Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Margaret L. Gebhardt
1913 - 2001
Services for Margaret Gebhardt, 88, Bonner Springs, were July 23, at Zion United Church of Christ, Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Gebhardt died Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at Providence Place.
Margaret was born May 6, 1913 in Redding, Iowa. She worked for 29 years at the Wyandotte County Courthouse in the Appraiser's Office, Register of Deeds Office, and the Election Commissioner's Office. She was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ. She was a Silverhaired Legislator.
She had been a member and former president of the PTA, at Welborn and Bonner Springs, the BPW, Wyandotte County Citizens, the SW Democratic Club and many other civic organizations.
She is preceded in death by one son, George Jerry Gebhardt.
Survivors include her husband, George J. Gebhardt, Bonner Springs; one son, Larry Gebhardt, Overland Park; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials, in lieu of flowers to Zion United Church of Christ.
Russell Joseph Theno
1957 - 2001
Services for Rusty J. Theno, 43, Charlotte, N.C., were May 21 at the Quisenberry Chapel, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mr. Theno died Wednesday, May 16 in Winston-Salem, N. C.
Rusty was born July 31, in Lawrence, the son of John and Mary Theno. He was a 1975 graduate of Tonganoxie High School. He was employed as a gas line foreman for Classic City Mechanical Company, Winterville, Ga.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Jacob Theno, in 1998
Survivors include his mother, Mary Theno, Tonganoxie; two sons, Rodney and Stephen Theno, both of Lawrence; one daughter, Lisa Marie Theno, Lawrence; two brothers, John Scott Theno, Kansas City, Mo., and Alan Jacob Theno, Tonganoxie; and one sister, Marylea Daugherty, St. Louis, Mo.
The family suggests memorials to his children's scholarship fund c/o Quisenberry Funeral Home, PO Box 993, Tonganoxie, Kan., 66086.
Martha Lou Burns
1928 - 2001
Graveside services for Martha L. Burns, 73, Bonner Springs, are May 24 at Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Burns died Monday, May 21, at the Center for Long Term Care, Bonner Springs.
Martha was born June 17, 1928, in Texarkana, Ark. She was married to Millard Burns in 1947. She worked for Miller Pharmacy as a bookkeeper for more than 20 years before she retired in 1985. She was a member of Rehm's Park Baptist Church, Bonner Springs.
Survivors include her husband, Millard Burns, Bonner Springs; one daughter, Gloria Jean Burns, Westwood, Kan.; two granddaughters and three great-granddaughters.
The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer Association - Heartland Chapter c/o Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, 214 Oak Street, Bonner Springs, Kan., 66012.
Frank Allen McRill
1935 - 2001
Graveside services for Frank A. McRill, 66, Tonganoxie, are May 24 at Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie.
Mr. McRill died Saturday, May 19, at his home.
Frank was born Jan. 11, 1935, in Tonganoxie, the son of Walter and Gladys McRill. He graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1954. He was a member of Cecile Daylight Masonic Lodge No. 305 AF & AM, and Scottish Rite Bodies, both of Kansas City, Mo. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include two brothers, Walter McRill and Gene McRill, both of Kansas City, Kan.
