Recent Obituaries
Robert E. Varvel
Feb 2, 2010
Robert "Bob" E. Varvel, age 76, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at his residence. Robert was born on May 6, 1933, in rural LeRoy, Kansas, the son of Glen Wilson and Vera Lily (Johnson) Varvel. He grew up in the LeRoy area, graduating from LeRoy High School. Robert was married to Marcella Houston in 1953....
Ruth Smith
Feb 2, 2010
Ruth Elizabeth Smith, 71, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Center. Ruth was born June 5, 1938, at Ft. Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Lee Roy and Ruth Elizabeth (Daw) Williams. She grew up at Ft. Scott. On January 7, 1956, Ruth married Otis Smith at Nevada, Missouri. They made their home in...
Glen B. Peterson
Jan 31, 2010
Glen B. Peterson, age 89, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Glen was born on September 21, 1920, at Glenburn, North Dakota, the son of Carl E. and Mary Ellen (Johnson) Peterson. Glen graduated from Welda High School and he also attended Allen County Community College. He was...
Helga Mowat
Jan 29, 2010
Helga Mowat, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2010, at the St. Lukes South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on October 28, 1942, the daughter of Ferdinand Rudolf Alexander Hauser and Lieselotte Kathe Dagmer (Holdack). Helga graduated from high school in Berlin, Germany; marrying Jerry VanNorman, who was an enlisted soldier. This union...
Lucille Hallemann
Jan 28, 2010
Lucille Hallemann, age 87, of Southfield Michigan, formerly of Harris, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Southfield, Michigan. Lucille was born in Amiot, Kansas on December 7, 1922, the daughter of Michael Joseph Mulcahey and Rose Ella Minnehan. She had been a resident of Southfield, Michigan for 46 years where she had been a very active member...
Thelma L. Davison
Jan 28, 2010
Thelma L. Davison, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Richmond HealthCare and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on September 26, 1920, near Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Henry J. and Viola Jane (Boots) Filbrun. She was baptized by Brother Ira Hirt into the Old German Baptist Brethren Fellowship, on...
James Hardesty
Jan 28, 2010
James "Jim" Hardesty, age 50, of Paola, formerly of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, Kansas. He was born on December 4, 1959 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Carl and Joyce (Ashburn) Hardesty. He graduated from Prairie View High School in LaCygne, Kansas. After graduation, he went to...
Martha Garber
Jan 26, 2010
Martha Maxine Garber, 72, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Martha was born May 12, 1937, at Arcadia, Kansas the daughter of William B. and Mary Carolina (Crites) Ross. She grew up in Arcadia and attended school there. Martha was married to Fred Marsh and they had a son before they...
Roberta Dewey
Jan 25, 2010
Roberta Dewey, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010, at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on April 20, 1931 at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Earl Vernon Kelly, Sr. and Vera Mae Radcliffe. Roberta was united in marriage to Lester Hodson and three children were born to this union....
Iris Guber
Jan 22, 2010
Iris Pauline Guber, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Iris was born December 27, 1920 at rural Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Judd C. and Gladys (Young) Marrs. Iris attended Cottonwood School north of Westphalia. She graduated from Westphalia High School in 1939. In 1943 Iris...
Nina Ewing
Jan 22, 2010
Nina D. Ewing, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 22, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Nina was born September 4, 1932, at Jewell County, Kansas, the daughter of Albert M. and Ida M. (Schoen) Cameron. At the age of four, she moved to Iola with her parents. In 1950, Nina married Orville Zornes and they were...
Bruce Curry
Jan 22, 2010
Bruce E. Curry, 89, of Kincaid, Kansas, died Friday, January 22, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital. Bruce was born October 15, 1920, in Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Bass and Grace (Mathis) Curry. He graduated from Kincaid High School and Friends University with a B.A. Degree in social science. Bruce was married to Joyce Davis and she and their...
Chester Morey
Jan 21, 2010
Chester Lee Morey, 81, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Chester was born November 25, 1928, at Ottumwa, Kansas, the son of Jake and Etta (Kiser) Morey. He grew up at Burlington, Kansas, and graduated from Burlington High School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from...
Vernon Moore
Jan 20, 2010
Vernon L. "Bill" Moore, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Bill was born August 23, 1926, at Lone Elm, Kansas, the son of William A. and Vergie (Anderson) Moore. He graduated from Lone Elm High School. On June 29, 1947, Bill married Eunice E. Gillaspie. They made their home...
William S. Graham
Jan 19, 2010
William S. Graham, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Bill was born on March 3, 1918, at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Frank B. Graham and Effie Mae (Shaw) Graham. He lived in Kansas City for much of his young life and attended schools in...
George Emmendorfer
Jan 19, 2010
George Emmendorfer, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. George was born on September 13, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Henry G. and Lillie (Kelley) Emmendorfer. George was the youngest of five children. He grew up in the St. Louis...
Howard Baker
Jan 17, 2010
Howard W. Baker, 88, of rural Moran, Kansas, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Center. Howard was born September 9, 1921, in rural Moran, the son of Ernest and Bess (Hunting) Baker. He grew up on the farm at Moran. On June 24, 1945, Howard married Dorothy J. Ericson at Friends Home Lutheran Church at Savonburg,...
Jason D. Lewis
Jan 13, 2010
Jason D. Lewis, age 32, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on August 22, 1977 at Morris, Minnesota, the son of Britt Edward Lewis and Mary Lee (Stewart) Michael. He grew up in Bronson attending Iola Grade...
Wilma Fry
Jan 13, 2010
Wilma Miller Fry, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at her home. Wilma was born on March 11, 1913 in Partridge, Kansas, the daughter of Eli Miller and Sarah (Troyer) Miller. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. On December 11, 1930, Wilma married Sam B. Miller in Hutchinson, Kansas, by Jacob...
Edna Peterson
Jan 9, 2010
Edna Marie Peterson, 89, former Vernon and Iola resident, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Center in Moran, Kansas where she has resided since 2007. Edna Marie was born January 11, 1920, in Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Nelson and Mary Etta (Harkness) Peterson. She grew up in Woodson County and attended school in Vernon,...
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