Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Lloyd Cooley Jr.
1940-2003
Tonganoxie
Memorial services for Lloyd Cooley, Jr., 63, Tonganoxie, were Nov. 30 at the United Methodist Church, Tonganoxie.
Mr. Cooley died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at his home.
Lloyd was born on Feb. 29, 1940, in Goff, Kan., the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Harris) Cooley. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He worked for the Martin/Marietta Company after his retirement from the service. He attended the United Methodist Church, Tonganoxie. On Aug. 9, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sherryl Krogsgaard.
He is survived by his wife, Sherryl, of the home; his mother, Dorothy Cooley, Atchinson; one son, Raymond L. Cooley, Littleton, Colo.; one daughter, Jennifer L. Astaldi, Heeney, Colo.; one brother, Ralph Cooley, Tulsa, Okla; three sisters, Evelyn Burkart and Anne Locke, both of Lawrence, and Louise Mackey, Independence, Mo.; and one grandson.
Lloyd O. Lowe
1917-2003
Edwardsville
Graveside services for Lloyd Otto Lowe, 86, Edwardsville, were Monday, Nov. 24 at the Edwardsville Cemetery.
Mr. Lowe died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at the Edwardsville Convalescent Center.
Lloyd was born Feb. 16, 1917, in Edwardsville. He was a lifelong resident. He was employed by Standard Milling Co. for several years but retired from Basehor Elementary School in Basehor where he worked as a custodian. He had attended Elm Grove Baptist Church in Bonner Springs.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Lowe, of the home; two sons, James L. Lowe of Prescott, Ariz., and Chris Spielman of Topeka; a daughter, Shirley McHenry of Oskaloosa; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond Lowe of Basehor and Lawrence Lowe of Edwardsville; two sisters, Freida Howerton of Basehor and LaVon Holmes of Kansas City, Mo.
James C. French
1929 - 2003
Bonner Springs
Graveside services for James Chester French, 74, Bonner Springs, were Friday, Nov. 21 at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth Military Base in Leavenworth.
Mr. French died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at the Center for Longterm Care in Bonner Springs.
James was born March 25, 1929, in Noxie, Okla.
He is survived by two close friends, June Williams of Bonner Springs and Doris Mulherron of Overland Park.
Mary D. Rambo
Services for Mary Rambo, 82, Bonner Springs, were July 24, 2001 at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home.
Burial was in Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Rambo died Friday, June 20, 2001 at Providence Place.
Mary was born in Ozawkie, Kan. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Ozawkie Church of the Brethren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Rambo, in 1996.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Florence B. Tynan
1916 - 2001
Graveside services for Florence Tynan, 84, Tonganoxie, were July 25, 2001 at National Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Mrs. Tynan died Sunday, July 22, 2001 at the Center for Long Term Care, Bonner Springs.
Florence was born Sept. 21, 1916, the daughter of Howard and Anna Moss. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church, McLouth. She married Eugene Tynan in 1965.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene, in 1995.
Survivors include one son, Howard Olsen, Mt. Carmel, Ill.; one daughter, Anna Meyer, Linwood; one grandson, and two great grandchildren.
