Obituaries

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Janet Mueller

Janet Mueller

Nov 24, 2013

Janet L. Mueller, 74, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her home. Janet was born August 21, 1939, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of John M. and Lela B. (Banks) Gumfory. On October 28, 1966, Janet married Martin "Junior" Mueller and they made their home in Humboldt. They were married at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in...

Frances R. Babcock

Frances R. Babcock

Nov 24, 2013

Frances R. Babcock, age 85, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1928, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel D. and Edna V. (Newlon) Murphy. Frances graduated from Colony High School in 1946. She attended Kansas State University and then the University...

Ruth Richards

Ruth Richards

Nov 21, 2013

Ruth Marie Richards, age 100, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Ruth was born August 2, 1913, in Nevada, Missouri, the daughter of Ralph John and Blanche Almira (Tiffany) Conwell. She grew up in the Iola, Gas, and LaHarpe areas and graduated from high school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She...

Buford Cullen Larson

Buford Cullen Larson

Nov 20, 2013

Buford Cullen Larson, age 80, of Fort Scott, Kansas, formerly of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Buford was the second of two children born to Vernon A. and Zodeen (Rumbeck) Larson. He was born on the family farm near Elsmore on August 28, 1933. Buford lived all but the last year of his...

Wanda Robb

Wanda Robb

Nov 18, 2013

Wanda Louise Robb, 72, passed away at her home in Iola, on the 18th of November, 2013 at 12:45 a.m. Wanda was born on July 7, 1941, the daughter of Ewalt and Laura Buchholz of Moran. Wanda grew up in Moran, Kansas and graduated from Moran High School where she played the clarinet in the school band. She later graduated...

Lenova J. Pickard

Lenova J. Pickard

Nov 18, 2013

Lenova Jean Pickard, age 91, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Scipio, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at Wedgewood Nursing Home in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born February 9, 1922 in Green Ridge, Pettis County, Missouri, the only child of Henry and Ida Belle (Craig) Marshall. Jean graduated from Westport High School with the class of...

Donald Buchholz

Donald Buchholz

Nov 18, 2013

Donald Keith Buchholz, 80, of Moran, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at Moran Manor. Donald was born March 3, 1933, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Ewalt and Laura (Robb) Buchholz. He grew up at Moran. Donald enjoyed watching the KU Jayhawks and Kansas City Chiefs. Survivors include one brother, Larry Buchholz and wife, Judy of Tyro, Kansas,...

John Heard

John Heard

Nov 17, 2013

John Heard, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, November 17, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola. John was born January 6, 1922, in Wheatland, Missouri, the son of Woodson and Ethel (Goodman) Heard. When he was 6 months old the family moved to Bronson, Kansas. He graduated from Bronson High School and on December 24, 1941, married Lucile Pool in...

Patricia Cole

Patricia Cole

Nov 17, 2013

Patricia Ann Cole, 62, formerly of Savonburg, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Patricia was born July 23, 1951, at home in Savonburg, the daughter of Samuel and Lucille (Baker) George. She was raised at Savonburg. On August 13, 1976, Patricia married Carl Lee Cole in LaHarpe. He preceded her in death September 7,...

Dottie Young

Dottie Young

Nov 16, 2013

Dorothy B. "Dottie" Young, 94, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Tara Gardens in Iola. Dottie was born June 16, 1919, in Henry, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Christina (Schlosser) Hank. She was baptized in the Catholic Church and was retired from Gates Rubber Company. SURVIVORS: 1 Daughter: Jan Scheibmeir & husband, Donald of Piqua,...

Robert Prasko

Robert Prasko

Nov 12, 2013

Robert Prasko, age 75, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. The fifth of six children, Robert P. Prasko was born to John and Anna (Sudol) Prasko on December 2, 1937, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Robert spent his childhood in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He then enlisted in the US Army in 1954. Following...

Barbara Creason

Barbara Creason

Nov 9, 2013

Barbara Joan Creason, 87, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola. Joan was born March 12, 1926, at Harris, Kansas, the daughter of Emmett and Charlotte (Richardson) Reddington. She grew up at Harris and Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School. On January 12, 1944, Joan married Clifford L. Creason and they made...

Robert G. Hiestand

Robert G. Hiestand

Nov 8, 2013

Robert G. Hiestand, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013, at Golden Heights in Garnett. He was born on October 19, 1925, in Milo, Missouri, the son of Daniel M. and Mildred L. (Parks) Hiestand. His family moved to Anderson County in a wagon when Bob was a young boy. They lived near Mont Ida...

Lorraine D. Manbeck

Lorraine D. Manbeck

Nov 7, 2013

Lorraine D. Manbeck, age 90, of Moran, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was the first of two daughters born to Edward Clyde Canfield and Carrie Opal (Sinclair) Canfield. Lorraine was born February 20, 1923 at Chicago, Illinois. Her family moved to Mildred, Kansas when she was a young girl. She...

Sherry Baker

Sherry Baker

Nov 5, 2013

Sherry Lee Baker, 66, of Hartford, Kansas, formerly of Iola, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at her home. Sherry was born October 2, 1947, in Iola, the daughter of Guy T. and Betty Lou (English) Baker. She grew up in Iola. She has made her home in Topeka, Ottawa, Burlington and Hartford. She worked for Hetlinger's in Emporia. Sherry...

Ambrosia Weide

Ambrosia Weide

Nov 4, 2013

Ambrosia "Amber" Dawn Weide passed into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on November 4, 2013. Amber was born on December 30, 1978 to Stephen L. and Jeannie M. Tippie Weide in Iola, Kansas. She made her home in Iola where she was born and raised. She owned and operated Amber Weide Daycare out of her home for 10...

Nina L. Brown

Nina L. Brown

Nov 4, 2013

Nina L. Brown, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas passed away, Monday, November 4, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on June 10, 1925 at Garnett, Kansas. Nina was the sixth of eleven children born to C.H. "Pop" and Ruby Visalia (Wilson) Kent. She grew up in Garnett, attending school there, before graduating from Garnett High...

Wayne Eugene Rolston

Wayne Eugene Rolston

Nov 4, 2013

Wayne Eugene Rolston, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2013 in Kansas City. He was born in Westphalia, Kansas on May 11, 1919, the son of Mary Lee (Drybread) and Hugh Scott Rolston. Wayne graduated from Burlington High School in 1935. He raced greyhounds prior to being called to service in 1942, shortly after marrying Marjorie Turner,...

Merrill Truster

Merrill Truster

Nov 4, 2013

Merrill E. Truster, age 100, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013 at Windsor Place in Iola, surrounded by his family. Merrill was born July 1, 1913, in Humboldt, the son of Charles N. and Virdie O. (Glenn) Truster. He attended school in Humboldt. On August 7, 1937, Merrill married Mae Beaty and they lived on a farm...

Omer A. Hermreck

Omer A. Hermreck

Nov 4, 2013

Omer A. Hermreck, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Omer was born on May 22, 1930 in Greeley, Kansas, the seventh child of twelve of Christopher and Catherine (Pickert) Hermreck. Omer grew up in Scipio and attended the East Scipio School. His family later moved to Garnett....