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Fern Ruth Heins
Sep 14, 2016
Fern Ruth Heins, 88, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Health Care Resort of Topeka. She was born April 4, 1928 at Upsala, Minnesota the daughter of Author and Alice Anderson Lillestrand. Fern spent her childhood in Upsala and graduated from Upsala High School with the Class of 1946. She was joined in marriage to Walter “Pat” Clear...
Wayne D. Banks
Sep 14, 2016
Wayne D. Banks, 103, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Peterson's Nursing Home in Osage City. Wayne was born March 10, 1913 in Republic Couny, Kansas, the son of Howard H. and Ethel (Sundine) Banks. He graduated high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a long time farmer and resident of Osage County. Wayne was joined in marriage to...
Warner Rogers Hopkins
Sep 10, 2016
Warner Rogers Hopkins, 82, passed away Saturday Sept. 10, 2016 at his home in Hartford. He was born April 28, 1934 in West Plains, Missouri the son of Hubert and Fern Robinson Hopkins. Rogers attended LeRoy High School and graduated with the Class of 1952. He was joined in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Lavona Brown on October 11,...
Vern L. Nicklin
Sep 7, 2016
Vern L. Nicklin, 86, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday morning Sept. 7, 2016. Vern was born March 9, 1930 to Roy and Verna Nicklin in Emporia, Kansas. His parents and sister (Mariel Barrett) preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Pearl D. Nicklin; three children, Anthony Page Nicklin of Ingleside Texas, Timothy Vern Nicklin of...
Marlene Reiss
Sep 6, 2016
MARLENE A. REISS OSAGE CITY- Marlene A. Reiss, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Topeka. Marlene was born on July 18, 1934 in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Fredrick and Ella (Heitschmidt) Reiss. She is preceded in death by parents, a sister and two brothers. Marlene is survived by many nieces and...
Frank R. Ketley
Sep 2, 2016
Frank R. Ketley, 84, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. He was born October 4, 1931 in Niles, Ohio, the son of Frank and Pearl Nixon Ketley. Frank graduated from Lamont High School with the Class of 1950. Shortly after high school, Frank joined the United States Navy and proudly served for four years in...
Richard H. Wagner
Aug 13, 2016
Richard H. Wagner, 84, of Emporia, passed away Sunday August 13,2016 at Newman Regional Health. He was born October 29, 1931 in Halfway, Maryland the son of Richard Clayton and Alice Viola Rutherford Wagner. Richard spent the early years of his life in and around Halfway before entering the United States Air Force. He would proudly serve for the next...
Eric Eugene Peterson
Aug 7, 2016
ERIC E. PETERSON OSAGE CITY- Eric E. Peterson, 56, passed away August 7, 2016 at his home in Osage City. Eric Eugene Peterson was born October 16, 1959 in Leavenworth, KS, the son of John and Jeanette (Tidwell) Peterson. He was a carpenter and construction worker and had worked many year at American Eagle Distribution in Ottawa. He liked working...
Dr. Richard "Doc" S. Barnett
Jul 31, 2016
DR. RICHARD S. "DOC" BARNETT GRAND ISLAND, NE – Dr. Richard S. “Doc” Barnett, 91, formerly of Central City, NE, passed away Sunday, July 31st, 2016 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born February 26, 1925 in Broomfield, Colorado, the son of Grayson and Gertrude (Dawkins) Barnett. He had served in the United States Army...
Beverly Ann Mullins
Jul 29, 2016
BEVERLY ANN MULLINS OSAGE CITY- Beverly Ann Mullins, 75, of Osage City, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at Osage Nursing and Rehab in Osage City. Beverly Ann Hogan was born May 8, 1941 in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of Russell Jewels and Mabel Inez (Williams) Hogan. She graduated with the Osage City High School Class of 1959. She...
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...
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