Melba F. Burrus-Scharff, 76 of Olathe, KS passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 at home. Funeral services will be 10 AM Tuesday April 28 at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Olathe, KS. Friends may call from 6-8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center.Melba was born...

LESTER B. "L.B." RATLIFFLester B. Ratliff, 88, of Olathe, KS passed away, Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Royal Terrace Care Center. The family suggests contributions to charity of choice. L.B. was born September 12, 1920 in Hardy, Arkansas to Powell and Annie Ratliff. He moved to Hutchinson, KS and lived there from 1954 - 1972 before moving to Olathe. He...

Joe E. Green, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on April 21, 2009. Joe was born on December 4, 1931 in Independence, Missouri to Lester and Virgie Green. Joe, an Eagle Scout, a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, and a high school football and basketball player, graduated in 1949 from Manual Vocational High...

ROXANNE JOANNE (RENDINA) SPITZ Age 75, passed away April 20, 2009 in Olathe, KS. Roxanne was born in Kansas City, Mo on July 1, 1933 to Albert and Dorothy Rendina. She graduated from Kansas City Southeast High School in 1951. Roxanne enjoyed a career as an Executive Secretary, eventually retiring from Yellow Freight Company in 1985. She is survived by...

MELVIN A MUNTZBorn March 7, 1926 in Seward, KS, passed away April 20, 2009 in Olathe, KS after a short illness. Private family services will be held . Melvin served our country in the U.S. Navy in Alaska on the U.S.S. Trenton during WWII. He married Barbara Hellwig, and they were married 23 years. Melvin was employed with Union Pacific...

JAMES ARTHUR CUNNINGHAMPassed away April 20, 2009, at his home in Shawnee, KS. James was born April 22, 1938 in Danville, Ill to Virgil and Mary Elisabeth (Lumbrick) Cunningham. He was married to Beverly Jean Stanley on September 5, 1965. After graduating from Northwestern University and M.I.T., he was employed with Terracon Consulting Engineers for many years, retiring in 2000....

Betty J. Hurmence, 66, of Olathe, KS, passed away Monday, April 20, 2009, at home. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Olathe Medical Center Hospice.Mrs. Hurmence was born October 19, 1942, in Newton, IA, to Jerry and Frances...

Samuel Edwin Weeks, 17, of Olathe, KS passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Childrens Mercy Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Friday April 24 at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley, KS. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to...

Kenneth Wayne Garwood, Lieutenant Commander, USN, Retired, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Villa St. Francis, at the age of 90.Ken was born on July 16, 1918 at Souris, North Dakota, youngest child of John & Eleanor Garwood. His sister Gladys Garwood Paxman, and brother Virgil Garwood, also preceded him in death.He graduated high school from Souris, and...

Richard W. McMillin, 58, Olathe, KS, peacefully passed away Monday, April 20th surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m, Wednesday, April 22nd at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Richard was a long time member of Judson Baptist Church in Kansas City, KS. He is preceded in death by his father James R. McMillin, and survived...

NORMA J. TATEAge 74, passed away at her home in Olathe, KS on April 18, 2009, surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. Memorial gifts are suggested to Continua Hospice, LLC, 7611 State Line Road, Suite 202, Kansas City, Mo 64114. Norma was born October 21, 1934 in Neosho Rapids, KS, to William and Lena Lane. She...

EVELYN STOKESEvelyn Stokes, 68, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on April 15, 2009 at her home after a year-long courageous battle with melanoma. Evelyn was born September 12, 1940 in Stover, MO to Erich and Leona Miller. After leaving the family homestead, she moved to Kansas City in 1958 and began working at the former City National Bank and...

John D. Arterburn, Sr., 71, Olathe, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Olathe Medical Center. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center and/or Animal Haven. John was born June 1, 1937 in Kansas City, Kansas, a life time area resident who graduated from Wyandotte High School. He married his high school sweetheart Judy October...

Rev. Earl Curtis Whited, son of Thomas and Ruthie Mae (Maxwell) Whited was born January 16, 1915 in Washington City, Missouri. He left this world to be with Jesus on Easter Sunday morning, April 12, 2009. Curtis served 2 terms in the C.C.C. in Missouri and Idaho.He married Edna Bonsall on March 5, 1941. They lived in Washington where he...

Edwin Harris Doherty III, 66, a third generation resident of Overland Park, KS, passed away April 9, 2009. He is the eldest son of Edwin H. Doherty Jr. and Jessie Lee (Buck) Doherty who preceded him in death.He is survived by his wife Carol, four children, Christina, Anastasia, Justin and Warren, and eight grandchildren. Ed showed his love for family...

Betty J. Lewis, 67, of Newella, OK formerly of Paola, KS passed away Thursday April 9, 2009 at home. Graveside services will 12:30 PM, Monday, April 13th at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, KS. Friends may call from 11-12 Monday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Foster Grandparents...

FRANK CLAIR WALSH, age 68, passed away April 5, 2009 in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 7 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, with Recitation of the Rosary at 6:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic...

Barbara Kay Richardson Ellett, 62, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009, in the company of her loving family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Barbara was born February 5, 1947, in Ogden, Utah a daughter of Jewel A. Richardson and Margaret Leone Winter. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Church of Jesus Christ...

Lorna M. Hedrick, 81, of Olathe, KS passed away March 27, 2009 surrounded by the love of her family. Funeral Services will be 10 AM Tuesday March 31 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Olathe, KS. Friends may call from 5-8 PM Monday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Burial will be 10 AM Wed. at Cedar Grove Cemetery Hays addition...

Patricia M. Logan, 67, of Olathe, KS passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 6:00 PM Monday March 30 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. The family suggests contributions to the Olathe Medical Center Charitable Foundation.She was born April 10th, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and Freda McCaughey. She attended Southwest...