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Juanita Lee Burenheide, 91, Iola, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at Fountain Villa. Juanita was born Feb. 22, 1921, on a farm southwest of Moran, the daughter of George W. and Ruth Esther (Rogers) Beaman.…

Ruth Arlene Utley, 72, Humboldt, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012, at the Heritage Care Center, Chanute Ruth was born in Wichita on Sept. 21, 1939, the daughter of James and Ruth (Conner) Audiss (Dalton).…

LaFon Darnell Johnson, beloved son of Howard L Johnson (deceased) and Lolita Johnson of Iola, passed away on Sunday, May 13, at his home in Longview, Texas. LaFon was born in Wichita, Kansas on Aug.…

Carol Dee Swenson, 73, Olathe, formerly of Chanute, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012, at her home. Carol was born in Fredonia on Aug. 6, 1938, the daughter of Ralph E. and Dora Mavis (Dozer)…

De’Raun Laine Walls, 3-month-old son of Derrick and Christy (Bartholomew) Walls of Iola, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born March 6, 2012 in Iola. In…

Former Iolan LaFon Johnson, 52, died May 13, 2012, at his home in Longview, Texas.  He was born Aug. 3, 1959, in Wichita, the son of Howard and Lolita Walls Johnson. He graduated from Iola…

Bernard W. “Bernie” Dieker, 86, Ulysses, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Ulysses. He was born June 7, 1925, in Westphalia, the son of Clement and Lena (Weber) Dieker. Among survivors is a son, Eddie…

Harry E. Carter, 72, Overland Park, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center.  A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe, with visitation beginning an hour…

Iola native Wanda Tidd, 91, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City, after a brief illness. Wanda was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Iola, the daughter of Noah…

Mary Lee Kessler, 76, rural Colony, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. Mary Lee was born April 18, 1936, in Iola, the daughter of Alva and Margaret (Shafer) Yoho. She grew up…