Recent Obituaries
Frances Turner
Jan 4, 2015
Frances Louise Turner, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Frances was born January 2, 1933, at Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of James and Fern (Maston) Beckley. She grew up in the Owl Creek community in Woodson County. On October 3, 1959, Frances married Floyd C. Turner in Iola, and...
Frank Stahl
Jan 3, 2015
Frank R. Stahl, age 95, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Frank was born December 10, 1919 at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brand) Stahl. Frank was a lifetime resident of the Westphalia community where he was a member of the St. Teresa Church. On April 30,...
Debbie King
Jan 2, 2015
Debra Kay "Debbie" King, 61, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home. Debbie was born April 29, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Leslie and Floya Lee (Lorance) Baker. She graduated from high school in Holland, Michigan, but most of her life was lived in the Iola area. SURVIVORS: 1 Sister: Judy Bass &...
Dawanna Sue Nichols
Jan 2, 2015
Dawanna Sue Nichols, age 68, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away at her home on Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born April 14, 1946 at Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Jim and Gene (Goins) Littleton. She grew up in Sikeston, attending school there, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1964. Following school she attended college at Liberty, Missouri and then...
William B. "Jack" Sunderland
Jan 1, 2015
William B. "Jack" Sunderland, age 91, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Jack was born on September 7, 1923, in Garnett, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of the Greeley area. He attended grade school at Sugar Valley and then Parker High School. He worked as a mechanic...
Aletha "Beryl" Drum
Jan 1, 2015
Aletha "Beryl" Drum, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. Beryl, as she was always known, was born on October 21, 1921, in McCook County near Spencer, South Dakota, the daughter of Albert M. and Gertrude (Hunter) Goodwin. She grew up there attending grade school and graduating from...
Francis "Frank" J. Weber
Jan 1, 2015
Francis J. "Frank" Weber, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on July 18, 2015, at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1934, in rural Wichita, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Anna (Rohling) Weber. He graduated from Wellington High School, Wellington, Kansas. Francis entered the United States Army in 1954, serving the Occupation Forces in Germany...
Malvin Steele
Jan 1, 2015
Malvin B. Steele, 83, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Malvin was born February 25, 1931 in Cheyenne County, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy. In 1972, he married Charlene M. Holton and they moved to Iola in 1973 from Concordia. He worked at I.M.P. Boats in Iola. Charlene preceded him...
Gerald "Gary" L. Wolken
Jan 1, 2015
Gerald L. “Gary” Wolken, age 55, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Gary was born on February 4, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the youngest of five children born to Bernard and Anna Marie (Sommer) Wolken. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1977. He was united in marriage to the love of his life,...
Emil "Butch" Ludolph
Jan 1, 2015
Emil "Butch" Ludolph, age 70, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at his home. Butch was born on May 2, 1944, in Ottawa, Kansas, the youngest of four children born to Emil and Gertrude (Bouse) Ludolph. Butch was a lifelong resident of Westphalia, graduating from Westphalia High School in 1962. He was united in marriage to...
Gerald "Jerry" L Connet
Jan 1, 2015
Gerald L. "Jerry" Connet, age 79 of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1936 at Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Harold John Connet and Margaret Mertina (Murphy) Connet. He graduated from Abilene High School. Jerry served in the United States Navy and became an Air Traffic Controller in...
Frances "Betty" Boyd Seitz
Jan 1, 2015
Frances "Betty" Boyd Seitz, age 89, of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her home. She was born on November 26, 1925, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the daughter of Boyd B. and Emma E. (Hazen) Logan. Frances was known as "Betty" to her family and friends. She moved from Kentucky to Kansas as a child, and...
Ann Partlow
Dec 31, 2014
Ann Marie Partlow, 82, of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Cremation has taken place. MEMORIAL SERVICE: The family will conduct memorial services 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Colony Community Church. MEMORIAL: Memorials to The Ann Marie Partlow Memorial Fund may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of...
Julianna Zahn
Dec 31, 2014
Julianna Erbert Zahn, 62, passed away on Dec. 31, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Hospice of the Valley at Mayo Clinic after a five and a half year battle with Lymphoma. Julie was born on March 28, 1952 in Burlington, Colorado, the daughter of Harold and Dona Erbert. Julie is survived by her husband Richard, Mollie Elizabeth her daughter...
Daniel Christy
Dec 26, 2014
Daniel D. Christy, 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Daniel Decatur Christy, the son of Daniel Phillip and Fay (Lingenfelter) Christy, was born October 16, 1923 on the family farm in rural Coffey County. He graduated from LeRoy High School and worked for Doc Meats several years farming. He...
Paul Friskel
Dec 26, 2014
Paul Anthony Friskel, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at his home. Paul was born July 19, 1931, at Frontenac, Kansas, the son of John C. and Marie (Schultz) Friskel. He grew up in Frontenac attending Sacred Heart grade school then high school at St. Joseph Military Academy at Hays, Kansas. After high school he attended Iola...
Jean Elaine Brecheisen
Dec 23, 2014
Jean Elaine Brecheisen, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on September 18, 1922, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of George C. and Lucille (Kyle) Estep. The family lived in Topeka, Abilene, Salina, and LaCross, Kansas, before settling in Garden City, Kansas. Jean graduated from...
Cathy Nelson
Dec 21, 2014
Cathy Darlene Nelson, 64, Iola, passed away December 21, 2014 while under Hospice care at Windsor Place Care Home in Iola, Kansas. Cathy was born October 30, 1950 in Killeen, Texas to Clay and Mary (Hester) Gill. Cathy was the oldest of seven children. Her father was a career Army soldier and Cathy lived in Texas, Germany, California, and Georgia...
John Lust
Dec 20, 2014
John W. Lust, 91, died on Sat., Dec. 20, 2014, in Iola, Kansas. Mr. Lust was born near LaHarpe, KS, on Nov. 23, 1923. He grew up on the farm his grandfather homesteaded in the 1800's. John graduated from LaHarpe High School and Iola Junior College. He joined the Army in 1942 and served with the 87th Infantry Division and...
Rose Marie Wright
Dec 18, 2014
Rose Marie Wright, age 84, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1930 in Arma, Kansas, the daughter of Jules and Rosalie (Spinato) Mouton. Rose graduated from Pittsburg High School. Rose worked at Cromwell's Pharmacy in Pittsburg. She met Eugene Wright at the roller rink in Pittsburg, and...
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