Recent Obituaries
Lawrence West
Nov 5, 2009
Lawrence Eldon West, 84, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Lawrence was born August 30, 1925, on a farm west of Colony, Kansas, the son of Logan Robert and Gertrude Belle (Shipley) West. He grew up on the family farm west of Colony and attended rural schools. On November...
Olive Marie Phares
Nov 1, 2009
Olive Marie Phares was born January 31, 1912 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of William "Will" and Madelyne "Lena" (Miller) Newcomb. She passed away on November 1, 2009 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett at the age of 97 years. During her early childhood years, she grew up in Greeley before attending the Ursuline Academy at Paola, Kansas....
Alexander Almasi
Oct 31, 2009
Alexander Michael Almasi, 61, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at his home. He was born March 7, 1948, at Rosenheim, Germany, the son of Michael H. and Larissa Almasi. He grew up in the United States and graduated from high school in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1966. He later resided in Wichita, Kansas. His 26 year military career...
Robert Riley
Oct 30, 2009
Robert L. "Bob" Riley, 74, of Westphalia, Kansas, died Friday, October 30, 2009 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Bob was born September 23, 1935 in Kimble, Missouri, the son of John Joseph and Alvie Gertrude (West) Riley. He grew up in Kimble and attended school in Licking. After his parents died he moved to St. Louis. He...
Jacob Smith
Oct 26, 2009
Jacob Brian Smith, age 14, of Piqua, Kansas, died Monday, October 26, 2009, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, following an 18 month battle with cancer. Jacob was born July 13, 1995, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert Lee and Denise Marie (Karmann) Smith, Jr. He grew up on the family farm west of Piqua. He was...
Jonathan E. Hosley
Oct 23, 2009
Jonathan Edward Hosley died October 23, 2009, at Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was 98 years old. Jonathan, the youngest son, was the last remaining member of his family, his parents and all nine of his brothers and sisters having pre-deceased him. Jonathan was born on a farm in Allen County, March 5, 1911, to Edward and Hattie...
Nadine M McAdam
Oct 22, 2009
Nadine McAdam, age 82, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at her home in Moran. Nadine was born on August 7, 1927 at Parsons, Kansas, a twin daughter of Roy and Rosie (Benson) Adams. She grew up in Parsons, attending Parsons Grade and High schools. On February 17, 1956, Nadine married Billy McAdam at Miami, Oklahoma....
Nada M. Hughes
Oct 20, 2009
Nada Mae Hughes, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on February 25, 1916, at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Carl and Viola Mae (Schuck) Browning. She graduated from Emporia High School, Emporia, Kansas. Nada married Arthur "Chub" Hughes on May 8, 1948 in...
June Dunlap
Oct 20, 2009
June Marie Dunlap, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at Labette Health at Parsons, Kansas. June was born on June 22, 1916, at Ludden, North Dakota, the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Madsen) Karr. She grew up in Leavenworth County near Tonganoxie. On March 12, 1938, June married Charlie L. Dunlap at Liberty, Missouri. In 1946, they...
Bobbie Morris
Oct 19, 2009
Bobbie Ray "Bob" Morris, Sr., 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Bob was born January 11, 1942, at Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Allen and Onetta Marie (Audiss) Morris. He grew up in Iola and served in the United States Army in Korea. On August 1, 1962, Bob married...
Esther Certain
Oct 18, 2009
Esther Certain, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at her home. Esther Maye Certain was born on April 16, 1933 at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Perry LeRoy and Opal Amelia (Carrier) Gordon. She attended Parker and Gorham high schools before marrying Robert F. Certain on August 30, 1952. This union was blessed with two...
Elizabeth A. Jockman
Oct 16, 2009
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Jockman, age 92, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on October 16, 2009 at the Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Center at Richmond, Kansas. Liz was born March 24, 1917 at Richmond, Kansas the daughter of Aloysius and Clara (Rossman) Lickteig. She graduated from the Richmond High School. On January 5, 1937 she married Arthur Jockman. This union was...
John Daugherty
Oct 14, 2009
John William Daugherty, 70, of Kincaid, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at his home. John was born December 20, 1938, at Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Warren J. and Eunice M. (Caldwell) Daugherty. He grew up at Kincaid and graduated from Kincaid Rural High School in 1956. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served for...
Otto Adolph Klusmann
Oct 12, 2009
Otto Adolph Klusmann, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. Otto was born on July 28, 1940, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Adolph Robert and Emma Anna (Ackmann) Klusmann. He grew up in the area, attending High Point grade school. He graduated from Garnett High School with...
Beverley Ard
Oct 5, 2009
Beverley Ard, age 83, of Elsmore, Kansas passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at her home. Beverley was born January 16, 1926 at Savonburg, Kansas, the daughter of Wendell Harold Theodore and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. She attended country schools near Savonburg and Elsmore before graduating from the Elsmore high School in 1943. On June 6, 1943 she was united in...
Margaret Washburn
Oct 4, 2009
Margaret Washburn, age 91, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Evergreen Community of Johnson County in Olathe, Kansas. She was born November 19, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Morgan Washburn and Wilna (Edwards) Washburn. At the age of 20, Margaret with her independent spirit, headed west to California where...
Carolyn Pretzer
Oct 3, 2009
Carolyn Ann (Barndt) Pretzer, 78 years old, of Manhattan, died at Stoneybrook Retirement Community, October 3, 2009, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born and raised in Garnett, Kansas where she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. She attended Kansas University in Lawrence on a scholarship and later transferred to Kansas State University in Manhattan...
Dennis Burgess
Oct 3, 2009
Dennis Jerel Burgess, 60, of Iola,Kansas, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at his home. Dennis was born November 9, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Eugene Carl and Clara Dee (Wilson) Burgess. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1966. He served with the United States Army in Vietnam. Over the years, he lived...
Jeralyn Emanuel
Oct 2, 2009
Jeralyn "Jeri" Ann Emanuel, 49, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Jeri was born July 10, 1960 in Okinawa, Japan, the daughter of Ron and Sharon (Otto) Morris. With her father in the military, she grew up following his career to North Carolina, South Dakota and then to Iola. She graduated from Iola High School....
Clarence E. Hetrick
Oct 2, 2009
Clarence E. Hetrick, age 84, of Westphalia, Kansas passed Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Burlington, Burlington, Kansas. Clarence was born May 11, 1925 the son of Earl Elmer and Mary Alice (White) Hetrick at Westphalia, Kansas. He grew up in the Westphalia area. On April 26, 1946 Clarence married Lois Maxine Cade at Emporia, Kansas....
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