Obituaries

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David Martin

David Martin

Jan 18, 2017

David L. Martin, age 47 of Bradford, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in the Bradford Regional Medical Center Hospital. He was born on February 24, 1969 in Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas the son of Robert L. and the late Rose M. (Timmons) Martin. He was a graduate of the Central Heights High School in 1987. He liked...

Cynthia Diane Nicholas

Cynthia Diane Nicholas

Jan 16, 2017

Cynthia Diane Nicholas, age 64, of Garnett, passed away on Monday, January 16, at her home. She was born in Berkley, California, the daughter of Ben and Esther M. (Lotspeich) Skaggs. Cindy grew up in the California area. Cynthia was united in marriage to Wayne L. Johnston on November 21, 1966. This union was blessed with four children. They later...

Opal M Henderson

Opal M Henderson

Jan 16, 2017

Opal Mae (McCullough) Henderson, age 83, of Neosho Falls, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas following a 16 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the fourth of five children born to Alexander and Neva (Stephens) McCullough. Opal was born December 2, 1933 on a farm west...

Jack L. Prather

Jack L. Prather

Jan 15, 2017

Jack L. Prather, age 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1924 in Mildred, Kansas, the son of Samuel L. and Lydia Lavona (Sayles) Prather. He graduated from Kincaid High School. Jack joined the United States Navy and served until 1945. Jack married Ruth Thornrough...

Shirley Eleanor Bauer

Shirley Eleanor Bauer

Jan 14, 2017

Shirley Eleanor Bauer, age 78, of Elsmore, Kansas went to meet her savior Saturday, January 14, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born April 14, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to Ralph Bauer and Violet Samp Bauer. She was the oldest of five children and grew up on the family farm in rural Elsmore. She attended Elsmore schools...

Al Gardner

Al Gardner

Jan 14, 2017

Al Gardner, age 81, of Moran, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home. Albertus Wilson Gardner was born June 24, 1935 at Bucyrus, Missouri, the son of Alfred and Gladys (McCord) Gardner. He was raised on a farm near Houston, Missouri where he attended area schools until the 10th grade. Al was an Air Force veteran, serving...

Leland J. Kueser

Leland J. Kueser

Jan 13, 2017

Leland J. Kueser, age 75, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Leland was born on September 2, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of five children born to James and Celestine (Gretencord) Kueser. Leland grew up near Richmond and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from...

Evelina L. Burch

Evelina L. Burch

Jan 11, 2017

Evelina Lenora Burch, age 96, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born on August 14, 1920, in Burlington, Kansas, the daughter of Fon Walls and Bessie (Hill) Walls. Evelina moved to Iola at the age of one, and attended Iola schools. After living in Wichita for 9...

Earlene L. Kincheloe

Earlene L. Kincheloe

Jan 11, 2017

Earlene Kincheloe, 89 of Iola passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Windsor Place in Iola. Earlene was born to Earl and Esther Lombard on June 30, 1927 in Dewey, Oklahoma. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1946. After spending most of her life in various locations in Anderson and Allen counties she moved to Iola in...

Robert L. Smith

Robert L. Smith

Jan 10, 2017

Robert L. Smith, Sr., age 84, of Piqua, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Robert was the first of three children born to Leo and Tillie (Hasstedt) Smith. He was born on April 14, 1932 near Neosho Falls, Kansas. He grew up on a farm west of Piqua, Kansas and he was...

Dortha Agnes Castleberry

Dortha Agnes Castleberry

Jan 9, 2017

Dortha Agnes Castleberry, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on April 28, 1928, Qulin, Missouri, the daughter of George Homer Hargiss and Lillie Pearl (Chandler) Hargiss. She grew up in the Poplar Bluff area, attending school at Qulin. Dortha married Harlan Hickman and they...

Aaron Lee Geisler

Aaron Lee Geisler

Jan 9, 2017

Aaron L. Geisler, 37, of rural Iola passed away at his home Monday, January 9 2017. Aaron was born May 18, 1979 to Herbert and Cynthia (Cheever) Geisler. He grew up near Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 2000. He enjoyed good food, listening to rock and roll and classic country music, and taking long walks. Survivors include...

Virgil Lewis Rossman

Virgil Lewis Rossman

Jan 8, 2017

Virgil Lewis Rossman, age 84, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his home, on his 84th birthday. He was born on January 8, 1933, at Scipio, Kansas. Virgil was the third of nine children born to John and Agnes (Wolken) Rossman. Virgil was united in marriage to Patricia "Pat" Duke on December 5, 1955, at...

Edna Marie Elmenhorst

Edna Marie Elmenhorst

Jan 6, 2017

Edna Marie Elmenhorst, 83, of Moran, Kansas passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Edna was born September 14, 1933 at Okarche, Oklahoma to John Alphonse and Teresa Coletta (Smith) Wittrock. She grew up in Okarche and graduated from Holy Trinity High School. After graduation, she moved to New York City and worked as...

Dennis Hastert

Dennis Hastert

Jan 6, 2017

Dennis Hastert, age 81, of Greeley, Kansas passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Dennis was born April 17, 1935 at Garnett. Dennis was the third of five children born to Tony and Mary (Katzer) Hastert. He attended school at Beeler School before attending Welda Grade School and later graduating from Garnett High School...

Dorothy Mae Dix

Dorothy Mae Dix

Jan 6, 2017

Dorothy Mae Dix, age 92, of LaHarpe, Kansas passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, Kansas. Dorothy married Milo Wayne Dix in 1940. She has been a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary in LaHarpe since 1964. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wayne on April 18, 1960; and her two sons,...

LaVerne Riley

LaVerne Riley

Jan 5, 2017

LaVerne Riley, age 77, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. LaVerne was the third child of eleven children born to Robert and Lucy (Humphrey) Lane. She was born on February 13, 1939 in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. As a young girl LaVerne lived in Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri. She...

Harold Hermann

Harold Hermann

Jan 4, 2017

Harold Hermann Harold Hermann, age 73 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on January 3, 2017, at his home. He was born April 30, 1943, near Harris, Kansas, the son of Albert John and Mary Catherine (Wilper) Hermann. Harold graduated from Westphalia High School with Class of 1961. Harold married Pauline Foltz on February 12, 1966 at Garnett, Kansas; this union...

Carolyn O'Dell

Carolyn O'Dell

Jan 3, 2017

Carolyn O’Dell, age 73, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett, Kansas. Carolyn Geraldine Gilner was born on January 7, 1943 in Hackensack, New Jersey. She was the fourth of nine children born to James P. and Beatrice T. (Lickteig) Gilner. Her family moved to Greeley, Kansas in 1947, where she...

Glen E Weldin

Glen E Weldin

Jan 2, 2017

Glen Edward Weldin, age 101, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas. He was born March 3, 1915, at Tonganoxie, Kansas, the son of Edward and Laura (Hamilton) Weldin. Glen married Carol Fay Spencer in December 1934 at Erie, Kansas. This union was blessed with two children. They settled on...