Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas
Hazel Ila Diediker
July 15, 2011
Ila Diediker Hazel Ila Diediker, age 88, of Topeka (formerly of Osawatomie) died Friday, July 15, 2011 at her home in Topeka, Ks. She was born August 18, 1922 in Osawatomie, Ks to William and Ethel (Cook) Whitney Ila married Laverne “Dutch” Diediker, August 30, 1941 in Osawatomie, Kansas and made their home in Kansas City. While there she...
Helen Maxine Idol
July 13, 2011
Helen Maxine(Waggoner)(Dickson) Idol Helen Maxine (Waggoner)(Dickson) Idol, age 88, of Carlsbad, California died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at her home. Maxine was born December 14, 1922 in Osawatomie, Kansas. She was the third of ten children born to Andrew Jackson Waggoner and Elsie May (Icenogle) Waggoner. She grew up and attended the Osawatomie Schools, graduating in the class of...
Doris J Anderson
July 13, 2011
DORIS J. ANDERSON Doris J. Anderson, age 89, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Wednesday, July, 13, 2011 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Service Times Pending. Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home (913) 755-2114.
James Thaddeus Creighton
July 12, 2011
James Thaddeus Creighton Heaven received a gift of James Thaddeus Creighton, age 79 of Lane, Kansas. He died Tuesday July 12, 2011 at the Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kansas James was born September 17, 1931 in Parker, Kansas. He was the second of 6 children of James Boyd and Leoti M. (Hope) Creighton. He grew up in...
Logan Daniel Ogden
July 11, 2011
LOGAN DANIEL OGDEN Logan Daniel Ogden, age 15 of Paola, Kansas died Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Miami County Hospital, Paola. Logan was born January 8, 1996 in Olathe, Kansas. He was the son of Daniel E. Ogden and Patty Sue (Sollis) Ogden. Logan attended school in Osawatomie and Paola Public Schools and Lake Mary School in Paola....
Donna Louise Floeck
July 9, 2011
DONNA LOUISE (RICE) FLOECK Donna Louise (Rice) Floeck, age 71, of rural Paola, Kansas (Hillsdale area), died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at her home. She had battled kidney cancer for several months. Donna was born April 19, 1940, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was the only child of Don Carlos Bell and Lorna Lillian Louise (Lorch) Bell. Her parents...
Beverly Jean Hart
July 4, 2011
BEVERLY JEAN HART Beverly Jean Hart, age 69 of Paola, Kansas, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Beverly was born January 10, 1942 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was the older of two children born to Woodrow Grady and Mattie Belle (Benett) Robinson. She graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1959...
Marjorie Jeanell Mccarty
June 30, 2011
Marjorie JeaNell McCarty 91 yrs. old of Mount Ida, Ar. passed away on June 30, 2011, she was born on November 2, 1919 in Osawatomie, KS. to Parvin and Mary Waller Reed. Mrs. McCarty has lived in Osawatomie, KS area until 1996 when she moved to Mt. Ida, Arkansas to be near family. She was a Farmers Wife, 4-H...
Wilbur Lee Culbertson
June 27, 2011
WILBUR LEE CULBERTSON Wilbur Lee Culbertson, age 80, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at his home after an extended illness. Wilbur was born February 8, 1931 to Carl David and Goldie May (Garren) Culbertson at Fontana, Kansas. He attended country schools and the Pleasanton High School, Pleasanton, Kansas. He enlisted in the United States Marine...
Joseph Leon Cullor
June 22, 2011
JOSEPH LEON CULLOR Joseph Leon Cullor, age 70 of Butler, Missouri, formerly of Drexel, Mo. died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Medical Lodge Nursing Home in Butler, Mo. Joe was born March 12, 1941 at Unionville, Missouri. He was the third of seven children born to Gilbert L. and Mary Ruth (Bishop) Cullor. He graduated from high school...
Erma Hampton
June 20, 2011
ERMA HAMPTON Erma Hampton, age 91, of rural LaCygne, Kansas, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas. Erma was born June 18, 1920 in LaCygne, KS. She was the seventh of ten children of Jesse and Coral May (Shattuck) Crisler. She attended the Fairview Country School and graduated from Parker...
James "Jim" Thurlow Chitwood
June 17, 2011
James T. “Jim” Chitwood James Thurlow “Jim” Chitwood, age 92 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Friday, June 17, 2011 at Country Club Estates in Paola, Kansas Jim was born September 17, 1919 in Guion, Arkansas. He was the oldest of six children of William Otis and Mamie Lillian (French) Chitwood. He attended school in Missouri and started working for the...
James Leroy Hunsperger
June 15, 2011
JAMES L. “JIM” HUNSPERGER James LeRoy “Jim” Hunsperger, age 77, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, Kansas. Jim was born January 28, 1934 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the third of five children of Orville Biehm and Ethel Lenora (Hastings) Hunsperger. He attended the Osawatomie Schools and graduated from...
James Gale Byard
June 4, 2011
James Gale “Bud” Byard, age 81 of rural Osawatomie, Kansas died Saturday, June 4, 2011 to the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. James was born March 16, 1930 in Kansas City Kansas. He was the younger of two children of James Milton and Gallilea May (Zink) Byard. The family moved to Missouri where James attended schools in the...
Madeline Iona Herman
May 31, 2011
MADELINE IONA HERMAN Madeline Iona Herman, age 8 years, 10 months and 14 days, of Gardner, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Madeline was born July 17, 2002 in Merriam, Kansas. She was the youngest of three children born to Carl Max “Sonny” Herman III and Shera Jean (Smith) Herman....
Wayne Edward Diediker
May 31, 2011
WAYNE EDWARD “HAMBONE” DIEDIKER Wayne Edward “Hambone” Diediker, age 91 of Osawatomie, Kansas, died May 31, 2011 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Wayne was born August 10, 1919 in rural Osawatomie. He was the second of three children born to Willis Elijah and Nellie Edith (Hays) Diediker. He attended the Osawatomie schools and graduated in the...
Charles Elvin Light
May 31, 2011
CHARLES ELVIN “CHUCK” LIGHT Charles Elvin “Chuck” Light, age 42, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011in a train-pedestrian accident in Osawatomie. Chuck was born February 26, 1969 in Paola, Kansas. He is the son of Claude Emmert and Kathleen Kay (Spears) Light. He attended school in both Parker, Kansas and later in Hawaii. He married Karri May...
Richard Alan Vess
May 28, 2011
Richard Alan “Dick” Vess, age 66, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Louisburg Health Care Center in Louisburg, Kansas. Dick was born September 7, 1944 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the oldest of 5 children of Harry Robert “Bob” Vess and Gertrude Amelia (Jacobs) Vess. . He attended the Osawatomie schools. He was a former...
Phyllis Ann Helm
May 19, 2011
Phyllis Ann Helm Phyllis Ann Helm, age 77 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday May 19, 2011 at Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Phyllis was born June 2, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas. She was the younger of two children of Theodore Madison Curtis and Ruby Tennessee (Bruce) Curtis. She attended schools in Emporia, Ks, Paola, Ks and New Franklin Missouri....
Dustin Eugene Eaks
May 16, 2011
Dustin Eugene Eaks Dustin Eugene Eaks, age 28, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Monday May 16, 2011 from injuries from a motorcycle accident. Dustin was born May 11, 1983 in Pueblo, Colorado. He is the oldest of 4 boys born to Kent Eugene and Jill Elaine (Wrinkle) Eaks. The family moved to Osawatomie when Dustin was four years old. He...
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