Obituaries

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Joseph C. Donohue

Joseph C. Donohue

Jan 13, 2021

Joe Donohue, age 81, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Vintage Park, Osawatomie, Kansas. Joseph C. Donohue was born on August 8, 1939, on the family farm south of Greeley. Joe was the fifth of six children born to John Donohue and Anna (Landwehr) Donohue. He grew up in Greeley, graduating from Greeley High School...

Wanda Sue Edwards

Wanda Sue Edwards

Jan 13, 2021

Wanda “Sue” Edwards, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Sue was born September 22, 1939 to Lawrence C. and Audrey A. (Baker) Horn in Iola, Kansas. Sue graduated from Iola High School with the class of 1957. She married Charles Edwards on October 6, 1957 in Iola. Their union was blessed...

Jeremy Francis

Jeremy Francis

Jan 12, 2021

Jeremy Robert Francis, age 33, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on January 12, 2021, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Jeremy was born July 22, 1987, in Bryan, Ohio, to Robert Francis and Theresa (Snyder) Francis. Jeremy graduated in 2006 from Bryan High School, Bryan, Ohio. He attended and graduated with an associate’s degree from Allen Community College,...

William D. Holloway

William D. Holloway

Jan 12, 2021

William (Bill) Holloway, 92, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Guest Home Estates, in Garnett, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1928 in Washington, Kansas, the son of Milton and Elta (McCulley) Holloway. He married Betty Garrison and had two daughters, Denise and Gail. During those years, he dairied, farmed, had limousin cattle, and later worked as a surge...

Jay Daniels

Jay Daniels

Jan 12, 2021

George “Jay” Daniels, age 86, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on January 12, 2021, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Jay was born March 23, 1934, in Neodesha, Kansas, to George F. Daniels and Olive (McCoy) Daniels. Jay graduated in 1951 from Elsmore High School. He then served in the United States Army and was stationed in El Paso,...

Ralph Adams

Ralph Adams

Jan 11, 2021

Ralph R. Adams, age 70, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born May 27, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Homer and Helen (Fagg) Adams. Ralph graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1968. Ralph was an iron worker at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant...

Donald Ray Welsh

Donald Ray Welsh

Jan 11, 2021

Donald R. Welsh, age 60, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at the University of Kansas Hospital. Don was born on May 9, 1960, in Garnett, Kansas. Don was the third of six children born to Gerald and LaNelle (DePoe) Welsh. He grew up on the family farm near Selma and graduated from Crest High School....

William "Bill" H. Newman

William "Bill" H. Newman

Jan 11, 2021

William (Bill) Harry Newman of Iola, Kansas transitioned to his eternal home on Monday, January 11, 2021 at St Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was 83 years old. Bill was born December 1, 1937 in Iola, Kansas to the late William H. Newman and Estella Faye (Coker) Newman. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High school. William...

Craig L. Holcomb

Craig L. Holcomb

Jan 10, 2021

Craig L. Holcomb, age 63, of Chanute, Kansas, formerly from Yates Center, Kansas, passed away on January 10, 2021, at Heritage Health Care, Chanute, Kansas, after a battle with Covid. In January, 2007, Craig was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required brain surgery. The brain tumor returned and he had a second brain surgery in 2010. Because of the...

Shelia Kay Sigg

Shelia Kay Sigg

Jan 8, 2021

Shelia Kay Sigg, age 66, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at her home in Chanute, Kansas, surrounded by her loved ones. Shelia was born January 4, 1955 in Iola, Kansas to Virgil and Katheleen (Watson) Huffered. She graduated from Marmaton Valley High school in 1973. She started her career in healthcare while still in high school. After she graduated,...

Sam Bolton

Sam Bolton

Jan 8, 2021

Samuel Bolton, age 31, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021. Sam was born June 22, 1989 in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in St. Libory, Nebraska. He was raised on his family’s farm, where he loved spending time with his menagerie of animals, including dogs, cats, ducks, and cows. He had a lot of interests, but...

Margaret L Dugger

Margaret L Dugger

Jan 8, 2021

Margie L. Dugger, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She was born August 17, 1923, in Linn County, Kansas, the daughter of William Morton and Rosalie (Burk) Jackson. Margie was the youngest in a family of 15 with 13 living to adulthood. Margie graduated from Parker High School...

Mamie M. Pedrow

Mamie M. Pedrow

Jan 6, 2021

Mamie Maxine Pedrow, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1925, at Wynona, Oklahoma, the daughter of Everett and Laura (Tindle) Pitts. Her family moved to the Lone Elm area, where she attended grade school at Waiter and Highland grade schools, and...

Evelyn L. Wedeman

Evelyn L. Wedeman

Jan 2, 2021

Evelyn L. Wedeman, age 104, of Parkview Estates in Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1916, in Braddock, North Dakota, the daughter of Johon and Marie (Popp) Swanson. Evelyn was the 7th of 8 children, having 3 brothers and 4 sisters. In the Fall of 1930, she met...

Ken Miller

Ken Miller

Jan 2, 2021

Ken Miller, age 54, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his home. He was born May 25, 1966, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Everett and Betty (Cook) Miller. Ken joined the U.S. Navy serving from 1985 to 1998, during Desert Storm and the Cold War. Ken married Michelle Rentmeester on October 19, 1990 in...

Velma Marie Pretzer

Velma Marie Pretzer

Jan 2, 2021

Velma Marie (Martin) Pretzer entered into the earthly world on June 7, 1929 into the arms of her parents Wilson and Nannie (Brubaker) Martin. She departed to her eternal life on January 2, 2021. Her early years were spent on a farm near Welda, Kansas where she was the 4th of 12 children. Soon after her graduation from Welda High...

Lisa D. Hermann

Lisa D. Hermann

Jan 2, 2021

Lisa Dawn Hermann, age 47, of Richmond, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on January 2, 2021, at Advent Health, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1973, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Betty (Briggs) Hermann. She graduated with the Class of 1991 from Prairie View High School in LaCygne, Kansas. She was preceded...

Phyllis Ione Miller

Phyllis Ione Miller

Jan 2, 2021

Phyllis Ione Miller, 96, passed away January 2, 2021 at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Phyllis was born June 26, 1924 to Roy and Ione (McGee) Jackson in Linn County, near Mound City, Kansas. Phyllis graduated from Blue Mound High school in 1941. On November 21, 1942, Phyllis married Ralph Miller in Fort Scott, Kansas. This union was blessed with...

Wilma L. Lamb

Wilma L. Lamb

Jan 1, 2021

Wilma Lois Lamb, age 88, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away January 1, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kansas. Wilma was born September 4, 1932, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Raymond Browning and Edith (Cordray) Browning. Wilma attended college and received a nursing degree. She worked as a licensed practical nurse in several area medical facilities. Wilma...

Jeanie Patterson

Jeanie Patterson

Jan 1, 2021

Jeanie Patterson, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on January 1, 2021 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett. Merle Jean Anderson was born on January 6, 1939 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the third of four children born to Wayne Anderson and Dora May (Goodrich) Anderson. She grew up on a dairy farm east of Ottawa. She attended a...