Recent Obituaries

Alene Madl

Mar 6, 2024

Alene Madl, age 74, of Savonburg, Kansas passed away on March 6, 2024 at the Allen County Regional Medical Center, Iola, Kansas.

Lois Alene Harriger was born June 13, 1949 in Rich Hill, Missouri. She was the second of three children born to Wayne and Lois (Wadsworth) Harriger. She attended high school at Rich Hill. While living in Oklahoma,...

Darrold Tawney

Mar 5, 2024

Darrold Dean Tawney, 68, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on March 5, 2024.

Darrold was born on August 4, 1955 to Alton and Nelda (Hager) Tawney in Garnett, Kansas. He attended Garnett High School with the class of 1975.

Darrold spent over 30 years working as a glazer for Carter Glass where he invested...

Ann and Joe Steinbacher

Feb 29, 2024

Ann Jocine Steinbacher, 89, of Kansas City passed away at home on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Graveside services for Ann Jocine Steinbacher and Albert Joseph Steinbacher will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, March 15, 2024, at the St. Boniface Cemetery, Scipio, Kansas.

A funeral mass for Ann will be held at St. Peter's Parish on March 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Visitation...

Estella "Toots" Watt

Feb 27, 2024

Estella Belle "Toots" Watt, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, embraced her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Parkview Heights in Garnett.

Toots entered this world on March 30, 1926, in rural Kirk, Colorado. She was the youngest of 4 children born to Eben Moon Coleman and Pearl Estella (Chrisman) Coleman. At the age of 2, her family moved to...

Emma Briggs

Feb 26, 2024

Emma Joy (Graham) Briggs was born on January 4, 1932 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Ruby Pearl (Standley) and Charlie Asbury Graham, and died Monday, February 26, 2024 in Tyler, Texas.

Emma resided for several decades in Southern California, where she entered Ambassador College in 1953; leaving after her Junior year to marry and then become...

Richard Lafferty

Feb 25, 2024

Richard Wayne Lafferty, age 46, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away February 25, 2024, in the emergency room at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Richard was born April 7, 1977, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Paul Lafferty and Marsha (Wagner) Lafferty.

Richard graduated in 1995 from Uniontown High School, where one of his greatest joys was attending high school prom with...

Gayle Gaddis

Feb 24, 2024

Gayle "Gene" Gaddis, age 85, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

He was born on January 6, 1939, in Waverly, Kansas, the son of Gayle and Ellen (Lewis) Gaddis. He attended school in Waverly and served a short time in the U.S. Navy before being honorably discharged. Gene quickly grew the passion for truck driving...

Vivian Michael

Feb 24, 2024

Vivian Mae Michael, age 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 24, 2024.

Vivian was born on March 13, 1938, in Carthage, Missouri to Windol Owen and Emma Mary Butler. Shortly after her birth, Vivian's father was killed in an accident. Her mother remarried Phil Butler, and he...

Rosalie Lombard

Feb 22, 2024

Rosalie Faith Ferguson Lombard passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024, in Emporia, Kansas.

She was born on a snowy day on December 22, 1923, in her family's home in Kincaid, Kansas. Rosalie's family had sent for a doctor, but his car slid off the icy road and he had to walk to town. In the meantime, Rosalie's aunt Bernice delivered...

Brian Laver

Feb 21, 2024

Brian Laver, age 48, of Iola, KS died February 21, 2024, in Conway, Arkansas. Brian Eugene Laver, only son born to Pat (Henry) Laver and Gene Laver was born August 3, 1975 at Chanute, Kansas.

Brian attended schools in Iola and Moran. Brian's work ethic started young -- planting 300 acres of beans at 12 years of age. He often worked...

Keith Pennebaker

Feb 18, 2024

Keith Pennebaker, age 76, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Keith Wayne Pennebaker was born on July 6, 1947, in Emporia, Kansas. He was the third of four children born to Frank and Virginia (Strahm) Pennebaker. He was raised in Virgil, Kansas until 8th grade,...

Ronald Dean Wrestler

Feb 18, 2024

Ronald Dean Wrestler, age 86, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away February 18, 2024, at his residence. Ron was born June 17, 1937, in Iola, Kansas, to Lloyd Wrestler and Shirley (Churchill) Wrestler-Mynatt. Ron attended Maple Grove School through eighth-grade. He served his country in the United States Army. He was honored to serve in the Korean war. Ron and Betty...

Dorothy Jean West

Feb 15, 2024

Dorothy Jean "Honey" (Beal) West, 90, passed peacefully on February 15, 2024, at Medicalodges of Iola, Kansas. Dorothy was born November 1, 1933, to Albert Linn Beal and Grace Henrietta (Harden) Beal in Colony, Kansas. Being one of eleven children, she grew up in Carlisle and rural Gas City, Kansas. Described as quiet and reserved, she was also strong and...

Richard Dwaine Potts

Feb 15, 2024

Richard Dwaine Potts, age 65, passed away at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City, Kansas on February 15, 2024. Richard was born on July 21, 1958, in El Centro, California, to Ezra D. Potts and Dorothy M. (Boan) Potts. As a child, he moved to Kansas and attended school in Iola, until his graduation from Iola High School. Richard...

Peggy Withers

Feb 13, 2024

Peggy Ann Withers (Simpson), age 77, of Bonham, Texas, formerly of Altoona, Kansas and Garden City, Kansas passed away on February 13, 2024 at North Star Ranch & Rehabilitation Center in Bonham, Texas.

She was born September 8, 1946 in Iola, Kansas to Will and Eula (Tinsley) Simpson. She attended Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas class...

Beverly Jean Ward

Feb 12, 2024

Beverly Ward, age 83, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1940, to Wilson and Edna (Van Valkenburg) Woffard, in Kansas City, Kansas. Their family moved to Colorado when Beverly was six. Eventually they moved to Ft. Collins where she attended school and...

Mark Edward Hojnacki

Feb 9, 2024

Mark Hojnacki, age 71, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Tanglewood Health and Rehabilitation in Topeka, surrounded by family. He was born on April 23, 1952, to Edward and Dorothy Hojnacki in Chicago, Illinois. Mark was united in marriage to Carolyn Guilfoyle on July 14, 1972. This union was blessed with one son. His career...

Debra Ann Johnston

Feb 9, 2024

Debra Ann Johnston, age 58, of Iola, Kansas, passed away February 9, 2024, at her residence. Debra was born June 16, 1965, in Wichita, Kansas, to William Barnes and Kathryn (Peterson) Barnes. Debra attended school in Cheney, Kansas. She and Scott Pollock have been together for twenty-two years. Debra worked for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) in Hutchinson,...

Sherry Lea Hart

Feb 6, 2024

Sherry Lea Hart, age 71, passed away at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas, on February 6, 2024. Sherry was born February 23, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Amanda and Ray Pershall, and the sister of Larry Pershall. She graduated from Iola High School in 1970. She was in the Iola High School Marching...

Hazel Stringham

Feb 6, 2024

Hazel Stringham, age 48, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at her home.

She was born on December 3, 1975, in Adak, Alaska, the daughter of Larry and Mary (Richardson) Gifford.

Hazel attended school in Fort Mead, Maryland and Edzell, Scotland, before graduating from Anderson County High School in Garnett. After high school, she attended Pittsburg State University....