Meredith A. Farnan Obituary (1942 - 2023)

Meredith A. Farnan, 80, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2023. Born in Maryville, Missouri, to Mary Willis Farnan and Leo Farnan, Meredith was the oldest sister of seven Farnan children. Devoted to serving those in need and to causes protecting the environment, Meredith strongly believed in speaking out against injustice. Having grown up on a farm in Cameron, Missouri, love of people and the land filled her with purpose. She worked as a paralegal at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 28 years. Following her retirement from the EPA, she served as president of Congregation Ohev Sholom and then as its Executive Director. A pillar of the Kansas City Jewish community, she was active in the Jewish Family Services immigrant resettlement program and was a lifetime member of Hadassah, Ohev Sholom Sisterhood, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and the Jewish War Veterans. Meredith was preceded in death by her loving daughter Jennifer Musulin Farnan, her brother Robert Leo Farnan, her sister Mary Elizabeth Farnan and her parents Mary Willis Farnan and Leo Farnan. She is survived by her sisters, Rose M. Farnan, Sheila Farnan, Brigid (David) Gabriel, brother John (Annette) Farnan, nieces Jennifer Farnan and Amber Koenen, nephews Robert Farnan, Randy Crowley, James Farnan and Henry Farnan, and many cousins. She is also survived by Kiet Lam and Pauline Le and many close friends she considered family. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City, M.S. Society, Mid-America Chapter or the Kansas City Indian Center. The family would like to thank and offer sincere gratitude to the caring and gracious staff of the University of Kansas Medical Center Progressive Care Unit 62 and Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 9, at 11:30 a.m. at Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64131, followed by burial at Conception Abbey Cemetery (Saint Columba Cemetery) in Conception, MO at 2:30p.m. To join by zoom please email zoom1@louismemorial.com for link and passcode. The family invites Meredith’s friends and loved ones to a Seudat Havra'ah to be held at Aspiria NOW, on the former Sprint Campus at 6550 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS.