Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Fern Nichols
Aug 26, 2018
Fern E Nichols, age 91, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Medicalodge of Butler. She was born in Oklahoma the daughter of Niles and Frona Cutshall. She was married to Alfred "A.W." Nichols on August 5, 1944 in Independence, Kansas. He preceded her in death on October 1, 2009. Fern was also preceded in death by...
John Mcwilliam
Aug 23, 2018
John Roger McWilliam, age 65, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Edwin and Imogene McWilliam; born on Tuesday, December 2, 1952 at Liberal, Kansas. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and worked in the landscape industry. He married Karen Payne on October 20, 2001. He...
Aaron Eastwood
Aug 21, 2018
Aaron Dean Eastwood, age 57, Pleasanton, Kansas died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sunday, April 16, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Harold and Judy Nyhart Eastwood. He married Kim Clark on December 29, 1989. Together they owned and operated Eastwood Appliances. Dean was a member of the Pleasanton...
Marjorie Stainbrook
Aug 13, 2018
Marjorie Aileen Stainbrook, age 86, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018. She was born near Ottawa, Kansas the daughter of George Loyd and Florence Louise Hougland Royer. She graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1950 She married James Stainbrook on February 28, 1951 at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. He preceded...
Wanda Sharp
Aug 12, 2018
Wanda Lou Sharp, age 72, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her home. She was born on March 14, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Howard and Rowena Smith Sharp. Wanda enjoyed crocheting, knitting and fishing. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with them. She was preceded in death by...
Eldred Whitley
Aug 7, 2018
Eldred S. Whitley, age 79, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1939 in Carrollton, Missouri the son of Joseph and Hazel Brock Whitley. He graduated from Olathe High School. He married Carol Adams on July 2, 1961. Eldred served his country in the United States Air Force. After being honorably discharged,...
Josefine Brown
Aug 7, 2018
Josefine "Jessie" Brown, age 91, Lawrence, Kansas formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018. She was born in Germany. She came to the United States with her husband, Milton Chase Brown. They were married when he served in the United States Army in Germany. He preceded her death. No formal service is planned. She will be...
Homer Myers Iii
Aug 6, 2018
Homer Guy Myers III, age 76, Fontana, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018. He was born on September 17, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Homer Guy Myers II and Vivian Walter Myers. He worked for many years in the hay fields. He married Lori Brown on September 24, 1983. She survives of the home. He...
Orlena Rookstool
Aug 4, 2018
Orlena Pearl Rookstool, age 72, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018. She was born on April 24, 1946 in Chetopa, Kansa the daughter of Charles and Treva Smith Channel. She graduated from Franklin Technical Institute and worked as an LPN in several nursing homes. She was married to Jerry Purdy. To this union, two children, Rob...
Robert Bruce
Aug 4, 2018
Robert Franklin Bruce Robert F. Bruce, 86, of Overland Park, KS went to be with His Lord on August 4, 2018. Services for Bob will be held on Friday August 10, at Faith Chapel Assembly of God Church, 15000 Newton, Overland Park, KS. Visitation from 10:00-11:00, service at 11:00. Burial will be held later that day at 3:00 at the...
Owen Haverfield
Aug 4, 2018
Owen Lee Haverfield, age 88, formerly of La Cygne and Parker, Kansas passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He was born on August 9, 1929 the son of George and Violet Robinson Haverfield. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Owen was a dairy farmer before becoming a John Deere mechanic working on...
Lois Harrison
Aug 1, 2018
Lois Keating Harrison, age 89, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. She was born on October 23, 1928 at Iola, Kansas the daughter of Lester and Zelma Davidson Casteel. She graduated from Mound City High School. She married Thomas Keating. To this union, three sons were born. He preceded her in death. She later married Bud...
Bernard Brady
Jul 28, 2018
Bernard Francis "Barney" Brady Sr., age 86, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Saturday July 28, 2018. He was born on October 13, 1931 in Cherokee County, Kansas the son of Bernard and Nell Hines Brady. He graduated from Weir High School and attended Wichita State University. He married Freeda Commons on April 6, 1952 at Fort Scott, Kansas. He...
Dorothy Troth
Jul 26, 2018
Dorothy C. Baston Troth, 88, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Pleasanton, died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. Dorothy was born August 12, 1929 in Farlinville, Kansas to Floyd and Estella (Holt) Baston. She attended grade school at Walnut Grove and graduated from Mound City High School in 1947. On December 24, 1946 she married William...
George Larson
Jul 24, 2018
George Everett Larson, age 22, Bronson, Kansas died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on April 22, 1996 in Merriam, Kansas the son of Len and Laura Appleton Larson. He married Rebecca Barentine on May 5, 2018. He was currently employed with Dreamscape Innovation. George enjoyed his job, working with wood, and...
Tommy Gowing
Jul 19, 2018
Tommy Lee Gowing of Parker, Kansas left this heavenly earth on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Adrian, Missouri. He was born on August 10, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to William McKinley and Blessing Iris (Casto) Gowing. Tommy attended grade school in La Cygne, Kansas and graduated from La Cygne High School in 1950. To further his education Tommy attended...
Kelly Brown
Jul 18, 2018
Kelly James Brown, age 35, Linn Valley, Kansas died Wednesday July 18, 2018. He was born in Atchison, Kansas on November 19, 1982 the son of James and Shirley Schuneman Brown. He worked as a tire technician for Pumps. He was married to Amanda Fuller. Kelly enjoyed fishing, going to the casinos and loved spending time with his family. He...
Leone Eisenhauer
Jul 15, 2018
Leone Elizabeth "Lee" Eisenhauer, age 78, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Sunday July 15, 2018 at her home. She was born in Morrowville, Kansas on November 24, 1938 the daughter of Sylvester and Ilah Hanshaw Durst. She was honored to serve as the Executive Director of Kansas Propane Marketers Association for 15 years, where she''d worked for many years....
Herbert Pemberton
Jul 15, 2018
Herbert Lee Pemberton, age 75, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at his rural La Cygne home. He was born September 9, 1942 to Edith (Cohee) Pemberton (Ross) and Daniel Herbert Pemberton in Independence, Missouri. He was mostly raised by his grandparents Juley and Ed Cohee at La Cygne, Kansas. He attended elementary school at Star...
Hilma Ungeheuer
Jul 13, 2018
Hilma Dolores (Switzer) Ungeheuer passed away on July 13, 2018, at Ft. Scott Medical Lodge, she was 96. Hilma was born in rural Mound City on July 30, 1921, the oldest daughter of Harry and Ruby(Stites) Switzer. Hilma grew up with her sister Betty and lived her entire life in Linn County. Her early education was spent in the one...
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