OBITUARIES
Linda Sue Germann
Oct 29, 2017
Linda Sue Germann “Suzy”, 67, passed away Sunday October 29, 2017 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born February 15, 1950 in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Evert Heins Sr. and Barbara McCabe. Linda grew up on a farm southwest of Emporia. She attended Emporia High School and graduated with the Class of 1968. Linda was joined in...
Betty Jo Gilligan
Oct 17, 2017
BETTY JO (GREEN) GILLIGAN HARTFORD- Betty Jo Gilligan, 79, of Hartford, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at her home. Betty Jo Green was born on July 6, 1938 in Kokomo, Indiana, the daughter of Joseph W. and Mildred B. (Etchison) Green. She graduated from Kokomo High School. Betty was joined in marriage to Thomas H. Gilligan on January...
Francis Levi Whinery, Jr.
Oct 12, 2017
Francis L. Whinery, Jr., 68, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017 at his home in Hartford. Francis Levi Whinery was born September 24, 1949 in Emporia, KS, the son of Francis Levi and Emma Lucile (Lambeth) Whinery, Sr. He graduate from Emporia High School in 1967. After high school, he listed in the United States Navy and served during the...
Imogene I. Deal
Oct 7, 2017
Imogene Iva Deal, 86, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. She was born November 14, 1930 in Quenemo, Kansas the daughter of Marlin and Rosa Brinsfield Green. She was raised in Quenemo and attended Quenemo High School. Jean married Bob Catlin on December 29, 1949 in Quenemo. They were later divorced. She worked...
Christian John Risner
Oct 7, 2017
CHRISTIAN JOHN RISNER LEBO- Christian John Risner, 3, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Emporia. Christian was born March 17, 2014, the son of Joshua and Sarah (Dimitt) Risner. He recently graduated from Bright Beginnings Preschool and attend ABC Daycare with Amber Barrett and Taylor Cartee Christian will be in the hearts of his...
Iona Lorraine Smiley
Oct 3, 2017
Iona Lorraine Smiley, 91, of Osage City, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City. Iona Lorraine Evarts was born on August 8, 1926 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Ross Ray and Lillie Arline (Bryan) Evarts. She graduated from McPherson High School. Lorraine was joined in married to James Clifford Smiley...
Roberta Elaine Dowell Thomson Howard
Sep 29, 2017
Roberta Dowell Thomson-Howard, 90, passed away quietly Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She and her husband Andrew had been uprooted from their home in Rockport, Texas by hurricane Harvey’s destruction and had been living in shelters throughout the area. She will live on in the hearts of her husband, Andrew; two children, Oneta...
Laverne Rosetta Eccles
Sep 19, 2017
LaVerne Rosetta Eccles, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born December 14, 1928 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of John and Gladys Sanders Luthi. As a child, LaVerne attended Errett Rural Grade School. She would graduate from Gridley High School with the Class of 1947. Following high school, LaVerne attended Kansas State...
William "Bill" Ray Trueblood
Sep 17, 2017
William Ray Trueblood, 77, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Osage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born October 13, 1939 in Barclay, Kansas the son of Claude L. and Ellen Marconett Trueblood. Bill attended Osage City High School and graduated with the Class of 1957. He would later attend Emporia State Teachers College. Bill joined the Kansas...
Mary Katherine Greenwood
Sep 13, 2017
Mary Katherine Greenwood, 84, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center. She was born March 7, 1933 in Madison, Kansas the youngest child of Albert Eugene and Lydia Mae Mackey Greenwood. Mary attended Madison Grade School. In August of 1949 Mary was diagnosed with Polio and her life was forever changed. After a lengthy hospitalization and...
Nona Maurine Adams
Sep 13, 2017
Nona Maurine Adams, 93, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. Maurine was born December 22, 1923 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was the daughter of Albert Edward and Mary Lee (Turner) Waterstradt. She graduated from Chapman High School in 1941. She earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Kansas in 1945 and...
Delores Elaine Wallace
Sep 8, 2017
Delores Elaine Knight Wallace 82, went to join with our Lord September 8, 2017 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born December 22, 1934 at Lebo, Kansas the daughter of Walter and Evelyn Baker Knight. As a child Delores attended the Key West School and later graduated from Lebo High School with the Class of 1952. Delores married the love of...
Darlene E. Powell
Sep 6, 2017
Darlene E. Powell, 96, passed away at the Healthcare Resort in Leawood, Kansas. She was born April 12, 1921 in Osage City, Kansas to Monroe and Gertrude (Lindbloom) Runyan. Darlene attended the Central Grade School and graduated from Osage City High School in 1939. On December 31, 1944 Ms. Powell married the person she calls the SPECIAL Man in her...
Linda Marie Anderson
Sep 1, 2017
Linda Marie Anderson, 68, passed away early Friday morning at her home in Americus, surrounded by her family. She was born February 16, 1949 in Abilene, Kansas the daughter of Melvin and Myrtle Lantz Smith. Linda attended grade school in Chapman and graduated from Dickinson County Community High School with the Class of 1967. Linda was joined in marriage to...
Jean Ellenbecker
Aug 29, 2017
Jean Lister Ellenbecker 88, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by her family She was born September 21, 1928 in Westmoreland, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and Grace Carmichael Lister. In 1946 Jean married Russell Halstead Sr. and together they had two sons, Russell Halstead, Jr. and Gregg Halstead. Jean and Russell would later divorce...
Frances M. Lira
Aug 24, 2017
Frances M. Lira, 103, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her home in Osage City. Francsica Morena Lira was born October 10, 1913 in San Franciso de Rencon, Mexico, the daughter of Nicholas Lira and Gabriella Moreno. Frances family moved to the United States when she was two years old. Frances was a housekeeper the majority of her life....
Dean Gilbert Gardner
Aug 23, 2017
Dean Gilbert Gardner, 91, life long resident of Osage City, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Vintage Park of Osage City. Dean was born on February 12, 1926 in Osage City, the son of Jess E. and Cecelia A. (Kiwitter) Gardner. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Dean was joined in marriage to Margarete Lammertz...
Edith J Reeves
Aug 19, 2017
Edith June (Colglazier) Reeves, a long-time resident of Hartford, KS, passed away on Saturday, August 19th at her current home (Overland Park Place) in Overland Park, KS. Edith was born on May 25th, 1920 in Friends, KS. She shared her birthday with her much-loved twin brother, Elijah Colglazier, who passed away in 2015. Edith graduated from Neosho Rapids High School...
Glenn Dale Miller
Aug 9, 2017
Glenn Dale Miller, 97, of Lebo, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at the Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. Glenn Dale was born December 21, 1919, on a farm near Delevan, Kansas, the son of Earl C. and Lola E. Watkinson Miller. At two months of age, his family moved to a farm south of Lebo. He attended Lebo High School,...
Elmer J. "Jack" Ratcliff
Aug 1, 2017
Jack Ratcliff, 91, passed away August 1, 2017, at the Holiday Resort Nursing Home in Emporia, Ks. He lived a long, fulfilling life and will forever live in the hearts of those who loved him.Jack was born to Douglas and Mary Ratcliff on December 27, 1925, one of seven children. His father came from New York on an orphan train...
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