Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas
Charles Elvin Light
May 31, 2011
CHARLES ELVIN “CHUCK” LIGHT Charles Elvin “Chuck” Light, age 42, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011in a train-pedestrian accident in Osawatomie. Chuck was born February 26, 1969 in Paola, Kansas. He is the son of Claude Emmert and Kathleen Kay (Spears) Light. He attended school in both Parker, Kansas and later in Hawaii. He married Karri May...
Madeline Iona Herman
May 31, 2011
MADELINE IONA HERMAN Madeline Iona Herman, age 8 years, 10 months and 14 days, of Gardner, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Madeline was born July 17, 2002 in Merriam, Kansas. She was the youngest of three children born to Carl Max “Sonny” Herman III and Shera Jean (Smith) Herman....
Richard Alan Vess
May 28, 2011
Richard Alan “Dick” Vess, age 66, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Louisburg Health Care Center in Louisburg, Kansas. Dick was born September 7, 1944 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the oldest of 5 children of Harry Robert “Bob” Vess and Gertrude Amelia (Jacobs) Vess. . He attended the Osawatomie schools. He was a former...
Phyllis Ann Helm
May 19, 2011
Phyllis Ann Helm Phyllis Ann Helm, age 77 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday May 19, 2011 at Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Phyllis was born June 2, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas. She was the younger of two children of Theodore Madison Curtis and Ruby Tennessee (Bruce) Curtis. She attended schools in Emporia, Ks, Paola, Ks and New Franklin Missouri....
Dustin Eugene Eaks
May 16, 2011
Dustin Eugene Eaks Dustin Eugene Eaks, age 28, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Monday May 16, 2011 from injuries from a motorcycle accident. Dustin was born May 11, 1983 in Pueblo, Colorado. He is the oldest of 4 boys born to Kent Eugene and Jill Elaine (Wrinkle) Eaks. The family moved to Osawatomie when Dustin was four years old. He...
Michael O'Dell Mcmechan
May 15, 2011
Michael O’Dell “Mackin” McMechan, age 55 of Lane, Kansas died May 15, 2011 at the Cancer Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma after an extended illness with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born July 1, 1955 in Olathe Kansas. He was one of a set of twins born to William Jennings and Bonnie Alice (Ross) McMechan. The family lived in...
Adam Layne Kleitz
May 8, 2011
ADAM LAYNE KLEITZ Adam Layne Kleitz, age 24 of Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, May 8, 2011 in a one car automobile accident in Prairie Village, Kansas. Adam was born September 20, 1986 in Olathe Kansas. He was the first of two children of Darren Layne and Carol Elaine (Patterson) Kleitz. Adam attended grade school at Central Heights and...
Patrica Ann Mason
Apr 22, 2011
Patricia Ann (Buchanan) Mason, in Osawatomie also known as Patty Buchanan, age 67, of Apple Valley, California, passed away Friday April 22, 2011 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside, CA. She died from complications of COPD. Pat was born in Paola, Kansas on August 17, 1943. She was the younger of two children of John Harold and Gladys Price...
Ernest Leroy Jones
Nov 7, 2010
Ernest Leroy Jones, age 94, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died November 7, 2010 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Ernest was born November 1, 1916 at Beagle, Kansas. He was the only child born to John Fredrick and Altha (Rookstool) Jones. He attended grade school at Mound Creek and graduated from Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1933....
Verna Lynne Barnett
Oct 12, 2010
Verna Lynne Barnett, age 97, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the Life Care Center, Osawatomie. Verna Lynne was born July 31, 1913 at Neodesha, Kansas. She was the only child born to Ira Jonathan Frazier and Lillian (Smith) Frazier. Her father died when she was 4 years old in an explosion at the Union Tankline...
Marjorie Mae Wittenbrink
Oct 8, 2010
Marjorie Mae Wittenbrink, age 89, of Osawatomie, Kan., died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Marjorie was born March 12, 1921, in Aubry, Kan. She was the youngest of 12 children born to John Wesley Young and Mittie Malinda Young. She attended school in Merriam, Kan., and graduated in 1939 from Fontana High School in...
Richard Karl Bonham
Oct 4, 2010
Richard Karl Bonham, age 65, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died October 4, 2010 at the Olathe Medical Center. Richard was born December 13, 1944 at Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the youngest and only son born to Kenneth Richard and Dorothy Elizabeth (Armstrong) Bonham. Richard graduated from Field Kinley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas with the Class of 1962. He graduated...
James Lee Schuler
Oct 3, 2010
James Lee Schuler, age 73, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at his home. Jim was born September 22, 1937 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He was the first of four children born to Lee James Schuler and Minnie (Johnsen) Schuler. He graduated from Albert City High School, Albert City, Iowa in 1955, and then enlisted in the...
Jimmie Daniel Demmitt
Oct 1, 2010
Jimmie Daniel Demmitt, 76, went to be with the Lord on October 1, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born November 12, 1933, in Chester, Oklahoma to James A. Demmitt and Hazel Timblin Demmitt. He was a birthright Quaker, lifelong cowboy and enjoyed watching old western movies. He spent the last 28 years living...
Daniel Edward Mcintyre
Sep 29, 2010
Daniel Edward McIntyre, 86, Osawatomie Kansas, died September 29th, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born September 24, 1924, in Osawatomie to Emma Ruth (Harer) and Daniel McIntyre. Dan graduated from Osawatomie High school in 1942 and proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps. Dan was a demolition specialist surviving tours in Noumea,...
William A. “Bill” Hermreck
Sep 8, 2010
William A. “Bill” Hermreck, age 80, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died September 8, 2010 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Bill was born September 10, 1929 at Scipio, Kansas. He was the son of Nicholas Christopher and Odelia Caroline (Bowman) Hermreck. He graduated from Wellsville High School with the Class of 1948. He was united in marriage to Norma...
Virginia Hardesty Landes
Sep 7, 2010
Virginia Hardesty Landes, age 92, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died September 7, 2010 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Virginia was born May 21, 1918 at Kincaid, Kansas. She was a twin and the youngest of six children born to Edward and Cecelia (Carroll) Hubbard. She was married to Glenn “Dutch” Hardesty on March 7, 1940 at Fort Scott,...
Bruce Lee Bowker
Sep 5, 2010
Bruce Lee Bowker, age 61, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died September 5, 2010 at his home. Bruce was born September 11, 1948 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children born to Frank Hubert and Lillian Rosalie (Robinson) Bowker. The family moved to Osawatomie in the early ’50s. Bruce attended school in Osawatomie. He was married to Leslie...
Kathleen Marie Moreland
Sep 1, 2010
Kathleen Marie Moreland, age 60, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas died September 1, 2010 at her home after losing her battle with cancer. She was the fourth of five children born to Floyd and Mary Elizabeth (Olsen) Lanham. She was born August 13, 1950 at Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis with the Class of...
Harold David Mccarty
Nov 26, 2002
HAROLD DAVID McCARTY Harold David McCarty, age 89 of Mount Ida, Ark., a former Osawatomie resident, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002, in Mount Ida. He was born February 19, 1913, in Garnett, Kansas to Arlo and Cora Mccarty. He graduated from Parker High School in 1934. He married Marjorie Jeanell Reed on May 10, 1939, at the Parker United...
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