THOMAS S. CULALA, age 59, passed away on December 29, 2007, surrounded by his family. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Friday, January 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers and...

SHIRLEY ANN DRENNAN, age 72, passed away December 29, 2007 at her home in Olathe, KS. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 5 at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church, 201 E. Loula, Olathe, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church. Shirley was...

Mr. Gene N. Cage, age 84, passed away December 29, 2007 in Overland Park, KS. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 515 S. Ridgeview, Olathe, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. Interment, Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the...

CHARLES EDWARDS BLUEAge 55, passed away December 28, 2007 at his home in Olathe, KS. Visitation, Tuesday, January 1, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, followed by a funeral service on Wednesday, January 2, at 2:00 p.m., also in the chapel of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to...

JOHN HERALD REESAge 45, passed away December 28, 2007 in Olathe, KS. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 31, from 10:00am-12:00pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe. Memorials are suggested to Kansas State Park Service. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Debbie, his son Jonathan, his daughter Anna, All of Wellsville, KS, his...

Melvin D. Loux, 64, Olathe, KS passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Olathe Medical Center. The family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Foundation. Melvin was born June 26, 1943 in Manhattan, Kansas, grew up in Ottawa, Kansas, and has lived in Olathe the past 26 years. He was a graduate of Ottawa High School and Rockhurst College. He...

Sherry Wickliffe, 56, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Hutchinson, KS passed away December 22, 2007. Survivors include he husband, Wayne, daughter, Jordann, sons Shane and Shannon, granddaughters Sydney and Paige, Olathe, KS and brother Bob Anderson, Hutchinson, KS.>> A nurse at the Lakeview Village retirement home, she will be remembered for her compassion towards others, her incredible work ethic and...

KYLE CREIGHTON BARKER Age 29, passed away December 19, 2007 at his home in Olathe, KS. A memorial service will be held on December 28, 2007 at 3:00pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances to the...

Rosa Roeser passed away Dec. 18, 2007 in Overland Park, KS of natural causes at the age of 91.Rosa was born on April 30, 1916 in Vienna, Austria to Stephan and Rosa Maria Schubert. She spent a happy childhood in Vienna with her parents, brother and sisters.Rosa married John W. Roeser in 1950 and they were married for almost 44...

Alan Frederick RockersAge 56, passed away December 17, 2008 in Olathe, Kansas. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 21, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 900 Honeysuckle, Olathe. A recitation of the rosary will precede the service. Remembrances may be given to the church. He is survived by his mother, Trudy Rockers, his brothers, Robert,...

Elaine G. Poole, 89, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away from the effects of bladder cancer December 14, 2007 in Overland Park. She is survived by her five grandchildren Eric Melin, Scott (Monica) Melin, and Beth Olson, all Kansas residents, and Lara (Michael) Inman of Gastonia, N.C., and Julie (Dan) O'Connor of Ocala, Fla. She is also survived by 11...

Alfred Edwin (Eddie) Seamands was born February 17, 1922, in Edgerton, KS, to Oscar O. and Viola Lee Reeves Seamands, and he passed away at home in Overland Park, KS, on December 8, 2007, when his tired heart stopped beating, devastating his family and friends.Eddie lived nearly all his life in Johnson County, KS, graduating in 1942 from John P....

SR. PATROL OFFICER CYRUS "CY" RYAN MIDDLETONAge 31, passed away December 8, 2007, at his home in Olathe, KS, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 13, from 6:00-8:00p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, followed by funeral services on Friday, December 14 at 10:00 a.m. at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020...

Dorothy L. Ater, 89, Olathe, KS, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 6, 2007 in Olathe, KS. Graveside services for the family will be held at 9am Monday, December 10, 2007 at Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan, Kansas The family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice and/or the church. Dorothy was born March 17, 1918 in Emporia,...

Joyce Ditto, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Olathe Medical Center in the presence of her loving husband. Services will be held on Saturday, December 8 at 1:00 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. In honoring Joyce's wishes,...

Esther Davis Hanna Murphy was born Nov. 29, 1921 to Richard and LeoraDavis in Chetopa, Kansas. She lived in Coffeyville most of her life, andattended schools there. She was graduated from Field Kindley High Schoolin Coffeyville in 1939. She married Sol Hanna, Jr. in 1939. Mr. Hanna died in 1990. She then married Eldon Murphy in 1994, who died in...

MICHAEL J. FINKLER, JR.Michael J. Finkler, Jr., 80, Olathe, KS passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Kansas City Hospice House. A rosary service will begin at 7pm on Monday at the funeral home. Military honors will be performed by the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion at Leavenworth National Cemetery following the service.

RANDY G. DAVISAge 57, passed away November 27, 2007, at his home in Overland Park, KS. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, November 30 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 14301 S. Blackbob Rd., Olathe, KS, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to service time. The family suggests memorials to the American Heart...

ROBERT "BOB" L. ILES Age 73, passed away November 25, 2007 at his home in Olathe, KS. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 29, at 3:00p.m., at Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 N. Ridgeview, Olathe, where the family will greet friends immediately following the service. The family suggests remembrances in Bob's name to the Salvation Army, 420...