Obituaries

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Mamie M. Pedrow

Mamie M. Pedrow

Jan 6, 2021

Mamie Maxine Pedrow, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1925, at Wynona, Oklahoma, the daughter of Everett and Laura (Tindle) Pitts. Her family moved to the Lone Elm area, where she attended grade school at Waiter and Highland grade schools, and...

Evelyn L. Wedeman

Evelyn L. Wedeman

Jan 2, 2021

Evelyn L. Wedeman, age 104, of Parkview Estates in Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1916, in Braddock, North Dakota, the daughter of Johon and Marie (Popp) Swanson. Evelyn was the 7th of 8 children, having 3 brothers and 4 sisters. In the Fall of 1930, she met...

Ken Miller

Ken Miller

Jan 2, 2021

Ken Miller, age 54, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his home. He was born May 25, 1966, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Everett and Betty (Cook) Miller. Ken joined the U.S. Navy serving from 1985 to 1998, during Desert Storm and the Cold War. Ken married Michelle Rentmeester on October 19, 1990 in...

Velma Marie Pretzer

Velma Marie Pretzer

Jan 2, 2021

Velma Marie (Martin) Pretzer entered into the earthly world on June 7, 1929 into the arms of her parents Wilson and Nannie (Brubaker) Martin. She departed to her eternal life on January 2, 2021. Her early years were spent on a farm near Welda, Kansas where she was the 4th of 12 children. Soon after her graduation from Welda High...

Lisa D. Hermann

Lisa D. Hermann

Jan 2, 2021

Lisa Dawn Hermann, age 47, of Richmond, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on January 2, 2021, at Advent Health, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1973, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Betty (Briggs) Hermann. She graduated with the Class of 1991 from Prairie View High School in LaCygne, Kansas. She was preceded...

Phyllis Ione Miller

Phyllis Ione Miller

Jan 2, 2021

Phyllis Ione Miller, 96, passed away January 2, 2021 at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Phyllis was born June 26, 1924 to Roy and Ione (McGee) Jackson in Linn County, near Mound City, Kansas. Phyllis graduated from Blue Mound High school in 1941. On November 21, 1942, Phyllis married Ralph Miller in Fort Scott, Kansas. This union was blessed with...

Wilma L. Lamb

Wilma L. Lamb

Jan 1, 2021

Wilma Lois Lamb, age 88, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away January 1, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kansas. Wilma was born September 4, 1932, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Raymond Browning and Edith (Cordray) Browning. Wilma attended college and received a nursing degree. She worked as a licensed practical nurse in several area medical facilities. Wilma...

Jeanie Patterson

Jeanie Patterson

Jan 1, 2021

Jeanie Patterson, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on January 1, 2021 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett. Merle Jean Anderson was born on January 6, 1939 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the third of four children born to Wayne Anderson and Dora May (Goodrich) Anderson. She grew up on a dairy farm east of Ottawa. She attended a...

Greg McGhee

Greg McGhee

Dec 30, 2020

Gregory Dean McGhee, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Greg was the first of two sons born to Donald Dean and Patricia Irene (Crotts) McGhee. He was born on April 10, 1956, in Iola, Kansas. Greg was a resident of KNI in Topeka, Kansas...

Ilene Glenn

Ilene Glenn

Dec 29, 2020

Ilene L. (Erhart) Glenn, age 86, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She was born July 11, 1934, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Monroe and Florence (Bennett) Erhart. Ilene graduated from Garnett High School, and attended college in Emporia, Kansas, to study for nursing. She married...

James LeRoy Seigel

James LeRoy Seigel

Dec 27, 2020

James LeRoy Seigel, age 84, passed away at his residence after a long illness on December 27, 2020. Jim, or Bud as he was known to his family, was born on April 10, 1936, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to George Seigel and Mabel (Walker) Seigel. Jim began working at the age of fourteen delivering Grit newspapers. After that, he began delivering...

Valli Ann Sutton

Valli Ann Sutton

Dec 26, 2020

Valli Sutton, age 65, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. She was born on December 1, 1955, in Garnett, Kansas. Valli was the third of four children born to Dean and Martina (Tush) Reppert. She grew up on the family farm near Harris, Kansas and graduated from Garnett High School. On July 3,...

Sue (Roush) Harrison

Sue (Roush) Harrison

Dec 26, 2020

Susan C. (Roush) Harrison, age 65, passed away December 26, 2020, at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Sue was born in Iola, Kansas, on October 17, 1955, to William Roush and Edith (Troxel) Roush. Sue graduated in 1973 from Iola High School. Sue and John Harrison were married on September 2, 1973, in Iola, Kansas. Sue worked for her...

James "Jim" Andrew Hosack I

James "Jim" Andrew Hosack I

Dec 24, 2020

James “Jim” Andrew Hosack I, age 58, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Neodesha Care and Rehab in Neodesha, Kansas. Jim was born August 27, 1962, to Forrest James and Helen Joyce (Krone) Hosack in Chanute, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children. Jim graduated high school from Independence High School. After high school, he attended school at...

Edwin Lee Cole

Edwin Lee Cole

Dec 23, 2020

Edwin Lee Cole, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Edwin was born May 7, 1941 to Lester and Pearl (Teal) Cole in Colony, Kansas. He attended Iola High School in Iola, Kansas. On December 19, 1958, Edwin married Blanche “Annette” (Sanderson) Cole in Iola. Their union was blessed with...

Jay M. Dutton

Jay M. Dutton

Dec 23, 2020

Jay M. Dutton of Colony, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020. He was born January 25, 1927, in Iola to William George Dutton and Marietta (Gillispie) Dutton, during the middle of the Great Depression. Jay grew up on the family farm west of Neosho Falls. He graduated from Neosho Falls High School in 1945 and then attended Pittsburg State...

John Michael "Mike" Stranghoner

John Michael "Mike" Stranghoner

Dec 22, 2020

John Michael “Mike” Stranghoner, November 18, 1956 – December 22, 2020. John Michael “Mike” Stranghoner left his earthly home to be reunited with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, parents and older brother Jimmy on Monday, December 22, 2020. Mike was the sixth son born to Hadley T. Stranghoner, Sr., and Myrnice E. Wells Stranghoner on November 18, 1956. He...

Normalee Norman

Normalee Norman

Dec 19, 2020

Normalee Norman, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away as the result of COVID 19 on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Residential Living Center in Garnett with her family present virtually. On March 7, 1930, Normalee was born to James Arthur “Arch” and Alta (Bennet) Thomas. She was the third of three children in her family. She grew up in...

Janice R. Porter

Janice R. Porter

Dec 18, 2020

Janice Rene Porter, age 57, finished her 18+ year battle with cancer on the 18th of December 2020 at one o’clock that Friday afternoon. This wonderful woman did not let her illness stop her from living a full life as witnessed by her continuous community service and the birth of her last two children after her first cancer surgery. Many...

Marjorie Ann Feuerborn

Marjorie Ann Feuerborn

Dec 18, 2020

Marjorie Ann Feuerborn, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020, at Louisburg Nursing and Rehab Center, Louisburg, Kansas. She was born January 6, 1943, at Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Betty (Stowell) Neptune. Marjorie graduated from Chanute High School and received an associates degree from Neosho County Community College, majoring in Business. Marjorie...