Obituaries
Karen S. Brown
Jul 25, 2024
Karen S. Brown, 71, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home on Thursday, July 25, 2024. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. Karen was born on March 28, 1953 in Great Bend, Kansas to William and Virginia (Ekstrom) Black. Being the oldest of four siblings, she naturally took on the role of caregiver from a young age. It...
Glenn Michael Shull
Jul 24, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Glenn Michael Shull on July 24, 2024. He passed away in his home in Olathe, KS. The youngest of three siblings, he was born in Bucks County, PA on May 30, 1962. He attended Council Rock High School followed by College of the Redwoods. He is survived by his...
Jeanne Kay Owens
Jul 24, 2024
Jeanne's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service. Jeanne Kay Owens, 67, of Olathe, passed away on July 24, 2024. She was born on May 18, 1957 to William A. Hammer and Clarice L. Hammer in Marion, Kansas. She lived in Newton, KS until the age of 14, when her family moved...
Carol J Nolte
Jul 24, 2024
Carol “Joyce” Nolte, 80 of Edgerton, Kansas, sadly left our world on July 24, 2024 after a life richly lived in devotion and faith. Joyce was born in 1943 to Beulah and Orrin Croan in Kincaid, Kansas. She was the youngest of ten children. Her early years were filled with family, fun and hard-work. Joyce married Harold Nolte, her loving...
David Earl Stark
Jul 20, 2024
David Earl Stark, 65, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1958 in Overland Park, Kansas to Maurice and Carolee (Walsh) Stark. David lived a life full of art and music, self-taught, and a natural at both. His earlier life was spent in several states. He graduated from Ypsilanti High...
Roberta Georgiana Stevens
Jul 19, 2024
Roberta Georgiana Stevens, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a brief two-month battle with metastatic lung cancer. Roberta was born on January 6, 1943, in Hamburg, Iowa to Clifford and Audra (Roberts) Harger. Roberta graduated from Shenandoah Community High School in Shenandoah, Iowa on June 2, 1960. That same year, Roberta married Gary...
Lorie Hyten
Jul 18, 2024
Lorie Hyten of Olathe, KS died on Thursday, July 18 at age 71. She was born May 3, 1953, in Wellington, KS to William H and Bethel J (Adair) Hyten. Lorie graduated from Wellington High School and the University of Kansas. After working for several years as a radio news reporter in Garden City, KS, she moved to Bettendorf, IA...
Kathleen Stephens
Jul 18, 2024
Kathleen “Kate” Stephens, 84 years old, beloved wife, mother, Grammy and Memaw passed away on July 18, 2024. Kate was born on February 26, 1940 to James and Kathleen Nixon in Kansas City, Missouri. Kate will always be remembered for her kind heart and sharp wit. Kate met the love of her life, J.M. “Steve” Stephens, while attending Southwest High...
Carolyn Kay Hendley
Jul 17, 2024
CAROLYN KAY HENDLEY, age 68, passed away July 17, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas after battling thyroid cancer and heart failure. Carolyn was born Friday, January 13, 1956 in Tuscumbia, MO to Ralph and Ruby Hendley. She graduated from Iberia High School in 1974, and Mid-America Nazarene College in 1978. Over the course of her career, she was employed with...
David Aaron Foote
Jul 17, 2024
Aaron was born on January 28th, 1969, in Okinawa, Japan to Donald and Lynda (Nibarger) Foote. Aaron attended college at Nebraska University and worked at IQVIA as a manager for the service desk. Aaron was a playful man who enjoyed a wide variety of games. He had weekly online gaming with friends, was a creative Game Master for a Pathfinder...
James T. "Jim" Thorup
Jul 16, 2024
On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after three months in the hospital and rehab centers in Kansas, James Tat (Jim) Thorup passed away peacefully at the age of 93, in the arms of his loving wife, Clara Beth Smith Thorup. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, James Berg Thorup and Agnes LaPreal Maxwell, son, James Clyde Thorup, brother Don...
Lori P. Feigh
Jul 16, 2024
Lori P. Feigh, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 after a courageous 3-year battle with breast cancer. She was born on May 9, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois to Jack and Pat McFadden. Lori grew up in Joliet, IL and attended St. Francis University (Bachelors) and Illinois State University (Masters) with a degree in Speech...
Audrey E. Riggen
Jul 15, 2024
Audrey Evelyn Riggen, known lovingly as “Memaw,” passed from this life on July 15, 2024, at the age of 90. Born on December 20, 1933, she grew up as the youngest of eight children during the Great Depression. She is preceded in death by her husband, Orville Riggen, her parents, Henry and Jennie Foster, and seven siblings. She is survived...
Arlys Lange
Jul 14, 2024
To view a livestream of the service, Click here Arlys N. Lange, age 86, passed away July 14, 2024 surrounded by her family, at her home in Olathe, KS. She was born May 21, 1938 to Robert and Lorraine (Glaser) Stephens in Elm Creek, Nebraska. On June 1st, 1958, she married James Lange, and they made their home in Columbus,...
Marcia Fry Krane
Jul 14, 2024
Marcia Fry Krane, 90, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2024. Marcia was born October 13, 1933, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Bill and Elsa (Welcker) Fry. A graduate of Fairfield High School, she earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa. In 1954, she married Robert Krane of Fairfield, Iowa, and shared more than 60 years...
Lannie Charles Ornburn Sr.
Jul 14, 2024
Lannie's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service. Lannie Charles Ornburn Sr., 77, of Olathe, passed away on July 14, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Janet M. Ornburn; his children, Lannie C. Ornburn, Jr. (Stephanie), Christine Dowell (Christopher) and Jennifer Utting (Luke); his...
Eldon E. Crenshaw
Jul 13, 2024
Eldon Eugene Crenshaw, age 90, passed away in his home in Olathe, KS on July 13, 2024. He was born in Anthony, KS on October 22, 1933. He graduated from Attica High School then attended Wichita State University, graduated from cosmetology school and also furthered his education at Baker University. He owned and operated successful beauty salons for 20 years...
Leroy Grant Crawley, Jr.
Jul 12, 2024
LeRoy Grant Crawley, Jr., 78, of Olathe, KS, passed away on July 12, 2024. He was born on March 23, 1946 in Gunnison, CO to Grant and Lillian (Berg) Crawley. He is survived by his brothers, Robert, Randall, and Charles, sisters, Norma, MaryLou, Thelma, and Shirley, friend, Helen I. Yelinek, daughter, Tracy A. Crawley, grandson, Joseph Allen Levesque, great grandson,...
Judy "Jill" Hemphill
Jul 12, 2024
Jill's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service. Judy "Jill" Hemphill, 73, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. She was born on April 23, 1951 in Alva, Oklahoma. Shortly after Jill was born, she was adopted by John and Virginia (Maupin) Sleeper. John and Virginia raised Jill and...
Larry L. Cross
Jul 11, 2024
Larry L.Cross, 85, passed from this life and into his Savior’s arms, on July 11, 2024, surrounded by family, at his place of residence. He was born on June 19, 1939, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Ervin and Elizabeth Cross. He is preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, Henry Ervin, Sydney Walter, Leon James and Nolan Byron Cross. Remaining...
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