Joe Allan Oshel, 78, of Edgerton, Kan., passed away at his home on Nov. 2, 2009. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan., 913-856- 7111. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. before the service at the funeral home.

Helen Ruth Hunter Voigts (Mrs. Myron E.), age 100 years 9 months and 28 days, a long-time Johnson County resident passed away Oct. 27, 2009 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church of Olathe. Inurnment at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made in her name to Olathe Hospice or the First Presbyterian Church of Olathe.

James L. Houston, 87, of Gardner, Kan., passed away Oct. 20, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center. Cremation. Memorial service at 11 a.m., Nov. 4, 2009, at Gardner Baptist Church, 342 E Shawnee, Gardner. Visitation before the service at 10 a.m., followed by a Masonic Service. Arrangements: Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner (913) 856-7111.

Phyllis Lee Farnell, 96, of Olathe, Kan., joyously went "on to the next" Oct. 25, 2009, surrounded by daughter, Penney L. Grigsby of Olathe and grandson, Peter A. Wright of Valley Falls, Kan.

She was born Feb. 5, 1913, in Eastport, N.Y. In 1933 she was handed her diploma from Cooper Union Art School by J.P. Morgan himself. Phyllis Rackow eagerly took Kenneth T. Farnell's name on Thanksgiving Day, 1934. She supported Ken through seminary as an occupational therapist and continued this career to become department head at Philadelphia State Hospital until she retired in 1971. She then combined her true passions by making art in every medium inspired by God's love in nature.

Rachel Claire Leek, 20, passed away Oct. 16, 2009, in Topeka, Kan., as a result of a hit-and-run accident in Lawrence, Kan. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd, Olathe, Kan. with visitation following until 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, also at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. The family suggests memorials to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry, 333 E. Poplar Street, Olathe, Kan. 66061.

Rachel was born May 30, 1989, in Olathe, to James and Sandra Leek. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2007, and went on to attend both Johnson County Community College, and the University of Kansas. Rachel was currently employed with Wheatfield's Bakery in Lawrence.

Richard Scott Ingle, 60, of Olathe, Kan., passed away Oct. 19, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S Blackbob Rd., Olathe. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will follow in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www. PenwellgabelOlathe.com.

Richard Dean "Dick" Graves, 65, of Gardner, passed away Oct. 18, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center after a seven- year battle with COPD (lung disease). Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan. (913) 856- 7111. Burial will follow at Gardner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, also at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice or the American Lung Assoc. Condolences may be sent to www.brucefuneralhome.com.

Dick was born Nov. 13, 1943, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Thomas Junior and Olive Jane Rinehart Graves. He moved to Gardner with his family in 1959. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1961, attended Iola Jr College and JCCC. Dick served in the US Army and National Guard from June 1962 to June 1968. In high school he became a member of Gardner Presbyterian Church. He worked there and also was an assistant at Bruce Furniture Store and Funeral Home. Dick worked at the Skelly Station in Gardner, was a deputy sheriff /detective for the Johnson County Sheriff's Dept. for 14 years and later worked as a clerk at King's Convenience Store in Olathe.

Corrine Secrest, 90, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Houston, Texas. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at Edgerton Cemetery, Edgerton, Kan. Arrangements: Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, KS, 913-856-7111. Condolences may be sent to www.brucefuneralhome.com.

Corrine was born in Howe, Neb. to Viola Vandella Howell Clarke and Matthew Magil Clarke. She graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Neb. where she met her husband, William Francis Secrest. They married in Wichita, Kan. in 1940. While her husband worked for Continental Oil Co., they lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, Ponca City, Okla. and Tulsa, Okla. In 1950 they started the Secrest Pipe Coating Co in Tulsa and later Secrest Emergency Services, which re-railed, railroad train wrecks.

Hermina "Minnie" Dipman, 93, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 from 9-8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 from 1-5 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, KS. Vigil Service 7 p.m. Sunday and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2009 both at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pratt, Kan. Leave condolencs at www.larrisonmortuary.com

Brendon Keith Fountain, infant son of Steven Neal and Carrie Ann Hunt Fountain, Gardner, passed away Oct. 14, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Oct. 19, 2009 at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan. (913) 856- 7111. Burial follows at Gardner Cemetery. Visitation at 10 a.m. before the service at the funeral home.