Obituaries
Lloyd “Dean” Krepps 1927-2010
Lloyd Dean Krepps, 83, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in Olathe. Dean, the name he was known by, was born May 14, 1927 in Buffalo to Eula Doris Eagle and Lloyd Krepps. He grew up in Buffalo and graduated from Buffalo High School. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marines. Later, during the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. Army. For more than 30 years Dean was employed by the Kansas Department of T...
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Gloria J. Bozone 1941-2010
Gloria J. Bozone, 69, Haysville, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The daughter of Floyd and Jewell Kiser, she grew up and attended school in Erie. On March 10, 1957, she and Charles Bozone were united in marriage. She was Learn & Grow Child Care Center cook for 10 years and attended the First Baptist Church in Mulvane. Survivors include her husband, Charles; brothers, Rick Kiser and Terry Kiser, all of Erie; daughters, Barbara Newlin, Becky M...
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David H. Conine 1938-2010
David H. Conine, 71, Chanute, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at his home. David was born Dec. 30, 1938 in Fort Scott, the son of N.H. “Herb” and M. Ollene Stout Conine. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1956. After serving in the United States Marine Corp, David attended Allen County Community College and Kansas State University. On Nov. 16, 1958, David married his high school sweetheart Patricia Kay Fox. They lived in sev...
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Wilma Joan Larson Emig 1931-2010
Wilma Joan Larson Emig, 78, Iola, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Labette Health in Parsons. Joan was born Nov. 15, 1931 on the family farm west of Savonburg to Elmer F. and Emma Pierson Larson. She grew up near Savonburg, attended Wannersburg School and was graduated from Grant Township Rural High School at Stark. She accepted Jesus as her Savior as a youth and was confirmed in 1944 at the Savonburg Covenant. Joan lived in Kansas City prior to ...
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Almo V. Shuster 1923 – 2010
Almo Verline Shuster, 87, Chanute, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Windsor Place in Independence. Almo was born on June 6, 1923, in Kingston, Iowa, the son of Anthony and Celia Bowman Shuster. He was united in marriage to Wanda Doreen Steinburg on March 6, 1965 in Biggsville, Ill. She preceded him in death on Dec, 8, 2006. Almo worked in upholstery and as an antique dealer. He is survived by a daughter, Laveda Willis, Clinton, Mo.; two sons, Mic...
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Jeanette ‘Jean’ Davis Loy 1919-2010
Jeanette “Jean” Davis Loy, 90, died July 1, 2010. She was born in Bradford, Pa., to Laura Amelia Pelton and LeRoy Bertram Davis on Oct. 27, 1919. In the 1950s, in Denver, Colo., she was a proud member of the American Red Cross Gray Ladies, an organization that provided care and assistance to disabled patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. In the early 60s, she moved with her husband, Max Spears Loy, and children to Chanute. S...
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Anna Mary Fegel 1927 – 2010
Anna “Mary” Fegel, 82, Chanute, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Mary was born in Chanute on August 25, 1927, the daughter of Cecil and Hazel Arnett. She graduated from Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. She was united in marriage to Glen Eldon Fegel on May 24, 1952. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2003. She was a bookkeeper. Mary was a member of the First Christian Church, a Charter m...
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Florence Elizabeth Johnson 1914-2010
Florence Elizabeth Johnson, 95, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka. Florence was born August 23, 1914 at Dry Creek in Quincy, the daughter of Melvin Hegg and Florence Amy Burr McCoin. She grew up and attended school in Toronto. On March 6, 1964 Florence was united in marriage to Allen Johnson. He preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1995 and she moved from Grove, Okla., back to Toronto. She was a member of the Presbyt...
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Agnes Pearman 1918-2010
Agnes Pearman, 91, Iola, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, after a month of confined illness. She was born Agnes Fern McIntyre on an Allen County farm in the Leanna community,on July 21, 1918 to George and Alice Thompson McIntyre. Agnes grew up on the family farm east of Humboldt, attended country schools and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1937. On Sept. 7, 1938, Agnes married Richard Pearman in Yat...
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Judy K. Hale 1949-2010
Judy K. Hale, 61, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 2, 1949 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Cornelius and Helen DeWater McHenry. She had worked for Doskocil Food Service in South Hutchinson. She attended Victorious Life Church. Survivors include her mother, Helen Morton, Hutchinson; a son, Shannon Hale, Pismo Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Katrina Karanu, Hutchinson; two brothers, Robert McHenry, Hutchins...
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Jimmy Dean Jones 1935 – 2010
Jimmy Dean Jones, 75, Humboldt, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Fountain Villa Residential Care Center in Iola. Jimmy was born in Chanute on June 15, 1935, the son of Willis E. and Anna M. Williams Jones. He grew up in Buffalo and attended Buffalo High School. He was united in marriage to Donna Maxwell on July 30, 1954. She survives, of the home. Jimmy was a chemical distribution manager for Advanced Chemical Company. He was a member of the ...
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Jessie Faye Mintz Tice 1913-2010
Jessie Faye Mintz Tice passed away peacefully at home with her daughter Margaret in attendance, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in San Diego, Calif. She was born Sept. 22, 1913 in Cane Hill, Ark. Her family moved from Canehill to Stilwell, Okla., when she was three years old. While living in Stilwell, Jessie and her brother, Darrell and sister, Berniece attended the Cherokee Indian School. Her father, John Lee and mother, Myrtie Mintz, farmed i...
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Charles Edwin Ferguson 1930-2010
Charles Edwin Ferguson, Fredonia, 79, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. Charles was born on Dec. 17, 1930 at Tipton, Mo., the son of Edwin L. and Thelma A. Woolridge Ferguson After high school Charles received his bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Missouri. On March 19, 1952 Charles enlisted into the United States Navy and was honorably discharged on May 22, 1953 with the rank of Yeoman Third Class....
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Alice Jean Arthur 1925 – 2010
Alice Jean Arthur, 85, Chanute, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Alice was born in Chanute on Feb. 25, 1925, the daughter of Roy and Wanonia Griswold Martin. She graduated from Chanute High School in the Class of 1942. She was united in marriage to Harold Lewis Arthur on Sept. 27, 1942 in Chanute. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. Alice is survived by a son, Tom Arthur, Chanute; two daught...
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Elizabeth “Betty” J. Johnson 1922 – 2010
Elizabeth “Betty” Joan Johnson, 88, Humboldt, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Betty was born in Humboldt on March 9, 1922, the daughter of Frank W. and Fannie Cramer Sinclair. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1939 and Chanute Junior College in 1943. She was united in marriage to Herbert Kenneth Johnson on July 31, 1943 in Long Beach, Calif. He survives, of the home. Betty was a homemaker and ...
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Charles Richard Chard 1925-2010
Charles Richard Chard, 84, Humboldt, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Charles was born on Dec. 28, 1925 at Humboldt, the son of John Hubbert and Nina Chard. Charles was a WWII veteran where he served as a Merchant Marine. On Sept. 21, 1945 he married Maudena Faye Fletcher. She preceded him in death on Dec. 1, 2009. Charles was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Iola. He is survived ...
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Maxine Della Wiltse Oakes 1946-2010
Maxine Della Wiltse Oakes, 64, died on Friday, June 30, 2010 at home in rural Winchester. She was born to Leona Hansen and Edwin Dale Wiltse on Feb. 8, 1946 in rural Wilson County. She attended school at Mound Springs, Vilas, Midway and was a graduate of Pittsburg State University School of Cosmetology. She married Don Baker on Sept. 28, 1967. They have two sons, Brett Alan and Brian Paul. She later married Jeff Oakes in 1992. She was precede...
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Robert L. Rohr Jr. 1963-2010
Robert L. Rohr Jr., 47, Altoona, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 28, 2010, at his residence. He was born June 6, 1963 in Burbank Calif. Robert was a graduate of Neodesha High School and served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army for 21 years. Most recently he and his wife owned and operated The Prairie Nut Hut in Altoona. On April 18, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev., he married Rhonda Rogers. She survives, of the home. Survivors, in addi...
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Lois M. Luman 1925 – 2010
Lois M. Luman, 84, Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Chanute, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Kindred Hospital in Las Vegas. Lois was born in Chanute on Nov. 18, 1925, the daughter of Raymond V. and Vesta Hewitt Clemens. She was united in marriage to Wilbur Luman on August 31, 1946. He preceded her in death on July 6, 1995. Lois was employed by the Chanute school district in the luncheon program and tutored students in acrobatics and dance. She ...
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John William James 1952-2010
John William James, 57, Dodge City, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1952 at Norwalk, California, the son of Orval K. and Evelyn Ripley James. John grew up in Chanute and attended Chanute public schools. He graduated from Neosho County Community College in Chanute and later graduated with a communications degree from Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland. He lived in Emporia and Kansas City before moving...
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