OBITUARIES
Ronald Leroy "Ron" Peters
Dec 8, 2017
Ronald LeRoy Peters, 72 of Lebo passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born April 15, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Richard L. and Vereta M. Richards Peters. Ron attended Highland Park High School in Topeka and graduated with the Class of 1964. Ron was drafted into...
Margaret L. Debaun
Nov 28, 2017
Margaret L. DeBaun, 94, formerly of Osage City, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at The Arboretum in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, where she had received exceptional care over the past eight years. She previously resided in Osage City for over 40 years. Margaret L. Allison was born December 25, 1922 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lacy)...
Glenn V. Clopp
Nov 22, 2017
Glenn V. Clopp, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home in Emporia. Glenn V. Clopp was born February 19, 1934 in Linn Creek, Missouri, the son of Earl Victor and Frances Viola (Foust) Clopp. He proudly served 20 years in the United States Air Force. He was joined in marriage to Jessie Hammons, to this union...
James Newton Garrison
Nov 17, 2017
James Newton Garrison, 90 of Eureka, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday November 17, 2017 at the Greenwood County Hospital. He was born June 16, 1927 in Beaumont, Kansas the son of Harry G. and Elizabeth Foley Garrison. His mother died shortly after his fifth birthday. He spent the next four years living with assorted relatives until...
Gladys Lavern Williams
Nov 16, 2017
Gladys L. Williams, 91, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Life Care Center in Burlington. Gladys Lavern Sherman was born February 15, 1926 near Neal, Kansas, the daughter of Willis Ray and Dona Mae (Watts) Sherman. She attended school till the 8th grade. She was joined in marriage to Cecil Ernest Williams on October 19, 1942 in Yates...
Marilyn Jane Puckett
Nov 13, 2017
Marilyn Jane Puckett, 69, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at her home in Lamont. She was born August 7, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Walter A. and Lois M. Frazier Kelley. Marilyn was raised in Kansas City, Missouri and attended local schools as a young lady. She was married to Grover Martin McGuire Sr., in 1963....
Ida Jo Haag-Swisher-Jones
Nov 6, 2017
Ida Jo Haag-Swisher-Jones, 81, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. Ida Jo was born April 21, 1936 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Albert Joseph and Helen Rose Brown Haag. She attended elementary school at St. Joseph’s in Olpe and graduated from Reading High School with the Class of 1953. Ida married Lowell “Dean” Swisher...
Humbert Emil Rosetta
Nov 2, 2017
Humbert Emil Rosetta passed away peacefully on November 2nd, 2017. Humbert was born on July 14th, 1935 to Grace Bailey Rosetta and Humbert S. Rosetta in Osage City, Kansas where he lived his entire life. Humbert was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Osage City, KS. He was married to Darlene Sahlberg on July 17th, 1954. To...
Ellis L. Swarts
Nov 2, 2017
Ellis L. Swarts, 95, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017, in Osage City, Kansas. Ellis was born May 11, 1922, the son of Harry & Jessie Benton Swarts. Ellis graduated from Osage City High School in 1940. Upon graduation, he went to work at the Citizens State Bank in Osage City. In 1944, he joined the US Navy & served...
Newell Edward Thomas
Oct 31, 2017
Newell Edward Thomas, 94 of Lebo, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Osage Nursing Center, He was born March 11, 1923 on the family farm south of Lebo, the son of Thomas J. and Edna Rosine Thomas. Newell spent his entire life in Lebo, raising cattle and farming just south of town. He attended Lebo High School. He...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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