Recent Obituaries
Jimmie Leon Maley
Nov 11, 2021
Jimmie Leon Maley, age 69, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021, at his home in Iola, Kansas. Jimmie was born June 5, 1952, to Glen and Florence (Crowell) Maley in Gas City, Kansas. He graduated from Iola High School where he was heavily involved in FFA and traveled to Europe. He then began working for Gates Rubber Company. His career...
Daniel Lee "Danny" Johnson
Nov 7, 2021
Daniel Lee "Danny" Johnson, age 70, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021, at his home in Iola, Kansas. Danny was born February 5, 1951, to Rahe and Barbara (Greenwood) Johnson in Yankton, South Dakota. He joined the United States Air Force right after graduating from high school. After his service in the Air Force, he attended Allen County Community College...
Shirley R. Heiman
Nov 4, 2021
Shirley R. Heiman, age 66, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at her home in Chanute, Kansas. Shirley was born July 1, 1955, to Delmer and Theresa (Maschler) Lorance in Iola, Kansas. She graduated from Colony, Kansas with the class of 1973. Over the years, Shirley worked various jobs. On March 6, 1982, she married Charlie Heiman in Humboldt, Kansas....
Robert S. Hyden
Nov 3, 2021
Robert Stephen Hyden, age 73, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2021, at his residence. Robert was born May 20, 1948, in Nashville, Tennessee, to John P. Hyden and Geneva (Kirk) Hyden. Robert graduated from Shawnee Mission High School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Robert served his country in the United States Air Force. He worked many years as a mechanic,...
Robert Louis Messenger
Nov 2, 2021
Robert Louis Messenger, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at AdventHealth of Shawnee Mission Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Bob was born on August 30, 1936, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Clarence Eugene Messenger and Beatrice (Smith) Brown. From an early age Bob knew Alexander "Shorty" Earl Brown as the father figure in...
Terry A. Gillham
Nov 1, 2021
Terry Allen Gillham, age 72, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away November 1, 2021, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Terry was born September 29, 1949, in Iola, Kansas, to Wilfred Gillham and Ruth (Spillman) Gillham. Terry graduated in 1968 from Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Kansas. Terry earned a bachelor of science degree from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. He...
Eldon Dale Strickler
Oct 25, 2021
Eldon Dale Strickler, age 76, of Colony, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2021, at Glen Carr House, Derby, Kansas. Eldon was born July 20, 1945, in Iola, Kansas, to Rollin Strickler and Ina (Yokum) Strickler. Eldon graduated in 1963 from Colony High School, Colony, Kansas. He attended Allen County Junior College in Iola, Kansas, where he was a member of...
Carter Ray Stiffler
Oct 23, 2021
Carter Ray Stiffler, age 85, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his home in Iola, Kansas. Carter was born July 16, 1936, in Kincaid, Kansas, to Howard and Addie (Hardin) Stiffler. After graduation from Kincaid High School in 1954, he attended Pittsburg State University for two semesters. In 1956, he accepted the position of custodian and school bus driver...
Justin Lee Appleton
Oct 21, 2021
Justin Lee Appleton, age 47, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at his residence on October 21, 2021. Justin was born April 30, 1974, in Riverside, New Jersey, to Warren C. Appleton and Cathleen King. Justin graduated in 2016 from Allen Community College, Iola, Kansas. Justin and Dawn Hine were married November 9, 1998, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Justin worked...
Richard "Rick" L. Hottenstein
Oct 21, 2021
Richard (Rick) L. Hottenstein Sr. (73) passed away October 21, 2021, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. Rick was born on February 15, 1948, to Paul and Beatrice Hottenstein in Iola, KS. Rick married Timmee (McCullough) in Humboldt on May 11, 1974. Timmee survives, along with son Richard L Hottenstein Jr. (Andrea); daughters, Bobbie Haviland (Brian), and Loni...
Bryant R. Kunard
Oct 20, 2021
Bryant R. Kunard, age 60, of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born June 7, 1961, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of John and Cora (Dunn) Kunard. He graduated from Ottawa High School, Ottawa, Kansas with the Class of 1979. After high school he worked for H.D....
John H. Boeken, Sr.
Oct 19, 2021
John Harvey Boeken, Sr., age 57, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2021, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. John was born July 30, 1964, in Iola, Kansas, to James I. Boeken, Sr. and Corrine (McCullough) Boeken. John graduated in 1983 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. John worked in the steel industry until his health failed. John liked...
Thomas E. Thompson
Oct 18, 2021
Thomas (Tom) Eugene Thompson passed away on October 18, 2021, at the age of 94 in his daughter's home in Overland Park, Kansas. He was a tough man who had fought and beaten cancer several times throughout his life, but this latest bout would prove to be his last. He is now at peace. Tom was born in Linn County,...
Marlene Duke Scoville
Oct 18, 2021
At the age of two, Marlene's father died in an accident. In 1975, she lost her mother, Opal Ida, at the young age of 54. When Marlene Duke Scoville reached her goal of making it to the age of 54 she considered every day from that point a blessing and an opportunity for an adventure. During the years to follow,...
Melvin G. Baker
Oct 17, 2021
Melvin G. Baker, age 93, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Arrowood Lane Assisted Living in Humboldt, Kansas. Melvin was born May 1, 1928, to Melvin J. and Minnie S. (Binger) Baker in Humboldt, Kansas. He graduated with the class of 1946 from Humboldt High School. In 1950, Melvin married Doris Loreen Orcutt on June 18th in Humboldt at...
Larry Johnson
Oct 16, 2021
Larry A. Johnson, age 65, formerly of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away October 16, 2021, at Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Larry was born February 4, 1956, in Independence, Kansas, to Carl Johnson and Frances (Scott) Johnson. Larry graduated in 1974 from Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Kansas. Larry and Kathy Weldon were married June 8, 1974, in Humboldt, Kansas. Larry worked...
Queen Eileen Rinehart
Oct 15, 2021
Queen Eileen Rinehart, age 96, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at her home in Humboldt, Kansas. Queen was born October 14, 1925, to Otto Alfred and Cora Mae (Stroup) Powers in El Dorado, Kansas. She attended school in Iola. On November 19, 1942, she married Thomas Greely Rinehart in Kansas City, Kansas. They made their home in Humboldt together....
Wilma Jean "Jeannie" Stanley
Oct 15, 2021
Wilma Jean (Jeannie) Stanley passed away after a short illness on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Prescott, Arizona. Jeannie, the only child of Albert Daugherty and Grace (Hall) Daugherty, was 93. Jeannie was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita High School East in 1946, worked in Wichita for several years and married Jimmie Stanley, a pilot...
Jane Elizabeth Katzer
Oct 14, 2021
Jane Elizabeth Katzer, age 80, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home. She was born February 5, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Tony and Clara (Bures) Sobba. Jane married Clyde Katzer on June 10, 1961, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. She worked at Hallmark Cards in Lawrence, Warner Sewing...
Ervin J. Yoder
Oct 13, 2021
Ervin J. Yoder, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at his home. He was born April 24, 1926, in Thomas, Oklahoma, the son of Jerry J. and Amanda (Mullet) Yoder. Ervin was a member of the Old Order Amish Church, Garnett. He married Esther Beachy on August 6, 1959 in Garnett. He was a...
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