Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Anna P. Brose
1911-2004
Easton
Anna P. Brose, 93, Easton, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at the St. John Hospital of Leavenworth.
She was born the daughter of John and Rosa (Ille) Zorn on October 10, 1911, in Spearville. She married John J. Brose on March 9, 1943, in Easton. Mr. Eaton died Feb. 15, 1980.
Mrs. Brose was a stay-at-home mom who enjoyed working with her flowers, canning items from her garden, sewing and baking. She was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by two sons and their wives, David A. and Judy Brose and Bernard J. and Judy Brose; a daughter, Alice M. Smith; a sister, Josephine Noll, all of Easton; four grandchildren, Denise Miller, Heather Brose, Jonathan Lunsford and Joe Brose; and five great-grandchildren.
Her parents; husband John; sisters, Cecilia Abel and Rosa Winsor; brother, John Zorn; daughter-in-law, Patricia Brose; son-in-law, John Smith; and a grandson, Shawn Brose, all preceded her in death.
The family received friends Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, at the Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth.
A Mass of Christian Burial, conducted by the Rev. John Ayang, was scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the Arthritis Foundation in care of the funeral home.
Patrick Garrahan
1925-2004
Bonner Springs
Patrick Garrahan, 79, Bonner Springs, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004 at his home. Memorial services were held Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Kansas Federation for the Blind.
Mr. Garrahan was born May 15, 1925 in St. Joseph, Mo. and had been a lifetime resident of the Kansas City area. He had been a leather worker for the K.C. Industries for the Blind, retiring in 1965. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lila Garrahan, in 1954. He is survived by a sister, Elaine Berry, Edwardsville; a nephew and three nieces. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home.)
Duane A. Otterson
1943-2004
Paola
Duane Allen Otterson "Otto", 61, Paola, Kan. passed away Saturday, October 2, 2004 at his home. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 7, 2004 at the Leavenworth V.A. National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association in c/o Alden-Harrington Funeral Home.
Mr. Otterson was born August 12, 1943 in Fargo, No. Dakota. He moved to the Kansas City area in 1960 and worked for over 30 years for the A.D.M. Co. in Olathe as a maintenance man until retiring in 2002. Since then he worked maintenance for C.F.S. Withholdings, Inc. He previously volunteered for the Linwood, Kan. Fire Department and was a past member of the Basehor, Kan. Jaycees and Lions Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam war.
Survivors include wife, Susan Otterson, Olathe; two sons, Pedro Munoz, Tonganoxie, Kan. and William Munoz, Lenexa, Kan.; one daughter, Jeannie Howard, Lawson, Mo.; his mother Bernette Otterson, Fargo, No. Dakota and nine grandchildren.
Winston McHenry
1918-2004
Shawnee
Winston McHenry, 86, Shawnee, passed away October 4, 2004 at Heartland Assisted Living. Services are Friday, October 7, 2004 at West Lenexa SDA Church at 4:00 p.m. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, (913) 631-5566.
Margaret Ann Brauer
1915-2004
Shawnee
Margaret Brauer, 88, Shawnee, passed away October 4, 2004 at Shawnee Gardens Care Center. Services will be held Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A private inurnment will be held by her family at Memorial park Cemetery in Lexington, Mo. The family suggests donations to the charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.
Margaret was born October 17, 1915 in Emporia, Kan. She has been a resident of the Kansas City area since 1969. She attended the University of Missouri Columbia. Margaret was Miss Missouri 1936 and fourth runner up for Miss America that year. She is survived by her son Jim Brauer and his wife Pam of Shawnee, Kan.; her daughter Barbara Orosz and her husband Jerry of Irvine, Calif.; four grandchildren and a brother James Price . She was preceded in death by her husband William; her sister Anna Mae Price as well as two brothers Tom and Bobby Price . (Arr. The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee 313-631-5566.
Bertha E. Bohannon
1903-2004
Leavenworth
Bertha E. Bohannon, 101, Leavenworth (formerly of Bonner Springs) passed away Sunday, October 3, 2004 at the Colonial Manor o f Lansing, Kan.
She was born the daughter of Jacob and Anna E. (Zuehike) Blanz on May 17, 1903 in Kansas City, Kan.
She married Robert E. Bohannon on September 23, 1995 in Lansing. He passed away February 18, 2004.
Bertha retired from Sunshine Biscuit Company and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Leavenworth. She had lived in Bonner Springs until moving to Leavenworth in 1995.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Helen Johnson, Lansing, four grandchildren, Mary Ann Oertel, Kansas City, Kan., Sister Eileen Marie Johnson, Anaconda, Mont., Linda Powers, Lansing and Jimmy Johnson, Monroe, La.; six great-grandchildren, 17 great-great-grandchildren and sister Helen Fenton, Tonganoxie, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert, brothers Roy Blanz and John Blanz, sisters Louise Treas and Florence Saunders, son and daughter-in-law Harold and Doris Johnson, and two infant sons.
Funeral services and burial were held Wednesday at the Barnett-Larkin-Brown Funeral Home, Leavenworth, Kan.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the church in care of the Funeral Home in lieu of flowers.
