John W. Uhlmann

John W. Uhlmann of Prairie Village, KS died Friday, August 21, 2009. He was Chairman of the Board of The Uhlmann Co., a family-owned grocery products firm, previously known as Standard Milling, the maker of Wheatena, Maypo, and Patio Chef Charcoal.

John graduated from Pembroke Country Day where he was active in the school newspaper, glee club, basketball, football, and tennis. There is no entry in the Aegis.

He was past president of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Art Institute and the Jacob L. and Ella C. Loose Foundation. He served on the boards of the United Israel Appeal and United Jewish Communities, where he was a member of the Overseas Needs Assessment and Distribution Committee. He was on the national boards of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, Toward Tradition and Voices United for Israel. John was also a member of the boards of UMB Bank and Menorah Medical Center.

Uhlmann is survived by his wife, Patricia Uhlmann, and two daughters and sons-in-law, Katherine and Dennis Aikman of Marblehead, Mass., and Meg and Justin Shaw of Leawood, as well as five grandchildren and other family.