Gordon Johnson was born April 21, 1913, in Baltic, Connecticut, to Martha Jane Jones Johnson and Samuel Henry Johnson. He received his high school education at Windham High School in Willimantic, Connecticut, graduating in 1929, and continued education from Norwich Commercial College and George Washington University. His military service was served during World War II from 1941-1945 in the Second...

Linda F. Peters, 62, of Paola, KS passed away Sunday August 22, 2010 surrounded by the love of her family at home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Kansas City Affiliate 1111 Main St. Kansas City, MO 64105. Linda was born January 15, 1948 in Auxvasse, MO to Robert and...

C.E. "Corky" Hobbs, 87, Overland Park, passed away August 22, 2010. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 25th, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, KS with memorial service beginning at 7:00 pm.Corky was born July 5, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas to Lawrence and Winifred Hobbs. He graduated from Wyandotte...

DEE ANN CHAFFIN, Age 53, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on August 20, 2010. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Andrew Christian Church or the Santa Fe Trail School PTA, 7100 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66204. Dee was born October 12, 1956 in Iola, Kansas to Dean and Mardell (Culbertson) Englebrecht. She was a...

James Lockwood Keeling, age 67, passed away August 19, 2010 at his home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 22, from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS, followed by funeral services at 11:00 am on Monday, August 23, also in the chapel of the funeral home. Graveside services will be held on...

Reverend Paul S. Deever Reverend Paul S. Deever, 82, Olathe, KS, passed on with his loving family by his side on Saturday, August 14, 2010. He was a retired United Methodist minister, who took great joy in providing pastoral care for over 50 years. He was born on April 18, 1928 in Hutchinson, KS to A.L. and Grace Deever. Paul...

Galen E. Horton, 71, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Thursday August 12, 2010 at home. He requested his body be donated to the University of Kansas Hospital willed body program. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family suggests contributions to Grace Hospice.Galen was born April 12, 1939 in Lawrence, KS to Jesse and Flora...

Rosemary Montgomery, 80, of Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday August 10, 2010 at St. Lukes Hospital. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the American Lung Assoc.She was preceded in death by her husband Richard L. Montgomery in 1996.She is survived by one son Richard Montgomery, one daughter Roselyn Montgomery, grandchildren Joe Montgomery, Lee Ann Aslanides, Mary Montgomery,...

WILBUR EARL (PETE) PETERSON Wilbur Earl (Pete) Peterson born March 5, 1926 to William and Ella Hedahl Peterson at Pickardville, North Dakota, died August 6, 2010 in Olathe, Kansas at age 84. His mother died on March 6, 1926, and Wilbur was raised by his Aunt Marie and Uncle Jens Renden in Manfred, ND. Wilbur enlisted in the Army Air...

We lost our precious Tiffani Lee Gordon, 28 years young, way too soon on Thursday, August 5th. She loved family, friends, four wheeling, music, laughing, her dog Chandler Boo, was a joy to everyone and wished all a "fantastic day".Tiffani leaves her mother; Jane Gordon, Aunt Annie Alstott, Brother; Steve (Vicki) Honack and their children Evan and Brooke, sister; Angie...

RALPH J. ENGELBRECHT, age 86, passed away August 4, 2010 in Overland Park, KS. He was born October 9, 1923 in Jefferson City, MO to Theodore and Anna Engelbrecht. He married Virginia Sevra and together they raised their son, Stanley. Virginia passed away in 1977, and he then married Louise Hercules, and together they made their home in Overland Park....

HELEN L. CUNNINGHAM, age 83, passed away August 1, 2010 at her home in Olathe, KS. A memorial service will be held on August 6 at 10:00 am at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd., Olathe, where the family will receive friends at 9:30 am. Interment, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Parkinson's...

Norma Lou Sprague, 67, Spring Hill, Kansas passed away at the Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.Norma was born September 18, 1943 in Newton, Massachusetts to Norman and Muriel Hildreth. She graduated from Wellesley High School in 1961, and attended Endicott Jr. College in Beverly, MA. She was married to G. Robert (Bob) Sprague in...

Ruth Cook Zahller passed away on July 18th, 2010.She is survived by her daughter Charlene Periette Andrews, her son Charles Perry Andrews III, 11 grandchildren, and 23 great grandchildrenRuth was born on June 1 1920 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. At an early age she joined the Army as part of the Women's Army Corps as a Radar Tech, and...

Robert P. Miller, age 75, of Olathe, Kansas passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Robert was born October 24, 1934, in Tabor, Iowa, to Benjamin and Gladys Miller. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954 and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1956-1958. Robert married Evelyn Plummer on September 10, 1960, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Upon...

DONALD BENJAMIN SEEM, Age 93, passed away July 25, 2010 in Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Don was born October 13, 1916 in Kansas City, KS to Shelby and Hattie Seem. He served our country in the US Army during WWII, and retired from Hallmark after 44 years of service. He...

Mary V. Randall, 87, completed her life on July 6, 2010 in Lenexa, KS. She was born June 9, 1923 in Kansas City, MO to Richard Ahlstrom and Mildred Marsh, Mary was the third of six children. Her family moved to Olathe in 1935, and settled on a small farm near Frisco Lake. She attended Olathe Schools and graduated from...

Vickie Ellen Birdsall, 57, Olathe, Kansas passed away at her home on Friday, July 23, 2010. Vickie was born September 8, 1952 in Wichita Falls, Texas to LaRue "Bud" and Alice Krogh. She was a 1970 graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska and received her A.A.R.T. certification from St. Elizabeth's Hospital...

James Louis Baska, 83, attorney and former president of Associated Wholesale Grocers, died July 21 at his home in Olathe, KS after a courageous six-month fight against lung cancer. Memorials suggested to Kansas City Hospice through www.kansascityhospice.org.Jim was born April 3, 1927 and attended Ward High School where he was an outstanding basketball player who utilized his 6-foot-7 height. He...

Lawrence (Mik) Mikkelson, 86, Olathe, KS, passed away July 18, 2010.Mik was born July 13, 1924 to Detlof and Emma Mikkelson in Great Falls, MT and raised on a ranch near Big Sandy, MT. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Air Force Cadet program in Feb. 1944. He married Marie Van Hoorn on...