Recent Obituaries
Richard Apt
Sep 16, 2011
Richard Coleman Apt, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died September 16th, of liver cancer. He is survived by his mother, Denise C. Apt; two siblings, Barbara & Dan Bukaty, Overland Park, KS and Janet and Fred G. Apt III, Iola; a niece, Aleaka & Carlton Morgan, Shawnee, KS and four nephews, Derick & Callie Apt, Park City, UT, Jeremy Apt, Mission, KS, Preston...
Eleanor Ware
Sep 12, 2011
Eleanor M. Ware, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at Windsor Place in Iola. Eleanor was born June 26, 1935, in Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Lee and Sarah Ann (Maes) Ware. The family lived in several communities before moving to Iola in 1945. She was married to Donald Marler and he preceded her in death...
Clarence Owens
Sep 12, 2011
Clarence John Owens, 91, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of rural Humboldt, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Clarence was born February 18, 1920, at Pershing, Oklahoma, the son of Loren John and Cordia Florence (Varner) Owens. He grew up on the family farm north of Altoona. On July 4, 1940, Clarence married Ruby L....
Janeen Wilson
Sep 8, 2011
Janeen Renee Wilson, 49, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Janeen was born December 12, 1961, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of John R. "Tom" and Jerrie Sue Folk. On September 22, 1979, Janeen married Charles L. "Chuck" Wilson and they made their home in Iola. They were later divorced. She...
Sarah Jane Rankin
Sep 7, 2011
Sarah Jane Rankin, age 99, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas. Jane was born May 21, 1912 at Anthony, Kansas. She was the second of nine children of George W. and Elsie T. (Fasanight) Wolfe. She grew up in Anthony, living there until her family moved to Aurora, Missouri in...
Jimmy Runer
Sep 7, 2011
Jimmy Tharp Runer, 76, of Gas, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at his home. Jimmy was born November 20, 1934, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Rufus Arley and Mosline E. (Tharp) Runer. He grew up in Iola and attended Iola schools. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served 21 years before he retired from the military...
L. Maxine Smith
Sep 5, 2011
L. Maxine Smith, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maxine was born July 28, 1931, in Rippee, Missouri, the daughter of James Franklin "Frank" and Sylvia Daisy (Gregg) Prock. She moved to Gas City with her family. She married Robert E. Smith and they made their home in the Gas City...
John Bass
Sep 5, 2011
John Elliott Bass of Iola died Monday, September 5, 2011, peacefully at home. John was born in Iola on February 26, 1924, the oldest of two sons born to John Samuel and Edithe Elliott Bass. He attended Iola schools before joining the United States Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Following training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Camp Lockett...
Maxine Rei
Sep 4, 2011
Maxine Ione Rei, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Maxine was born June 19, 1920, at Mildred, Kansas, the daughter of Ross Charles and Emma Mae (Brown) Taylor. She was raised by her grandfather, J.R. Taylor, at Walkertown, Kansas near Ft. Scott. Maxine married George Junior Rei and they had...
Dale Irvin Douglass
Sep 4, 2011
Dale Douglass, age 79, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 4, 2011, at St. Luke's Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. Dale Irvin Douglass was born on June 30, 1932, in the Cola Hill Neighborhood of Coffey County, Kansas. He was the youngest of three sons born to John Irvin and Rovilla Ann (Hill) Douglass. Dale graduated from Burlington High School...
Frank Mittelmeier
Sep 2, 2011
Frank Ronald Mittelmeier, age 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, September 2, 2011, at the Iola Nursing Center. He was born August 9, 1938, at Erie, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank A. Mittelmeier and Alyce (Cellini) Matthews. He grew up in the Erie, Pennsylvania area and served two years with the United States Army. On July 25, 1964, he married...
Terry Joseph Cole
Sep 1, 2011
Terry Joseph Cole, age 21, passed away on September 1, 2011, in Iola, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1990 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Terry Lee and Betty Lynn (Griffin) Cole. He lived in Iola, Kansas until he was 15 and moved to Louisiana, returning to Iola in 2010. Terry enjoyed fishing, skateboarding, and walking around town. He...
Christina J. Miller
Aug 28, 2011
Christina J. Miller, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born October 17, 1919, at Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of August and Theresa (Lickteig) Rockers. Christina was born at the family home, where all twelve of her brothers and sisters were born. She...
Myrtle Brodmerkle
Aug 28, 2011
Myrtle Iris Brodmerkle, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, August 28, 2011, at her home. Myrtle was born December 11, 1917, on a farm northwest of Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Archie and Mary (Mulsow) Wells. She grew up on the farm and worked at several jobs before she married Philip L. Brodmerkle on July 18, 1943. They made...
Jean Carr
Aug 27, 2011
Jean L. Carr, 88, long-time Welda, Kansas resident, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Jean was born January 23, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1936, she and her mother, Faith (Marshall) Kattenhorn, moved back to the family farm northwest of Welda. She graduated from Welda High School in 1941 and attended Pittsburg State...
Marjorie Seibolt
Aug 24, 2011
Marjorie Ruth "Marge" Seibolt, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at her home at the age of 80. Marjorie was born March 11, 1931, at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Gilbert and Cecil (Wells) Munson. She grew up in Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School. On June 20, 1953, Marjorie married Bernard P. Seibolt in Kansas City,...
Joe R. Chalker
Aug 23, 2011
Joe R. Chalker, age 77, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home. He was born January 18, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Joseph Daniel and Ruby Ingram (Hanna) Chalker. After graduation from Parsons High School, he attended Parsons Junior College, Iola Junior College, and graduated from Emporia State Teachers' College. He received...
Verna Turner
Aug 23, 2011
Verna L. Turner, 61, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at her home. Verna was born February 13, 1950, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon McCollam and Lois (McAtee) Blackburn. She grew up traveling with her mother and step-father who was in the service. On December 15, 1989, Verna married Jack L. Turner and they made their...
Vivian Henkle
Aug 20, 2011
Vivian Henkle, age 97, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Vivian Grace Flake Henkle, the daughter of Erven Leslie Flake, Sr. and Alta Jaly Gillespie Flake was born on a farm northwest of LeRoy on December 3, 1913. She grew up in the LeRoy area, graduated from LeRoy High School and...
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