Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

Jan 22, 2021

Virginia will be cremated and there will be a service at a later date.

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Virginia Mae Rutter age 98 of Osawatomie, KS died January 22, 2021 at Miami County Medical Center.

Full obituary will follow when available

Jan 15, 2021

Willis Roy “Bill” Graves age 73 of Osawatomie, KS died Friday January 15, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center.

Bill was born August 5, 1947 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the youngest of five children born to Charles Lawrence and Bertha Lee (Gooden) Graves. He grew up in Osawatomie. Graduating with the Osawatomie High...

Jan 8, 2021

Ava Tyan Fanning age 67 died Friday January 8, 2021 at North Point in Paola.

Tyan was born November 20, 1953 in Colony, KS. She was born to Alvin ”Tex” Clayton and Ruth Hazel (Ray) Dilliner. She grew up in Linn County where she attended the Prairie View School District.

After high school, Tyan went...

Jan 2, 2021

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Osawatomie Food Pantry, where she and David volunteered.  Food donations can be coordinated, by calling the food pantry at (913) 755-2146.  Monetary donations can be made in the name of the Osawatomie Food Pantry and sent in care of the Shelter Insurance Agency, 526 Main St., Osawatomie, KS 66064....

Jan 2, 2021

No Formal Service scheduled at this time.

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Mary Elizabeth Martin age 67 of LaCygne, KS died Saturday January 2, 2021 at her home.

Mary was born November 17, 1953 in Gardner, KS. She was the fifth child in her blended family of ten.  Born to Harold Francis and Elizabeth Belle (Fields) Martin....

Dec 31, 2020

Cremation

Memorials are to the Delores Smith Memorial Fund

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Delores Ann (Williams) Smith passed Thursday December 31, 2020 at Hospice of Olathe Medical Center.

Delores Ann  “Dee” (Williams) Smith was born February 4 1952 in Osawatomie Kansas as the second born of Lawrence Wesley Williams Sr and Edwina Marie (Briggs)...

Dec 29, 2020

Memorials are to the Carson Comer Memorial Fund

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Carson Lynn Comer age 55 of Fontana, KS died unexpectedly Tuesday December 29, 2020 at his home.

Carson was born July 21, 1965 in Huntsville, Arkansas. He was the youngest of five boys born to Jess and Dorothy Mae (Kelly) Comer. Carson grew up...

Dec 26, 2020

Cremation

No service or memorial at this time, but planned for later 2021. Condolences can be sent c/o Eddy-Birchard Funeral home and should you wish to give in his honor, we recommend any charity of your choice for receipt of any donations in his name.

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Glenn F. “Fritz” Webster age 91 of...

Dec 26, 2020

Juanita J. (Kerr) McMullin , 91, passed quietly to join the Lord, her husband, George W. (Bill) and her son, Brett A. She will also join 1 grandson, 1 great-granddaughter, 11 siblings and many other family members who preceded her in death. She was the daughter of Maurice S. (Buzz) Kerr and Gladys N. (Nichols) Kerr.

Dec 24, 2020

Lori Ann Martin age 63 of Osawatomie, KS died Thursday December 24, 2020 at Olathe Medical Center.

Lori was born March 31, 1957 in Clinton, MO. She was the sixth of eight children born to Harvey and Freda (Boydston) Schlesener. Lori grew up in Freeman, Missouri where she attended Cass Midway school district.

After school,...

Dec 18, 2020

Barbara Ann Schweiger, 79, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 18, 2020 at her home. She was born August 3, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the oldest of 4 children born to Leo and Margaret (Yuhas, Brancato) Yurchak.

Barbara grew up in the Kansas City area. She graduated from Bishop Ward High...

Dec 13, 2020

Carolyn Ann Czepcinski age 71 died Sunday December 13, 2020 at her home.

Carolyn was born October 4, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan. She was born to Stanley and Elvira (Bezwinski) Haremski. Carolyn grew up in Michigan were she attended school.

After high school, Carolyn travelled for a few years and then settled back in Michigan....

Dec 12, 2020

Cremation

No Formal Services are planned at this time.

Burial of Ashes at Sunny Slope Cemetery in Blue Mound, KS

Dec 8, 2020

Larry Raymond Rhoades age 76 of Louisburg, KS died Tuesday December 8, 2020 at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City.

Larry was born August 20, 1944 in Paola, KS. He was the second of three children born to Harold Raymond and Katherine Lorene (Johnson) Rhoades. He grew up in Hillsdale and graduated from Spring Hill High School...

Dec 4, 2020

Glenna Rae Burton age 81 of Osawatomie, KS died Friday December 4, 2020 at her home.

Glenna was born November 11, 1939 in Appleton City, MO. She was the only child born to Glenn D. and Hazel E. (Winters) Ethridge.

On June 20, 1958 Glenna was united in marriage to Ronald “Jack” Burton at the...

Nov 30, 2020

Memorials are to the funeral home to help pay for funeral arrangements

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Larry Robert Lee, 53, avid hunter, fisherman, motorcycle enthusiast, Kansas City Chiefs fan and beloved husband, father, grandpa, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed peacefully at home in his sleep, November 30, 2020.

Larry was born October 23, 1967...

Nov 27, 2020

Johnny Joshua “Jay” Kimes II age 73 of Long Beach, CA died Friday November 27, 2020 at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Jay was born February 4, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN. He was the eldest of four children born to Johnny Joshua I and Frances (Logan) Kimes. Jay grew up in Torrance, California. Graduating from West...

Nov 27, 2020

Frances Elaine Phillips Hays was born in Greenwood County, Kansas, near Virgil on March 30, 1932, the third daughter of William R. and Mabel Young Phillips.  She died November 27, 2020, in Osawatomie, Kansas.  She attended elementary school in Virgil and Madison and high school in Virgil, where she graduated in 1950 as Valedictorian.  She attended Emporia State Teachers...

Nov 22, 2020

Memorials: St. Philip Neri Catholic Church or Breast Cancer Research

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Helen Gertrude Roseberry, 86, passed away on November 22, 2020, at North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola, KS.

Helen was born on July 30, 1934, in Bucyrus, KS.  She was the fourth child of William J. Seuferling & Minnie E. Phillips...

Nov 18, 2020

Memorials are to The St. Jude Children's Hospital

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Betty Lee (Troxel) Smith age 95 of Osawatomie, KS died Wednesday November 18, 2020 at her home.

Betty was born November 7, 1925 to Arlie Martin & Lillie Estes Stevenson Troxel. She grew up in Osawatomie and graduated with the Osawatomie High School class...