Recent Obituaries
Margaret M. Katzer
Nov 18, 2009
Margaret Mary Katzer, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on August 28, 1918, at Harris, Kansas, the daughter of James E. and Elizabeth (Burns) Cotter. She attended Amiot Rural School, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1938. Margaret then taught for six...
Earl Cheever
Nov 17, 2009
Earl "Gene" Cheever, 81, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at his home. He was born July 9, 1928 in Toronto, Kansas, the son of Jay and Lydia (Anderson) Cheever. He grew up in Toronto and then joined the United States Army. He served two terms, the first in occupied Japan and the second in the Korean War....
Donna West
Nov 17, 2009
Donna Lorene West, 82, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Donna was born November 19, 1926, in Allen County, the daughter of John and Addie (Hienlien) Tippie. She grew up in the Geneva and Carlyle areas and graduated from Colony High School. Donna worked as a telephone operator and...
Jack Turner
Nov 16, 2009
Jack L. Turner, 65, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, November 16, 2009, at his home. Jack was born June 18, 1944, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Orval L. and Marjorie (Feld) Turner. He grew up in Iola and the family moved to LaHarpe where he graduated from high school. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to...
Marjorie Ensminger
Nov 9, 2009
Marjorie C. Ensminger, age 75, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on April 23, 1934 in McPherson County, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin and Susie (Koehn) Woodward. She graduated from Bronson High School and from Pittsburg State University. Marjorie taught school at Moran and LaHarpe...
Denis Henry Rockers
Nov 8, 2009
Denis H. Rockers, age 82, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Guest Home Estates IV of Iola, Kansas. He was born on January 3, 1927 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Veronica (Feuerborn) Rockers. He attended Greeley High School. During his life he maintained the family farm while working for Cities Service Gas...
Joseph Dean Detar
Nov 6, 2009
Joseph Dean Detar, infant son of Joey Allen Detar and Sandra Kay Whitcomb, of Kincaid, Kansas, was born and departed this life on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He is survived by his parents, Joey Allen Detar and Sandra Kay Whitcomb; his brother, Benjamin Allen Whitcomb; Grandparents, David and Carolyn Whitcomb of Kincaid, Kansas;...
Lawrence West
Nov 5, 2009
Lawrence Eldon West, 84, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Lawrence was born August 30, 1925, on a farm west of Colony, Kansas, the son of Logan Robert and Gertrude Belle (Shipley) West. He grew up on the family farm west of Colony and attended rural schools. On November...
Olive Marie Phares
Nov 1, 2009
Olive Marie Phares was born January 31, 1912 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of William "Will" and Madelyne "Lena" (Miller) Newcomb. She passed away on November 1, 2009 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett at the age of 97 years. During her early childhood years, she grew up in Greeley before attending the Ursuline Academy at Paola, Kansas....
Alexander Almasi
Oct 31, 2009
Alexander Michael Almasi, 61, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at his home. He was born March 7, 1948, at Rosenheim, Germany, the son of Michael H. and Larissa Almasi. He grew up in the United States and graduated from high school in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1966. He later resided in Wichita, Kansas. His 26 year military career...
Robert Riley
Oct 30, 2009
Robert L. "Bob" Riley, 74, of Westphalia, Kansas, died Friday, October 30, 2009 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Bob was born September 23, 1935 in Kimble, Missouri, the son of John Joseph and Alvie Gertrude (West) Riley. He grew up in Kimble and attended school in Licking. After his parents died he moved to St. Louis. He...
Jacob Smith
Oct 26, 2009
Jacob Brian Smith, age 14, of Piqua, Kansas, died Monday, October 26, 2009, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, following an 18 month battle with cancer. Jacob was born July 13, 1995, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert Lee and Denise Marie (Karmann) Smith, Jr. He grew up on the family farm west of Piqua. He was...
Jonathan E. Hosley
Oct 23, 2009
Jonathan Edward Hosley died October 23, 2009, at Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was 98 years old. Jonathan, the youngest son, was the last remaining member of his family, his parents and all nine of his brothers and sisters having pre-deceased him. Jonathan was born on a farm in Allen County, March 5, 1911, to Edward and Hattie...
Nadine M McAdam
Oct 22, 2009
Nadine McAdam, age 82, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at her home in Moran. Nadine was born on August 7, 1927 at Parsons, Kansas, a twin daughter of Roy and Rosie (Benson) Adams. She grew up in Parsons, attending Parsons Grade and High schools. On February 17, 1956, Nadine married Billy McAdam at Miami, Oklahoma....
Nada M. Hughes
Oct 20, 2009
Nada Mae Hughes, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on February 25, 1916, at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Carl and Viola Mae (Schuck) Browning. She graduated from Emporia High School, Emporia, Kansas. Nada married Arthur "Chub" Hughes on May 8, 1948 in...
June Dunlap
Oct 20, 2009
June Marie Dunlap, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at Labette Health at Parsons, Kansas. June was born on June 22, 1916, at Ludden, North Dakota, the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Madsen) Karr. She grew up in Leavenworth County near Tonganoxie. On March 12, 1938, June married Charlie L. Dunlap at Liberty, Missouri. In 1946, they...
Bobbie Morris
Oct 19, 2009
Bobbie Ray "Bob" Morris, Sr., 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Bob was born January 11, 1942, at Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Allen and Onetta Marie (Audiss) Morris. He grew up in Iola and served in the United States Army in Korea. On August 1, 1962, Bob married...
Esther Certain
Oct 18, 2009
Esther Certain, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at her home. Esther Maye Certain was born on April 16, 1933 at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Perry LeRoy and Opal Amelia (Carrier) Gordon. She attended Parker and Gorham high schools before marrying Robert F. Certain on August 30, 1952. This union was blessed with two...
Elizabeth A. Jockman
Oct 16, 2009
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Jockman, age 92, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on October 16, 2009 at the Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Center at Richmond, Kansas. Liz was born March 24, 1917 at Richmond, Kansas the daughter of Aloysius and Clara (Rossman) Lickteig. She graduated from the Richmond High School. On January 5, 1937 she married Arthur Jockman. This union was...
John Daugherty
Oct 14, 2009
John William Daugherty, 70, of Kincaid, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at his home. John was born December 20, 1938, at Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Warren J. and Eunice M. (Caldwell) Daugherty. He grew up at Kincaid and graduated from Kincaid Rural High School in 1956. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served for...
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