Rose A. Carle, 96, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Owasso, Okla. She was born in Iola on June 5, 1929, to Charles M. and Esther J. (Campbell) Womack. Rose married Robert Andrew “Bob” Carle…

Fidel “Poncho” Perez, 79, of Kansas City, Mo., died  Dec. 22, 2025, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo. Fidel was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Iola, to Federico Perez and Florentina (Chavez) Perez. He entered the…

Lillian (Gabrus) Orzechowski of Iola, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the age of 97. Lillian was born on Oct. 15, 1928, in Ogrodniki, Poland, daughter of Aleksandra (Olga) Baldowska and Kazimierz Ga­brus. During WWII…

Rebecca (Becky) Ann Van Etten, 59, of Iola, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Becky was born on Sept. 28, 1966, in Iola, to Leroy Vernon Hill…

Layla May Lynn Holle, age 6, of Iola, was born in Chanute Sept. 10, 2019, to  Andrew Holle and Alizyn Peters Holle.  Layla passed away Feb. 6, 2026, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City,…

Kent Douglas Uitts, 68, of Iola, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Olathe Medical Center. Doug was born Feb. 1, 1958, in Iola, Kansas, to Pauline W. (Uitts) Cole. He married Lori Gilbert on Sept.…

Randee Kay Yowell, 72, of Humboldt, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Randee was born Sept. 19, 1953, in Chanute, the daughter of E.L. “Mac” and Rogene…

Leonard H. DeLaughder, 76, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. He was born June 8, 1949 in Junction City, to Hugh Leonard and Estella Blanche (Burns) DeLaughder. He traveled with his parents as an Army child,…

Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Chastain, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born July 26, 1947, in El Dorado, to Elvis Edwin and Catherine Esther (Grant) Sullivan. On Feb. 12,…

David Lee Kramer, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. David was born Sept. 12, 1949, in Iola, to Lawrence Kramer and Marjorie (Lair) Kramer. David married Judy Tipping…