Recent Obituaries
George Thohoff
Dec 9, 2015
George Washington Thohoff, 97, of rural Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. George was born July 12, 1918, on the family farm northeast of Iola, the son of Claus William Henry and Emma Friederika (Schildknecht) Thohoff. He worked with his father on a 400 acre farm. He drove tractors and horse...
Frances M. Herynk
Dec 3, 2015
Frances Mae (Neil) Herynk, age 95, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on November 11, 1920, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William and Ora (Brooke) Neil. Frances graduated from Garnett High School and Pittsburg State University. On February 28, 1946, she married Tom Herynk in...
Terry Lewellen
Dec 3, 2015
Terry Lynn Lewellen, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Terry was born July 21, 1952, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, the son of Arnold and Cozetta (Ward) Lewellen. He grew up in Crawfordsville and served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a cook most of his life. On October 9, 1981, Terry...
William Barnes
Dec 2, 2015
William Perry "Babe" Barnes, 77, of Savonburg, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Babe was born January 28, 1938, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Troy and Jessie (Graves) Barnes. He grew up in Iola. On March 16, 1961, he married Kathryn M. Peterson in Iola. They made their home in Wichita...
Donald Hillbrant
Dec 1, 2015
Donald Lowell Hillbrant, 86, died in an auto accident Tuesday, December 1, 2015, northwest of Iola, Kansas. He was born in Iola, Kansas, the son of John and Edna (Heath) Hillbrant. During his days in high school, he worked for Mr. Roy and Nora Sleeper. He enjoyed working in the furniture business and Mortuary. Working at Sleepers, he learned the...
W. Gengler
Nov 29, 2015
Walter Michael "Mike" Gengler, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Mike was born February 22, 1952, in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Frederick Michael and Agnes Marie ( Krall ) Gengler. He attended schools in Wichita and graduated from Wichita State University. On December 16, 1972, Mike married Mary Ellen Malcolm in...
Max E. Brocklesby
Nov 29, 2015
Max Brocklesby, age 92, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Medicalodges Dewey, Dewey, Oklahoma. Max was born on March 18, 1923, in Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Vern and Blanche (Carnes) Brocklesby. He graduated from Welda High School in 1942. Max entered the United States Army in 1943. He was a veteran of World...
Daniel Ware
Nov 24, 2015
Daniel Ray "Dan" Ware, Sr. died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at his home in Iola, Kansas, surrounded by the love of his family. Dan was born on March, 12, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the eldest son of Eleanor Mae Ware. He grew up in the Iola area where he attended schools. After high school Dan began a career in the...
Victoria Johnson
Nov 21, 2015
Victoria Ruth Johnson, 63, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, at her home. Vickie was born November 22, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Charles T. and Donna Lou (Page) Dietrich. The family moved to the Iola area in 1956 from Claremore, Oklahoma. She attended Carlyle School, graduated from Iola High School in 1970 and attended...
Rita Kipper
Nov 20, 2015
Rita Margaret Kipper, age 85, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015, at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born November 26, 1929, in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Rose (Hochstetter) Setter. Rita graduated from Greeley High School and attended the Ursuline Academy in Paola. Upon graduation, she taught at a rural Miami County one room...
Glenda Turner
Nov 18, 2015
Glenda June Turner, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at her home in Iola. Glenda was born May 30, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Fern ( Smith ) McAnulty. She graduated from Iola High School. In 1955 Glenda married Harold E. Turner and they made their home in Iola. He preceded her in...
Nadine A. Peine
Nov 17, 2015
Nadine A. Peine, age 90, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Shawnee, Kansas with many members of her family present. She will be loved and missed by many. Nadine Alice Nelson was born on December 6, 1924. The only child born to Ollie (Goins) and George Nelson, she grew up on the Nelson farm...
Marjorie Lucille Hulett
Nov 16, 2015
Marjorie Lucille Hulett, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015, at her son, Ron's home in Columbia, Missouri. She was born on December 2, 1934, at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Swope and Daisy (Peek) Teter. She grew up in Garnett, attending school there. Following school she worked the soda counter at a local...
F. Bettis
Nov 14, 2015
F. Clay Bettis, 72, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at his home. Clay was born in Kansas City, KS on October 10, 1943 to Burke A. and Marybelle (Jacks) Bettis. He grew up in Piper, Kansas, attended Piper Elementary School and graduated from Piper High School in 1961. After graduation he became an oiler for his...
Rhoda Schulte
Nov 13, 2015
Rhoda Jeanette (Nickelson) Schulte, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed away at her home on Friday, November 13, 2015. She was born May 20, 1934, on a farm near Garnett, Kansas. She is the daughter of Jeremiah "Jerry" and Goldia D. (Whightsil) Nickelson. She lived in Garnett all of her life and graduated from Garnett High School in 1952. She...
Alfred Weiland
Nov 12, 2015
Alfred J. "Al" Weiland , 103, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Al was born July 7, 1912, in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of John and Grace ( Bigger ) Weiland. Al became a well respected mechanic and an area dirt track racing legend. He worked on cars since he was 16...
Connie Vest
Nov 9, 2015
Connie Marie Vest,64, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, November 9, 2015, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Connie was born May 22, 1951, in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Isaac and Lucille ( Parks ) Bohard. She graduated from Yates Center High School. Over the years Connie worked in area nursing homes as a certified nurses aide,...
Christine Jaye Hammonds
Nov 9, 2015
Christine Jaye Hammonds, age 52, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015, at her home. She was born November 7, 1963, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd Vernon and Edith Irene (Thompson) Hammonds. She graduated from Ottawa High School in Ottawa, Kansas and attended a Technical School to become a Phlebotomist. Christine worked at Quest Laboratories...
Larry Powers
Nov 9, 2015
Larry Otto Powers, 66, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, at AMG Specialty Hospital in Wichita. Larry was born June 15, 1949, in Akron, Colorado, the son of Glenn Estes and Wilma Lee (Rose) Powers, Sr. He grew up in Iola where he attended school. Larry served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He made his home...
Steven Lee O'Neil
Nov 9, 2015
Steven Lee O'Neil, age 65, of Waverly, Kansas, formerly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. He was born on December 19, 1949, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Russell R. and Eileen Marie (Reiling) O'Neil. He graduated from Westchester High School in Houston, Texas and University of Central Oklahoma...
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