Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

George Emmendorfer

George Emmendorfer

Jan 19, 2010

George Emmendorfer, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. George was born on September 13, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Henry G. and Lillie (Kelley) Emmendorfer. George was the youngest of five children. He grew up in the St. Louis...

William S. Graham

William S. Graham

Jan 19, 2010

William S. Graham, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Bill was born on March 3, 1918, at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Frank B. Graham and Effie Mae (Shaw) Graham. He lived in Kansas City for much of his young life and attended schools in...

Howard Baker

Howard Baker

Jan 17, 2010

Howard W. Baker, 88, of rural Moran, Kansas, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Center. Howard was born September 9, 1921, in rural Moran, the son of Ernest and Bess (Hunting) Baker. He grew up on the farm at Moran. On June 24, 1945, Howard married Dorothy J. Ericson at Friends Home Lutheran Church at Savonburg,...

Jason D. Lewis

Jason D. Lewis

Jan 13, 2010

Jason D. Lewis, age 32, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on August 22, 1977 at Morris, Minnesota, the son of Britt Edward Lewis and Mary Lee (Stewart) Michael. He grew up in Bronson attending Iola Grade...

Wilma Fry

Wilma Fry

Jan 13, 2010

Wilma Miller Fry, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at her home. Wilma was born on March 11, 1913 in Partridge, Kansas, the daughter of Eli Miller and Sarah (Troyer) Miller. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. On December 11, 1930, Wilma married Sam B. Miller in Hutchinson, Kansas, by Jacob...

Edna Peterson

Edna Peterson

Jan 9, 2010

Edna Marie Peterson, 89, former Vernon and Iola resident, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Center in Moran, Kansas where she has resided since 2007. Edna Marie was born January 11, 1920, in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Nelson and Mary Etta (Harkness) Peterson. She grew up in Woodson County and attended school in Vernon,...

Verba Newsome

Verba Newsome

Jan 8, 2010

Verba L. Newsome, 74, of Colony, Kansas, died Friday, January 8, 2010, at the University Of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Verba was born April 19, 1935 in Allen County, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Dannie J. (Gregg) Wilson, Sr. She grew up in Gas City and was married to Johnnie Trester. They lived in Allen...

Father Norbert Lickteig

Father Norbert Lickteig

Jan 7, 2010

Rev. Norbert Lickteig, age 75, a priest with the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas for 48 years, passed away January 7, 2010 at his home in Shawnee. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Garnett, Kansas. Wake Service and visitation will also be at Holy Angels on...

Erma Meadows

Erma Meadows

Jan 5, 2010

Erma (Peggy) Meadows, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at her home. She was born February 24, 1926, at El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Herman A. and Sadie E. (Bryan) Folk. She attended school in Gas, Kansas, before moving to Illinois where she married Earnie R. Meadows on September 2, 1944 at Salem, Illinois. They started...

Martha Sheern

Martha Sheern

Jan 5, 2010

Martha A. Sheern, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Golden Heights in Garnett. She was born on February 11, 1923 at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Inez (Boucher) Neal. Martha graduated from Garnett High School in 1941. She was the Salutatorian of her class. Following high school Martha attended Baker University...

Beulah Moore

Beulah Moore

Jan 2, 2010

Beulah Mildred Moore, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Beulah was born January 24, 1918, in Iola, the daughter of John A. and Hattie L. (Ratliff) Scoville. She grew up in the Colony and Iola areas. On July 30, 1937, Beulah married R. Harold Moore at Garnett, Kansas. They made...

Geraldine "Dean" Dean Whalen

Geraldine "Dean" Dean Whalen

Jan 1, 2010

Geraldine "Dean" Whalen, age 84, of Beagle, Kansas, passed away at the Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park, Kansas, on Monday, May 10, 2010. She was born on January 21, 1926, at Gainesville, Missouri, the daughter of John Thomas Chisam and Edgie (Smith) Chisam. Dean grew up in Gainesville moving to Kansas City, following school. She was united in marriage...

Mary "Lizzie" Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ray

Mary "Lizzie" Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ray

Jan 1, 2010

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ray, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett. She was born on December 14, 1918, at Creighton, Missouri, the daughter of Oscar and Myrtle (Fenner) Cornett. She was the next to the youngest of nine children. At the age of three Lizzie made the...

Dotette "Dot" S. Roberts

Dotette "Dot" S. Roberts

Jan 1, 2010

Dotette "Dot" Roberts, age 94, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday evening, May 7, 2010, at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on January 3, 1916, at Welda, Kansas, the daughter of George S. and Edith Oretta (Vines) Fox. She graduated from Garnett High School. She held several jobs out of school. Dot married Westley "T.W."...

Daniel Jacob Bishop

Daniel Jacob Bishop

Dec 30, 2009

Daniel J. Bishop, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on December 30, 2009 at his home. Dan was born on May 25, 1939, near Centerville, Kansas, the son of Jacob Thomas and Erma (Giffen) Bishop. He grew up in the Blue Mound area, graduating from Blue Mound High School in 1957. He worked on his family's dairy farm while...

Fayma Vaughn

Fayma Vaughn

Dec 26, 2009

Fayma I. Vaughn, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at her home. Fayma was born January 20, 1923, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, the daughter of Walter and Edna Creo (Hadlock) Garner. She lived in Mt. Vernon and was married to Henry Yancey who preceded her in death. She later married Tom C. Cornell and he also preceded...

Coletta Sprague

Coletta Sprague

Dec 25, 2009

Coletta Sprague, age 79, of Lone Elm, Kansas passed away December 25, 2009 at the Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1930 at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas E. and Anna E. (Haffey) O'Mara. Coletta grew up in Colony graduating from high school there in 1948. She then earned her teaching certificate from the...

Ralph L. Tilton

Ralph L. Tilton

Dec 22, 2009

Ralph L. Tilton, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Ralph was born on August 23, 1918, at Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Roy and Hazel (Hartman) Tilton. He graduated from Welda High School in 1937. He served in the U.S. Army from December 30,...

Glenn Heffernon

Glenn Heffernon

Dec 22, 2009

Glenn Lee Heffernon, 87, of Piqua, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt, Kansas. Glenn was born July 14, 1922, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of James A. and Anna (Cooper) Heffernon. He was the youngest of five children. The family moved to Iola when he was a child and he attended Iola High...

Kathryn Eckroat

Kathryn Eckroat

Dec 20, 2009

Kathryn F. Eckroat, 95, of Piqua, Kansas, passed away at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Kathryn Frances Zawisza was born December 30, 1913, at Harrah, Oklahoma, the daughter of Mike and Frances Ann (Pauli) Zawisza. At the age of five, the family moved to Choctaw, Oklahoma, which is where she graduated...