Obituaries

Ruth Kaplan

Ruth Kaplan died on Oct. 2, 2020, the afternoon of her 95th birthday, at Village Shalom, an assisted-living center in Overland Park. The cause was pancreatic and liver cancer. She lived in Rancho Mirage, California, from 1994 until March of this year. She is survived by her son Fred Kaplan and his wife Brooke Gladstone of Brooklyn, New York; her daughter-in-law JoAnn Kaplan of Overland Park; and her grandchildren, Sophie, Maxine and Sam Kaplan, of Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Lawrence, Kansas, respectively.

Allen Herbert Levine

Our father, Allen Levine, passed away peacefully on Sept. 29 at Kansas City Hospice House. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 28, 1930, to Manuel and Sylvia Levine as the second of four children. He attended Paseo High School where he played basketball, loved Spanish class and met the love of his life, Donna Aaron. He and Donna shared 47 years of marriage, complete with extreme devotion for one another. Allen took care of Donna’s every wish, including grocery shopping and cooking. When she became ill in 1992, Allen cared for her dutifully until she passed away in 1998.

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.

 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.