Bettye Sue Balkin (née Sandler) passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2021. She was married for 72 years to Bernard Louis Balkin, who predeceased her by 11 days. She is survived by her daughter, Jan Ellen, of Falls Church, Virginia; Jack Mason Balkin, of Branford, Connecticut; and daughter-in-law, Margret Wolfe, also of Branford.
Virginia Lee Chaikin, 98, of Leawood, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Harvesters Community Food Network, 3801 Topping Avenue, Kansas City, MO. 64129.
Herbert Michael Altman, 97, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away peacefully at the Research Medical Center on the evening of Jan. 25, 2021.
Kathy Suzanne Wyly Cochrane Darrah, 55, of Olathe, Kansas, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. A Life Celebration will be held later this year when it is safe for friends and family to gather.
Sunie Levin, age 89, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at Menorah Medical Center at noon on Jan. 26, 2021, surrounded by family. Although her birth name was Marian, she always went by the name of Sunie.
Shirley Sandler passed quietly before breakfast on Jan. 28, 2021, in Encinitas, California. She was born on Sept. 24, 1931, at 2545 Park, Kansas City, Missouri, to Harry Rube Sandler and Dora Gold Sandler, who were both Russian refugees.
Carol Weissman, 83, of Leawood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the presence of family and friends.
The service, which was held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Rose Hill Cemetery, can be viewed by contacting The Louis Memorial Chapel.
Iris was born in Detroit on Dec. 26, 1941. She died peacefully at Kansas City Hospice House on Jan. 10, 2021.
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, Bruce Levens passed away at the age of 70. Bruce was born on July 24, 1950, in Minneapolis to Vrem and Gale (Fogel) Levens.
Marshall H. Weingarten, 79, was born Jan. 2, 1942, in Milwaukee to Harold and Rose Weingarten. He was a 1960 graduate of Washington High School then went on to the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee where he studied chemistry and physics. He then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army with duty in Vietnam at the rank of sergeant.
