K.C., KS., General Motors/Delco at Olathe, KS., General Motors/ Leeds at K.C., MO, General Motors at Wichita Falls, TX. He was a member of the Olathe, KS UAW retiree chapter, Local # 1021 and the UAW retiree chapter of Southwest, MO.



After retiring to the Lake of the Ozarks, he greatly enjoyed sharing lake activities with family and friends.



Raised as a Baptist, he joined the Church of Christ after marriage, and he enjoyed a lifetime affiliation with congregations in both Kansas and Missouri. He was a charter member of the 151st Street Church of Christ in Olathe, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Opal Finney, and grandson Timothy Nearmyer. Surviving are his wife, Jan, their children: Dana and Deborah Nearmyer, Darin and Amy Nearmyer, and Lindsay and Justin Hunter, grandchildren; Madison, Blake, Tess, Max, Mary Eloise, Sophie, Cate, Aidan, and Ava. He is also survived by many wonderful friends and relatives.



Memorial services will be held on Monday August 8 at 10 a.m. at Penwell- Gabel Funeral Home at 143rd St. and Blackbob Rd. in Olathe, Kansas, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Private family burial at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, KS.



Memorial contributions may be given either to S.T.A.F.F. (Society for Treatment of Abandoned and Fractured Friends) a wonderful animal rescue in Laurie, MO. Donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 1324, South Hwy 5, Laurie, Missouri 65038 or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Your donation goes towards fighting pancreatic cancer through research, patient support, community outreach, and advocacy for a cure.