Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Elder M. Bruch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Dorothy M. Beauchamp

Dorothy M. Beauchamp

Apr 8, 2008

Dorothy M. Beauchamp, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. She was born on January 18, 1915, in Williamsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Rome Harrington and Mary Helen (Gossett) Harrington. She lived most of her life in Garnett, Kansas. Dorothy married Horace Lee Beauchamp on October 31, 1934, at Garnett, Kansas....

Mathew Agnew

Mathew Agnew

Apr 6, 2008

Mathew Agnew, age 84, formerly of Westphalia, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on January 19, 1924, in Westphalia, Kansas, the son of John and Anna May (Harrigan) Agnew. He grew up in the Westphalia area. In the early 1980s, he moved to Arkhaven in Garnett, later known...

Jerrold Don Fagg

Jerrold Don Fagg

Apr 5, 2008

Jerrold Don Fagg, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on April 5, 2008 at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. He was born July 9, 1934, on a farm near Welda, Kansas, the son of Herbert Bryant and Oma Leone (Lee) Fagg. He attended High Point School and Garnett High School, graduating with the Class of 1952. After high...

Robert W. Guilfoyle

Robert W. Guilfoyle

Mar 31, 2008

Robert W. Guilfoyle, age 84, of Greeley, Kansas, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Sperry, Oklahoma, the son of Henry J. Guilfoyle and Emily (Harkless) Guilfoyle. He grew up in Sperry, Oklahoma, graduating from Sperry High School in 1942. He served in the Marines...

Clair Joseph Mader

Clair Joseph Mader

Mar 30, 2008

Clair Joseph Mader, age 84, of Garnett, passed away Sunday, March, 30, 2008 at his home in Garnett. Clair was born September 17, 1923, the son of Henry B. and Catherine (Feuerborn) Mader at Garnett, Kansas. He grew up in the Garnett area, attending the Cedar Point and East Side School before graduating from Garnett High School in 1940. He...

Albert Marshall Potter

Albert Marshall Potter

Mar 24, 2008

Albert M. Potter, age 80, of Garnett, died, Monday, March 24, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born on September 4, 1927, on a farm near Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Loran F. and Blanche M. (Pettit) Potter. Albert lived on the family farm until he was 16, moving to Garnett where he worked for his...

Caroline Jo Ludolph

Caroline Jo Ludolph

Mar 22, 2008

Caroline Jo (Johnson) Ludolph, age 31, of Westphalia, Kansas; passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Coffey County Hospital, at Burlington, Kansas. Caroline was born on January 31, 1977 at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Tom and Jo Ann (Feuerborn) Johnson. She graduated from Anderson County High School in 1995 and received a degree in elementary education from...

James Leonard Kueser

James Leonard Kueser

Mar 22, 2008

James L. Kueser, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center. Jim was born November 12, 1912 at Richmond, Kansas, the son of Conrad and Cecelia (Feuerborn) Kueser. He grew up in the Garnett area, where he attended the Spring Branch School. On October 12, 1937, he was united in marriage to...

Francis "Buck" Glasgow

Francis "Buck" Glasgow

Mar 21, 2008

Francis Buck Glasgow, age 93, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He was born November 19, 1914, at Lone Elm, Kansas, the son of Jessie O. and Bessie (Blaney) Glasgow. He graduated from Lone Elm High School and farmed the family land, he later purchased the Lone Elm Grocery Store....

Edward Dyrdek

Edward Dyrdek

Mar 19, 2008

Edward Dyrdek, age 93, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the V.A. Nursing Home in Topeka, Kansas. Ed was born Neffs, Ohio on October 26, 1914 the son of John and Lody (Bishop) Dyrdek. He grew in Neffs, Ohio. He later worked in the coal mines near St. Clairsville, Ohio before entering the Army in October...

Robert Caron

Robert Caron

Mar 16, 2008

Long-time Garnett resident Robert "Bob" Morris Caron passed away at Anderson County Hospital early Sunday morning, March 16, 2008. Bob was born May 13, 1935 to Cyril Emet and Benita (Acuff) Caron in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a Geology degree in 1957. While at OU, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi...