Rachel Salvay and Brian Crawford
Rachel Anne Salvay and Brian John Crawford were married May 14, 2021, in a private ceremony at sunrise on the banks of Wellington Lake, near Bailey, Colorado.
Barbara & Robert Frager celebrate 60th anniversary
Barbara & Robert Frager of Prairie Village will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 20.
Myron Donald Samuels
Myron Donald "Donnie" Samuels passed away in Rockville, Maryland, from a heart attack on Dec. 24, 2022 at the age of 88.
Carol Ann Planzer Weinstock
Mrs. Chana (Carol Ann) Planzer Weinstock, 81, passed away September 5 at her daughter’s home in Israel. She was a Judaic teacher in Kansas City for 44 years. She volunteered for the sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner and headed the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society) for 14 years. She was a member of BIAV and the Chabad House. She was very involved in the community at large.
KATIANNE BORDY TANNENWALD
Katianne Bordy Tannenwald, 28, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away with her family by her side on September 1, 2021. She was a proud graduate of Blue Valley North and the Blue Valley Access Program.
Leah (Marlene) Rose Hurwich
Leah (Marlene) Rose Hurwich passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in Laurel, Maryland. Born in Kansas City on November 28, 1938, she graduated from Paseo High School. Leah met Mel Hurwich while in college, and they were married in 1959. Soon after, they moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where sons Marc and Scott were born. The family then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and finally settled in Columbia, Maryland.
Eli Karsh
Eli Karsh, 53, of St. Louis, died from a sudden heart attack on September 5, 2021.
Thelma (“Tibby”) Sylvia Rissien
Thelma (“Tibby”) Sylvia Rissien, 98, passed away on September 7, 2021, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas, surrounded by family. Tibby was born June 6, 1923, in Des Moines, Iowa, and lived there the majority of her life until she moved to Overland Park, Kansas, in 2012 to be closer to family.
Stanley J. Bushman
Stanley J. Bushman, 96, died peacefully at home on Friday, March 7, surrounded by Ann Canfield, his love of 59 years, and dear friends.
SuEllen Fried
SuEllen Fried, 92, of Prairie Village, Kansas, died on Oct. 3, surrounded by her family.
Thelma Brown Byers
Thelma Brown Byers, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished member of the Jewish community, passed away on Nov. 18, 2023, at the age of 95.
Merriam Rae Sukiennik
Merriam Rae Sukiennik, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died on Nov. 19 in Kansas City after a valiant fight with cancer.
Lisbeth "Beth" Blair Lurey
Lisbeth "Beth" Blair Lurey, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Nov. 14 in Merriam, Kansas.
Richard Alan Optican
Richard Alan Optican, lovingly known as "Dick" to family and friends, peacefully passed away at his residence of the past decade, Village Shalom, in Leawood, Kansas, on Thursday, Nov. 9.
Judy Chaiken
Judy Chaiken, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Nov. 1, 2023.