Martha Fisher
Apr 20, 2012
Martha B. Fisher, 89, passed away on April 20, 2012 from natural causes.The family will greet friends after the service at the church. Those wishing to contribute to Martha's memory may forward donations to The American Heart Association, 6800 West 93rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66212. Martha was born in El Paso, Texas on July 6, 1922, the first of...
Jacob Zimmerman
Apr 18, 2012
Dr. Jacob Zimmerman, 93, of Lenexa, Kansas, died on April 18, 2012. He was born on August 2, 1918, in Lehr, North Dakota. He was the ninth child of the late Balthazar and Barbara Zimmerman. He married his life partner and confidant, Margaret Zimmerman, on August 19, 1943. Dr. Zimmerman graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, in 1944...
Marjohrea Metz
Apr 16, 2012
Marjohrea M. (Hammer) Metz, 86, of Overland Park, KS passed away Monday April 16, 2012 at Overland Park Nursing and Rehab Center. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Lenexa Christian Church, Lenexa, KS or the charity of your choice. Marjohrea was born December 25, 1925 in Council Grove, KS to Earl and Marie Hammer. She attended most...
James Mortko
Apr 16, 2012
JAMES PATRICK "PAT" MORTKO, age 54, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 16, 2012 in Lenexa, KS. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 5:00pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob, Olathe, KS, where the family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Marjorie Chaney
Apr 16, 2012
MARJORIE "HELEN" CHANEY, born April 23, 1925 in Kenneth, KS, passed away April 16, 2012 in Overland Park, KS. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob, Olathe, KS, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley,...
Charles Thompson
Apr 16, 2012
Charles F. Thompson, 87, of Olathe, KS passed away Monday April 16, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Hospice House of Olathe Medical Center 20333 W. 151st. Suite 301 Olathe, KS 66061.Charles was born February 19, 1925 in Lenexa, KS to Hugh and Mary Ann Thompson. He graduated from...
Gloria Speck
Apr 12, 2012
Gloria Mae Speck, formerly of Falls City, Nebraska and Mission, Texas passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012. Gloria was born in Verdon, Nebraska on November 14, 1938. After her high school graduation, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri to attend business college. After graduation from college, she lived in Kansas City, Missouri and worked for Twentieth Century Fox Studio. On...
James Wendell Shelton
Apr 12, 2012
James Wendell Shelton, 74, Gardner, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association and/or the funeral home. James was born December 19, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a 1956 graduate of Shawnee Mission High School. During his high school years he was active in football, track, drill team, athletic club...
Alice Scherzberg
Apr 12, 2012
ALICE ELIZABETH SCHERZBERG, age 61, passed away April 12, 2012 in Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 15 from 5:00-8:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd, Olathe, KS followed by funeral services on Monday, April 16 at 11:00 am at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 13145 Blackbob, Olathe, KS. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery,...
Sandra Fiataruolo
Apr 10, 2012
SANDRA ISABELLE FIATARUOLOSandy Fiataruolo, passed away April 10, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home located at 14275 Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, April 14 at the Church of the Ascension located at...
John O'Roark
Apr 10, 2012
John Joseph O'Roark went home to the Lord on April 10, 2012. John was born August 28, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph and HelenShelton O'Roark. John married his high school sweetheart JoAnn Brownon June 8, 1968.John accomplished a lot in his 30 year career as a manager for IBM.After retiring he stayed connected to his love of sports...
Elinor Parker
Apr 9, 2012
ELINOR ELIZABETH PARKER, died Monday, April 9th, 2012 at Franklin Hospital in Benton, IL. Elinor was born to Claude D. Emely and Elizabeth Clara Nachtigall on June 2, 1928. She joined an older sister, Dorthea Jane (Aunt Dot). She grew up in a one-story frame house in Wisner, Nebraska during the Great Depression. Elinor graduated from Central High School in...
Michael Zobkiw
Apr 8, 2012
Michael P. Zobkiw, P.E.-January 12, 1945 to April 8, 2012.Michael P. Zobkiw was born January 12, 1945, in London England at the end of World War II and left this world after a long illness on April 8, 2012.Mike was greeted in heaven by his son, Douglas Morgan Zobkiw, who passed away on June 26, 2011, from whose death Mike...
Naomi Wheat
Apr 7, 2012
Naomi Wheat, of Iola, died April 7, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe. She was 94. Naomi was born September 30, 1917, to A.T. and Anna Elizabeth (Schultz) Ehrlich in Marion, Ks. She was the fifth of six children in a family of Volga German grain millers. She graduated from Marion High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree...
Pamela (Teeter) Holler
Apr 7, 2012
Pamela (Teeter) Holler, 55, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 at her home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Care Alternatives Hospice, 1420 NW Vivion Rd., Suite 105 KCMO 64118. Pamela was born December 9, 1956 in Sugar Creek, Missouri, living in Kansas City area since 1995. She graduated from Graceland University as a...
Todd Bray
Apr 5, 2012
Todd Michael Bray, 41, passed away unexpectedly April 4, 2012, at home.Todd was born August 15, 1970, in Canton, Ohio, to Tom and Sue Bray. He was married to Tonya for twelve and one half years and a loving father to Isabella who is 11.Todd was an avid photographer who enjoyed photographing just about anything from landscapes to portraits to...
Myrle G.Mann Phelps
Apr 5, 2012
Myrle G. Mann Phelps, 94, Olathe, Kansas, passed away April 5, 2012. Myrle was born in Grand Pass, MO and grew up in Marshall, Missouri. She was a graduate of Marshall High School in 1935. She moved to Olathe in 1943 with her husband Roger (who preceded her in death in 1961) where she was a homemaker. She went to...
Joshua Steen
Apr 5, 2012
Joshua A. Steen, 26, of Olathe, KS passed away Thursday April 5, 2012. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.Josh was born June 4, 1985 in Merriam, KS to Tim and Kathy Steen. He graduated from Olathe South High School, he was studying to be a medical technician.He is survived by his daughter, Hayley...
Diane Keepes
Apr 5, 2012
Diane E. Keck Keepes, 62, of Olathe, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at home surrounded by her family.Diane was born Sept. 3, 1949, in Kansas City, MO, to William and Mary Keck. She was an administrator for Performance Contracting Group for 26 years. She was a very active member of Olathe Wesleyan Church. Diane volunteered her time with...
Milton Harmony
Apr 4, 2012
Milton Eugene Harmony, 81, went home to be with his Lord on April 4, 2012. Milt was born September 24, 1930 in Lincoln, NE to Philip and Helen (Michal) Harmony. After the family moved to Kansas City, he graduated from Westport High School and from UMKC with a Bachelor of Arts in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, and...
