Maynard D. Alt, 84, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at his home.

 

Beloved husband of Lois for 63 years; dear father of Susan and husband, Dan Kirton and Steven and wife, Lili Alt of Shawnee, Kansas; loving grandfather (Papa) of Courtney Brown, Ashley Edwards, Kyle Alt and Nathan Alt; and great grandfather to six wonderful great grandchildren.  Maynard also leaves a brother, Spencer and wife, Carol Alt, Orlando,Florida;  sister, Ardella and husband Fred Hale, Kansas City, Kansas, and many nieces and nephews.

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.  Funeral service will folloow at 11:00 am; burial in the Maple Hill Cemetery.

 

Memorial Contributions

 

Memorial contributions may be made to Shawnee Church of the Nazarene, 5539 Quivira Road, Shawnee, Kansas 66216.

 

 

 

Ann Parks, 78, of Shawnee, Kansas, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer.

 

Ann was born in Lathrop, Missouri, to Roy and Etta (Bowers) Wilson on August 22, 1933.  She was united in marriage to Robert Parks on February 9, 1952.  Ann worked for Waddell and Reed before working for the Clay County Sheriff’s Department for 21 years from where she retired. She enjoyed sports especially KU and March Madness.

 

Ann was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother, Irvin Wilson and grandson, Nicholas Arbaugh.  Survivors include her daughter, Shelley (Parks) Arbaugh and husband, Jack, Shawnee, Kansas; son, Dan Parks and wife, Debbie, Liberty, Missouri; granddaughter, Natalie Arbaugh, Shawnee, Kansas; and her furry four legged kids, Anna, Shadow and Peppy.  We love you, Grr.

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm, Sunday, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service to follow at 2:00 pm, Sunday at the chapel; burial in the Glenridge Cemetery of Liberty, Missouri.

 

Memorial Contributions

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the family for Natalie’s education.

 

 

 

Jack L. Smith, 83, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, January 31, 2012. Cremation. No services are planned.

Juanita Luna Sorriano, 92, of Olathe, passed away January 31, 2012.

 

Juanita was born August 20, 1919.  She married Joseph I. Luna in Kansas City. 

 

Juanita was a loving mother and is survived by children Randy Luna (Charlotte), Mark Villanueva (Victoria), Lucy Campos (Carlos), Ordie Lopez (Jim), Linda Luna, and Annette Corona (Michael); 67 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. 

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 1001 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas.  Funeral service will follow at 10:00 a.m.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. 

Horace Dowell, 81, of Shawnee, Kansas, died January 31, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.  Funeral mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Shawnee, Kansas.

 

Memorial Contributions

 

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5901 Flint, Shawnee, Kansas 66203.

 

Full obituary to be posted later.

 

 

 

 

Mary Ehrhardt of Princeton, Texas, passed away January 30, 2012, in McKinney, Texas. 

 

Mary was born November 10, 1944, in County Sligo, Ireland to Dominic and Elizabeth (Cunnane) Woods.  She married Robert Ehrhardt on February 19, 1966, in Wyandotte County, Kansas. 

 

Mary liked to travel, gamble, and especially enjoyed good food and good laughs.  She had a very witty sense of humor, and loved a good mystery. 

 

She is survived by her husband, Robert Ehrhardt of Princeton, Texas; daughters, Stacie Barnes and husband Norman of Allen, Texas, and Kelly Cain and husband Les of Anna, Texas; sister Margaret Birk and husband Mike of Plano, Texas; brothers, Tony Woods and wife Niki of Neosho, Missouri and Mike Hayes and wife Pam of Shawnee, Kansas; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; and numerous other loving nieces, nephews, family members and friends. 

 

She was preceded in death by her father, Dominic Woods; mother Elizabeth Woods-Hayes, step-father, Michael Hayes, and granddaughter, Taylor Barnes. 

 

Visitation

 

A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2012, at The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

 

 

 

Donald C. Cline, 77, Shawnee, Kansas, died January 30, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.  Donald Cline was born in Eureka, Kansas the son of Charles Wesley and Mary Iva (Stoy) Cline. He attended school in Greenwood County and moved with his family to Centerville in 1948. There he attended Parker High School and graduated in 1953. He came to Kansas City and worked for Rodney Milling until finally going to work for Owens Corning Fiberglass in Kansas City, Kansas. He retired in 1996. Mr. Cline was a member of the National Rifle Association, and the National Republican Committee, and held a Competition License in the American Motorcycle Association. He also enjoyed Bicycling, Bicycle Motocross, and swap and shops. He was preceded in death by his parents, and is survived by his daughter, Janice Carol (Cline) Geyer, and husband Eddie of Moberly, Missouri, Son, Wesley Charles Cline, and wife Linda Sue (Bach), of Independence, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Jacquelyn, Charles, Jennifer, Melody and Rachelle, of Moberly, Missouri; Jerald and Amber, Independence, Missouri; nine great-grandchildren, Ally, Sean, Austin, Logan, Brooklyn, Anthony, Lacy, Joshua, and Isabella Rose.

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

Visitation will be 7-9 pm, Friday, February 3, 2012,  at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Graveside service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Kansas.

 

 

Memorial Contributions

 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Labre Indian School, P.O. Box 216, Ashland, Montana 59003.

 

 

 

Mary Florence (Ciampi) Altieri passed away peacefully on January 25, 2012, at her home.

 

She was born May 2, 1919, in Mount Vernon, New York, to Saverio and Margherita Ciampi. She worked as a telephone operator in the Westchester Division, New York Telephone Girls in the Second Service Command of the Army Service Forces during World War II.   On September 28, 1947, she married the love of her live, Michael Sylvestro Altieri.       

                 

Mary took great pride in raising their two children, Michael Jr. and Michele. In their later years, Mary and her husband, Michael, enjoyed retirement life filled with golf, tennis, cards, ping-pong, and dancing at Jefferson Village Community in Yorktown Heights, New York. 

 

At age 90, after her husband’s passing, Mary relocated from New York to Kansas to be near her grandchildren, moving to Garden Villas of Lenexa.

 

She found a family of friends and an abundance of activities in that caring, lovely community. Some of her favorite activities were poker, exercise class, and art class, but those were secondary to her being an ambassador for visitors, and “walking the halls”, greeting anyone who happened to be available for a chat.

 

We are sure that Mary has earned many rewards in heaven, but there is no doubt that that she has been lovingly given the award for “Most Words Uttered in a Lifetime” for Mary loved to greet everyone with warmth and a story to make one feel loved.  

 

Mary was a devoted and beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She will be terribly missed by her daughter, Michele Beni (and husband Vincent) of University Park Florida; son Michael Altieri Jr, (and wife Jan) of Prairie Village, Kansas; grandchildren:  Matthew Altieri of St. Charles, Missouri, Martin Altieri (wife Katrena and their daughter Morgan) of Kansas City, Kansas, Daniel Altieri (and Madison Gallardo) of Prairie Village, Kansas, Kristin Tschannen of Brooklyn, New York, and Bruno and Beth Tschannen and their daughter, Layla of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

Mary was a role model for enjoying life and aging joyously. Those who were blessed to meet her found their lives enriched.   In a love letter from Michael, while he was stationed overseas during WW II, he wrote to Mary: “One thing I’m sorry about up here, is that you are not here” a line written in 1942 that we are sure he felt for the last 9 years since his journey to heaven before her.  Now they can be at peace and together forever.

 

Memorial Contributions

 

Contributions may be made to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, 106 Towerview Court, Cary, NC 27513 or online at www.jimmyv.org .  Please list Mary Altieri as Honoree and Michele Beni as Notification Recipient.

 

 

 

Deborah R. Glassinger, 56, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly January 25, 2012. 

 

Deborah is survived by her daughter Sarah Wood; son Skylar M. Pratt;  parents Virgil and Rita Glassinger; brothers Gary Gregory and Darryl Glassinger; and sister Cathy Lewis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visitation and Memorial Service

 

A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012,  at Lenexa Baptist Church.  A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m.

 

 

 

Memorial Contributions

 

The family suggests memorial contributions to American Diabetes Association, 10580 Barkley Street, Suite 400, Overland Park, Kansas 66212.

 

 

 

Junior DeGraeve, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away January 26, 2012. 

 

Junior was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years Nancy DeGraeve-Jones.  He is survived by his son Pete DeGraeve (Gina); daughter Sheri Rieke (Doug); and grandchildren,  Austin and Logan DeGraeve, and Kristin and Paul Rieke.  

 

 

 

 

 

Visitation and Funeral Service

 

A visitation will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012,  at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.  Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012,  at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Shawnee, Kansas.  Burial to follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.