Recent Obituaries
Opal Chastain
Dec 19, 2009
Opal Ilean Chastain, 78, of Savonburg, Kansas, died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at her son's home near Mapleton, Kansas. Opal was born April 4, 1931, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Isaac N. and Effie Bell (Vanderslice) Conner. She grew up in the Iola, LaHarpe, Gas and Savonburg areas. When she was young, she worked at the honey factory in...
Katherine Hill
Dec 18, 2009
Katherine Louise Hill, 81, of Colony, Kansas, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at the Anderson County Hospital - Long Term Care Unit in Garnett, Kansas. Katherine was born March 15, 1928, at Warrensburg, Missouri, the daughter of Harry O. and Flossie Irene (Bradshaw) Hensley. She grew up in the Warrensburg area. On October 29, 1945, Katherine married James Riley Hill,...
Kellie Jo Sander
Dec 15, 2009
Kellie Jo Sander, age 24, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on December 15, 2009. Kellie was born on November 12, 1985, at Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Kathryn (Bolte) Sander. As a young girl she enjoyed horse back riding and barrel racing at local rodeos. Kellie graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 2004. While in high school...
Virginia Gault Cunningham
Dec 10, 2009
Virginia Gault Cunningham, age 91, of Richmond, Kansas, died on December 10, 2009, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on September 28, 1918, at Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Robert S. and Elsie (Dietrich) Gault. Her family moved to Richmond when she was nine months old; making her the longest living resident of the Richmond...
Ruth Ward
Dec 8, 2009
Ruth Ward, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Ruth was born January 24, 1922, on a farm in Graham County, Kansas. She grew up in Marysville, Kansas and was married to Charles Ward. They were later divorced. She lived in Marysville, Topeka, Wichita and Fall River before moving to Iola...
Sieglinde P. Kelly
Dec 8, 2009
Sieglinde P. Kelly, age 72, of Blue Mound, Kansas, died on December 8, 2009, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on October 27, 1937, at Ulm, West Germany. She attended schools in West Germany. Sieglinde was united in marriage to William J. Kelly II on November 20, 1978 in Garnett, Kansas. She was a hard...
Dan P. Holm
Dec 7, 2009
Dan P. Holm, age 78, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, departed from this life on Monday, December 7, 2009, at his home in Topeka. He was born on March 1, 1931, in Irving, Kansas, the youngest of eight children born to Paul and Dora Holm. He served in the Air Force for four years. In January of 1955,...
M. Tyler
Dec 6, 2009
Mary Catherine "Cathy" Tyler, 50, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Cathy was born October 17, 1959, in Iola, the daughter of Merl H. and Eva Mae (Smith) Pollman. She graduated from Iola High School in 1978. On August 3, 1979, Cathy married David A. Tyler and they made their home...
Jerry Hurlock
Dec 2, 2009
Jerry Leon Hurlock, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Jerry was born February 9, 1932, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Harry and Alice (Blizzard) Hurlock. He grew up in Allen County and graduated from Moran High School where he played trumpet in the marching band and was an outstanding...
Mary Tate
Dec 1, 2009
Mary J. Tate, 69, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Mary was born December 30, 1939, in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of John Ira and Ruth Mary (Smith) Vest. She moved to Iola. On November 7, 1955, Mary married Larry Tate. They made their home in Iola and he...
Patricia Heiman
Nov 29, 2009
Patricia Lynn "Patty" Heiman, 53, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Patricia was born November 26, 1956, at Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Conrad George and Rose Ellen (Cavanaugh) Heiman. The family moved from Denver to a farm west of Iola in 1971. Patricia attended Iola...
Robert Schmidt
Nov 29, 2009
Robert Junior "Teach" Schmidt, 77, a resident of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt, Kansas, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Robert was born May 9, 1932, in Burke, South Dakota the son of John and Katy (Schroeder) Schmidt. He graduated from Burke High School and then served in the United States Navy during...
Fern Cress
Nov 28, 2009
Fern Evelyn Cress, 98, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Arrowood Lane Residential Care Facility in Humboldt. Fern was born July 5, 1911, the daughter of John Oliver and Mary Ethel (Blythe) Tomlinson on the family farm east of Humboldt in the Jeddo school district. When she was 5, the family moved to a farm 7 1/2...
Richard Mulsow
Nov 28, 2009
Richard "Dick" Mulsow, 56, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Dick was born August 12, 1953, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Richard C. and Ruth (Trost) Mulsow. He grew up on a farm northwest of Yates Center and graduated from Yates Center High School. He then graduated from Neosho...
Timothy Abraham Marmon
Nov 27, 2009
Timothy Abraham Marmon, age 40, of Garnett passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 at his residence. Tim was born January 11, 1969 at Garnett, the son of Roy and Ima Jean (Robinson) Marmon. He grew up in Garnett and attended Garnett High School. He owned and operated Tim's Recycling. Tim enjoyed his work; he viewed his crane, rollback and his...
Frances Pollman
Nov 20, 2009
Frances Marie Pollman, 88, lifelong Humboldt, Kansas, resident, died Friday, November 20, 2009, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Frances was born June 18, 1921, in Humboldt, the daughter of John Francis "Frank" and and Beulia (Fitzmaurice) Kinney. She graduated from Humboldt High School. On January 27, 1943, Frances married Raymond G. Pollman at St. Peter's Lutheran Parsonage in Humboldt....
Margaret M. Katzer
Nov 18, 2009
Margaret Mary Katzer, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on August 28, 1918, at Harris, Kansas, the daughter of James E. and Elizabeth (Burns) Cotter. She attended Amiot Rural School, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1938. Margaret then taught for six...
Earl Cheever
Nov 17, 2009
Earl "Gene" Cheever, 81, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at his home. He was born July 9, 1928 in Toronto, Kansas, the son of Jay and Lydia (Anderson) Cheever. He grew up in Toronto and then joined the United States Army. He served two terms, the first in occupied Japan and the second in the Korean War....
Donna West
Nov 17, 2009
Donna Lorene West, 82, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Donna was born November 19, 1926, in Allen County, the daughter of John and Addie (Hienlien) Tippie. She grew up in the Geneva and Carlyle areas and graduated from Colony High School. Donna worked as a telephone operator and...
Jack Turner
Nov 16, 2009
Jack L. Turner, 65, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, November 16, 2009, at his home. Jack was born June 18, 1944, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Orval L. and Marjorie (Feld) Turner. He grew up in Iola and the family moved to LaHarpe where he graduated from high school. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to...
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