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Brent Lewis Trueblood
Feb 19, 2020
Brent Lewis Trueblood, 55, passed away the morning of Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born August 22, 1964 in Emporia, Kansas; the son of Bill Trueblood and Shirley Betts. Brent attended Osage City High School and graduated with the class of 1982. After High School he would begin his lifelong career in the agricultural...
Donna Sue Smith
Feb 18, 2020
Donna Sue Smith, 66, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home in Osage City. Donna Sue Hoffman was born October 24, 1953 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Arthur W. and Alta (Kiwitter) Hoffman. She was married and divorced from Paul Mendoza and Alan Smith. Later she met Todd Lane and spent many years together. Todd preceded her...
John Thomas "Tommy" Leihsing
Feb 15, 2020
John Thomas “Tommy” Leihsing, 86 formerly of Hartford, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was born August 30, 1933 in Worland, Missouri the son of Herman Joseph and Julie Ann Jenkins Leihsing. Tommy was inducted into the United States Army on June 25, 1953. He proudly served until receiving an honorable discharge on May...
Richard William Carlson
Feb 5, 2020
Richard W. Carlson, 47, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at his home in Topeka. Richard William Carlson was born February 20, 1972 in Emporia, KS, the son of Richard Joseph and Janet “Susie” (Bolyard) Carlson. He graduated Osage City High School in 1990. He was working as a pest control exterminator in Topeka. Richard will be forever remembered by...
William Ray Crawford
Jan 26, 2020
William Ray “Bill” Crawford, 81, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Newman Hospital in Emporia. William Ray was born March 27, 1938 in LeRoy, Kansas, the son of Ray Vern and Vicie Mae (Vanderslice) Crawford. Graduated from Neosho Rapids High School in 1955. Bill was joined in marriage to Lois Marie Jacob on June 19, 1960 in Neosho Rapids....
Janice Sue Farmer
Jan 26, 2020
Farmer, Janice 79, the heart of our family, passed away January 26, 2020. Memorial 10:00-11:00am Tuesday, February 4 at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 525 W. Douglas Ave in Wichita. Gathering 3:00-4:00pm Tuesday, February 4 at VanArsdale Funeral Home in Madison, KS, followed by graveside service.Jan, after a long career at St. Farm Insurance, was more recently known as the Grandma at...
Anna Ruth Williamson
Jan 23, 2020
Anna Ruth Williamson died, Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Born in Latham, Missouri, June 24, 1924, she was the daughter of Opal Ruth Clark and Fred L. Hill. In Latham, her father ran a blacksmith shop that was later converted into an automobile repair business. In 1931 the family moved to a farm near California,...
Marianne Haag
Jan 9, 2020
Marianne Haag, 89, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at The Health Care Resort in Topeka. Marianne Waterman was born September 4, 1930 in Washington, Kansas, the daughter of George William and Laura Ellen (Day) Waterman. She graduated from Washington High School. She was joined in marriage to George Haag. To this union, four children were born, Randy, Suellen, John...
Edward James King
Jan 5, 2020
Edward James King, 88 of Osage City, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas. He was born March 29, 1931 in Peterton, Kansas the son of David Thomas and Elizabeth Gasser King. Ed attended Peterton Grade School and later graduated from Osage City High School with the Class of 1948. Ed married the love...
George Edward Ohlsson
Jan 5, 2020
George Edward Ohlsson, of Augusta, passed away on January 5, 2020 in Wichita. He was born September 3, 1938 in Osage City, the son of George and Mabel (Adolphson) Ohlsson. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1957. George served in the U.S Army from 1957 to 1960 and the Army Reserves from 1960 to 1963. He worked as...
Gail Reed Lewis
Jan 1, 2020
Gail Reed Lewis, 78, of Osage City, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Vintage Park in Osage City.He was born July 6, 1941 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Chester and Mildred Reed Lewis. Gail grew up on the family farm near Barclay and attended Barclay Grade School. He went on to attend Osage City High School and graduated...
Zane L. Wilson
Dec 27, 2019
Zane L. Wilson, Lampe, MO, son of Jesse and Denzil (Tannehill) Wilson, was born March 14, 1946 in El Dorado, KS and departed this life on December 27, 2019 at the age of 73. Zane had been a resident of the area for three years, moving here from Coolidge, AZ where he met his very best friend and partner, Juanita...
Vereta Mae Peters
Dec 19, 2019
Vereta M. Peters, 94, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. She was born August 11, 1925 in Eskridge, Kansas the daughter of Ralph M. and Velma E. Thomas Richards. Vereta lived on a farm near Eskridge until moving to Topeka in 1940. Vereta was joined in marriage to Richard L. Peters on January 4, 1943...
Ladonna J. Knight
Dec 18, 2019
Ladonna Joan Knight, 84 of rural Lebo, passed away, Wednesday December 18, 2019 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. She was born January 7, 1935 in Lebo, Kansas the daughter of Harvey G. and Ruby V. Spielman Combes. Ladonna attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1952. On June 15, of that same year she married the love...
Donald Dean "Red" Sutherland
Dec 17, 2019
Donald Dean "Red" Sutherland of LeRoy, Kansas died Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at his home. He was 83. "Red" was born February 2nd, 1936 at Neosho Falls, Kansas to T. N. "Ted" and Marjorie Wright Sutherland. He grew up on the farm, attending LeRoy schools. He participated in football, basketball, choir, and held the office of class president, and graduated...
Jon Chris Strunk
Dec 10, 2019
Jon Chris Strunk, 69, of Neosho Rapids, KS, passed away December 10 in his home. He leaves his wife, Susan, and sons Chase (Trisha) Lawrence, KS and Shawn, Kansas City, KS. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Strunk, and his mother, Marie Strunk of Abilene, KS. Also surviving are his sister Judy Bowser (Tom), Olathe, KS., and...
Kenneth G. Thomas
Dec 9, 2019
Kenneth G. Thomas, 84 of Hartford, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 after a short stay at the Life Care Center in Burlington.He was born July 3, 1935 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Walter and Margaret Gardner Thomas. Kenneth attended Hartford High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. Following high school, Kenneth attended Kansas State University and...
Richard Charles "Dick" Lindbloom
Nov 30, 2019
Richard Charles “Dick” Lindbloom, 81, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his home south west of Osage City. He was born April 7, 1938 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Wilford C. and Eileen Pearson Lindbloom. Dick attended Osage City High School and graduated with the Class of 1956. Following high school he worked on the family farm west...
Roy "Bob" Sanders
Nov 29, 2019
Roy Robert Sanders, 87, passed away Friday November 29, 2019 at the Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center in Cottonwood Falls. He was born June 23, 1932 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Glenn Hunt and Agnes Neiman. Bob attended school in Emporia and lived in the Emporia area until moving to Eureka in the 1970’s. He lived briefly in...
Melvin Leroy Croucher
Nov 23, 2019
Melvin L. Croucher, 92, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Clarehouse Hospice in Tulsa, Oklahoma Melvin Leroy Croucher was born March 28, 1927 in Osage City, the son of Fred and Mabel (Plackett) Croucher. He graduated from Osage City High School. After high school, he proudly served with United State Navy. He was joined in marriage to Pauline...
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