Recent Obituaries
Claudine Lola Critchfield
Jul 5, 2014
Claudine L. Critchfield, age 95, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Facility. Cremation is planned. Private family services.
Richard Lee Wells
Jul 5, 2014
Richard Lee Wells, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Born April 8, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas to E.E. "Tiny" and Lucille Wells, Richard attended Fall River High School in Fall River, KS and graduated from Sedan High School, Sedan, KS in 1957. Richard served...
Dorothy Whitley
Jun 30, 2014
Dorothy D. Whitley, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fountain Villa in Iola. Dorothy was born April 9, 1924, in Croweburg, Kansas, the daughter of David Ira and Minnie Marie (Greer) Darrow. She grew up at Pittsburg where she attended school. She has made her home in Iola in later years. SURVIVORS: 4 Daughters: Marilyn Wiggins...
Frank Eichstaedt
Jun 30, 2014
Frank L. Eichstaedt, 68, of Wichita, Kansas died June 30, 2014 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born September 8th, 1945 in Neuruppin, Germany and was raised by Herbert and Meta (Eichstaedt) Schulz. They came to the United States in 1956. He graduated from West High School in Wichita. On June 22, 1974 he married Kathleen Ann...
Patsy Nott
Jun 29, 2014
Patsy Ruth Davies Nott, 82, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Moran Manor after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born May 30, 1932 in Liberal, Kansas to Price J. and Adeline Davies. She graduated from Liberal High School and attended Kansas State University, becoming a member of the KSU cheerleading squad and ADPi Sorority. In 1954...
Christy Walden
Jun 26, 2014
Christina Marie "Christy" (Bennett) Walden, 32, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Christy was born September 25, 1981, in Iola, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Dietrich) Bennett. She grew up in Iola, Kincaid and Texas before returning to Iola. She graduated from Iola High School in 2000. On June...
Chuck Rochefort
Jun 26, 2014
Chuck Rochefort, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at his home in Garnett. He was born on June 7, 1951, in Hammond Lake, Indiana, the son of Gerald Francis and Delores (Clark) Rochefort. Chuck grew up in Indiana until moving with his mother to Florida when he was 14. He attended high school in...
Cindy Wells
Jun 25, 2014
Cindy Lynn "C.W." Wells, 56, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at her home. Cremation has taken place and memorial service information will be announced later. Memorials are suggested to The Cindy "C.W." Wells Memorial Fund. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, assisted the family. To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com...
Paul Edwin Glenn
Jun 24, 2014
Paul Edwin Glenn, 79, of Kansas City, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Life Care Nursing Home in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on October 30, 1934, in the Glenn home in Hiawatha, Kansas, to Orville and Hazel Glenn. Paul attended the Olathe School for the Deaf from ages 8 to 16. In 1954, the Glenn family...
Coach Percy
Jun 23, 2014
Coach William Glenn Percy of 501 South Sycamore in Iola, Kansas passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, June 23, 2014 after a lengthy battle with acute myelogenic leukemia. William Glenn "Curly" Percy was born on December 10, 1928, weighing in at 14 pounds on a farm near Carlyle, Kansas. He was the fifth of the...
Donald David Mitchell
Jun 17, 2014
Donald David Mitchell, age 69, of Wichita, died at his home on June 17, 2014. Donald was born January 27, 1945 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Philip H. and Doris (Wolf) Mitchell. He graduated from Moran Rural High School in 1963, and served in the U.S. Army 1963-1969, serving in Germany and Vietnam. Donald was married to Heather Howard...
Gary Lassman
Jun 17, 2014
Gary L. Lassman, 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Gary was born March 7, 1938, at Humboldt, Kansas, the son of Harvey and Leona (Michael) Lassman. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1956 and attended Allen County Community College. He served in the United States Air Force with the National...
Lydhia Graham
Jun 17, 2014
Lydhia Nicole Graham, infant daughter of Rick N. Graham and Cassondra E. Geisler, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. A private family service will take place at the Altoona Cemetery. Memorials to the Lydhia Nicole Graham Memorial Fund may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.
William Brooks
Jun 13, 2014
William Brooks, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. He was born on February 18, 1925, in Bronson, Kansas, the son of Albert A. and Leona (Stradley) Brooks. Bill served as a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946, and as an Army cook for the...
Charles W. Lingo
Jun 9, 2014
Charles W. Lingo, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, entered into his eternal rest on Monday, June 9, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Charlie was born on August 23, 1925, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Leo Milby Lingo and Alta Ruthana (Gordon) Lingo. He was a lifetime resident of Anderson County except for the nine years his family...
Ruth E. Hermreck
Jun 9, 2014
Ruth Hermreck, age 77, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014, at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on July 4, 1936, in San Luis Obispo, California, the daughter of Walter and Opal (Heckenliable) Sloan. Ruth grew up in the LaHarpe area, attending country schools. She attended high school in LaHarpe and McClouth. Ruth worked as...
Harold Palmer
May 30, 2014
Harold William Palmer, 85, of rural LaHarpe, Kansas, died Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Harold was born November 5, 1928, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Guy and Nina (Wagner) Palmer. He graduated from Longton High School and then farmed. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1954 he began construction...
Brit L. Grewing
May 30, 2014
Brit L. Grewing, age 27, of Mildred, Kansas, passed away on May 30, 2014. He was born April 6, 1987, at Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Dave and Cindy L. (Hunsaker) Grewing. He attended Marmaton Valley High School and participated in football and basketball. Brit went to work for Pipeliner's Local Union #798 for several years; he then started his...
Donald Mark
May 29, 2014
Donald Lynn Mark, 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, May 29, in Iola of a stroke. Don was born in Chanute, Kansas, on March 9, 1947. He was the oldest son of Earl J. and Wilma R. (Roberts) Mark. He grew up in Yates Center, Kansas, where he graduated from Yates Center High School in 1965. After high school, he...
Margaret Hoffman
May 26, 2014
Margaret E. "Peggy" Hoffman, 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, May 26, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Margaret was born March 13, 1925, on the family farm north of Iola, the daughter of Lewis A. and Florence (Rivers) Howland. She grew up on the farm, attended North Maple Grove School, Iola Junior High School and graduated from I.H.S. in...