Services for Mona Hargadine, 76 of Overland Park, KS will be at 10:00am Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Rumsey –Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS. Private burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Ms. Hargadine died Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Menorah Medical Center.
She was born August 5, 1949, in Montezuma Kansas , the daughter of DeLoss and Emma Hargadine. She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1967. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1971 with a BA in German. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1980 with a MA in Applied English/Education.
From 1980-1983 she lived and taught English in Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain. In 1986 she trained teachers in Bolivia (Fulbright Scholar). She taught German and Spanish in the Blue Valley School district beginning in 1990 until her retirement in 2011.
She was preceded in death by her parents DeLoss and Emma Hargadine, her sister Sharral Andrews, her brother Doug Hargadine, her nephew Charles Hargadine. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Mark Gentry, Lori Riat, Allen Gentry, Shelly Smith, and many great nieces and nephews.
Mona moved two houses away from me when we were about 9 years old. We had been fast friends since then. I will miss our time together at the coffee shop and occasional movie. Mona was so sweet and a steadying influence in my life. I will miss her terribly.