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Lori Ann Garner
Jul 29, 2016
Lori Ann Garner, 54, of Osage City, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health in Topeka. Lori Ann Gravett was born April 22, 1962 in Bloomfield, Iowa, the daughter of Jerry Alfred and Barbara Ann (Jackson) Gravett. She graduated from Bloomfield High School Class of 1980. She received a bachelor's degree in Psychology. She was joined in...
Ruth Ann Shaw
Jul 28, 2016
RUTH ANN SHAW MADISON- Ruth Ann Shaw, 64, of Madison, passed away July 28, 2016 at her home. She was born on May 5, 1952 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Silas and Ruth Mary (Smith) Nicholas. Ruth was joined in marriage to Billy Joe Shaw on Setember 14, 1972. She had worked at Madison Manor as a housekeeper for...
Lila Louise Baker
Jul 22, 2016
Lila's first birth was celebrated on October 2, 1932 when her parents, Sara Jane (Ogle) & Charles Crable welcomed her into their loving arms. She enjoyed growing up with two sisters, Elsie Thompson who preceded her in death and Arlene Smith of Delray Beach, Florida. Her brother Charles "Curley" Crable and Robert Crable preceded her in death and Max Crable...
Sarah "Sally" Leona Mcglone
Jul 21, 2016
Sarah (Sally) Leona McGlone, 74, of Lebo, passed away peacefully July 21, 2016 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka. She was born July 31, 1943, in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Earl and Wilma Chapman. She married Edward Leon McGlone on June 6, 1963. In 1987, Sally and her family moved to northeastern Kansas, where she worked at Emporia...
Paul "Bruce" Meyer
Jul 20, 2016
Paul “Bruce” Meyer, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at his home in Madison. He was born August 12, 1926 in Lincoln , Nebraska the son of Herman H. and Ruth Mussetter Meyer. Bruce proudly served in the United States Navy from August 11, 1944 until receiving a honorable discharge on July 2, 1946. He began working in the...
Elpha Izetta Springeman
Jul 20, 2016
Elpha Izetta Springeman, 91, passed away, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. She was born March 10, 1925 on the family farm near Lebo, the daughter of Owen and Maude Robinson Sullivan. Elpha attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1943. In October 1944 she was joined in marriage to Francis...
Emily W. Vansickle
Jun 30, 2016
EMILY W. VANSICKLE OSAGE CITY, KANSAS- Emily W. VanSickle, 88, passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Osage Nursing in Osage City. Emily was born July 9, 1927 in Westmoreland to Charlie and Marceline (Couture) Zabel, Jr.. She was a graduate of Reading High School and attended post graduate at Harveyville High. Emily married Max Van Sickle July 17, 1949...
Mary Carlene Hilding
Jun 27, 2016
MARY C. HILDING OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS- Mary C. Hilding, 78, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Lakeview Care Center in Lenexa, Kansas. Mary Carlene Hilding was born October 19, 1937 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Ephraim and Myrtle Grace (Powell) Hilding. Her early childhood was spent on the family farm 5 miles northwest of Osage City and...
Hazel Lorraine Hunt
Jun 17, 2016
Hazel Lorraine Hunt, formerly of Eskridge and Emporia, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, in rural Lawrence. Hazel was born May 17, 1928, and was adopted by Clyde and Eva Penrice. She attended and graduated from Eskridge Rural High School in 1947. She was joined in marriage to Claude Hunt on December 5, 1948, in Eskridge. She was forever grateful...
Judy Arleen Stowell Whittington
Jun 10, 2016
Judy Arleen Stowell Whittington, 55, died June 10, 2016 in Lebo, Kansas after a long illness. She was born November 25, 1960 in Halstead, Kansas the daughter of William B and Lois Christie Stowell. She married Roger Whittington, they later divorced. Other survivors include a son, Casey Stowell (Tyrienia McCormic) of Emporia and a daughter, Callie Whittington of Manhattan, two...
Kenneth Allen Dean, Jr.
Jun 6, 2016
KENNETH A. DEAN, JR. Kenneth Allen Dean, Jr., 87, of Madison, passed away June 6, 2016 in Topeka with his loving wife by his side. He was born on July 14, 1928 in Burlington, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Allen and Ermine (Reed) Dean. He moved to Madison with his parents when he was seven years of age. He graduated...
L. "Wayne" Bloomfield
Jun 5, 2016
L. “Wayne” Bloomfield, 81, of Eskridge, passed away Sunday June 5, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Wayne was born on February 26, 1935 in Eskridge, Kansas, the son of O.C. and Helen Martin Bloomfield. He was raised on the family farm eight miles north of Eskridge. He attended Eskridge High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. Wayne...
Naomi Florence Everly
May 25, 2016
Naomi Florence Messinger Everly, 87, passed away, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Stormont- Vail in Topeka. She was born October 19, 1928 in Auburn, Nebraska, the daughter of Thomas and Alma Pasco Barton. Naomi attended Sabetha High School and graduated with the Class of 1946. Naomi had worked as a Supervisor for the Cooking Staff at Knutson Manor in El...
Melissa Dawn Mays
May 16, 2016
Melissa Dawn Mays, 37, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at her home in Madison. She was born March 7, 1979 in Emporia, Kansas. Melissa attended grade school in Emporia, Sabetha and Wellsville. She went on to attend Olpe and Emporia High Schools. As a young lady Melissa worked as a customer service representative at Birch Telecom in Emporia and...
Lois E. Wernli
May 9, 2016
Lois E. Wernli, 99 passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons where she had been living since 2006. She was born September 3, 1916 in Burlington, Kansas, the daughter of John L. and Margaret J. Sinclair Kerby. Lois attended school in Burlington and later graduated from Madison High School. As a young woman Lois...
Betty E. Potenza
May 2, 2016
Betty E. Potenza, 71, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Osage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Betty was born September 28, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd J. and Doris L. James Hoy. She would graduate from Berryton High School with the Class of 1962. Betty continued her education at the Stormont-Vail School of Nursing and earned...
Ida May Wilson
Apr 30, 2016
EMPORIA- Ida May Wilson, 101, passed away, Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. Ida May Tufts was born May 20, 1914 in Eskridge, the daughter of John and Clara (Button) Tufts. She was joined in marriage to Marion Edgar Wilson on May 25, 1932 in Topeka. May was an homemaker for her family. She will be remembered...
James P. Simon
Apr 30, 2016
James P. Simon, 83, of Ottumwa, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. He was born February 8, 1933 in Sharon, Kansas the son of C.J. and Leota L. Lichliter Simon. Jim grew up in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School with the Class of 1951. Jim was a lifelong bridge builder, beginning as a...
Ernie Lee Johnson
Apr 21, 2016
Ernie Lee Johnson, 85, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka, KS. He was born July 20, 1930, in Osage City, KS, son of Carl Raymond and Angelina Jeanette Johnson. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1947. After serving in the United Sates Air Force, Ernie became a sheet metal worker and spent...
Della Almeta Vannocker
Apr 20, 2016
Almeta Vannocker, Christian mother and grandmother, 94 of Emporia, Kansas, passed away, Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas, She was born October 15, 1921 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Homer and Emma Ratley Brown. Almeta graduated from Marion High School in May, 1939 and was united in marriage to Leonard Vannocker in Hillsboro, Kansas...
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