Obituaries

Vivian Lou (Salsman) Marlowe, 86, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Pineville Cemetery, Pineville, Missouri, with...

Paula Darling, 69, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are entrusted to Davis Funeral Chapel.

Vivian Lou Marlowe, 86, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Services are pending with R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.

JoAnn Honeycutt, 86, Leavenworth, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at her home surrounded by love. She was born Jan. 5, 1935, in Topeka, Kansas, to John and Virginia (Haffner) Augustine. She was an artist with her needlepoint, crocheting and knitting. Her quilts will warm everyone...

Walter A. Ahrens, 92, Lubbock, Texas, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, after a brief illness. He and his twin brother, William, were born to parents William and Sadie Ahrens on Feb. 27, 1928, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Walt graduated from Leavenworth High School. He joined the U.S....

Joshua Samuel Reed passed away on Feb. 23, 2021, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia, at the home, two sons, Owen and Joshua Reed Jr., one daughter, Ivery, and one step-daughter, Sadie, of the home. He is survived by his mother, Denise...

Austin Duane Potter, 86, passed away in his home in Leavenworth County surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 27, 2021.  Austin was born to James and Thelma (Kilgore) Potter on March 9, 1934. He and LaVerne (Kruse) married on Oct. 24, 1953. Austin built a...

Leonard Floyd Wake Sr., 85, Leavenworth, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at his home. Mr. Wake was born March 14, 1935, in rural Leavenworth, the son of Floyd Benjamin and Ruth Helena Haines Wake. He was a 1953 graduate of Jarbalo Rural High School. He...

Cecilia Schneider, 95, Leavenworth, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. A celebration of her life will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 1:45 p.m. led by Father Bill, St. Frances de Sales...

Barbara Jane (Harris) Mires, a longtime Leavenworth County resident, passed away Feb. 22, 2021, in Topeka.  Barbara was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 16, 1944, the eldest daughter of Donald L. and Leoma “Dolly” (Dunavan) Harris.  Barbara married Elmer Leroy Mires on April 5, 1964. She...

Doug Mauton, the proud son of Lawrence and Evelyn Mauton, was welcomed as the newest groundskeeper in eternal life Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, (John Deere tractor provided).  In love with the beauty of the earth as long as he walked it, Doug spent his childhood summers...

John William Brushwood Jr., born Dec. 13, 1948, quietly left this world on Feb. 10, 2021.   He was preceded in death by his parents, John William Brushwood Sr. and Betty Jean Brushwood.   He is survived by two sisters, Juanita L. Imbrogno and Belinda J.Cunningham, and a brother,...

Nicholas (Nick) M. Rizzo Jr., 78, passed away Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021, at Lansing Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Nick was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 23, 1942, to Nicholas J. and Katherine L. (Vukonich) Rizzo. He attended schools in Detroit and graduated in 1961 from...

Clyde D. Graeber, 87, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. He was born Aug. 29, 1933, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His parents were Clyde P. and Dorothy D. Graeber. Clyde attended grade schools in Tulsa and in 1945, he was enrolled in Cascia Hall School for Boys, an...

Kasey Lee Smith, 31, Jarbalo, Kansas, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. He was born Aug. 24, 1989, to Dallas and Taunja Smith. Kasey married Sara Smith in June of 2011 and they shared one son, Waylon Smith, who was born in 2017. Kasey is survived...

Kelli R. McCoy, 57, Basehor, Kansas, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at the Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie, Kansas. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor, Kansas.

Michele Charleen (Lane) Forge, 63, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Feb. 23, 2021. Michele was born Jan. 5, 1958, in Townsend, Montana, to Leo and Florence (Smet) Lane. Michele grew up on a cattle ranch in Three Forks, Montana, with her five sisters and one brother....

Sandra A. Matthews, 81, Leavenworth, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.  Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at Independent Missionary Baptist Church, 601 Pottawatomie St., Leavenworth, Kansas. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Tonganoxie,...

Michele C. Forge, 63, Leavenworth, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at Lansing Care and Rehab. Visitation beginning with praying of the rosary will be from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday...

Katherine (Kathy) Ann Crume, 79, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, at Prairie Elder Care. The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11300 W. 103rd St., Overland Park, KS, 66214, with the rosary at 10:30...

Nicholas M. Rizzo Jr., 78, Leavenworth, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at the Lansing Care and Rehabilitation Center. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Belden-Larkin Funeral Home from 1-3 p.m. Burial with military honors will be scheduled later...

E. Pauline Woodward, age 87, Lisbon, Iowa, peacefully departed from this world for heaven on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Pauline was a Godly woman who loved the Lord and her family and set an example for her children, grandchildren...

Nicholas M. Rizzo, 78, Leavenworth, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Lansing Care & Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home.

Patrick O’Malley, 87, Weston, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.  A visitation will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, with a rosary at 11 a.m. followed by an 11:30 a.m. funeral Mass at...

Helen R. Nowlan, 86, Leavenworth, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.  Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at First Christian Church, 130 N. 6th St., Leavenworth. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Mount...

Nancy Martin passed away Feb. 10, 2021.  Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rock of Ages Church. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. at Rock of Ages Church. Burial will be held at a later date...

Retired Maj. Thomas Edward Eccleston, 68, Lansing, Kansas, passed away Feb. 9, 2021, at his home.  He was born on July 26, 1952, in Hinsdale, Illinois, to Clarence E. Eccleston and Patricia A. Eccleston (Moellering), Clarendon Hills, Illinois. He is survived by siblings, Wesley W. Eccleston,...

Linda M. Hailey, 68, Easton, Kansas, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.  Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. and the funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 14700 Leavenworth Road, Basehor, KS, 66007.