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Karl Yehle Obituary
December 9, 1936 - March 25, 2025
Overland Park, Kansas - Karl J. Yehle passed away on March 25, 2025. Karl was born in Maryville, Mo. to Dorothy and Ralph Yehle. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1959. He met his wife Paula at Mizzou and they were married in 1960. They shared 64 years of good times.
Karl was President and CEO for 30 years of Smith & Yehle, Inc., a Kansas City advertising agency. He won three CLIO award certificates for excellence in advertising, was named Advertising Executive of Year by Kansas City Ad Club. He was Chairman of the National Advertising Network, a network of 50 advertising agencies. He was a contributing editor to the The Journal of Financial Advertising & Marketing, which was sponsored by The New York Times.
At Mizzou, he was a President of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Karl is survived by his wife Paula. Other survivors include son Keith (who also is a Phi Psi), daughter-in-law Christina, grandchildren Brooke and Heather of Albuquerque, NM; daughter Kathy Johnson, son-in-law Greg, grandson Davis and granddaughter Katrina of Mission, KS. Brother Mark and sister-in-law Phyllis of Kearny, MO.
The family truly appreciates the care team at Heritage of Overland Park and the hospice care from Ascend.
In lieu of flowers, Karl suggested memorial contributions to Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas or Wayside Waifs.
Funeral mass will be held at 11am on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Nativity Catholic Church where a visitation will be held from 10-11am.
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Neil Perkins
March 30, 2025
We will always hold dear our times with Karl and Paula beginning as fraternity brothers and spouses to current times. Your smile will always be your signature!
Neil Perkins
Fox Gene
March 30, 2025
Gene Fox
March 30, 2025
So many memories of this model of a man, and in my case ideal of a friend. As others will also relate, a GOOD person. We shared many common denominators. The most important: good friends. I was blessed and those others to be part of a regular luncheon after most of which had retired but who also had close professional ties for many prior years. Karl, your humorous tales were second to none in a very impressive lineup of funny people. So, I will suggest that it was a composite of many exceptional personality traits and memories that must have made you a champion in the eyes and hearts of everyone that had the blessing of crossing your path and your amazing family members. Paula know that our hearts are forever depleted without our Mizzou buddy. Most certainly Jim Cook, Karl was a star shinning.
James T. Cook
March 28, 2025
Karl always made his parents and brother, Mark, proud! He rose to the top and always was a star shining brightly. God bless the entire Yehle family.
Jim Cook
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