Johnson County Obituaries

Edie Muse of Raymore, MO, born April 7, 1936, passed away on October 8, 2015, at the age of 79. She is survived by her husband, Robert, and her son Mike (Jane) Phillips, Mercedes, TX. She is also survived...

Mark Edward Israel, 52, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away October 6, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joan and Jack Israel. Mark is survived by his two daughters, Kellie and Courtney Israel, his brother and...

Joyce Littleton passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 in Lawrence, Ks. She was born October 15, 1939 in Wichita, Ks. to Albert Earle & Bula MacNaughton and was known by her father as his "Little Dutchman."...

Walter Dennis Watson, 65, of Olathe, Kansas, died September 17, 2015. A memorial service will be held in Joplin, Missouri. Arrangements: Cremation Center of Kansas City; 913-394-5566

Cynthia M. Pounds, 61, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family and close friends. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. In lieu of...

Marie Evelyn Rueschhoff, 88, of Sun City West AZ (formerly of Overland Park KS) fell asleep in the Lord September 15, 2015 following a brief illness. She was born January 16, 1927 in Chicago Ill. to Paul and Mary...

Barbara Maxine Boyce, 74, of Kansas City, Kansas died at her home on Monday, September 21, 2015. She was born August 1, 1941 in Kansas City, KS to the late Hansel Howard Harold Boyce and Burley Maxine Woods Boyce. Barbara...

Benny James “Ben” Wattelet, 79, of Shawnee Mission, KS died at 5:55 pm Saturday, September 12, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, KS following a long and brave battle against Alzheimer’s disease.  He was born May 27, 1936...

Lawrence G. Wise, 81, Fairway, Kansas passed away September 16, 2015. He is survived by his companion, Louise Weller; son, Donald Wise, and granddaughter, Devon Wise. Larry served proudly in the United States Army and was a veteran of the...

Jeffrey Piehler, MD, the Prairie Village surgeon whose battle with prostate cancer became the focal point of national end-of-life discussions when he published an essay in the New York Times about his decision to build his own coffin, died...

People throughout the Kansas City metro and beyond this week are remembering William C. Nelson, a civic leader and Mission Hills resident who died last Thursday at the age of 77. Born in 1937, Nelson was a well-known banker who...

Northeast Johnson County residents this week are remembering longtime SM East coach and teacher Glenn Percy, who passed away at his home in Iola, Kan., last Monday. He was 85. Percy was born on a farm outside Carlyle, Kan., the...