Obituaries

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Nancy Lee Roberts

Nancy Lee Roberts

Jun 22, 2017

Nancy L. Roberts, 59, of Humboldt passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. She was born January 1, 1958 in Parsons, Kansas. She was raised by Solomon and Thelma Dummler, and graduated from Russell High School. She worked as a cook in assisted living facilities and enjoyed gardening, arts & crafts and completing jigsaw...

Ralph Emerson Shafer

Ralph Emerson Shafer

Jun 22, 2017

Ralph Emerson Shafer, 98, of Iola passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born July 9, 1918 in Allen County to Ralph Emerson and Lillie Jane (Hutchinson) Shafer. He attended Iola Rock Creek Rural School and graduated from Iola High School in 1936. He married Lurleen R. Cummins in Iola on October 12, 1941....

Dale Dean "Pappy" Sandlin

Dale Dean "Pappy" Sandlin

Jun 18, 2017

Dale Dean "Pappy" Sandlin, 74, of Gas, Kansas passed away June 18th, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Dale was born December 19, 1942 in Port St. Joe, Florida to Dayton Dale and Francis Louise (Dean) Sandlin. He lived in 7 different states and 32 different towns before settling in Iola in 1952. He graduated from Iola...

Alvin Bernard Westerman

Alvin Bernard Westerman

Jun 17, 2017

Alvin Bernard Westerman, age 84, of Iola, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Chanute, Kansas. Alvin was one of seven children born to Bernard and Anna (Link) Westerman. He was born on November 18, 1932 in Iola, Kansas. Alvin grew up on a farm west of Piqua. He married Bertha Wilson on May 5, 1953, at St. Martin's...

Joshua Clay Yoder

Joshua Clay Yoder

Jun 11, 2017

Joshua Clay Yoder, age 22, of Mont Ida, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was born August 19, 1994, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Melvin Ray and Helen Rebecca (McDaniel) Yoder. He graduated from Anderson County High School with the Class of 2012. Clay was a sub-contractor for QSI. Clay loved life and was an avid...

Joseph Anthony Mader

Joseph Anthony Mader

Jun 10, 2017

Joseph Anthony Mader, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, died peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2017, surrounded by his family in the home he built. He was born on January 15, 1929, the third son of Victor and Bertha (Feuerborn) Mader. Joe was a lifelong resident of Anderson County. Through his many contributions to the community and the living legacy of...

Steven Edward Head

Steven Edward Head

Jun 7, 2017

Steven Edward Head, 66 of Chanute passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his home. Steve was born April 29, 1951 in Colony, Kansas to Thomas William "Ed" and Ila Solena (Roberts) Stine. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. He had a wide variety of skills that he used throughout his career, including installing satellite...

George Hoffman

George Hoffman

Jun 5, 2017

George Edward Hoffman, age 74, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away Monday June 5, 2017 at home. George was born November 25, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Chris and Lola (Kirby) Hoffman. Chris and Lola had four additional children Chris (Bud), Patricia (Pat), Christine and John. The family spent the early years in the McPherson/Roxbury area of Western Kansas before settling...

George Ray Connolly

George Ray Connolly

Jun 5, 2017

George Ray Connolly, 70, of Iola passed away June 5, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born May 28, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Ray was the first of five children born to George Dudley and Mary Ruth (Morehead) Connolly. He grew up in Fort Scott where he attended school, graduating from high school there. Following high school...

Rick L. Weiland

Rick L. Weiland

Jun 4, 2017

Rick L. Weiland, age 44, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 as a result of a dirt bike accident. Rick was born to Curtis "C.L." and Linda (Fetty) Weiland. He was born on October 25, 1972 in Wichita Kansas. Rick grew up in the Iola and Chanute area. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1991....

Madeline Appelhans

Madeline Appelhans

Jun 4, 2017

Madeline (Baboo) Appelhans, age 99, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017. She was born February 11, 1918, at Emerald, Kansas, the daughter of John and Nora (Mulcahey) Rooney. Madeline married Joe B. Appelhans on August 19, 1941, at Emerald, Kansas. This union was blessed with four boys and one girl. She is preceded in death by...

JoAnne Stokes "Nanny"

JoAnne Stokes "Nanny"

Jun 3, 2017

December 21, 1942 – June 3, 2017   JoAnne, 74, left this world peacefully in her sleep on June 3rd, 2017 in Iola, KS. She was born December 21st 1942 in Chanute, KS. She was raised by Rex & Mabel Wingler in LaHarpe, KS where she attended grade school & later graduated from LaHarpe High in 1960. She married her high...

Rose Marie Samson

Rose Marie Samson

Jun 3, 2017

Rose Marie Beckmon Samson, age 72, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at her home.   Rose was the oldest of four children born to Bill Nels Beckmon and Ethel Pearl (Reiter) Beckmon. She was born on August 9, 1944 in rural Colony. She grew up in Anderson county and graduated from Colony High School in May...

Donald Leon Hammer

Donald Leon Hammer

May 31, 2017

Donald Leon Hammer, 75, of Iola passed away May 31 at his home from natural causes. He was born May 15, 1942 in Iola to Willard and Agnes (Butler) Hammer. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. He later worked for a time in Kansas City as a truck driver, and returned to Iola to run...

Saundra Upshaw

Saundra Upshaw

May 27, 2017

Saundra Sue Upshaw, age 74, of Iola, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Saundra was born November 8, 1942 at St. John's Hospital, Iola. The daughter of Robert Thayer Anderson and Elsie B. (Thurber) Anderson. Her mother passed away during her birth. She was raised by her grandparents, Axel "A.W." and Nora...

Sandy K. Arbuckle

Sandy K. Arbuckle

May 26, 2017

Sandra Kay Arbuckle, age 62, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at her home on Friday, May 26, 2017. Sandy was born January 31, 1955 at Savonburg, Kansas. She was the fourth of five children born to Samuel and Lucille (Baker) George. She grew up in Savonburg, attending high school at Uniontown. Following school she enjoyed the 1970's. On October 25,...

Larry J Stevenson

Larry J Stevenson

May 24, 2017

Larry J. Stevenson, age 82, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on October 27, 1934, in Franklin County, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Dorothy (Spencer) Stevenson. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1952. Larry married Barbara Cowdin and this union was blessed with two...

Dale R. Milner

Dale R. Milner

May 18, 2017

Dale R. Milner, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1941, at Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Burle Milo and Willie Bea (Hyden) Milner. Dale's father served in the Air Force, his service took the family to Lawton, Oklahoma, Yokota Air Force Base in Japan, Fairfield,...

Jackie L "Jack" Steward

Jackie L "Jack" Steward

May 15, 2017

Jackie L. "Jack" Steward, 81 of Iola passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at his home. Jack was born January 4, 1936 in Iola to Charles and Suzan (Page) Steward. He graduated from Iola High School in 1954 and later enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1958 to 1960. He married Bonita "Bonnie" Martin on December 10, 1960 in...

Cecil Eugene Brown

Cecil Eugene Brown

May 14, 2017

Cecil Eugene Brown, age 90, of Higginsville, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Meyer Care Center in Higginsville.   Cecil was born on July 10, 1926 at Mildred, Kansas, the son of Scott Robert Brown and Carrie May (Sloan) Brown. He attended schools in Mildred and Colony, and graduated from Iola High School...