OBITUARIES

Jan 20, 2022

George E. Benteman, 85, passed away Thursday January 20, 2022 at his home in Auburn, Kansas. He was born on April 17, 1936 in Frankfort, Kansas the son of Fritz and Erma Kipp Benteman. George joined the United States Air Force on August 27, 1954 and proudly served his country until receiving an honorable discharge on August 3, 1958. He...

Jan 18, 2022

Larry D. McCormick, 73, of Carbondale, passed away late Tuesday January 18, 2022 at Plaza West Care Center in Topeka.                         He was born February 21, 1948 in La Crosse, Kansas the son of Charles W. and Louise Erb McCormick. Larry grew up in Rush Center, Kansas and attended La Crosse High School, graduating with the Class of 1966. He would...

Jan 17, 2022

Roger Seth Gurtler, 86, of Osage City, Kansas, passed away on January 17, 2022. He passed away in Topeka, Kansas at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Roger was born October 1, 1935 in Maple Hill, Kansas to Seth Loren Gurtler and Fannie Lillian (Winsor) Gurtler. He grew up with Sisters Carol Kurtz (Don), of Burlingame and Sharon Holland (Virgil), of Seattle, WA and...

Jan 15, 2022

Floyd Eugene Crane, 75, of Virgil, Kansas, passed away in Wichita, Kansas on January 15, 2022. Floyd was born in Westphalia, Kansas, to Ernest (Bill) Crane and Blanche VanArsdale Crane, on July 25, 1946. He married Leota Mae Megli on November 1, 1965, in El Dorado, Kansas. They were married for 56 years. Floyd served in the United States Army,...

Jan 14, 2022

Jan 13, 2022

Hunter J. Ayers, 29, of Burlington, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home. Hunter Joe Ayers was born April 17, 1992 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert Joe and Kathy Sue (Kolbaba) Ayers. He graduated from Osage City High School in 2011. Hunter cared deeply about his family and friends. He loved spending time with them, especially...

Jan 12, 2022

Alice Georgie Davis, 97, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at her home. Alice Georgie McCullough was born September 23, 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia to James H and Cora (Overman) McCullough. Shortly after, they moved to Norfolk, Virginia where she went to school and graduated. After graduation, she worked at Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company. She was joined in marriage...

Jan 9, 2022

Catherine ‘Cathy’ Ann (Slagel) Newkirk, 63, lifelong resident of LeRoy, KS passed away early on January 9, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Cathy was born on June 5, 1958 in Iola, KS to Raymond and Lois (Richards) Slagel. She attended grades K-12 in LeRoy, KS, graduating from LeRoy High School in 1976. The...

Jan 7, 2022

Gladys L. Ott, 86, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Holiday Resort in Emporia. Gladys Louise Dreasher was born on January 12, 1935, Northeast of Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Carroll and Esther (Tatman) Dreasher. Gladys graduated from Madison High School in 1954. She was joined in marriage to Donald Ott on June 2, 1962. He preceded her in...

Jan 5, 2022

Marilynn Ann (Claypole) Benton ,71, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her home in Osage City, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Charles (Red) and RoseMary (Braun) Claypole. Marilynn grew up in Topeka, Kansas and eventually moved to Scranton, Kansas graduating from High School in 1968. She was married to Robert...

Jan 4, 2022

Barbara Ann (Harr) Spatz, 88, formerly of Emporia, passed away on January 4, 2022 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton, MS. Barbara was born on September 4, 1933 and lived majority of her life in Kansas and moving to Mississippi about 3 years ago to be closer to her daughter. She was a member of the Eagles Club, VFW, American...

Jan 3, 2022

Jeffrey E. Givens, 56, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Jeffrey Eugene Givens was born on June 19, 1965 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Richard Eugene and June Marie (Albin) Givens. He was joined in marriage to Joni Ann Barber on May 1, 1989. She preceded him in death on August 31, 2017....

Jan 1, 2022

Mildred “Milly” Jeanette (Torkelson) Milburn, 93, passed away on January 1, 2022, at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Milly was born on August 27, 1928, in Horton, Kansas to parents, Jacob and Jenny (Olson) Torkelson. She spent her childhood growing up on the family farm. In 1946, Milly graduated from ACCHS in Effingham, Kansas. After high school, Milly taught for...

Jan 1, 2022

Veronica L. Johnson, 61, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Veronica Lee Miller was born May 6, 1960 in Neubruecke, Germany, the daughter of Quincy Melvon and Margaret Sue (Hamner) Miller. She graduated from Mission Valley High School. She received a degree in horticulture from Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in Topeka. She...

Dec 27, 2021

Malcolm LeRoy Boren, 52, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at his home in Osage City. He was born January 5, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas. As a young child, he was adopted by George and Karen Little Boren. Malcolm attended Waverly Grade School before his family moved to Osage City . Malcolm was a free spirit who loved to sing....

Dec 27, 2021

Marjorie Ann Fankhauser, 86, of Madison passed away early Monday, December 27, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.             She was born January 27, 1935 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Dwight and Alberta (Eccles) McCracken. Marjorie attended three rural schools during her childhood and later graduated from Gridley Rural High School with the Class of 1953.             She spent her...

Dec 25, 2021

David Owen Jones was born in Emporia, Kansas on February 8, 1946, to Arthur and Arlene Reimer Jones of Reading. He died December 25, 2021, at the age of 75. He graduated from Reading Grade School and was a member of the Reading United Methodist Church. In his earlier years he helped on the farm, until he started work at...

Dec 23, 2021

John K. Shimp, 88, was a family man. On Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, John died at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan, KS. John was born in Anderson County, KS on May 31, 1933, to John Andrew and Edna Hicks Shimp. He began his education, at Gravel Hill, a one room school, in Coffee County, KS. In 1945, his family...

Dec 20, 2021

Carolyn E. Fager, 84, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at Osage Nursing Manor in Osage City. Carolyn Elizabeth Havenstein was born June 27, 1937, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur and Eva (Swenson) Havenstein. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1955. She was joined in marriage to Alden R. Fager on September 25, 1955, in Osage City....

Dec 18, 2021

Roy Lee Jenkins, 85, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home near Admire. Roy Lee was born January 24, 1936 in Reading, Kansas, the son of David and Elnora (Wright) Jenkins. Roy was joined in marriage to Mary Apps on November 22, 1960 in Osage City. She preceded him in death in 1986. Later married Neva Deskins, she...