Recent Obituaries
Lynn Ervin Gordon
Apr 18, 2017
Lynn Gordon, age 64, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. He was born on January 3, 1953, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Lynn Ervin "Lindy" and Clarice (Gillow) Gordon. Lynn graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1971. He attended Emporia State University and from there, he made his home in Emporia....
Tyler Guy Gibson
Apr 17, 2017
Tyler Guy Gibson, age 23, passed away on April 17, 2017, at Belvue, Kansas. He was born on June 6, 1993, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Mickey Gibson and Angela Pickering. Tyler graduated from Anderson County High School in 2012, and made his home in Topeka, Kansas. Tyler loved spending time with family and friends. He loved playing sports...
Gary Covey
Apr 15, 2017
Gary Dean Covey, age 70, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on April 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 22, 1946 in the Nevitt Clinic in Moran, Kansas, the son of George J. Covey and Betty (Rieswig) Covey. He grew up in Elsmore on the family farm. Gary graduated from Elsmore High School in...
Richard Dain Zajic
Apr 15, 2017
Richard Dain Zajic, 39, Paola, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, unexpectedly at his home due to heart related issues. He was born Aug. 21, 1977 in Iola, the son of Mary Lacy of Iola and Dick Zajic of Springdale, Arkansas. Rick moved to Iola from Augusta as a youth with his mother and stepfather, LC Lacy. He graduated from...
Ruby Joyce Matlock
Apr 14, 2017
Ruby Joyce Matlock, 70, of Gas City passed away Friday April 14, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. She was born December 27, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma the daughter of Efton and Ocie Ketcherside. She had 7 brothers, Gene, Huston, Leroy, Don, Elvis, Charley, and Gary, and a sister Linda. The family moved to Atlanta, Kansas in 1952....
Clifford Orval Jones
Apr 10, 2017
Clifford Orval Jones, age 97, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Brookdale of Overland Park. He was born March 31, 1920, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Maurice and Dora (Johnson) Jones. Cliff was a Staff Sargent in the Army Air Corp from 1943-1945 in the 410th Bomb Squad of the 94th Bomb Group...
Ronald Paul Tastove
Apr 9, 2017
Ronald P. Tastove, age 69, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born on March 1, 1948, at the hospital in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Henry and Betty (Dieker) Tastove. He was raised southwest of Westphalia, Kansas, on the family farm. Ronnie went to St. Teresa Catholic School...
James A. Foltz
Apr 6, 2017
James Allen Foltz, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family, concluding his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on February 4, 1948, in the Carter Building in Garnett, Kansas, the son of John and Veronica (Wittman) Foltz. He was raised on the family farm two miles...
Gurdon L. Olson
Apr 5, 2017
Gurdon L. Olson, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. Gurdon was the fourth of nine children born to Enor and Beulah (Richardson) Olson. He was born on July 4, 1929, at Harris, Kansas. Gurdon graduated from Garnett High School in 1948. Gurdon was a veteran of the Korean...
Richard Eugene Culbertson
Apr 5, 2017
Richard Eugene Culbertson, 69 of Iola passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home. He was born April 27, 1947 in Gas, Kansas to Lester and Julia (Hunsaker) Culbertson. He grew up in California, and worked there for several years as a route salesman. After moving to Kansas, he worked for many years as a custodian for USD 257,...
Sara Jane Teel
Apr 1, 2017
Sara Jane Frere Teel - On September 16, 1948, George S. and Alvena (Kendig) Frere welcomed their daughter Sara Jane into the world. Sisters Sandra and Susan and brother James were there to greet her. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Sara spent most of her childhood in Southeast Kansas, primarily in Baxter Springs. At Baxter Springs High School Sara participated in...
Clara Ann Finfrock
Mar 31, 2017
Clara Ann Finfrock, 84, of Bronson, Kansas passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 in Wichita. She was born October 11, 1932 in Uniontown, Kansas to Arthur and Jessie (McHenry) Walker. She graduated from Bronson High School and married Earl E. Finfrock. Clara was preceded in death by her husband Earl, her parents, her sisters May Walker, Lenora Headley, LaVerne O'Hara,...
Thomas Anthony Warren
Mar 30, 2017
Thomas A. Warren, 92, of Iola, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Iola. Tom was born November 22, 1924 in Garnett, KS to D. O. and Ethel (Britton) Warren as the second of four boys. He grew up on the family farm west of Garnett. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1942, and attended the University of...
Doris M. Kueser
Mar 30, 2017
Doris Mae (Talbot) Sobba Kueser, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. Doris was born in El Dorado, Kansas, on December 23, 1920, to Ernest and LaVelle (Swisher) Talbot. Her childhood was spent in several towns in Oklahoma and in Sugar Valley, east of Garnett, Kansas. In 1939, she graduated...
James Edward Hillbrant
Mar 29, 2017
James Edward Hillbrant, 94, of Wamego, KS and formerly of Iola, KS passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Wamego City Hospital. On February 27, 1923, James was born to Ephraim and Louella (Foley) Hillbrant in Iola, KS. James graduated from Iola High School in 1941 and attended Allen Community College and Kansas University. He was a...
James Hill
Mar 29, 2017
James Riley Hill Jr., 88, life-long resident of Anderson County, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, after a long illness. Riley, as he was known to most people, was born on July 18, 1922, on the Hill farm located northwest of Colony to James R. and Adeline (Bonfils) Hill. He grew...
Brooke R Kendall
Mar 29, 2017
Brooke R. Kendall, 71, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born Oct 8, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Rev. Robert B. and Marian L. Kendall. He graduated from Baker University and served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War on the aircraft carrier USS KittyHawk. He was...
William J Kelly II
Mar 27, 2017
William J. "Bill" Kelly II, age 75, of Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at Northpoint Skilled Nursing Center, Paola, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1941, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of William "Bud" Kelly I and Hazel Marie (Ward) Kelly. Bill graduated from Olathe High School in 1959. Bill married Mary K. Stricker Bond,...
Leonard Joseph Rommelfanger
Mar 27, 2017
Leonard J. Rommelfanger, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born on November 24, 1933, at Greeley, Kansas, the son of Francis J. and Theresa (Rues) Rommelfanger. He graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1952, and entered into the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 in the Korean Conflict....
Luella Mae Fuhrman
Mar 27, 2017
Luella Mae Fuhrman, age 77, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Luella was the third of four children born to Aloysius and Marie (Yohon) Diebolt. She was born on September 4, 1939 in Iola, Kansas. Luella grew up in Piqua, attending St. John's and St. Martin Catholic School...
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