Recent Obituaries
Charlie Heffern
Dec 20, 2015
Charles A. "Charlie" Heffern, 84, of rural Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Charlie was one of 12 children born to James and Theresa (Koenig) Heffern on August 29, 1931 at Piqua, Kansas. He grew up in Piqua and served in the Kansas Army National Guard. On April 22, 1963,...
Elsie M. Dingus
Dec 18, 2015
Elsie M. Dingus, age 97, of Spring Hill, Kansas, formerly of Kincaid, Kansas passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at her home. Elsie was the eldest of six children born to Eric Jacob "Jake" and Margaret "Maggie" Patrick Cornog. She was born on July 14, 1918 at Spokane, Missouri. Elsie grew up in Spokane and attended school there. She married...
John Trester
Dec 17, 2015
John William Trester, 86, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 4:00pm, at Windsor Place assisted living care. He was born May 2, 1929 on the family farm in Allen County, Kansas to Charles Burton and Lottie Vanetta (Scott) Trester. John, one of 12 children, grew up in rural Allen and Anderson counties attending rural schools in...
Clyde Manbeck
Dec 12, 2015
Clyde L. Manbeck, 80, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Clyde was born February 15, 1935, on the family farm west of Moran, Kansas, the oldest of ten children born to Everett and Thelma (Cloyd) Manbeck. He grew up on the farm, attended Golden Prairie Rural School and graduated from LaHarpe...
Katherine Ann Perkins
Dec 11, 2015
Katherine Ann Perkins, age 98, of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama. Katherine was born in rural Garnett, Kansas, to Dana and Margaret (Hamilton) Decker, and lived in Garnett until moving to Milwaukee with her husband in 1943. She was united in marriage to William Roy...
Ellen Marie Miller
Dec 11, 2015
Ellen Marie Miller, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. She was born on May 14, 1922, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Emma (Plunkett) Wagoner. Ellen was united in marriage to Ownal Wesley Miller on August 2, 1941, and they accepted Christ as their Savior...
George Thohoff
Dec 9, 2015
George Washington Thohoff, 97, of rural Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. George was born July 12, 1918, on the family farm northeast of Iola, the son of Claus William Henry and Emma Friederika (Schildknecht) Thohoff. He worked with his father on a 400 acre farm. He drove tractors and horse...
Frances M. Herynk
Dec 3, 2015
Frances Mae (Neil) Herynk, age 95, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on November 11, 1920, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William and Ora (Brooke) Neil. Frances graduated from Garnett High School and Pittsburg State University. On February 28, 1946, she married Tom Herynk in...
Terry Lewellen
Dec 3, 2015
Terry Lynn Lewellen, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Terry was born July 21, 1952, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, the son of Arnold and Cozetta (Ward) Lewellen. He grew up in Crawfordsville and served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a cook most of his life. On October 9, 1981, Terry...
William Barnes
Dec 2, 2015
William Perry "Babe" Barnes, 77, of Savonburg, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Babe was born January 28, 1938, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Troy and Jessie (Graves) Barnes. He grew up in Iola. On March 16, 1961, he married Kathryn M. Peterson in Iola. They made their home in Wichita...
Donald Hillbrant
Dec 1, 2015
Donald Lowell Hillbrant, 86, died in an auto accident Tuesday, December 1, 2015, northwest of Iola, Kansas. He was born in Iola, Kansas, the son of John and Edna (Heath) Hillbrant. During his days in high school, he worked for Mr. Roy and Nora Sleeper. He enjoyed working in the furniture business and Mortuary. Working at Sleepers, he learned the...
W. Gengler
Nov 29, 2015
Walter Michael "Mike" Gengler, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Mike was born February 22, 1952, in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Frederick Michael and Agnes Marie ( Krall ) Gengler. He attended schools in Wichita and graduated from Wichita State University. On December 16, 1972, Mike married Mary Ellen Malcolm in...
Max E. Brocklesby
Nov 29, 2015
Max Brocklesby, age 92, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Medicalodges Dewey, Dewey, Oklahoma. Max was born on March 18, 1923, in Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Vern and Blanche (Carnes) Brocklesby. He graduated from Welda High School in 1942. Max entered the United States Army in 1943. He was a veteran of World...
Daniel Ware
Nov 24, 2015
Daniel Ray "Dan" Ware, Sr. died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at his home in Iola, Kansas, surrounded by the love of his family. Dan was born on March, 12, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the eldest son of Eleanor Mae Ware. He grew up in the Iola area where he attended schools. After high school Dan began a career in the...
Victoria Johnson
Nov 21, 2015
Victoria Ruth Johnson, 63, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, at her home. Vickie was born November 22, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Charles T. and Donna Lou (Page) Dietrich. The family moved to the Iola area in 1956 from Claremore, Oklahoma. She attended Carlyle School, graduated from Iola High School in 1970 and attended...
Rita Kipper
Nov 20, 2015
Rita Margaret Kipper, age 85, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015, at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born November 26, 1929, in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Rose (Hochstetter) Setter. Rita graduated from Greeley High School and attended the Ursuline Academy in Paola. Upon graduation, she taught at a rural Miami County one room...
Glenda Turner
Nov 18, 2015
Glenda June Turner, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at her home in Iola. Glenda was born May 30, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Fern ( Smith ) McAnulty. She graduated from Iola High School. In 1955 Glenda married Harold E. Turner and they made their home in Iola. He preceded her in...
Nadine A. Peine
Nov 17, 2015
Nadine A. Peine, age 90, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Shawnee, Kansas with many members of her family present. She will be loved and missed by many. Nadine Alice Nelson was born on December 6, 1924. The only child born to Ollie (Goins) and George Nelson, she grew up on the Nelson farm...
Marjorie Lucille Hulett
Nov 16, 2015
Marjorie Lucille Hulett, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015, at her son, Ron's home in Columbia, Missouri. She was born on December 2, 1934, at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Swope and Daisy (Peek) Teter. She grew up in Garnett, attending school there. Following school she worked the soda counter at a local...
F. Bettis
Nov 14, 2015
F. Clay Bettis, 72, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at his home. Clay was born in Kansas City, KS on October 10, 1943 to Burke A. and Marybelle (Jacks) Bettis. He grew up in Piper, Kansas, attended Piper Elementary School and graduated from Piper High School in 1961. After graduation he became an oiler for his...
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