Recent Obituaries
Otto Adolph Klusmann
Oct 12, 2009
Otto Adolph Klusmann, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. Otto was born on July 28, 1940, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Adolph Robert and Emma Anna (Ackmann) Klusmann. He grew up in the area, attending High Point grade school. He graduated from Garnett High School with...
Beverley Ard
Oct 5, 2009
Beverley Ard, age 83, of Elsmore, Kansas passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at her home. Beverley was born January 16, 1926 at Savonburg, Kansas, the daughter of Wendell Harold Theodore and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. She attended country schools near Savonburg and Elsmore before graduating from the Elsmore high School in 1943. On June 6, 1943 she was united in...
Margaret Washburn
Oct 4, 2009
Margaret Washburn, age 91, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Evergreen Community of Johnson County in Olathe, Kansas. She was born November 19, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Morgan Washburn and Wilna (Edwards) Washburn. At the age of 20, Margaret with her independent spirit, headed west to California where...
Carolyn Pretzer
Oct 3, 2009
Carolyn Ann (Barndt) Pretzer, 78 years old, of Manhattan, died at Stoneybrook Retirement Community, October 3, 2009, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born and raised in Garnett, Kansas where she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. She attended Kansas University in Lawrence on a scholarship and later transferred to Kansas State University in Manhattan...
Dennis Burgess
Oct 3, 2009
Dennis Jerel Burgess, 60, of Iola,Kansas, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at his home. Dennis was born November 9, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Eugene Carl and Clara Dee (Wilson) Burgess. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1966. He served with the United States Army in Vietnam. Over the years, he lived...
Jeralyn Emanuel
Oct 2, 2009
Jeralyn "Jeri" Ann Emanuel, 49, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Jeri was born July 10, 1960 in Okinawa, Japan, the daughter of Ron and Sharon (Otto) Morris. With her father in the military, she grew up following his career to North Carolina, South Dakota and then to Iola. She graduated from Iola High School....
Clarence E. Hetrick
Oct 2, 2009
Clarence E. Hetrick, age 84, of Westphalia, Kansas passed Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Burlington, Burlington, Kansas. Clarence was born May 11, 1925 the son of Earl Elmer and Mary Alice (White) Hetrick at Westphalia, Kansas. He grew up in the Westphalia area. On April 26, 1946 Clarence married Lois Maxine Cade at Emporia, Kansas....
Doris Irene Hobelman
Oct 1, 2009
Doris I. Hobelman, age 87, of Colony, Kansas, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Doris was born July 15, 1922 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of William Joseph and Nellie Elizabeth (Murray) Ensley. Doris completed high school at Colony. Following high school Doris attended Iola Junior College and Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg. She then...
Earl Joseph Miller
Oct 1, 2009
Earl Joseph Miller was born on April 29, 1943, at the Carter Building in Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of five children born to Edward and Christina (Rockers) Miller. Earl and his siblings Edna, Bill, Thelma and Leroy, learned the value of hard work at a very young age by helping with chores on the family farm north of...
Earl Wright
Sep 29, 2009
Earl Alfred Wright, 85, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his home, Atria Hearthstone, in Topeka, Kansas. Earl was born in Bloomington, California October 30, 1923, the son of Earl and Ethel (Baker) Wright. He grew up in Iola attending public schools and graduating from Iola High School. He attended Carthage Business College in Missouri...
Neva Jo Thrasher
Sep 26, 2009
Neva Jo Thrasher, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 26, 2009, at her home in Garnett, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1933, at Comanche, Oklahoma, the daughter of Claude Elsie and Erie Madge (Bell) Morris. She graduated from Comanche High School in Comanche, Oklahoma, and was the Football Queen her senior year. Neva married Jesse Gene...
L. Smith
Sep 26, 2009
L. Earl Smith, age 88, was born in Geneva, Kansas on June 19, 1921. He graduated to glory on September 26, 2009. Earl was saved as a young man and totally committed his life to serving his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In recent years, he faithfully attended Community Bible Chapel in Bel Aire. Earl graduated from Colony High School...
Jerry J. Zastrow
Sep 24, 2009
Jerry (Garland Jerome) Zastrow entered eternal rest on September 24, 2009 with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Kimberly at his side. He left this life as he lived it: on his terms. He was born June 6, 1935 to Emery and Irene (Randall) Zastrow in rural Garnett, Kansas. He spent his entire life farming; first, riding on the tractor with...
Shirley Rae Barham
Sep 24, 2009
Shirley Rae Barham, age 66, of Fort Lupton, Colorado, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 24, 2009 at University Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. She was born on December 6, 1942, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Norman and Ida (Worthington) Henry. She grew up in the area. Shirley was united in marriage to Ray Cummings in 1961 at...
Michael Laver
Sep 24, 2009
Michael L. "Mikey" Laver, 38, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at his home. He was born March 27, 1971, at Iola, Kansas, the son of Everett L. and Barbara I. (Jackman) Laver. He grew up in Iola where he has a close group of friends. He enjoyed country cruising, fishing and writing poetry. SURVIVORS: His Mother: Barbara...
Dennis Jesseph
Sep 23, 2009
Dennis "Dee" Oliver Jesseph, 84, former Piqua, Kansas area resident and presently of Miami, Oklahoma died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his home. Dee was born May 15, 1925, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Albert O. and Amanda L. (Dennis) Jesseph. He was an engineer while serving in the European and Pacific Theatre with the United States Army during...
Frances Newman
Sep 22, 2009
Frances L. Newman, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Frances was born August 25, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Magdaline (Payne) Lewis. She grew up in Topeka where she graduated from high school. On April 19, 1969, Frances married William (Bill) Newman in Topeka, and they...
David J. Axtell
Sep 22, 2009
David Junior Axtell, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. David was born on May 15, 1921, at Harris, Kansas, the son of Michael David and Sarah (Moberly) Axtell. He lived in the area and graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of...
Fred Blevins
Sep 21, 2009
Fred E. Blevins of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas, at the age of 84. He was born Fred Elmore Blevins on August 16, 1925, at Toronto, Kansas, the son of Robert F. and Frankie Frances (Yoakum) Blevins. Fred was raised at Toronto and attended all his school years...
Arthur Mott
Sep 19, 2009
Arthur "Bill" Mott, Jr., 89, former Iola area resident and presently of Kansas City, Missouri, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center in Riverside, Missouri. Bill was born December 12, 1919, in Gardner, Kansas the son of Arthur E. and Goldie (Sturm) Mott. On August 19, 1939, Bill married Eunice Corwin in Garnett and they...
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