Obituaries
James Kenneth Norris 1920-2012
James Kenneth Norris, 91, St. Paul, formerly of Erie, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born August 24, 1920, in St. Paul, to James and Leila Inman Norris. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and Erie. In July of 1942, he was inducted into the United States Army where he served in the European Theater of World War II and, upon his honorable discharge, was awarded the...
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Marie Chandler 1929-2012
Marie Chandler, 82, Protection, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Protection Valley Manor. She was born August 18, 1929 at Neodesha to John L. and Edith A. Crocker Clark. She married Harold E. Chandler on August 7, 1947 in Iola. He survives. She was a cook. She moved from Chanute to Protection in 2004. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Chanute and the Protection United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, ...
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John Frederick White 1930-2012
John White, 81, Iola, died May 16, 2012 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. John was born August 10, 1930, the son of John William and Nettie Mae Fleer White in Caldwell. He grew up near Renfrow and Deer Creek, Okla. After he graduated from high school, his folks moved their family farm near LaHarpe. He attended Neosho County College for a short time. John spent two years service in the Marines. He was stationed in Hawaii after basic trai...
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Marilyn S. Colegrove 1937-2012
Marilyn S. Colegrove, 74, Walnut, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul following a courageous one-year battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 18, 1937, at Stark, to Leonard and Sue Smith Jacquinot. She grew up and attended Walnut t. Patrick’s Catholic School and graduated in 1955. On August 22, 1959, she and Merlin K. Colegrove were married at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut. After marriage,...
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Jesse Lee Holman 1994-2012
Jesse Lee Holman, 18, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital, Iola. He was born on April 8, 1994, in Fort Scott, the son of Mike and Lori Nelson Holman. He attended the Marmaton Valley High School in Moran. He is survived by his parents, Mike and Lori Holman, Moran; one sister, Katrina Holman, and one brother, Jarred Holman, both of Moran; grandmother, Cathy Cox, Moran. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 at the Mar...
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Johnny Lee Laubach 1951-2012
Johnny Lee Laubach, 61, Portland, Ore., formerly of Chanute, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Texas. Johnny was born on Jan, 11, 1951, the son of Raymond and Mary E. McDonald Laubach. He was united in marriage to Diane Richard on Dec. 24, 1983 in Earlton. She survives. Johnny was an over the road trucker. Along with his wife, Diane, of Portland, he is survived by two children; three grandchildren; and two sist...
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Cindy Ann Smith 1965-2012
Cindy Ann Smith, 46, died early Tuesday morning, May 15, 2012 at her home in St. Paul following a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Cindy was born Sept. 21, 1965, in Parsons, to Robert and Carlene Harrison Yarnell. The family lived in Erie during her early years and then moved to St. Paul, where she has resided since. Cindy graduated from St. Paul High School in 1984 and then attended Labette Community College. From 2000 to 2004 Cindy...
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Rex L. Milner 1951-2012
Rex L. Milner, 60, Chanute, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at St. Francis Via Christi Heart Hospital. He was born July 6, 1951 the son of Melvin Milner and Ila Stipp. He was a graduate of the Chanute High School Class of 1969. He married Donna Lee and was later divorced and married Diane Martin and was later divorced. Survivors include his caregiver, Mean Peavey; a son, Brian; one grandchild; brothers and sisters, James “Jim” Milner, Diane Owen ...
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Melvin Edward Shultz 1931-2012
Melvin Edward Shultz, 81, died at his home in Joppa, Md., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. He was born on a farm west of Humboldt Feb. 6, 1931 the son of Melvin Wm. “Pat” and Nellie Cleone Booe Shultz. He attended Humboldt schools, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1949. On July 23, 1950 he married Nata Darlene Grogan of Chanute. In 1951 he was drafted into the Marine Corps and served two years at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Following his disch...
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Lupe Tinoco 1927-2012
Guadalupe “Lupe” Tinoco, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, died May 14, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. Lupe was born Dec. 12, 1927 in Chanute, to Patricia and Felipe Mendez. She moved to Kansas City, Mo., where she married her husband, John Tinoco on March 30, 1946. A member of Sacred Heart-Guadalupe Church, Guadalupanas, and Kansas City Azteca Lions Club, she was appreciated for her fundraising, generosity, a...
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Richard Merle Cornell 1936-2012
Richard Merle Cornell, 75, Chanute, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Richard was born in Iola on August 8, 1936, the son of Fred and Mary Weeks Cornell. He graduated from Iola High School in 1954 and received an Associate’s Degree from Allen County Community College in 1956. Richard served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was stationed at White Sands Milit...
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Violet Marie Prichard 1919-2012
Violet Marie Prichard, 93, a longtime resident of Fredonia, died Thursday, May 10 at her daughter’s home in Chickasha, Okla,, where she had resided for the past two years. She was born March 21, 1919 in Yates Center, the daughter of James Isaac and Henryetta Pauline Miller DeCou. Violet was a graduate of Toronto High School, She was employed by USD 484 for 22 years as a school cook, retiring in 1985. On Nov. 30, 1939 in Fredonia, Violet was ...
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John Andrew Gier 1921-2012
John A. Gier, 90, Chanute, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. John was born in Crawford County on May 25, 1921, the son of John Asberg and Millie Mae Goff Gier. John served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in the Central Pacific, Ryukyus, and the Philippines. He married Norma Joy Johnston in Hepler on Dec. 20, 1945. He starting working at Ash Grove in 1946 and retired after 38 yea...
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Norbert E. Lero 1924-2012
Norbert E. Lero, 87, St. Paul, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the emergency room at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born June 2, 1924 at Piqua, a son of Joseph and Anna Collins Lero. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Paul High School. He served in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He married Norene M. Beller on Jan. 27, 1950. She preceded him in death on April 7, 1991. They lived in Shawnee from 1950 until he moved to St. Pau...
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Austin Vance 2012-2012
Austin Matthew Vance died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. Austin is survived by his parents, Heather Vance and Brad Fraker, Iola; three siblings, Kimberly Fraker of Arma, Asya Jackson of Topeka, and Aiden Fraker of Iola; grandparents, Herbert Vance, Humboldt, and fiancée Connie Rabe, Wichita, and Mike and Cinda Jones, Moran; five aunts, Shannon Bright, Dixon, Ky., Shawnda Edwards, Chanute, Kelly Bright, Hum...
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Charles Ray Penrow 1945-2012
Charles Ray Penrow, 67, a longtime resident of Fredonia, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born Feb, 20, 1945 in Hattiesburg, Miss., the son of Charles and Elsie Perry Penrow. On August 2, 1975 Charles married Yvonne Louise Swisher in Las Vegas, Nev. She survives, at their home. Charles retired in 1995 after 30 plus years of being a carpenter. Charles moved from Albuquerque, N.M., to Fredonia in 1997. Charles’ s...
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Emma Catherine Sanderson 1923-2012
Emma Catherine Sanderson, 89, Humboldt, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Arrowood Lane in Humboldt. She was one of nine children born to Paul Otto and Flossie Blanche Penwell Joy on April 29, 1923 at Fredonia. On May 5, 1942, Emma married Lawrence Morris Sanderson in Newton. They made their home in Iola most of their married lives. They moved to Humboldt in 1994. Her husband preceded her in death on July 5, 1998. Emma was mostly a homemaker....
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Iva Fae Patterson 1922-2012
Iva Fae Wooten Patterson, 90, died at home on Sunday, April 29, 2012, after a brief illness. Private family burial was held on Tuesday in the Coyville Cemetery, Coyville. Ivy was preceded in death by her beloved parents, George R. and Ophelia Fairchild Wooten. She is survived by sons Randy Patterson and Terry Patterson; two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Iva Fae was a long-time resident of Kansas City, Kan. where she was a professio...
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Larry Wayne “L.C.” Carlburg 1946-2012
Larry Wayne “L.C.” Carlburg, 65, Buffalo, died at his home Saturday, April 28, 2012. Larry was born in Wichita on Dec. 7, 1946 to Kenneth Milo and Irene Mildred Perkings Carlburg. Larry attended his first eight years of school in Benedict and graduated from Fredonia High School with the Class of 1964. In January of 1966, Larry was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served until 1968. In 1979 Larry joined the U. S. Army Reserves and served i...
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Ronald D. Fowler 1935-2012
Ronald D. Fowler, 76, Chanute, died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Ron was born on June 9, 1935, in Chanute, the son of Cecil and Zella M. Johnson Fowler. He graduated from Chanute High School, and attended Neosho County Community College. Ron served his country in the United States Army for two years. He was united in marriage to Margaret Sue Franklin Fowler on June 16, 1957 in Chanute. She preceded him in...
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