Recent Obituaries
Maria Mashelle Hastert
Feb 2, 2020
Maria Mashelle Hastert, age 60, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at her home. Mashelle was born January 19th, 1960 in Garnett, Kansas to Norman and Jo Lene (Ralston) Johnston. She was raised on a dairy farm outside of Lane, Kansas. She attended Central Heights School graduating with the class of 1978. On July 22, 1978...
Cindy Kay Tinsley
Feb 2, 2020
Cindy Kay Tinsley, age 63, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on February 2, 2020, at her home. She was born September 27, 1956, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Ada (Johnson) Stever. She graduated from Crest High School and attended Mid-America Nazarene in Olathe and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. Cindy married David Tinsley on July 29,...
Frankie Delores Swango
Jan 31, 2020
Frankie Delores Swango, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Frankie was born on August 22, 1935, on the family farm near Sycamore, Kansas. She was the third of five children born to Frank and Rosa (Pickens) Barker. Frankie attended school in Sycamore before going to high...
Andrew R. Rockers
Jan 26, 2020
Andrew R. Rockers, age 60, of Waukomis, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Enid, Oklahoma. He was born November 11, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Raymond J. and MaryAnn (Ohmes) Rockers. Andy attended Garnett High School and went to work for Sooner Completions and Schebester-Bechtel as a rig operator in...
Clarence J. Schillig
Jan 26, 2020
Clarence J. Schillig, age 91, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Sunset Manor, Waverly, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1928, at Westphalia, Kansas. Clarence was second of four children born to Omer and Frances (Schulte) Schillig. He was a lifetime resident of Westphalia, graduating from Westphalia High School with the class of 1947. Following...
Shirley Siefkin Apt
Jan 24, 2020
Shirley Siefkin Apt, age 89, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. Shirley was the daughter of George and Dora (Tyner) Siefkin. She was born on June 16, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas. She attended and graduated from East High in 1948. She attended Kansas University and was a member of the Gamma Phi...
Melody Ann Holloway
Jan 20, 2020
Melody Ann Holloway, age 63, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at her home. Melody was born to Ray Holloway and Willena (Simpson) Holloway in Colony, Kansas. She was born on November 19, 1956. She attended school in Colony. Melody enjoyed spending her time planting flowers and landscaping around the house. She was also great at embroidering....
Evan Archer Doran
Jan 14, 2020
Evan Archer Doran, age 50, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his home. He was born on July 2, 1969, in Garnett, the son of Rick and Diane (Archer) Doran. Evan graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1988. Evan was a gifted athlete, playing three sports throughout his school years. He earned...
Maxine Dreher
Jan 12, 2020
Freda Maxine Dreher, age 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 12, 2020, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Maxine was born June 29, 1931, in Kincaid, Kansas, to Willie Paul and Zella (Adams) Brooks. Maxine graduated from Kincaid High school in 1949. After high school she moved to Iola, where she worked at the Kress Store for...
Charlie Jim McEndree
Jan 12, 2020
Charlie Jim McEndree, age 64, of rural Elsmore, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 16, 1955 in Iola, Kansas. Charlie was the third of four children born to Elmer and Ruth (Jackson) McEndree. He grew up on the family farm south of LaHarpe and graduated from Iola High School in...
Linda Lou Brown Minkler
Jan 11, 2020
On January 11, 2020, Linda Lou Minkler of Kincaid, Kansas passed away with her husband by her side at Saint Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri after a fierce battle with cancer. She was 72. Linda was born October 3, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Gerald “Jerry” and Vera Brown. She attended school in Hume, Missouri, and graduated high...
Howard Arthur Purcell
Jan 11, 2020
Howard Arthur Purcell, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at KU Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born January 6, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Ralph Emerson and Arleen Edna (Wade) Purcell, the oldest of identical twins. Howard was the original manager at the Garnett Rec Center, helping countless...
Ralph J. "Jim" Romig
Jan 10, 2020
Ralph J. “Jim” Romig, age 82, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on January 10, 2020, at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Ralph was born on April 10, 1937 to Ralph “Bud” Harrison and Hazel Irene (Dunn) Romig in Lindsborg, Kansas. He graduated from Madison High School in 1955. In 1980 he graduated from Neosho County Community...
James Bernard O'Malley
Jan 10, 2020
James Bernard O’Malley, age 66, of Parsons, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020,at Parsons State Hospital, Parsons, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Walter B. and Jo Ann (Haag) O’Malley. He attended Garnett grade schools and lived most of his adult life at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center in Parsons, Ks....
James William Hill
Jan 9, 2020
James “Jim” William Hill, age 74, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on January 9, 2020, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. He was born May 19, 1945, in Rockford, Iowa, the son of Myron C. and Yvonne (Clark) Hill. Jim graduated from Parker High School with the Class of 1963. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1969,...
Darrel Catron
Jan 9, 2020
Darrel Catron, age 71, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on January 9, 2020. Darrel was born in Iola, Kansas to Clarence Ray Catron and Lucille Catron. Darrel married Deborah Nilges Catron on June 8, 1985 in Iola. Darrel graduated from Iola High School in 1966, ACCC in 1968, and Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor's of Science in 1984. He...
Margaret Louise Bruenger
Jan 8, 2020
Margaret Louise Bruenger, age 92, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Margaret was born in Iola, Kansas to Newton Vern and Esta May Austin on April 28, 1927. Both of Margaret's parents died when she was a young child, and she was then raised by her Aunt Nellie Austin. Margaret graduated from...
F. Marvelle Harris
Jan 7, 2020
Frances Marvelle Harris, age 84, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Marvelle was born February 23, 1935, at Centerville, Kansas to Charles O. and Frances I. (Brown) Grosdidier. Marvelle attended and graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1953. That same year Marvelle and Delbert Ray Harris were united in marriage...
Billy E Culp, Jr.
Jan 7, 2020
Billy Edward Culp, Jr., age 45, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Bill was born January 31, 1974, to Bill Culp, Sr. and Barbara (Allen) Culp. Bill graduated from Chanute High School. For the last nine years he has worked at Gates Rubber Company as a forklift operator. Bill enjoyed...
Richard Ard
Jan 7, 2020
Richard Leon Ard, age 75, of Elsmore, Kansas passed away on January 7, 2020, with family at his bedside at Arrowood Lane Humboldt, Kansas. During the final hours of his life, Richard’s family sat next to him, holding his hand, talking about old memories, and sharing stories of how he had touched their lives. They also shared scripture readings and...
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