Recent Obituaries
Bonnie Jean Rusk
Jun 2, 2008
Bonnie J. Rusk, age 77, of Welda, Kansas, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on June 19, 1930, at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Lloy E. Hawes and Dorothy Virginia (Tuttle) Hawes. Bonnie graduated from Argentine High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to William Gene Rusk on October...
Roberta Mae Badders
May 29, 2008
Roberta Mae Badders, age 89, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away May 29, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on April 9, 1919, at Bush City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Floyd McGinnis and Calla Beatrice (Harding) McGinnis. Roberta grew up and attended school in Bush City. In March of 1934, she married Darwin Dee Badders....
John V. Ramsour
May 24, 2008
John V. Ramsour, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas passed away May 24, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born October 24, 1937 at Junction City, Kansas, the son of Homer and Frieda (Keller) Ramsour. He grew up in the Junction City area, where he attended Geary County District 8, Brookside School, before he entered the Junction...
Junior K. Gordon
May 24, 2008
Junior Kenneth Gordon, age 82, of Colony, Kansas, died May 24, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born January 3, 1926 in Dewey, Oklahoma, the son of Edward Devere and Lola Maude (Houser) Gordon. He graduated from Independence High School in Independence, Kansas and joined the Air Force during WWII. He was a tailgunner and radio...
Marion D. Houk
May 21, 2008
Marion D. Houk, age 74, of Olathe, formerly of Moran, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Olathe, Kansas. Marion was born on October 20, 1933, at Moran, Kansas, the son of Clarence A. and Mary Ann (Reade) Houk. He grew up and attended schools in Moran, graduating from Moran High School in 1951. He also attended Iola and...
Laura M. Nilges
May 20, 2008
Laura M. Nilges, age 87, of Richmond, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kansas. Laura was born September 1, 1920, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Nancy May (Bickel) Waldrip. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1938. She attended Chanute Junior College before graduating from Kansas State Teachers College at...
Marjorie Katherine West
May 14, 2008
Marjorie Katherine West, age 70, of Colony, Kansas, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at her home in Colony, Kansas. She was born on August 13, 1937, in Hennessey, Oklahoma, the daughter of George William and Marjorie Helen (Bash) Hawk. Kathy grew up in LaHarpe, Kansas, where she graduated from high school. She attended Cosmetology School in Iola. In 1960,...
Howard Chandler Christy
May 14, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications. He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, KS, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy. Howard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Ruth Ann Whitcomb
May 14, 2008
Ruth Ann Whitcomb, age 89, of Kincaid, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Ruth Ann was born on March 7, 1919, in Mound City, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Merriman) Demott. She attended school at Blue Mound, Kansas. She was united in marriage to John Wesley Whitcomb on September 6, 1940,...
Billy G. McGie
May 9, 2008
Billy G. McGie, age 75, of Wittmann, Arizona, died May 9, 2008 at Peoria, Arizona. He was born on December 27, 1932, at Iola, Kansas, the son of William W. and Jewell A. (Pearman) McGie. He graduated from the Iola High School with the Class of 1950. He worked for Haliburton in oil fields around Iola. He later worked for...
Elder M. Bruch
May 2, 2008
Elder M. Bruch, age 89, of Paola, Kansas, died on Friday, May 2, 2008, at North Point Skilled Nursing in Paola, Kansas. Elder was born on November 15, 1918, in Black Creek, Wisconsin, the son of Arnold and Hazel (Woide) Bruch. He grew up in Cudahy, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a medic in the...
L. Norene Hobart
May 1, 2008
Norene Hobart, age 87, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. She was born to the union of Jobe and Aileen (Springer) Williams on July 21, 1920 on the family farm in Humphreys, Missouri, where she grew up. Following high school she taught at a country school before moving to Kansas City where she...
Clarence L. Johnson
Apr 26, 2008
Clarence Lyle Johnson, 92, of Garnett, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. He was born July 11, 1915, in Rural Garnett, the son of Evert Edgar and Hattie Maude Johnson. He married Wilda Frances Ament December 24, 1934, in Garnett. She preceded him in death in 1982. He later married Irma Jones...
Betty M. Wolken
Apr 19, 2008
Betty M. Wolken, age 83, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, died Saturday morning, April 19, 2008 at Cornerstone Village, Inc. at Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born July 16, 1924, at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholous and Mathilda (Micholski) Jacobs. Betty grew up in Harlan, Iowa and met Robert during corn harvest. Betty married Robert Wolken on October...
Joseph J. Yoder
Apr 17, 2008
Joseph J. Yoder, age 85, of Moses Lake, Washington, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, died April 17, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Mont ida Church, Mont Ida, Kansas; Burial in the Amish Cemetery. The family will be present to greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening...
William E. Garrison
Apr 17, 2008
William Bill Garrison, age 72, of Garnett, Kansas, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility, Garnett, Kansas. He was bon on May 19, 1935, the son of Thurman and Modine Garrison at Winfield, Alabama. Bill attended school and graduated from high school in Hubersville, Alabama. Shortly after high school, he joined the military and...
Enid Elizabeth Garrett
Apr 14, 2008
Enid Elizabeth Garrett, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1920, at Wild Horse, Colorado, the daughter of Gustaf Axel Axelson and Ruth Melissa (Williams) Axelson. She grew up in Terrall, Colorado, and graduated from a one room school house. She...
Victor Rhynerson
Apr 14, 2008
Victor Bill Rhynerson, age 68, of Osawatomie, a native of La Cygne and a 1958 graduate of La Cygne High School, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Olathe Medical Center after a brief illness. Survivors include his wife, Kay Rhynerson of the home, two children and two stepchildren. Mr. Rhynerson was cremated, and family services will be at a later...
Eleno C. Hernandez
Apr 9, 2008
Eleno C. Hernandez, age 60, of Ottawa, Kansas, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home in Ottawa. He was born on April 7, 1948, at Mertzon, Texas, the son of Sylvestre B. and Benita (Cruz) Hernandez. He grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas area, where he attended Piper High School. He left high school to enlist in...
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