Recent Obituaries
Dorothy Drain
Jan 9, 2015
Dorothy Ruth Drain, 90, of Yates Center, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Independence. Dorothy was born July 16, 1924, in Tonganoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Madsen) Karr. She grew up in the Tonganoxie area until the family moved to a farm north of Moran in the 1940's. On October 16, 1954, Dorothy...
Mary Clemans
Jan 8, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Clemans, 92, of Colony, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Mary was born December 19, 1922, at Roseland, Kansas, the daughter of William Henry and Nannie Lee (Mishler) Best. She graduated from McCune High School in 1940 and attended Pittsburg Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas. On May 17, 1942, Mary married...
Dale L Weber
Jan 8, 2015
Dale Leonard Weber, age 91, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on January 8, 2015 at Golden Heights. Dale, the only child of Leonard J. Weber and Edna (Hartman) Weber was born December 2, 1923 in Ottawa, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm north of Westphalia, attending school at Oak Valley, a half mile south of his house and...
Norma Lee Higginbottom
Jan 7, 2015
Norma Lee Higginbottom, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 13, 1922, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Frances (Brown) Fields. Norma grew up and attended school in Garnett. She then worked at her aunt's restaurant and the chicken plant. She then...
Arthur Watson
Jan 6, 2015
Arthur William Watson, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Arthur was born October 23, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of McKinley and Willie ( Lowe ) Martin. He married Geraldine Tease in 1940 and to this union, one son, Eugene O. Martin was born. He next married Tuddie...
Larry Leonard Gifford
Jan 6, 2015
Larry L. Gifford, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at his home. He was born on August 19, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Leon and Hazel (Huggins) Gifford. Larry grew up in Garnett, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1959. After high school, he worked for the Department of Agriculture in...
Roger Lee Kratzberg
Jan 5, 2015
Roger Lee Kratzberg, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born February 26, 1962, the son of Edward John and Freda Pauline (Fuller) Kratzberg. Roger worked as a welder for Missouri Pacific Railroad for 19 years. He worked as a machinist at Taylor-Forge in Garnett and Paola for several years....
Hazel Murrow
Jan 5, 2015
Hazel B. Murrow, 94, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Diversicare of Chanute. Hazel was born May 12, 1920, on her parents farm west of Bronson, the daughter of John and Bertha (Thompson) Harrison. She graduated from Bronson High School in 1938. She moved to Iola 30 years ago and worked at Menegays Restaurant until she...
Eldon Eugene Kemp
Jan 5, 2015
Eldon Eugene Kemp, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born on November 12, 1945 in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Daniel Ellison and Clara Mae (Miller) Kemp. Eldon married Sarah Mae Mast on September 15, 1965 in Nappanee, Indiana; this union was blessed with three children. They moved to...
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...
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