Carol Beth Buchta, 73, of Edwardsville, Kansas, passed away on November 24, 2025, at Hospice House, in Olathe, Kansas. She was born July 20,1952, to Kenneth and Kathryn Fireoved. She was married to Allen Buchta, for 44 years prior to his passing in 2017.
She was employed by ERC, as well as a division of Merck. She attended The Assembly of God Church. She loved traveling, making silk floral arrangements, watching old westerns, and shopping. She attended Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, in Kansas City, Kansas, and graduated from Washington High School. Carol also had a deep love for her fur babies.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Buchta, and her father, Kenneth Fireoved.
She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Fireoved; her brother, Kelly (Dorothy) Fireoved; three sisters, Connie Smith, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Kathy Renne, of Austin, Texas, Kerry (Kenny) Nichols of Tonganoxie, Kansas; 17 nieces and nephews; as well as many great-nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Chapel Hill - Butler Funeral Home, located at 701 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, 66112, on December 2, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The funeral service will follow at the same location, beginning at 1:00 pm.
Carol Beth Buchta will be laid to rest at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 701 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas.
Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, in honor of Carol Beth Buchta.
