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Written by Terrie Cole
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Friday, 05 March 2010 08:00 |
Pamela Anne Soetaert Nelson, 63, Atlanta, Ga., sister of Maggie Doherty of Paola, died Feb. 28, 2010. Services will be Saturday at St. John LaLande Catholic Church, 805 NW R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015. Visitation will begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by services at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul, St. Martin de Porres or MACLA (Medical Aid for Children of Latin America), 4444 Belleview, Ste. 204, Kansas City, MO 64116. Arrangements are by Park Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523-1234.
Katherine Jean Prihoda, 52, Poway, Calif., formerly of the Block community, died Feb. 20, 2010. She attended Trinity Lutheran School at Block and graduated from Paola High School with the class of 1976. Survivors include her brother, Steve Prihoda of Palacios, Texas, and an aunt, Lois Moore of Paola. She was cremated, and services have taken place.
Barbara Jean Richards, 64, Pleasanton, died March 2, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center at Fort Scott. A memorial visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, 816 Main St., Pleasanton, KS 66075, (913) 352-6101. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com.
Kevin R. Sharp, 42, Overland Park, died March 2, 2010. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday and services at 2 p.m. Sunday at McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS, (913) 642-3565.
Brenda J. Williams, 56, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Osawatomie, died Feb. 26, 2010, at home. Survivors include five sisters: Sharon Hopson of Dallas, and Marva Hopson, Ramona Robinson, Delores Smith and April Williams, all of Olathe. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Olathe VFW, 1205 Ott St. Memorials may be made to the Brenda J. Williams Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 4344, Olathe, KS 66063. |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 08:00 |
1915-2010
Berneda Leota Moore, 94, a longtime Paola resident, died March 1, 2010.
She was born March 12, 1915, north of Ramona, Kan., the daughter of Dr. G.H. “Hank” and Mary Lillian Poe Kleopfer.
She started her education at Rosebank School, a one-room school that included all eight grades, where they began each day with a flag salute and a morning prayer. In 1934, she graduated from Ramona High School, where she was a star basketball, volleyball and tennis player. She also played basketball on the Ramona city team.
She married Francis Harold Moore of Martinsville, Mo., in 1936 at Hope Christian Church in Hope, Kan. In 1937, they settled near Jamison, Mo., to raise their four children. They moved to Gallatin, Mo., in 1943, to Winston, Mo., in 1946, and then to Plattsburg, Mo., before coming to Miami County in 1950. The Moores lived on a farm near Fontana, where the children attended school.
Berneda and Francis divorced in 1954. After her children graduated high school, Berneda was lonely and living in a big house; that’s when she made the decision to run an adult care facility for homeless women. She cared for women for more than 25 years.
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Written by Andy Brown
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Friday, 05 March 2010 08:00 |
1944-2010
Sharon R. Jones, 65, Prairie Village, died suddenly Feb. 28, 2010, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her death came much too soon for all those who are mourning her loss.
Sherry, as she was known, was born in Long Beach, Calif., on March 28, 1944, to Robert and Betty Mallon. She spent her earliest years in Paola with her extended family, who operated Wilson and Son Funeral Home. 
She grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School before attending William Woods College. Her love of art and her extraordinary sense of style led her to a career in fashion that included modeling, consulting and buying. In 1979, she created the concept of the Personal Shopper for the Jones Store, which ultimately became a valued service offered by fashion stores all across the country.
She spent her life dedicated to helping all who came into her presence to become their best selves. She loved her family and friends fiercely, and the memory of her special radiance never will be extinguished. She appreciated beauty, and her homes in Palm Desert, Calif., Edwards, Colo., Chicago, Ill., and Prairie Village reflected her exquisite taste.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 08:00 |
1914-2010
Beryle M. Toncray, 95, died Feb. 22, 2010, at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie, surrounded by her children and loving caregivers. 
She was born May 20, 1914, to James E. and Nancy A. Rider Graham on a farm near La Cygne. She was united in marriage to Delbert D. Toncray on March 28, 1933, in Olathe. They became the parents of eight children.
The family lived in the New Lancaster and La Cygne areas for several years before moving to a farm near Osawatomie in 1948. After retirement, they moved to Osawatomie. In 1995, she moved to Prairie Place in Paola. In 2007, after suffering from some health problems, she became a resident of Life Care Center in Osawatomie.
She was employed at the Osawatomie State Hospital from 1958 to 1977. She worked in the dietary department, and at the time of her retirement she was supervisor of the dining room.
The job she enjoyed most was the one of wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to cook, and, although she wasn’t an experienced seamstress, made quilts for her grandchildren. She also loved to garden, plant flowers and to spend time with her children and their families.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 08:00 |
1919-2010
Henry J. “Hank” Soetaert, 90, Paola, died Feb. 20, 2010, at The Sweet Life in Shawnee. 
Hank was born Dec. 28, 1919, in Merriam, Mo. He was the son of Henry Joseph and Florence VanSittert Soetaert.
He was united in marriage to Margaret Mary Hill on June 20, 1942. They became the parents of 12 children.
He married Dorothy King on April 24, 1998. She resides in Olathe.
He served his country with the United States Army where he was awarded two bronze stars and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign WarS and the American Legion.
He worked as a rural mail carrier and also farmed near Gardner and Olathe. After retirement, he had other business interests including managing Paola Country Club, Olathe American Legion and Paola VFW.
He enjoyed a firm handshake, family, grandchildren, Thanksgiving gatherings, a good (or bad) cigar, a game of cards, hunting, gardening, golfing, boating, his Belgian heritage and especially visiting with his many relatives and friends. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola.
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