Gladys Ethel Bales
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Gladys Ethel Bales 94 passed away Jan 8, 2019 at the home of her son in Leavenworth KS.
She was born Aug 29, 1924 in Shawnee KS to David and Ollie (Briggs) Applegarth..She married Buel Bales in 1945. They raised a daughter and a son in the house they built on family land. They loved to square dance and travel. Buel passed in 2004.
Galdys is survived by her children Nancie Page and David Bales (Kathy). Grandchildren David, Alisa, Lindsay, Andrea and Angela. Step grandsons Wes, Ben, Alex. 12 great grandchildren and 4 step great grandchildren.
She was cremated. Private graveside services will be held Sat May 11 at 2pm at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park.
Terry L. Burdette
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Terry L. Burdette, 78, Leavenworth,Ks., passed away April 28th, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Memorial Service will be May 3, 2019 11 am with visitation at 10 at Immaculate Conception- St. Joseph Catholic Church. Inurnment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Lansing Ks.
Francis A. Cordes
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FRANCIS A. CORDES
Francis A. Cordes, 85, formerly of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on April 28, 2019 surrounded by family. Visitation will be held on April 30 from 5:30-7:30pm at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Road, Leawood, Kansas. Funeral services will be on May 1 at Cure of Ars. Private burial service will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa.
Francis was born on December 15, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas to Anthony and Florence (Shelly) Cordes. He was the oldest child and had four sisters who still call him “Sonny.” After graduating from Conway Springs (Kansas) High School, Francis headed to Wichita State to major in Accounting. 
In 1955 he married his sweetheart, Norma Jean Turner, and graduated from college. The Army called him next, and he was stationed for two years at the Army Audit Agency in San Antonio. He joined the world of public accounting in San Antonio and earned his CPA. He was in San Antonio until he was transferred to Kansas City in 1966 with Ernst & Ernst. He stayed in public accounting the rest of his life, including owning Cordes & Company until retiring in 2013.
A member of Cure of Ars Catholic Church for over 50 years, Francis and Norma were on the league bowling team for 30 years and helped with CCD. Francis loved working on cars and purchased many over the years. He loved telling stories and talking about his family’s history. Francis never met a stranger and would strike up a conversation with anyone.
Francis is survived by his wife of 64 years, Norma; daughters Michelle Embree (Ed) of Leawood, Kansas and Jene Hong (Thai) of Overland Park, Kansas; son Tony Cordes (Julie) of Stilwell, Kansas; grandchildren: Katie Blasko (Jeff), Mark and Caroline Embree; Shannon Ellerson (Wayne), Heather Benjamin (Jack) and Tyler Popper; AJ and Jamie Cordes; great-grandsons: Tommy Blasko and Damian Popper; sisters: Jan Cheray (Herb), Lois Schippers Chambers and Rosemary Hartman; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is proceed in death by his parents Anthony and Florence, and sister, Mary Elaine Conrad.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Kansas City Hospice, www.kchospice.org/donate KCHPC, 1500 Meadow Lane Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64114 or Alzheimers Association, act.alz.org/donate 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL. 60601
Roberta Jean Dedrick Purinton
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Roberta Jean Dedrick Purinton
Roberta Jean Dedrick Purinton, 64, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at her home in Kansas City, Kansas surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral service will be at 6:00 PM, Friday, April 26th at Abundant Harvest Church, 4840 Shawnee Dr., Kansas City, Kansas. Visitation will begin at 4:00 PM until service time. Graveside service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 27th at Maple Hill Cemetery.
Roberta Jean Dedrick was born September 28, 1954 in Farlinville, Kansas to Robert Dedrick and Donna Masters Dedrick. Roberta grew up and lived in Turner her entire life graduating from Turner High in 1972. She worked as a cosmologist, a server at Red Lobster, and most importantly a caretaker.
Roberta loved her family and friends and she always loved catching up with them. Gatherings with family and friends were very important to her. She was a loyal and dear friend to many. Roberta loved working in her yard and decorating it for every holiday. She loved her flowers and was so very proud of her yard. Music was another favorite of Roberta’s and she was known for jamming to her music. Roberta always had a warm hug and an awesome smile for everyone she came across. She will be deeply missed but never forgotten.
Roberta was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents; her brother, Steve; the love of her life, fiancée Robin; and several special aunts & uncles. She is survived by niece, Natalie; great-nephew, Jourdan; great-niece, Jaylah; uncles, Hershel, John, & L.D.; aunts, Juanita & Verna; many cousins and friends.
Gone but never forgotten. Until we meet again.
Douglas Dale Stottlemire
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Douglas Dale Stottlemire, 55, Died on April 20, 2019. Preceded by his Mother, Sandra Reynolds. Doug is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Stottlemire, his father, Homer (Butch) Stottlemire, his two brothers Jeff Frye and Robert Frye, and their families.
Doug loved motorcycles, race cars, and the Royals. He was a huge Chiefs fan and loved watching every Chiefs game he could. He was hoping to live to see the day when the Chiefs would win another super bowl. He is loved and will be missed.
The funeral will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2019; Visitation starts at 5:00 p.m. Services will begin at 6:00 p.m. located at Kansas City Funeral Directors, 4880 Shawnee Dr Kansas City, KS 66106, 913-262-6310.
Lai Thi Nguyen
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Lai Thi Nguyen
Lai Thi Nguyen, age 84, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was devoted to her family and to her Catholic faith throughout her life.
Lai was born in Vietnam and married to Dong Van Nguyen, who preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters Oahn, Huong, and Kim; son Khahn; grandsons James, Konner, and Maui; granddaughter Bella, and additional family members in other states and Vietnam.
A private family burial will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Shawnee, KS. Memorial contributions may be made in Lai's name to Church of the Holy Martyrs, 7801 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131.
Damon J. Ruiz
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Damon J. Ruiz, 43 of Overland Park, Ks passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2019 at a friend's house in Kansas City Kansas.
Damon was a graduate of Shawnee Mission North class of 1994. He excelled in sports especially in football and track and still holds a record at SMN for the triple jump. Damon worked as a forklift driver at Associated Wholesale Grocers for many years. He was a big sports enthusiast and his favorite teams were KU and The Oakland Raiders. His fun loving and silly jokes brought a smile to many who knew and loved him. He will be dearly missed.
He is survived by his daughter, Aubrey Ruiz; mother, Nancy L. Ruiz; brother Anthony and his wife Annette; brother, Christian and his wife Elizabeth; and brother, Dominic and his wife Melissa Ruiz; four nieces and one nephew.
Memorial Services will be held at Kansas City Funeral Directors, 4880 Shawnee Dr. Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday, April 25th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the evening. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the family.
Sandra L. Anderson
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Sandra L. Anderson
Sandra L. Anderson, age 54, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2019 at home in Louisburg, KS with her husband of 28 years by her side following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Sandra was born to Donald and Beverly in Lincoln, NE. and was a graduate of Norris High.
She married Kip Anderson in Lincoln, NE and together moved to Johnson County, KS. She received an associate degree in Math from Johnson County Community College and worked for Miami County Kansas as an HR Assistant/Payroll Coordinator.
Sandra grew up on a farm and loved outdoor activities. She enjoyed gardening, loved going fishing with her husband, and had a passion for working with her dogs. She had been a Board Member of the Kansas City Retriever Club for many years. Sandra also enjoyed music, playing the flute and one of her greatest joys was being on the Crossroads Church choir and singing for the Lord.
Sandra is survived by her husband, Kip; sisters Robin (Cecil) and Julie (Robert); brother Joel (Mandy); mother-in-law Peg; sister-in-law Kim (Brian); brother-in-law Tod (Rhonda); nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents Don and Bev; father-in-law Richard, and nephew-in-law Aaron.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Crossroads Church, RCA at 10551 Quivira Road in Overland Park, KS 66215. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm with a worship service at 2:00 pm. Internment will be in Lincoln NE at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts to City Union Mission and Crossroads Church, RCA.
City Union Mission: 1100E. 11th St., Kansas City, MO 64106
Through this life we walked hand in hand as best friends. May we continue our journey together in Heaven with our Lord.
Timothy Lee Holloman
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Timothy "Timmy" Lee Holloman
Timothy “Timmy” Lee Holloman, passed away on Monday April 15th at 3:45 am at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission at the age of 57 years, 4 months and 4 days. Tim was born on December 11, 1961 to William A. Holloman and Margaret A. (Talkington) Holloman in EI Dorado, KS. He le lived most of his life in EI Dorado.
He was a member and attended the Foursquare
Gospel Church, and later First Baptist Church. While in EI Dorado he worked at Terra Mara, and then at Creative Community Living. He moved to the Michigan Valley, KS area in November 2011 to live with his mother at his brother, David's home. Tim loved spending time with his family. He also enjoyed shopping for the people he loved, and his absolute favorite thing, talking. Tim knew no stranger. If you took him to shop, he always knew at least one or two people in the store. They always took the time
to stop and talk to him.
Christmas was his favorite time of the year, and he would ask his family what they wanted for Christmas starting early in the year. Tim was a member and attended Michigan Valley Community Church. He loved his church family and said hello to everybody and shook their hand. He was active at COF Training Services in Ottawa where he has many friends. He worked at Thriftopia and loved to shop there too.
If you met Tim he was likely to ask you if you would like a potholder. He loved to make potholders for people. It might take him a while to make it but he loved to give. He liked to put jigsaw puzzles together, watch Walker Texas Ranger and Hee Haw, eat out, talking on the phone to Vickie, talking on the phone to anyone, take a car ride, flying in an airplane, coloring, bowling and shopping. He loved to work with wood. He liked to look at books about the subject. He liked the library and art class. He had 21 pieces of artwork featured at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Ottawa 2 years ago. He always looked forward to going to Texas to visit his sister, Vickie, and her family there. Tim loved the Lord and is no longer a prisoner of his restrictive body. As someone put it, he is doing a happy dance with the angels.
He was preceded in death by his father, William. He is survived by his mother, Margaret of the home, his sister Vickie Angel (Jerry) of North Richland Hills, TX, David L. Holloman (Sherry) of the Michigan Valley, KS area. Three nephews and three nieces, six great nephews and five great nieces, and numerous cousins. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, April 27th, 11:00 am at Michigan Valley Community Church 6485 E 221st St, Quenemo, KS 66528 The remains will be interred at a later date with immediate family.
