Obituaries

Where does one begin to describe a man who gave so much and took so little? Jonathan P. Tomes was one of the most giving, loving, dedicated and loyal men I have ever known. He loved his family deeply. Jon fought for life and truly...

Johnny R. Rehberg, 74, Leavenworth, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Providence Medical Center.  Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, from 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home. A funeral service will commence at 11 a.m. with Minister Wayne C. Anderson officiating. Burial will follow...

Michael Thomas Heagy, 49, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Dec. 9, 2020.  There will be no services. Arrangements are by Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, Missouri. Their phone number is 816-796-8600.

Ruth Ann DeSelms (Lautzenhiser), Weston, Missouri, passed away at her home. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Graceland Cemetery in Weston.  Arrangements are by Vaughn Funeral Home, Weston, Missouri. Their phone number is 816-386-2281 and their website is...

Patti Jean Churchill, 60, Easton, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at her residence.   Due to COVID at this time, no services are planned until later this year.    Arrangements have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home. 

Gwendolyn Vassar, 77, formerly of Tonganoxie, Kansas.   Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 30, 2021, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kansas.

Angelique Marie Higgins Grady went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 14, 2021. She was born Aug. 23, 1966, to James F. Higgins and Janet A. Kelley Higgins in Leavenworth, Kansas. Angelique graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas, and later earned...

Mary Kate Allen, 66, passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.  Visitation will be held at Davis Funeral Chapel on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral will be held at Davis Funeral Chapel on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at 1 p.m. Burial...

Helen Ann Rutherford, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed Jan. 11, 2021, at Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, Kansas. She was 81 years old.  Helen was borne to Thomas and Marcella Walhof on April 29, 1939, in Twin Falls, Idaho. She grew up in Boise with her younger brothers, Chuck...

David Leroy Rutherford, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed Jan. 10, 2021, at the Medicalodges in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 84 years old. Dave was borne to Thomas and Haldine Rutherford on Jan. 1, 1937, in South Gate, California.   Dave grew up with his older sister, Margery, and...

Anna Fitzhugh passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Davis Funeral Chapel from 5-7 p.m. Funeral service will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery....

Sister Mary Sharon Verbeck, 92, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) for 74 years, died Jan. 10, 2021, in Ross Hall at the SCL Motherhouse in Leavenworth, Kansas. For almost 60 years, Sister Mary Sharon devoted her life to a ministry of education and...

Becky Louise Rider, 64, Leavenworth, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 23, 2020, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.

Karen Mae Vogel (Abbott) went to Heaven on Jan. 12, 2021. She was 76. There will be a viewing at Davis Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The service will be Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at 10 a.m. with a graveside service...

Jeffrey Allan Smith, 62, Leavenworth, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, after a brief battle with cancer. His family knew him as a charismatic man with a larger-than-life personality and someone who always had to have the last word. He could find the humor in...

Judith Diane Schmidling, 69, lifelong resident of Leavenworth, passed away at Providence Medical Center Jan. 15, 2021.  Judy was born March 13, 1951, to Letha (Pat) and James (Lowell) Parsons. She attended Leavenworth High School and still maintained and cherished friendships from her time there. She...

Johnny R. Rehberg, 74, Leavenworth, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Providence Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home.

Betty Jean Jones, 82, Leavenworth, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are in care of R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.

“Jerry” Gerald Lee Galyean, 63, Tonganoxie, Kansas, died Jan. 15, 2021.  A celebration of life service will be Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, from 4-6 p.m. at the Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. 

Jeffrey A. Smith, 62, Leavenworth, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at his home. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. 

Bill Stout Sr., 77, formerly of Leavenworth, died at his home in Lebanon, Missouri, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2020. He was a 1961 graduate of Leavenworth High School. At LHS, Bill was a member of the ROTC rifle team and won many awards and championships for marksmanship...

Barbara Ann Honey, 72, Leavenworth, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Leavenworth National Cemetery, where attendance is limited and masks will...

Patti Jean Churchill, 60, Easton, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at her residence.   Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home. 

James L. Allred, 42, Leavenworth, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.