Tony Tipton, 72, Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday, June 3rd at his home. He was born June 26, 1936 at the family home near Newkirk, Oklahoma to Melvin and Marie (Nadeau) Tipton.   Tony grew up in Arkansas City, Ks and graduated from Arkansas City High School. He married Mary Jean McKee in 1955. For…

Michael Clifford Ritsema, 55, San Francisco, CA passed away June 2, 2009. He was born October 22, 1953 to Clifford F. and Ethem M. Ritsema in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. Services will be held at a later date.

Sally Swanson, 63, of Overland Park, KS passed away May 31, 2009 in Baldwin City, KS. Cremation. Services will be held at a later date.

Betty E. Page, 85, of Olathe, KS, passed away May 29, 2009 at her home after a battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 1, 2009 at Liberty Christian Life Center, 572 E. Park St., Olathe, KS. Mrs. Page was born June 9, 1923 in Byers, OK. During Betty’s…

Joshua Lee Sadler, 22, Kansas City, MO passed away May 26, 2008. He was born November 17, 1986 in Kansas City, MO. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Cremation. Services are to be held at a later date.

Jane Collette Lund, dedicated daughter, devoted mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 53, at 10:30 p.m. on May 25, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital after suffering an aneurysm three weeks earlier. Her daughter, Audra K’Neen Vroman, and sister Ama Hai, were present to witness her last breath on this earth. Jane…

Elizabeth Sue “Libby” Barnes Elizabeth S. Barnes “Libby” (Cass) Barnes, 53, born in Kansas City, MO, January 8, 1956, passed away at her home on May 25, 2009. Birth parents were George “Morgie” and Claire “Janie” Humbird. Libby was adopted and raised by her uncle & aunt Dewey and Edith Cass. Preceding her in death…

LaVerne Faye Smith Sturman was born in Camden, MO on March 24, 1930 to Maurice and Mary Smith. She grew up in Missouri with 3 sisters, and graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1947. In 1950 she married Melvin Sturman and together raised 7 children. She retired from the Department of Agriculture in 1990.…

Leona Rose Chaney, 75, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Leona was born in Kansas City on November 26, 1933, she lived here all her life.  Leona is preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice (Derringer) Hagerty, Sr., her brothers,…

Nancy I. Kenney, 75, Kansas City, MO passed away May 22, 2009 at home. She was born May 13, 1934 in Wichita, KS to the late Veril and Marion Church. Cremation. Services have not been planned at this time.