Michael Lynn Kraft
Dec 28, 2018
Michael Lynn Kraft, 53, of Lenexa, passed away on December 28, 2018. He was born on August 24, 1965 to Norman and Marlene (Blevins) Cope in Kansas City, MO.He was active in the local Shawnee area including the opening and cleaning of West Flanders park and a coordinator of the SGAC yearly Oktoberfest.Michael is survived by his loving children, Claire...
Norman Nelsen
Dec 25, 2018
Norman Nelsen was born the only child of Martin and Eda Bertha Nelsen on Oct. 15, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Paseo High School in 1935. He then went to Kansas City Junior College, where he attended until he started full time employment as a second-generation family member at Southwest Ornamental Iron...
James Keyton
Dec 24, 2018
James "Buster" Keyton, 81, of Olathe, passed away on December 25, 2018. He was born May 9, 1937 to Earl and Mary (Walker) Keyton in Festus, MO.James graduated from Festus High School in 1956, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He married Patricia "Diane" Hartman in 1961. He was employed as an Air Traffic Controller for 25 years, and enjoyed...
Joyce L. Jones
Dec 24, 2018
Joyce was born July 6, 1938, in Creighton, Missouri, to Samuel and Thelma McCalmon. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Billy Roy McCalmon. Joyce attended high school in Clinton, Missouri, where she made many lifelong friendships. She went on to attend Central Missouri State University where she received an associate's degree in medical technology. In...
Betty Taylor
Dec 22, 2018
Elizabeth Ann Jones Taylor (Betty to many) led a remarkable life that began on April 22, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the eldest daughter of C.H. and Elizabeth E. Jones. She completed her earthly journey in Olathe, Kansas on December 22,2018 and is survived by three siblings: Sally Bowman (husband Ray), Olathe, Kansas; David Jones (wife Jean), Grove...
Harold Wray Scott
Dec 21, 2018
Harold Wray Scott, 80, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at a nursing center in Olathe, KS after a long battle with Alzheimer's.Harold was born Feb. 26, 1938 in Oceola, MO, the son of Willie C. Scott and Martha (Anglin) Scott Lowery. 61 years ago he married Joyce Faye Slack and for the last 48 years they called Olathe, KS...
Vicki Lynn Brubaker
Dec 21, 2018
Vicki Lynn Brubaker, 69, of Lenexa, KS, passed away on December 21, 2018. Her death from brain cancer took place at the Olathe Health Hospice House where she received wonderful comfort care and enabled her to get her wings in time to celebrate Christmas with Jesus. Vicki was born on October 13, 1949 to Ann and E. Elmo Stark in...
Don J Vail Jr.
Dec 19, 2018
Don J Vail Jr., Age 84, recently of Olathe KS succumbed to complications of a broken hip with his children present on Dec 19,2018Don was predeceased by his wife Doris. He is survived by his brother Jim (Linda), Daughter Robin (Dave) Rayburn, Son Forrest (Cathy) and grandchildren, Joshua, Laura, Timothy, Benjamin, Amanda, Daniel and great grandchild Nathaniel (Tim's).Don J (aka...
Barbara A. Cline
Dec 18, 2018
Barbara A. Cline, 79, of Louisburg, passed away on December 18, 2018 at her residence. She was born on October 16, 1939 to Archie and Ruth (Hoffman) Stuart at Nickerson, KS. Barbara worked as a Secretary for Med Act for many years.Barbara loved antiques and collected numerous patterns of glassware. Her house was filled with antique furniture and she had...
Alan Mark Haubold
Dec 17, 2018
Alan Mark Haubold, 54, of Mission, Kan., passed away Dec. 17, 2018. Survived by mother Helen and brother David Haubold. Preceded in death by father Franz Joseph Hauold, Jr.
John D. Kern Iii
Dec 17, 2018
John D. "Louie" Kern III, 63, of Olathe, passed away on December 17, 2018. He was born on November 23, 1955 to John and Ruth (Carlson) Kern in St. Louis, MO. John grew up in Kirkwood, MO. In high school, he played hockey. He continued to play in college for Mankato State University in Mankato, MN. There he met his...
Truman Fortune
Dec 16, 2018
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Patrick Allen Middendorf
Dec 15, 2018
Patrick Allen Middendorf, 25 of Olathe, Kansas passed away Dec 15, 2018. He was born in Reston, Virginia on Oct 22, 1993 to Gerald and Vicky Middendorf. His early years were spent with his family in England. Upon returning to the states he attended Algonkian Elementary School, Riverbend Middle School and Potomac Falls High School in Potomac Falls, Virginia where...
Carla A. Drescher
Dec 15, 2018
Carla Drescher (Stevenson) passed away December 15, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born October 20, 1958 in Salina, KS to Jack and Virginia Stevenson, graduated from Great Bend High School in 1976 and later attended the University of Kansas obtaining both a bachelors and masters' degree in Social Welfare. During her time in High School she...
Stephen A. French
Dec 15, 2018
He left us in the early morning, When softly came the dawn. And since he never said good-bye, It's hard to think he's gone. He left us suddenly and way too soon, With aching hearts and an abundance of car parts, But we know the angels are holding him tight, And we can feel his hugs deep in our hearts....
Julie Theel
Dec 14, 2018
Julie Theel, 69, of Olathe, KS passed Fri. Dec. 14, 2018. Julie Theel was born Julia Marie Munz on January 24, 1949 in Stafford, Kansas, to Carl and Ruby Munz and passed away on December 14, 2018. Julie was a devoted wife, loving mother, dedicated teacher, and a notorious smart aleck. Her sense of humor never faded, and it infected...
Vera M. Taylor
Dec 14, 2018
Vera M. Taylor, age 95, passed away on Friday, December 14th, 2018 at Aberdeen Village Nursing Home, Olathe,Kansas. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 18 from 1-2pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, immediatelyfollowed by a graveside service at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.Born on November 22,1923 in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Fredrick L. and Theresa (Kopf) Younger, Vera and her family moved from...
Kaye White
Dec 13, 2018
Evelyn "Kaye" White was born September 2, 1939 in Decatur, GA to Theodore and Marie Evelyn Gilman. She graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, Kansas in 1957 and since then has enjoyed many happy outings with her classmates. She married Con White and they raised five children.Kaye was first and foremost a homemaker. She also did secretarial work then...
Donald W. Mccurdy
Dec 12, 2018
"I have never met anyone as genuinely kind as my grandfather. It was in his blood. Compassion flowed through his body and enveloped everyone within reach." – Courtney Menendez, daughter of Pat McCurdy, granddaughter of Don McCurdyWe, Don's children, cannot tell you how many times we have heard these sentiments echoed over the past several days. "Kind," a character trait...
Sheri Potthoff
Dec 11, 2018
Sheri Rene Potthoff, 51, passed away on December 11th, 2018 at her home, following a courageous and resilient battle with metastatic breast cancer. Sheri was born June 29, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gerald and Mary Conwell. She is remembered as being a happy child with the sweetest giggle. Sheri graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School in 1985....
