Recent Obituaries
Roy L. Cole
Sep 16, 2008
Roy L. Cole, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was born in Garnett, Kansas, on April 11, 1923, the son of Ray D. Cole and Edna Mae (Reinfeld) Cole. He spent his entire life in Anderson County, Kansas, with the exception of three years...
Albert E. Riley
Sep 14, 2008
Albert E. Riley, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on April 10, 1917 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Charles and Grace (Robinson) Riley. Albert married Carlotta Pretzer on June 29, 1952 at Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed with two children....
Margaret S. Kipper
Sep 13, 2008
Margaret S. Kipper, age 93, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Olathe Good Samaritan Center. Margaret was born February 3, 1915, in Greeley, Kansas, the third daughter of Henry and Theresa Egidy. She was married to Leonard P. Kipper of Scipio, Kansas, for seventy years. They were members of Guardian Angels Catholic Church for...
Randall L. Johns
Sep 7, 2008
Randall L. Johns, age 55, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at his home in Lone Elm. He was born on February 22, 1953, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Daniel and Ella Maye (Westerlund) Johns. Randall married Eileen Steele on August 6, 1977 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed...
Rose M. Parrish
Sep 7, 2008
Rose M. Parrish, age 69, of Richmond, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on June 13, 1939, at Glover Gap, West Virginia, the daughter of George A. and Nettie A. (Yost) Gump. Rose grew up in the area, graduating from high school at Mannington, West Virginia. Rose was...
Western Juket Doughty
Sep 5, 2008
Western Juket Doughty, age 25, died on Friday, September 5, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas as the result of a vehicle accident. He was born on July 11, 1983, at Iola, Kansas, the son of Mark Owen Doughty and Betty (Pace) Doughty. He graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 2001. Western served in the U.S. Army...
Barbara E. Evans
Aug 29, 2008
Moran, Kansas - Barbara E. Evans, age 72 of Moran passed away Friday, August 29, 2008 at the Allen County hospital, Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born May 21, 1936 at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Harlan and Esther (Dumars) George. She grew up in Iola before the family moved to Oklahoma when she was a teenager. After graduating from high...
Ionna C. Solander
Aug 24, 2008
Ionna Christine Solander, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on November 27, 1918, at Rose, Kansas, the daughter of Melroy E. "Roy" Stewart and Lucille G. (Sutton) Stewart. She grew up in Greeley, Kansas, and was graduated from Greeley High School in 1935. She...
Blanche W. Brady
Aug 21, 2008
Blanche W. Brady, age 87, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at New Mark Convalescent Care Center, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on May 9, 1921, at LeRoy, Kansas, the daughter of Ebenezer Slocum and Lou Dell (Swisher) Dart. Blanche grew up in Garnett graduating from Garnett High School in 1938. Blanche married Jesse "Jack"...
John L. Benjamin
Aug 18, 2008
John L. Benjamin, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Monday, August 18, 2008 at his home in Garnett, Kansas. He was born October 9, 1938 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of James Otto and Dorotha (Whaley) Benjamin. He graduated from Welda High School in 1956. John married Shirley Parks on June 2, 1957, at the Welda United Methodist Church...
Mary Alice Hintz
Aug 15, 2008
Mary "Alice" Hintz, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away, Friday, August 15, 2008 at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Richmond, Kansas. She was born December 4, 1920 at Bronson, Kansas, the daughter of Sidney Niles and Virginia (Murphy) Tefft. Alice married Fred Hintz on December 21, 1938. This union was blessed with one daughter, Mary. She graduated from Burlington High...
Gwendolyn Ann Benus
Aug 10, 2008
Gwendolyn Ann Benus, age 102, of Garnett, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1906, in Caldwell, England, the daughter of Anthony Cyril and Isabella (Coats) Britton. She moved with her parents to America in 1909. On October 29, 1931, she married William Benus at Garnett, Kansas....
Gertrude Laverne Hager
Aug 10, 2008
Gertrude L. Hager, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1921, in Bertrand, Nebraska, the second of ten children of John "Jack" and Margaret (Power) Maloney. Gertrude's early years were spent assisting in the care of her siblings. Gertrude married William "Bill" Hager...
Georgia J. Lohr
Aug 2, 2008
Georgia J. Lohr, age 81, of Garnett passed away Saturday, August 02, 2008 at the Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born October 19, 1926 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of George Herbert and Clara Louise (Robbins) Bunnel. She grew up in Colony, graduating from high school there in 1944. Following high school she worked at the Colony...
Lorene Strobel
Aug 2, 2008
Harriet "Lorene" Hatten Strobel, age 91, of Scipio, Kansas, died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Lorene was born on October 27, 1916 at Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Loren and Eveleena (McCann) Hatten. She married Richard Strobel on December 27, 1949 at Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed with three children. She grew up in...
Connor True
Jul 25, 2008
Connor Michael David True, age 5 months, of Eudora, KS, passed away at his home on July 25, 2008. He was born on February 27, 2008 at Olathe, Kansas, the son of David Christopher True and Ashley Morgan. Conner is survived by his parents, David True and Ashley Morgan, of the home; his brother, Preston True, of the home; grandparents,...
Mildred Marie Velvick
Jul 23, 2008
Mildred Marie Velvick, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at her home in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on October 6, 1916, in Shubert, Nebraska, the daughter of Clyde Arthur and Lela Leona (Lord) Filmer. She lived in Shubert until moving to Peru in 1927. Mildred graduated from Peru High School at the age of...
Bernetta C. Bach
Jul 20, 2008
Bernetta C. Bach, age 67, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away July 20, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on January 16, 1941, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Agnes (Katzer) Lickteig. She was a graduate of the Greeley High School with the Class of 1959. Bernetta married Don Bach on February 13,...
Dale E. Freidline
Jul 19, 2008
Dale E. Freidline, age 81, of Kincaid, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Dale was born on August 31, 1926, in Caney, Kansas, the son of George and Mary (Ellingworth) Freidline. He served in the Navy during World War II on a transport ship in the Pacific Ocean. He was united in marriage to Bertha Mae Strope on March...
Jerold Eugene Patterson
Jul 17, 2008
Jerold Patterson, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on December 22, 1937, in Uniontown, Kansas, the son of Leo L. and Flora (Arnold) Patterson. The family moved to Garnett in 1948. Jerold graduated from Garnett High School in 1955. Jerold married Jeanie Anderson on...