OBITUARIES
Robert L. "Bob" Tomlinson, Jr.
May 21, 2015
ROBERT "BOB" LEROY TOMLINSON, JR. OSAGE CITY- Robert LeRoy Tomlinson, Jr., 79, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home. Robert LeRoy Tomlinson, Jr. was born September 5, 1935, in Osage City, the son of Robert L. and Mildred E. (Moore) Tomlinson, Sr. He attended school in Osage City. Robert was employed by Kansas Power and Light Company for...
Wayne David Tollett
May 20, 2015
��Wayne David Tollett, 78, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at his home near Neosho Rapids. He was born November 16, 1936 in Nowata, Oklahoma the son of Howard C. and Nadine Snider Tollett. Wayne attended Paola High School and graduated with the Class of 1955. In the years following high school Wayne worked at the Paola Butter Company. Wayne...
Mary "Kathy" Wade
May 12, 2015
MARY KATHLEEN "KATHY" WADE OSAGE CITY- Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Wade, 65, of Osage City, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. Mary Kathleen Martin was born April 3, 1950 in Topeka, the daughter of James"Sarge" and Ada "Bobbie" (Selman) Martin. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1968. She graduated from Wayne Community College...
Michael "Putz" Hutchinson
May 1, 2015
Michael Gene Hutchinson, 41, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 in Toronto, Kansas, He was born March 12, 1974 in Casper, Wyoming the son of Allen and Rose Hendriksen Hutchinson. Michael grew up in Evanston, Wyoming and began working for Northern Pipeline in 1997. He moved to Kansas in 1998 and became a certified pipe fitter. He worked throughout southeast...
Arlene W. Jones
Apr 29, 2015
��Arlene W. Jones of Reading, passed away late Wednesday April 29. 2015 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. One day after her 95th birthday. She was born April 28, 1920 in Zeeland, North Dakota, the daughter of Martin and Lydia Schmidt Reimer. Arlene was joined in marriage to Arthur G. Jones on April 28, 1944 in Emporia. This day held special...
Wanda L. Chmidling
Apr 25, 2015
Wanda Lee Marlatt Chmidling Wanda Lee Marlatt Chmidling, 78 went to be with the Lord on April 25th. Wanda was born July 2, 1936 in Nortonville Kansas, the daughter of Raphel and Barbara Stillman Marlatt and the step-daughter of Willard Clinkenbeard. Wanda graduated from Nortonville High School. Wanda met the love of her life and married Eldon Chmidling on February...
Patricia Ann Krumme
Apr 20, 2015
PATRICIA A. KRUMME ��EMPORIA -- Patricia Ann Krumme, 79, passed away, Monday, April 20, 215 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. Patricia Ann Lacy was born July 22, 1935 in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Raymond and Gwendolyn Jane (Pugh) Lacy. She graduated from Madison High School. Patricia was joined in marriage to Francis Gene Storrer on March 6, 1953....
Lois M. Slagel
Apr 17, 2015
��Lois M. Slagel, 84, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at her home in LeRoy. She was born June 28, 1930 in LeRoy, Kansas the daughter of Pearl E. and Emma A. Read Richards. Lois graduated from LeRoy High School with the Class of 1949 where she was crowned Homecoming Queen her senior year. Lois was forever joined in marriage...
Vernon Russell Riggs
Apr 14, 2015
Vernon Russell Riggs, 43, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home near Hartford. He was born March 26, 1972 in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Lyle Jay and Connie Elaine Karraker Riggs. Vernon graduated from Madison High school with the Class of 1990. He also received his certification in Electronic Technology from Flint Hills Vo. Tech. He...
Michael Lee Grove
Apr 10, 2015
MICHAEL L. GROVE OSAGE CITY, KS - Michael Lee Grove, 67, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Michael was born May 18, 1947 in Portland, Oregon, the son of Omer Elza and Beatrice Rita (Olson) Grove. He graduated from Gladwin High School in Gladwin, Michigan in 1965. He attended college at Ferris State University in...
Perry Arthur Criqui
Apr 8, 2015
Perry Arthur Criqui, 73, of Lebo, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia. He was born November 16, 1941 in Melvern, Kansas the son of Clarence Fred and Maggie Mae Greenfield Criqui. Perry spent the younger years of his life in the Olivet area. As a young man he worked at several construction projects...
Eilene Joann Friend
Apr 3, 2015
�� Eilene JoAnn Friend, 67, of Neosho Rapids, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at the Richmond Care Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Norma Schade Hinrichs. Eilene attended and graduated from Emporia High School with the Class of 1965. In the years following high school, Eilene worked...
Donna Ione Jeck
Apr 1, 2015
��Donna Ione Jeck, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Holiday Resort. She was born January 30, 1923 in Madison, Kansas the daughter of Harry and Mamie Clopton Derbyshire. As a child the family moved to Boulder, Colorado where Donna attended grade school. Donna returned to Madison and attending Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1941....
Dale A. Truelove
Mar 24, 2015
��Dale A. Truelove, 80, Lake of the Ozarks, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. ��He was born May 24, 1934 in Hartford, Kansas the son of George Frederick and Mary Viola Kammerzell Truelove. Dale attended Burlington High School and graduated with the Class of 1954. He had proudly served in the Kansas National Guard...
Luvena Holland
Mar 23, 2015
��Luvena Holland, 70, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at her home near Madison. Luvena (Nibarger) Holland was born December 1st, 1944 in Marysville, California the daughter of Donald and Martha Wade Nibarger. She grew up in the Virgil/Hamilton area where she graduated in 1962. She went on to attend cosmetology school at Vernon's in Wichita. Luvena worked as a...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ott Haas
Mar 16, 2015
��Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Ott Haas was born September 29, 1925 , to John W. and Clara Riggenbach Ott at Lamont, Kansas. ��She died March 16, 2015 at her home, on the same quarter section of land in which she was born. ��She graduated from Lamont High School in 1943, and attended Kansas State Teachers College. During World War II, she...
Larry L. Holliday
Mar 16, 2015
LARRY "DOC" HOLLIDAY OSAGE CITY -- Larry "Doc" Holliday, 73 , formerly of Vassar, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at his home in Burlington, Kansas. Larry Lynn Holliday was born September 11, 1941 in Cherryvale, Kansas, son of Harold and Fae (Whitcomb) Holliday. He attended school at Cherryvale and graduated high school in 1959. He married Mary Joleen Newland...
Delmar W. Hafenstein
Mar 15, 2015
DELMAR W. HAFENSTEIN OSAGE CITY -- Delmar W. Hafenstein, 86, of Osage City, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Peterson Nursing Home in Osage City. Delmar Walter Hafenstein was born on January 8, 1929 in Alma, Kansas, the son of Julius A. and Amelia (Grunewald) Hafenstein. He grew up in Alma, Kansas started working for farmers at the age...
Helen Louise Leeburg
Mar 6, 2015
HELEN LOUISE LEEBURG OSAGE CITY -- Helen Louise Leeburg, 88, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at Osage Nursing Center in Osage City, Kansas. Helen Louise was born March 31, 1926 in Osage City, the daughter of Harold Ellsworth and Lillian (Benton) Lyon. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1944. Helen Louise Lyon married Harold Gordon Leeburg on...
Dennis Farnsworth
Mar 6, 2015
��Dennis Eugene Farnsworth, passed away March 6, 2015 at Midland Care in Topeka, Kansas. Dennis was born August 31, 1973 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Betty (Dozier) Farnsworth. Dennis joined the Army on January 12, 1992 and proudly served his country as both regular Army and National Guard. His service took him to 5 different countries. Dennis...
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