Ronald Oscar Sumy, 86, Odessa, formerly of Skidmore, died Sunday, July 23, 2023. He was born January 30, 1937, in Sheridan, to William Harry and Neva Marie Sparks Sumy. He was a 1955 graduate of Pickering High School. On April 22, 1961, he married Evelyn Delores Hurst Sumy at the home of his parents in
Joseph E. Farnan, 55, Hopkins, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his home. He was born November 27, 1967, in Albany, to Robert and Alice Wilson Farnan. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School. On December 12, 1998, he married Robin Emery in Maryville. Mr. Farnan had worked for Laclede Chain. Mr. Farnan’s body
Martha ”Marty” Pearl Graham Volner Schmitz, 82, Conception Jct, died Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born February 21, 1941, in Skidmore, to Alba L. and Lillian A. Stoner Graham. She attended Rock Port High School. On August 24, 1960, she married Dearl Volner. He preceded her in
Terry Lynn Van Houtan, 62, Sedalia, died Wednesday, July 18, 2023, in Sedalia. She was born June 4, 1962, in Albany, to Larry Gladfelder and Patricia McGeorge Gladfelder. Ms. Van Houtan had worked in food service for many years. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother,
Dolores Ann Drenon Albertini, 85, Prairie Village, KS, died Saturday, July 19, 2023. She was born August 13, 1937, in Topeka, KS, to Victor M. and Hila E. Drenon. She graduated from Argentine High School in Kansas City, KS. She received her bachelor’s degree in language and literature from Pittsburg State University and her master’s
Fr. Richard Cleary, OSB, 93, Conception, died Friday, July 21, 2023, at St. Stephen’s Infirmary at Conception Abbey, Conception. He was born James Andrew Cleary on July 31, 1929, in Wichita, KS, to the late James and Katherine Polk Cleary. He professed as a monk of Conception Abbey on September 3, 1951, and was ordained
Geraldine Marie Williams Klakken, 81, Bedford, IA, died Friday, July, 18, 2023, at Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, IA. She was born January 20, 1942, on the family farm north of Clarinda, to Donald Eugene Williams and Una Alice Newberry Williams. She graduated from Clarinda High School in 1960. On November 10, 1961, she married
Lois May Short, 86, Clearmont, formerly of Burlington Jct., passed from this life unexpectedly at the Clarinda Hospital, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Lois was born in Waterloo, NE, on October 5, 1936, and lived there until age seven. The family moved near Skidmore for a year, then they moved to Burlington Jct. and lived
Michael Wayne McHugh, the son of Royal and Flora Barnum McHugh, was born April 26, 1955 in Moorhead, Iowa. Michael attended Dow City High School, Dow City, IA. On April 19, 1976, Michael was united in marriage to Carol Bartlett. They became the parents of four children, Tanya, April, Garland and John. They later divorced.
Timothy Lavern Coffelt, 64, Ravenwood, passed from this life on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Mosaic Medical Center, in Maryville, following a lengthy illness. Born in Maryville on August 7, 1958; his parents were Wayne Lavern and Margaret Louise Ray Coffelt. He had lived all his life in the area. His parents preceded him in death. He
