Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
James "Jim" Youngberg
Jan 18, 2021
James D. (Jim) Youngberg, 77, of Buffalo, Kansas passed away Monday, January 18, 2021. Jim was born March 9, 1943 to Woodrow L. and Margaret M. Youngberg in Chanute, Kansas. Jim attended Chanute High School graduating in 1961, he also attended Kansas State University and graduated from Emporia State University. He proudly served in The United States Air Force from...
Howard Stephen Svaty
Jan 13, 2021
Howard Stephen Svaty, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Chanute, Kansas after a ten-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Howard was born December 18, 1942, in Ellsworth, Kansas. He started school in a one-room country schoolhouse and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1960. He attended Kansas State University where he was a member of the Beta Sigma...
Allen Dale Simmons
Jan 11, 2021
Allen Dale Simmons, 72, of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Neodesha Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Dale was born July 8, 1948 in Eureka, Kansas, to Raymond and Grace (Lovely) Simmons. Dale graduated from Fall River High School in 1966. He married Mary E. Simmons on August 16, 1969 in Fredonia, Kansas and they...
Roy G Colston
Jan 10, 2021
Roy G. Colston, 78, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home in Chanute, Kansas. Roy was born April 20, 1942 to George Colston and Mary Colston-Reed in Chanute, KS. Roy enjoyed his retirement crafting with wood and participating in his antique car club and spending time with his family. Roy was united in marriage to...
Wayne Eugene York
Jan 6, 2021
Wayne Eugene York 88 of Neodesha passed away January 6, 2021 at Heritage Health Care. Wayne was born on June 27,1932, in Neodesha, Kansas son of Edgar Otis and Vertia Mae (Hicks) York. Wayne grew up on farms in and around Neodesha. He attended Neodesha elementary schools and graduated from Neodesha High School. His first job was at North Lawn...
Eugene E. Trefethen
Jan 3, 2021
Eugene Everett Trefethen, 72 of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home with family by his side. He was born October 11, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas to Evert and Bessie (Bosley) Trefethen. Eugene attended and graduated from Yates Center High School in 1966. Eugene worked for Amazon for 12 years from 1999- 2011 and at Gene’s...
Scott Ray Leroy
Jan 1, 2021
Scott R. Leroy, 52 of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS with his wife and sister by his side. Scott was born November 8, 1968 to Fred (Bud) Leroy and Linda Clark in Chanute, KS. He graduated from Chanute Senior High School with the class of 1987....
Janet Sue Paulsen
Jan 1, 2021
Janet Sue Paulsen, age 80, died January 1st, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas following a brief illness. She was born in Neodesha, Kansas, and was raised in Fredonia, Kansas. She was the daughter of Hurston and Helen (Fink) Hedrick. Janet was a graduate of the Fredonia High School, Class of 1958, and received a Bachelor's Degree of Education from Kansas State...
James "Jim" Rodney Paulsen
Dec 31, 2020
James (Jim) Rodney Paulsen, age 80, died on December 31st, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born in Fredonia, Kansas on September 21st, 1940 to Harry and Lillie (Olsen) Paulsen. Jim was united in marriage to Janet Sue Hedrick on March 25th, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Fredonia. He received a Bachelor’s Degree of Education and Math Theory...
Lyle D. Mattix
Dec 29, 2020
Lyle D. Mattix, 69, passed away Tuesday at Guest Home Estates in Ft. Scott, Kansas. He was born and raised in Fredonia, Kansas and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1969. After graduation, he went to work for the Wilson County Road Department, where worked his entire career of 33 ½ years retiring in 2004. He enjoyed fishing and bird...
Faith Carinder
Dec 28, 2020
Faith Carinder, 97, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Nora Faith Henry was born December 11, 1923 in Monroe City, Indiana the daughter of Lawrence T. Henry and Alta L. (Edwards) Henry. She graduated from North Vernon, Indiana High School in 1941. On June 27, 1954 at the Cherryvale United Methodist...
Cale Wesley Hudson
Dec 27, 2020
Cale Wesley Hudson February 26,1941 – December 27,2020 Cale Wesley Hudson died peacefully at the age of 79 on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a courageous battle with COVID-19. Cale was chosen to participate in the Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed to accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and...
Marguerite Doris Miller
Dec 24, 2020
Marguerite Doris Miller, 102, of Fall River, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Neodesha Care and Rehabilitation Center. Marguerite was born on, April 30, 1918, on a farm just outside Cherokee, Kansas to Delbert and Bessie (Laird) Russell. Marguerite married Herbert Raymond Miller on August 22, 1987, he preceded her in death. Marguerite was a retired English teacher,...
Jacqueline "Christi" Christena Hestand
Dec 24, 2020
Jacqueline Christena “Christi” Hestand, 43, of Cherryvale, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Labette Health in Independence, Kansas. Christi was born July 12, 1977 to Marvin and Marilyn (Prater) Hestand in Independence, Kansas. She attended and graduated from Cherryvale High School. She enjoyed collecting and watching scary movies and collecting KU memorabilia. She was a very kind and...
Sharon Annette Edens
Dec 21, 2020
Sharon Annette Edens, 70, passed away, Monday, December 21, 2020 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. Sharon was born December 15, 1950 to Norman and Wynema (Sexton) Lee in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Sharon attended school in Muskogee, Oklahoma until the family moved to Kansas in 1967. She attended Fredonia High School, graduating in 1969. On August 17, 1969, Sharon was united in marriage...
Roger D. Surber
Dec 20, 2020
Roger Dean Surber, 68, of Fredonia Kansas passed away at Fredonia Regional Hospital, with his family by his side, on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Roger was born to Howard & Vina (Jarvis) Surber November 14, 1952 in Neodesha, Kansas. Roger attended Fredonia High School, graduating in 1970. Roger was united in marriage to Kristie Neill on January 6, 1973, she...
Ellen Thron
Dec 20, 2020
Ellen Thron, 53, of Rosehill, Kansas was taken to heaven December 20, 2020. She was born in Fredonia, Kansas on August 2, 1967 to Bob and Viola Key. Ellen loved animals. She thoroughly enjoyed her previous job as a Veterinarian Assistant and was also certified in animal rescue and rehab. She also enjoyed anything crafty, but had a real passion...
Darrell Wayne Odell
Dec 18, 2020
Darrell “Wayne” Odell, 74, of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away with family at his side on December 18, 2020. Wayne was born March 28, 1946, to Eugene Richard and Verna Mae (Wescott) Odell in Neodesha, Kansas. In 1964, Wayne graduated from Fredonia High School. He attended Baker University on a football and basketball scholarship and was an active member of the...
Kenneth M. Cushman
Dec 15, 2020
Kenneth M. Cushman 78, of Chanute, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas. Ken was born to Floyd and Norva (Haskins) Cushman on May 9, 1942 in Columbus, Kansas. He was also fostered by parents, Floyd, and May Phillips. He attended Chanute High School and received GED in 1974. On July 10,...
Kathleen "Kitty" Louise Shoaf
Dec 11, 2020
KATHLEEN (KITTY) LOUISE SHOAF Kathleen Shoaf passed away December 11, 2020, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Born Kathleen Louise Hall on April 25, 1927, in Greenville, Illinois to Edgar Reed and Rhoda Louise Hall. She grew up in and around Greenville, Illinois. On July 5, 1947, she married William Howard Shoaf. They lived in Greenville, Illinois...
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