Yesterday's Obituaries
Frances Lorene Benedict
Pittsburg, KS
Frances Lorene Benedict, 98, of Pittsburg died at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Oakview Estates in Frontenac, KS. She was born May 21, 1919 in Fleming, KS to Frank Benedict and Frances Cermager Benedict. Frances graduated from Cherokee, KS High School in 1936. She...
August 15, 2017 Obituaries
Arnold Odell Burton
Pittsburg, KS
Arnold Odell Burton 67, of Pittsburg, KS died peacefully in his home Saturday August 12, 2017. Arnie was born July 31, 1950 in Panama, OK the son of Haskell Odell and Mildred Irene (Gleason) Burton. Arnie graduated from Pittsburg High School and was a Veteran of the...
Johanna Nelle Collucci
Pittsburg, KS
Johanna Nelle Collucci, 74, passed away at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Pittsburg, KS, with her family by her side. She was born October 19, 1942, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Nick & Arline (Anderson) Collucci. She came to Pittsburg in February...
Danny Joe Grant
Pittsburg, KS
Danny Joe Grant, 82, of rural Columbus, KS, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at his home in Columbus, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1934 in Columbus the son of Joseph J. and Mildred L. (Scowden) Grant. He attended area schools and graduated from the Columbus High...
Bill "B.J." Merando
Arma, KS
Bill 'B.J.' Merando, 83, of Frontenac, Kansas died at 10:29 a.m. Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg, Kansas. Mr. Merando was born April 15, 1934 at Frontenac, Kansas the son of James and Valerie Mingori Merando. He worked at A.J. Cripe Bakery from...
August 11, 2017 Obituaries
Mark Todd Birdsell
Pittsburg, KS
Mark Todd Birdsell of Miami, OK passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 west of Narcissa, OK. He was 44. Mark was born July 2, 1973 in Denison, TX to Joe and Nancy Jo (Robison) Birdsell. He had lived in Miami most of his life and graduated from Miami High School in 1991. He...
August 10, 2017 Obituaries
Joyce (Henney) Morin Cumiskey
Pittsburg, KS
Joyce (Henney) Morin Cumiskey, died on August 8, 2017, in Pittsburg, Kansas at the age of 94. Joyce was born on January 8, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kansas to William Earl and Nancy Ethel (Fleener) Henney. She graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1940 and attended Kansas State...
August 9, 2017 Obituaries
Georgia Eva Bates (Gilbert)
Columbus, KS
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Georgia Eva (Gilbert) Bates died at approximately 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. She was 98. Georgia was born Dec. 26, 1918, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of George C. and Bernice (Marvin) Gilbert. She was a 1935 graduate of Pittsburg High School, and...
Donna J. Wiehl
Arma, KS
Donna J. Wiehl, 66, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Mulberry, died at 5:34 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Medicalodges of Frontenac. Mrs. Wiehl was born July 7, 1951 at Pittsburg, Kansas the daughter of Eugene and Helen Baker McManis. Dona was a homemaker and a...
August 8, 2017 Obituaries
George Buche
Pittsburg, KS
George Buche Jr., 90, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017. He was born March 30, 1927 to Louise and George Buche, Sr. in Mulberry, Kansas. He graduated from Mulberry High School in 1945, then enlisted in the Navy Sea Bees. After his discharge from the Navy , he attended meat...
Betty Jane Burgert
Pittsburg, KS
Betty Jane Burgert, 91, of Pittsburg, went to be with Jesus Christ early Sunday morning, August 6, at Via Christi Village. She had been a resident of Carrington Place for more than 11 years but had been in and out of Via Christi Village and Via Christi Hospital since shortly...
Linda Lou Cofer (Spangler)
Pittsburg, KS
Linda Lou (Spangler) Cofer, 81, of Pittsburg, passed away at 8:51 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital. She was born June 11, 1936, the daughter of John and Helen (Wilkerson) Spangler at Webb City, Missouri. She graduated from Joplin High School and...
Walter J. DeGruson
Arma, KS
Walter J. DeGruson, 78, of Camp 50 died at 12:58 p.m. Sunday, August 6, 2017 at the Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kansas. Mr. DeGruson was born March 2, 1939 at Weir, Kansas the son of Henry and Clemence Merciez DeGruson. Walter retired from McNally Manufacturing in...
Robert E LaForge
El Dorado, KS
Bob's life began on May 23, 1927, in Oklahoma City. He is the son of August L. and Louise Marie (Meyer) LaForge. Bob was a 1945 graduate of Girard High School and went on to Pittsburg State Teachers College for his teaching degree. He taught school briefly in Dodge City and...
Velma "Evelyn" Smith
Girard, KS
Velma "Evelyn" Smith, 87, of Girard, passed away at 7:40 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 at the WestRidge Retirement Community in Girard. Evelyn was born April 2, 1930 in Cabool, Missouri. She attended schools in Cabool graduating from the Cabool High School. On November 10,...
Franklin D. Stephens
Arma, KS
Franklin D. Stephens, 83, of Fort Scott, Kansas died at 2:57 a.m. Friday, August 4, 2017 at the Arma Health and Rehabilitation Center at Arma, Kansas. Mr. Stephens was born August 12, 1933 at Dearborn, Missouri the son of Oscar and Ellen Fetters Stephens. Franklin was a...
August 6, 2017 Obituaries
Marrion E. DeLange
Girard, KS
Marrion E. DeLange, 66, of Hepler, Kansas passed away at 2:04 a.m., Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Marrion was born October 24, 1950 in Pittsburg, Kansas, a daughter of Mack and Viola (Doublin) Tillman. She attended...
Lance P. Kocur
Arma, KS
Lance P. Kocur, 46, of Arma, Kansas died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2017 at his home. Mr. Kocur was born May 3, 1971 at Chicago, Illinois the son of Phillip and Veda Vilet Kocur. Lance was a construction worker who lived in Arma most of his life. He was raised in Arma and...
August 4, 2017 Obituaries
Faye Rochelle Smith
Pittsburg, MO
Faye Rochelle Smith, 65 of Mindenmines, MO, passed away on July 31, 2017. She was born October 6, 1951 in Pittsburg, KS, the daughter of Daniel and Vessie (Hannah) Wallace. Faye was a member of the 1969 Graduating Class of Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, KS. She earned...
August 2, 2017 Obituaries
Kris C. Belew
Frontenac, KS
Kris C. Belew 56, of Mulberry, KS died 8:00pm Monday July 31, 2017 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Kris was born November 29, 1960 in Pittsburg, KS the son of James and Eleanora (Calhoun) Belew. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of...
Rosalee Melton Monroe
Pittsburg, KS
Rosalee Melton Monroe was born at the home on January 3, 1948 to Everett and Alice Melton of Weir, KS. She went home to be with Jesus and her departed family and entered her final rest at 3:45 on the Sabbath, July 29, 2017. She was the youngest of seven siblings. On October...
Charles F. Youvan
Frontenac, KS
Charles F. Youvan 82, of Frontenac, KS died 5:30 p.m. Friday July 28, 2017 at the Carrington Place in Pittsburg, KS following an illness. Charles was born April 3, 1935 in Frontenac, KS the son of Frank and Edith (Menghini) Youvan. He was a lifelong resident of the area and...
August 1, 2017 Obituaries
Dr. Harold E. "Doc" Bryan
Girard, MO
Dr. Harold E. "Doc" Bryan, 73, of Frontenac, died Friday evening at his residence. Harold was born November 24, 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa, a son of Harold E. and Vera (Countryman) Pearce. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Center High School. He graduated...
Robert Lee "Bob" Willis
Oswego, KS
Robert "Bob" Lee Willis, age 73 of Oswego, KS passed away at Chetopa Manor on July 28, 2017. Bob was born on July 3, 1944 to the union of Glen Ray Willis and Mary Myrtle (Coy) Willis. He graduated from Columbus High School with the Class of 1962. He had lived in Oswego since...
