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Yvonne Ione Settlemyer, age 84, of Colony, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at Olathe Health Hospice House. She was born on Oct. 26, 1934, in LeRoy, to Tom Hensley and Mary Elizabeth (Strauch)…

Betty Louise Stroh, age 90, of Chanute passed away on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 in Chanute. She was born on July 10, 1928 in Iola, to Jay and Claire (Rowland) Judah. Betty’s stepmom, Mary Ellen,…

WICHITA — Rita E. (Hoag) Wood, 87, retired registered nurse, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. The Rosary will be said at 4 p.m. Sunday, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at…

Gina Lorraine (Queen) Best, age 53, of Pittsburg, died on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born to Gary and Betty (Shmalfeldt) Queen on…

On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, Dian Prasko made her triumphant entrance into heaven following a tenacious battle with lymphoma. Dian was born on Feb. 12, 1943, in Pasadena, Calif., to Betty and Al Richardson. The…

Judy Helman, 75, Iola, died on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Iola. She was born on July 7, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., to Phillip Butler and Emma (Dowell) Butler. She married Don Helman on…

Mildred Ruth Clements, age 79, Gas, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at Diversicare, Chanute. She was born on Jan. 27, 1938, near Selma, to Wilford Warren Anderson and Dorothy Maxine (Herrmann) Anderson. She married Charles…

Roberta Glyndon (Wilhite) Mardis was born Monday, Aug. 18, 1958, in Iola, to Robert Frederick Wilhite and Mardell Glyndon (Randall) Wilhite. She passed away on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. She was 60 years old. Roberta…

Janice “Jan” D. Kovacic, 74, of  Chanute, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. She was born April 24, 1944, at Wichita, to Wilola Wise and Ray L. Smith. She graduated from Chanute High School…

Donna Mae (Badders) Cannady-Meyer, age 81, of Ottawa, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1936 near Bush City to Darwin Dee and Roberta Mae (McGinnis) Badders.  She married…