Share |

Sue Long

October 6, 2012

Sue Long

Mary J. “Sue” Long, 86, Baldwin City, formerly of Iola, passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

Sue was born April 13, 1926, in Salt Lake City, the daughter of J.P. and Mary L. (Kricker) Ottenstein. She grew up in Salt Lake City, where she graduated from high school.

On July 18, 1945, Sue married Larry C. Long in Miami, Okla. They made their home in Iola. She helped her husband in their business, Embassy Shoe Rebuilders. She also worked as a salesclerk for JCPenney and Litwin’s before caring for her husband as his health failed. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1995. She moved to Overbrook in 2008.

While living in Iola, she was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and Altar Society and was active in the women’s bowling league and Iola Senior Center. She enjoyed quilting, making crafts, caring for her pets and having her family nearby.

She is survived by a daughter, Linda James, Overbrook; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Long, Lawrence; a brother, Jim Ottenstein, Salt Lake City,; four grandchildren, Patrick Long, Brent Long, Larry Abbott, and Brandee Clark; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her son, Pat D. Long, stepson Jim Long, and stepdaughter Mary Louise Long. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel, Iola, where the family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials to Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) may be left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.

OBITUARIES

Lewis Parker

May 25, 2013

Lewis R. “L.R.” Parker, 81, of Gas, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home.L.R. was born May 7, 1932, in Joplin, Mo., the son of Edgar and Janie (Foster) Parker. He attended schools in Joplin and graduated from Joplin High School in 1950. ... [More]

Sharon Flynn

May 22, 2013

Sharon Anno Flynn, 35, Gas, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was a homemaker and loved video games.Flynn was born in Troy, Mo.Her husband, Stewart Cole Jr., survives, as do her children, Salena Nichole Flynn and Sabrina Dove Flynn, both... [More]

Marilyn Weide

May 21, 2013

Marilyn Ann (McNitt) Weide, age 76, passed away on May 16, 2013 at her home in Newton.Marilyn was born Aug. 27, 1936, at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute, the daughter of Cornelius Frederick and Anna Laura (Klick) McNitt. Marilyn liked horses and enjoyed being with them and... [More]

More Obituaries

NEWS

CROSSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

by BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com | May 23, 2013

CROSSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HUMBOLDT — K.B. Criss hovered in the background of a classroom at Minden, Ill., earlier this year, soaking up what he called “phenomenal advantages of digital education.”Students in the class were taking a test on a laptop computer.... [More]

Midnight run turns 5; improvements on tap

by STEVEN SCHWARTZ steven@iolaregister.com | May 23, 2013

Bigger and better is the name of the game for this year’s Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run for You Life.Registration is currently under way for the event and David Toland, executive director for Thrive Allen County — a co-sponsor of the event with Allen County Crime... [More]

Thrive depot for donations

May 23, 2013

Damaris Kunkler, program director for Thrive Allen County, is organizing donations to take to victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado. Kunkler will leave at 5 p.m. Friday and requests donations be brought to the Thrive office, 12 W. Jackson, by 4 p.m.“I’ll take whatever... [More]

More News

AP Video

SPORTS

Iola advances in 4A baseball playoffs

by RICHARD LUKEN | May 24, 2013

SALINA — The word of the day was “comfort.” Behind the sterling pitching of Trent Latta, the Iola HIgh Mustangs remained in their comfort zone throughout their Class 4A state playoff quarterfinal against Coffeyville’s Field Kindley High School. Latta... [More]

Iola Soccer Club wins Leawood tournament title

May 23, 2013

LEAWOOD — The Iola Blue and Gold Soccer Club couldn’t have picked a better time to play at its best.Blue and Gold parlayed its solid play into a tournament championship Saturday and Sunday at the Leawood Soccer Fest 2013.Iola went 3-1 in the 15-and-under tournament,... [More]

More Sports

Online Payment System