Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Ted Gray

Ted Gray

May 4, 2009

Theodore P. "Ted" Gray, 86, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died early this morning, Monday, May 4, 2009, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 15, 1923 in Bonita, Kansas, the son of John W. and Jessie P. Gray. He was a graduate of Miami, Oklahoma High School. Ted served in the United States Marine Corp 1942-1945. He worked...

Rhonda Jo Marple

Rhonda Jo Marple

Apr 20, 2009

Rhonda Jo Marple, 59, a longtime resident of rural Buffalo, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Monday, April 20, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born October 5, 1949 in Wichita, the daughter of Owen Duane and Delora May (Rollins) Baird. She was graduated from Midway High School in 1967 and received her Associates degree from Independence Community College....

Norma L. Clark

Norma L. Clark

Apr 17, 2009

Norma L. Clark, 85, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born April October 8, 1923 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde H. and Maude L. (Smith) Hayden. Norma was graduated from Fredonia High School in 1941. She worked for 24 years in the Law Office of...

Wilma Marion (Bennett) Lawrence

Wilma Marion (Bennett) Lawrence

Apr 5, 2009

Wilma Marion (Bennett) Lawrence, 85, a longtime resident of Toronto, Kansas, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born July 21, 1923 in Pawnee Rock, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur R. and Nellie D. (Phillips) Bennett. Wilma was the head cook at the Toronto Schools for many years. On October 1, 1942...

Jack L Standiferd

Jack L Standiferd

Mar 23, 2009

Jack L. Standiferd, a resident of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas died unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2009 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita. He was born October 12, 1944 in Independence, Kansas, the son of E.O. and Helen E. (Sidlinger) Standiferd. Jack was retired from Lafarge Corporation in Fredonia, where he was a maintenance inspector....

Phyllis H. Peterson

Phyllis H. Peterson

Mar 21, 2009

Phyllis H. Peterson, 88, a long time resident of the Buffalo, Kansas, area, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Chanute Nursing Center in Chanute, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1920 in Riley County, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Buss) Johnsmeyer. Phyllis was graduated from Emporia State Teacher"s College in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science in Education....

Mary Fae Burt

Mary Fae Burt

Mar 20, 2009

Mary Fae Burt, 81, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, at Sedan Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Sedan, Kansas. She was born August 16, 1927 at Fall River, the daughter of Harvey and Viola Bunyard. She attended school at Fall River. She was united in marriage to Benny Otto Burt on November 18, 1944. Following...

Colleene Ann Cox

Colleene Ann Cox

Mar 16, 2009

Colleene Ann Cox, 84 a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, since 1946, and formerly of Wellington, Kansas, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 6, 1925 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Bulah (Murray) Gasper. She was a homemaker. On July 28, 1942 in Champaign, Illinois, she married Lawrence G. Cox. He survives...

Irene May Elizabetha Smith

Irene May Elizabetha Smith

Mar 13, 2009

Irene May Elizabetha (Dannels) Smith, 96, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born May 25, 1912 in Fredonia, the daughter of Arthur E. and Ida E. (Short) Dannels. She was graduated from Fredonia High School in 1932. On October 21, 1934 in Fredonia, she married Paul Russell...

Peggy Anne Conner

Peggy Anne Conner

Mar 11, 2009

Peggy Anne Conner, 66, a resident of Wichita, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita. Peggy was born July 24, 1942 in Ontario, California, the daughter of Ken and Rhona Ardell (Holland) Conner. Peggy "Paige" worked for the Lyric Opera Company where she was in sales. She is survived by her mother,...

Len Kobelt

Len Kobelt

Mar 3, 2009

Leonard Perry Kobelt, 67, a resident of rural Buffalo, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his home after a long bout with cancer. He was born March 16, 1941, in Elmhurst, Illinois, the son of Roy Walter and Betty Jane (Perry) Kobelt. Len grew up in Altoona and graduated from Altoona Rural High School. Following his love of baseball,...

Gene Speaks

Gene Speaks

Mar 2, 2009

Gene Speaks, 79, a lifelong resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 2, 2009 at his home. He was born May 5, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Riley and Grace (West) Speaks. He served in the United States Army 1950-1952, where he attained the rank of corporal. Gene was a mechanic for John Deere...

Joyce Maurine Cass

Joyce Maurine Cass

Feb 17, 2009

Joyce Maurine Cass, 79, a resident of the Fall River, Kansas area, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 20, 1930 in Wichita, the daughter of Claude and Eva (Gray) Robinson. On May 25, 1966 in Miami, Oklahoma, she married James T. Cass. He survives at their home. Joyce worked...

June Creed

June Creed

Feb 4, 2009

June Creed, 90, a resident of Mulvane, Kansas, formerly of Fall River, Rose Hill, and Atlanta, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born September 7, 1918 in Lincoln, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie D. and Anna G. (Sellman) Clark. She was a homemaker and farmer. She also trained Morgan horses, owned her...

George Thomas Ibbetson

George Thomas Ibbetson

Feb 2, 2009

George Thomas "Buddy" Ibbetson, a lifelong resident of rural Buffalo, Kansas, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. He was born October 13, 1916 on the Ibbetson farm, northwest of Buffalo, the son of George Frederick and Chestine Elizabeth (Kennedy) Ibbetson. George attended West Buffalo District 28 grade school and was graduated from Buffalo...

Dale Boyd Turner

Dale Boyd Turner

Jan 26, 2009

Dale Boyd Turner, 81, a resident of Fredonia, died Monday, January 26, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. He was born June 7, 1927, in Chetopa, KS, the son of James and Grace (Whitner) Turner. On May 1, 1947, he married Joyce Knoles and she preceded him in death July 11, 1991. He married Carol Krie in Fredonia on...

Francis Chance

Francis Chance

Jan 25, 2009

Francis (Frank) Chance, 81, of Benedict, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Chanute, Kansas. Frank was a decorated veteran of W.W.II where he received a purple heart and honorable discharge on November 19, 1947. Frank was a retired stone mason and an avid woodworker who enjoyed making fine furniture for family and friends. He is survived by: Two...

Betty J. Harshman

Betty J. Harshman

Jan 14, 2009

Betty J. Harshman, 83, a lifelong resident of the Neodesha and Altoona, Kansas area, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita. She was born June 27, 1925 in Neodesha, the daughter of John and Erma "Tiny" (Hallbauer) Schoonover. On October 7, 1945 at the Methodist Church in Altoona, she married Charles N. Harshman....

Bobbie Reger

Bobbie Reger

Jan 9, 2009

Bobbie Reger, 78, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 5, 1930 in Benedict, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Madge (O"Brien) Prunty. She was a graduate of Benedict High School. Bobbie was retired from Beechcraft-Raytheon in Wichita, where she was a parts distributor...

Bryan Phil Schlegel

Bryan Phil Schlegel

Jan 9, 2009

Bryan Phil Schlegel, 59, a resident of rural Elk City, Kansas, formerly of Potwin, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Alvin J. and Clara (Yost) Schlegel. Bryan was a 1967 graduate of Campus High School in Wichita and received a...

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