Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas

Apr 22, 2026

Apr 22, 2026

Danny Paul Abraham, age 73, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026. He was born on October 19, 1952 in Clinton, Missouri the son of Leo and Etta Lou Wisdom Abraham. He graduated from Ballard High School and then graduated from Pittsburg State University Vocational Technical School. Danny was united in marriage to Mary Hyson on January 3,...

Apr 15, 2026

David T. Staniec was born December 23, 1952 passed away April 15th, 2026 at Prairie Wind Senior Living in Berryton, KS at the age of 73.

He is survived by his 3 children, David (Cande) Staniec, Michael Staniec, Stephanie (Tony) Boyden, 8 Grandchildren and 4 Great-Grandchildren. Per David's request he has been cremated.  No services are planned at this time.  Arrangements:...

Apr 15, 2026

Velma Fay (Cline) Peterson was born to Roy Albert and Lucy Edith Marie (Brown) Cline on April 29, 1944. She was born on the Kansas side of the State Line Road on a little farm called The Star Dairy. The farm is east of Pleasanton.

The family moved to Prescott, where Velma started school. She attended Prescott schools for nine years;...

Apr 13, 2026

Bruce Lynn Jeffers, age 69, of rural Centerville, Kansas and recently from the Kansas Veteran’s Home in Winfield Kansas passed away on April 12, 2026, from a prolonged traumatic brain injury incurred very likely from poison ivy smoke from a wildfire in April 2011.

Bruce Lynn Jeffers, age 69, of rural Centerville, Kansas and recently from the Kansas Veteran’s Home in...

Apr 10, 2026

Vernon Lee Ross, age 70, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Friday, April 10, 2026.  He was born on December 1, 1955 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Verne and Ruth Bernice Gilmore Ross.  Vern was in the last class to graduate from Blue Mound High School.  He was a carpenter by trade and was a member of the Carpenters Union...

Apr 7, 2026

Cathy Diane (Boone) Miller, age 73 of Paola, Kansas passed away peacefully at her home with her children by her side on Monday, April 7, 2026. She was born on November 24, 1952, the daughter of Irvin and Esther Croghan Boone in Arcadia, California. Later moved to La Cygne, Kansas, where she spent most of her life. Then married, Myron...

Apr 1, 2026

Howard Chaney Herrmann passed away on Wednesday, April 1 2026.  He was born May 28, 1944, to Chester Keith Herrmann and Mila Frances (Chaney) Herrmann. He started first grade in 1950 in the Washington one room school near where he lived. He attended the country school until it closed in 1957 and then began eighth grade at Blue Mound Grade...

Mar 26, 2026

Kellie Jo Harvey, age 57, of Mapleton, Kansas passed away as a result of a motor vehicle accident on March 26, 2026.  She was born on October 24, 1968 the daughter of Bill and Linda Brown Allen.  Kellie graduated from Prairie View High School in May of 1987. She attended Pittsburg State University and majored in nursing. She worked at...

Mar 23, 2026

Tevina Marie Eicher, age 46, Mound City, Kansas passed away Monday, March 23, 2026. Tevina was born on April 9, 1979 in Merriam, Kansas the daughter of John and Vickie (Finley) Fryer. She was creative with arts and crafts, loved thrifting, fishing and being out in nature. Tevina was preceded in death by her mother. She is survived by her...

Mar 19, 2026

Rachel Carlene Kastl, age 92, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026.  She was born on February 14, 1934 in Blue Mound, Kansas the daughter of Carl and Lorene "Peach" Hohenstein Horton.  Carlene's early years were spent traveling as her dad worked on the pipeline.  She attended six different schools her first grade year.  Later the family came...

Feb 27, 2026

Bernard Thomas "Tom" Brownback was born on a farm in Centerville, Kansas, the fifth child born to William Earl and Kezia Ellen (Reynolds) Brownback on October 6, 1938. He passed away on his farm in rural Blue Mound, Kansas on February 27, 2026, at the age of 87.

Tom started at the Farlinville, Kansas county school then later attended elementary school...

Feb 23, 2026

Rick "Rockin' Rick Nash" Nash, 67, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on February 23, 2026, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas. Rick was born to parents Joe Victor Nash and Janice Maline Heitman on November 13, 1958, in Kansas City, Kansas. Rick married Mary Rose Keyes in 1979. One son was born to this matrimony. In 1986, he married Kristin...

Feb 21, 2026

Larry Wayne Snyder, age 68, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026. He was born on October 4, 1957 the son of Lloyd and Treva Cannon Snyder. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a talented athlete, still holding the school record for the shot put. Larry was united in marriage to Danita Jonas on June 6, 1981....

Feb 14, 2026

Rex McCulley, age 79, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026.  He was born on November 27, 1946 in Pleasanton, Kansas the son of Oscar and Clara Culbertson McCulley.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam as a helicopter mechanic.  Rex was united in marriage to Donna Bradley on July 1, 1986.  For most...

Feb 9, 2026

Feb 6, 2026

Keith Wayne Holland, age 70, (8-6-1955 to 12-2-2025) and Ramona June Holland, age 69, (4-19-1956 to 2-6-2026), passed away peacefully just two months apart, closing a beautiful chapter of a life shared together for decades.

Keith was born in Jacksonville, Florida to parents T.J. and Madge (Bartley) Holland. Ramona was born in Dallas, Oregon to parents Paul and Shirley (McGown) Stogsdill.

Keith...

Feb 3, 2026

Beverly Ann (Kisinger) Griffin, age 83, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. She was born October 7, 1942, the youngest daughter of John Edward and Louella Marie Sandstedt Kisinger. She graduated from Olathe North High School in 1960. After graduation she attended cosmetology school. After working in several salons, Beverly opened...

Feb 2, 2026

Billie (Bill) Lee Dick, died peacefully Monday night, Feb. 2, at the Good Samaritan Society facility in Olathe, KS. He was 96.

Bill was born April 9, 1929, to Dale and Beulah (Carpenter) Dick in Ottawa, KS. After graduating from high school, he helped his father on the family’s farm in Perry, KS, and learned about electrical wiring before enlisting into...

Jan 31, 2026

Kathryn Paulette Curry, age 80, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026. She was born on February 27, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Rudolph George and Dorothy Trecel Burrous Obermeier. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School, in 1963. She worked as a Sales Representative for Stine Soybeans, managed the Ensminger Grain Elevator, and...