Recent Obituaries
Dennis Ray Lushbough, Jr
Mar 18, 2023
Dennis "Jay" Ray Lushbough, Jr. disappeared from his family's lives on August 13, 2017, he was found again on March 18, 2023. Dennis was born on October 16, 1972, to Dennis Lushbough Sr. and Sherry Russell in Iola, Kansas. Jay attended school in Iola, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1991. After graduating he entered the United States military...
John Joseph Brunner
Mar 17, 2023
John Brunner age 47, passed away on March 17, 2023 at Diversicare of Chanute in Chanute, Kansas. John was the middle child born to David Brunner Sr. and Virginia (Jones) Everson on August 26, 1975. John was born and raised and attended school in Iola, Kansas. John was a very loving person, and fun to be with. John had many...
Jon D. Spangler
Mar 16, 2023
Jon David Spangler, age 60, of Moran, Kansas, passed away March 16, 2023, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Jon was born September 29, 1962, in Iola, Kansas, to David Spangler and Ruth (Houk) Spangler. Jon attended school in the Shawnee Mission school district and later at ANW Special Education Cooperative, Humboldt, Kansas. Jon attended Tri-Valley Developmental Services and he worked...
Garry Russell Kirkland
Mar 14, 2023
Garry Kirkland, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, with family at his side at the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kansas. Garry was born on February 15, 1948, in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the second of four children born to Merlin and Beulah (Shelton) Kirkland. He graduated from Altamont...
Archie Ray Smith, Jr
Mar 13, 2023
Archie Ray Smith, Jr., age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away March 13, 2023, at his residence. Ray was born June 19, 1943, in Iola, Kansas, to Archie Ray Smith, Sr. and Marjorie (Robb) Smith. Ray graduated in 1961 from LaHarpe High School. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam war. Ray and Marsha Raney...
Catherine Taxter
Mar 12, 2023
Catherine (Miller) Taxter, age 95, of Hays, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas. Catherine was born April 2, 1927 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Toney and Stella (Baker) Miller. Catherine graduated from Greeley High School in 1945. On April 19, 1950, Catherine was united in marriage to Ralph Taxter...
Bruce Wayne Gibson
Mar 10, 2023
Bruce Wayne Gibson, age 68, passed away on March 10, 2023 at KU Medical Center with family by his side. Bruce was born on May 15, 1954 in Chanute, Kansas to Elmer Lee and Eleanor Maggie (Grogan) Gibson, the youngest of seven. Bruce attended school in Earlton and Chanute. Bruce was united in marriage to Jane (Riebel) on February 14,...
Stephen Hubert Haen
Mar 9, 2023
Stephen Haen, age 72, passed away peacefully with family at his side on March 9, 2023 at St. Luke's South Hospital, in Overland Park, Kansas, after a brief but difficult battle with cancer. Stephen was the youngest of seven, born to Ralph and Rose (Heiman) Haen on April 16, 1950 in Piqua, Kansas. Stephen's early school years were at St....
Susan Kay Warden
Mar 9, 2023
Susan Warden, of Iola, Kansas, our beloved grandmother, mother, daughter and sister passed away March 9, 2023. She was 65 years of age. Susan was preceded in death by her parents Max and Mary Heberling and her brother Mike Heberling. Surviving loved ones include her son, Steven Warden; daughter, Kristi Long; sister, Judy Heberling; brother Bruce and sister-in-law Lisa Heberling;...
Lillian Mae Clarasis (Howard) Smith
Mar 2, 2023
Lillian Mae Clarasis (Howard) Smith, age 84, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Lillian was born January 30, 1939, to the late Charles Howard and Mary Bentley-Howard. Lillian, aka, Ms. Gigi, attended school in Iola, Kansas, where she played the trumpet and was a member of the...
Elnora M Stanley
Mar 1, 2023
Elnora Mae Jackman Stanley of Humboldt, Kansas passed away March 1, 2023 peacefully at her home with family at her side at age 102. Elnora was born April 25, 1920, in Gas, Kansas, to Henry H. and Fay C. (Pope) Jackman, the only daughter of three children. Elnora grew up in Gas, Kansas where she attended grade school, when going...
Harlan Cleaver
Mar 1, 2023
Harlan Cleaver, age 79, passed away peacefully March 1, 2023 at his home in Iola, Kansas. Harlan was born September 10, 1943 to Harlan and Georgia (Fitzpatrick) Cleaver in Iola, Kansas. Harlan attended school in LaHarpe, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1961. After graduating he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Korea. Harlan served three years...
Deborah Elizabeth Artr
Feb 28, 2023
Deborah Elizabeth Artr, age 38, passed away at Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, Florida on March 1, 2023. Deborah was born to Mark David and Gail Lynn (Broom) Lackrone on August 16, 1984 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Deborah grew up in Moran, Kansas and graduated from Marmaton Valley High School. In May of 2003, Deborah married Gene Artr in...
Mary Ellen Shaw
Feb 28, 2023
Mary left a note: "Thanks, it's been great being with you but I need to go Home now; they're waiting for me." She left for her heavenly home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, grateful for His care - past, present and future. Mary was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, the youngest child of Steven and Mamie Shaw. She had three older...
Elizabeth Yoder
Feb 27, 2023
Elizabeth W. Yoder, age 89 years, nine months, and seven days, of Garnett, Kansas passed away at her home on Monday, February 27, 2023. Elizabeth W. (Miller) Yoder was born May 20, 1933 in Jump River, Wisconsin. Elizabeth's parents, William D. and Rebecca (Yoder) Miller and their family moved to McMinnville, Oregon when she was 3 years old. Her mother...
Ivan Lorraine Goins
Feb 27, 2023
Ivan L. Goins, age 87, of Colony, Kansas passed away on February 27, 2023 at his home. Ivan was born in Welda, Kansas on February 15, 1936. He was the eleventh of thirteen children of George and Sadie (Barber) Goins. Ivan grew up in Anderson County, his father farmed and they lived in the Welda and Mont Ida areas when...
Virginia (Pete) Babcock
Feb 27, 2023
Virginia E. (Pete) Babcock, age 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away February 27, 2023. Virginia was born September 24, 1939, in rural Altoona, Kansas, to Leonard Myers and Velma (Harris) Myers. Virginia graduated in 1957 from Altoona High School. She and Otis Babcock were married May 3, 1957, in Altoona. Virginia was a homemaker and in later years she worked...
Marilyn Blaufuss
Feb 27, 2023
Marilyn Blaufuss, age 85, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on February 27, 2023 at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Marilyn was born on November 11, 1937 on the family farm near Westphalia Kansas. She was the second of four children born to Fred and Evelyn (Schlick) Schulte. Marilyn grew up on the farm northeast of Westphalia and graduated...
James W. Sowers
Feb 26, 2023
James "Jim" Wayne Sowers, age 75, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. He was born on November 15, 1947, in Ottawa, Kansas, to Clare and Marion (Anderson) Sowers. Jim was raised on a modest farm near Williamsburg, Kansas, with his parents and four brothers. One of his daily chores was milking the Jersey cows. After high...
Linda K. Schomaker
Feb 26, 2023
Linda Schomaker, age 73, of Frankfort, Kansas, passed away on February 26, 2023. Linda Kathleen (Caler) Schomaker was born June 14, 1949, in Iola, Kansas, to the late Wayne D. & Bertha E. (Monroe) Caler. Linda attended schools in Iola and Colorado, graduating from Iola High School in 1967. She attended The Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University),...
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