Recent Obituaries
Danny Lee Morris
Dec 25, 2018
Danny Lee Morris, age 43, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Danny was born July 22, 1975, in Chanute, Kansas, to Kenneth and Alice (Booe) Morris. Danny graduated from Iola High School in 1996. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby. Danny received services from Community Living...
Stanley Dreher
Dec 25, 2018
Stanley E. Dreher, Jr., age 92, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at his residence in Iola. Stanley was born April 27, 1926, in Iola, Kansas, to Stanley E. Dreher, Sr. and Loretta (Whitaker) Dreher. At the age of six, Stanley moved with his family to New Mexico, where he attended grade school, grades one through...
George Bushko
Dec 24, 2018
George Barnard Bushko, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018, at his home. He was born November 6, 1926, in Taylor, Pennsylvania, to George J. and Katherine (Wasta) Bushko. George graduated from high school and from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. He joined the United States Army in January of 1945 at Ft. Dix, New...
Mary Lou Draper
Dec 24, 2018
Mary Lou Draper, age 85, formerly of Moran, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Mary Lou was raised on a homestead farm in Bronson, Kansas by her grandparents, John James Upton and Della Lora Upton, and father Charles Elmer Upton. Mary Lou married Lloyd William "Bill" Draper on December 25, 1954 in Iola, KS....
Ralph Lloyd Atzbach
Dec 20, 2018
Ralph L. Atzbach, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at the Life Care Center of Burlington, Burlington, Kansas. Ralph was born on September 3, 1942, in Iola, Kansas, to Henry Atzbach and Mary (Madison) Atzbach. Ralph and Deloris Walters were married on August 30, 1968, in Iola, Kansas. Deloris preceded him in death on...
Frances L Griggs
Dec 19, 2018
Frances L. Griggs, age 68, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Diversicare in Chanute, Kansas. Frances was born June 7, 1950, in Parsons, Kansas, to John F. Griggs and Dola Elizabeth Saulsberry Griggs. Frances attended school in Parsons. Frances was cremated and no services are planned. Inurnment will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, Kansas. Frances...
Fred Heinz
Dec 19, 2018
Frederick Heinz, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Fred was born April 4, 1939, in rural Geneva, Kansas, to Elton and Mary Heinz. Fred attended school at Rock Creek, Gas, and Iola. Fred and Patricia M. Ansell were married on August 13, 1956, in Hernando, Mississippi. In 1964, Fred loaded his family and...
Norma R. Highberger
Dec 19, 2018
Norma R. Highberger, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Parkview Heights in Garnett. She was born on May 5, 1921, in Harris, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Edna (Kelley) Lankard. She grew up on her parents' farm near Glenloch, Kansas and helped her father by driving a team of mules to pull...
Robert Earl "Ike" Collins
Dec 18, 2018
Robert Earl (Ike) Collins, age 85, formerly of Piqua, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at the Yates Center Health and Rehabilitation Center, Yates Center, Kansas. Ike was born August 9, 1933, in Iola, Kansas, to John Mike Collins and Lucy Elizabeth Wilson Collins. He grew up on a farm south of Piqua, Kansas. Ike graduated from the Yates...
Jimmie John Stanley
Dec 17, 2018
Jimmie J. Stanley, born and raised near Moran, Kansas, died on December 17, 2018, in Prescott, Arizona, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 90. Jimmie, the oldest son of Fred and Edith Stanley, attended the one-room schoolhouse at Elsmore. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as a kid and played football in high school. He graduated from Moran...
Christopher A "Chris" Martin
Dec 16, 2018
Christopher Alan Martin, age 52, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Chris was born December 14, 1966 to William "Bill" Martin and Mary (Bishop) Martin in Quincy, Illinois. On September 19, 2003 Chris married Tina Durbin in Coffeyville, Kansas. He received his GED from Allen Community College. Chris worked as...
Marilyn Arbuckle
Dec 13, 2018
Marilyn Ann Arbuckle, age 64, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on December 13, 2018 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Marilyn was born August 24, 1954 in Kiowa, Kansas, the daughter of Alex and Barbara McCullough. Marilyn graduated from Yates Center High School in 1972. She continued her education at Neosho County Junior College, graduating with an...
Valerie Elyse Todd
Dec 12, 2018
Valerie Elyse Todd, age 55, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born on April 2, 1963, at Waynoka, Oklahoma, the daughter of Connie Max and Ona Bea (Swires) Lile. Valerie’s early education was in Freedom, Oklahoma, with her graduating from high school in Caney, Oklahoma. ...
Donald Eugene Reeves
Dec 10, 2018
Donald Eugene Reeves, age 84, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on August 11, 1934, in Bucklin, Kansas, the son of Emery and Elsie (Caldwell) Reeves. He grew up in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, graduating from high school there. Don enlisted in the U.S. Navy because they...
Barbara Ann Wille
Dec 10, 2018
Barbara Ann Eccles Wille, age 71, of Iola, Kansas, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer on Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born on May 13, 1947, in Richmond, California, to John R. Eccles and Dorothy L. Fuzzell Eccles. She moved to Iola when she was two months old. Barbara...
Berneice L Peterson
Dec 9, 2018
Berneice L. Peterson, age 85, of Greeley, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She was born November 22, 1933, in Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of William and Mary (Wolken) Scheckel. She attended high school in Greeley, Kansas. Berneice married Charles L. “Chuck” Peterson on November 22, 1954 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Greeley. ...
Jannie M. Shisler
Dec 3, 2018
Jannie M. Shisler, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Windsor Place Nursing Home in Iola. Jannie was the fourth of five children born to Frank and Mary (Kozubik) Machart. She was born on June 10, 1924 in Calliham, Texas. She attended high school in Calliham and graduated as valedictorian of her class. She was married to...
Margaret Ellen Rogers
Dec 2, 2018
Margaret Ellen Rogers, age 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born December 18, 1922 on the farm east of Blue Mound, Kansas, the daughter of George Robert and Effie Alletta (Casida) Mitchell. Margaret graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1941. On December 10, 1944,...
James Richard Bird
Dec 1, 2018
James Richard (Dick) Bird, age 68, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away December 1, 2018, at Olathe Hospice, Olathe, Kansas. Dick was born on December 15, 1949, in Clifton Springs, New York, to Harold J. Bird and Doris A. (Shantz) Bird. Dick graduated from the Clifton Springs High School and attended two years of technical school. He served his country...
Gerald Mersman
Dec 1, 2018
Gerald Mersman, age 56, of Hidden Valley Lake, Mapleton, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on August 9, 1962, in Garnett, Kansas, Gerald was the seventh of eleven children born to Marvin J. and Carol Jane (Bell) Mersman. Gerald grew up in the Scipio area, attending school in Garnett. He then went...
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