Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

March 30, 2015

VISITATION: 10AM -11:30AM SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015 SERVICE: 11:30AM SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015 BOTH SERVICES WILL BE AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BURIAL: SPRINGHILL CEMETERY, SPRINGHILL, KANSAS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathryn Elizabeth Long age 63, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Monday, March 30, 2015 at the Miami Medical Center in Paola, Kansas. Kathy was born August 14, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas...

March 28, 2015

CREMATION VISITATION: 9:30AM-11:30AM Saturday, May 23, 2015 Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Osawatomie, Kansas COMMITTAL OF ASHES TO FOLLOW: Osawatomie Cemetery Osawatomie, Kansas MEMORIAL: Special Olympics New Hope Pittsburg, Kansas Memorials may be sent to: 2614 North Joplin Pittsburg, KS 66762 OR RICKY DURST MEMORIAL FUND (TO PURCHASE A MEMORIAL TREE) Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ****************************************************************...

March 28, 2015

VISITATION: 10:00AM -11:30AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 11:30AM FOLLOWING VISITATION EDDY-BIRCHARD CHAPEL BURIAL: FONTANA CEMETERY, FONTANA, KANSAS MEMORIAL: CROSSROADS HOSPICE Memorial may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lois Ellen Dees age 75, of Fontana, Kansas died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Black Hawk Assisted Living...

March 28, 2015

ALL SERVICES WILL BE AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ************************************************** VISITATION: 6-8PM THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 SERVICE: 1:30PM FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: JESSICA LYNN MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jessica Lynn Smith age 25, of Lenexa, Kansas formerly of the...

March 26, 2015

VISITATION: 10:00am - 11:30am MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 11:30am MARCH 30, 2015 ~ FOLLOWING VISITATION EDDY-BIRCHARD CHAPEL BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marjorie Ann Snyder Roberts age 86, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Springhill, Kansas. Marjorie was born February 26, 1929 in Parker, Kansas...

March 23, 2015

VISITATION : 6-8PM THURSDAY MARCH 26, 2015 SERVICE : 1:30PM FRIDAY MARCH 27,2015 ALL AT THE EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME MEMORIAL : CROSSROADS HOSPICE _________________________________________________________________

Ruby Marie Hunsperger age 82 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Monday March 23, 2015 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center of Paola, KS.

Ruby was born...

March 18, 2015

CREMATION PRIVATE SERVICES AT A LATER DATE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cledys Atwater, 81, of Osawatomie, Kansas passed away March 18, 2015 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. He was born March 7, 1934 in Centerville, Kansas. Cledys married Charlene Farr on September 11, 1954 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Cledys proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean...

March 17, 2015

INSTATE: 1PM- SUNSET FRIDAY MARCH 20, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION : 1-3PM SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2015 SERVICE : 3PM SATURDAY MARCH 21,2015 ALL AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PARKER, KS MEMORIAL: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Osee Ellen (White) Riggs, Parker, Kansas was born on July...

March 17, 2015

VISITATION: 1-3PM SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2015 ~ EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICES: 10AM MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015 ~ CROSS POINT ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, PAOLA, KANSAS BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: CECIL E. BROWN Jr. MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cecil Estel Brown Jr., 75,...

March 5, 2015

VISITATION: 1-3PM SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 - EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 10:00AM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 CROSS POINT CHURCH, 1016 N. PEARL ST. PAOLA, KANSAS BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KS MEMORIAL: MIAMI COUNTY CANCER FOUNDATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Dale Stocksen age 76, of Osawatomie,...

February 28, 2015

VISITATION: 6-8PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: GRAVESIDE 11AM THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 LANE CEMETERY, LANE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: JIM MANNS MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Richard “Jim” Manns age 65, of Lane, Kansas died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at his...

February 27, 2015

CREMATION VISITATION: 2-3:30pm SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015 EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME MEMORIALS: OLATHE HOSPICE HOUSE and PAOLA VFW POST 3712 Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luther E. McDill age 87, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice...

February 22, 2015

**ALL SERVICES AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME*** VISITATION: 5-8PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 SERVICES: 10:30AM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 BURIAL: BEAGLE CEMETERY, BEAGLE, KANSAS MEMORIALS: PLUM CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, OSAWATOMIE, KS Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willis Dean Hodgson age 78 and Beth Elaine (Diehm) Hodgson age...

February 22, 2015

**ALL SERVICES AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME*** VISITATION: 5-8PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 SERVICES: 10:30AM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 BURIAL: BEAGLE CEMETERY, BEAGLE, KANSAS MEMORIALS: PLUM CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, OSAWATOMIE, KS Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willis Dean Hodgson age 78 and Beth Elaine (Diehm) Hodgson...

February 21, 2015

CREMATION NO FORMAL SERVICES PLANNED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charlene Atwater, 82, of Osawatomie, Kansas passed away February 21, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born November 20, 1932 in Freeman, Missouri. She and Cledys Leon Atwater were married on September 11, 1954 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Her survivors are her husband and three children, son, Grayden Royce Atwater (Cinda) and daughters...

February 21, 2015

VISITATION: 5-7PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE: 11AM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, LANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LANE, KANSAS CREMATION TO FOLLOW WITH COMMITTAL OF ASHES AT A LATER DATE AT LANE CEMETERY MEMORIALS: LANE SENIOR CENTER Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Katherine E.“Katy” Alexander...

February 16, 2015

CREMATION REMEMBRANCE OF LIFE: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015 A BRIEF SERVICE AT 11:30AM EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frank Fox DeRemus age 73, of Drexel, Missouri formerly of Osawatomie and Olathe, Kansas died Monday, February 16, 2015 at his home. Frank was born February 2, 1942 in Kansas City, Kansas the younger of two son...

February 14, 2015

ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT: EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME - CHAPEL VISITATION: 1:00-1:30PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 SERVICE: 1:30PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OSAWATOMIE or KANSAS CITY HOSPICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Corinne Trayser Perry age 101, passed away on February 14,...

February 11, 2015

ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT: EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: 2-4PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 SERVICE: 2PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2015 BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, Ks 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Douglas “Doug” Emery age 77, of Paola, Kansas died unexpectedly Wednesday,...

February 8, 2015

CREMATION CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2015 FAMILY HOME: 21150 K-68 HWY PAOLA, KANSAS 66071 MEMORIAL: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruby Eileen Crozier age 71, of Paola, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Ruby...