Recent Obituaries
Walter Regehr
May 5, 2014
Walter F. Regehr, Sr., 89, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Walter was born August 4, 1924, at Inman, Kansas, the son of John and Eva (Fehdrau) Regehr. He grew up in Inman. On November 7, 1948, Walter married Kathryn L. Hiser. They made their home in Iola and he worked...
Donald R. Wiley
May 3, 2014
Don Wiley was born Donald Richard Wiley to Carl and Lelia (Wools) Wiley on October 30, 1933 at their home south of Greeley, Kansas. He lived there until the age of seven. The family moved to another farm one mile south and lived there until Don was twelve. The family then moved to a farm west of Garnett in 1945....
Leon H. Katzer
May 2, 2014
Leon H. Katzer, age 75, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 27, 1939, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Francis H. and Josephine C. (Egidy) Katzer. Leon married Marilyn on May 3, 1975 at St. John's Church, Greeley, Kansas. He was employed at the...
Fayette Walters
May 2, 2014
Fayette L. Walters, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Fayette was born February 27, 1923, in Allen County, the daughter of Harry and Silva (Morrison) Smoot. She attended Prairie Rose Rural School, Gas Schools and graduated from Iola High School in 1940. On September 15, 1945, Fayette married L. Wayne Walters...
Kendall Leroy Mulkey
May 1, 2014
Kendall L. Mulkey, born August 26, 1936, passed at the age of 77, of pancreatic cancer at Nathan Adelson Hospice, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1, 2014. Kendall was born on the homestead of his great grandfather, two miles north of Selma, Kansas, on August 26, 1936. When Kendall was approximately four, the family moved to Venice and later...
Dorothy L. Lickteig
Apr 26, 2014
Dorothy Louise Lickteig, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Burlington, Kansas. She was the second daughter of Walter R. and Hallie (Sturgeon) Root. Dorothy was born January 30, 1937 at Kansas City, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Bernard J. Lickteig Sr. on December 27, 1955. Seven children were born to this union,...
Guy K. Gillespie
Apr 25, 2014
Guy Kenneth Gillespie, age 94, of Parker, Kansas passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett, Kansas. Guy was the first born child to Clarence and Margaret (Fisher) Gillespie. He was born on October 18, 1919 at Clearmont, Missouri. His family lived in Clearmont until moving to Kansas City, Kansas in the late 1920's. Guy graduated from...
Albert J. Hermann
Apr 24, 2014
Albert J. Hermann, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at his home. He was born on August 2, 1935 at Harris, Kansas, the son of Albert John and Mary Catherine (Wilper) Hermann. Albert graduated from Westphalia High School with the class of 1953. He married Mary Ann Platt on September 27, 1958, at St....
Dorothy Jane Benjamin
Apr 22, 2014
Dorothy Jane Owens Benjamin, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her home. She was born on July 12, 1921, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Olin and Cresenz (Bush) Owens. Dorothy was raised by a mother who was later the Anderson County Superintendent of Schools. Her mother raised the four children in the...
Maxine C. Gordon
Apr 22, 2014
Maxine Gordon, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on January 29, 1922, in the Harris, Kansas community, the daughter of James and Mary Ella (Schroyer) Fuller. She graduated from Garnett High School and obtained her teaching certificate. Maxine taught at Central City School...
Harold Umholtz
Apr 21, 2014
Harold E. Umholtz, 89, of Moran, Kansas, died Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Moran Manor. Harold was born March 16, 1925, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Harry and Louise (Deschner) Umholtz. He grew up in the Hesston area and served in the U.S. Army. He later moved to Woodson County where he baled hay for area farmers. Before...
Okah Roberts
Apr 20, 2014
Okah Roberts, rural Savonburg passed away April 20, 2014 at Diversicare in Chanute, Kansas. Okah was born August 1, 1923 to Karl and Martha Trieda Hauser rural Humboldt. Okah attended grade school at the Central Avenue School and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941. While she was attending school Okah met her future husband, Floyd L. Roberts, he was...
Geneva G. Roecker
Apr 19, 2014
Geneva Roecker, age 94, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on August 21, 1919, at Louisburg, Kansas, the tenth of eleven children born to Loren and Daisy Belle (Hittle) Kern. Geneva attended grade school in a one room school, Centennial School, rural Louisburg. Following school...
William Folkner
Apr 18, 2014
William E. "Bill" Folkner, rural LaHarpe, KS, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at his home. He was 91 years old. Bill was born July 4, 1922, outside of Chattanooga, TN, to John and Cleo (Abel) Folkner. Bill was the youngest of eight children. Bill married the late Betty (LaMunyon) Folkner, rural Mildred, KS, on January 30, 1947, in Chattanooga....
Mae Truster
Apr 18, 2014
Mae Truster, 95, of Iola, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola, surrounded by her family. Mae was born January 1, 1919, in Iola, the daughter of George Beaty and Myrtle (Conover) Beaty. She attended school in Iola. On August 7, 1937, Mae married Merrill Truster and they lived on a farm southwest of Iola for...
Anna Johanna Ackmann
Apr 17, 2014
Anna J. Ackmann, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett. She was born on September 14, 1918, at Pickrell, Nebraska, the daughter of Gottfried and Lina (Evers) Dieken. Anna was baptized on October 6, 1918 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Pickrell, Nebraska. She was confirmed...
Vernon A Bowman
Apr 13, 2014
Vernon A. Bowman, age 90, of Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Stormont Vail, in Topeka, Kansas. He was born October 29, 1923, in Anderson County, the son of William and Bertha (Brummel) Bowman. Vernon was inducted into the United States Army on November 13, 1944 and discharged on August 23, 1946. He...
Chloe Ansell
Apr 13, 2014
Chloe Freeman Ansell, 88, died early Palm Sunday morning in Olathe from complications after surgery mid-week at Olathe Medical Center. She had been a resident of Vintage Park in Paola since 2011, moving there to be near her daughter, Jane Freeman, a resident of Lakemary Adult Care Home. Mrs. Ansell was born Dec. 12, 1925, in Strong City, Kan., to...
Rick Hudson
Apr 10, 2014
Richard Dean "Rick" Hudson, 50, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, April 10, 2014. Rick was born January 6, 1964, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Richard "Norman" and Joyce Elaine (Goodall) Hudson. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1982. On October 12, 1991, Rick married April Hudson at First Presbyterian Church in Iola. They...
Hazel Moorhead
Apr 10, 2014
Hazel Inez Moorhead, age 107, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home. Hazel was born November 29, 1906 on a farm near Saffordville, Kansas which is located west of Emporia. She was the daughter of Clarence and Mabel (Gangloff) Beer. She was the second born of eight children and helped raise her siblings along with doing...
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