Recent Obituaries
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...
Odyessie Kay Allen
Oct 13, 2021
Odyessie Kay Allen, age 31, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, as the result of a car accident. She was born on October 12, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas. Odyessie grew up in the Westphalia area, attending school at Westphalia Elementary, then Anderson County High School, graduating in 2009. She then graduated from Cosmetology School in 2010....
Randy Noel Vanatta
Oct 10, 2021
Randy Noel Vanatta, age 63, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021, at his home in Chanute, Kansas. Randy was one of eleven children born to Tom Charles and Leola Mae (Zornes) Vanatta on December 25, 1957, at Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He married Sharon Stroud. Their union was blessed with two children, Aaron and Clinton. They later divorced....
Carla I. Kosier
Oct 10, 2021
Carla I. Kosier, age 49, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Mosiac Medical Center, St. Joseph, Missouri. She was born January 4, 1972, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Owen and Carol (Thompson) Hunsperger. Carla married Albert Olds in 1991, and this union was blessed with three children. She then married Jimmy Kosier on May...
Donald Homer "Don" Stearns
Oct 8, 2021
Donald Homer "Don" Stearns went home to Jesus on Friday, October 8, 2021 at age 73. Don was born to Elexis and Ethel Allene Stearns on October 17, 1947 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. As a child, Don spent his time with his nose in a book. He loved to study. Don met his wife, Deanna Schaffer in 1965, through her...
Karen L. Miller
Oct 7, 2021
Karen L. Miller, 63, Iola passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Karen was born June 20, 1958, to Robert and Norma Jones, Topeka. She married Jay Miller on October 10, 1981, in Topeka. He survives, as does her mother; children Drew, Alisa and Bryan; grandchildren Beckett, Margot and Lucas; siblings Shelley Krane...
Nancy Ann Runer
Oct 7, 2021
Nancy Ann Runer, age 85, passed away October 7, 2021, at Diversicare Nursing Home, Chanute, Kansas. Nancy was born March 1, 1936, in Gas, Kansas, to William Gumfory and Edith (Toedman) Gumfory. Nancy and Jimmy T. Runer were married May 30, 1985, in Iola, Kansas. Nancy was a homemaker. Nancy was the shopping queen! She loved planting flowers in her...
Mary Lou Beck
Oct 6, 2021
Mary Lou Beck, age 79, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away October 6, 2021, at her residence. Mary Lou was born March 3, 1942, in Chanute, Kansas, to Lee Montgomery and Vera (Beck) Montgomery. She spent most of her childhood in Erie, Kansas. Mary Lou attended high school in Leadville, Colorado, and graduated in 1960 from Chanute High School, Chanute, Kansas....
Reta Earlene Stanley
Oct 4, 2021
Reta Earlene Stanley passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, at Greystone Assisted Living in Iola, Kansas. Reta was born April 17, 1937, to Irvin and Wilma (Donaldson) Gregg in Iola, Kansas. She married Marvin Stanley on February 28, 1959. They were blessed with three children that they raised on farms near LaHarpe and Moran, then finally settled on the family...
Delma Pearl Colgin Nutz
Oct 2, 2021
Delma P. Nutz, age 94, passed away October 2, 2021, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Delma was born July 12, 1927, in LaHarpe, Kansas, to Clarence McVey and Pauline (Davis) McVey. Delma attended LaHarpe High School until she married Wilbern (Dib) Colgin on October 3, 1943. They lived in several places in Allen County and raised their...
Aaron Thompson
Oct 1, 2021
Aaron Christopher Thompson, age 43, of Gladstone, Missouri, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Aaron was born on September 6,1978, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Diana McIntosh and Robbie Thompson. Aaron graduated with the Class of 1997 from Anderson County High School. He joined the US...
James M. Malloy
Sep 30, 2021
James Michael "Mike" Malloy, 73, Baldwin City, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 30th, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 23rd, 1948 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Earnest David Malloy and Faye Vivian Michael Malloy. He was raised in Iola, Kansas and was a Graduate of La Harpe High School in 1965. Mike was employed by Brady Trucking...
Deanna E. King
Sep 29, 2021
Deanna E. King, age 70, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Deanna was born October 26, 1950, to Harold and Dona (Huppert) Erbert in Burlington, Colorado. She married Tom King on September 2, 1972. Deanna worked as a nurse her entire career serving her community and helping others. Deanna is preceded in death by...
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