Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas
Josephine "Jo" Dembny
March 7, 2012
Josephine Dembny Formerly of Osawatomie, Kansas Jo was born February 22, 1921 to John A. and Ethel Slayman. She grew up in Osawatomie and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1938. She attended post graduate classes at Ursuline Academy in Paola, Ks. Jo met her husband, Patrick Dembny, in Topeka, Ks. They were married January 4, 1947, at St....
David Nelson Huffman
March 5, 2012
David Nelson Huffman, age 25, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Monday, March 5, 2012. David was born September 5, 1986 in Paola, Kansas to Douglas Nelson and Lisa Marie (Welsh) Huffman. He was the youngest of four children. He graduated from the Osawatomie High School in the class of 2005. David worked for a short time building Sonic Drive In’s....
Helen Mae Mcbride
March 2, 2012
Helen M. (Loch) McBride, age 92, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Fontana, Ks., died Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Helen was born June 28, 1919, to Gus and Flossie (Matney) Loch. She was the second of five daughters. Helen was raised south of Beagle and went to local schools, graduating from Parker...
Pauline Cresse
February 27, 2012
Pauline Cresse, age 78, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Monday, February 27, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Pauline was born January 13, 1934 in Block, Kansas to Earl and Ruth Pauline (Breckenridge) Zuel. She was the fourth of seven children. She graduated from the Paola High School in the class of 1951. Pauline was married in 1952...
Ava Jean Stevens
February 21, 2012
Ava Jean Stevens, age 76, of Parker, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at North Point-Skilled Nursing, Paola, Kansas. Ava Jean was born June 10, 1935 in Floresville, Texas to Harold Henry and Mattie (Timmerman) Gray. She was eldest of two children. She graduated from South San Antonio High School in the class of 1953. Ava Jean was married...
William George "Bill" Walker
February 17, 2012
William George “Bill” Walker, age 61, of Garnett, Kansas, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Bill was born March 22, 1950 in Garnett, Kansas to Eldridge Wesley and Helen Violet (McDonald) Walker. He was the eldest of two children. He attended Parker Grade School and graduated from the Osawatomie High School...
Ruth Marie Craig
February 12, 2012
Ruth Marie (McClellan) Craig, age 85, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Vintage Park in Osawatomie, Kansas. Ruth was born June 21, 1926 in Portland, Missouri to John Robert and Dora (Ladman) McClellan. She graduated from Mt. Zion Bible School, in the class of 1945. Ruth was married on July 28,1961 to Nolan Earl Craig. They...
James Allen Osborne
February 12, 2012
James Allen Osborne also known as “Bama”, age 69, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at his residence. James was born July 13, 1942 in Attalla, Alabama to James H. and Emma Ree (Sewell) Osborne. He was the eldest of two children. James was married on August 27, 1961 in Topeka, Kansas to Karen Rae Ward. They...
Maria Viola Gomez
February 8, 2012
Maria Viola Gomez, age 82, of Katy, Texas, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the Memorial Herman Hospital in Katy, Texas. Maria is the mother-in-law of Randy Webster, formerly of Osawatomie, Kansas. Maria was born February 25, 1929 in Chiloe, Castro, Chile to Francisco and Maria Julia Subiabre. She was one of nine children. She attended school in Chiloe,...
H. Dean Brown
February 8, 2012
H. Dean Brown, age 74, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Wednesday February 8, 2012 at Emeritus of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas, after battling with dementia. Dean was born August 8, 1937 in Pond Creek, Oklahoma to James Robert and Anna Elizabeth (Garten) Brown. He was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Pond Creek High School in...
Frank Richard Winsky
February 5, 2012
FRANK RICHARD WINSKY Frank Richard Winsky, age 82, of Parker, Kansas, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Frank was born January 7, 1930 in Kansas City, Ks. to Albert and Josephine (Elam) Winsky. Frank was married on February 21, 1946 in Olathe, Ks to Wilma Jean Dean. They made their home in...
Amy Louise Witzel
January 20, 2012
Amy Louise Witzel, age 60, of Osawatomie, Kansas died January 20, 2012 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Ks. Amy was born December 9, 1951 in Duluth, Minnesota to John and Amy (Burrgraff) Boehme. She was the one of four children. Amy was married on September 22, 1996 at Lake Tahoe, Co. to Larry Ernest Crouse and became...
William F. "Willie" Ford
January 13, 2012
William F. "Willie" Ford, age 65, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at his home. Willie was born March 17, 1946 in Louisburg, Kansas to Burley and Neomia Ford. He was the sixth of eleven children. Willie worked for Gary Hauer at Hauer Turf Farm and retired in 1997. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Charles Wayne Howard
December 30, 2011
Charles Wayne Howard, age 76, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard, Kansas. Charles was born March 28, 1935 in Louisburg, Kansas to Orris Wayne and Edna Lanore Edith (York) Howard. He was the oldest of three children. Charles was married to Dottie Jean Lowery in Drexel, Missouri. She preceded him in death. He...
James Robert Tyson
December 23, 2011
James Robert “Jim” Tyson James Robert “Jim” Tyson age 98, of Paola, Ks. formerly of rural Parker, Ks. died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Golden Heights Nursing Home in Garnett, Ks. Jim was born Sept.1, 1913 in Linn Co. Kansas. He was the youngest of 3 children born to Robert James Tyson and Blanche M. (Harrison) Tyson. At the...
Ray Foster Jewell
December 12, 2011
Ray Foster Jewell, age 32, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Monday, December 12, 2011 at his home. Ray was born June 24, 1979 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the younger of two children born to Norman and Susan Rene’e (Denyer) Jewell Jr. His mother, Susan later married Paul Wood, who raised Ray; he thought of him as his father....
Matthew Ryan Millard
December 8, 2011
Matthew Ryan Millard, age 35, of rural Parker, Kansas, died December 8, 2011 at his home in Parker. Matthew was born June 10, 1976 in the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of four children to Theron Nuel and Billie Ann (Stifter) Millard. He graduated from Prairie View High School in the class of 1995....
Annabell Mae Ringey
December 7, 2011
Annabell Mae Ringey Annabell Mae Ringey age 84 of Parker, Ks. died December 7, 2011 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Ks. Annabell was the oldest of eight children born to Walter John Bagshaw and Maurine C. (Matthews) Bagshaw on June 3, 1927 in Laguna Beach, Ca. She attended San Diegoto schools, Encintas, Ca. Annabell married Charles W. Ringey...
Travis Lavern Williams
December 4, 2011
Travis LaVern Williams Travis LaVern Williams, age 41, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died unexpectedly, on December 4, 2011 at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Travis was born June 12, 1970 at Paola, Kansas. He was the second of two children born to John and Maudie (Julane) Williams. He attended schools in Wellsville, Hillsdale, and Paola. He later went to...
Dorothy Jean (Sanders) Hicks
November 30, 2011
Dorothy Jean (Sanders) Hicks, age 88 of LaHarpe, Kansas. Dorothy was born August 9, 1923 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was the oldest of 3 children to Leland Lincoln Sanders and Helen (Bigley) Sanders. She grew up in the Blue Mound and LaHarpe Ks communities and graduated from LaHarpe High School in the class of 1941. After high school she...
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