Obituaries from June 2024

Will Ralph "Bill" Ross, age 85, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, June 3, 2024.   A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the La Cygne Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to La Cygne Library. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Judith Ann Beal, age 65, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, May 31, 2024, at home surrounded by family. She was born on May 28, 1959, in Castro Valley, Calif., the daughter of Walter and Geraldine Murrel Hanks. Judith enjoyed arts and crafts, including coloring. She was a huge Dr. Pepper fan. Her true love was spending time with family, especially the grandkids. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints in Fort Scott...

Maurine McCalment, age 96, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Moore, Okla., passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at her home in Oklahoma. She was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Fredonia, Kan., the daughter of Joseph Stroud and Anna Kunkel Stroud. ...

Theodore "Ted" A. Rohde, age 94, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at his residence, Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, with his beloved companion, Carla Farmer and his family by his side. Ted was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Theodore Ludwig and Frieda Harrigfeld Rohde. ...

Mary Diane (Ghent) Querry was born on May 15, 1944, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to John and Marianne (McMahon) Ghent. She passed away peacefully in the presence of family on May 29, 2024. She had just celebrated her 52nd 29th birthday. Diane grew up in Kansas City, Mo., attended grades 1-6 (passed over 7) and 8 at Visitation School and grades 9-11 at Saint Teresa Academy. ...

Lola Belle Adams, age 95, Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2024 at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to departure for the cemetery at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Mound City Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Foundation or the Mound City United Methodist Church...

Carla Dean Lowe, age 59, a resident of Neodesha, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024, at the Neodesha Care and Rehab Facility. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.. Friday, June 14 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place in the Dayton Cemetery. ...

Sandra Sue Martin was born into this life on March 31, 1941, to Wilma (Clark) and Oscar Woody on the family farm in Vernon County, Mo. She passed from this life on June 4, 2024, at her home in Stratford, Okla. Sandra met her husband, Richard Martin, in their early days and the two married in a ceremony on Dec. ...

Jessica Ammere “Jescee” Mowen, age 48, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away June 5, 2024, at her home in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 9, 1975, the daughter of Wilbur E. Mowen, Jr. and Patricia L. Lattie Mowen. Jescee grew up in Kansas City, Kan., and graduated from Turner High School. ...

Freddie Dean Walrod, 82, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at his home. Fred was born Sept. 20, 1941 in Prescott, Kan., the son of George Morris and Marjorie (Keith) Walrod. He graduated from Prescott High School and then attended Fort Scott JUCO and then got his bachelors at Pitt State. ...

Mary Ann Jamison, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at her home. She was born Oct. 15, 1933, the daughter of Delbert and Jessie Brown Bruce. She was a 1947 graduate of Mound City High School. Mary Ann married Gene Jamison on April 14, 1955 at the home of her parents in Mound City. ...

Theodore "Ted" A. Rohde, age 94, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024. Services will be held at Cheney Witt Funeral Home in Fort Scott, Kan., on Friday June 28, 2024, with visitation at 10 a.m. and committal service at the Fort Scott National Cemetery at 11 a.m. ...

Robert Joseph Hoffman, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024, at his home in Fort Scott. Bob was born April 18, 1947, in Evansville, Ind., the son of Bernard Hoffman and Phyllis Eckhardt Hoffman. Bob married Ann E. Stephan Gillmore on Aug. 31, 1985, in Fort Scott...

Mildred L. Bolin, age 98, resident of Fort Scot, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at the Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Services for Mildred Bolin will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

William Kenneth “Ken” Galloway, 75, of rural Parsons, passed away at 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. Ken was born on Jan. 25, 1949 in Denver, Colo., to Donald and Mary Josephine (Moore) Galloway. Ken grew up in Fort Scott and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School. He was raised a Catholic and attended St. Patrick Catholic Church in Parsons...

Theodore “Ted” A. Rohde, age 94, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at his residence, Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, with his beloved companion, Carla Farmer and his family by his side. Ted was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Theodore Ludwig and Frieda Harrigfeld Rohde. ...

Joseph Paul Reinecker, age 65, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at Girard Medical Center. He was born Sept. 29, 1958, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Jerry Paul Reinecker and LaVerne Rose Bauer Reinecker. Joe graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City. ...

Aletha F. Koppa, age 87, a former resident of Kansas City, Kan., and more recently of Paola, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola, Kan. She was born May 8, 1937, in Walker, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Willa Harden. ...

Mildred Bolin, age 98 lifelong resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Via Cristy Hospital unexpectedly. She was born on Sept. 19, 1925, the daughter of Jacob Barrett and Cleta Paddock Barrett. Mildred was married to Wilmot Bolin. During that time, they ran an antique store for many years in Fort Scott while raising their family. ...

Kathryn Ruth Wunderly, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at her home. Father Yancey Burgess will conduct the funeral mass at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Kennedy Gym. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. ...

Michael Donald Carpenter, age 73, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Joplin, Mo., passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home with his wife and sons at his side after suffering from dementia. Mike had a tragic fall in August of 2023, and has been on hospice care ever since. ...