Former LaHarpe resident Mabel Edna Peterson, 93, of Burlington died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Life Care Center of Burlington.
She was born April 30, 1917, in Moran, to George Washington and Artie Jane (Tinsley) Alumbaugh. She grew up in the Allen County area and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1935. 
She married Charles O. Stewart in 1937, and they were later divorced. She then married Axel A. Peterson in 1957. He died in 1961.
She was a homemaker and worked for the telephone service in LaHarpe and for the U.S. Postal Service. In 2001, she moved from LaHarpe to Le Roy to be closer to her family. In October of 2009, she became a resident of  Life Care Center of Burlington.  
She is survived by two sons, Larry Stewart and his wife, Mary, Colony, and C.J. Peterson and his wife, Anita, Le Roy;  a daughter, Patricia Roach and her husband, Edd, Vassar, Mich.; 11 grandchildren, Tony Stewart and his wife, Brenda, Bellville, Texas; Dorothy Brown and her husband, Junior, Leonardtown, Md.; James Stewart and his fiancee, Sheila, Iola, Lucinda Mjare and her husband, Jerry, San Antonio, Texas; Roy Trevino and his wife, Lori, Williamsburg, Iowa;  Brenda Boeck and her husband, Jay, St. Clair, Mich.; Lori Hollis and her husband, Bob, Columbiaville, Mich., Dirk Roach, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Michelle Nelson and her husband, Josh, Burlington, and Lexi and Blake Peterson, Le Roy; 13 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Opal Doubleday, Taos, N.M.; Wanda Nelson, Lamar, Mo.; and Mary Jane Gearhart and her husband, Lorraine, Wheeler, Texas; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jennifer Roach, and by 10 brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington. Burial will follow in LaHarpe Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington.
Memorial contributions to Hand-in-Hand Hospice may be sent in care of the funeral home, Box 277, Burlington, KS 66839.

LTC Robert “Bob” Leland Larzalere (Ret.), 82, former member of Iola’s Kansas National Guard, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Fort Collins, Colo.
He was born Dec. 1, 1928, in Minneapolis, to August “Gus” William and Myrtle (Beck) Larzalere.
While at the University of Kansas he met and married Gertrude Heideman on Jan. 3, 1953, in Seneca.
After his graduation 1946 from Hays High School he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In the summer of 1948, based on a competitive examination, Airman Larzalere was selected for a Naval ROTC scholarship. Following the completion of the U.S. Naval Academy and College Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Md., in August 1948, he was sworn in as a Midshipman, USNR and entered the Naval ROTC program at the University of Kansas. In 1952, he graduated from KU and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He completed his tour of duty with the Marine Corps at the Supply Forwarding Annex in San Francisco, Calif. In September 1954 he was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve and returned to civilian life in Kansas.
He continued to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve until January 1958 when he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Artillery, in the 135th AAA Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard.
In 1963, Larzalere was transferred to the 195th Engineer Group headquartered in Iola. He retired in 1974. While in Iola, he and his wife were active in the Iola Community Theatre. He began a second career as an air traffic control specialist, stationed in Trinidad, Colo. He retired in 1987.
He enjoyed Western and military history, reading, hunting and fishing. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association, the National Guard Association of Kansas and the United States Reserve Officers Association and the American Philatelic Society. He was a member of the Marine Corps League, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kansas Historical Society, Order of the Arrow, Order of Indian Wars and the Custer Battlefield Association.
He is survived by his wife of the home; four daughters, Jeanne and her husband, Jonathan Bloom, Marie and her husband, Klaus Krizanovic, Linda and her husband, Rick Bohn, and Laura and her husband, Dave Carter; and a son, Charles and his wife, Denise Larzalere; and his grandchildren, Nicholas and Brett Larzalere, Brandon and Jordan Krizanovic, and Kyle and Kaitlen Carter.
Funeral services were this afternoon at Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive in Fort Collins. Graveside military service and interment were in Grandview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the U.S. Marine Corps League or American Cancer Society. To send condolences to the family or view the complete obituary online visit www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.

Helen Barbara Setter, 98, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend, Ind.
She was born Aug. 17, 1912, in Owl Creek in Woodson County, to Richard C. Wagner (1874-1960) and Susan A. Walter (1876-1955). 
On Jan 13, 1932, she married Henry Louis Setter in Owl Creek. He died in 1988. 
Helen, her husband, Henry, and son, Richard, owned Setter’s Pizza for many years before they retired. She was a member of Our Lady of Hungary Church.
Surviving are her son, Henry, Largo, Fla.; two grandchildren, Brian Setter, Largo, and Diane Setter Trumbull and her husband, Steve, Bradenton, Fla.; a great-grandchild; and her close friend of more than 50 years, Roberta Lentz, South Bend; and many relatives in Allen, Anderson and Woodson Counties.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, four sisters, a son, Richard, and daughter-in-law, Sally Payton Setter.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Hungary Church in South Bend. Burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery.
Family and friends may visit from 11 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. on Monday at Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Ave., South Bend.  The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.
To leave an online condolence visit www.zahoran.com.

Former Neosho Falls resident Carol L. Guatney, 66, of Erie died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.
Information about her life and funeral arrangements will be published when provided by Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.

Elaine M. Miles, 91, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.
She was born on Nov. 12, 1919, to George and Verle (Hummiston) Marsh at the family farmhouse outside of Kincaid. She graduated from Kincaid High School and began teaching elementary school soon after. She attended Parsons Junior College and graduated from Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Pittsburg State University) with a bachelor of science in education and a master of science in education. She taught in Hutchinson, Frontenac and Pittsburg and other southeast Kansas elementary schools.
On June 6, 1942, she married Clarence W. (Jack) Miles who was an industrial arts professor at Pittsburg State University for many years.
She was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg and was a member of the Ruth Circle. She was a member of the PSU faculty wives, A.A.U.W. and the Pittsburg Music Club.
She most recently was a resident of Via Christi Community, formerly known as Cornerstone Village.
She is survived by two daughters, Janis Saket and Curt, Pittsburg, and Diane Shaw and Mike, Lowell; grandchildren, David Goble and Anna, Farlington, Mitchell Shaw and Tina, Independence, and Melissa Tillman and Bill, Linwood; a sister, Nadine Sutton, Mesa, Ariz.; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister, Fern Marsh, a brother, Marion Marsh, and a grandson, Greg DeChicchio.
Graveside memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the National Cemetery in Fort Scott with Sister Ann Meyer officiating.
Friends may call to sign the register until 5 p.m. today at Brenner Mortuary in Pittsburg.
Memorial donations be made to a memorial scholarship in her name may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 114 E. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS 66762.
Condolences may be left online at www.brennermortuary.com.