Recent Obituaries
Colleen Baker
Dec 10, 2016
Colleen Baker, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, joined her parents and husband in heaven on Saturday, December 10, 2016. She passed away at Residential Living Center, Garnett. Colleen was born to George and Laura (Eastman) Kinzel on September 5, 1925, in Fennimore, Wisconsin. They later lived in Los Angeles where her father owned a meat market and grocery store. Colleen...
Chris Glenn Ellsworth
Dec 8, 2016
Chris Glenn Ellsworth, 56, of Humboldt passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Chris was born December 3, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska, where he lived until moving to Iola as a young boy. He then moved to Humboldt in 1973, where he attended school, found his love for guitar, and graduated from Humboldt...
David M. Beaman
Dec 5, 2016
David M. Beaman, 71, passed away on December 5, 2016 in Iola, Kansas. He was born to George W. and Ruth Esther (Rogers) Beaman in Moran, Kansas March 13, 1945. David went to Marmaton Valley High school. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Pittsburg State University and his Master's degree in Education from Kansas State University. David taught...
Donnie Lee Axtell
Dec 5, 2016
Donnie Lee Axtell, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond, Kansas. She was born January 19, 1922 in Oakley, Kansas, the daughter of William Barnabus and Flora Mae (VanAntwerp) Day. Donnie lived in Oakley until her family moved to Garnett when she was a young girl. On August 14, 1940, Donnie...
James R. Hiatt
Dec 2, 2016
James "Kelly" Hiatt, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. Kelly was the ninth of thirteen children born to Charles and Pearl (McKenzie) Hiatt. He was born on December 31, 1923 at Lebanon, South Dakota. He grew up in the Lebanon, South Dakota area until his family moved to Lewisburg,...
Elmer Munsen
Dec 1, 2016
Elmer Munsen, 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. Elmer was born May 30, 1923, in Marvin, South Dakota, the son of Martin and Elizabeth (Buschenfildt) Munsen. He grew up in South Dakota. On September 26, 1948, Elmer married Gladys E. Utley and they moved to Iola in 1958. Over the years,...
Roberta J. "Bert" Hutton
Nov 29, 2016
Roberta Jean "Bert" Hutton, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Bert was born February 19, 1938, in Iola, one of 11 children born to John and Lela (Banks) Gumfory. She grew up in Iola. On February 14, 1955, Bert married Charles N. Hutton, Sr. and they made their home in...
Jess W. Morrison
Nov 29, 2016
On November 29, 2016, Jess Wiley Morrison was surrounded by family and friends at Allen County Regional Hospital when he lost his long hard fought battle with his illness. Jess was born December 29, 1965, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Earl and Marilyn (Collins) Morrison. He grew up in Woodson County and graduated from Yates Center High School in...
Joy A. Brownrigg
Nov 28, 2016
Joy Arlene Brownrigg, age 86, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away November 28, 2016, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born May 19, 1930, in Welda, Kansas, to Ernest R. “Ted” and Winifred (Comstock) Martin and grew up on a farm outside Welda. She graduated from Welda High School in 1946. Joy attended Allen County Community College, where she...
Edward Droessler
Nov 28, 2016
Edward J. Droessler, 75, of Iola passed away Monday, Nov 28, 2016 at the Medicalodge of Girard. Edward was born April 15, 1941 in Sunnyside, New York to Charles and Margaret (Zielinger) Droessler. He spent his early life in Queens, New York. He married Margaret Klein in 1962 at Throggs Neck in The Bronx, and together they had four sons....
Alvin E. Martin
Nov 27, 2016
Alvin Eugene Martin, age 82, of Walnut, Kansas passed away on November 27, 2016 at his home. Alvin was born at home near Kincaid, Kansas on October 3, 1934. He was the youngest of five children born to William Joseph and Birdie Pearl (Collins) Martin. Alvin attended country schools as a boy. He lived most of his life in Allen...
Nieta L. Cress
Nov 26, 2016
Nieta L. Cress, 92, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. Nieta was born September 25, 1924, northeast of Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Delver and Ivah Ann (Matthews) Butler. She grew up on farms northeast of Iola and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1942. On September 1, 1945, Nieta...
Mark J. Rockers
Nov 26, 2016
Mark John Rockers Jr., age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born February 17, 1935, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Mark Sr. and Annetta (Miller) Rockers. Mark graduated from Richmond High School, Richmond, Kansas, with the Class of 1953. Mark married Joan Lickteig on September...
Stanley E. Luedke
Nov 25, 2016
Stanley E. Luedke, 80, of Colony, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at his home. Stanley was born December 2, 1935, at Amsterdam, Missouri, one of 10 children born to Charles and Estella (Niswonger) Luedke. The family moved to Colony in 1939, and he graduated from Colony High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960...
Cleo Doris Mulcahey
Nov 22, 2016
Cleo Doris Mulcahey, age 94, of Newton, Kansas, formerly of Williamsburg and Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Asbury Park Nursing Home, Newton, Kansas. She was born November 13, 1922, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of Paul T. and Ruth (Kuykendall) Kitchen. Cleo graduated from Osage City High School and attended Kansas State University in...
Leon A. Catron
Nov 22, 2016
Leon A. Catron, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Leon was born April 20, 1935, in Reno, Nevada, the son of Andrew and Retta (Haddox) Catron. He grew up in Gas City, Kansas. Leon served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956 during the...
Opal Mae Meyers
Nov 22, 2016
Opal Mae Meyers, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Eastar Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was born on January 5, 1926, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Bodenhamer) Bryan. Opal attended Earnest Schools and then Garnett High School, graduating in 1943. She taught one year at Springfield School, then went...
Karla S. Wallace
Nov 20, 2016
Karla S. Wallace, age 53, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at her daughter's home in Paola. She was born December 29, 1962, at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Hershyl H. and Norma Jean (Ashlock) Ballard. Karla attended Crest High School and graduated with a GED from Allen County Community College in Iola. Karla married Gene...
Vernon H. "Red" Garner, Jr.
Nov 19, 2016
Vernon was born April 24, 1928, in Iola, the son of Vernon H. "Bus" and Gladys Lorraine (Williams) Garner. He grew up in Iola along with two brothers, Ronald Garner and Richard Garner, both now deceased, and two sisters, Phyllis Bass of Leavenworth, KS and Janice Lane of Everest, KS. On December 25, 1949, Vernon married Emma Kathleen "Ducky" Newman...
James L. Mullins
Nov 17, 2016
James L. Mullins, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on July 27, 1931, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Glen Mullins and Pearl (Mace). Jim grew up in the Mont Ida area graduating from Welda High School with the Class of 1949....
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