Obituaries

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Julia Rea

Julia Rea

Sep 15, 2009

Julia Marie Rea, age 94, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Brunswick Nursing Home in Brunswick, Missouri. Julia was born June 24, 1915, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh A. and Stella Marie (Schaede) McDaniel. She grew up at Neosho Falls. On October 4, 1941, Julia married William E. Rea in Kansas City, Missouri....

William A. Neal

William A. Neal

Sep 14, 2009

William Alvin Neal, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, September 14, 2009. Bill was born on November 28, 1932 near Severance, Kansas, the son of William and Myrtle (Hegenderfer) Neal. He grew up in a farming community and attended Elementary and High School in Severance before joining the military - United States Air Force...

Ruth A. McCutchan

Ruth A. McCutchan

Sep 13, 2009

Ruth Alberta McCutchan, age 102, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Ruth was born on June 20, 1907, at Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of William Jacob Knaus and Mary Ann (Sprenkel) Knaus. She was the youngest of eight children. She attended schools at Quinter, Kansas, graduating from high...

Eunice Loretta Milligan

Eunice Loretta Milligan

Sep 13, 2009

Eunice (Loretta) Milligan, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1928, in Seymour, Missouri, the daughter of John Miller and Lottie (Denney) Miller. Loretta married Claude Reed Milligan on November 19, 1945 in Salem, Arkansas. She moved to Ulysses in 1956 and has lived in...

Richard Ivan Van Kleeck

Richard Ivan Van Kleeck

Sep 12, 2009

Richard Van Kleeck, age 82, lately of Richmond, Kansas, succumbed to a longtime illness on September 12, 2009, and is now at peace with his Lord. Richard was born in Ellenville, New York, on July 31, 1927, the youngest of eight children. After high school, he worked briefly for Bell Telephone before joining the armed forces in 1946. He served...

David Brian Korthals

David Brian Korthals

Sep 12, 2009

David Brian Korthals, age 57, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. David was born on September 14, 1951, at Sanborn, Iowa, the son of Fred Korthals and Louise (Prins) Korthals DeVries. He graduated from Sanborn High School, and attended the University of South Dakota and Northwest Iowa...

Oliver Jackson

Oliver Jackson

Sep 10, 2009

Oliver Conrad Jackson, 88, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away September 10, 2009, at his home. He was born May 28, 1921 at Elsmore, Kansas, the son of Oliver Conrad Sr. and Della (Swanson) Jackson. He graduated from Elsmore High School in 1938 and from Kansas State University in 1942, where he was a member of Farmhouse Fraternity. In 1942 he...

Leo Weber

Leo Weber

Sep 9, 2009

Leo A. Weber, 85, of Bronson, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at the Moran Manor. Leo was born July 28, 1924, at rural Yates Center, Kansas, the son of John C. and Mary (Bruggeman) Weber. He grew up in the Piqua area until the family moved to a farm east of Humboldt. He farmed with his father for 26...

Marion Lee Cushing

Marion Lee Cushing

Sep 7, 2009

Marion Lee Cushing, age 80, of Kincaid, Kansas, died on Monday, September 7, 2009, at his home. He was born on October 15, 1928, in Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Walter Lee Cushing and Fannie Mae (Riggs) Cushing. He grew up in the Kincaid area, graduating from Kincaid High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. On September...

Ronald David Gull

Ronald David Gull

Sep 7, 2009

Ronald David Gull, age 59, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Monday, September 7, 2009, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Ron was born on March 14, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Joseph David Gull and Goldie E. (Hale) Gull. He grew up in the area, graduating from Crest High School. He owned and operated Gull's Body...

Richard Bruce Aitken

Richard Bruce Aitken

Sep 6, 2009

Richard Bruce Aitken, age 58 of Olathe, Kansas passed away on September 6, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born February 22, 1951 at Darby, Pennsylvania, the son of Richard Aitken Jr. and Margaret Jane Fritz. His early years were spent with his family in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Wildwood New Jersey; and Fallston, Maryland....

Gerald Pulley

Gerald Pulley

Sep 5, 2009

Gerald C. "Jerry" Pulley, Jr., age 47, of Dixon, Missouri, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at his home from cancer. Jerry was born November 23, 1961, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Gerald C. and Princess N.R. (Turner) Pulley, Sr. He graduated from Iola High School and joined the United States Army which he made a career out of with...

Darlene Gumfory

Darlene Gumfory

Sep 1, 2009

Darlene M. Gumfory, 71, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Darlene was born April 24, 1938 in Hood River, Oregon the daughter of Raymond F. and Lena P. (Lowe) Whitworth. At a young age, she moved with her family to Neosho County, Kansas, where she grew up and graduated from Stark...

Louie Mumma

Louie Mumma

Sep 1, 2009

Louie Mumma, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at his home. He was born on April 2, 1926 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Louie Preston Mumma and Marguerite H. (Fitsch) Mumma. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, for 6 years. He went from one war ship to another, serving on...

Darlene Sandra Helser

Darlene Sandra Helser

Aug 29, 2009

Darlene Sandra Helser, age 69, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on October 20, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Ralph C. and Aleta (Akers) Enlow. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. As a child she spent time around her parent's store,...

Hazel Yetzbacher

Hazel Yetzbacher

Aug 29, 2009

Hazel E. Yetzbacher, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Hazel was born February 24, 1923 in Dawson, Nebraska the daughter of Charles A. and Martha E. (Harbour) Peres. At the age of five, she moved to Iola with her parents. She attended Iola schools and graduated from Iola High School...

Nancy Flewharty

Nancy Flewharty

Aug 28, 2009

Nancy Powell Flewharty, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at the Moran Manor. Nancy was born February 22, 1927, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of J.M. and Ina (Melton) Powell. She graduated from Iola High School and the University of Texas at Austin. On June 29, 1948, Nancy married Thomas W. Flewharty in Iola. They made their...

James Daniel Mulcahey

James Daniel Mulcahey

Aug 28, 2009

Jim Daniel Mulcahey, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on August 28, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on May 13, 1928, at Amiot, Kansas, the son of Michael Joseph Mulcahey and Rose Ella Minnehan. Jim was born, raised and resided in the family homestead. He farmed and raised cattle all of...

Irene Jantz

Irene Jantz

Aug 26, 2009

Irene Jantz, 88, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at her home. Irene was born May 12, 1921 in Moundridge, Kansas the daughter of Jacob T. and Katie (Wedel) Schmidt. She grew up in Western Kansas. On July 28, 1941, Irene married Floyd R. Jantz. They lived and farmed near Syracuse, Kansas until moving to a farm south...

Donald Michael

Donald Michael

Aug 26, 2009

Donald G. Michael, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at Iola Nursing Center. Don was born June 7, 1926, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Arnold B. and Pearl Edith (Tempel) Michael. He lived all of his life in Iola and worked a number of years for Forestine's Sandwich Inn. He also helped maintain the appearance of...