Olathe, KS: Jonell Sutherland, 84, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023 in Olathe, Kansas from complications brought on by dementia. Jonell was born on Oct. 26, 1938 to Manley Salmon and Leta (Haggler) Salmon.
Jonell was a graduate of Bethany High School class of 1956 and salutatorian for her class. She graduated from the Registered Nursing Program at Research Hospital in Kansas City where she was a pediatric nurse. Her favorite pastimes included gardening, baking, sewing and BBC dramas. Jonell loved animals, especially long-hair dachshunds.
Jonell is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Ned Sutherland, who passed away in 2006; her parents; her sister, Nina Jean Read of Coffey, Mo., and brother, Carroll Lee Salmon of Bethany, Mo. She is survived by her sisters, Karen Hamilton, Fort Scott, Ark. and Greta Pierce, Lamoni, Iowa.
Jonell was a loving mother to five children and two stepsons, all of which survive her: Beckie (Tim) Sutherland Borah of Covington, Ky., Nell (Robert) Schweiger, Shawnee, Kan., David (Tanya) Sutherland, Overland Park, Kan., Anne (Jeff) Heidel, Wichita, Kan., Chris Sutherland, Kansas City, MO, step-sons, Herbert Sutherland of Colorado and Fred Sutherland of Texas; grandchildren, Andrew Borah, Peter Borah, Katherine Gannon, Samantha Gannon, Robert Schweiger, Jr., MaryAnn McNeal, Nathan Schweiger, Zoe Schweiger, Cale Sutherland, Emma Maynard, Matt Hassler, Jacob Hassler, Jaron Steinman, Holly Neff, Sidney Sutherland, Alexandra Sutherland, Devin Sutherland, Sophia Sutherland and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10 at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Burial will follow in Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, MO. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and/or the First United Methodist Church of Bethany in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com