All Obituaries

William W. “Bill” Wintle, 90, of Pittsburg, KS, passed away on January 17, 2021, at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, Kansas. Bill was born on November 20, 1930, to Fred and Helen (Raxter) Wintle at Pittsburg, KS. On May 25, 1958, he was united in marriage to Janie Rezen. She survives of the home. Bill graduated from College High School. He then attended Pittsburg State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Education. Bill...

Janice Rae Bernot, 79, of rural Pittsburg, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. She was born March 12, 1941 in Pittsburg, KS the daughter of William Ray & Mary (Wisdom) Wilkerson. She resided in the Pittsburg/Cherokee area her entire life. She graduated from Crawford Community High School in 1959. On November 11, 1960 she was united in marriage to Larry Bernot at the First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 2019. She raised four...

Paula Angela Keller, 69, of Frontenac, KS passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at Via Christi Hospital. She was born September 14, 1951 in Girard, KS as the daughter of Loyd and Pauline (Appier) Peak. Paula married the love of her life, Doug Keller, on June 4, 1983. He survives the home. Paula graduated from Girard High school in 1969. After 24 years of working for the Crawford County Clerk’s Office, she retired in 2013. She continued to show her love for her community by assisting...

Antonio (Tony) Donald Smith, 47, of El Dorado, KS, passed away at 3:15 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Kansas City, KS.           He was born July 13, 1973, at San Blas Islands Panama.           Tony graduated from Enterprise High School, Enterprise, AL in 1993.           Membership was held in the Eagle's, Parsons,...

Keith Wayne Carr, 69, of Pittsburg, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. Keith was born in Pittsburg May 27, 1951. He was the fifth of five children to Everett Eugene and Edith May Carr of Weir. He is survived by his daughter, Heather (Mark) Harris of Washington State and their daughters, Kelsey Harris and Whitney (Jerry) Day of North Carolina. He is also survived by his oldest siblings E. Eugene “Gene” Carr, Jr. of...

Steven "Apple" Keith Wuerdeman, 66, of Franklin, KS, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.             He was born February 14, 1954, the son of Vernon L. and Patricia (Plumlee) Wuerdeman.             Mr. Wuerdeman worked as a millwright at many different power plants in many states before his...

            Elmire “Elm” Ferraro, 96, of Pittsburg, passed away at 11:47 a.m. Friday, January 1, 2021 at Oakview Estates surrounded by her family.           She was born December 20, 1924 at Edison, Kansas, to John “Jack” and Helen (DeBoth) Grisolano. She grew up near Camp 50 and graduated from Crawford County High School in Arma.           On July...

Lisa Lynette Bramblett, age 52, passed away on December 28, 2020 due to covid-19. She was taken off the ventilator and placed on comfort care with her husband and three children surrounding her. She was born on January 5, 1968 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Merle Edward and Joyce Lucille Jumper. She married her best friend and love, Ronald Eugene Bramblett on June 17, 1991. They then had a formal wedding ceremony and reception with family on August 18, 1991.  Lisa worked as an LPN for...

Gerald Eugene Schall, 78, of Napoleon, OH, passed away at 2:19 p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2020,           He was born March 31, 1942, at Eureka, IL, the son of Carl and Opal (Poland) Schall.           Gerald served in the United States Army.           He worked as a semi-truck driver his entire...

Dr. Stephen Albert Harmon, 75, of Pittsburg, passed away at 4:49 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2020, at the Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. He was born June 15, 1945, in St. Louis, MO, the son of James (Jim) and Alice (Jameton) Harmon. He is survived by his wife, Olive L. Sullivan. Dr. Harmon was an associate professor of African and Middle Eastern history at Pittsburg State University. He completed his Ph.D. in West African Islamic history at the University of California at Los Angeles,...