Recent Obituaries
Mildred Williams
Jan 8, 2014
Mildred L. Williams, 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Mildred was born December 15, 1924 in Foster, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur and Edna (Marsh) Cobb. After graduating from Pleasanton (KS) High School in 1942, she moved to Iola. She worked for Miller & Son Dress Factory for 25 years before...
Dorthy Weber
Jan 7, 2014
Dorthy Weber, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Dorthy was born August 22, 1925 on a farm in Miami County, Kansas, to Elmer and Nancy Ruth Sterling Gillogly, the first of nine children. She attended school in Linn County before moving to Anderson County in 1935, where she...
Evelyn D. Thompson
Jan 6, 2014
Evelyn D. Thompson, age 72, of Eudora, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2014, at her home. She was born on December 14, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Gladys (Talbot) Zwiener. She attended Garnett High School. Evelyn married Lyle Wellman in 1957, making their home in Lawrence, Kansas. She worked at Hallmark Cards and Eudora...
Carol Solomon
Jan 4, 2014
Carol E. Solomon entered into eternal life Saturday, January 4, 2014, as family members sang to her hymns of the faith of that hope. Carol died at Diversicare of Chanute where she had been a resident for five years. Carol Emily Shike was born February 6, 1924, in Vassar, Kansas to John W. and Kathryn (Mitchell) Shike. She grew up...
Mae Morris
Jan 1, 2014
Mae Louise Morris, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Mae was born May 10, 1922, on a farm in Pawnee County near Garfield, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Nellie (Briskey) Buck. She had 3 sisters and 2 brothers. At the age of 2 months they moved from Garfield to Jetmore, Kansas....
August "Gus" Wolken
Jan 1, 2014
August "Gus" Wolken, age 50, of Greeley, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014, in Greeley, Kansas. He was born December 15, 1963, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Louis A. and Jeanette (VanLeeuwen) Wolken. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1982. Gus did construction work for various companies including T.J. Hudgen Construction, McCorkendale Construction, Beemer, and Greeley Excavating...
Barbara "Bobbi" Richards
Jan 1, 2014
Barbara "Bobbi" Richards, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett. She was born on February 4, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the second daughter of Robert and Althea (Robertson) Mattix. She grew up in Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1965. In 1969, after graduating from the...
Orvis "Pete" Kunkel
Jan 1, 2014
Orvis "Pete" Kunkel, age 94, of Waverly, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, Kansas. He was born August 29, 1919, on the family farm in Waverly, Kansas, the son of Fred and Anna (Ketterer) Kunkel. Upon returning from the service, Pete farmed in the Harris community. He was baptized into the Old German...
Katie Yoder
Jan 1, 2014
Katie (Miller) Yoder, age 75, of Garnett passed away on January 1, 2014. Katie was born on March 18, 1938 at McMinnville, Oregon. She was the fourth child to Sam B. (Red Sam) and Wilma (Miller) Miller. Her family lived in the Willamette Valley. She considered the valley to be the most beautiful place on earth. Katie accepted Christ in...
Kenneth "Butch" Lee Croan
Jan 1, 2014
Kenneth L. "Butch" Croan, age 66, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at his home. He was born on August 28, 1947, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Ruby (McGraw) Croan. Butch worked at the Garnett Ready Mix as a welder and in later years, became a jack-of-all trades making many things for friends...
Gerri Tomlinson
Dec 31, 2013
Gerrianne Marie Tomlinson, 50, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Gerri was born July 23, 1963, in Mission, Kansas, the daughter of Lennie Joe and Rosemarie (Haight) Jenkins. She grew up in Mission. On September 24, 1992, Gerri married Gary R. Tomlinson and they made their home in Iola. She...
Claire R Mowry
Dec 27, 2013
Claire R. Mowry, age 84, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013, at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on May 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Victor and Josephine (Tenelli) Riillo. Claire married Frank E. Mowry on February 14, 1958. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, CWO Frank Mowry...
Robert L. Peine
Dec 26, 2013
Robert L. Peine, age 57, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. Robert was born on October 2, 1956, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Leo and Nadine (Nelson) Peine. He grew up west of Richmond, and attended school at Catholic elementary school at Scipio. As a boy Robert helped...
Beckye Parker
Dec 26, 2013
Beckye Sue Parker, 58, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Beckye was born December 20, 1955, in Bethany, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gene and Peggy Jean (Davis) Maitlen. She grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Putnam City West High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in Agriculture from...
Jean Schmer
Dec 26, 2013
Jean Freeman Schmer, age 71, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at her residence in Yankton, SD on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Jean was born in Conway Springs, KS on December 5, 1942 to Samuel and Mary Elizabeth (Wolfe) Bechtel. Jean graduated from Conway Springs High School and went on to nursing school at Wichita State University and graduated...
Linda Walter
Dec 22, 2013
Linda Kay Walter, 66, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013, at her home. Linda was born July 30, 1947, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Patrick and Patricia Lea (Adams) Shields and was the oldest of eight children. She moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she graduated from St. Teresa Academy. In 1966 she married...
Louella Womelsdorf
Dec 22, 2013
Louella Womelsdorf, 70, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013, at her home. Louella was born September 14, 1943, in Devon, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Vera (Davis) Crane. She was raised by Jeff and Lillian Mayfield. On November 1, 1959, Louella married Ronald D. Womelsdorf in Denver, Colorado and they moved to Iola in the late...
Georgia Ellen Curran
Dec 20, 2013
Georgia Ellen Curran, age 85, of Mildred, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on December 26, 1927 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Owen Morris and Pearl L. (Lewis) Welburn. Georgia married Robert Keith Curran on November 20, 1953 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was preceded in death...
Charles Troxel
Dec 18, 2013
Charles B. Troxel, 91, of Iola, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born September 28, 1922, in Moran, KS, the son of Harry Earl and Eunice Jeannette (Ransom) Troxel. He grew up in the Moran, Elsmore and LaHarpe areas. He married Norma Lee Hobert on January 8, 1944. They were married for...
Vivian M. Barnett
Dec 18, 2013
Vivian M. Barnett, age 82, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, in Colony, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1931, the seventh of eight children born to James Earnest and Leva Lee (Ball) Fletcher. As a child, she lived in Iola, then Ottawa, where she attended grade school and high school. Following school Vivian worked...
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