OBITUARIES

May 23, 2020

Mary “Joan” White, 92, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 23, 2020 at her home in Waverly. She was born Mary Joan Rudolph on May 3, 1928 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Chester and Isabel Myers Rudolph.  When Joan was a child her family moved to the Key West Community east of Lebo. She attended...

May 22, 2020

Roy Samual Rymill, 80, Spring Hill, KS passed away May  22, 2020 at Hospice House, Olathe Medical, Olathe , KS. Roy  was born September 24, 1939 in Sioux City, Iowa to William s. and Louis  I. (Rose) Rymill. He grew up in the  Sioux City area, where he was a graduate of Central High School. Roy graduated from University of...

May 22, 2020

Sandra Lee Kerns, 77,  passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at her home near Osage City. She was born Sandra Lee Herring on April 12, 1943 in Ottawa, Kansas the daughter of Roy and Helen Hoyt Herring. Sandra attended Williamsburg High School and graduated with the Class of 1961.  She would further her education at Kansas State University where she...

May 22, 2020

May 20, 2020

Jonathan Dee Jewett, 64, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home in Fall River, surrounded by his loving family.            He was born June 15, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Ed Jewett and Margaret Dean. Jonathan proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from February 6, 1973 until receiving an honorable discharge on November 11, 1975....

May 20, 2020

Dennis L. Privat, 70, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home in Lawrence. Dennis Lynn Privat was born August 6, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Glen and Erma (St. Clair) Privat. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1967. He later got a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Emporia State University. He was united...

May 17, 2020

Willie Pearl “Iceberg” Meier, 86, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born April 15, 1934 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Lee J. and Charlotte T. Francis Clevenger. Willie attended Wyandotte High School where she graduated with the Class of 1952. While waitressing at a local Truck Stop Willie met the...

May 15, 2020

Nila Ann (Noble) Meyer, 91, joined her Lord and Savior on May 15, 2020 at Peterson’s Assisted Living in Osage City, Kansas. She was born on January 25, 1929 on a farm outside of Jeffers, Minnesota to Archie and Mable (Swartz) Noble. She graduated from Jeffers High School in 1947 and attended Chaffey Junior College in Ontario, California, earning a...

May 12, 2020

Robert D. Shumate, 79, passed away, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Rolling Hills Health Facility in Topeka, where he had been a resident for ten and a half years. Robert Dale Shumate was born July 4, 1940 north east of Eskridge, the son of Harley R. and Ernestine (Appenfeller) Shumate. Bob attended Sunflower Rural School for four years. He then...

May 7, 2020

LaVaughn Faye Ledford, 81, passed away early Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas after  battling cancer the past several months. She was born April 8, 1939 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Hubert O. and Sylvia F. Porter White. LaVaughn grew up in Council Grove and attended Council Grove High School. LaVaughn...

Apr 28, 2020

Birdie Mae Maxson, 69, passed away early Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her home in Americus.           She was born April 22, 1951 in rural Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Ernest F. and Blanche E. VanArsdale Crane. Birdie attended Eureka High School and graduated with the Class of 1969. She attended Beautician School in Wichita following high school. Birdie married the...

Apr 20, 2020

- Sharolet K. Freeman, 74, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with her daughter by her side. Sharolet Kay Hannigan was born October 5, 1945 in Chase County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Catherine (Waner) Hannigan. She graduated from Northern Heights High School. She was joined in marriage to Max Freeman on November...

Apr 19, 2020

Elwilda B. “Willie” Hoobler, 86, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Burlington.             She was born March 31, 1934 in Merino, Colorado the daughter of Earl and Elin Carlson How. Her family moved near Gridley, Kansas when she was a young girl and later settled west of Burlington. Willie married the love of her life,...

Apr 18, 2020

Judith Kay Johnson, 77, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Judy was born on May 28, 1942 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Walter Eugene and Gwendolyn Robinson Jacob.  She married the love of her live and soul mate, Vernon Charles Johnson Jr. on March 5, 1960 at Grace United Methodist Church...

Apr 15, 2020

Floyd S. “Odie” Hall, 72, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Newman Hospital in Emporia. He was born March 10, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Harry E. and Catherine Blanche Smith Hall.  Floyd was raised in Neosho Rapids and attended Hartford High School where he graduated with the Class of  1966.In 1969 he began working as a...

Apr 7, 2020

James Wade Pearson, 52, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. James Wade Pearson was born April 18, 1967 in Emporia, the son of Frederick Lee and Patricia Ann (Soper) Pearson. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1985 and then Kansas State University with B.S. degree in animal science. He was joined in...

Mar 31, 2020

Thelma “Jeane” Lindburg, daughter of the late Clarence Zimmerman and Minnie (Rhodelander) Zimmerman was born Oct. 21, 1940 in Buffalo, MO and departed this life March 31, 2020 at about 4:25am. She was 79 years old. Jeane was reared in and attended school in Buffalo, MO. She was a past President of FOE Eagles 47 and a member of Eastern...

Mar 25, 2020

Janie Louise Edington, 77, of Emporia, passed away late Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Newman Regional Health.She was born June 23, 1942 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Amy Gaines          Partridge. Janie married the love of her life, Glen E. Edington on July 16, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas. She worked at Newman Hospital prior to taking a job...

Mar 18, 2020

Larry Wayne Fish, 75, of Madison, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas.           Larry was born on February 27, 1945 the son of Fred A. and Edna Jacobs Fish. He attended Emporia High School and graduated with the Class of 1963. He went on to earn an Electrical Engineering Degree from Kansas State...

Mar 12, 2020

LeEtta Mae Holmberg, 86, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Osage Nursing Manor in Osage City. LeEtta Mae Cripps was born August 23, 1933 at the Christie Cox farm near Reading, the daughter of Clayton and Grace (Mueller) Cripps. At the age of 3 the family moved to Topeka then on to Denver, Colorado during World War II. They...