Recent Obituaries
Barbara A. Nelson
Jul 20, 2020
Barbara A. Nelson, age 88, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born July 24, 1931 in Iola, Kansas to Robert “Bert” and Gladys (Anderson) Covault. On December 26, 1951 Barbara married William R. Nelson in Fort Scott, Kansas. Barbara taught school for 42 years in and around Humboldt, Kansas. Twelve...
Jan Wohler
Jul 13, 2020
Jan Wohler, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kansas. Janice Margaret Fisher was born on April 26, 1935, at St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the second of five children born to Ted and Marcella (Hindry) Fisher. Her family moved to Topeka, Kansas,...
Mary Louise Feuerborn
Jul 12, 2020
Mary Setter Feuerborn, 84, of Linwood, KS, joined her husband, Myron, in their personal animal kingdom in heaven on July 12th, 2020 in Lawrence, KS. Mary was born April 2nd, 1936, to Anthony and Evangaline Setter in Richmond, KS. Mary is survived by her three beautiful daughters: Diane (Bill) Bell, Sandee (Danny) Feuerborn, and Kellee Feuerborn Bolton; grandchildren: Katie (Wade)...
Rose Mary Abbe
Jul 9, 2020
Rose Mary Abbe, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on July 9, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Rose Mary was born April 5, 1950, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Elmer Munsen and Gladys (Utley) Munsen. Rose Mary graduated in 1969 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. Rose Mary worked at Thompson Poultry, Iola, Kansas. Rose Mary loved to read...
Alice C. Valentine
Jul 9, 2020
Alice C. Valentine, 98, of Garnett, died peacefully Thursday, July 9, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Shirley Valentine-Wynes, and son-in-law, Larry Wynes, in Lawrence, Kansas, with family surrounding her. Alice was born January 21, 1922, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Paul C. and Lucy E. (Hazen) Pritchard. She graduated from Ottawa High School and worked for her...
James M. Kinney
Jul 9, 2020
James M. Kinney, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at his home. He was born February 24, 1944, in Atlanta, Texas, the son of Chester and Maggie (Wiley) Kinney. James graduated high school in Queen City with the Class of 1962. James married Betty Green; this union was blessed with two sons, they later...
Rickey Rush
Jul 8, 2020
Rickey “Rick” Rush, age 68, passed away July 8, 2020 at his home in Humboldt, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 29, 1952 in Chanute, Kansas to Myron and Betty (Young) Rush. He graduated from Iola High School with the class of 1970. He began his college studies at Allen County Community College and completed his...
Kevin T. Loving
Jul 6, 2020
Kevin T. Loving, age 53, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020. Kevin was born on July 6, 1967, in Paola, Kansas. He was the third of eight children born to Henry Earl Loving and Aleata Diane Dillard Loving. Kevin grew up in Paola where he was active in several sports. In high school, Kevin excelled at...
Jack Valentine
Jul 6, 2020
Jackie Leon “Jack” Valentine, Sr., age 72, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2020, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Jack was born on January 16, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, to Virgil Valentine and Onella (Gumfory) Valentine. Jack attended school in Iola and joined the United States Navy, where he served his country for four years. Jack and...
Ruth L. Wood
Jul 4, 2020
Ruth L. Wood, age 102, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Greystone Assisted Living in Iola, Kansas. Ruth was born to Elmer and Hannah (Lindquist) Mattson on March 9, 1918 in Elsmore, Kansas. She graduated from Elsmore High School. Ruth married Paul Wood on November 16, 1937. Their union was blessed with four children. She was a homemaker and...
Brenda Ludlum
Jul 2, 2020
Brenda Ludlum, age 59, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at her home in Alva, Florida. Brenda was born October 9, 1960 to Paul Hemmert and Patricia (Lewis) Franklin in Spokane, Washington. Brenda attended high school in Lakeland, Idaho. She graduated in 1979 from Lakeland Senior High School. After high school, she attended Fort Scott Community College School of Nursing...
Raymond K. "Bud" Sifers
Jun 25, 2020
Raymond K. “Bud” Sifers of Bronson, Kansas departed this earth on June 25, 2020 at the age of 63. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond “Bud” and Alberta Sifers. Bud is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Donna, his beloved children, Haley Glover and husband Jason, Michael Sebbert and wife Brooke, and Casey Stotts and...
Kenneth Farnsworth
Jun 25, 2020
Kenneth Jackson Farnsworth, age 90, of Toronto, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. Ken was born on July 24, 1929, in Glazier, Texas. He was the sixth of seven children born to Albert Owen and Vera Adel (Stone) Farnsworth. The family moved to Iola, Kansas in 1943 where Ken graduated from high school. On June 18,...
Ryan Emery Delge
Jun 23, 2020
Ryan Emery Delge, age 33, of Iola, Kansas, passed away June 23, 2020, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Ryan was born September 6, 1986, to Catherine Ingle and step-father Sam Smith. Ryan graduated from Iola High School in 2005. Ryan attended college at Allen Community College, Iola, Kansas. Ryan was a sports enthusiast. He loved to give...
Wayne D. Puff
Jun 20, 2020
Wayne Douglas Puff, age 72, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on June 20, 2020, at his daughter’s home. Wayne was born March 13, 1948, in Peekskill, New York, to Raymond Puff and Dorothy (Scofield) Puff. Wayne graduated from Haldane High School in Cold Spring, New York. He and Deborah Baker were married in April, 1969. They had two daughters and...
Frank Joseph Rockers, Jr.
Jun 19, 2020
Frank J. Rockers, Jr. age 68, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, at Melvern, Kansas. He was born on February 9, 1952, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Frank Joseph Rockers and Mary Jane (Powelson) French. Frank graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1970. Later that summer, he began doing quality control for...
Richard Brewington
Jun 18, 2020
Richard Brewington, age 66, of Iola, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Richard was born on December 8, 1953, in Miami, Oklahoma. He was the third of four children born to J.W. Brewington and Mary (Williams) Brewington. Richard grew up in Galena, Kansas, where he graduated from Galena High School with the...
David M. Tetreault
Jun 16, 2020
David M. Tetreault, age 73, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital. David was born November 29, 1946, to Andrew and June (Reister) Tetreault in Concord, New Hampshire. After graduating from high school in 1964, he entered into the United States Navy where he was active for 23 years and then spent 10 years inactive. After...
Joseph Edward Diebolt
Jun 13, 2020
Joseph Edward “Joe Ed” Diebolt, age 60, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at his residence on June 13, 2020. Joe Ed was born October 21, 1959, to Joseph L. Diebolt and Christina (Ronspiez) Diebolt. Joe Ed was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Evelyn M. Diebolt. Joe Ed is survived by numerous cousins and friends. A graveside...
Gary Appling
Jun 11, 2020
Gary Lee Appling, age 79, passed away June 11, 2020 in Iola, Kansas. Gary was born July 18, 1940 in Iola, Kansas at home to Ernest and Chloe “Alice” (Toedman) Appling. Gary graduated from Iola High School. He spent the majority of his career as a cook. Gary was raised in Gas City, Kansas. He has four sisters and one...
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