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Pauline Becker, 93, a longtime Russell
resident, died Friday, March 1, 2002, at Integrated Health Service, Great Bend.
She was born January 13, 1909, in Ness County, the daughter of Benjamin and
Mary Uffelmann Karst.
Pauline married George Becker December 18, 1949 at
Galatia. He died March 4, 1998.
She lived her early life in Ness and
Barton counties, received her nursing training at St. Rose Dominican Nursing
School at Great Bend, and worked at Russell Regional Hospital for many years.
Pauline was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and VFW Auxiliary, both of
Russell.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, her husband, four
brothers, Alex, Edward, Benjamin and Ted Karst, four sisters, Millie Clayton,
Lydia Ohman, Millie Karst, and Marie Funk.
Survivors include: one
brother, Edwin Karst, Great Bend.
The body was cremated, memorial service
will be announced at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to St. John
Lutheran Church, Russell.
Pohlman's Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
Contributed by Glenda Brack, transcribed
from Russell Daily News, 01 Mar 2002
Samuel Brack, 74, Route 2, Russell, died
Sunday (January 9, 1972) morning at Russell Hospital.
He was born Sept.
9, 1897, in Barton County near Otis, to John G. and Anna Brack. He was a farmer
at Otis a short time, but had lived on the present farm since 1944. He married
Elma Dumler, April 20, 1930, in Russell.
He was a member of the United
Emanuel Lutheran Church at Milberger.
Survivors include the widow; two sons,
Melvin of Ness City and LaVern, Escondido, California, and a daughter Mrs. Frank
(Isabelle) Untereiner, Russell; a brother, Elmer Brack, Denver, Colo.; and a
sister, Matilda Brauer, Omaha, Neb.; and nine grandchildren.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the United Emanuel Lutheran Church, with Rev.
Gilbert Kisling officiating. Burial will be in Galatia Cemetery."
Transcribed and Contributed by Glenda Brack
Elma Jane Braun, 87, Baldwin City, died Thursday, July 26, 2001, at
the Baldwin Care Center.
She was born August 17, 1913, at Sugar
City, Colorado, the daughter of John and Dollie Osborne Foos. She grew
up in the Ness County area near Ness City and Bazine and attended Ness
City schools. She helped raise her younger brothers and sisters when she
was a young woman.
On April 17, 1934, she was united in marriage
to Fred Braun at Ness City. They raised four children together and were
later divorced.
Mrs. Braun resided in Ness County until moving to
Lane County near Dighton in the mid 1940's. She later moved back to Ness
County near Ransom before moving to Russell in 1960. She remained in
Russell until moving to Wichita and residing there briefly before moving
to Baldwin City over two years ago.
During the years Mrs. Braun
had worked in various restaurants, as a hospital housekeeper, and had
cared for others in their own homes in addition to being a homemaker.
She was raised in the Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening in
earlier years and also liked to quilt and needlepoint.
She is
survived by: two sons, Gerald Braun, Harrison, Arkansas, and Leonard
Braun, Milo, Missouri; two daughters, Mary Platt, Ottawa, and Margaret
Ann Cornell, Salina; two brothers, John Foos, Great Bend, and Ed Foos,
Portland, Oregon; three sisters, Martha Shaw, Ft. Wayne, Indiana,
Josephine Petsch, Colorado, and Lynn Foos, Dallas, Texas; 14
grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Braun was preceded
in death by: her parents, and several brothers and sisters.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Ottawa, with Fr. Steve Beseau officiating.
Mrs.
Braun will lie in state after 9 a.m. Friday, July 27, at the
Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Ottawa, where the family will receive
friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions are
suggested to the Baldwin Care Center and may be sent to the funeral home
at P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
Contributed by Glenda
Brack, transcribed from Russell Daily News, 26 July 2001
Mr. Michael Davin, for many years a
resident of this city, died at Wichita Monday, the 13th, where he had gone a few
weeks before to secure medical treatment. The remains were brought home Tuesday,
by his daughter, Miss Matie Davin, and were buried from the Presbyterian church
Thursday, afternoon at half past two o’clock with Grand Army honors. Michael
Richard Davin, was born in Ireland in 1843. He came to this country as a boy and
lived at Syracuse, New York, where he married Miss Jane Kilcoyne. He moved to
Iowa in 1878, and the next year moved to Ness county, of this state, and for the
last thirteen years has lived in Larned.
The deceased enlisted as a
private in Company “C,” Second New York heavy artillery, in June, 1862, under
the name of Richard Davin, fearing that, as he was at the time a minor, if he
enlisted under his full name his parents would take him out of the army. He was
wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, but served with distinction until the
close of the war and was honorably discharged in May, 1865, having given
thirty-five months to the service of his country.
The deceased leaves a
wife and two children, Matie and Charlie and a large number of friends, to mourn
his death.
The editor of this paper reckoned big hearted, honest “Mike”
Davin one of the staunchest friends, and desires to add his humble testimonial
as to his character as a modest unassuming, upright and worthy citizen.
The Larned Eagle-Optic, Friday, Feb. 17, 1899, Pg 3, Vol. XVI, No. 12
Mrs. Soloman (Wilhelmine) Dietz, 79, died
Dec. 15, (1981) at Central Kansas Medical Center after a long illness. Born
Wilhelmine Dietz, Oct. 24, 1902, in Barton County, she was a lifetime resident
of the Galatia community. She married Soloman Dietz April 22, 1923, in
Milberger. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Dietz was a member of the United
Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Milberger.
Survivors include the widower:
three sons, Emil, Otis, Robert, Dodge City, and Walter, Wichita; two daughters,
Mrs. Richard (Ruth) Bortz, Pratt and Mrs. Wayne (Dorothy) Johnson, Sterling: two
brothers, Julius Dietz, Topeka, and Toby Dietz, Ness City; one sister, Mrs.
Matilda Jones, Loveland, Colo. and 15 grandchildren. (There is a hand written
addition by my mother-in-law, Mrs. Elma Dumler Brack, that another survivor was
"Daniel".)
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church with
Rev. Robert S. Kreier Officiating. Burial will be in the Milberger Cemetery.
Transcribed and Contributed by Glenda Brack
Daniel D. Heinze, 74, died Friday (10
April 1982) at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, after a long illness.
Born
June 3, 1907, at Dorrance, he married Anna Marie Ohlrogge Jan 12, 1935, at Ness
City. He was a retired welder and resident of Topeka since 1956, formerly of
Stafford.
He was a member of the Baptist Church, Stafford.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Carolyn A. Herbel, of
Lucas, Donna J. Brinker of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and Danna J. Crawshaw of
Mayetta; two brothers Sam of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jonathan of Aurora, Colo.;
one sister, Esther Jonker of Wichita; five grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peacock-Milton Funeral Chapel,
Stafford, with C. M. Richardson officiating. Burial will be in the Stafford
Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Sunday and until
service time Monday at the funeral home. Memorials have been suggested to the
Kidney Foundation of Kansas.
Transcribed and Contributed by Glenda Brack
Mrs. Amelia "Mollie" Herman, 77, of Ness City, passed away at the
Ness County Hospital here Sunday, January 26, (1974). She had been a
resident of the geriatrics ward of the hospital since 1973.
Born
March 14, 1897, at Milberger, she was united in marriage to Henry Herman
there on September 23, 1914. He died November 12, 1973.
They
moved to Ness county in 1918, and lived in the Bazine community for
several years before moving to Ness City to make their home.
She
was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary here.
Funeral
services were held from the Fitzgerald Home here Wednesday afternoon,
January 29, conducted by Rev. Steve Ranheim, pastor of the Our Redeemer
Lutheran church. Interment was in the Ness City cemetery.
Survivors include: a daughter, Mrs. Reuben (Elnora) Schleuning, of Fort
Collins, Colo.; four sons, Rueben Herman of Garden City, John and Edwin
Herman of Ness City, and Herbert Herman of Plainville; sisters, Mrs. F.
S. Steinert, of Russell, and Mrs. Elizabeth Herman of Ness City; 12
grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Transcribed and Contributed by Glenda Brack
Katherine Elizabeth Strecker, 85, died Sunday (19 November 1978) at
Ness City Hospital. Born Katherine Elizabeth Mehler, April 16, 1893 at
Russell, she married Herman Strecker in May, 1913, at Russell. He died
May 20, 1965. She lived here most of her life.
She was a member
of the United Methodist Church, Ness City.
Survivors:
daughters, Mrs. Bernice Prayer, Fort Dodge; Mrs. Carol Sullivan,
Louisville, Ky.; sisters, Mrs. Lydia Reinhardt, Bison; Mrs. Pauline
Dean, Silver City, N. M.; seven grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral
was at 2 p.m. Friday at Fitzgeral's Funeral Home, Ness City, with the
Rev. Jack Kersenbrock officiating. Burial was in the Bazine Cemetery.
Transcribed and Contributed by Glenda Brack
Paul H. Wegele, 76, died Thursday, June 28, 2001 near Satanta.
He was born Jan. 14, 1925 in Barton County, the son of Jacob and
Pauline Bitter Wegele. He was an insurance appraiser and adjuster. He
was a resident of Ness City for the past 15 years and a resident of Ness
City since 1946.
He was a member of St. Luke's
Lutheran Church, Bazine; Ness County Hospital Foundation Board, Ness
City; LaCrosse VFW; and a Past International President of Lutheran
Layman's League. Paul served in the Navy during World War II.
On
May 7, 1944, he married Edna Maier in Milberger. She survives.
Other survivors include: two brothers, George Wegele, Hays, and Laland
Wegele, Otis; and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by
one brother, Jacob "J" Ernest Wegele.
Funeral service was held at
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bazine, Monday, July 2, with Rev. Randall
Jahnke officiating. Burial with military graveside services by Olin Cole
American Legion Post No. 392, Bazine, followed at Bazine Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bazine, or
Lutheran Hour Ministries."
Contributed by Glenda Brack,
transcribed from Russell Daily News, 26 July 2001
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