Shawnee High School Alumni Obituaries

Robert Andreassen 74 passed away peacefully at his home in Rockaway Township New Jersey on January 26 2026. Born in Dover New Jersey Rob was the beloved son of the late Alf and Gerd Larsen Andreassen. He was a lifelong resident of Rockaway Township where he took great pride in his home and community...

Audrey Emma Kocher of Larksville Mountain passed away at home with family by her side on Monday January 12 2026. Born at home in Lehman Township on a Monday night in December Audrey Emma Kocher was delivered by her namesakes her Grandmother and her Aunt Audrey. She was one of eight children born to ...

G. Gordon Fluke Jr. passed away on May 18th 2023 at his home in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. His brief encounter with cancer ended peacefully with his wife by his side. Gordon was born on November 23rd1941 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Georgia and George Fluke. He later attended Shawnee Mission High S...

Sandra Sue Nichols was born December 5 1945 to Mack and Ethel Rosson in Tulsa Oklahoma. She departed this life February 2 2026 at the age of 80 years. Sandra graduated from Cushing High School with the class of 1963 where she was voted most popular student in her senior class. Sandra Rosson and Doug...

John was born on August 22 1959 in Laverne Minnesota the son of Harvey Kruger and Carol Petit Poppenga. He grew up in Laverne and graduated from Laverne High School. John was first united in marriage to Valarie Reece. They made their home in Minnesota and later moved to Edmond Oklahoma. One daughter...

Ralph V. Morford age 71 of Rock Hill South Carolina passed away peacefully on Sunday January 25 2026 at the Patrick House with his wife by his side. Ralph was born on August 12 1954 in Iola Kansas to Ralph V. and Clara R. Hamilton Morford. He was raised in Shawnee Kansas and graduated from Shawnee M...

Janett Stinchcomb Harris, 81, of Springfield, GA, formerly of Cumberland, MD, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Effingham Care and Rehabilitation Center, Springfield, GA.Born November 10, 1944, in Baltimore, MD, Mrs. Harris was the daughter of the late Virgil Stinchcomb and Edna Morris St...

BRUNSWICK Lisa Marie Cox 30 passed away on October 19 2015 in Brunswick Maine. Lisa was born in Shawnee Oklahoma and traveled all over the world with her military family. She graduated High School in Misawa Japan and most recently left her job as a Mortgage Funding Supervisor in Dallas Texas to ret...

Pamela Ann Johnson passed away January 8 2024 in Lewiston ME after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born in Manhattan KS on March 15 1958 to Henry Bill Johnson Jr and Elizabeth Betty L Johnson. Shortly after her parents moved back to Leavenworth where Pamela grew up and graduated from Leave...

Joyce Marie Barnett Ritchie 91 passed away Friday January 9 2026 at her home. Visitation will be held from 67 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday January 14th at 200 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery und...

Aaron Daniel Moon Leader was born on September 4 1980 in Okemah Oklahoma to parents Brigita Leader and Michael Deer. He passed away from this life on January 12 2026 in Seminole OK at the age of 45. Aaron loved sports and was a very competitive opponent. He was outstanding football player at Allen H...

Dwight A. Tschopp 80 of Wiconisco passed away peacefully Saturday evening January 24 2026 at UPMC Harrisburg with his family at his side. Born in Elizabethville on Saturday June 2 1945 a son of the late Hiram and Pauline Gonder Tschopp. Dwight was a 1963 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School. He was...

James Jim Robert Mueller II age 86 passed away peacefully on December 7 2025. He was born on May 17 1939 in Kansas City Missouri and grew up in Overland Park Kansas. Jim graduated from Shawnee Mission High School and went on to attend Baker University in Baldwin Kansas. Jim proudly served his countr...

She was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School Class of 1956 and graduated in the LPN program at Garnet Career Center in 1977. Diana worked as a nurse for many years at Charleston General Hospital Shawnee Hills Mental Health Center and as a medication nurse at Saint Francis Hospital. Nursing wa...

Elvina May Hill 84 of North Platte Nebraska pass away on January 30 2026 surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She was born on August 20 1941 to Clarence and Anna Cogdill Banks in Ogallala NE. Elvina graduated high school in Ovid CO. then married Ronald Hill. They lived in Julesburg CO Grand ...

Lucille Willson age 98 passed away peacefully on Friday January 23 2026 at The Courtyard in Colfax. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held on Tuesday February 3 2026 at 100 PM at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. She will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband Bill in the Colf...

Loren Stanley Laverentz 92 of St. Joseph MO passed away at his home on Monday September 22 2025. Loren was born on May 4 1933 in Bendena Kansas to William and Ellenora Ricklefs Laverentz. He attended Bendena High School and later graduated from Kansas State University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Scie...

Irene Valaire Drummond 82 of Winchester KS died Sunday January 18 2026 at The University of Kansas St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Irene was born November 7 1943 in Columbus NE the daughter of George Albert and Vila Christensen Odermatt. She was a 1962 graduate of Robinson High School in Robinson KS...

Carl Alfred Harvey58 of Meriden KS died Monday January 12 2026 at his home in Meriden. Carl was born October 141967 in Topeka the son of Gerald Dean Sr. and Marcia Lucile Murray Harvey. He was a 1986 graduate of Seaman High School and attended Fort Scott Community College on a baseball scholarship. ...

Norman Leroy Amos was born October 9,1944 in Joplin, MO, the second child of Roy Edwin and Viola Mildred (DeWeese) Amos. His early childhood was spent in the Melrose/Columbus area and he graduated from Columbus Rural High School in 1963. He married Patricia Sue Addis on March 26, 1966 at the Ch...

Gerald Taphorn, 57, of Altamont, died at 3:53 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2025 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO.A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 22, 2025 at St. Clare Catholic Church, Altamont with Rev. Ron Lorilla officiating. Burial will follow...

Robert Bob Lindstrom of Poteau Oklahoma was born on September 21 1931 in St. Paul Minnesota to Anund Lindstrom and Frances Ahlstrom Lindstrom. He passed away at the age of 94 on January 4 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Ft. Smith Arkansas. Bobs family moved to Poteau in 1946 when his dad was working on th...

Frances Ann Mattias 80 years old passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday January 11th 2026 in McAlester OK. Fran was born January 31 1945 in McAlester Oklahoma to Lucille Wilson. Her and her beloved brother Jerry Wilson soon moved to Bellflower California to live with her aunt and uncl...

Michael Bacon a devoted husband father grandfather educator coach community servant and faithful follower of Jesus passed away peacefully on January 15 2026. Born on November 30 1939 Michael married the love of his life Nancy on September 2 1961. Together they raised two daughters Heather and Amy. M...

Harold J. Lynch, 70, passed away peacefully at home in Newbury Park, CA after a brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Tanya and son Michael. Harold is predeceased by his parents Harold and Kathaleen Lynch and his brother Robert P. Lynch. Harold was the oldest of seven children and his mom’s fav...

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Karl W. Baumbach, who was a cherished member of the Medford Lakes, NJ community, who died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 60. Karl was the devoted son of William and Judy Baumbach, who preceded him in death. Above all, Karl was a loving father to Brett ...

Helen F. Mantonya age 86 of Deepwater Missouri passed away Wednesday January 28 2026 at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth Kansas. Helen was born March 12 1939 in Benton County Missouri the daughter of Edmund and Sallie Stadler Gaylord. A deep woman of faith her salvation came at the early age of thir...

Paul was born on May 24 1942 in Black Earth Wisconsin to Paul and Estelle Jones. He graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1960 and later attended Midwest Bible College in St. Louis Missouri where he met the love of his life Karen. The two were married on June 24 1962 and shared a devoted and fait...

Robert Michael Chittenden 81 passed away on September 26 2025 at home. He was born in Wichita KS the only child of Helen Hutchinson Chittenden and Herbert Markey Chittenden. As a young child he spent several years in Salzburg Austria where his father was stationed with the U.S. Army and later spent ...

Timothy David Hallier loving husband father grandfather and great grandfather brother and uncle passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday December 23 2025 at the Community Hospital in Onaga. He was born May 24 1953 in Kansas City Missouri the son of Otto and Patsy Smith Hallier. From the age of eleven...