Recent Obituaries
Frank Heimberg
Apr 25, 2016
Frank Heimberg, 73, formerly of Humboldt and Iola, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Frank was born April 3, 1943, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of John J. and Alice Alma (Carr) Heimberg. He grew up in Humboldt. He had worked for Thompson Poultry in Iola. He is survived by several nieces and nephews....
Sharon Ann Miller
Apr 24, 2016
Sharon Ann Miller, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was born on February 14, 1942, at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Omer and Frances (Schulte) Schillig. Sharon graduated from Westphalia High School in 1960. Sharon was united in marriage to Richard Shellhorn on May 6, 1961. Three daughters were born to this union....
Dean Sears
Apr 21, 2016
Gerald "Dean" Sears, Jr., 48, of Chanute, Kansas, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, at his home. Dean was born August 2, 1967, in Chanute. He grew up in Erie and attended Erie schools. Dean worked for Tri-Valley Developmental Center and was currently assigned to maintenance at Commercial Bank in Chanute. He had been active in Special Olympics. Survivors include his...
Juanita McHaley
Apr 13, 2016
Juanita J. McHaley, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Juanita was born September 19, 1932, in Iola, the daughter of George Glenn and Eva Almetta (Lee) Cuppy. She moved to Oklahoma City with her parents. On December 6, 1948 she married Norton Lushbough. They were married for 13 years and had...
Mary German
Apr 11, 2016
Mary E. German, 96, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Greystone Residential Care in Iola, Kansas. Mary was born November 5, 1919, on a farm 8 miles northeast of Neosho Falls, the daughter of Fred and Bessie (James) Bruner. She graduated from Neosho Falls High School and married Homer S. German on March 22, 1939. They...
Jimmy Kilby
Apr 11, 2016
James Robert "Jimmy" Kilby, 41, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Olathe Medical Center. Jimmy was born March 15, 1975, in Iola, the son of James and Christine (Goodner) Kilby. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1994. On September 22, 1999, Jimmy married Lisa Marie Hay and they have always...
Doii M. Mace
Apr 11, 2016
Doii Meredith Mace, age 86, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Center, Richmond, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1929, at Edwardsville, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Elgia (Husted) Worley. Doii attended school at Colony, Kansas. Doii married Albert J. Mace on December 6, 1948 at Bentonville County, Arkansas. This...
Florence Imogene Knoll
Apr 9, 2016
Florence Imogene Knoll, age 87, of Colony passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. Florence was born on April 29, 1928, at Crescent, Oklahoma. She was the last of nine children born to Charles Tucker Beckmon and Anna Marie (Chriestenson) Beckmon. She grew up in the Crescent and Enid area before moving to Kansas with her...
Debra Knepp Holderman
Apr 7, 2016
Debra Lynn Knepp Holderman, 60, resident of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Cherry Ridge Farms in Ottawa, Kansas. Debra was born on May 30, 1955 in Chanute, Kansas. She grew up in Carlyle where she attended elementary school then Middle School and High School in Iola. In 1973 she gave birth to her twins, Brandee and...
Edith Clements
Apr 5, 2016
Edith Louise (Gamble) Clements, age 86 of Humboldt, KS went to her Eternal home on April 5, 2016 at Country Place Living in Chanute. Edith was born August 7, 1929 in Lauden, Tennessee to Guy and Jessie (Sorensen) Gamble. She married Charles Clements on February 14, 1947 in Iola, Kansas. Charles preceded her in death on May 6, 1983. She...
Lucille Brown
Apr 5, 2016
Lucille Christine Brown, 94, long-time resident of Mildred, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, Missouri. Lucille was born May 31, 1921, in Gardner, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Barthol) Golba. She grew up in the Gardner area. On November 2, 1942, she married Charles L. "Charlie" Brown in Mississippi. They returned...
Roy Duane Roush
Apr 5, 2016
Roy Duane Roush, age 73, of Greeley, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at home. Duane was born September 27, 1942 in Kansas City, KS. He was the first born of four children born to Roy O. and Wilma Jean (Ensley) Roush. Duane's family moved to Iola, Kansas when he was a young boy. He grew up near Welda,...
Michael Folk
Apr 3, 2016
Michael Anthony Folk, 38, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, following a motorcycle accident near Belvue, Kansas. Michael was born August 16, 1977, to Cindi (Folk) VanHouden and Edward Ortiz. He was later adopted by his grandparents John R. (Tom) and Jerri S. Folk. He married Kristi Beerbower in Las Vegas in 2011 and they later divorced. To...
John Walker
Apr 1, 2016
John A. Walker, age 77, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born October 29, 1938, in Bentonville, Arkansas, the son of Clyde Anderson Walker and Alma Berta (Blow) Walker. John married Pat Moon and this union was blessed two children, they later divorced. He married Linda McReynolds,...
Clark Platt
Mar 30, 2016
Clark Platt, age 76, of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1939, Garnett, the son of Emmett and Betty (McGrew) Platt. He attended the grade school at Harris and graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1957. Clark grew up on the family farm near...
Robert J. Volz
Mar 27, 2016
Robert Volz, age 69 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at his home. He was born on September 23, 1946, at the family farm southwest of Greeley, Kansas. Robert was the youngest of 13 children born to Paul A. Volz and Teresa E. (Hastert) Volz. He graduated from Greeley High School in 1964, and then attended...
Dean L. Hultz
Mar 26, 2016
Dean L. Hultz, age 94, of Moran, Kansas, formerly of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Dean was the second of four children born Arthur Leo Hultz and Ida Iva Lowman Hultz. He was born October 16, 1921at Bush City Kansas. He grew up on a farm ½ mile...
David Bedenbender
Mar 26, 2016
David Eugene Bedenbender was born December 7, 1953, in Iola, Kansas. He was the son of William Neil and Thelma (Tidd) Bedenbender. He passed away at his home in rural Neosho Falls, Kansas at the age of 62 on March 26, 2016. David married Diane Hosley December 22, 1973. This union was blessed with two children, Trent and Jana. David...
Morris Phillip Luedke
Mar 25, 2016
Morris Philip Luedke, 87, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on March 25 at Windsor Place, Iola. Morris was born Feb. 23, 1929, near Amsterdam, Missouri, the 8th child of 10 born to Charles and Estella Luedke. The family moved to the Colony area in 1938. He graduated from Colony High School in 1948, from Iola Junior College and then received...
Richard Terry Adams
Mar 22, 2016
Richard Terry Adams, age 92, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Guest Home Estates, Garnett; following complications of a stroke. He was born October 25, 1923, at Kincaid, Kansas, the fourth of five children born to Terry Wilson and Marietta Mae (Hobert) Adams. Richard's mother passed away on Christmas when he was twelve years old....