Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

Jo Ann Kleitz.........Age 75

Jul 22, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 ~ EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 10 AM SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 ~ GREEN VALLEY CHURCH, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS BURIAL: RUHAMAH CEMETERY, RANTOUL, KANSAS MEMORIALS: PARKINSON'S OR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jo Ann Kleitz age 75, surrounded by...

Barbara Kay Brown.........Age 76

Jul 22, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8pm Monday, July 27, 2015 SERVICE: 1:30 pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 All services at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home. BURIAL: Osawatomie Cemetery, Osawatomie, Kansas. MEMORIALS: Dean and Barbara Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Barbara Kay Brown age 76, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July...

Audrey Louise Tate...Age 75

Jul 17, 2015

FAMILY SERVICE MEMORIAL: AUDREY L. TATE MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Audrey Louise Tate, 75, of Beagle, Kansas, departed this life on July 17, 2015. She was born on October 12, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri to Robert Tate and Lillian Bryant. She loved life...

Wayne E. Henness...Age 87

Jul 17, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME COMMITTAL OF ASHES: 10 AM TUESDAY, GRAVESIDE OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: ALS ASSOCITATION ~ KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne Eugene Henness age 87 of Osawatomie died Friday July 17, 2015 at his...

James Joseph Demoss....Age 65

Jul 12, 2015

MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10:00 AM SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME MEMORIAL: SOULS HARBOR ~ JOPLIN, MISSOURI Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Joseph DeMoss age 65, of Fort Scott, Kansas died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Neosho Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. James was...

Robert "Bob" Owens ...Age 81

Jul 12, 2015

CREMATION MEMORIAL SERVICE AT A LATER DATE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Bennett “Bob” Owens age 81, of Osawatomie, Kansas formerly of Rantoul, Kansas died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Bob was born October 11, 1933 in Leavenworth, Kansas the youngest of four children born to Robert Franklin and Lelia Marie (Pogue) Owens. He grew up...

Mary "Jo" Hermesmeyer...Age 80

Jul 6, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME GRAVESIDE: 10 AM FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015 RUHAMAH CEMETERY - RANTOUL, KANSAS MEMORIAL: OLATHE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary Jo Hermesmeyer age 80, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Monday, July 6, 2015 at her...

Richard Lee Gilmore....Age 62

Jul 2, 2015

Richard will be cremated and no local services planned at this time. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Richard Lee Gilmore age 62 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday July 2, 2015 at his home. Richard was born August 28, 1952 in New Iberia, Louisiana.  He lived in Louisiana until he was 21 years old. Richard proudly served in the National Guard for seven years....

Leroy "Bud" Litsch...Age 92

Jun 29, 2015

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:30 AM THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: RICHMOND HEALTHCARE AND REHAB Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leroy Matthew Litsch, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas formerly of Osawatomie, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond,...

Zola Marie Stalnaker.... Age 91

Jun 24, 2015

CREMATION: VISITATION: 10:00 -10:30 AM  WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015 LIGHTHOUSE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PAOLA, KANSAS SERVICE: 10:30 -11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015 LIGHTHOUSE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PAOLA, KANSAS BURIAL: PRIVATE MEMORIALS: LIGHTHOUSE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  and  MIAMI COUNTY CANCER FOUNDATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Zola Marie...

Donna Joye Freeman...Age 79

Jun 9, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 SERVICE: 1:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 (BOTH AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME) BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KS MEMORIAL: DONNA J. FREEMAN MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 or First Option Bank Osawatomie, Kansas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donna Joye Freeman age 79, of...

Marjorie R Prentice... Age 94

Jun 7, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8PM SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 1:30PM SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015 PARKER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PARKER, KS BURIAL: PARKER CEMETERY, PARKER, KS MEMORIALS: United Methodist Women of Parker Parker United Methodist Church Parker Community Historical Society Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at University of Kansas Medical Center. Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard...

Sherry Ann Troxel.......Age 54

Jun 4, 2015

CREMATION MEMORIAL SERVICE : EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME 10:00 AM -11:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 MEMORIAL: SHERRY ANN TROXEL MEMORIAL FUND Memorial may be sent in care of : Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ____________________________________________________________________________

Sherry Ann Troxel age 54, of Osawatomie, Kansas died at her home Thursday, June 4, 2015.

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Betty Jean Whitby......Age 88

Jun 4, 2015

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:00AM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015 OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS ____________________________________________________________________ Betty Jean Freeman Whitby age 88, of Spring Hill, Kansas, died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home. Betty was born March 24, 1927, in Phillips, Price County, Wisconsin. She was the fourth child of five born to Frank Edmund Freeman, and the first child to Beda...

Herman Dean Fields....Age 70

Jun 3, 2015

ALL SERVICES AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: 6-8 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 SERVICE: 10:30 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015 BURIAL: ST. JOHNS CEMETERY ~ GREELEY, KANSAS WITH MILITARY HONORS MEMORIAL: KIDNEY FOUNDATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Herman Dean Fields age 70, of Paola, Kansas died...

Avis Polley....Age 96

May 31, 2015

ALL SERVICES AT : EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: 6-8PM SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015 SERVICE: 1:30PM SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015 BURIAL: PARKER CEMETERY, PARKER, KANSAS MEMORIAL: LIFE CARE CENTER OF OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Olathe, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avis Polley age 96, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Sunday, May 31,...

Earl "Chris" Christopher

May 12, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 SERVICE: 10:30 AM SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 ( BOTH SERVICES AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ) BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSAWATOMIE Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Earl L. “Chris” Christopher age 79, of rural...

Randy Harold Goodnight...Age 60

May 11, 2015

PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randy Harold Goodnight age 60, of Winfield, Kansas died Monday, May 11, 2015 at the SouthWind Rescare in Winfield. Randy was born June 14, 1954, in Soda Springs, Idaho the second child of four born to Orval Harold and Alpha Euretha (Goodall) Goodnight. Randy was developmentally challenged from birth. He lived at home with his...

Carroll Lee Spencer.... Age 91

May 5, 2015

Visitation: 11:30am – 1:00pm Friday May 8 th Services: 1:00pm Friday May 8th both at the Ruhamah Baptist Church, Rantoul, KS. Burial: at Ruhamah Cemetery.

Memorials: American Legion Riders

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Carroll L. Spencer age 91 of Rantoul, Kansas died Tuesday May 5, 2015 at his home.

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Brett Alan Mcmullin...Age 52

May 5, 2015

CREMATION CELEBRATION OF LIFE 10:00 AM MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015 FOREST PARK, OTTAWA, KANSAS (at the North end of the park) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brett Alan McMullin age 52, of Ottawa, Kansas formerly of Wellsville, Kansas died peacefully surrounded by his family, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at his home after losing his courageous battle with cancer. Brett was born in Burlington...