Obituaries
Ronald G. Minor
OSWEGO — Ronald G. Minor, 50, of Oswego died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at his home. He was born Dec. 9, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., to Bill G. and Wanda M. (Wheat) Minor. He graduated from Oswego High School in 1977. Mr. Minor worked for Stephens Manufacturing, Parsons Precision Products, Con-Agra Feed and Mill and Tamco. He married Kim Belknap in 1980; they later divorced. Survivors include a daughter, Amanda Morillo and her husband, Jim...
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Ronald G. Minor
OSWEGO — Ronald G. Minor, 50, of Oswego died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at his home. He was born Dec. 9, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., to Bill G. and Wanda M. (Wheat) Minor. He graduated from Oswego High Shcool in 1977. Mr. Minor worked for Stephens Manufacturing. He married Kim Belknap in 1980; they later divorced. Survivors include a daughter, Amanda Morillo of Fort Scott; a son, William J. Minor of Oswego; his parents, Bill and Wanda Min...
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Jane F. Van Leeuwen
ST. PAUL — Jane F. Van Leeuwen, 70, of St. Paul died at 4:37 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, at Labette Health in Parsons. Her death was unexpected. She was born Feb. 2, 1940, in Piqua to John and Emma (Westerman) Sicka. She lived in Piqua until she moved to Parsons in 1956 at age 16. She attended St. John’s Catholic School in Iola from 1954 to 1956 and graduated from St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Parsons in 1958. Following graduation, she ...
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Mary Catherine Boner
Mary Catherine Boner, 91, of Parsons died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Elmhaven West in Parsons. She was born July 28, 1918, in Osage, Okla., to Robert and Agnes (Bridgeman) Coons. On April 18, 1940, she married William J. “Bill” Boner in Parsons. She attended Labette Community College in Parsons and, at age 56, received her registered nurse license. During her nursing career, she did direct patient care at St. Francis Hospital...
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Dale S. Miller
BLUE MOUND — Dale S. Miller, 94, of Blue Mound died Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Parsons. He was born Nov. 26, 1915, at Saffordville the son of Pete Searl and Floretta Alvena “Winnie” (Nurnburg) Miller. He grew up in western Lyon County, attending country schools before graduating from high school at Miller. Following school he farmed and owned a dairy near Emporia. He married Mary Annabelle Troutman on Sept. 30, 1937, at Topeka. This marr...
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Scott A. Burns
Scott A. Burns, 45, of Parsons, a former Kansas City resident, died Thursday morning, April 15, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health, but his death was unexpected. He was born on May 28, 1964, at Kansas City, Mo., to William A. and Shirley Jean (Killingsworth) Burns. He grew up at Kansas City and attended schools there, graduating from North Kansas City High School in 1982. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas Cit...
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Elaine Ryburn
Elaine Ryburn, 77, of Parsons died at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born on Feb. 26, 1933, at Parsons to Maynard and Bessie Ann (Ryker) Wagner. She grew up on the family farm and attended country and Parsons schools, graduating from Parsons High School. She later attended the Parsons Junior College. She married William R. “Bill” Ryburn in October 1950 at Independence. He preceded her in d...
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Doris J. Goley
ERIE — Doris J. Goley, 94, of Erie died at 12:54 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She had been active and in her usual health until the past few months. She was born Dec. 20, 1915, near Deer Creek, Okla., to Joel S. and Katherine P. (Shen) McKee. She grew up in the Edmond, Okla., area and graduated from the Edmond High School. She also attended Central State Teacher’s College at Edmond. On July 31, 1938, sh...
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Charles William Mulberry
RUFUS, Ore. — Charles William Mulberry, 69, of Rufus, Ore., died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at The Dalles, Ore. He was born on Feb. 25, 1941, in Parsons to Michael and Elizabeth Mulberry. He grew up in Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Sue Mulberry, of the home; two sons, Wayne Mulberry and Jeff Mulberry; two daughters, Robin Whittley and Kathy Trueax; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; three sisters, Linda VanTeighen, Rosalie Myers and...
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James G. Gann Jr.
CHERRYVALE — James G. Gann Jr., 55, of Cherryvale was found dead Sunday, April 11, 2010, at his home. He was born Feb. 25, 1955, in Caney to James G. and Marie (Griswald) Gann. He attended the Caney school system and some college. Mr. Gann was a welder for the MEC Co. in Neodesha for more than 22 years. He married Katie Pierce in 1982 at Tyro. They later divorced. Survivors include a daughter, Heather Blake of Oswego; two sons, Jeremiah ...
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Elaine Ryburn
Elaine Ryburn, 77, of Parsons died at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Freeman West Hospital at Joplin. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
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Scott A. Burns
Scott A. Burns, 45, of Parsons died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2010, at his home. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
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Doris J. Goley
ERIE — Doris J. Goley, 94, of Erie died at 12:54 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. Further obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie.
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Charles William Mulberry
RUFUS, Ore. — Charles William Mulberry, 69, of Rufus, Ore., died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at The Dalles, Ore. He was born on Feb. 25, 1941, in Parsons to Michael and Elizabeth Mulberry. He grew up in Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Sue Mulberry, of the home; two sons, Thomas Mulberry and John Mulberry; two daughters, Robin Whittley and Kathy Trueax; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; three sisters, Linda VanTeighen, Rosalie Myers an...
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John Robert Muecke
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Muecke, 80, Kansas City, Mo., died at his home on Monday, April 12, 2010. He was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Humboldt to John and Lucy (Thielen) Muecke. He was raised in St. Paul, where he attended school until his junior year of high school. He joined the Army Air Corps and was a Korean War veteran. He worked as a mechanic for TransWorld Airlines in the Kansas City area for 33 years before he retired in 1991. Survivors...
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Leiann E. French
OSAGE CITY — Leiann E. French, 56, of Osage City died Friday, April 9, 2010, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1953, at Emporia to Jack H. and Shirley J. (Holt) French. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1971. She moved to Wisconsin in 1976 where she was a successful business owner of Leiann’s Hair Styling Salon. She returned to Osage City in 1999 and worked as a hair stylist, massage therapist and health care provider. She was...
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Mary Catherine Boner
Mary Catherine Boner, 91, of Parsons died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Elmhaven West in Parsons. She was born July 28, 1918, in Osage, Okla., to Robert and Margaret (Bridgeman) Coons. On April 18, 1940, she married William J. “Bill” Boner in Parsons. She attended Labette Community College in Parsons and, at age 56, received her registered nurse license. During her nursing career, she did direct patient care at St. Francis Hospi...
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Mary Catherine Boner
Mary Catherine Boner, 91, of Parsons died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Elmhaven West in Parsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. “Bill” Boner, on Aug. 20, 1986. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Parsons. The rosary will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons, where the family will receive frie...
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Mary Catherine Boner
Mary Catherine Boner, 91, of Parsons died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Elmhaven West. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. “Bill” Boner, on Aug. 20, 1986. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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William R. ‘Bill’ Albertson
McCUNE — William R. “Bill” Albertson, 62, of McCune, died at 4:33 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010, in Montgomery County. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born Sept. 15, 1947, in Parsons to Carl Raymond and Wilma Allene (Murphy) Albertson. He grew up in Parsons, where he attended schools and later earned a master’s degree from Pittsburg State University. He had worked as an accountant for the state of Missouri. H...
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