Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

Norma Jean Braden.....Age 84

August 27, 2015

Visitation: 6-8 pm August 30, 2015 at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Service: 11 am August 31, 2015 at the Green Valley Baptist Church of Osawatomie,KS Burial at Osawatomie Cemetery Memorial: Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Norma Jean Braden age 84, of Osawatomie, Kansas died...

Lucas Anton Prihoda Jr........ Age 81

August 23, 2015

Visitation: 6-7 pm Wednesday August 26, 2015 Service: 7 pm Wednesday August 26, 2015 With Military Honors Both at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home. Burial: Damon, TX. Memorials to the Lucas A. Prihoda Jr. Funeral Fund (This fund is to help defray funeral costs and for transportation so Lucas may be laid to rest with his wife of 57 years...

John David Matney .........Age 71

August 22, 2015

VISITATION: 1-2PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 SERVICE: 2PM WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING VISITATION FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF OLATHE, KANSAS 200 E. Loula, Olathe, KS CREMATION TO FOLLOW SERVICES PRIVATE BURIAL AT A LATER DATE MEMORIAL: TALL OAKS CONFERENCE CENTER Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John David Matney age 71,...

Mary Christine Vanhorn... Age 94

August 20, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Bpx 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary Christine VanHorn age 94, of Osawatomie, Kansas died peacefully Thursday, August 20, 2015 surrounded by her...

Lewis Sylvester Donelson...Age 77

August 19, 2015

CREMATION MEMORIAL SERVICES: 11:00 AM TUESDAY,K AUGUST 25,2015 VISITATION TO FOLLOW UNTIL 1:00PM BOTH AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME MEMORIAL: LAKEMARY CENTER Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lewis Sylvester Donelson age 77 of Linn Valley Kansas formerly of Louisburg, Kansas died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Nottingham Health...

Ruth Mae Wrench....Age 106

August 15, 2015

ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT: EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: 6-8 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 SERVICE: 10:00 AM FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015 BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEMORIALS: TRI-KO - EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSAWATOMIE - FOSTER GRAANDPARENTS PROGRAM Memorials may be sent in care of Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruth...

Alma Fern Schilling....Age 72

August 9, 2015

CREMATION MEMORIAL SERVICE AT A LATER DATE MEMORIAL: AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alma Fern Schilling age 72, of Paola, Kansas died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Alma was born October 24, 1942 in Paola, Kansas. The...

Keith Ray Orr......Age 15

August 3, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8 PM SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2015 AT THE EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 10:30 AM  MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2015 AT THE OSAWATOMIE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Osawatomie, KS

BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY following service MEMORIALS: THE KEITH ORR MEMORIAL FUND ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Keith Ray Orr, age 15, of Osawatomie, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday...

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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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...

Robert "Bob" Owens ...Age 81

July 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...

James Joseph Demoss....Age 65

July 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...

Mary "Jo" Hermesmeyer...Age 80

July 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

July 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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...