Recent Obituaries
Roger Austin Howerton
Aug 27, 2022
Roger Austin Howerton, age 82, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, passed away August 27, 2022. Roger was born October 23, 1939, in Savonburg, Kansas, to Olaf Millard (Bill) Howerton and Lillian Estelle (Austin) Howerton. Roger served in the United States Air Force and then went to college in Champaign, Illinois, earning a master's degree in physics. He was a teacher and...
Catherine Harris
Aug 26, 2022
Dr. Catherine May (Neighbor) Harris, born October 22, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri to Josephine (Duncan) and Charles Henry Neighbor, passed into the light on Friday, August 26, 2022 at the age of 93. She was at home in Placitas, New Mexico in the loving arms of her daughters, Catherine Anne Harris and Norah Elizabeth Harris. Catherine May grew up...
Naomi Clounch
Aug 25, 2022
Naomi Doris Marie Clounch, age 89, of Iola, Kansas, passed away August 25, 2022, in Iola, Kansas. Naomi was born July 14, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, to George W. Johnson, Sr. and Naomi Susie Mae (Anderson) Johnson. Naomi graduated Missouri Valley High School, Missouri Valley, Iowa, and she continued her education, receiving a dietician's certificate. Naomi was a dietary supervisor...
Michael Allen Giesbrecht
Aug 21, 2022
Michael Allen Giesbrecht, age 20, of Lane, Kansas, formerly of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 11, 2002, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Lance Giesbrecht and Juli Carriger. He graduated from Pleasant Hill High School, Class of 2020. In his short life, Michael...
Virginia Lee Schrant
Aug 20, 2022
Virginia Lee Schrant, age 87, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at her home. On October 10, 1934, at Walker, Kansas, Virginia was the seventh of seven children born to Henry and Catherine (Etzel) Schrant. Virginia grew up in Richmond, later to moving to Garnett. Since 1992, Virginia has lived in the...
Mary E. Bowman
Aug 19, 2022
Mary Ellen Bowman, age 86, of Enid, Oklahoma, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, in Enid, Oklahoma. Mary was born on July 6, 1936, at Bronson, Kansas. She was the fifth of six children born to Charles Birtty Nickelson and Cementha (Worthington) Nickelson. Mary grew up in Moran and Garnett, attending high at Garnett. Following...
Linda K. Maloney
Aug 19, 2022
Linda K. Maloney, age 75, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Arrowood Lane Assisted Living in Humboldt, Kansas. Linda was born September 21, 1946, to Lewis and Dorthea (Woodcock) Varvel. She graduated with the Class of 1964 from LeRoy High School in LeRoy, Kansas. Linda married William E. Maloney on September 20, 1964. Their union was blessed with two...
Cynthia "Cindy" Diane Strickler
Aug 18, 2022
On August 18, 2022 God welcomed home one of His most beloved, Cynthia (Cindy) Diane Strickler. She was surrounded by so many who loved her as she passed (in fact, the hospital had to keep scolding us because there were too many of us in her room at a time). But that was Cindy; if you knew her, you couldn't...
Mildred "Millie" Trester
Aug 16, 2022
Mildred "Millie" Lucille Trester of Iola, Kansas, passed away on August 16, 2022, with family at her bedside. Millie was born in January 1949 to parents Perry and Leta Thornton-Masten in Kansas City, Missouri. Millie was preceded in death by her parents, her unborn child at birth, husband John Trester, step-son Stewart Trester, siblings, brother Harry "Butch" Thornton, sister Cheri...
Frankie Tidd
Aug 15, 2022
Franklin "Frankie" Delano Tidd, age 87, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Frankie was born March 9, 1935, to Frank and Elizabeth (Diebolt) Tidd at their home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. He made his home in the Neosho Falls Community where he farmed and worked all of his life. Frankie and Ina...
Shaun M. Dwyer
Aug 9, 2022
Shaun Michael Dwyer, age 55, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away August 9, 2022, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Shaun was born December 28, 1966, in Wichita, Kansas, to Clarence B. Dwyer, Jr. and Shirley (Mann) Dwyer. Shaun graduated from Derby High School, Derby, Kansas. He continued his education at Wichita State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Shaun...
Faron L. Wilson
Aug 7, 2022
Faron Lee Wilson, age 66, of Iola, Kansas, passed away August 7, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Faron was born February 21, 1956, in Iola, Kansas, to Earnest Wilson and Marcella (Tindel) Wilson. Faron graduated in 1974 from Iola High School. He worked as a farm equipment painter for Hay and Forage, Hesston, Kansas, before he retired...
Marilyn Kay (Kincheloe) Manbeck
Aug 7, 2022
Marilyn Kay (Kincheloe) Manbeck, age 83, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Marilyn was born November 10, 1938, to Clair and Opal (Peterson) Kincheloe. She attended school in Iola, Kansas. She married Clyde Lee Manbeck on April 12, 1959, in Iola, Kansas at the former Trinity United Methodist Church where they were...
Frieda Peters
Aug 5, 2022
Frieda Peters, age 95, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at her home. Frieda Irene Miller was born on November 24, 1926, in Garnett, Kansas. She was born to Joseph F. Miller and Anna C. (Foltz) Miller. Frieda attended grade schools in Anderson and Franklin counties before graduating 8th grade from Bush City and then from...
James "Jim" Neil
Aug 4, 2022
James "Jim" Neil, age 69, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. Jim was born January 19, 1953, to Robert Eugene and Mary Elaine (Burns) Neil in Fort Worth, Texas. Jim married Lynne Holloway on July 7, 1979. Jim worked as a carpenter for the majority of his career. Jim's life...
Keith "Smurf" Summers
Aug 3, 2022
Keith "Smurf" Summers, age 69, of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at his home. Glenn Keith Summers was born on January 24, 1953, in Garnett, Kansas. Keith was the second of two sons born to Charles Howard and Edna Elizabeth (Gillette) Summers. Keith grew up in Parker, Kansas and graduated from Prairie View High School in...
Ralph F. Taxter
Aug 3, 2022
Ralph F. Taxter, 96, Hays, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Via Christi Village. Ralph "Freddie" was born March 5, 1926 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of June and Ethel (Benjamin) Taxter. He was always appreciative of the A.M. Canady family of Garnett, who welcomed his grandfather Fred into their home off of the Orphan Train...
Larry Sumners
Aug 1, 2022
Larry Sumners, age 68, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Laurence A. Sumners was born on August 16, 1953, at McPherson, Kansas. He was the sixth of eight children born to George Richard Sumners and Lois Audrey (Clark) Sumners. As a boy, Larry's family lived...
Josh A. "PH" Smith
Aug 1, 2022
Josh A. "PH" Smith, age 40, of Baldwin City, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the farm, rural Baldwin. Josh was born on June 21, 1982, in Hays, Kansas, the son of James Smith and Marsha (Brickley) Smith. He grew up in Baldwin, where his involvement in 4-H established friendships that would become...
Betty S. Owens
Jul 27, 2022
Betty Suzann Owens, age 74, of Iola, Kansas, passed away July 27, 2022, at Yates Center Health & Rehab, Yates Center, Kansas. Betty was born June 22, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, to Charles H. Wiedemann and Geraldine I. (Osborn) Wiedemann. Betty graduated from Iola High School and Allen County Community College. Betty worked as a para-professional in education for USD...
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