Obituaries

John L. Bennett, 81, Lansing, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021.  A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, at Davis Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Davis...

1981 – 2021 Jevin Reynolds, 40, Leavenworth, Kansas, died Sunday, April 4, 2021. Homegoing services are Saturday, April 17, 2021, at noon at Shiloh Baptist Church. Cremation will follow these services. Visitation is at 11:30 a.m. until noon Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to assist with...

Carole J. (Jeanie) Lawrence, 80, Leavenworth, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2021, at her home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born Aug. 7, 1940, in Easton, Kansas, the daughter of George A. Harnish and Frances A. (Striegel) Harnish. Jeanie graduated from Easton...

Wilma Virginia Larabee, 86, Leavenworth, died Thursday, April 8, 2021. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Genevieve Faye Evans (Collins), 90, Leavenworth, gained her angel wings on March 24, 2021, with her daughter, Jeanette, granddaughter, Emily, and the wonderful staff of Providence Medical Center ICU by her side. She was born Oct. 17, 1930, in Gate, Oklahoma, to Oracle and Esther...

Idabelle Caroline Edlin, 100, went to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, April 7, 2021, in Olathe, Kansas. She was born April 1, 1921, in Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Oliver Frank and Carrie Agnes (Saunders) New. She graduated from Jarbalo High School in 1938 and completed...

Ann Irene Copeland, 85, passed Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas, due to failing health. She is a breast and lung cancer survivor. She will be buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date.  Ann was born July 24, 1935, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to...

Idabelle Edlin, 100, formerly of Leavenworth, died April 7, 2021. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021, at High Prairie Church. A funeral service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens...

John W. “J.W.” Rutledge Sr. passed peacefully April 6, 2021. J.W. was born Jan. 13, 1935, in Atchison, Kansas, to Maurice Rutledge and Doris Bonnel. He moved to Leavenworth in 1949 and graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1953.  J.W. joined the Navy and returned on...

Lester Paul Huff, 66, passed away April 5, 2021.  Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.

Margaret M. Elliott passed away Sunday April 4, 2021.  Margaret is survived by her daughter, Pamela Fuller, and son, John Elliott Sr. (Judy), Leavenworth. She had three grandchildren: Missy Foster (Rodney), Unionville, Missouri, John Elliott Jr. (Missy), Lawrence, Kansas, and Megan Baker, Lansing, along with seven...

Robert Carl Zishka, 37, Wilsey, Kansas, passed away April 5, 2021. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie, Kansas. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service with a rosary being...

Gerald Wayne Vincent passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021.  There will be a closed family and friends graveside service at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. Arrangements are entrusted to Davis Funeral Chapel.

Darla Beth Lusk, 28, Tonganoxie, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021, at University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. The family will receive friends for one hour prior...

A funeral for Ethel Marie Knopsnyder, 93, Tonganoxie, Kansas, will be at  11 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. Burial will follow in Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. 

Lawrence S. Nelson, 67, Leavenworth, passed away at his residence Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Visitation will be Friday, April 9, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. A funeral service at Belden-Larkin Funeral Home will follow at 1 p.m. with Rev. Dr. David...

Roman Dominic Izzo, 42, Leavenworth, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021, at his residence. A visitation at the funeral home will be Friday, April 9, 2021, from 5-7 p.m. A funeral liturgy outside of Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021, at St. Casimir’s...

Margaret M. Elliott, 89, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Davis Funeral Chapel from 10 a.m. to noon. A funeral service will start at noon following the visitation. Burial will be held at Mount Muncie Cemetery. Condolences...

Lillian Edmonds-Selas, 92, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021.  Visitation will be held at First Christian Church Friday, April 9, 2021, from 10-11 a.m. A funeral service will be held at First Christian Church April 9, 2021, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory...

Elias “JR” Rodriguez, 76, Leavenworth, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 4, 1944, in Leavenworth to Elias and Juanita (Inojos) Rodriguez.  JR attended the Old Cathedral school and graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1962....

Roman D. Izzo, 42, Leavenworth, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021, at his residence. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home.

Darlene F. Barker, 86, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away March 31, 2021.  Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 5, 2021, at First Baptist Church, 340 N. 13th St., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens. Condolences may...

Sharon B. Whitt, 74, Weston, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at North Care Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.   A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Weston. Arrangements are by Vaughn Funeral Home,...

Lawrence S. Nelson, 67, Leavenworth, passed away at his residence Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home.

John D. Kline, 67, Leavenworth, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home.

Elias “JR” Rodriguez, 76, Leavenworth passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center. Visitation will be Sunday, April 4, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. with a rosary to be said at 5 p.m.  Mass of Christian burial will be...

Jean Kay Hershey Williams, 73, Overland Park, Kansas, died the morning of March 27, 2021. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many. Jean was born in Topeka, Kansas, on Jan. 24, 1948. She settled in Holton, Kansas, with her parents, Harry J....

Elias “JR” Rodriguez, 76, Leavenworth, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center. R.L. Leintz Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Gwendolyn Gae (Wendi) Johnston was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, on March 21, 1967, to David and Juanita (Riddle) Gwartney. She passed on March 26, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, after double lung transplant (10/15/20) due to cystic fibrosis. She attended Easton schools...