Obituaries
Janis Lu Bosch
Jan 25, 2022
Janis Lu Bosch, long time Council Grove resident, and High School Home Economics Teacher passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the Morris County Hospital, in Council Grove, Kansas, with family members by her side.
Janis was born October, 30th 1930, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Kendall and Iva (Reed) Irving. She graduated from Russell High School, Russell, KS...
Maxine Luella Pickett
Jan 25, 2022
Maxine Luella (Ek) Pickett was born on April 17, 1940, at Geary County Community Hospital, Junction City, KS. Maxine was the youngest child of Reuben and Luella Ek. She had one brother, Don and two sisters, Doris and Betty.
Maxine grew up on the family farm, west of Dwight, KS. After her father passed in 1954, she helped her mother attend to...
Gail Randolph Lee
Jan 23, 2022
Gail Randolph Lee, 86, of Council Grove, KS passed away January 23, 2022, at Morris County Hospital. He was born to Glen and Fern (Bernard) Lee, on February 11, 1935, in Dunlap. He graduated from Dunlap High School. He was a member of the National Guard and served in Germany. Gail spent his life farming in the Dunlap area.
On...
Chad Robert Richardson
Jan 23, 2022
Chad Richardson passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Newman Regional Hospital, after a few months of fighting renal failure and cancer.
Chad was born April 21, 1975, to Linda Kraus and Paul Richardson. He graduated from Council Grove High School with the class of 1994. Chad enjoyed the outdoors; loved fishing, hunting, camping, watching KC Chiefs, Royals and KU...
John Albert Muller II
Jan 20, 2022
Johnny went to his heavenly home on January 20, 2022 from Covid/Pneumonia in Sacramento, California. He was born on October 21, 1976 in El Centro, California and attended elementary schools in El Centro and San Diego, California. After attending junior high in San Diego, his family relocated to Holtville, California where he graduated from Holtville High School in 1995. He played and loved...
Randy L Lehman
Jan 13, 2022
Randy L. Lehman, 72, of White City, Kansas,passed away January 13, 2022, at Morris County Hospital.
At his request, cremation has taken place. There will be a private family burial at a later date.
Gary E Stewart
Jan 9, 2022
Gary Stewart, 80, died peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Morris County Assisted Living.
Gary was born March 25, 1941, to John and Opal Stewart. He completed both high school and trade school in Missouri, before moving to Kansas to work in the oil fields. He then had several local jobs including Furman Mobile, Stewart 66 Filling Station in...
Gerald Lee Buchman
Jan 8, 2022
Gerald (Butch) Lee Buchman was born January 1, 1946, in Manhattan, KS to Thomas L. and Amelia K. Schroeder Buchman of Alta Vista, KS. He passed away at his home in Emporia KS on January 8, 2022, after an 8 year courageous battle with a rare neurological disease. His early years were spent in Alta Vista and after his father’s...
Robert L Dieker, SR
Jan 6, 2022
Robert LeRoy Dieker, Sr. passed away January 6th, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1956, in El Dorado, KS, the son of Andrew and Ella (Belt) Dieker. Robert graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1974. He was owner and operated Bobs Drywall. He enjoyed his job and was a very hard worker. In his spare...
Linda Kay Seadeek
Jan 5, 2022
Linda Kay Seadeek, 72, formerly of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away January 5, 2022, at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.
She was born November 11, 1949, in Lansing, Michigan. Linda married Calvin Seadeek in 1970. They had two children, Calvin and Mike. Linda was a homemaker while she raised the boys. She later obtained her bachelor’s degree as a...
Bradley Harold Becker
Jan 3, 2022
Bradley Harold Becker, 66, of Alta Vista, Kansas passed away unexpectedly, January 3, 2022, at his home, with his family by his side.
Brad was born August 26, 1955, in Wichita, KS, to Harold and Elaine (Baier) Becker. He graduated from St. Xavier High School, Junction City in 1974 and from KSU in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal...
Kathleen May Alspaw
Dec 25, 2021
Kathleen May Sprecker Alspaw was born on January 28, 1931 in Gypsum, Kansas to Anna Blanche Milleson Sprecker and Adolph George Sprecker. She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Gypsum as a baby. She lived in Gypsum with her parents and sister, Miriam and brother, Jayde. When she was five years old, the family moved to Council Grove, KS,...
Valerie Louise Young
Dec 12, 2021
It is with profound sadness and much love that the family of Valerie McRae Young announce her passing on December 12th, at the age of 66. She was a “Daddy’s Girl” and went to see him on his birthday.She will be lovingly remembered by her children Allison Blankley (George), Jesse Young, and Remington Young; granddaughters Paige Blankley (Logan) and Raegan...
Virginia Richardson
Dec 11, 2021
Virginia (Ginny) Olson Richardson passed away peacefully from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy on December 11, 2021, surrounded by her family. Ginny was a Georgia Peach, born July 11, 1946, in Ft. Benning, GA. She lived in 30 places—nationally and internationally—before she turned 30. To her surprise, she then lived in Tucson, Arizona for more than 43 years. Everywhere she...
Kenneth Fripp Batten, Jr.
Dec 10, 2021
Kenneth (Ken) F. Batten, Jr. passed away Dec. 10th, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Ks. He was born November 30, 1949, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Kenneth F. Batten, Sr. and Faye Nelson, his parents later divorced. He was raised by his father Kenneth Sr. and Step-mother Bonnie (Bama) Hardy-Batten in Memphis, Tennessee.
Ken was united in...
Craig William Whittemore
Dec 1, 2021
A Graveside Service for Craig Whittemore is planned for 2:00, Monday, December13th, at Wilsey Cemetery. Masks are encouraged. Memorial contributions may be made to Morris County Hospital.
Craig William Whittemore, age 46, of Wilsey, Kansas, passed away December 1, 2021 at the University of Kansas Health System in Topeka. He was born January 18, 1975, in Council Grove, to Dale...
Roy Watson Wiggans III
Nov 21, 2021
Roy Wiggins III, 67, of Delavan, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021.
He began his life on June 6, 1954 in Herington, Kansas. He was one of three children born to Roy Jr. and Eva (Cunningham) Wiggans. He grew up on the family farm near Delavan, Kansas.Roy passed away at the farm where he had provided care for his father...
Leroy "Jr" Helton
Nov 20, 2021
Leroy Helton “Jr” 64, of Middletown passed away peacefully on November 20, 2021 in Cincinnati.
Leroy was born in Gratis, Ohio on March 6, 1957 to Leroy and Icy Helton. In 1975 Leroy married Mary and together they had three daughters. In 1990 he married Judy and welcomed her three sons as his own. Leroy was a skilled tradesman and...
