Recent Obituaries
Verna Mae Burkholder
Mar 8, 2010
Verna Mae Burkholder, 62, Goshen, Indiana died on March 8, 2010 at her home. She had been ill almost three weeks. She was born on May 13, 1947 in Newton County, Indiana to the late Calvin C. and Fannie (Mast) Yoder. On June 26, 1969, she married LaVern D. Burkholder, Sr. in Nappanee, Indiana. Her husband LaVern Burkholder survives along...
John Quincy Adams Jr.
Mar 8, 2010
John Quincy Adams, Jr., age 92 of Mannford, Oklahoma, formerly of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010. He was born on February 15, 1918, to his parents, John Quincy Adams, Sr. and Ada (Rogers) Adams at their home near Kincaid, Kansas. J.Q., as he was referred to by most people, went to elementary school at Bellview District...
Richard Keele
Mar 4, 2010
Richard E. Keele, 70, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital. Richard was born March 14, 1939, in Iola, the son of Paul Edward and Dorothy Mae (Lee) Keele. He grew up at Gas and served in the United States Navy. Richard married Sandra Thompson. They had two daughters and a son who died...
Loreda M. Evans
Mar 4, 2010
Loreda M. Evans, age 96 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. Loreda was born on May 30, 1913, at Gas City, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Stella (Leake) Adams. She grew up in Gas, later moving to Yates Center, and LeRoy before her family settled northwest...
Cecelia Reiling
Mar 4, 2010
Cecelia Reiling, age 84 of Garnett, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on March 7, 1925, at Harris, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Scully) Wilper. She grew up in the Harris area, graduating from Garnett High School. Following high school she attended Pittsburg State Teacher's College where she...
Delorse Zornes
Mar 1, 2010
Delorse F. Zornes, 76, of Moran, Kansas, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Delorse was born August 3, 1933, at rural Elsmore, Kansas the daughter of George E. and Lillian Lorene (Deer) Ard. She graduated from Elsmore High School. On June 3, 1951, Delorse married Ronald Zornes in Bronson, Kansas. They made their home...
Bob Arrowood
Mar 1, 2010
Bob Leon Arrowood, 80, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at Allen County Hospital on Monday, March 1, 2010. Bob was born July 8, 1929, in DePew, Oklahoma to Raymond and Leta (Rogers) Arrowood. The family moved to southern California when Bob was a small child. He served in the United States Air Force as a teletype operator from 1950 to...
Mary Piazza
Mar 1, 2010
Mary L. Piazza, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt, Kansas. Mary was born on January 15, 1928 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of William Henry and Ruby (Robinson) Pease. She married Augustine J. Piazza in September, 1946. They had three children and were subsequently divorced. Mary became a Licensed Practical...
Richard Zastrow
Feb 27, 2010
Richard Emery Zastrow of Garnett, Kansas departed this life on February 27, 2010, at the KC Hospice House , in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard was the youngest son of Emery (E.L.) and Irene (Randall) Zastrow of Garnett. Richard graduated from Garnett High School in 1960 and worked for Dietz Radio and TV Service in Garnett and Radio Station KOFO in...
Jack McGrew
Feb 26, 2010
Jack L. McGrew, 84, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 26, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Jack was born July 19, 1925, at Gas, Kansas, the son of O.C. and Frankie L. (Forrester) McGrew. He graduated from Iola High School in 1943 and from KC Drafting School. Jack served in the United States Army Air Corp from...
Lester Oswald
Feb 25, 2010
Lester L. Oswald, 70, of Shawnee, Kansas, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at his home. Lester was born August 6, 1939, in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of John Jack and Beulah (Burkert) Oswald. He grew up at Redding and joined the United States Air Force where he served for four years. On December 27, 1958, Lester married Shirley A. Shreck...
Eva Gregg
Feb 25, 2010
Martha "Eva" Gregg, age 100, of Garnett, Kansas, entered into rest on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Eva was born on November 16, 1909, at Garnett, the daughter of Charles and Grace (Gorrell) Ashburn. She was united in marriage to Emmett Arven Gregg on June 2, 1927 at Garnett, Kansas. Eva worked at Grennen's Produce and the Sewing Factory in Garnett....
Delma Nickelson
Feb 24, 2010
Delma Nickelson, age 74, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born September 10, 1935, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of C.D. Hood and Julia (Elder) Hood. She married John Lee Nickelson on October 14, 1956 at Ottawa, Kansas. This union was blessed with four children. She...
James Evans
Feb 23, 2010
James Fredrick "Jim" Evans, 48, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim was born September 11, 1961, at Independence, Kansas, the son of Solomon A. and Barbara E. (George) Evans. He grew up in Iola where he attended school. Jim traveled working construction. He enjoyed music, motorcycles and outdoor activities. SURVIVORS:...
Mary Jackson
Feb 23, 2010
Mary Kathryn Jackson, 87, former Iola, Kansas resident and presently of Augusta, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Lake Point Nursing Home in Augusta. Kay was born March 31, 1922 in Gladbrook, Iowa the daughter of J. Andrew and Zella "Pudge" (Horton) Sebbert. The family moved to Humboldt, Kansas and she graduated from high school there. She was a...
Donna M. Hale
Feb 22, 2010
Donna M. Hale, age 86, of Garnett, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010. Donna was born on October 2, 1923, in Anderson County, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Gus and Fern (Borror) Weiss. She grew up in the area, graduating from Garnett High School in 1941. She married Jesse James "Bus" Hale on November 24, 1945, in Anderson County,...
Robert Hester
Feb 22, 2010
Robert Earl Hester, 85, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Bob was born October 15, 1924 in Bowling Green, Kentucky the son of Virgil E. and Maude (Butler) Hester. He grew up in Kentucky and then served with the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Aberta Strong and they made...
Opal Holt
Feb 21, 2010
Opal Lucille Holt, 85, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Opal was born April 4, 1924 at Paola, Kansas the daughter of Roley and Marguarite (Stalker) Parrish. She lived and attended school in Yates Center until the age of sixteen. She then moved to Missouri where she finished high school and...
Elvis Gregory
Feb 21, 2010
Elvis "Ray" Gregory, 48, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at his home. He was born January 3, 1962, at Iola, Kansas, the son of George Robert "Bob" and Vena Faye (Cuppy) Gregory, Jr. He grew up in LaHarpe until his mother's death. He graduated from Linwood High School and served in the United States Army from 1980...
Nicole Sigg
Feb 19, 2010
Nicole Kaylee Sigg, 25, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Nicole was born November 19, 1984 at Ft. Scott, Kansas and grew up in Iola where she attended school. She had completed the certified nurse's aide program at Neosho County Community College in Chanute. SURVIVORS: Her 3...
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