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I. Fogleman Stafford
Nov 21, 2023
Jane Stafford, 95, of Lakeview Village, Lenexa, KS passed away November 21, 2023 surrounded by family. She was born November 21, 1928 in Seminole, OK to Truman and Audrey (Hale) Fogleman. Jane grew up in the country near Moundridge, KS. Her family moved to Thayer, KS during her high school years. She graduated from high school in 1946 and then...
Samson A. Olson
Nov 19, 2023
Samson A. Olson, 81, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023.Samson was born on November 23, 1941, in Waterloo, Iowa to Ethan and Esther (Buxton) Olson. He was a 1959 graduate of Waterloo West High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Samson was employed by Gomaco Corporation, Williams Equipment Company and later Sun Hydraulics. He was...
Joan Loree Clifton
Nov 18, 2023
The heavenly angels were increased by one as Joan Clifton left this earth on November 18, 2023. Joan Loree (Morgan) Clifton, age 82, was born January 16, 1941 in Neodesha, Kansas to James ("Fred") and Alice ("Loriene") Morgan. Joan spent the majority of her childhood in Neodesha. She was united in marriage to Ron Clifton on January 28th, 1966. Their...
Jo Susan Mercer
Nov 14, 2023
Jo Susan Mercer, 77, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. She was born on August 25, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas to Duane and Betty (Stout) Smith. She was a long-time member of Beta Sigma Phi, where she enjoyed serving on their executive board. She enjoyed her friend's company when playing Mahjong on a regular basis. Susan...
Venita Marie Burnett
Nov 12, 2023
Venita Marie was born July 30, 1939 in Cameron, Missouri to John Crain and Thelma Marie Tapp- Berry. She was the middle child of three. She gave her life to Christ at an early age and has been an avid and faithful member of Second Baptist of Olathe for over 50 years. While attending church she served as on the...
Helen Louise Mclane
Nov 11, 2023
Helen Louise McLane, 97, of Olathe, passed away on November 11, 2023 at Benton House of Olathe. She was born on October 21, 1926 to William and Nellie (Garrett) Michael at Osawatomie, KS. On June 10, 1950 she married Richard McLane, and after they pastored a series of Pilgrim Holiness churches in the midwest, they made their longtime home in...
Timothy M. Schultz
Nov 9, 2023
Timothy M. (Tim) Schultz was born April 7, 1954, to Attorney Ralph H. and Mae A. (Hermann) Schultz in Milwaukee, WI, called to God on November 9, 2023. He is survived by his wife Jeannie (Schlaikowski) of 44 years; daughters Aurelia, Wendy (Nathan Beins) and Katrina (Kyle Bindrim); imported daughters Mariana Silva (Brazil), Susanne Engelhardt (Germany), Nicky Broekhoven (Belgium) and...
Sean David Borton
Nov 9, 2023
Sean David Borton, 49, of Tonganoxie, passed away on November 9, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 15th, 1974 to Richard and Mary (Barrett) Borton in Bellevue, Nebraska, but his family moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1978.In his youth, Sean was active in Cub Scouts, and local sports. This eventually led to Boy...
Robert L. Parmenter
Nov 9, 2023
Robert Parmenter, 87 passed away on November 9 after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.Bob was born and raised in Omaha NE. As a young boy, he delivered newspapers for the Omaha World Herald. He graduated from Omaha Technical High School in 1955 and went on to enlist in the US Army and served for 30 years, rising to the...
Stephen E. Bender
Nov 9, 2023
Stephen Eugene Bender, 64, passed away on November 9, 2023 in Olathe, KS. He was born on August 26, 1959 to Eugene and Marilyn (Schmoeger) Bender in Kansas City, KS. Steve attended Kansas State University before transferring to Arizona State University. At ASU, he earned a Bachelor's degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Broadcasting and embarked on a career...
Christiana L. Pickens
Nov 8, 2023
Christiana Lois Pickens (Heap) came into this world on May 28, 1945, born in Fundación, Colombia, South America, and departed to join her Savior on November 8, 2023. Christiana's life story was one of trusting Jesus in significant ways. Her life verse was Proverbs 3:5-6. She framed her entire life based on the concepts of these two verses.Trust in the...
Arthur Clement Newby Ii
Nov 6, 2023
Arthur Clement Newby II, 25, of Olathe, passed away on November 6, 2023. He was born on May 23, 1998, to Arthur and Maritza (Paul) Newby at Boulder, CO. The family lived in Colorado and Texas, and eventually moved to the Kansas City area. Arthur described himself as a Kansan, and an ardent lover of the Kansas City Chiefs and...
Ralph E. Dennis
Nov 6, 2023
Ralph Emory Dennis, 97, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on November 6, 2023, at Aberdeen Village in Olathe. He was born on September 6, 1926, to Emory and Ethel (Brandenburg) Dennis in Parsons, Kansas. On August 8, 1948, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Roche, and they made their home in Olathe, Kansas, where he was a resident for the next 75...
Robert Alan Long
Nov 6, 2023
Robert Alan Long, 75, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully at Olathe Hospice House Monday, November 6, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in May of 2017 and fought the battle with courage and strength.Bob was born on February 13, 1948, in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles Robert (Bob) and Marjorie (Eklund) Long. He...
Cara L. Triplett
Nov 6, 2023
Cara L. Triplett, 90, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023. She was born on July 7, 1933 in Lancaster, Kansas to Henry and Martha (Boatwright) Poos. Cara grew up in Lancaster, Kansas where her father was a veterinarian, and after his death, her mother ran a small diner. After graduating from Effingham/Atchison School System she...
William Knoeppel
Nov 4, 2023
William Lynn Knoeppel, 74, of Olathe, passed away on November 4, 2023 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 30, 1949 to Albert and Betty (Pierce) Knoeppel at Ottawa, KS. Bill enjoyed working as a Conductor for BNSF Railroad for 47 years, retiring in September of 2015. He also enjoyed working on his own garden railroad...
Laird M Wilcox
Nov 4, 2023
Laird Wilcox of Olathe, KS passed away at the Olathe Medical Center on November 4th, 2023.Laird was born in San Francisco, CA on November 28th, 1942, the son of Laird Wilcox Jr. and AuDeene Stromer Wilcox. His father was a WWII veteran of the Pacific theater. Laird lived in Broken Hills, NV as a child and then in Portola and...
Elizabeth M. Jones
Nov 4, 2023
Elizabeth Jones passed away on November 4th, 2023, surrounded by family. Elizabeth was born on April 6th, 1956, in California to Thomas and Theresa Jones.Elizabeth worked for many years as a medical records technician and liked to travel when she was able to with family and friends. Elizabeth (also known as Betty and BJ) enjoyed her time with friends and...
Philip "Rodger" Patterson
Nov 4, 2023
Philip "Rodger" Patterson, 71, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023. He was born on February 29, 1952, in Granby, Missouri to Hugh "Troy" and Emilie (Freeman) Patterson. Rodger attended Smith Cotton High School and received a soccer scholarship to Central Missouri (University of Central Missouri), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration....
John Gray
Nov 3, 2023
John Gray, 92 of Olathe, KS passed away on Friday, November 3 with his loving wife by his side.John began his life among the eldest of 7 children to Lawrence and Mabel Gray. Growing up in a small town in Iowa, he had many stories to share with family of his escapades in his youth. A generation of the Great...
