Barbara Lavon Walton
Oct 19, 2023
Barbara Lavon (nee Pratt) Walton, 94, Olathe, Kansas, eased gently out of this life on Thursday, October 19, 2023, surrounded by the people she loved most, her family. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 27, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 South Black Bob Road, Olathe, Kansas, immediately preceded by a visitation at the same location from 9:30...
Grace T Evans
Oct 15, 2023
Grace T. (Miyashiro) Evans, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 15, surrounded by family.Grace was born December 3, 1927, in Oahu, Hawaii where she grew up with eleven siblings. This was also where she met and fell in love with Wayne Evans, a US Army Veteran of WWII. The couple was married September 27, 1947. During his service, Grace followed...
Marie Valeria Monks
Oct 12, 2023
Marie Valeria (Vodila) Monks, 92, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center in Olathe, KS. She was born on September 5, 1931, in McKeesport, PA, to Nickolas and Elizabeth (Antal) Vodila. She was the youngest of 6 children and the only girl.While working as a teletype agent at TWA in Pittsburgh,...
Jane Ella Birkholz
Oct 11, 2023
Jane "Janie" Ella Birkholz (Webb), 84, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2023, the way she lived her life – surrounded by family. Janie was born and spent her life in the Kansas City area, graduating from Ruskin High School in 1957, and worked her first job at the original McLain's Bakery. She had four children with her husband, LeRoy...
Jewell Beard
Oct 9, 2023
Arthur Jewell Beard, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Kansas City Hospice House. Jewell was born January 12, 1942, the only child of Arthur John Beard and Alzena Belle (Scheifelbine) Beard in Harper, Kansas.The family home was in Norwich, Kansas, just west of Wichita. Jewell started school in Norwich and then attended school...
John Michael Mangiaracina
Oct 8, 2023
John Michael Mangiaracina, 55, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on October 8, 2023, peacefully at his residence at Cross Point Adult Residential Home. John was born on September 11, 1968, to Nicholas Mangiaracina and Delores Vasey (Lorenz) in Rockford, IL. He attended Johnson County Development Center in Lenexa, KS. and enjoyed being outside and loved the feeling of the grass...
Dr. H. David
Oct 8, 2023
Our Dad, Dr. Menter H. David, an extraordinary soul whose journey began on July 4, 1934 in India, peacefully departed this world on October 8, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family at his Olathe home. Dad was born to Daniel and Irene (Karimullah) David in India. On May 23, 1962 he married our mom, Vidya Motilall. With his...
Stan Churchill
Oct 8, 2023
William Stanley (Stan) Churchill, 84, passed away on October 8, 2023 at Silvercrest College View. He was born on August 11, 1939 to William Stanley and Frances (Young) Churchill in Kansas City, MO. On July 2, 1960, he married Sharon Churchill (Black). Stan and Sharon lived in Kansas City, MO until 1966, Wichita, KS from 1966 to 2020, and Leawood,...
Betty Ellen Ryder
Oct 8, 2023
Betty Ellen Ryder, 74, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023.Betty was born on January 21, 1949, in Iola, Kansas to Wallis and Mary Ellen (Baker) McDown.While growing up in Chanute, Kansas, she met her husband, Allen Ryder. They attended junior high and high school together and married in May of 1967. They later moved to Hutchinson,...
David Martin Quick
Oct 7, 2023
David Martin Quick, 78, of Overland Park Kansas passed away on October 8, 2023 at Stratford Commons. He was born on February 19, 1945 to Finis and Ethel (Herd) Quick at Pittsburg, KS. David worked for the City Of Olathe for 19 years. On March 11th 1976, he married the love of his life, Andra Quick (Haynes). They lived in...
Juanita Edwards
Oct 6, 2023
Juanita Pearl Edwards, also known as the "Cake Lady," lost her valiant fight against Alzheimer's Disease on Oct. 6, 2023. She was 93.Juanita was born to Lloyd and Emma Perry, just as the Great Depression took hold, on August 19, 1930, in Kirksville, Mo.Growing up on a farm in the 1930s without the conveniences we now take for granted, Juanita...
Danny Robert Hundley
Oct 5, 2023
Danny Robert Hundley, 76, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023. He was born on September 5, 1947 in Olney, Illinois to James and Luella (Myers) Hundley.Danny attended East Richland High School in Olney, Illinois and graduated from Cardington-Lincoln High School in 1965 in Cardington, Ohio. Danny served his country for over 28 years in the United...
Thurman "Les" Carpenter
Oct 4, 2023
Thurman "Les" Carpenter, 64, of Spring Hill, Kansas, passed away on October 4, 2023 at Olathe Hospice House. He was born on April 1, 1959 to James and Leta "Fay" (Rushing) Carpenter in Olathe, KS. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1977.Les retired from the City of Olathe as a Supervisor in 2016. He enjoyed cocktails with friends, playing...
Robert Lee Colgan
Oct 2, 2023
Robert (Bob) Lee Colgan, age 88 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on October 2, 2023. He was born near Atchison, Kansas on September 5, 1935, to James L. Colgan and Elizabeth I. Steinweiden-Colgan. He is predeceased by his wife Paula J. Colgan, and siblings, James Jr., John, and Harold. He is survived by brother, Raymond Colgan of Lenexa, Kansas;...
Kathy Mudloff
Oct 1, 2023
Kathleen 'Kathy' Mudloff, 77, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at home, surrounded by family after losing her battle with a very aggressive melanoma cancer.Kathy was born on March 20, 1946, in Tripp, South Dakota to Arthur and Edna (Herr) Schelske. While growing up in South Dakota, she met her husband, Dave Mudloff. They married in...
Mary Lois Smith
Sep 29, 2023
Mary Lois (Fulton) Smith, 97, formerly of Liberal, KS, passed away on September 29, 2023 at Cedar Lake Village, Olathe, KS.Mary Lois was born on December 25, 1925 in Garden City, KS. to Frederick Pierce Fulton and Ester Olive Meadows. She was a graduate of Deerfield High School, Deerfield, KS, and later from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, in 1947, with...
Elizabeth Lou Dewitt
Sep 29, 2023
Elizabeth "Betty" DeWitt, of Lenexa, KS passed away on September 29, 2023. Betty was born Dec 8, 1936 near Fayette, MO to Herbert and Ida Moehle. She lived in Kansas City, MO during her youth and graduated from Southeast High School in 1954. She received an associate degree in bookkeeping from junior college.Betty married William "Dean" DeWitt on June 10,1956...
Hazel Darlene Hendrix
Sep 28, 2023
Hazel Darlene Blackwell Claar Hendrix, 89, of Olathe, Kansas went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2023.Hazel was born June 29, 1934, the only child to Chester and Gladys (Boehm) Blackwell in Lenexa, Kansas. She grew up on the family farm at 111th and Renner Road. She attended a one-room schoolhouse. And graduated from John P. St. John...
Blake Anthony Preston
Sep 27, 2023
Blake Anthony Preston, age 23, of Olathe, Kansas passed away September 27, 2023. He was born August 13, 2000 to Brian and Andrea Preston in Olathe, Kansas. Blake was a beloved and compassionate son, brother and friend and was known for his enormous heart, hilarious sense of humor, and his listening ear. He left the world a better place and...
Mary Irene Olson
Sep 27, 2023
Mary Olson passed away September 27, 2023. Born Mary Irene Stahl May 20, 1934, in Girard, KS, Mary was the second of six children of John and Cecilia Stahl. Mary grew up surrounded by a large extended family.Mary attended St. Aloysius Catholic School in Greenbush, KS and graduated from St. Mary's Colgan High School, Pittsburg ,KS.Upon graduation, Mary moved to...
