Obituaries
Kathryn Cordell
Dec 14, 2023
Kathryn “Kathy” (Forssberg) Cordell of El Dorado, Kansas, died December 14, 2023, at home with family following an extended hospital stay. Kathy was a longtime resident of the Kelso community near Council Grove. She was born February 19, 1940, in Stockton, Kansas, to Edwin and Emilie (Vogel) Forssberg. Kathy graduated from Stockton High School in 1957, and attended Kansas...
Steven Hughes
Dec 8, 2023
A memorial service and celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 4, for Steven Hughes, 50, Council Grove, Kansas, who died after a battle with cancer, on December 8, 2023.The service will be held at Lull Meadows, 1134 Highway 177, north of Council Grove, beginning at 1:00 p.m., followed by lunch. His life will be celebrated during the afternoon....
Patricia Ann Miller
Dec 3, 2023
Patricia Ann Vaughn Miller (September 4, 1930 to December 3, 2023)
Patricia Ann Vaughn Miller, age 93, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2023 in Kansas City, MO, surrounded by her daughters. She was born on September 4, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas to Anna Mae (Foster) Vaughn and Todd Luke Vaughn. Patricia grew up in Kansas and graduated from...
Elwood Malcolm Strom
Dec 2, 2023
Elwood Malcolm Strom passed away on December 2, 2023 in Council Grove, Kansas. He was born March 24, 1918, to Albena and Elwood Strom on their farm near Dwight, Kansas. It was during the same month, only 20 miles away, that the great pandemic of 1918 began. Malcolm attended Hurino country school and Dwight High School, graduating in 1935. In...
Darlene Elemeretta Oltmanns
Dec 2, 2023
Darlene Oltmanns, Council Grove, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the age of 89, three weeks shy of her 90th birthday.
Darlene Elemeretta Walker was born in Pawnee, OK on December 24th, 1933, to Harry Nugget Walker and Hazel Irene (McQuiston) Walker. She grew up in the Mashum community and graduated from Pawnee High School in 1953. Growing up on the...
Gerald Edward Thomas
Dec 1, 2023
Gerald “Jerry” Thomas, 87, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at his home. Jerry was born on March 4, 1936, in El Dorado, Kansas, he moved to a Morris County farm when he was 5 years old. Jerry was the son of Fredrick Thomas and Ruby Whitaker and brother of Ralph Thomas.
Jerry grew up helping his parents...
Alan Michael Atchison
Nov 14, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Alan Atchison. Alan was born in Emporia, KS on January 4, 1990, and passed away at 33 years old on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Plattsburg, Missouri. Alan graduated from Northern Heights High School in Allen, KS in 2008. Cause of death is currently unknown.
Alan is survived by his mother and father...
Jacqueline Skinner
Nov 1, 2023
Jacqueline Rae (Edsall) Skinner passed away at her residence on November 1, 2023. She was born August 27, 1933, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She married Marvin E. Skinner on February 23, 1949. He preceded her in death on September 6, 2023.
Jackie is survived by her daughter Kathleen Lockhart, of Humble, TX; son Gregory Skinner and wife Kristi, of the...
Stanley A. Schneider
Oct 22, 2023
Stanley A. Schneider, 77, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away on October 22, 2023, at his residence.
He was born December 2, 1945, to Alvin and Minnie Schneider in Hunter, Kansas. He graduated from Hunter High School in 1963. He enjoyed sports: football, baseball and basketball. He was scouted by a professional team for his pitching abilities but was not chosen.
Stan...
Lane Ross Washburn
Oct 19, 2023
Lane Ross Washburn, age 8 went to be with Jesus on October 19, 2023. He was born August 7, 2015, in Emporia, Kansas, to Thelma Parnell and Dulan Washburn, Jr.
He was raised by his Aunt Taylor Rohloff and Grandma Angie Rohloff. He lived in Wilsey until August, when they moved to Junction City, to attend school at Spring Valley Elementary....
Wilma Jean Anderson
Sep 25, 2023
Wilma “Jean” Anderson, 97, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2023. She was born on July 8, 1926 to Gus and Mildred Wandersee, of Dwight. Jean married Vernon “Shorty” Anderson on April 9, 1949 at Marion Hill Lutheran Church. They raised three sons together; Gary, Junior, and Rick on the family farm outside of White City for 60 years before Shorty passed. Jean...
Paul Eugene Peters
Sep 24, 2023
Paul Eugene Peters (May 14, 1947 - September 24, 2023)Paul Peters, 76, of Council Grove, Kansas passed away at the Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. He was born in Junction City, Kansas to parents Howard and Carol (McDiffett) Peters. He married Rita Robidou in 1966. Together they had three sons, Jim of Council Grove, Bryan (Morgan) of Cottonwood Falls, and Chad...
Donald Charboneau
Sep 20, 2023
Donald Lawrence Charboneau, 92 from Council Grove, KS entered peacefully into the home of his heavenly father on September 20, 2023. He was born January 5,1931 in River Rouge, MI to George and Evelyn (Jones) Charboneau. He was the fifth oldest of seventeen children. On December 16,1950, he married the love of his life, Joyce Jacqueline Perroud in Pinckney ,...
Marvin Dean Smith
Sep 20, 2023
“Marvin” Dean Smith peacefully passed away September 20, 2023, at Diversicare retirement home. Dean was born January 6, 1933 in Valencia, Kansas to Robert and Rinda Smith. Dean, the youngest of 4 to brothers Harley, Fred, and Robert, Jr., went to school and graduated from Silver Lake High School. While in school, Dean enjoyed playing football, as he was...
Terry L. Karmann
Sep 11, 2023
Terry Karmann left this world September 11, 2023, after a brief battlewith an aggressive cancer. Terry was born on November 24, 1946 inJunction City, KS. His parents were Henry O. (Hank) Karmann and MinnieM. McDiffitt Karmann. He attended schools in Junction City andgraduated with the great class of 1964 from JCHS. He spent 2 years inthe US Army and after...
Marvin E. Skinner
Sep 6, 2023
Marvin E. Skinner was born September 14, 1930, in Iola, Kansas. He passed away September 6, 2023, peacefully at home with loved ones.
Marvin married Jacqueline Skinner (Edsall) both of Coffeyville, KS, and the love of his life February 12, 1949. She survives. Also surviving are his daughter Kathleen Lockhart, of Humble TX, son Gregory (Kristi) Skinner, of Council Grove; as...
LeRoy Lorne Buchman
Sep 1, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, LeRoy Lorne Buchman. LeRoy was born on October 19, 1951. He passed away peacefully at the age of 71 at his home on September 1, 2023.
LeRoy is proceeded in death by his parents, Alois Lorne Buchman and Harriett Wilma Akin. LeRoy is survived by...
Sharon Jones
Sep 1, 2023
Sharon Marie Jones, 80, from Council Grove, KS, entered peacefully into the arms of our heavenly Father on September 1, 2023. She was born on September 20, 1942, in Denver, CO, to Henri & Mary Abromeit. She was the oldest of three kids. On May 26, 1961, at the youthful age of 18, she married H.L. Talley in Oklahoma...
Jessicah Elaine Morris
Aug 28, 2023
Jessicah Elaine Morris went to be home with her Heavenly Father on Monday, August 28th, 2023. She was born on February 4th, 1947, in Clay Center, KS.
Jessicah lived to serve God and others. She had experienced wholeheartedness, and contentment through her relationship with Jesus Christ and this was evident to anyone who knew her. Her number one desire...
Virginia Mae Fisher
Aug 25, 2023
Virginia Mae Syring Fisher, 96, a longtime resident of the Alta Vista/ Council Grove area passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Diversicare of Council Grove.
She was born August 9, 1927 in the rural Chalk community to Herman William Syring Jr. and Alta Virginia Kahle Syring.
She graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1945. She married...
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