Recent Obituaries
Harry Stogsdill
Jan 29, 2015
Harry Lee Stogsdill, Jr., 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Harry was born April 11, 1935, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Harry Lee and Lucille May (Zoellers) Stogsdill, Sr. He grew up in Kansas City and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. In...
Frances Lillian Poling
Jan 26, 2015
Frances Poling, age 83, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on October 27, 1931, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Scott and Ruby (Morrison) Baker. She graduated from high school in 1949, and then from Research Hospital Nursing School. She worked as a RN...
Marilyn Prock
Jan 24, 2015
Marilyn E. Prock, 61, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Marilyn was born March 13, 1953, in Iola, the daughter of Lewis Rivers and Betty Arleene (Estep) Howland. The Howland family lived in several states following the aircraft industry before returning to Iola. On September 15, 1970, Marilyn married James Prock...
Robert Shields
Jan 21, 2015
Robert Patrick Shields, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Bob was born March 28, 1924, in Hollywood, California. His parents were Frank J. and Lucille (Preble) Shields. He moved with his family to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1942. Bob served in...
Hazel Marie Lile
Jan 21, 2015
Hazel Marie (Fort) Lile was born on November 23, 1929 in Paola, Kansas to Arthur Clement Fort and Emma Grace (Smith) Fort. She passed from this life on January 21, 2015, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. Hazel grew up in a loving family of 10 children. When all the children were grown and married, they remained close as they...
Wayne Luedke
Jan 20, 2015
Wayne L. Luedke, 90, of Colony, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at his home. Wayne was born January 27, 1924, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Charles and Estella (Niswonger) Luedke and grew up in Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from April 1943 until June of 1946. Wayne was in the 549 anti aircraft automatic...
Ruby West
Jan 18, 2015
Ruby Inez West, 92, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center. Ruby was born February 20, 1922, at Ferndale, Arkansas, one of thirteen children born to Henry and Virgie (Grimmett) Koon. She grew up in Paron and graduated from Paron High School. On September 22, 1942, Ruby married Arthur Lee West at Ft. Ord, California, where Art was...
Charlene Keener
Jan 15, 2015
Linda Charlene Potts Keener, 72, of Joplin, Missouri, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Charlene was born July 11, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Harry A. and Pauline E. (Hodge) Potts. She graduated from Iola High School in 1960. Charlene married Larry Stalnaker and they had a daughter, Gina. She later married Jerry...
Chet Bishop
Jan 15, 2015
Chester L. "Chet" Bishop, 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Chet was born January 25, 1925, at East Sylamore, Arkansas, the first of eleven children born to Charles and Jessie (Caler) Bishop. He grew up at Athens between Piqua and Yates Center. Chet served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946...
Jane T. Feuerborn
Jan 14, 2015
Jane T. Feuerborn, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Golden Heights in Garnett. She was born on April 2, 1937, in Garnett, Kansas, the first of four children born to Reuben and Marie (Setter) Feuerborn. Jane attended Longfellow School in Garnett until Holy Angels Catholic School opened in 1947. She graduated from Garnett...
Claraann R. Lands
Jan 13, 2015
Claraann Ruth Lands, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on January 13, 2015, at Guest Home Estates, Garnett. She was born May 20, 1934 in Jefferson City, Missouri, the daughter of Edward A. and Clara Annie Elizabeth (Krueger) Meier. She graduated from Eugene High School, Eugene Missouri with the Class of 1952. She married Ivan Lands on April 2,...
Steven Butler
Jan 12, 2015
Steven J. "Cap" Butler, 75, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Cap was born March 16, 1939, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Harold Oscar and Hazel Irene (Nelson) Butler. He grew up at Eureka and graduated from Tonovay High School in 1957. On April 22, 1972, Steven married Mary K....
Helen John
Jan 12, 2015
Helen V. John, 96, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Helen was born June 28, 1918, at Brazilton, Kansas, the daughter of Dick and Verna (Meyer) Bruenjes and grew up in the Stark and Walnut areas. On October 31, 1937, Helen married George W. John and they made their home on a farm...
Jo Cuppy
Jan 10, 2015
Jo Lanel Cuppy, age 50, died at her home in Bronson early Saturday morning, January 10, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. She was born September 12, 1964, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Nelda K. Rudisill Cuppy and A. Gary Cuppy. She is survived by her husband Walter Palmisano, son Seth Cuppy, step-daughter Gina Palmisano, grandson Marcus, mother...
Virginia Webb
Jan 9, 2015
Virginia Lee Webb, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015, at Life Care Center, Burlington, Kansas. She was born June 8, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of George "Ted" and Mae (Cole) Dean. She attended country schools in Reno County, Kansas. Virginia married Kenneth Quinton Webb on September 10, 1948 in Partridge, Kansas and...
Lawrence Rourk
Jan 9, 2015
Lawrence E. Rourk, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Lawrence was born February 23, 1927, in Swartz, Missouri, the son of Elzie and Ruby (McLean) Rourk. The family moved to farms southeast of Humboldt and west of Humboldt as he was growing up. He attended Salem and Owl...
Barbara Phillips
Jan 9, 2015
Barbara Lorraine Phillips, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born September 18, 1949, in San Bernito, California, the daughter of Clarence "Pappy" and Betty (Yandell) Brown. She made her home in Kansas. Barbara liked to read, do craft projects, and loved her grandchildren. SURVIVORS: 1 son: David Morris...
Dorothy Drain
Jan 9, 2015
Dorothy Ruth Drain, 90, of Yates Center, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Independence. Dorothy was born July 16, 1924, in Tonganoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Madsen) Karr. She grew up in the Tonganoxie area until the family moved to a farm north of Moran in the 1940's. On October 16, 1954, Dorothy...
Mary Clemans
Jan 8, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Clemans, 92, of Colony, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Mary was born December 19, 1922, at Roseland, Kansas, the daughter of William Henry and Nannie Lee (Mishler) Best. She graduated from McCune High School in 1940 and attended Pittsburg Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas. On May 17, 1942, Mary married...
Dale L Weber
Jan 8, 2015
Dale Leonard Weber, age 91, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on January 8, 2015 at Golden Heights. Dale, the only child of Leonard J. Weber and Edna (Hartman) Weber was born December 2, 1923 in Ottawa, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm north of Westphalia, attending school at Oak Valley, a half mile south of his house and...
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