Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Lova Ann Busch
Jun 12, 2009
Lova Ann "Tootie" Busch, 60, a resident of New Albany, Kansas, and formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born January 2, 1949 in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Carl Richard and Daisy Faye (Mace) Goodman. On January 13, 1967 in Wichita, she married Donald E. Busch. He...
Philip Webb Wilson
Jun 5, 2009
Philip Webb Wilson was born to Daniel Luther Wilson and Lillie Myrtle Wilson on August 3, 1921 near Columbia, Kentucky and died December 22, 2008 in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 87. At the age of 2 the family relocated to Altoona, Kansas where he graduated from Altoona High School in 1939. He worked for Beech Aircraft Company in...
Elberta M. Follick
May 29, 2009
Elberta M. Follick, 84, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Trinity Rehab and Nursing Center in Merriam, Kansas. She was born June 11, 1924 in Crawford County, Kansas, the daughter of William R. and Eva May (Holtsclaw) Collins. On June 3, 1942 in Fredonia, Kansas, she married Charles E. Follick. He preceded her in...
Mary Agnes Ward
May 26, 2009
Mary Agnes (Carr) Ward, a third generation Wilson County native, 93, died May 26, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born July 12, 1915 in a little house located behind the Stone House in downtown Fredonia, Kansas. She was named after the doctor"s wife, and was the seventh child of Columbus and Maria Carr. In 1917, the Carr"s bought...
Virginia Ruth Nelson
May 16, 2009
Virginia Ruth Nelson, 90, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born April 23, 1919 in Fredonia, the daughter of Harry R. and Georgia Mae (Armstrong) Giles. In 1939, Virginia married William Earl Nelson. He preceded her in death November 10, 1979. She was employed as a telephone operator for...
Elizabeth I. Thomas
May 15, 2009
Elizabeth I. (Penner) Thomas, 77, a resident of rural Fall River, Kansas, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at her home. She was born September 3, 1931 to Isaac and Anna (Pauls) Penner on a sandhill farm west of Inman, Kansas. Liz attended Little Valley School for her elementary education. She was graduated from Inman High School and attended Grace Bible...
Cornelius Schultz
May 13, 2009
Cornelius Schultz, 95, died at his residence in Lafontaine, Kansas, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. He was born June 6, 1913, at Coy, Oklahoma, the son of Peter and Lena (Nightingale) Schultz. He was a farmer and had worked at the Excelsior Brickyard for 21 years. On May 4, 1941, at Fredonia, Cornelius married Mary Ratzlaff. She survives at the home....
Melba Lou Tindle
May 10, 2009
Melba Lou Tindle, 75, a resident of Longton, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. She was born November 3, 1933 in rural Gridley, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Lydia (Ehrhardt) Edwards. She was graduated from Garnett High School in 1951. Melba was a homemaker and served as the Board...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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