Alex Michael Talbott of Olathe, Kansas died Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at his home of complications following a tonsillectomy.Born in Kansas City, Kansas, August 23rd, 2004 to Levi and Twila Talbott. Alex attended kindergarten at Forest View Elementary, he was active in his church, he played sports, and loved farming.Alex is survived by his father, Levi, his mother, Twila, his...

RUSSELL FRANK JEFFREYS, age 79, passed away July 13, 2010 in Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Kellogg Historical Society, Kellogg, IA, the American Cancer Society, or to Prince of Peace Catholic Church. He was born January 10, 1931 in Grinnell, Iowa to Cecil R. Jeffreys and Mary C. Frizzell Jeffreys. He served in...

Mildred "Maxine" Seers 82, of Olathe, Kansas passed away July 14, 2010, at her home with her family by her bedside of natural causes. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Kansas City Hospice or Kansas City Harvesters. Mrs. Seers was born December 30, 1927 in Mattoon, Illinois and was preceded in death by her parents Osborne and...

JAMES THURE PETERSON, age 72, passed away July 11, 2010 at his home in Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Olathe Public Library, the Greenwood Historical Society, 120 West 4th Street, Eureka, KS 67045 or the Highland Community College Foundation, 606 W. Main, Highland, KS 66035. Jim was born February 21, 1938 in Hamilton, KS...

Michael S. Jarrett, 50, of Olathe, KS passed away July 4th at Olathe Medical Center. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Humane Society or to Indian Creek Community Church.Michael was born November 16, 1959 in St. Joseph, MO. In 1972 he was the catcher for the St. Joseph Broncos Little League team and won the Little...

Frances Turner was born on July 2, 1920, to Mary (Kreusch) and Frank Mages near Ottawa, Kansas. She attended elementary school in a rural school near Ottawa and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1937. She then went to Emporia State Teacher's College and received a certificate to teach in elementary school in Kansas. For eight years, she taught in...

Barbara Jean Ayers, 75, of Olathe, Ks passed away on Friday July 2, 2010. She was preceeded in death by her loving husband of 40 yrs, Wilber Ayers, and her parents, Cecil and Dorothy Kissee, Olathe, Ks. She is survived by her 3 children, Steven Ayers, Osawatomie, Becky Rayson (Kelvin), Lahaina, HI, and Debi Shipman (John), of Osawatomie, Ks, and...

BETH ANN BEBB HERMAN was born December 10, 1948 to Aldon M. Bebb and Maxine Christine Carlson Bebb in Superior, Wisconsin. She attended schools in Pittsburg, Kansas where she was active in Girl Scouts and piano lessons. She then attended and graduated from Baker University with a bachelors degree in elementary education. The summer after her freshman year in college,...

KATHERINE C. HARTEL Katherine C. Hartel, 97, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away June 27, 2010. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 1 from 7:00pm – 8:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd., Olathe Kansas. Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of First Presbyterian Church of Branson, Missouri, at 1:00 p.m on July 2nd,...

Vernon K. Johnson, 78, died peacefully Sunday, June 27th, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center surrounded by his wife, children and their spouses, and grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation made in his honor to the church. Vern, a lifetime resident of the Kansas City area, was born on September 21, 1931 to Lester M. and...

Donald G. Lloyd, 78, of Olathe, KS passed away Saturday June 26, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. The family suggests contributions to the Humane Society.Donald was born May 7, 1932 in Shawnee, OK to Herman and Ethel Lloyd and raised in Fayette, MO. He worked as a lineman for KCP&L for 38 years. He owned Lloyd's Dog and Horse...

Tanya Jane (Traylor) Clayton was born in Visalia, California on October 13, 1963 and passed away on June 25, 2010 at Kansas City Hospice House.She was the oldest of 5 children and she never stopped taking care of her siblings even after they were grown. She held numerous jobs throughout her life, but her most important accomplishment was being a...

Marion V. "Gram" Driessen1926-2010 Funeral Mass for Marion Driessen, age 84, will be held Tuesday, June 29 at 11:00 am at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 Larkspur, Olathe, KS. Burial will follow in the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, June 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd.,...

John C. Schwartz, Jr.Born April 28, 1942 in Chicago, IL passed away June 19, 2010 in Kansas City, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Kansas City Hospice House. John graduated from Wright Junior College with a business degree, and pursued a career in manufacturing. He married Audrey Schmidt in 1964, and together they moved with their...

Mary Elaine (Berthold) Morrison passed away on June 17, 2010 at Aberdeen Village, Olathe Kansas. She was born Dec. 3, 1921 to Fred and Myrtle (Williams) Berthold in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up in St. Louis and met Jim Morrison at a Valentine's Day dance in 1941. They married January 6, 1942 and settled in Ocala, Florida, where her...

Sharon A. (Broshears) Grimsley was born at Fort Campbell, KY on March 28, 1959 and passed away June 17, 2010 at Kansas City Hospice House. Sharon retired from a 21 year career at Household Finance and pursued a life long dream of becoming a nurse. After acceptance to nursing school, she was near completion of her degree and working part...

Gail Eugene Hartgrove went to be with the Lord peacefully on June 16, 2010 as a result of pulmonary hypertension and lung disease. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on November 11, 1938. He moved to Longview, Washington as a young child and grew into manhood where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Gerrits, on June 28,...

RUBY ROBERTSONAge 79, passed away at her home in Olathe, KS on June 13, 2010 surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Ruby was born December 21, 1930 in Higginsville, MO to Anton and Gladys Schowengerdt. She was united in marriage to William Robertson on January 9, 1948 in...