OBITUARIES

Nov 2, 2021

Robert L. “Butch” Carlson, Jr., 70, passed away, Tuesday, November 2, 2021 of a broken heart at his home surrounded by family and friends. Robert Lee Carlson, Jr. was born August 13, 1951 in Osage City, the son of Robert Lee and Wilma (Hasty) Carlson, Sr.. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1969. One of the biggest questions...

Oct 30, 2021

Georgeina M. Shafer, 87, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at the University of Kansas Health Services St. Francis Campus in Topeka. A private family inurnment service will be held at a later date at Osage City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Osage County Community Foundation and sent in care of VanArsdale Funeral Home, 107 N. Sixth,...

Oct 28, 2021

Claudia Ruth (Schlotterbeck) Jeanneret, 73, passed away in Eureka, KS on October 28, 2021. Claudia was born on July 7, 1948 in Gridley, KS to Charles and Alma Lee (Watts) Schlotterbeck. She spent her childhood in Greenwood County, graduating from Hamilton High School in 1966. After school, Claudia was united in marriage to Ray Ulysses Jeanneret on October 14, 1967....

Oct 22, 2021

Carl Thomas Briggs passed away on October 22, 2021, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born July 10, 1937, to Walter and Geneva (Buchtel) Briggs. The family lived in Quenemo, Kansas until 1950 when they moved to a farm near Reading. Carl attended Reading schools and majored in business at Emporia State. He began farming when he...

Oct 17, 2021

Bessie Grace Dobler, 93, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City. Bessie Grace Neilson was born August 10, 1928 in Osage City, the daughter of Claude and Bessie (Vaughn) Neilson. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1946. She worked in Kansas City and moved to Arizona where she met Lloyd Dobler and...

Oct 13, 2021

Lloyd Keith Haas was born November 3, 1924 in Lamont, Kansas to Taylor Lloyd Haas and Anna Sauder Haas. He died October 13, 2021 in Emporia, Kansas at the age of 96 years. He graduated from Lamont High School in 1942 and attended Kansas State Teachers College. Lloyd was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Ott Haas, on August...

Oct 12, 2021

Irene M. Mishler, 88, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. Irene May Blankley was born May 16, 1933 in Minneola, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Ulysess and Opal Marie (Hamilton) Blankley. She graduated from Hartford High School in 1950. She worked in floor covering sales for many years and later co-owned and operated Carpet &...

Oct 6, 2021

Wilbur Thomas Schultz, 90, of LaCrosse, WI, passed away on October 6, 2021, from complications associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. Wilbur was born on July 25, 1931 in Hamilton KS, to Walter Huntington Schultz and Minnie Mae Schultz, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Bernita Curry, of Madison, KS. He is survived by...

Sep 30, 2021

Bernard E. “Bernie” Hoobler, 63 of Madison, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Newman Regional Health.             Bernie was born October 10, 1957 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Roy E. and Elwilda B. How Hoobler. He attended Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1975.             Following high school, Bernie worked as a ranch hand before taking a...

Sep 28, 2021

Rodger Kent Wilson, 76, of Olivet, KS, passed away on September 28, 2021, in Emporia, KS. Rodger was born on July 24, 1945, in Anthony, KS to parents, Glen and Opal (Angle) Wilson. Rodger attended elementary school in Anthony until moving to Madison, where he graduated from Madison High School in 1963. After high school, Rodger earned his bachelor’s degree...

Sep 26, 2021

Gary L. Fankhauser, 83, passed away peacefully after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease, Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home near Virgil surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born October 21, 1937 to Fred S. and Cora (Leu) Fankhauser in Emporia, Kansas. He graduated from Virgil High School in 1955. He was joined in marriage to Patricia Lane...

Sep 22, 2021

Jackie D. Drake, 78 of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.             She was born May 15, 1943 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Howard E. and Dola J. Ellis Freeman.             Jackie married the love of her life, William “Bill” Drake on July 27, 1962 in Derby, Kansas. During her in death on December...

Sep 20, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

Patti Jane Croy, 65, died Friday, September 10, 2021 near Vassar in an automobile accident. Patti Jane Jackson was born October 21, 1955 in Emporia, the daughter of John Henry and Jane Estella Christiason. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1973 and Brown Mackie College with associate degree in Business. She was joined in marriage to Don Croy,...

Sep 9, 2021

Helen Louise Hollis, 77, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2021, surrounded by her family at her home in Madison, KS. Helen was born on August 19, 1944, in Emporia, KS, Raised by John and Edna (Vogts) Foerster in the Gridley, KS area. She attended the rural schools and graduated from Gridley High School in 1962. After graduation, she moved...

Aug 27, 2021

Evelyn Marie Williams, 87, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away on August 27, 2021. Evelyn was born in Burlingame, Kansas on July 30, 1934 to parents, Jesse and Eva (Saffle) Mundy. She spent her childhood there, and attended Burlingame Highschool, until her senior year, when she attended and graduated from Topeka Highschool. In December of 1950, she was united in...

Aug 18, 2021

Raymond Lira, 84, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook. Raymond Lira was born September 13, 1936 in Osage City, the son of Marcos Lira and Eleuteria Aguirre. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1955. He was a life-long Osage City resident. He was joined in marriage to Mary Cisneros on June 15,...

Aug 16, 2021

Archie Roland Larison was born in Windsor, Missouri on January 4, 1920 to Walter and Elsie Hewitt Larison and passed away on August 16, 2021. Archie was the 6th of 7 siblings: Wilber Larison, Doris Larison Whitehair, Irene Larison Gilmore, Velma Larison, Fred Larison, and Margaret (Marge) Larison. Archie joined the Missouri National Guard at the age of 18. Prior...

Aug 11, 2021

Raymond R. Beasterfeld, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his home. Raymond Ray Beasterfeld was born April 8, 1936 in rural Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the son of Lydia L. Steege. Ray was joined in marriage to Peggy A. Teter on January 21, 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was an avid John Deere farmer and had worked for Didde...

Aug 10, 2021

Arthur Ray Watts, 76, of Virgil, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.             He was born July 26, 1945 in Quincy, Kansas the son of Arthur Marion and Anna Mariam Crouch Watts..             Arthur grew up in Greenwood County and at the age of 18 he began working for Pat Sherman in the...