Recent Obituaries
Berneice L. Steele
Jun 16, 2015
Berneice Lucy Steele, a beautiful and gentle soul, completed 93 years of love and caring for others, with her passing on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Golden Heights in Garnett. Berneice was born on June 6, 1922, near Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of John C. and Elizabeth (Brummel) Pickert. She attended school through 8th grade at Highpoint School, close to...
Lewis Burke
Jun 15, 2015
Lewis "Ben" Burke, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, June 15, 2015, at his home. Ben was born February 3, 1935, in Piqua, Kansas, the son of John L. and Loretta M. Burke. On May 11, 1955, he married Wilma J. Wille and they made their home near Piqua. He worked for Arbuckle Motors, Wichman Ford, and then Consolidated Oil...
Charles Shetlar
Jun 13, 2015
Charles M. Shetlar, 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Charles was born April 29, 1927, in Iola, the son of John and Lola (Shoemaker) Shetlar. He grew up on the family farm a mile east of Bayard, Kansas. He attended Center Valley Grade School, Mildred High School and graduated from Moran...
Don Stegman
Jun 13, 2015
Donald M. "Don" Stegman, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Don was born November 19, 1932, in Palmer, Kansas, the son of Shermann and Mary ( Cyre ) Stegman. He graduated from Erie High School. He was married to Virginia Wrestler and they made their home in Erie before...
Elsa Horn
Jun 13, 2015
Elsa Katherina Thohoff Horn was born on March 25, 1907 in LaHarpe, Kansas. She was the 5th child of Claus and Emma Thohoff. She grew up on farms in the Iola, Kansas area, graduating from a country school and, after working several years, graduated from Iola High School. She taught country school for two years. Later she moved to St....
John Erhart
Jun 13, 2015
John William Erhart, age 74, of LaCygne, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1940, in Bush City, Kansas, the son of Monroe and Florence (Bennett) Erhart. He graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1958. John joined the United States Navy when he was...
Goldie E. Gull
Jun 12, 2015
Goldie Eleanor (Hale) Gull, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born August 22, 1922, at Mapleton, Kansas, the daughter of Ray and Rosa (Hartman) Hale. On September 27, 1938, she married Joseph David Gull at Mound City, Kansas. This union was blessed with two sons, Wilbur...
Bonnie Coldwell
Jun 10, 2015
Alice Bonita "Bonnie" Coldwell, 82, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Bonnie was born June 18, 1932, at Stark, Kansas, the daughter of Mark and Wilma (Boler) Parrott. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Elsmore. She and her husband Bobby D. Coldwell just celebrated 68 years of marriage. They...
Marlys A. Hayden
Jun 7, 2015
Marlys Ann Hayden, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on May 19, 1945, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Alonzo "Lonnie" and Marjorie Yvonne (Klages) Riley. She was a lifetime resident of Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1963. Marlys...
Leo And Priscilla Burger
Jun 6, 2015
Memorial services for Leo and Priscilla Burger will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kansas. You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com A full obit will appear later.
Elmer Tatsch
Jun 2, 2015
Elmer Tatsch, age 75, of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Elmer was born August 1, 1939 in Fredericksburg, Texas, the son of Arvin and Anita (Feller) Tatsch. He grew up in Fredericksburg, graduating from high school there. In 1958 he married Ann Mayer, two children were born to this union,...
Helen Compston
Jun 2, 2015
Helen D. Compston, 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Helen was born December 29, 1926, in Lenapah, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ansel and Fern (Schaub) Langworthy. She grew up in Lenapah and married Norman B. "Whitey" Compston on December 2, 1943 in Nowata, Oklahoma. They made their home in Leavenworth,...
Ivan Elliott
May 31, 2015
Ivan C. Elliott, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Ivan was born September 20, 1924, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of John Junior and Martha Ellen (Smith) Elliott. He grew up in eastern Neosho County and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. He made his home in Ogden, Utah...
Rozena Smitheran
May 31, 2015
Rozena Mae Smitheran, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on May 31, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on August 31, 1923 at Centerville, Kansas. Rozena was the second of four children born to Earnest and Marilla (Martin) Campbell. She graduated from Parker High School in 1941. Rozena was united in marriage to Paul Hill...
James Ratcliff
May 31, 2015
James F. Ratcliff, 50, of Bassett, Kansas, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his home. James was born January 9, 1965, at Carthage, Missouri, the son of Daryl Norman and Mary Anna ( Martin ) Ratcliff. His mother died when he was eight and he and his father moved to Iola. On August 18, 1991, he married Sheryl L. Alexander...
Judith Thompson
May 28, 2015
Judith C. Thompson, 70, of rural Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015, surrounded by her family at home. Judy was born October 14, 1944, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bernard and Elenor (Longan) Ritter. She grew up in Stillwater and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1962. She married H.E. Holinsworth and the family moved to Humboldt,...
Leon Thompson
May 27, 2015
Freddie Leon Thompson, age 72, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at the Moran Manor following a diagnosis of Lewy Body Demensia. He was born March 19, 1943 in Moran, Kansas, the first child of 7 children born to Fred and Illah (Pool) Thompson. He attended Moran schools and graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 1961. On June 10, 1962,...
Maynard Clarence Belvoir
May 16, 2015
Maynard Clarence Belvoir, age 94, of Colony, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born April 26, 1921 in Colony, to Clarence Otto and Verda Lorraine (Nichols) Belvoir. He graduated from Colony High in 1941, in that same year, he married Pauline McCoy and his first daughter was born to that union. He...
Patricia J. Huettenmueller
May 13, 2015
Patricia J. Huettenmueller, age 82, previously of Shawnee and Paola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Patricia Joy Jerome, daughter of John A. and Myrtle S. (Watrous) Jerome, was born on November 27, 1932 in Lamont, Missouri. She was raised in Lamont, Missouri and Paola, Kansas. Patricia graduated high school from Ursuline Academy in Paola. She attended St....
Leah Beltz
May 11, 2015
Leah Mildred (Sis) Beltz, age 90 of Moran, Kansas died on Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born on July 8, 1924, the daughter of Harry & Monta (Stanley) Stewart. Mom graduated from Elsmore High School in 1942 and entered the service July 11, 1944. While in the service she was employed as a teletype operator. She was awarded the...
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