Recent Obituaries
John C. Starliper
Jan 18, 2011
John Starliper, age 58, of Savonburg, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1952 at Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Jackie and Mable Louise (Cook) Starliper. He attended schools in the Savonburg area before graduating from Elsmore Grade School. He then attended Moran High...
Jackie Bowman
Jan 17, 2011
Jackie Bowman, age 87 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on December 23, 1923, at Jenks, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Wiley and Eva (Spencer) Turnham. She grew up in the area, living in Jenks, Stillwater, and Moore, Oklahoma. In 1950 they moved to their...
Gannon Lee Dougherty
Jan 16, 2011
Gannon Lee Dougherty, infant son of Mike and Kathy Dougherty of Iola, Kansas, passed away on January 16, 2011 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born January 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM at the Allen County Hospital. He is survived by his four brothers, Kyler, Braden, Gentry, and Grady; maternal grandparents, Elmer Tatsch of Iola, Paulette and Bob...
Max D. Borror
Jan 15, 2011
Max D. Borror, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at his home. Max was born on December 12, 1943 in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Franklin Denton and Leora Belle (Lilly) Borror. He attended Lawrence High School. Max was in the U.S. Navy. He was united in marriage to Roberta Ann Gleason on...
Croley Stroud
Jan 14, 2011
Susie Croley Stroud, 63, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Friday, January 14, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Susie was born March 14, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Earl V. and Mildred C. (Seeber) Croley. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1965. On January 4, 1967, Susie married Eugene Stroud. They made...
Merle Rutledge
Jan 13, 2011
Longtime Iola resident, Merle Irene Dean Rutledge, age 89, passed away of a brain aneurysm on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Born in Canadian, Texas, on December 17, 1921, she was the 7th child of nine children born to William Aaron and Myrtle (Crawford) Dean. She grew up and was educated in the...
Bill L. Kersley
Jan 13, 2011
Bill L. Kersley, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola, Kansas. He was born on September 6, 1929, at Selma, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Jessie (Anglin) Kersley. Bill graduated from Kincaid High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Bill was united in marriage to...
Orville Sobba
Jan 13, 2011
Orville H. Sobba, age 92, of Augusta, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at The Fairways of Augusta Assisted Living Center in Augusta, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Holy Angels...
Howard Selander
Jan 13, 2011
Howard Selander, age 90, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on February 18, 1920 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, the son of David and Olivia (Lofgren) Selander. Howard attended grade school near Titusville, Pennsylvania area and later received technical training in the U.S. Air Corps in...
R. Morrow
Jan 11, 2011
R. Leon Morrow, 89, lifetime Iola, Kansas resident, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Leon was born March 25, 1921, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Joseph Kenneth and Bernice Marie (Goodner) Morrow. On December 21, 1940, Leon married Inez E. Matney in Iola where they made their home. She preceded him in death...
John Wayne Lodwig
Jan 10, 2011
John Wayne Lodwig, age 71, passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday January 10, 2011. John was born on January 3, 1940 to Wayne A. and Erma M. Lodwig in Seneca, Kansas. On June 6, 1959, John married his sweetheart Linda Lee Lodwig, and they celebrated over 50 years of marriage together. John served both in the Kansas National...
Francis W. Blaufuss
Jan 10, 2011
Francis W. Blaufuss, age 89, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri, following complications from a stroke. Francis was born on February 10, 1921, at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Ewald Henry and Anna (Hageman) Blaufuss. His mother passed away at his birth. Following the death of his mother,...
Floyd Moore
Jan 7, 2011
Floyd Eugene "Gene" Moore, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Gene was born October 10, 1923, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of William Fred and Mary Estes (Collison) Moore. He grew up in Humboldt where he graduated from high school. Gene attended a year at Neosho County Junior College in...
Curtice E. Call
Jan 7, 2011
Curtice E. Call, age 85, of Forsyth, Missouri, formerly of Mildred, Kansas passed away, Friday, January 7, 2011 at his home in Forsyth. Curtice was born on July 10, 1925 in Mildred, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Emma (Hackett) Call. He graduated from Mildred High School. Curtice resided in Mildred, Kansas until 1987 when he retired to Forsyth, Missouri,...
Thelma Nadine McCall
Jan 6, 2011
Thelma Nadine McCall, age 89, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. She was born April 26, 1921, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John and Hattie (Henderson) Brady. Thelma attended schools at Carneiro, Kansas, growing up in this area. Thelma married Wayne G. McCall on June 7, 1937 in Kansas City,...
Theonilla B. Lutz
Jan 5, 2011
Theonilla B. Lutz, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on March 13, 1917 in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Osterholt) Duethman. Theonilla was united in marriage to Eugene A. Lutz on December 27, 1937 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Westphalia,...
Frank Joseph Peine
Jan 4, 2011
Frank Joseph Peine, age 93 of Princeton, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Frank was born on August 24, 1917, in Richmond, Kansas, the son of Herman and Mary (Miller) Peine. He was raised southwest of Richmond. When his father passed away in 1936, he helped his mother Mary raise his younger...
Ivella Spencer
Jan 3, 2011
Ivella Spencer, age 73, of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2010 at her home. Ivella was born on August 29, 1937, at Fairview, Missouri, the daughter of Albert and Joyce (Powers) Nichols. She grew up in the Ritchey area, graduating from Midway High School 1955. She was united in marriage to Horton Shawgo Spencer on September 10,...
John Robert "Bob" "Bob" Zentner
Jan 1, 2011
John Robert "Bob" Zentner, age 81, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at his home in Welda. Bob was born on October 27, 1929, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of John and Nora (Rudisill) Zentner. He grew up in the Garnett area, graduating from Garnett High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Birdie...