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Marc Anthony Sonka
Dec 20, 2021
Marc Anthony Sonka, age 47, of LaHarpe, Kansas passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at his home. Marc was born on August 29, 1974 to Debra (Stokes) and James Sonka at Iola, Kansas. He attended schools in Iola until the family moved to LaHarpe. Marc graduated from high school at Moran. At age 14, Marc was diagnosed with a...
Melvin "Gene" Smith
Dec 19, 2021
Melvin "Gene" Smith, a.k.a. Smitty, age 95, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Iola, Kansas. Gene was born April 13, 1926, to Augustus "Gus" and Elizabeth (Smoot) Smith just East of Humboldt, Kansas in the country. He attended all eight years of school in Gas Grade School and three years at LaHarpe High School. He was then drafted into...
Brenda Jean Bailey
Dec 19, 2021
Brenda Fudge-Bailey, age 62, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. Private family services are planned for a later date.
Deanna M. Maddox
Dec 18, 2021
Deanna M. Maddox, 59, of Iola passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2021. Deanna Marie was born February 13th, 1962, to Edgar and Rosemary (Westhoff) Maddox. Deanna attended Iola High School and later obtained her GED. She met and married Michael McCaskill and had two children. That marriage later ended. Deanna worked in several retail stores and later became a...
Jerry Edward Hunt
Dec 18, 2021
Jerry Edward Hunt, age 63, of Lansing, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Flippin, Arkansas. He was born July 2, 1958, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Roland Edward and Elisabeth Marie (Rucker) Pierce. Jerry graduated from Garnett High School and played on the Bulldogs Football team. He graduated from DeVry University with a Tech and Engineering...
Roy A. Hermreck
Dec 18, 2021
Roy A. Hermreck, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. He was born April 23, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas, the second of the oldest to John and Olive (Rockers) Hermreck. Roy attended school for eight years at the Junction School House, then went to work helping his dad on...
John (Norb) Eisenbart
Dec 17, 2021
John Norbert Eisenbart, age 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away December 17, 2021, at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Norb was born November 19, 1933, in Cimarron, Kansas, to John J. Eisenbart and Alice M. (Hoag) Eisenbart. Norb graduated in 1951 from Yates Center High School, Yates Center, Kansas. Norb and Donna F. Collins were married June 23, 1954,...
Richard Lee Wallace
Dec 17, 2021
Richard Lee Wallace, age 86, of Iola, Kansas passed away at his home on December 17, 2021. Richard was born June 6, 1935 in Iola, Kansas to John Wallace and Lucille Wallace. Richard was a lifelong resident of Iola, graduating from Iola High School in 1953. He married Irene Louise Davis in Iola, Kansas. They were blessed with four children,...
Dennis A. Vaughan
Dec 16, 2021
Dennis Adrian Vaughan, age 82, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away December 16, 2021, at Yates Center Health & Rehab in Yates Center, Kansas. Dennis was born February 10, 1939, in Humboldt, Kansas, to Columbus M. (Pee Wee) Vaughan and Lucy Ruth (Carey) Vaughan. Before graduating in 1956 from Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Kansas, Dennis started in a small country school...
Marvin Ray Sinclair
Dec 16, 2021
Marvin Ray Sinclair, age 59, died December 16, 2021, at his home in rural Iola, Kansas, after losing a brief battle with Covid-19. Marvin was born May 25, 1962. He was the son of Fred E. Jr. and Kathleen Sinclair. He attended school in Iola and spent his life involved with trucking and heavy machinery. He married Teresa McNeeley and...
Carol West
Dec 15, 2021
Carol Ann West, age 70, won her battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at her home in Topeka, Kansas. Carol was born July 12, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Billy and Carol (McHenry) Meech. She attended school in Blue Mound, Kansas. She married Mike Malloy on March 26, 1968 during her junior year of high school. Their...
Butch Vest
Dec 12, 2021
Butch Vest, age 74, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Butch was born August 26,1947, to Stanton P. Vest Sr. and Lorene (Willet) Vest in Iola, Kansas. He attended school in both Gas and Iola, Kansas. He worked the majority of his career as a butcher. Butch married Tonie (Dix) Vest on...
Michael A. Wharry
Dec 11, 2021
Michael Alan Wharry, age 70, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away December 11, 2021, at his residence. Mike was born March 9, 1951, in Yates Center, Kansas, to Richard Wharry and Barbara (Morrison) Kee. Mike graduated in 1969 from Yates Center High School. He attended Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. Mike and Peggy Fox were married August 4, 2015, in...
Michael Paul Scheckel
Dec 9, 2021
Michael Paul Scheckel, age 37, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission. He was born on May 23, 1984, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Lynard Scheckel and Pamela (Olsen) Scheckel. Mike attended school in Garnett before graduating from Anderson County High School. Mike worked for Scheckel Farms for several years before...
Tammy Lou Egidy
Dec 7, 2021
Tammy Felter Egidy, age 57, of Greeley, Kansas, was born the last of four children to Earl Felter Jr. and Charlotte (Ambler) Felter in Eureka, Kansas on August 31, 1964. She passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Stormont Vail in Topeka, Kansas with her family by her side. Tammy met the love of her life, Terry Ray Egidy...
Di Magner
Dec 6, 2021
Di Magner, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 6, 1969, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Cloyce Vern and Madgelene (Bowling) Armstrong. Di graduated from Ulysses High School with the Class of 1987, and attended Southwest Community College in Liberal, Kansas. Di married Mark...
Edward Lee Marvin
Nov 30, 2021
Edward Lee Marvin, age 87, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Edward was born September 24, 1934, to John H. and Vera Juanita (Wilson) in Garnett, Kansas. After high school, he attended Allen County Community College for two years before enlisting in the United States Army in 1953. He served until 1956....
Regina Marie Miller
Nov 30, 2021
Regina Marie Romig Miller, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her home. She was born January 14, 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Ronald and Roberta (Hill) Romig. Regina married Randall A. Miller on November 8, 1997 in Garnett. This union was blessed with one daughter, Catherine M. Miller Noland and...
Glenda Lou Funk
Nov 29, 2021
Glenda Lou (Ahlvers) Funk, age 86, of Garnett, was born the fourth of six children November 15, 1935 to John A.P. Ahlvers and Lena M. (Dieckman) Ahlvers,South of Glen Elder, Kansas in Mitchell County. She transitioned to her heavenly home on November 29, 2021, at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Glenda was born at home on the farm where...
Gail R. (Dick) Foster
Nov 28, 2021
Gail Richard (Dick) Foster, age 86, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas, from health complications after suffering a fall at home. Dick was born September 28, 1935, in Humboldt, Kansas. to Charles Foster and Holland (Summers) Foster. He was baptized on September 28, 1935, and was a life-long...
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