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Edward M. Riebel

Edward M. Riebel

Oct 17, 2017

Edward M. Riebel, age 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Heartland Meadows in Iola. Edward Martin Riebel was the sixth of thirteen children born to Joseph and Flora (Decker) Riebel. Ed was born on February 8, 1926 in Westphalia, Kansas. In December of 1945, Ed entered into the US Army. He served as a...

Betty Irene Yokum

Betty Irene Yokum

Oct 16, 2017

Betty I. Yokum, 95, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, October 16, 2017, at Greystone in Iola, Kansas. She was born September 15, 1922, in Hiawatha, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas O. and Irene Elizabeth (Buehler) Waugh. Betty lived in Hiawatha, Miami, Florida, and Oskaloosa, Kansas before moving to Iola with her family in 1929. She graduated from Iola High School...

Dale W. Jackson

Dale W. Jackson

Oct 16, 2017

Dale W. [Willis] Jackson, 64, of Uniontown, Kansas, passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly, at his home on the morning of October 16th, 2017. He was born October 25th, 1952 in Iola, Kansas to Byron (Hap) and Betty (Simpson) Jackson. He spent much of his youth growing up in Centerville and attending school there through eighth grade when his family then...

Robert E. "Bob" Shields

Robert E. "Bob" Shields

Oct 8, 2017

Robert E. Shields, age 81, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. Bob was born on April 4, 1936, in Harris, Kansas. He was the youngest of six children born to Harry and Mary (Keffer) Shields. Bob's family moved to Garnett when he was a young boy. He attended...

Franque Marcene Meliza

Franque Marcene Meliza

Oct 7, 2017

Franque Marcene Meliza, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on June 29, 1939, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Cyrus and Helen L. (Barber) Chilcote. She was a graduate of Iola High School, Iola Junior College, and Kansas State University (B.S. in...

Doris Eva Lickteig

Doris Eva Lickteig

Oct 4, 2017

Doris Eva (Bach) Lickteig, 78, of Garnett died Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Anderson County Hospital. Doris was the third of four children born to Fred and Florence (Feuerborn) Bach. She was born on March 15, 1939 in Garnett, Kansas. Doris attended the High Point School and then graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1957. On September 22,...

Elaine Lenola Brown

Elaine Lenola Brown

Oct 4, 2017

Elaine L. Brown, age 98, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. She was born September 30, 1919 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Dewey and Ethel Marie (Brown) Dobson. Elaine graduated from Emporia High School and attended Emporia State University. She taught school for several years....

Max Ratliff

Max Ratliff

Oct 1, 2017

Max Owen Ratliff, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas.   He was born January 18, 1935, at Iantha, Kansas, the son of Zenn T. and Grace Lucille "Billie" (Chitwood) Ratliff. He attended Cherry Mound Grade School and graduated from Westphalia High School. In 1952, he graduated from Reisch American School...

Kay Maple Westerman

Kay Maple Westerman

Sep 30, 2017

Kay Maple Westerman, age 71, of Iola, Kansas passed away, Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Kay was the only child born to Harold and Marjorie (Jones) Hank. Kay was born on August 16, 1946 at Iola. Following her mother's marriage to Udell Hobelman, Kay was adopted by Udell on May 8,1957. She grew up...

Dorothy Nadine Fillmore

Dorothy Nadine Fillmore

Sep 27, 2017

Dorothy Nadine (Croucher) Fillmore, 89, of rural Colony, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Dorothy was born November 10, 1927, to Sam and Mattie (Davis) Croucher in Peterton, Kansas near Osage City, Kansas. Dorothy graduated from high school in 1945 from Osage City High in Osage City, Kansas. When Dorothy...

Mary Louise Saxton

Mary Louise Saxton

Sep 27, 2017

Mary Louise Saxton, age 65, of Iola, Kansas, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at her home. Mary was born on April 6, 1952 to Steve and Mary M. Isaac, and made her home in Iola, Kansas. She worked for many years as a certified Surgical Technologist for Allen County Hospital and Neosho Memorial Hospital. Mary then...

Madalyn Mae (Holland) Varnell

Madalyn Mae (Holland) Varnell

Sep 26, 2017

Madalyn Mae Varnell, 77, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Moran Manor in Moran. She was born July 10, 1940 in Iola to Lola (Johnson) Holland. She graduated from Iola High School in 1958. After high school, she moved to Wichita, where she worked as a waitress and then assistant manager at Howard Johnson's Motel in Wichita....

Ernestine C. Smitheran

Ernestine C. Smitheran

Sep 21, 2017

Ernestine C. Smitheran, age 91, of Garnett Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Guest Homes Estate Assisted Living in Garnett surrounded by her family and Guest Home staff. Ernestine was born on April 6, 1926 in Wellsville, Kansas the daughter of Ernest Charlie Campbell and Marilla Anne (Martin) Campbell. She attended Parker Rural County High School, graduating...

Alice Jean "Booe" Morris

Alice Jean "Booe" Morris

Sep 17, 2017

Alice Jean Morris, "Jeanie" to most, passed away September 17, 2017 at Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1947 in Chanute, Kansas to Lloyd and Anna (Wade) Booe. She grew up in western Kansas, Chanute, and Humboldt. She worked in restaurants, the Tyson Chicken Plant, Allen County Hospital, housekeeping, and caring for her...

Jean Morris

Jean Morris

Sep 17, 2017

Jean L. Morris, 74, of Newton, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Jean was born October 2, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Louise (Thurman) Lilly. She grew up in Iola and attended Iola schools. In 1954, Jean married David Sherrill and they...

Wayne Marlin Mitchell

Wayne Marlin Mitchell

Sep 15, 2017

Wayne Marlin Mitchell, 65, of Osawatomie, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, September 15, 2017 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.   He was born April 30, 1952 in Chanute, Kansas to Elvyn Ellis and Anna Delphine (Daniels) Mitchell. He grew up at La Harpe, Kansas and graduated from Iola High School in 1970. He served in...

Rose Gretencord

Rose Gretencord

Sep 14, 2017

Rose Gretencord, age 90, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett. She was born May 11, 1927, in Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mary (Benus) Gretencord. Rose graduated from West Scipio grade school. She lived her entire life on the farm southwest of Richmond. She raised chickens and sold the eggs,...

Larry Wayne Hurlock

Larry Wayne Hurlock

Sep 12, 2017

Larry Wayne Hurlock, 74, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, to Clyde Earl and Goldie Lillian (Stout) Hurlock. He grew up in Iola, lived in Osawatomie for a time, and moved to Ottawa in 1974. Larry is survived by a...

Claudia Diane "Diane" Williamson

Claudia Diane "Diane" Williamson

Sep 12, 2017

~~Claudia Diane Williamson (Woolsey), age 69, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, peacefully in her sleep. Claudia Diane Woolsey was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1948, to Claude William Woolsey and Mildred Grace (Smith) Woolsey.  Claudia Diane very much preferred her middle name and rarely used her first name.  She was the youngest...

Norma Dell Barclay

Norma Dell Barclay

Sep 11, 2017

Norma Dell Barclay, age 86, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Norma was the second of two children born to Adam and Emma (Holden) Utermoehlen. She was born on May 4, 1931 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Norma attended high school in Cherokee, Kansas, and attended Kansas...

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