JUNE MARIE WALKERJune Marie Walker, 83, lifelong resident of Olathe, KS, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in Olathe. The family will receive friends at 11:00am until the service at 12:00pm Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel, 14275 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, Kansas . Burial will be in Olathe Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the...

CAROLE L. HESSLINGCarole L. Hessling, 78 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away October 14, 2010. Visitation will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 9:00 -11:00 AM at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel, 14275 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association of America. She was born September 8, 1932 in Wichita,...

MYRA "MIMI" CELESTE HEATH Myra "Mimi" Celeste Heath, 102, passed away October 10, 2010, in Overland Park, KS. Private family services will be held. Myra was born October 8, 1908, in Elmira, Iowa, and was married to John Heath on August 9, 1931. John passed away in 1975. In 1997, Myra moved to the Overland Park area to be close...

MARY KATHLEEN "KATHY" DUNN, age 52, went to be with the Lord on October 12, 2010 in Kansas City, MO. A Celebration of her Life will be held on Thursday, October 14 at 1:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd., Olathe, where the family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 am. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove...

Glenda K. DeMarco, 73, of Olathe, KS (formerly of Chicago, IL) passed away Saturday October 9, 2010 at Villa St. Francis Nursing Center. The family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Assoc.Glenda was born June 16, 1937 in Chicago, IL to Glenn and Virginia Carmody.She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Laura Jo Tarver and her parents.She is survived...

Thelma Marie Kruse, 83, Olathe, KS, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010, at her home, following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Marie was born in Oklahoma City, March 12, 1927, the only child of Novey and Nola (Yates) Halford. She grew up in eastern Oklahoma, graduating from Ada High School in 1944. She attended Southern Nazarene University (then Bethany-Peniel...

Lee Meireis, 76, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his home.Lee was born October 20, 1933, in Stafford, KS. to Ted and Vada Meireis. The Meireis family moved to Olathe in 1942. Lee attended three one-room schools and graduated from Olathe High School in 1951. On March 6, 1954, Lee married his wife Jean...

DEBRA DIANE TIBBETTSAge 57, passed away October 5, 2010. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 3:00 pm at College Church of the Nazarene, Garrett Chapel, 2020 E Sheridan, Olathe, KS where the family will receive friends following the service. Memorials in Debbie's memory are suggested to the family in care of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home,...

Douglas S. Barnett, 54, of Olathe, KS went to be with the Lord Wednesday September 29, 2010 at home after a three year battle against leukemia. A celebration service will be held at 9:30 AM Saturday October 9, at Indian Creek Community Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Indian Creek Community Church Live-Out...

TIMOTHY SCOTT LAMARScott Lamar, 51, Olathe, KS, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 following a lengthy illness. Scott was born Jan. 12, 1959 in Evansville, Indiana and spent his early years in Maquoketa, Iowa (where he graduated from High School in 1977), later in Denver, CO, and the past 20 years in Olathe. He was a store manager in the...

William Leon "Lee" Culver William Leon "Lee" Culver passed away Saturday night, September 25, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital, from congestive heart failure. Lee was born June 25, 1940 in Anaconda, Montana. He grew up in Sumner, Washington and lived in the Seattle area until he moved to Kansas City in 1990. His military service was in the Air Force...

Eva William's eye for beauty was extraordinary.Eva Kathryn Tarnower Williams was born September 9, 1953 in Topeka, Kansas, and passed away September 22, 2010. She was the second of four children born to William and Doris Tarnower. She graduated from Kansas University in 1975 with a B.A. Degree in Classical Antiquities and was, the same year, married to Roger Williams....

David Clyde Speer, Jr., 40, Olathe, KS, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010.Dave was born March 31, 1970 in Kansas City, MO, and spent most of his life in Olathe, KS. Dave will be remembered for his big heart and his devotion to family and friends. His nieces and nephew seemed to gravitate toward Uncle Dave. He was an avid...

CARSON BRENNEN RANDEL, infant son of Heather and Blake Randel, passed away at home on September 20, 2010. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Carson was born...

Richard D. Davenport, 77, of Mission, KS passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Donations can be made to the Church.

Julie A. Singer, 47, of Olathe, KS lost a brave battle against cancer on Monday September 6, 2010 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Julie was born May 14, 1963 in Portland, OR to Donald and Janis Singer. Julie lived her childhood in Oregon and Montana then moved to Kansas when she was 25. She was preceded in death by...

ROBERT M. ELLIOTT, 54, passed away from complications due to kidney failure on September 4, 2010 in Lexington, NC. Robert was born in Olathe on September 20, 1955, and lived there most of his life. He was employed by the City of Olathe and Olathe School District. Robert lived a vibrant life, filled with many adventures. He was true to...

Paul Craven, 42, of DeSoto Kansas, beloved husband, father, son and brother, died September 3rd, 2010 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Paul's life will be held on Tuesday, September 7th at 3 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd, Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Paul's memory...

John Allen Tader was born in Marion North Dakota on July 9, 1928 and went to be with the Lord in Kansas City on September 2, 2010. As an adult he was a resident of Minneapolis Minnesota, St. Louis, Missouri and Olathe Kansas. John was a great man of prayer. He was a craftsman in his work. He had a...

Jeffry Edward Edmondson IIJeffry Edward Edmondson II, 39, of Olathe, KS. Passed away on August 29, 2010 at 7:39 P.M. doing what he loved, fishing. Jeffry was born on May 14th 1971 to Jeffry and Mary Edmondson. Jeff was an avid hunter, fisherman. He was passionate about baseball and spent several years coaching boy's baseball teams. He is preceded in...