Recent Obituaries
Clifford Orval Jones
Apr 10, 2017
Clifford Orval Jones, age 97, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Brookdale of Overland Park. He was born March 31, 1920, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Maurice and Dora (Johnson) Jones. Cliff was a Staff Sargent in the Army Air Corp from 1943-1945 in the 410th Bomb Squad of the 94th Bomb Group...
Ronald Paul Tastove
Apr 9, 2017
Ronald P. Tastove, age 69, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born on March 1, 1948, at the hospital in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Henry and Betty (Dieker) Tastove. He was raised southwest of Westphalia, Kansas, on the family farm. Ronnie went to St. Teresa Catholic School...
James A. Foltz
Apr 6, 2017
James Allen Foltz, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family, concluding his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on February 4, 1948, in the Carter Building in Garnett, Kansas, the son of John and Veronica (Wittman) Foltz. He was raised on the family farm two miles...
Gurdon L. Olson
Apr 5, 2017
Gurdon L. Olson, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. Gurdon was the fourth of nine children born to Enor and Beulah (Richardson) Olson. He was born on July 4, 1929, at Harris, Kansas. Gurdon graduated from Garnett High School in 1948. Gurdon was a veteran of the Korean...
Richard Eugene Culbertson
Apr 5, 2017
Richard Eugene Culbertson, 69 of Iola passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home. He was born April 27, 1947 in Gas, Kansas to Lester and Julia (Hunsaker) Culbertson. He grew up in California, and worked there for several years as a route salesman. After moving to Kansas, he worked for many years as a custodian for USD 257,...
Sara Jane Teel
Apr 1, 2017
Sara Jane Frere Teel - On September 16, 1948, George S. and Alvena (Kendig) Frere welcomed their daughter Sara Jane into the world. Sisters Sandra and Susan and brother James were there to greet her. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Sara spent most of her childhood in Southeast Kansas, primarily in Baxter Springs. At Baxter Springs High School Sara participated in...
Clara Ann Finfrock
Mar 31, 2017
Clara Ann Finfrock, 84, of Bronson, Kansas passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 in Wichita. She was born October 11, 1932 in Uniontown, Kansas to Arthur and Jessie (McHenry) Walker. She graduated from Bronson High School and married Earl E. Finfrock. Clara was preceded in death by her husband Earl, her parents, her sisters May Walker, Lenora Headley, LaVerne O'Hara,...
Doris M. Kueser
Mar 30, 2017
Doris Mae (Talbot) Sobba Kueser, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. Doris was born in El Dorado, Kansas, on December 23, 1920, to Ernest and LaVelle (Swisher) Talbot. Her childhood was spent in several towns in Oklahoma and in Sugar Valley, east of Garnett, Kansas. In 1939, she graduated...
Thomas Anthony Warren
Mar 30, 2017
Thomas A. Warren, 92, of Iola, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Iola. Tom was born November 22, 1924 in Garnett, KS to D. O. and Ethel (Britton) Warren as the second of four boys. He grew up on the family farm west of Garnett. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1942, and attended the University of...
Brooke R Kendall
Mar 29, 2017
Brooke R. Kendall, 71, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born Oct 8, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Rev. Robert B. and Marian L. Kendall. He graduated from Baker University and served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War on the aircraft carrier USS KittyHawk. He was...
James Hill
Mar 29, 2017
James Riley Hill Jr., 88, life-long resident of Anderson County, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, after a long illness. Riley, as he was known to most people, was born on July 18, 1922, on the Hill farm located northwest of Colony to James R. and Adeline (Bonfils) Hill. He grew...
James Edward Hillbrant
Mar 29, 2017
James Edward Hillbrant, 94, of Wamego, KS and formerly of Iola, KS passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Wamego City Hospital. On February 27, 1923, James was born to Ephraim and Louella (Foley) Hillbrant in Iola, KS. James graduated from Iola High School in 1941 and attended Allen Community College and Kansas University. He was a...
Leonard Joseph Rommelfanger
Mar 27, 2017
Leonard J. Rommelfanger, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born on November 24, 1933, at Greeley, Kansas, the son of Francis J. and Theresa (Rues) Rommelfanger. He graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1952, and entered into the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 in the Korean Conflict....
Luella Mae Fuhrman
Mar 27, 2017
Luella Mae Fuhrman, age 77, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Luella was the third of four children born to Aloysius and Marie (Yohon) Diebolt. She was born on September 4, 1939 in Iola, Kansas. Luella grew up in Piqua, attending St. John's and St. Martin Catholic School...
William J Kelly II
Mar 27, 2017
William J. "Bill" Kelly II, age 75, of Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at Northpoint Skilled Nursing Center, Paola, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1941, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of William "Bud" Kelly I and Hazel Marie (Ward) Kelly. Bill graduated from Olathe High School in 1959. Bill married Mary K. Stricker Bond,...
Donald Lee Burche
Mar 24, 2017
Donald Lee Burche, 88, of Chanute passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Country Place Senior Living in Chanute. He was born May 21, 1928 in Wichita, KS during the middle of the Great Depression and graduated from Moran High School in Moran, KS in 1946. Don joined the US Army Air Corps in 1946 and trained in radio teletype....
Richard Edward Tyler
Mar 24, 2017
Richard Edward “Eddie” Tyler, age 61, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on March 24, 2017 in Iola. Richard was one of eleven children born to Dave J. Tyler and Alma P. Tyler. He was born July 1, 1955 in Colony, Kansas. Richard was a graduate of Iola High School in May of 1973. After graduation, Richard served in the United...
Gaynell F Hobbs
Mar 24, 2017
Gaynell Fern Hobbs, 80, of Iola passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Iola, Kansas. She was born September 16, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Clyde and Agnes (Groseclose) Wooley. She grew up in Oklahoma City, and graduated from Capitol Hill High School. She served as President of the Local Rubber Workers of America. She owned several businesses...
Patricia Ann Graham
Mar 21, 2017
Patricia Ann Graham, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on March 21, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospice House. Memorial graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, May 19, 2017 at Garnett Cemetery. You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
Thelma J. Sumner
Mar 20, 2017
Thelma June Sumner, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Parkview Heights in Garnett. She was born on June 25, 1924, at Olivet, Kansas. Thelma was the youngest of four children born to Joseph and Margaret (Jeton) Greeve. Due to the death of her mother when she was one, her grandparents, William and Margaret...
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