Obituaries
Robert Frank Sobczak
Mar 18, 2024
Robert Frank Sobczak, 69, of Overland Park, passed away on March 18, 2024 at his home. He was born on January 20, 1955 to Robert and Dorothy (Kostrzeski) Sobczak in Chicago, IL.While leading a very eventful life, it was never easy. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 18, Bob spent the following 51 years battling this disease....
Kevin Thomas Donohue
Mar 16, 2024
KEVIN THOMAS DONOHUEDec. 25, 1968 - March 16, 2024Kevin was born at The Jamaica hospital in Queens, New York. The family moved to Prairie Village, KS when Kevin was a toddler. After his graduation from Shawnee Mission South High School, he attended Kansas State University his freshman year, completing with a BS in Business and Journalism at the University of...
Dennis Leon Patton
Mar 16, 2024
Dennis Leon Patton, age 64, passed away March 16, 2024 at Kansas City Hospice House.Dennis Patton was known for his practical advice to gardeners frustrated by the Midwest's notorious soil and climate. The best time to get rid of chickweed? Autumn. Why won't these tomato plants bear fruit? They're tricky. They like warmth, sunlight and just the right amount of...
Barbara Ann Crespi
Mar 15, 2024
Barbara Ann Crespi, 77, of Olathe, KS passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024. Barbara was born on November 17, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri to Dorsey and Margaret (Ortballs) Corwin. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother David and granddaughter Jessica. Barbara is survived by her children Peter Crespi, Paula (Scott) Guy, Janet (Ted) Osman, William...
Kirk Hickman
Mar 14, 2024
Kirk Hickman, age 64, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on March 14, 2024 surrounded by family and friends, following a heroic fight with cancer. He was born on December 19, 1959, in Des Moines, Iowa to Elmer and Charlotte (Butler) Hickman. Kirk was a District Sales Manager for National Beverage Corporation until he retired in 2021. He married Patricia (Payne)...
Kurisse Mamo Nemara
Mar 14, 2024
Kurisse Mamo Nemara, 49, of Overland Park, passed away on March 14, 2024 at Kansas City Hospice House. He was born on November 18, 1974 to Mamo Nemara and Gadisse Dama at Omora, Ethiopia. On September 5, 2002, he married Mestawut Deressa and they made their home in Overland Park, Kansas.Kurisse was employed as a truck driver for Portable Transportation...
Laverne Berniece Moore
Mar 12, 2024
LaVerne Berniece Neiswender MooreSeptember 3, 1928 – March 12, 2024LaVerne Berniece Moore, age 95, passed away on March 12, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas. The eldest daughter of Carl and Marie Schmalzried, LaVerne was born on September 3, 1928, in Dighton, Kansas. Throughout her life, she was a beloved and devoted daughter, sister to eight siblings, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt,...
Margaret Anne Mckaig
Mar 12, 2024
Margaret Anne "Peggy" McKaig, 75, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. She was born on April 29, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts to Robert and Clara (Smith) Sinclair. Peggy was born in South Boston, MA and grew up in Dedham, MA with her 5 siblings. She graduated from Dedham High School and attended Boston State for a...
Rhonda (Hoffhines) Hensley Blair
Mar 11, 2024
Rhonda Elaine (Hoffhines) Hensley Blair passed away Monday, March 11, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a 10-year battle with brain cancer. Rhonda was born on May 31, 1972, in Independence, Kansas, to Ross and Melva (Smith) Hoffhines. From a young age, Rhonda was an outgoing girl who loved to help others. As a youth, she...
Nadezhda Golshmid
Mar 11, 2024
Nadezhda Golshmid, age 83, passed away March 11, 2024, in Olathe Hospice House.She was born April 18, 1940 to Vladimir and Alexandra (Funtova) Khalezov in Furmanov, Russia.On April 23, 1966, she married Igor Golshmid, and they lived in Armenia and the Ukraine prior to moving to the United States in 1997.She enjoyed cooking crepes and delicious cabbage rolls for her...
Harley Atcheson
Mar 10, 2024
Harley Noble Atcheson, 75, of Olathe, passed away on March 10, 2024 at 8:40 AM after a long heart illness. He was born on January 6, 1949 to Harold and Dorothy (Churchill) Atcheson in Port Huron, MI. Harley worked as a Custodian for the Olathe School District for 20 years. On October 7th, 1972, he married Myrna R. Cleghorn(Rivera). They...
Charla Ann Thornton
Mar 10, 2024
Charla Ann Thornton, peacefully departed from this world on Sunday, March 10, 2024, after bravely battling Multiple Sclerosis for many years. She was 68 years old. Charla was born to August Edward and Vada Lorene (Folck) Freund on September 7, 1955 in Escondido, California. She was a 1973 graduate of Great Bend High School. Charla married Darren Keith Thornton on...
Robert Desmond Black
Mar 9, 2024
Robert (Bob) Desmond Black, 97, formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL passed away peacefully on March 9, 2024 while residing in Overland Park, KS with family. He was born on October 19, 1926 to Robert (Scottie) and Mary Kerr Johnstone Black of Mansfield, OH, who immigrated from Scotland. Bob proudly earned his Eagle Scout Rank. He graduated from Mansfield Senior High...
Kai Luca Armstrong
Mar 9, 2024
Kai Luca Armstrong, of Olathe, Kansas, God called him home on Saturday, March 9, 2024. He was born on October 10, 2023 in Merriam, Kansas to Mark Plaisted and Esiah (Crain) Armstrong. Kai is survived by his loving parents, Esiah Armstrong and Mark Plaisted, grandparents, Ashley Crain and Preston Stubbs, sister, Alice Winter, aunt and uncles, Anarai Crain, Brayden Crain,...
Vesta Elaine Lange
Mar 9, 2024
Vesta's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click Here to view the service.Vesta was born to Lewis Almon and Lorena Myrtle (Crew) Lee on December 7, 1924, during a blizzard near midnight at her parent's farm, eleven miles southwest of Limon, Colorado. She was the youngest of seven children. She grew up always playing school with a...
Janet L. Kohler
Mar 8, 2024
Janet L. Kohler, 65, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by family on Friday, March 8, 2024. She was born on July 28, 1958 in Carthage, Missouri to Charles and Helen (Donalson) Scholpp. Janet grew up on a farm between the two small towns of Lockwood and Golden City Missouri. She attended Lockwood High School and after graduation...
Carole Kay Holman
Mar 6, 2024
Carole Kay Holman, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. She was born on September 4, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri to Willard and Audrey (Storie) Comstock. Carole went to Center High School and married Lawrence E. Smith upon graduation. They enjoyed Square dancing and get-togethers with two other couples for taco nights and shrimp boil...
Michael Dennis George
Mar 4, 2024
Michael Dennis George, 62, peacefully passed away on March 4th, 2024, at his home in Overland Park, KS. Michael was born on March 26,1961 in Olathe to Chris George, Sr and Neva Clevenger George. He was the ninth of twelve children. He attended St. Paul's Catholic School and graduated from Olathe High School in 1979. Mike began working for his...
Betty J. Lutz
Mar 4, 2024
In memory of Betty Jean Redinger Lutz1930 - 2024To view a livestream of the service: click here.Betty Jean Redinger Lutz, age 93, passed away on March 4, 2024, at Good Samaritan Center in Olathe, Kansas, after a brief illness. Betty was born on December 9, 1930, in Olathe, Kansas, to Perry and Elsie (Riffey) Redinger. She loved school and went...
Samuel Austin Stitt
Mar 3, 2024
Samuel "Sam" Austin Stitt, 85, of Lyndon, KS, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Anthology of Olathe.He was born October 7, 1938, the son of Cora (Leonard) Stitt and Ludell Stitt. He graduated from Lyndon High School in 1957.Sam was an athlete in high school where he played baseball and ran track. His love for sports continued into adulthood...
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