Linda B. Evans
Mar 8, 2012
Linda B. Evans, age 65, of Olathe, KS, passed away March 8, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center.Linda is preceded in death by her parents Victor and Elizabeth Ordway. She is survived by her husband,William L. Evans, of 47 years, her children Clara L. Gonzalez, William L. Evans II and Gregory J. Evans, and grandchildren Megan, Esteffan and Ricky Gonzalez, and...
Evelyn Suddarth
Mar 6, 2012
Evelyn LaVerne Suddarth, age 83, passed away March 6, 2012 in Gardner, KS. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 9 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd, Olathe, KS from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 pm at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to VITAS Hospice. Evelyn was born April 21, 1928 in...
Donald K. Ashlock
Mar 5, 2012
Donald K. Ashlock, 85, Olathe, passed away suddenly Monday, March 5, 2012 while enjoying his last workout. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center. He was born October 3, 1926 to Pauline K. and Donald M. Ashlock at their home in Olathe. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1944 and excelled in...
Betty Hockensmith
Mar 5, 2012
BETTY JEAN HOCKENSMITH, age 80, passed away March 5,2012 in Olathe, KS. Private family services will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Betty was born April 12, 1931 in Phoenix, AZ to Aaron and Mary Ethel Pigg. She married Donald Hockensmith on June 4, 1950 in Clarkdale, AZ. Betty was employed as...
Harry A. Saltzman
Mar 1, 2012
Harry A. Saltzman, 91, Olathe, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. The family suggests contributions to Odyssey Hospice 4911 Arrowhead Dr., Independence, MO. Harry was born June 27, 1920 in Johnson County, Kansas living in Olathe most of his life. He attended Olathe High School. He worked from age 16 until he was 90 years old, first with WPA,...
Ra Jean Hogbin
Feb 28, 2012
Ra Jean Hogbin, age 81, passed away February 28, 2012 in Olathe, KS. Services will be held on Friday, March 2 at 1:00pm in the Chapel of Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Ra Jean was born January 10, 1931 in...
Clara Pulley
Feb 28, 2012
Clara Mae Pulley, of Belton, MO passed away Tuesday February 28, 2012 at Belton Research Hospital. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Grace United Methodist Church. Clara was born in 1921 in Newton, TN to Henry and Ollie Warner. She was a long time member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was a great mother and grandmother...
Ann Price
Feb 27, 2012
Ann (Posey) Price, 68, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 in Olathe, Kansas due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Ann was born September 29, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona to the late Beulah L. (Nash) Posey and John W. Posey III. After high school she married Edward Richard Cantu of Austin, Texas, with whom she adopted a daughter while living...
Galen Edward Teske
Feb 27, 2012
Galen Edward Teske, 85, Gardner, Kansas, died Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Wellsville Retirement Center. Galen was born October 29, 1926 in Wheaton, Kansas, the son of Edward Teske and Elsa Brunkow Teske. He graduated from Onaga High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He farmed until 1956 and was an over-the-road...
Sara Zook
Feb 27, 2012
Sara Lee (Sally) Zook (Ruble), 74, left this earth on February 27, 2012. She was a resident at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Olathe, KS at the time of her passing. Sara was born Sept. 26, 1937 in Warren, IN to John and Avis Ruble. She graduated from Warren High School in 1955 and shortly after married Neil...
Jacob Killion
Feb 24, 2012
Jacob Jason Killion, infant son of Jason and Jennifer Killion passed away Friday February 24, 2012 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He is also survived by his sisters Ally and Lilly. Donations can be made to the family c/o the funeral home.
Marion Blaylock
Feb 24, 2012
Marion L. Blaylock, 95, of Olathe, KS passed away Friday February 24, 2012 at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Evergreen Community of Johnson County or Hospice Care of Kansas.
Mac Birkmann
Feb 23, 2012
Mac Birkmann, 86, of Osawatomie, KS passed away Thursday February 23, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center. Burial will be 2:30 PM Wed. at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley, KS. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Assoc.Mac was born July 12, 1925 in Johnson, NE to Edward and Matilda Birkmann. The...
George Corben
Feb 22, 2012
George (Bill) W. Corben, 74 of Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday February 22, 2012 from lung cancer and emphysema.George was born at home on January 29, 1938 in Anderson, MO to George and Mildred (Clark) Corben. He grew up in Anderson, MO, Desoto, KS and Kansas City, MO. Olathe, KS became his home in 1975. George grew up enjoying trains...
Loren Drews
Feb 20, 2012
Loren E. Drews, 77, of Olathe, KS passed away Monday February 20,2012 at his home. Loren was born January 16, 1935 in Olathe, KS to Carl and Mildred Drews. Loren graduated from Olathe High School in 1953. He further attended the University of Kansas where he studied Civil Engineering and Land Surveying. He served overseas in the U.S. Army and...
Tina Louise(Bowman) Matthew
Feb 20, 2012
Tina Louise (Bowman) Matthew, 80, passed away on February 20, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Salina, Kansas on March 4, 1931 to Kenneth Barrett Bowman and Ethel Williams Bowman. Her father was an A.L. Duckwall manager who served in several Kansas towns including Salina, Hutcheson, Ellsworth,...
Betty Cowan
Feb 17, 2012
Betty Sullivan Cowan Age 86, passed away February 17, 2012 in Olathe, Kansas. Betty was born in Fowler, Kansas on October 18, 1925 to Albert and Evelyn Sullivan. She married Don Cowan on April 19, 1952 and they made their home in Topeka. She enjoyed a career in teaching, as well as volunteering with the Kansas State Historical Society. She...
Judith (Judy)R. Logan
Feb 17, 2012
Surrounded by family and friends, Judith (Judy) R. Logan, 71, of Olathe, Kan., died at home on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, after a brave years-long struggle with COPD. Born on March 28, 1940, in Melvern, Kansas, Judy was the second of three daughters of late Edgar and Verna Tilton. Judy (nicknamed Junkin' Judy) spent most of her life in Olathe,...
Doris Varian Ketner
Feb 16, 2012
Doris Varian Ketner, 83, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012. The family suggests contributions to Faith Community Church of the Nazarene Prayer Chapel Fund, 3450 CR 210 West, St. Johns, Florida 32259.Doris was born February 4, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in 1950 and married Reverend William E. Varian, who preceded her...
