Obituaries

Kathleen R. Logan

LANSING - Kathleen R. Logan, 99, of Lansing, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at the Medicalodge of Leavenworth. She was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Wolcott, Kan., the daughter of Henry and Arnicie (Kilbury) Haling.

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Mazilla B. Smith

LEAVENWORTH - Mazilla B. Smith, 87, of Leavenworth, passed away, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at St. John Hospital. She was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Platte County, Mo., the daughter of Claren Bullock and Nance L. Asher.

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John Anderson

John Anderson, an Englishman, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at age 86, after a brief respiratory illness. A celebration of life will be held at later date in his English garden for friends. In lieu of flowers memorials may go to Meals on Wheels through Council on Aging.

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George Henry Retter

LEAVENWORTH - George Henry Retter (Bosco), age 93, died of natural causes January 6, 2022, at his home in Leavenworth, Ks. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary D Retter; his son Mark J Retter; his son Gregory J Retter; and his daughter Patrice A Gradski (Retter), with husband Jack Gradski.

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James Andrew May

LEAVENWORTH – James Andrew May, 92, of Leavenworth, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. He was born Dec. 3, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kan., the son of James H. and Catherine A.…

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Joseph Eugene LaFontaine Sr.

Joseph Eugene LaFontaine Sr. passed away on December 31,2021. He was born December 23, 1955, in Leavenworth Kansas, the son of Earl Eugene and Geraldine Ann (Corriston) La- Fontaine and grandson to Helen Taylor and John LaFontaine and Richard and Oka Corriston.

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Mary Ann Knapp Borchardt

PITTSBURG - Mary Ann Knapp Borchardt, Pittsburg, died at the age of 101 on December 23, 2021, at home. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 28, 1920, to Frank and Lillian (Huffman) Knapp. Her family moved to Lansing, Kansas, where she was a 1937 graduate of Lansing High School. On June 25, 1939, she married Ralph Borchardt and was married to him for 52 years until he passed away in 1991. The couple moved to Leavenworth in 1948 and then to Shawnee in 1954. She worked in Layout and Customer Relations for Intercollegiate Press for 21 years. She held membership at Merriam Christian Church in Merriam, Kansas, for over 60 years. After moving to Pittsburg, Kansas, in 2002, she attended Countryside Christian Church. Mary Ann enjoyed gardening, sewing, traveling, baking and was an avid card player.

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