Obituaries

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Mary L. Henderson

Mary L. Henderson

Jan 18, 2024

Mary L. Henderson, age 84, of Elsmore, Kansas, went to be with her Lord, January 18, 2024, at Moran Manor while surrounded by friends and family. Mary was born on January 19, 1939, in Gas, Kansas, to Fred and Lucille Cramer. She graduated Iola High School in 1957. Mary will be remembered as a kind spirited Christian woman who loved...

Suzanne Stanley

Suzanne Stanley

Jan 18, 2024

Suzanne Stanley, age 73, passed away on January 18, 2024, at her home in Humboldt, Kansas. Suzanne was born on June 22, 1950, in Iola, Kansas to Gerald and Marjorie McCall. She grew up and lived in the Humboldt area her entire life. Suzanne was a 1968 graduate of Humboldt High School, then later in life, attended Neosho County Community...

Lorraine Ysusi

Lorraine Ysusi

Jan 17, 2024

Lorenza "Lorraine" Ysusi, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Humboldt, Kansas, on January 17, 2024, surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born on November 30, 1935, in Emporia, Kansas, and was raised by her godparents, Jesus and Francisca Mendoza. She spent her childhood growing up in Roper and Fredonia, Kansas, where, as a teenager, she met her...

Elizabeth Ann Armer

Elizabeth Ann Armer

Jan 15, 2024

Our mother, Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Armer, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2024. Liz was born to Orland and Louise (Lockridge) Chamberlain on June 15, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was the youngest of three girls. On August 27, 1951, Liz married the love of her life, George Neil Armer. They eloped when Mom was only sixteen years...

Howard Ludlum

Howard Ludlum

Jan 15, 2024

Howard E. Ludlum, age 83, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, in Ottawa, Kansas. Howard was born on February 26, 1940, in Elsmore, Kansas. He was the second of six children born to Arthur E. and Margaret (Laver) Ludlum. Howard was the Valedictorian of his graduating class at Moran High School in 1958. He then...

Constance Marie Egidy

Constance Marie Egidy

Jan 13, 2024

On the 13th day of January, 2024, Constance Marie Egidy, 89, took her final breath, surrounded by her loved ones. During a blizzard the world welcomed Connie on December 13th, 1934, a day amid the Great Depression the world became a better place. Despite arriving and departing in the coldest of winter, Connie lived a full and warm life, filled...

Harold Weldon Houk

Harold Weldon Houk

Jan 12, 2024

Harold Weldon Houk, 92, of Moran, passed away January 12, 2024, at the Moran Manor. Harold was born March 29, 1931, Moran, to Russell Eugene and Jennie May (Whitlow) Houk. The family moved to the Whitlow/Houk homestead northwest of Moran where he attended Fairlawn, a one room school house, until the fifth grade. He attended Moran Elementary and graduated from...

Morris Wayne Dible

Morris Wayne Dible

Jan 10, 2024

Morris Wayne Dible, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2024, at his residence in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was 79 years old. Morris was born on September 4, 1944, to Wayne and Wilma (Stephens) Dible. He married Karen S. Zornes in June 1977, and their union was blessed with three daughters. Morris had a passion for hunting....

Kathleen E. Fultz

Kathleen E. Fultz

Jan 9, 2024

Kathleen Ellen Fultz, loving mother of Linda, Gary, Sue, and Dick, passed into the Lord's hands at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas, on January 9, 2024, at the age of 101.Kathleen was born July 6, 1922, to Orion and Effie (McDade) Powers. She taught school at Savonburg, Kansas, for two years before getting married to Warren Fultz...

Thomas Paul Mikulka

Thomas Paul Mikulka

Jan 8, 2024

The Hon. Thomas Paul Mikulka, 69, passed away Monday January 8th, 2024, in Chanute, Kansas. Thomas was born in Topeka, Kansas, on November 11, 1954, the son of Thomas John and Esther Louise (Zimmerman) Mikulka. Tom graduated from Hayden High School in Topeka, Kansas, in 1972. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 1976, Tom backpacked Europe for seven...

Tawnya Roloff

Tawnya Roloff

Jan 7, 2024

Tawnya Marie Roloff, age 42, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 7, 2024, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Tawnya was born April 6, 1981, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Timothy Lee Roloff and Carol Ann (Baysinger) Roloff. Tawnya graduated in 1999 from Iola High School. Tawnya loved to read and managed to collect a large amount...

Gregory F. Katzer

Gregory F. Katzer

Jan 7, 2024

Gregory Fredrick Katzer, age 84, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 12, 1939,the fifth of thirteen, on a farm southeast of Greeley, the son of Tony and Anna (Egidy) Katzer. On June 3, 1967, Greg married Shirley Hager at St. John's Catholic Church in Greeley, Kansas. This union...

Bonnie Lee Gorrell

Bonnie Lee Gorrell

Jan 6, 2024

Bonnie Lee Gorrell was born on Sunday, February 6, 1949 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Frances Wayne and Arlene Erma (Hosier) Ecclefield. She passed from this life at her home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was 74 years of age. The former Miss Bonnie Ecclefield was a 1967 graduate of Welda high school...

James Anthony Miller

James Anthony Miller

Jan 5, 2024

James Anthony Miller, age 25, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at his home. James was born on May 24, 1998, in Lawrence, Kansas. At age two, James went to live with his nana Linda and papa Dave. On November 2, 2001, James and his younger brother William went to live with Andy and Georgia Miller....

Jack L. Blevins

Jack L. Blevins

Jan 5, 2024

Jack Blevins, age 76, of Greeley, Kansas passed away at his home on January 5, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Jackie Leon Blevins was born on November 29, 1947 at Yates Center, Kansas. He was the second of six children born to Ralph Vincent Blevins and Mary Lou (Guffey) Blevins. Jack grew up in Yates Center and Colony, Kansas,...

DeDe Lynn Hammer

DeDe Lynn Hammer

Jan 2, 2024

DeDe Lynn Hammer, age 54, passed away on January 2, 2024, at her home in Colony, Kansas. DeDe was born on July 2, 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas. Her parents, Orville Lavon Hammer and Patricia Lynn (Cochran) Hammer brought her home to Iola, Kansas. DeDe attended school in the area and after graduating, attended Mary Grimes School of Nursing, where...

Donna Marie Carr

Donna Marie Carr

Jan 1, 2024

Donna Marie Carr, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born on August 17, 1950, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Matthew J. and Irene B. (Pickert) Feuerborn. Donna attended school at Holy Angels and graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1968. After high...

Peggy J. Carnahan

Peggy J. Carnahan

Jan 1, 2024

Peggy Joyce Carnahan, age 90, passed away on January 1, 2024 at her home in Gas, Kansas. Peggy was born on August 4, 1933, in Allen County, Kansas, to Fred Weeks and Bertha (Dunton) Weeks. She attended school in Iola, Kansas, where she graduated high school with the class of 1952. Peggy worked an assortment of different jobs, her primary...

Brandon Michael Hamilton

Brandon Michael Hamilton

Dec 31, 2023

Brandon Michael Hamilton, age 27, passed away on December 31, 2023 at his home in Olathe, Kansas. Brandon was born on May 18, 1996, in Chanute, Kansas, to Ted W. Hamilton and Belinda (Spencer) Hamilton. In his early years, he attended the Community Christian School then went on to finish middle and high school in Iola, Kansas. With his job,...

Sally Pickert

Sally Pickert

Dec 31, 2023

Sally Pickert (nee Gilstrap), of Saint Charles, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 at the age of 86. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Pickert; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Ada Gilstrap; devoted mother of the late Michael (Rita) Pickert and Diane (the late Roger) Wellman; loving grandmother of Samuel (Kali) Wellman and Jessica (Mark) Zilienski; treasured...