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Stephen Leroy Griffin
Aug 1, 2020
Stephen L. Griffin, 73, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Stephen Leroy Griffin was born July 30, 1947 in Burlingame, Kansas, the son of William Frances and Mildred Francis (Kelley) Griffin. He served in the United State Navy. Steve was joined in marriage Elizabeth Catherine Gunterman on September 6, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas. He had...
Marion Virgil Garman
Jul 31, 2020
Marion V. Garman, 90, passed away, Friday, July 31, 2020 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam, Kansas. Marion Virgil Gaman was born March 19, 1930 in Turon, Kansas, the son of Charles and Maudie (Ruckman) Garman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Marion had worked maintenance for Rickel Elevators throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. In...
Allen Adam Kaiser
Jul 30, 2020
Allen Kaiser, 80, a longtime resident of Northeast Colorado, but most recently of Emporia, KS, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, from COPD at his home. He was born June 29, 1940, in Greeley, Colorado to Adam Kaiser and Amelia (Gies) Kaiser, Allen grew up in the Galeton and Kersey area of Colorado. He helped his parents farm, and graduated...
Richard Hugh Hamlin, Sr.
Jul 29, 2020
Richard Hugh "Dick" Hamlin, Sr., 74, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Osage City, Kansas. Dick was born July 18, 1946 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Henry Hugh and Violet May (Butts) Hamlin. Their family lived in several communities, including Neodesha, KS, Chandler, AZ, Berthoud, CO, Bel Plaine, KS and Marion, KS. He...
Edward Charles "Ed" Geary
Jul 24, 2020
Edward Charles ”Ed” Geary, 78 of Lebo, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1942 in in Norton, Kansas the son of Emmett and Dorothy Hardick Geary. Ed attended Densmore High School and graduated with the Class of 1960. Following high school, Ed took Barber Classes in Wichita. ...
Dollie Roberta Damron
Jul 20, 2020
Dollie Roberta Damron, 88 passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born on July 14, 1932 in Altoona, Kansas the daughter of Edmund and Lavinna Gentry Loudenbarger. It was in Altoona that she met the love of her life, Walter Leon Damron. Dollie and Walter were joined in marriage on June 12, 1951 in...
Erwin Keith Hammond
Jul 19, 2020
Erwin Keith Hammond of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Sunday July 19, 2020 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born June 15, 1951 in Colony, Kansas. He is the son of Raymond and Kathryn (Mechnig) Hammond. He grew up north of LeRoy, KS and went to Loudendale school. He attended LeRoy High School, where he graduated in 1969....
Charles Edward Noonan
Jul 6, 2020
Charles Edward Noonan, 90, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Charles was born June 22, 1930 in Emporia, the son of Charles E. and Lula (Woodward) Noonan. He graduated from Westphalia High School in 1949. He served on the front lines for the United State Army. He was a decorated soldier and was injured...
Anita J. Banks
Jul 6, 2020
Anita J. Banks, 92, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Hickory Pinte Care and Rehab Center in Osakloosa, Kansas. Anita J. Lind was born June 25, 1928 in Osage City, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Adolphson) Lind. She was joined in marriage to Wayne Banks on December 4, 1947 in Topeka. To this union two children were born,...
Larry Ellis Hill
Jun 23, 2020
Larry Ellis Hill, 74, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home near Harveyville. He was born December 29,1945 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Ellis C. and Alice L. Stratton Hill. Larry attended Eskridge Rural High School and graduated with the Class of 1964. Following high school, Larry started farming near Eskridge. He raised livestock as well including...
Verna Mae Uran
Jun 17, 2020
Verna Mae Uran, passed away after a short illness at her home in Groveland, Florida. The beloved with of Robert M. Uran, married March 2, 1958 in Emporia, Kansas. Loving mother of Thomas (Kelly) Uran of Lenexa, Kansas, Connie (Kevin) Uran Norris of Groveland, Flordia. Cherished grandmother of Jessica (Scott) Neeley of Red Cloud, Nebraska, Ricci (Jarrad) Robertson of Eckley,...
Robert Lee Walters
Jun 9, 2020
Robert Lee Walters, 68, of Lebo passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at his home in Lebo surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 15, 1952 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Herman and Florence Wright Walters. Robert attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri and graduated with the Class of 1970. Following high school, Robert moved back...
Helen Frances "Grams" Trueax
Jun 4, 2020
Helen Frances “Grams” Treuax, 79, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at her home south of Hartford, Kansas. She was born Helen Frances Doney on February 20, 1941 in Harlem, Montana the daughter of Walter and Mae Morin Doney. Helen married Leslie Allmond Trueax on July 4, 1959. During the early years of marriage they lived in Billings, Montana and...
Vickie Lynn Schrader
Jun 2, 2020
Vickie Lynn Schrader, 68, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vickie Lynn Schrader was born October 2, 1951 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Wayne Dale and Betty Mae (Speakman) Schrader, Sr. She worked as an office manager for Barnes Co Inc.. Vickie will be forever remembered by her mother, Betty Schrader...
Madgel Marie Beagel
Jun 1, 2020
Madgel Marie Beagel, 94, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. She was born Madgel Marie Knight on February 27, 1926 in Lebo, Kansas the daughter of Charles A. and Violet R. Knight. She attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1943. Madgel moved to Craig County with her parents...
Julie Ann Smith
May 30, 2020
Julie Ann Smith, 68, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Julie Ann Lawson was born October 3, 1951 in Emporia, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Thompson) Lawson. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1969. She was united in marriage to William L. Smith on November 5, 1976 in Emporia. Julie had been...
Joseph Henry Nordling
May 24, 2020
Joseph Henry Nordling, 77, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at his home on his farm. He was born February 14, 1943 at Wichita, the son of Raymond L. and Ellen (Anderson) Nordling. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1961 and served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 11 years attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He...
Mary "Joan" White
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...
Roy Samuel Rymill
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...
Sandra Lee Kerns
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...
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