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Becky Arlene (Catron) Cleaver, 76, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Medicalodges of Iola. She was born on July 13, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Albun and Lora Catron. She married Harlan Cleaver on…

Colony native Delores (Lay) Luedke, died Feb. 27, 2025, in Atwood. She was born to Clarence and Flossie (Cox) Lay in rural Colony Oct. 17, 1930. She married Kieth Luedke in 1948. He preceded her…

Stacey Renee Miller-Clark, 36, passed away Monday March 3, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 13, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa,…

Iola native Don Eugene Hoffmeier, 89, of Joplin, Mo., died Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery near Springfield, Mo.…

Larry Hermreck, 71, Garnett, Kan., passed away Monday, March 3, 2025. He was born Jan. 27, 1954, at Garnett, to Conrad B. and Ann M. (Wolken) Hermreck. Larry was united in marriage to MaryCarol Renfroe…

Larry Jewitt, 85, of Le Roy died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Le Roy, to Robert Jewitt and Violet Williams Jewitt. Larry married…

Walter Glenn Kuykendall passed away surrounded by his wife and children on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Walter, known as Walt to his friends and family, was born Dec. 23,…

Joe Cortner Sutherland, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Joe was born May 3, 1943 at St. John’s Hospital, Iola, to Charles L.…

Koda LeeAnn Cole, age 16, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Koda was born Aug. 27, 2008, in Iola, Kansas. She resided in Iola and was a junior at Iola High School. Koda was known…

Larry Raymond Utley, 81, of Iola, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, in his home. Larry was born Dec. 7, 1943, in Pipestone, Minn., to Marvin F. Utley and Florence H. (Lange) Utley. He attended school…