Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Robert Eugene (Gene) Bennett

Robert Eugene (Gene) Bennett

Oct 27, 2020

Robert Eugene (Gene) Bennett, age 90, Humboldt, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the Catholic Care Center, Wichita, Kansas. Eugene was born on December 22, 1929, on his grandparent’s farm west of Humboldt, Kansas, to Robert Bennett and Alice Ruth (Strack) Bennett. Eugene grew up on a farm in Woodson County, Kansas, and enjoyed living and...

Dorothy (Pemberton) Scovill

Dorothy (Pemberton) Scovill

Oct 26, 2020

Dorothy (Pemberton) Scovill, age 92, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Dorothy was born April 12, 1928 to Alfred and Edna (Wisdom) Pemberton in Kansas City, Kansas. She grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas where she attended various schools before going to work for Lydia’s Café where she met her...

Rollin Eugene Henderson

Rollin Eugene Henderson

Oct 26, 2020

Rollin Eugene Henderson, age 98, of Kincaid, Kansas passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born in Selma, Kansas, on May 26, 1922, the son of James Monroe and Lela (Rosell) Henderson. He grew up in Selma, Kansas, and went to school through the 8th grade. The high school was...

Keith Locke

Keith Locke

Oct 23, 2020

Keith Locke, age 91, of Iola, Kansas left the bonds of Earth to pursue his passion-flying. Keith passed away in the early morning hours on Friday, October 23, 2020, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Robert Keith Locke was the son of Claude G. Locke and Anita (Dunnington) Locke, born July 29, 1929, in Prescott, Kansas. Keith married Beverly Wolfe on...

Sheldon Caudell

Sheldon Caudell

Oct 23, 2020

Sheldon Caudell, age 78, of Colony, Kansas passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, at the St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Neil Sheldon Caudell was born in Buffalo, Kansas to John Thomas and Wilma Moffitt Caudell on August 16, 1942. His grandparents were Tom and Bessie Caudell and Wallace and Mildred Moffitt. Sheldon graduated from Altoona-Midway High School with the...

Lorna Nokes Brecheisen

Lorna Nokes Brecheisen

Oct 22, 2020

Lorna Nokes Brecheisen, age 94, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Lorna Nokes Brecheisen was born August 13, 1926 to Bertha and Orville Nokes in Welda, Kansas. She was the first of 6 children. Lorna grew up in farming communities around Welda, Kansas. She was graduated as salutatorian from Welda High School in 1944 and attended the University of...

Adam (A.C.) R. Church

Adam (A.C.) R. Church

Oct 20, 2020

Adam (A.C.) Russell Church, age 43, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, in a motorcycle accident near Owasso, Oklahoma, Adam was born December 7, 1976, in Iola, Kansas, to Fred K. Church and Janet G. (Lord) Church. Adam graduated from Iola High School in 1995. He ran track and competed in high jump. Adam still holds a...

Ruby Stubbs-Shackelford

Ruby Stubbs-Shackelford

Oct 20, 2020

Ruby Mae Stubbs-Shackelford of Moran, Kansas, daughter of Arthur and Grace (Welborn) Hilt, was born May 7th, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas and departed this life on October 20th, 2020 at the age of 85. Ruby was a resident of the Iola area for over 20 years. She was a member of the Rob and Gun Club in Moran, Kansas....

Ruth C. Shanahan

Ruth C. Shanahan

Oct 20, 2020

Ruth Colleen Shanahan, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the age of 89. Born in Colony, Kansas on October 3, 1931, she was the oldest daughter of Vernon Chatterton and Hazel (Markley) Chatterton. Ruth celebrated her life to the fullest by devoting herself wholeheartedly to the wellbeing of her family and friends. After growing...

Larry Frank Polfer, Sr.

Larry Frank Polfer, Sr.

Oct 19, 2020

Larry Frank Polfer, Sr., age 80, of Bucyrus, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at his home. He was born on February 24, 1940, in Miami County, Kansas, the son of Frank and Ruth (Young) Polfer. Larry graduated from Spring Hill High School in Spring Hill, Kansas. Larry married Carolyn I. Baldwin on March 23, 1963 in Olathe,...

Helen Louise Weide

Helen Louise Weide

Oct 18, 2020

Helen was born December 9, 1955 in Iola to LeRoy Vernon and Helen Pauline (Anderson) Hill. She graduated from Iola High School. Helen married Timothy Pilcher in 1973, they later divorced. In April 1976, she married Galen Watts and were blessed with three daughters. They divorced in 1988. She married Robert Heiman in November 1999. He preceded her in death....

David Zimmerman

David Zimmerman

Oct 16, 2020

David Matthew Zimmerman, age 55, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, at KC Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Dave was born on July 25, 1965, he was the first of two sons born to William Arthur Zimmerman and Juanita (Hilt) Zimmerman. Dave grew up in Fairway, Kansas, graduating from Shawnee Mission East High School. Dave loved music and enjoyed...

Janet Lynn Chriestenson

Janet Lynn Chriestenson

Oct 16, 2020

Janet Lynn Chriestenson, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on October 16, 2020, at her home. Janet was born on December 18, 1950, at Gardner, Kansas. Janet was the first of six children born to Dick Leslie Perdue and Pauline Joyce (Dana) Perdue. Most of her growing up years were in Roeland Park and Olathe, Kansas. She especially enjoyed...

Agnes M Lickteig

Agnes M Lickteig

Oct 14, 2020

Agnes Madglena Lickteig, age 85, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at St. Luke’s South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on August 29, 1935, in Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Madglena (Wolken) Rockers. She attended East Scipio School and graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1953. After graduation she...

John Shields

John Shields

Oct 13, 2020

John Christopher Shields, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. John, better known as "Johnny", was born on March 26, 1957, in Elgin, Illinois, the son of Raymond and Florence (Hermreck) Shields. John moved to Garnett from northern Illinois in 1966, with his family. He attended Holy Angels School and then Garnett High School, graduating...

Patricia Lynn Hammer

Patricia Lynn Hammer

Oct 12, 2020

Patricia Lynn Hammer, age 69, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on October 12, 2020, at Anderson County Hospital. Lynn was born October 12, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved with her family to Iola, Kansas, the summer she was seven years old. She graduated from Iola High School and Allen County Community College. She married Lavon Hammer of rural...

Larry H. Walden

Larry H. Walden

Oct 11, 2020

Larry Hugh Walden was born on February 11th, 1946 to Hugh Walden and Bonnie “Brooks” Walden in Iola KS. Shortly after his birth, they relocated to Odessa TX. His father was killed in an oilfield accident at a very young age. They moved back to Iola, Bonnie later remarried Luther Kinman and they settled one mile west of Iola. Larry...

Ruth M. Allen

Ruth M. Allen

Oct 10, 2020

Ruth Marie Allen, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed into the Lord’s arms on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on December 4, 1924, in Ottumwa in Coffey County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles M. and Ola (Wolgamuth) Jones. Ruth graduated from Burlington High School with the Class of 1942. By January, she had...

Velma Mae Morgan

Velma Mae Morgan

Oct 10, 2020

Velma Mae Morgan took off her earthly robe of clay at the age of 88, on October 10, 2020. In its place, she has put on a robe of righteousness that will never grow old, weak, or die. Velma was born on August 1, 1932, at Nowata, Oklahoma to Roy and Katie (Adair) Crisp. She was an enrolled member of...

Jeanette M. Wolken

Jeanette M. Wolken

Oct 10, 2020

Jeanette Wolken, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehab, Baldwin City, Kansas. M. Jeanette Van Leeuwen was born on December 12, 1937, at St. Paul, Kansas. She was the ninth of ten children born to Jake and Bertha (Jennings) Van Leeuwen. Jeanette grew up in St. Paul, graduating from high...