Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Michelle Lynn Olds
1971-2004
Kansas City, Mo.
Michelle Lynn Waller Gordon Olds, 33, Kansas City, Mo., died on Sunday, September 19, 2004. A celebration of her life will be Friday, Sept. 24 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Old-Gordon Children's Memorial Fund, c/o US Bank.
Mrs. Olds was born Feb. 16, 1971, in Lincoln, Neb. She was a graduate of Bonner Springs High School and the Concord Career Institute. She was a member of F.O.G. Cycles, F.O.R.R. and A.B.A.T., District 5.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Bonnie Waller Lutes; and Rosalie and Earl Gordon. She is survived by her husband, Jim Olds of the home; two sons, Michael Gordon and Jacob Olds; two daughters, Jessica Olds and Brittany Olds, all of the home; her mother, Sally Waller Burdick, Kansas City, Kan.; her father, Stanley Bjorkman, Ashland, Neb.; six sisters, Cora (Griss) Forrest, Shirley (Daniel) Elmer, Kimberly (Jay) Kelly, Jennifer (Timothy) LeManske, Katie McDermott, all of Kansas City, Kan., and Christy McDermott, Liberty, Mo.; three brothers, Kenneth Waller, Atlanta, Ga.; Alan J. Burdick and Devon Burdick, both of Kansas City, Kan.; her grandfather, Kenneth Waller Sr., Dunbar, Neb.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 913-631-5566.
Michael Ross Roberts
1955-2004
Topeka
Services for Michael Ross "Rabbit" Roberts, 48, Topeka, will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Garden House at Lake Shawnee, followed by a light dinner.
Mr. Roberts died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, at his home.
He was born Nov. 23, 1955, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Edwin O. and Leona K. Roberts. He attended Topeka public schools.
Mr. Roberts worked for Concrete Unlimited, where he was a superintendent.
He married Kerri Lynn Lutz on June 28, 1982. She survives at the home.
Other survivors include this parents, Topeka; two daughters, Aleah Roberts and Lyndsey Roberts, both of Topeka; a brother Mark Roberts, Lawrence; and two sisters, Diana Mitchell, Topeka, and Pam Roberts, San Clemente, Calif.
Visitation was Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel in Topeka.
The family requests memorials to the Aleah and Lyndsey Roberts Education Fund, sent in care of Educational Credit Union, 3623 S.E. 29th St., Topeka 66605.
Mary Alice Owens
1918-2004
Edwardsville
Mary A. Hollenbeck Owens, 86, Edwardsville, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at the University of Kansas Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Visitation was Monday.
She was born July 21, 1918, in Douglas, Wyo. She was em-ployed by Richardson Foods Inc. in Bonner Springs, and retired in 1983. She was a member of the Edwardsville Christian Church. She married James Owens Jr. in 1935. He died in 1982.
Survivors include three sons, James M. Owens and Albert Ray Owens, both of Bonner Springs; and Richard L. Owens and wife, Linda, of Edwardsville; a sister, Lily Bradshaw, Kansas City, Kan.; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements: Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs.
Rosemary Ann Hunter
1934-2004
Tonganoxie
Services for Rosemary Ann Hunter, 70, Tonganoxie, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Tonganoxie. Private inurnment will follow.
Mrs. Hunter died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, in Leavenworth.
She was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Roscoe and Rose Savala Tichenor. She graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1951.
Mrs. Hunter worked as a bookkeeper for Glandville Furniture in Kansas City, Kan., and at Lloyd Mills Insurance Agency in Tonganoxie. She was a member of Tonganoxie Bridge Club and United Methodist Church in Tonganoxie.
She married Raymond E. Hunter on Sept. 4, 1953, in Edwardsville. He survives, of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Raymond L. Hunter, Tonganoxie; four daughters, Deborah Kemler, Shawnee; Diana Eibes, McLouth; Donna Masters, Roosevelt, Utah, and Janet Spencer, Tonganoxie; a brother, Roscoe Tichenor Jr., Liberty, Mo.; a sister, JoAnn Elder, Costa Mesa, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Wednesday at the church.
The family suggests memorials to the church, American Diabetes Foundation or American Heart Association, sent in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, Box 993, Tonganoxie 66086.
