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Gerald Robert Frisch

Gerald Robert Frisch

Dec 6, 2020

Gerald Frisch, age 92, of Sunnyvale, California, peacefully entered eternal life on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Gerald was born on August 3, 1928, in Westphalia, Kansas, to John and Theresa Stahl Frisch. Gerald grew up in Westphalia, graduating from Westphalia High School in 1946. At age 18, he enlisted in the army and served at the close of World War...

William E. Campbell

William E. Campbell

Dec 6, 2020

William E. (Bill) Campbell, age 87, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at his home. Bill was born November 11, 1933, in Bethel, Kansas, to Everett Campbell and Dora (Bailes) Campbell. Bill graduated from Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1953. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955, where he was...

Mr Carl Lewis Stanley

Mr Carl Lewis Stanley

Dec 5, 2020

Carl L. Stanley, age 89, of Iola, Kansas passed away at his home on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Carl Lewis Stanley was born on July 30, 1931 at Fort Scott, Kansas. He was the second of two sons born to Fred and Edith (Heckenliable) Stanley. Carl grew up on his family's farm near Elsmore, his family later moved to a...

Wesley Wayne Fritz

Wesley Wayne Fritz

Dec 3, 2020

Wesley Wayne Fritz, age 58, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. He was born June 6, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Frank LeRoy and Sharon (Elliott) Fritz. They moved to Garnett, Kansas, when Wes was 8 years old. He attended Garnett schools through his junior year...

Jerome M. Katzer

Jerome M. Katzer

Dec 1, 2020

Jerome M. Katzer, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at his home. He was born November 22, 1937, on a farm near Greeley, Kansas, the son of Tony and Anna (Egidy) Katzer. Jerry married Faye Croan on February 10, 1958, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greeley, Kansas. This union was blessed with five...

Gladys Marie Crawford

Gladys Marie Crawford

Nov 30, 2020

Gladys Marie Crawford, age 96, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas.Marie was born November 7, 1924 to Silas Shelton and Lillie E. (Lowe) Morgan in Gas, Kansas. Marie was the youngest of 11 children. She attended school in LaHarpe, Kansas. She married Warren Murphey in 1940. Their union was blessed with three...

Edith Irene Correa

Edith Irene Correa

Nov 29, 2020

Edith I. Correa, age 78, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on November 29, 2020, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Edith Irene Thompson was born July 16, 1942, at Moran, Kansas. She was the second of five children born to Wayne F. Thompson and Ida Jean (Hastings) Thompson. She grew up in Kincaid, graduating from Kincaid High School with the...

Carol J. Scheuerman

Carol J. Scheuerman

Nov 26, 2020

With her loving husband by her side, Carol June Scheuerman, age 70, passed away on November 26, 2020, at Stormont Vail Health Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, due to Covid-19 complications. Carol held a special place in so many hearts as she touched the lives of everyone she met. She will be missed by those that knew her and will be...

Wanda L. Shannon

Wanda L. Shannon

Nov 26, 2020

Wanda L. Shannon, age 90, of Iola, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. Wanda Lee Dockweiler was born September 7, 1930, at Nortonville, Kansas. She was the fifth of five children born to Frank Dockweiler and Anna Mae (Sebring) Dockweiler. She grew up in Atchison County, with her family living in Effingham and...

Leila Elaine Thompson

Leila Elaine Thompson

Nov 25, 2020

Leila Thompson, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Richmond Healthcare, Richmond, Kansas. She was born November 5, 1937, near Mont Ida, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin Olin and Marjorie (Steele) Welsh. Leila married Howard Thompson on May 29, 1955, at the Methodist Church in Selma, Kansas. To this union...

Vella Ann Lower

Vella Ann Lower

Nov 22, 2020

Vella Ann Lower, age 80, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on December 18, 1939, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of D. Dale and Dema M. (Woods) Hobart. She met her future husband, Gary K. Lower, on a rural school bus when Vella started high school....

Steven Thomas Franklin

Steven Thomas Franklin

Nov 21, 2020

Steven Thomas Franklin, age 74, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Steve was born May 6, 1946, in Junction City, Kansas, to Charles Franklin and Lillian (Stanford) Franklin. Steve graduated from the Iola High School. He and Carolyn (Wilson) Bamford Franklin were married in Iola, Kansas. Steve served his country in...

Stanley Heffernon

Stanley Heffernon

Nov 20, 2020

Stanley Lee "Killer" "Wolfie" Heffernon, age 79, passed away on November 20, 2020 at his home in Iola, Kansas.

Stanley was born on January 20, 1941 in Iola, Kansas to Ira S. and Mildred R. (Butler) Heffernon. He worked as a Journeyman Lineman for the majority of his career.

Stanley is preceded in death by his parents and brother.

Stanley...

Frank Johnson

Frank Johnson

Nov 20, 2020

Frank Nelson Johnson, Jr., age 89, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Yates Center Health & Rehab, Yates Center, Kansas. Frank was born October 7, 1931, in Yates Center, Kansas, to Frank N. Johnson, Sr. and Maude (Trueblood) Johnson. Frank graduated from Yates Center High School in 1950. He worked for J.C. Penney in...

Stanley Lee “Killer” “Wolfie” Heffernon

Stanley Lee “Killer” “Wolfie” Heffernon

Nov 20, 2020

Stanley Lee “Killer” “Wolfie” Heffernon, age 79, passed away on November 20, 2020 at his home in Iola, Kansas. Stanley was born on January 20, 1941 in Iola, Kansas to Ira S. and Mildred R. (Butler) Heffernon. He worked as a Journeyman Lineman for the majority of his career. Stanley is preceded in death by his parents and brother. Stanley...

Johnny Lee Burns

Johnny Lee Burns

Nov 19, 2020

Johnny Lee Burns, age 76, of Wichita, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 1, 1944, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Richard Lee and Dorothy (Sutton) Burns. Johnny joined the United States Navy in 1963, serving in the Vietnam War for four years. He married Helen Marie Henry on May 28, 1970...

Donna Lee Klauman

Donna Lee Klauman

Nov 19, 2020

Donna Lee Klauman, age 71, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Donna was born on January 13, 1949, in Xenia, Kansas; the daughter of Ernest Ridge and Ruth Elizabeth Sutterby Ridge. She was raised in the greater southeastern Kansas area and received her GED from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, KS. Donna was married on July...

John William Perkins

John William Perkins

Nov 18, 2020

John William Perkins, of Parsons, Kansas died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his home. He was 74 years old. He was born February 14, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dee and Claire Annice Perkins. He was born with severe cerebral palsy. He grew up on the family farm in Bronson, Kansas. John was treated like a “normal” person, engaging...

Stevie Ann Turner

Stevie Ann Turner

Nov 15, 2020

Stevie Ann Turner, age 16, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. She was born September 7, 2004, in Overland Park, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Turner Jr. and Anna (Roberts) Turner. She was a sophomore at Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas. Stevie was employed at Wendy’s Legacy Restaurant in Topeka, Kansas. She was...

Lois Lee Crist

Lois Lee Crist

Nov 14, 2020

Lois Crist, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Lois Lee Clinton was born on September 17, 1932, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the second of three children born to William Edward Clinton and Fern Iris (Hoag) Clinton. In 1934 the family moved to Garnett to be near...