Our father, Sanford Allen Nadlman, of Marina Del Rey, California, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, at the age of 87. He was born Dec. 14, 1932, to parents Ben Nadlman and Rose Demott (Rabinov) in Kansas City.
Shane Lawrence Naster
Shane Lawrence Naster passed away on Friday morning, Oct. 2, 2020, with his mother, Debbi; brothers, Milan and Kellen; sister, Paris; and “Pops” Tim by his side.
Florence W. Cohen
Florence Gertrude Wicentowsky Cohen of Prairie Village passed away Sept. 26, 2020 at the age of 99.
Jack Miller
Our precious dad, Jack Miller, passed away on Sept. 22, 2020, surrounded by his family. Jack was an amazing man. No one could know a kinder, more loving soul. He modeled what it meant “to bloom where you are planted.” His positive outlook on people and life was remarkable. Jack was often the sunshine in the room that brought people together.
Sonia Cotton
Sonia Cotton, 65, of Olathe, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Private funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Rosehill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers; the family suggests that contributions be made to Ararat Shrine Temple in Kansas City, Missouri, in her honor.
Pola Greenwald
Pola Greenwald, 89, died Sept. 16 from complications of multiple myeloma. Pola died at home in Leawood. Born Pola Gorsky to Zelda and Morris Gorsky on March 18, 1931, in San Francisco, she was raised in Petaluma, California, where she graduated from high school. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, where she met her future husband of 54 years, Gilbert S. Greenwald.
Harriet Lynn Katz
Harriet Lynn Katz, age 77, of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Beloved wife of Stan Katz (57 years); devoted mother of the late Stacy Katz Olivera (survived by Humberto Olivera) and Amy Beth Katz; loving sister of Jacob Gallun, Shelton Gallun, and the late Judith Weinberg, Kansas City, Missouri; treasured Mima of Mason and Brandon Olivera.
Diane Kessler
Diane Kessler passed to heaven peacefully on Sept. 15, 2020, in Shawnee of natural causes. Diane lived a life full of love and full of giving love to others, especially as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Dolores D. Wedlan
Dolores Dawn Wedlan, of Mission Hills, Kansas, peacefully passed away of natural causes on Sept. 16 at the age of 96. Dolores Oswald was born in the small town of New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1924, part of the third generation of immigrants from Scandinavia and Germany. Her mother, Mabel, and her father, Emanuel, adored their only child and raised her to be independent, resourceful and strong.
Dr. Avery Bratt
Dr. Avery Bratt died on Sept. 10, 2020, at the age of 64 of several chronic health conditions amidst a global pandemic and an increasingly disgruntled planet, surrounded by his wife and three children.
