Recent Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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....
Thaddeus Nolan "Thad" Hutton
Nov 17, 2016
Thaddeus Nolan Hutton, 32, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his family. Thad was born Oct. 11, 1984, in Iola, the son of Robert and Jacqueline (Patterson) Hutton. Thad was a loving and caring person. He enjoyed working with electronics, working on stereo systems, working on cars, building things,...
Robert W. Kingsolver
Nov 16, 2016
Robert W. Kingsolver, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at his home. Bob was the second of four children born to John H. and O. Roberta (Buhrle) Kingsolver. He was born on July 17, 1926, in Independence, Missouri. Bob grew up in Independence, Missouri, attending school there and graduating from Northeast High School in...
Jeanne W. McClure
Nov 14, 2016
Jeanne W. McClure, 73, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Jeanne was born November 6, 1943, in Saucier, Mississippi, the daughter of Leo and Opal (Hill) Oshel. She grew up in Iola where she has resided most of her life. Jeanne loved her children and grandchildren very much. One of her...
Cleo Smith
Nov 12, 2016
Cleo Smith, 92, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Greystone Residential Care Community. Cleo married Clarence H. Smith April 11, 1942, in Ft. Scott, Kansas. He preceded her in death August 1, 1999. She is survived by her son, Clarence H. Smith, Jr. & wife, Connie of Savannah, GA; daughters Carol Cescon & husband, Dave of...
Dale Lynn "Smiley" Walters
Nov 11, 2016
Dale Lynn "Smiley" Walters, 68, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at his home. Dale was born June 8, 1948, in Iola, the son of Herman and Ramona (Reno) Walters. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. He entered the U.S. Air Force June 1, 1966 and served in Vietnam as an Air...
Roberta Phyllis Poss
Nov 10, 2016
Roberta Phyllis Poss, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Roberta was the first of two daughters born to Robert and Erna (Meyer) Legan. She was born on May 20, 1925, at San Antonio, Texas. Roberta grew up in San Antonio. At the age of 18 she moved...
Anna Marie Kratzberg
Nov 9, 2016
Anna Marie (Sommer) Wolken-Kratzberg, age 86, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 9 2016, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on December 23, 1929, in Greeley, Kansas, along with her twin brother, Paul. Anna is the daughter of Louis and Theresa (Schraml) Sommer. She was born on a farm just north of Greeley and lived...
Donald Jones
Nov 9, 2016
Donald Eugene "Don" Jones, 64, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, August 3, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Don was born January 28, 1951, in Iola, Kansas, the son of James Allen and Loretta Loraine ( Lee ) Jones. He was diagnosed with polio at the age of six but never let that hold him back throughout his life. Out...
Donald E. Jones
Nov 9, 2016
Donald E. Jones, 81, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Olathe Hospice House. Don was born May 8, 1935, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Fern (Searcy) Jones. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Moran and graduated from Moran High School. On June 8, 1958, Don married Sharon Lavon Leslie and...
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