Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Deana Ruth (Rooster) Foster

Deana Ruth (Rooster) Foster

Nov 23, 2025

Deana Ruth (Rooster) Foster, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 23, 2025, at St. Luke's Hospital - Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. Deana was born December 23, 1948, in Joplin, Missouri, to Dean Michael and Marian (Hurlock) Michael.

Deana graduated in 1966 from Iola High School. She worked as a printer for Herff-Jones in Iola.

Deana and Christopher Allen...

E.S. Robb

E.S. Robb

Dec 1, 2025

E.S. Robb of Iola died Monday, December 1, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 92 years old.

The oldest child of Eugene Samuel Robb and Esther Mabel (Sutterby) Robb, he was born October 21, 1933, in Xenia, Kansas. The family moved to Neosho Falls, Moran, and then finally to Iola, where he attended all the schools...

Drennan L. Tolle, Jr.

Drennan L. Tolle, Jr.

Nov 30, 2025

Drennan L. Tolle, age 82, passed away November 30, 2025, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Drennan was born May 3, 1943, in Nevada, Missouri, to Drennan Tolle, Sr. and Irene Colvin Tolle.

Drennan was a journeyman carpenter and an inspector for the Missouri Department of Transportation. His first love was farming.

Drennan was preceded in death by his parents; and...

Paul Nunnery

Paul Nunnery

Nov 26, 2025

Paul William Nunnery Jr., age 56, of La Harpe, Kansas, passed away on November 26, 2025. He was born on September 9, 1969, to Paul William Nunnery Sr. and Barbara (St. Ours) Nunnery.

Paul was the definition of a hard worker, steady, tough, and the kind of man who could run circles around just about anybody. He made his living...

Troy Miller

Troy Miller

Nov 30, 2025

Troy G. Miller, age 60, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Olathe Medical Center.Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Lenexa, Kansas. A Rosary will be held at 6:30 PM on Thursday evening, December 11, 2025, at the church, followed by visitation from...

Dustin Myers-Elder

Dustin Myers-Elder

Nov 25, 2025

Dustin Myers-Elder, age 55, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully at his home per his request after a long health battle on November 25. Dustin was born on September 29, 1970, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dustin was raised in Prairie Village and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School with the Class of 1989. He played soccer on a travel team...

Stephen Dwayne Houk

Stephen Dwayne Houk

Nov 24, 2025

Stephen Dwayne Houk, age 69, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 24, 2025, at his home. Stephen was born October 24, 1956, in Moran, Kansas, to Marion D. Houk and Shirley J. (Smith) Houk.

Memorials are suggested to Good Shepard Hospice Foundation, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas 66749.

Robert "Bob" Hadsall

Robert "Bob" Hadsall

Nov 20, 2025

Robert L. Hadsall, age 98, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Bob was born on October 3, 1927, in Osawatomie, Kansas, to Clyde and Florence (Buchanan) Hadsall, the eldest of five children. He graduated from Belton High School with the Class of 1945 and proudly served his country, first in...

Micah Smith

Micah Smith

Nov 19, 2025

Micah Lawrence James Smith, age 34, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2025. He was born on September 1, 1991, in Ottawa, Kansas, the younger of twins by one minute to his sister Cassie, something she never let him forget. Known within his family as "Only One Micah," he carried a presence that left an imprint everywhere...

Joyce Storrer

Joyce Storrer

Nov 19, 2025

Joyce Lynn Storrer, age 65, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 19, 2025, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Joyce was born August 30, 1960, in Iola, Kansas, to Max R. Spillman and Velma L. (Robb) Spillman.

Joyce attended school in Moran and graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 1978. She then attended college at Allen Community...

Lois Hetrick

Lois Hetrick

Nov 19, 2025

Lois Hetrick, age 95, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at Parkview Heights in Garnett.

Lois Maxine (Cade) Hetrick was born on February 4, 1930, in Ottawa, Kansas, to Leonard and Mary (Rodgers) Cade.

She was united in marriage to Clarence Hetrick on April 26, 1946, in Emporia, Kansas, by the Justice of the Peace. In...

Carolyn J. Moore

Carolyn J. Moore

Nov 17, 2025

Carolyn Joyce (Shepard) Moore, age 78, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025, at St. Luke's on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Carolyn was born on June 7, 1947, in St. Paul, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Shepard and Eva Mae (Powell) Shepard.

Carolyn grew up in a close and loving family, rooted in faith and...

Tom Hildinger

Tom Hildinger

Nov 16, 2025

William Thomas (Tom) Hildinger, age 80, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away November 16, 2025, at Diversicare of Chanute, Chanute, Kansas. Tom was born August 8, 1945, in Alva, Oklahoma, to George Hildinger and Wilma Jean (Fullerton) Hildinger.

Tom attended school in Oklahoma and graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a pharmacy degree.

Tom was married to Lucille and they...

Bubbie Waggoner

Bubbie Waggoner

Nov 13, 2025

Bubbie Waggoner, age 5, of La Harpe, Kansas, passed away at his home, surrounded by the people who loved him. He was born on May 19, 2020, in Chanute, Kansas, and from the very beginning he filled every day with joy, silliness, and warmth.

Bubbie loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed messing with his Grandpa Marc's glasses, and he...

Barbara A. Shoate

Barbara A. Shoate

Nov 13, 2025

Barbara Ann Shoate, age 73, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 13, 2025, at St. Luke's Hospital - Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. Barbara was born January 24, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, to Raymond Rogers and Leona (Gerdsen) Rogers.

Barbara attended school in Wichita, Kansas, and later obtained her emergency medical technician license. She worked as an EMT for Allen County,...

Maxine Redfearn

Maxine Redfearn

Nov 13, 2025

Maxine Redfearn, age 98, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 13, 2025, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. Maxine was born August 8, 1927, in Buffalo, Kansas, to John Herb and Mary Etta (Boss) Herb.

Maxine graduated in 1944 from Toronto High School, Toronto, Kansas. Maxine and H.E. (Bud) Redfearn, Jr. were married August 29, 1948, in...

Dustin Vanatta

Dustin Vanatta

Nov 12, 2025

Dustin Eugene Vanatta, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away November 12, 2025.

Born in Iola, Kansas to Max and Kim (Dickerson) Vanatta, Dustin grew up with an ornery spirit, a competitive drive, and a deep respect for hard work that shaped every chapter of his life.

Dustin attended Neosho County Community College, studying general education before stepping confidently into the construction...

John Huettenmueller

John Huettenmueller

Nov 11, 2025

John Huettenmueller, age 66, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at his home.

John Reynold Huettenmueller was born on October 25, 1959 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Fred and Patricia (Jerome) Huettenmueller. He graduated from Paola High School with the Class of 1978.

John was united in marriage to Renee Holst on September 15, 1983...

Sharon Benton

Sharon Benton

Nov 10, 2025

Sharon Kay Benton, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on November 10, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

She was born on March 17, 1944, at St. Mary's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas Ragan Benton and Arlene (Marcum) Benton. Sharon participated in many organizations during her youth life including...

Lavada Bartley

Lavada Bartley

Nov 9, 2025

Lavada Sharon (Rumbaugh) Bartley, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, November 9, 2025.

She was born on April 16, 1942, in Clovis, New Mexico, the daughter of Charles and Ruthan (Lawson) Rumbaugh. Lavada graduated from Tempe Union High School in Tempe, Arizona, in 1960 and went on to spend the majority of her...