2002 Obituaries

Most contributed by Jan Simpson Reading, Gail McComb, or Wanda Vanhorn Sammons.

31 Dec 2002 The Hays Daily News Alma H. Forbes
STOCKTON - Alma H. Forbes, 89, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Solomon Valley Manor. She was born Feb. 2, 1913, to Hiram and Cloie (Jacobs) Look. She attended rural elementary schools in Rooks County and graduated from Stockton High School in 1931. She then attended the Kansas State Teachers College, Hays, where she obtained an elementary teaching certificate. She married Robert D. Forbes on April 22, 1959. She taught several years in rural one-room schools, in Woodston primary grades (article cut off at this point.)

27 Dec 2002 The Hays Daily News Minnie E. Marcotte
PLAINVILLE - Minnie E. Marcotte, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2001, at Plainville Rural Hospital. She was born April 13, 1912, in Rooks County to Charles and Aurora F. (Thibault) Sparks. She graduated from the eighth grade and received her general education degree in 1970. She married David Long in 1932. He died in 1934. She later married Fred Marcotte on March 4, 1937, They lived in Zurich until 1952 when they moved to Plainville. He died in 1963.
She was a cook for the Plainville (article cut off at this point.)

22 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News Rosalee Bedore
MANITO, Ill. - Rosalee Bedore, 97, formerly of Stockton, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Springfield, Ill. She was born Nov. 1, 1905, in Webster to George and Mary (White) Greenwood. She married Joseph Bedore on Oct. 31, 1922, in Zurich. He died Sept. 25, 1981. She worked at the Rooks County Courthouse for 27 years before retiring in 1967. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Altar and Rosary Society, Manito, and American Legion(article cut off at this point.)

21 Nov 2002 The Garden City Telegram Rex K. Megaffin
Parish vigil service for Rex K. Megaffin, 32, of Plainville and formerly of Osborne, will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville, with the Rev. Joseph Popelka officiating. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, Osborne, with the Revs. Popelka and Ron Yarnell officiating. Cremation is planned, with interment in Osborne Cemetery.
Mr. Megaffin died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at his home in Plainville. He was born Oct. 2, 1970, at Osborne, the son of and Mildred Pottberg Megaffin. He graduated from Osborne High School in 1989 and attended Fort Hays State University. Mr. Megaffin was an assistant basketball coach for Osborne High School for two years and later coached his sons' baseball league in Plainville. He had farmed with his father in Osborne until accepting the position of purchasing agent for Wilkens Manufacturing in Stockton. An avid sports enthusiast, he enjoyed golfing, baseball, football and basketball, especially the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas State University. On Jan. 8, 1994, he married Lisa Wilkens at Osborne. She survives. He also is survived by his sons, Kade Scott, Max Thomas and Trae Kelly Megaffin, all of the home his parents of Osborne a brother, Terry, Atwood two sisters, Cheryl Schmale, Garden City, and Jodi Cockerham, Osborne his grandfather and step grandmother, Kenneth and Mary Pottberg and nine nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two grandmothers and one grandfather.
Friends may sign the memorial book from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel in Plainville. Memorials are suggested to an education fund for his sons, in care of the funeral chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville, KS 67663.

20 Nov 2002 Baldwin City Signal Ava Cummings
Funeral services for Ava Cummings, 79, Baldwin City, will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Ives Chapel United Methodist Church, Baldwin City. Mrs. Cummings died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
She was born Feb. 3, 1923, at Banner, the daughter of Ralph and Yuba (Flynn) Wildes. She attended school at Banner and graduated from Wakeeney High School in 1941. She attended Fort Hays State University, Hays. She worked at a car dealership in Atchinson, where she met her husband. She married David Myron Cummings May 3, 1947, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He died in 1974. She and her husband lived in Denver, Colo., before moving to a farm near Baldwin City in the 1950s. They later moved to town. She was a secretary for the maintenance department at Baker University. She was clerk for Baldwin City. In 1996, she retired as a secretary from the Baker football department. She moved to Orchard Lane Apartments in 1999.
Survivors include one daughter, Mylinda Wilhite and her husband, Tom, Baldwin City; one brother, Loren Wildes, Manhattan; one sister, Loree Acheson, Palco; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister, Rosalie Smith.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, following the ceremony. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Ives Chapel UMC or the ARK Fund and sent in care of Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, PO Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006.

24 Dec 2002 The Hays Daily News Goldie E. Lowry
PLAINVILLE - Goldie E. Lowry, 91, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in Webster. She was born Sept. 5, 1911, in rural Webster to Perry Jr. and Rosa (Veverka) Bray. She married Roy Webster Lowry on March 9, 1929, in Webster. He died Feb. 16, 1984. She was a homemaker and a community 4-H leader for the 4-W Club, Webster. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and later attended the Assembly of God Church of Webster.
Survivors include a son, Paul, Palco; two daughters, Carol Kelso (article cut off at this point.)

23 Dec 2002 The Hays Daily News Emma B. Brin
Emma B. Brin, 95, former longtime resident of Damar, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1907, in Concordia to Rock A. and Marie D. (Hamel) Lanoue. She graduated from high school in Aurora. She married Adrian J. Brin on May 5, 1931 in Aurora. He died Oct. 11, 1992. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Ann Altar Society, both in Damar. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Making Guild, Houston, Texas, and was (article cut off at this point.)

12 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News Irene D. Morin
DAMAR - Irene D. Morin, 97, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Hospice House, Ames, Iowa. She was born Oct. 21, 1905, in Damar to George and Alice (Simoneau) Roberts. She married William Edward Morin on June 10, 1929, in Damar. He died Feb. 23, 1979. She was a homemaker and lifetime area resident. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ladies of St. Ann Sodality, Christian Helpers, American Legion Auxiliary and Palco Senior Citizens Group. She was a 4-H leader.
Survivors include (article cut off at this point.)

after 12 Nov 2002 unknown Utah paper Leroy Luckey
CORINNE - LeRoy Luckey, 89, passed away at the Brigham City Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 12, 2002. He was born May 1, 1913 in Woodston, Kansas. He was the first child of Merton Sylvester Luckey and Blanche Geneva Swanger. Alvin married Pauline Jensen March 8, 1965, later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. He graduated from high school in Sandpoint, Idaho. He operated a used furniture, seed feed and fuel business in Newport, Washington. He moved to Utah in 1962. He worked for Sunset Sporting Goods and after working 17 years at Ogden Defense Depot retired . He was a High Priest in the Corinne 1st Ward. Alvin, with his wife were priesthood coordinators for the Cache Valley Group of the LDS Sociables. He served a genealogy mission, doing Danish name extractions. He belonged to Lions Club and served a term as President He started a aluminum recycling business. He worked in the Christmas trees business, for 20 years, from planting too selling. He loved working and associating with people in the retail business.
He is survived by his wife, of Corinne one son, Harold Luckey, Garland daughter, Peelfrey, Moulton, Alabama previous wife, Madelyn Hansen, Priest River, Idaho steps sons, Jensen, Corinne Dick Jensen, Evanston, Wyoming Jay R. Jensen, Plymouth step daughter, Barbara Rushton, Hailey, Idaho 28 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren brothers, Everette Luckey, Colin, Idaho and Lee Luckey, Spokane, Washington Luckey, Medical Lake, Washington Harvey Luckey, Puyallup, Washington one sister, Dora Stewart, West Glacier, Montana.
He was preceded in death by one brother, LaVon Luckey, two sisters, Jenneieve Bowlby and Lousie Bair and one step son, Jensen.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. at the Corinne 1st Ward Chapel, 2335 North 4000 West.
Friends may call on Thursday, November 14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and on Friday from 10:00 to 10:40 a.m. at the church.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.

7 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News Claranda E. Thyfault
HAYS KS E. Thyfault, 97, former Zurich resident, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Hays Medical Center.
She was born June 12, 1905, in Damar, Kansas, to Fred and Amanda (Mongeau) Burton.
She married Sylvio Thyfault on Jan. 20, 1925, in Zurich, Kansas. He died Oct. 25, 1975. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and St. Ann Sodality, both of Zurich.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth, Hays two daughters, Norma Ferland, Hays, and Twila VanLeeuwen, Hot Springs Village, Ark. 13 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren two step great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Burton, Lawrence Burton and Burton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Zurich, with Father David Metz officiating burial in the church cemetery.
A parish vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm. today at the funeral home and from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to St. Ann Catholic Church.

4 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News Christel C. Haselhorst
LINDENHURST, ILL. - Christel C. Haselhorst, 44, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002, at her home. She was born March 2, 1958, in Damar to James and Marilyn (Shook) Thyfault. She married Ronald J. Haselhorst on Nov. 3, 1979, in Hays. She moved to Lindenhurst in 1991. She was a bus driver for the Millburn Grade School and was a member of the parent-teacher organization. She attended St. Patrick Church, Wadsworth, Ill.
Survivors include her husband; her daughters, Rachel and Tara; her parents (article cut off at this point.)

4 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News Harold R. Miller
PALCO - Harold R. Miller, 83, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital He was born Sept. 7, 1919, in Oakley to Raymond and Anna (Homm) Miller. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education and administration from Fort Hays State University. He married Gertrude DuBus on Sept. 24, 1943, McPherson. He taught school or was a principal and superintendent in several Kansas communities, including Oakley, Palco, Stockton, Ness City, Scott (article cut off at this point.)

4 Nov 2002 The Hays Daily News JoAnn Morton
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - JoAnn Morton, 73, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 23, 1929, in Smith County to Alanzo James Ritchey and Ruth Sink. She was executive secretary for an oil refinery.
Survivors include her husband, Robert; four stepsons, Michael, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Bobby , Missouri Valley, Iowa, Lanny, Albuquerque, N.M., and Greg, Palco, Wash.
No services are planned. Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of (article cut off at this point.)

1 Nov 2002 Ada Evening News (Pontotoc Co., Ok.) Nellie Mae Baldwin
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Nellie Mae Baldwin, 85, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Capital Heights Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Jim Crawford officiating. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. Mrs. Baldwin died Oct. 30, 2002, at Oklahoma City. She was born June 18, 1917, at Woodston, Kan., to Leonard Franklin and Clara Constance Coan True. She graduated from "My Ladies Beauty School" in 1959 and opened Nell's Beauty Shop at Holdenville that same year. It was open for 43 years. She was a member of Capital Heights Missionary Baptist Church for 63 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vance Lee Kibby, and a son, Elmer Lee Kibby. Survivors include a son, Billy Jack Kibby, Holdenville; two stepsons, John Michael Baldwin and Tommy Baldwin, Eufaula; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville, is in charge of arrangements.

after 24 Oct 2002 The Examiner Martha A. Young
Martha Ann Young, 60, Plainville, Kan., died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at the Plainville Rural Hospital.
Mrs. Young was born Nov. 7, 1941, in Oak Grove, the daughter of R. and Vera R. (Evans) Bondurant. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1959. She married Dr. William H. Young on Oct. 1, 1959, in Oak Grove. She and her husband started their chiropractic practice in Plainville in May 1966 and retired in June 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, William, on November 27, 1994 her parents one nephew and one niece.
Her survivors include a brother, Kenneth Bondurant, Sonora, Calif.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel in Plainville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Plainville Food Pantry/Ministerial Alliance and may be sent in care of the chapel.

21 Oct 2002 The Hays Daily News Minifee Runyan
Hays - Minifee Runyan, 82, formerly of Coffeyville, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at St. John's Rest Home of Hays. She was born Sept. 25, 1920, in Peru, Kan., to William and Caddy (Terrell) Baltzell. She married Francis Runyan on Nov. 8, 1940, in Russell. He died July 27, 1979. She was a homemaker and member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Robert Kern, Palco, Richard Young, Junction City, and Ken Schoo, Blue Springs, Mo.; two brothers, Elba (article cut off at this point.)

18 Oct 2002 The Hays Daily News Nevella Lumpkins
HAYS KS Nevella Benedick Lumpkins, 85, died Monday, Oct. 14 2002, at Hays Medical Center.
She was born May 4, 1917, on the family farm east of Plainville, Kansas to Ernest and Bessie (Bair) Benedick.
She married Marion Lumpkins on Feb. 14, 1934, in Stockton, Kansas. He died Oct. 22, 1998. She was a lifetime member of the Plainville Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Bill Plainville, KS two daughters, Marilyn Gibson Arvada, Colo., and Taylor, Heizer 14 grandchildren 35 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Clark two sisters, Della Lumpkins and Alice Benedick, and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Plainville Christian Church with Verle Clark officiating burial in Plainville Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine, and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Plainville Christian Church.

17 Oct 2002 The Hays Daily News Dale A. Burton
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Dale A. Burton, 59, former Damar resident, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002 at Penrose Hospital.
He was born July 21, 1943, in Damar, Kansas to Fremont and Priscilla (Newell) Burton. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a painter and was a member of the Catholic Church.
Survivors include his mother, Priscilla Newell Burton Emigh, Hays and by four brothers, Lester, Salina, Albert, Hill City, Raymond Colorado Springs, and Martin Burton, Bird City. He was preceded in death by his father.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Damar, with Fathers Don McCarthy and Kilian officiating burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Damar, Kansas.
There will be a rosary at 1 p.m. Friday at the church in Damar. Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Main, is in charge of local arrangements.
Memorials are suggested for Masses.

7 Oct 2002 The Hays Daily News Leo L. King
WOODSTON - Leo L. King, 81, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, at Solomon Valley Home, Stockton. He was born July 3, 1921, in Alton. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a heavy equipment operator and lifelong area resident. He was a life-member of the Stockton Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include three brothers, Richard, Karl and Jim, all of Alton; and two sisters, Marilyn Bobbitt, Woodston, and Betty Booth, Chapman.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at (article cut off at this point.)

3 Oct 2002 The Wichita Eagle Marcella M. Plante
Plante, Marcella M., 103, homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002. Rosary 3 p.m. today, vigil 7:30 p.m. today, Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel service 10 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors: son, Galen of Roselia stepsons, Henry Plante of Plainville, Plante of Hays stepdaughter, Adelene Mongeau of Zurich 26 grandchildren 47 great-grandchildren nine great-great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Sacred Heart School.

25 Sep 2002 The Sun (Wa.) Arnold "Gene" Schoene
Arnold "Gene" Schoene, 66, of Belfair died Sept. 9, 2002, at Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma. He was born July 24, 1936, in Burns, Wyo., to Arnold J. and Lena Pearl (Ramsey) Schoene. He attended high school in Burns and in Carpenter, Wyo. He married Twila June Helms on March 9, 1957, in Scotts Bluff, Neb. Mr. Schoene served in the Navy from 1954 until his retirement in 1974, achieving the rank of cook second class. He was awarded medals for service in China, Korea and Vietnam. He went on to work another 20 years as a security guard at the Naval Supply Center in Bremerton. He retired in 1999. Mr. Schoene enjoyed many outdoor activities, especially fishing and hunting. Reading also was a favorite pastime.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Michael Gene Schoene of Idaho Falls, Idaho; a daughter, Melinda "Mindy" Schoene of Belfair; a brother, Charles "Pete" Schoene of Calloway, Neb.; a sister, Gladys Ann Taylor of Plainville, Kan.; and three grandchildren, Michael Jr. of Idaho Falls and Daniel and Jeremiah, both of Belfair.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer Ray and David L. Schoene.
A memorial service and potluck will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Eagles 4226, 80 NE Alder Creek Lane in Belfair. A military honors ceremony follows there at 5:30 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

12 Sept 2002 The Hays Daily News Betty Jane Schlegel
HAYS - Betty Jane Schlegel, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at Hays Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1924, in Zurich to Ted R. and Mable (Veverka) McCauley. She married Roland W. "Rollie" Schlegel on Aug. 23, 1947, in Albert. She was a homemaker, a school teacher in Ellis and Rush counties for eight years and the executive director of the Ellis County Chapter of the American Red Cross for 25 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist (article cut off at this point.)

2 Sep 2002 McCook Daily Gazette Leslie Leroy Paulson
SELDEN -- Leslie Leroy Paulson, 77, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 2002) at the Sheridan County Hospital in Hoxie, Kan. He was born Jan. 30, 1925, to Arvig and Mary (Jones) Paulson in Yuma, Kan. He graduated from Woodston High School in Woodston, Kan.
He served in the U.S. Army. On Nov. 21, 1948, he married Melvia Deane Mischler in Iola, Kan. He worked as a railroad depot agent.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Lars Arvig Paulson; and one sister, Pearl Musgrove.
Survivors include his wife, Melvia of Selden; one son, John Paulson of Lawrence, Kan.; two daughters, Karla and husband, Art Wessel and Leslie Lavinia Paulson all of Selden; two brothers, Clifford Paulson of Goodland, Kan. and John Paulson and wife, Lorriane of Wichita Falls, Texas; one sister-in-law, Viola Paulson of Woodston, Kan.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., at Pauls Funeral Home in Selden with the Rev. Gene Dollar officiating. Interment will be in the Survery Cemetery in rural Woodston at 3:30 p.m.
Visitation is Tuesday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Selden Branch of the Sheridan County EMS.
Pauls Funeral Home of Selden is in charge of arrangements.

31 Aug 2002 unknown paper Loretta Pfortmiller
NATOMA — Pfortmiller, 67, of Natoma, died Aug. 29, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital, Plainville.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Peace Lutheran Church with burial in Peace Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. Scott Watford will officiate.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Pohlman’s Mortuary and at the church beginning an hour before the service.
Memorials have been established with Peace Lutheran Church and the Carcinoid Cancer Fund.
Pfortmiller was born Aug. 21, 1935, at Natoma, to Gustava and Josephine (Hackerott) Blank. She lived in the Natoma community all her life and graduated from Natoma High School. On Sept. 21, 1952, she married Orville Pfortmiller at Natoma. She helped with the family’s farming operation and was a member of Peace Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband, Orville Pfortmiller, Natoma two sons, Ricky Pfortmiller, Otterbein, Ind., and Pfortmiller, Stafford two daughters, Becky Mangus, Winfield, and Terri Rather, Garnett a brother, Blank, Orlando, Fla. three sisters, Eickhoff, Natoma, Arloa Tichenor, Topeka, and Pike, Jackson, Mich. and six grandchildren.

19 Aug 2002 The Hays Daily News Famy E. Fry
STOCKTON KS E. Fry, 85, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at the Solomon Valley Manor.
She was born June 28, 1917, in rural Rooks County, Kansas, to Harvey and Amanda Hariett (Huff) Butler.
She married Ernest E. Fry on June 10, 1936, in Stockton. He died June 13, 1984. She had been a lifetime Rooks and Osborne county resident. She was an 11-year member of Senior Companions, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, the Valley Club, the Blue Mound Club and the Assembly of God Church of Stockton.
Survivors include a son, Harvey Joseph Woodston two daughters, Edna Mae Stithem and Kee, both of Stockton two brothers, Butler, Beloit, and Bacil Butler, Ordway, Colo. 11 grandchildren 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and a sister.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton burial in Grant Center Cemetery, north of Alton, Kansas.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Famy E. Fry Memorial Fund.

16 Aug 2002 The Hays Daily News Sally Sue Kuder
MESA, Ariz. Sue Kuder 53, formerly of Stockton, Kansas, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, in Monroe, Mich.
She was born March 12, 19 49, in Stockton to William C. and Elsie M. (Bowen) Hackerott. She was a Stockton High School graduate.
She married John David Kuder in May 1970 in Plainville, Kansas. He died Dec. 3, 1973. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church of Plainville and Baseline Baptist Church, Mesa.
Survivors include two sons, Paul, McGuire Air Force Base, N. J., and Tim, Monroe, Mich. a brother, Gene Hackerott, Weskan and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by an infant sister.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stockton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Troy Buss officiating burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. There will be a praise service at 7 p.m. today at First Southern Baptist Church, Plainville.
Memorials are suggested to Mercy Memorial Hospice in Michigan, Samaritan Hospice in New Jersey or the American Cancer Society.

13 Aug 2002 The Hays Daily News Zelma Beatrice Strutt
STOCKTON KS Zelma Beatrice Strutt, 86, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at her home.
She was born Feb. 20, 1916, in Rooks County, Kansas to William A. and Lena L. (Casper) Schilowsky. She attended Pleasant Plains and Jay schools south of Woodston.
She married Max F. Strutt on May 22, 1941, in Smith Center. He died April 21, 1999. They lived on a farm west of Natoma, then moved north of Natoma. She farmed with her husband until moving to Woodston in 1973. She later moved to Valley View Apartments, Stockton.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen Campbell and Hance, both of Stockton seven grandchildren a step grandson 14 great-grandchildren six step great-grandchildren and a step great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, and Elik Schilowsky, and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home with the Rev. Lyle Miller officiating burial in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, rural Woodston.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the family.

2 Aug 2002 The Hays Daily News Howard Stanley Shepard
Howard Stanley Shepard, 86, former Plainville, Kansas resident, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Hays Good Samaritan Center.
He was born Sept. 4, 1915, on a farm south of Plainville to David J. and Nancy Jane (Mapes) Shepard. He graduated from Plainville High School in 1933. He attended Grand Island Business College. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II.
He married Ruby Bayuk on March 21, 1950. She died in 1991. They lived in the Chicago area for many years. He worked at Jewell T and U. S. Rubber until retirement. They moved to Wisconsin Dells, Wis., then to Kansas.
Survivors include a brother, Plainville a sister, Norva Jean Wyrill, Kirwin and a special friend, Florence Valenta.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Cain.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, with the Rev. Gene McIntosh officiating burial in Plainville Cemetery.

1 Aug 2002 unknown paper Frances Joanne 'Jody' Sanders
STOCKTON KS Joanne “Jody” Sanders, 70, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Hays Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 9, 1931, to Jess and Hattie (Balderston) Riffe
She married John W. Sanders Jr. in June of 1951, in Stockton. She was a dental technician and a member of the Kansas Archeological Association.
Survivors include two sons, Stockton, and Rick, Bellevue, Neb. and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton, with Father Joseph Thalanany officiating burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Friends can sign the memorial book from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society or to Hays Medical Center respiratory department.
Visitation will be from 9 am. to 8 p.m. Sunday and until 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Hays Good Samaritan Center.

29 Jul 2002 The Hays Daily News Donald G. Vohs
PLAINVILLE KS Donald G. Vohs, 78, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.
He was born Aug. 26, 1923, near Plainville KS to and Anna (Gribel) Vohs. He graduated from Plainville High School and attended Kansas State University before entering the U. S. Navy.
He married Florence Ann “Flossie” Ruhaak on Aug. 11, 1952, in Plainville. He was a lifetime farmer in the Plainville area, retired construction worker and employee of Midland Marketing Cooperative. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Veterans of Foreign Wars, all in Plainville.
Survivors include his wife, of the home four sons, Leonard, Florence, Mont., Larry, Plainville, Michael, Hays, and John, Las Vegas three daughters, Ann Smith, Hays, Donna Magwire, Sharon Springs, and Michelle Dougherty, Plainville five brothers, Bernard, Smith Center, Raymond, Osborne, Ralph, Lyons, Leanard, Stockton, and Westminster, Colo. two sisters, Betty Lala, Kirwin, and Orr, Gaylord 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville, with Father Joseph Popelka officiating burial in the church cemetery with military honors by the VFW.
A ladies guild rosary will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville. A parish vigil followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic School.

17 Jul 2002 The Gazette (Colorado Springs) Cynthia Lee Sarian
Cynthia Lee Sarian, age 40, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away July 15, 2002 in Woodston, Kansas. She is survived by her husband Dan and daughter, Haley Nichole of Stockton, parents Laurence and Marvel Huff, brother Downer of Woodston, sister Elizabeth Marcotte, Hays, Kansas.
Services will be Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church, Stockton. Burial will be in the Spring Branch Cemetery, Woodston.

12 Jul 2002 The Hays Daily News Katherine V. Saindon
PLAINVILLE KS Katherine V. Saindon, 82, formerly of Zurich, Kansas died Thursday, July 11, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital.
She was born Nov. 26, 1919 in Damar, Kansas to Hector and Delia (Plomondon) Desmarteau
She married Lawrence W. Saindon on Nov. 16, 1937, in Zurich. He died June 28, 1997. She was a homemaker and member of St. Ann Catholic Church and St. Ann Sodality, both of Zurich.
Survivors include three sons, LeRoy, Great Bend, Robert Tescott, and Melvin, Zurich three daughters, Virginia Hull, El Dorado, and Bonita Shubert and Susan Maddox, both of Plainville a brother, Delmar Desmarteau, Great Bend two sisters, Patterson-Till, Bellevue, Iowa, and Sheffler, Hutchinson 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Celina Jurgenson, Florence Senesac and Bona Levingston, and a brother, Walter Desmarteau.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Zurich, with Joseph Popelka officiating burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 pm. Saturday and Sunday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville. A parish vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel followed by a rosary.
Memorials are suggested to the church.

11 Jul 2002 Las Vegas Review Journal (NV.) Genevieve Mary Louise Andrews
Genevieve Mary Louise Andrews, 86, died Monday. She was born Aug. 31, 1915, in Zurich, Kan. A hostess in a hotel-casino, she was a 42-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her son, Donald Cole; brother, Duane Benoit of Mesquite, Texas; sisters, Georgia Benoit and Mary Brown, both of Wichita, Kan.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Bunkers Mortuary and from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

10 Jul 2002 The Hays Daily News Ann Newell
HILL CITY KS Ann Newell, 66, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Graham County Hospital.
She was born Aug. 12, 1935, in rural Rooks County, Kansas, to Herman J. and Eleanor (Kern) Bartos.
She married Duane “Blackie” Newell on April 19, 1955, in Zurich, Kansas. He died Nov. 24, 1982. She was a homemaker and bank teller. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Hill City, Kansas.
Survivors include her mother, Hill City two sons, Terry, Seneca, and Don Hill City three daughters, Donna Worcester, Christian Nickelson and Pauline Keiswetter, all of Hill City two brothers, Bartos, Zurich, and Dale Bartos, Logan, Utah special friend, Paul Utterback Arapahoe, Neb. and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father and an infant child.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Hill City, with Fathers Donald McCarthy and Bill Kilian officiating burial in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Hill City.
A wake service will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. No visitation is planned. Spencer-Stinemetz Funeral Chapel, Hill City, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the Hill City Homestead Nutrition Site.

10 Jul 2002 unknown paper Frank I. Buss
PLAINVILLE KS Frank I. Buss, 46, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital.
He was born Feb. 27, 1956, in Hill City, Kansas to George Raymond and Shirley John (Randall) Buss.
He was an oilfield worker and lifetime resident of the Bogue community.
Survivors include a brother, Bogue two sisters, Bev Michael, Hill City, and Kim Hyde, Penokee.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Spencer-Stinemetz Funeral Chapel, Hill City, with the Stephen Fulks officiating burial in Wildhorse Township Cemetery, Bogue.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Wildhorse Township Cemetery.

2 Jul 2002 The Hays Daily News Frank ‘Bud' Boyd Jr.
SPEED KS Frank “Bud” Boyd Jr., 77, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, in Speed.
He was born Feb. 20, 1925, in rural Rooks County KS to Frank Marvin Sr. and Bernice Viola (Reed) Boyd. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, awarded the Purple Heart.
He married Patricia Jean Parker on Aug. 30, 1947, in Stockton, KS. She died April 30, 1983. He was a retired employee of the grain elevator in Speed. He was a member of Phillipsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include three sons, Mike, Winnemucca, Nev., Bruce and both of Speed a brother, Dennis, Speed a sister, Constance Chester, Glade nine grandchildren a foster grandson and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg burial in Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg,KS.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and until 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

2 Jul 2002 unknown paper Dolores M. Mangold
INDEPENDENCE, MO. Dolores M. Mangold, 80, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, at her home.
She was born Oct. 27, 1921 in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas . She was a member of Nativity of Mary Catholic Church and American Legion. She graduated in 1943 from Hurley Hospital School of Nursing in Flint, Mich. She served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps in World War II.
She worked as a nurse for Jackson County Hospital, Ott Elementary, William Chrisman and Jackson County Health Department.
Survivors include her husband, John Joseph Mangold a son, Robert Eugene three daughters, Theresa Mangold, Rita Mangold and Abbey Amador a brother, Wayne Tipton three sisters, Edna Stice, Merna Poore and Patricia Hansen 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, John Joseph and Michael, and a brother, Robert Tipton.
Services were today at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, Independence graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church Cemetery, Stockton, (Rooks County) KS.
George C. Carson and Sons Independence Chapel, Independence, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice Services Inc.

21 Jun 2002 The Hays Daily News Delphinus "Del" Graf
STOCKTON - Delphinus 'Del' Graf, 75, died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at St. Luke Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born April 5, 1927, in Ellis to Sebastian and Bridget (Hammersmith) Graf. He married Cecilia K. Dinkel on May 9, 1949, in Ellis. She preceded him in death on Feb. 10, 2001. He worked as a maintenance mechanic for Leavenworth Steele, retiring after 25 years. He worked for J-J Oil in Stockton. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and the (article cut off at this point.)

21 Jun 2002 The Hays Daily News Lois Fern Gibson
WAKEENEY - Lois Fern Gibson, 94, died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born June 22, 1907, in Sharon, Okla., to Walter and Olive (Eaton) Cook. She attended District 31 Rural Trego County School. She married Cletus Gibson on Dec. 15, 1928, in Palco. She was a nurse's assistant and manager of the Estes Hotel, Glenwood, Iowa, for a time. She had been an area resident since 1991, coming from Nebraska. She was a member (article cut off at this point.)

aft 20 Jun 2002 The Ark Valley News Ella Josephine Novotny
Ella Josephine Novotny, 93, of Park City, formerly of Plainville, retired teacher and bookkeeper, died June 20, 2002. Service was June 25 at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita. She was born on a farmstead north of Zurich, Kan., the daughter of James Novotny and Emma Hrabe Nech. She was a resident of the Catholic Care Center.
Survivors include her sister, Anna Novotny Gilson of Park City; brother, Raymond Nech of Salina; nephew, Doug Nech of Larned; nieces, Rosemary Fechner of Junction City, Rita Young of Park City, Janice Crawford of Las Vegas; three great-nieces; three great-nephews; four great-great-nieces, and one great-great-nephew.
A memorial has been established with Catholic Care Center, 6700 E. 45th North, Wichita 67226.

13 Jun 2002 Hays Daily News Ruth Kuehnl
NAME, DATE OF DEATH: Ruth Kuehnl, 93, former Palco, KS resident, died Monday, June 10, 2002, in Oklahoma City
DATE OF BIRTH and LOCATION: Aug. 20, 1908, in Palco, Kansas
PARENTS: Charles L. and Carie (Woods) Miller
SURVIVORS: Her husband, Nolan Kuehnl, of the home; a son, Charles, Oklahoma City; and two grandchildren

5 June 2002 Southwest Daily Times, Liberal KS Tyson V. SLATTEN
PLAINVILLE -- Tyson V. Slatten, 24, Plainville, formerly of Forgan, Okla., died Thursday, June 5, 2002, in Plainville of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
* Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Miller Mortuary in Liberal.

4 Jun 2002 The Hays Daily News Adrian A.. Trembley
HILL CITY - Adrian A. Trembley, 77, died Sunday, June 2, 2002, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1924, in Damar. He was a farmer-rancher and lifetime area resident.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, Hill City; a son, Leland, Hill City; three daughters, Adrenne "Andie" Bell and Carol Nickelson, both of Hill City, and Marcella Brin, Great Bend; a brother, Eddie Trembley, Hill City; three sisters, Mary Keith, Zurich, Margarette Larson, Marquette, and (article cut off at this point.)

2 Jun 2002 The Hays Daily News Zetta Marie Hillman
RUSSELL - Zetta Marie Hillman, 67, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born Nov. 19, 1934, in Natoma to Elmer and Maggie Gladys (Ruble) Camp. She graduated from high school in Natoma and attended Fort Hays State University. She married Leland Eugene Hillman on Jan. 11, 1957. He died Aug. 31, 1963. She lived in Zurich, moving to Minden, Neb., then returning to Zurich. She worked in Plainville and Russell as a cook and nurse aide and was a receptionist (article cut off at this point.)

30 May 2002 The Hays Daily News LeRoy H. Morris
LeRoy H. Morris, 81, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Hays Medical Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Topeka to Benjamin H. and Marry Frances (DeWitt) Morris. He was a World War II veteran. He married Wanda Cooper on Dec. 24, 1941, in Osborne. She died Jan. 13, 1998. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for the Rooks County Highway Department, member of the Main Street Christian Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Stockton. He had been a resident of Stockton for 50 years, coming (article cut off at this point.)

28 May 2002 The Hays Daily News Louise G. Andreson
PLAINVILLE - Louise G. Andreson, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Queen Valley, Ariz. She was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Zurich to Peter and Ethel (Johnson) Glick. She married William H. Andreson on Jan. 7, 1949, in Plainville.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two brothers, Herb Glick, Plainville, and Fred Glick, Hays; and a sister, Marie Meyers, Plainville.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene Glick and George Glick, and a sister, Lucille (Yager) (article cut off at this point.)

28 May 2002 The Hays Daily News Laurence E. Balthazor
PALCO - Laurence E. Balthazor, 79, died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 5, 1922, in Graham County, to Frank and Rosa (Morin) Balthazor. He graduated from Palco High School and earned a bachelor's degree in industrial arts from Fort Hays State University. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II from 1943 to 1947 receiving the Purple Heart in Italy. He married Georgia Silvas on April 26, 2002, in Stockton. He was a lifetime area resident and (article cut off at this point.)

aft 21 May 2002 Durango Herald, (Co.) Orvis I. Grout
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, at Grace and St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., for Orvis I. Grout, a founder of the melodrama at the Strater Hotel, who died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 90. Mr. Grout was born May 12, 1912, in Plainville, Kan. In 1934 he received his undergraduate and in 1936 his master’s degree from Fort Hays State University, where he taught English and theater arts from 1937 to 1943. Mr. Grout married Berniece Meyer on Aug. 10, 1932. In 1943, he was inducted into the Army. He was stationed at Fitzsimmons General Hospital near Denver, where he worked in psychotherapy using a treatment called psychodrama. He also directed plays for the Seventh Army Service Command. After his discharge in 1946, he was the resident director for the Colorado Springs Civic Theater, where he worked until his retirement in 1979. From 1950 through 1961, Mr. Grout directed summer melodrama for the Imperial Players at the Imperial Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colo. Then, in 1962, he and several other investors opened the Diamond Circle Theater at the Strater Hotel in Durango. He directed summer melodrama there through 1988. Mr. Grout also directed at various times for the San Diego Theater, Southport Theater in New Orleans, and the Rocky Mountain Theatrical Association in Colorado Springs. He also taught at Colorado College.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1966.
He is survived by nephews Wesley Grout of Woodland Park, Colo., James Grout and Don Gerboth, both of Sun City West, Ariz., Dale Gerboth of Enumclaw, Wash.; four great-nephews; and seven great-nieces.

13 May 2002 The Hays Daily News Rosa Jane Rogers Herl
PALCO - Rosa Jane Rogers Herl, 32, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Church of the Nazarene, Plainville; burial in Pleasant View Cemetery near Palco. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

12 May 2002
PALCO - Rosa Jane Rogers Herl, 32, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Jan. 16, 1970, in Plainville to Merle and Barbara (Smee) Rogers. She was a 1988 graduate of Plainville High School. She had worked for various restaurants in the Kansas City area before moving back to Palco.
Survivors include her son, Shannon, of the home; her parents, Plainville; three brothers, Robert Rogers, Burlington, Colo., Henry Rogers, Otis (article cut off at this point.)

13 May 2002 The Hays Daily News Forrest D. Cooper
PHILLIPSBURG - Forrest D. Cooper, 89, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, in Wichita. He was born Oct. 20, 1914, in Osborne County to Roy and Nora (Kirby) Cooper. He married Agnes Rozella Chandler on Feb. 21, 1937, in Russell. He was a retired manager of Duckwall Department Store and member of the United Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Bruce, Topeka, and Brace, St. Louis, Mo.; a daughter, Leslie Schonthaler, Zurich; six grandchildren; and three (article cut off at this point.)

6 May 2002 The Hays Daily News Charlene "Charlie" Brumitt
PLAINVILLE - Charlene "Charlie" Brumitt, 63, died Friday, May 3, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital. She was born Aug. 19, 1938, on the Brumitt Ranch near Codell to Charles O. and Angela M. (Dreiling) Brumitt. She attended school in Codell and graduated from Plainville High School in 1956. In the early 1960s she moved to Boston, then to Silver Spring, Md. In 1995 she moved to Wichita and to Plainville in 1998. She was the Plainville city clerk and was a member of the (article cut off at this point.)

1 May 2002 The Garden City Telegram Mabel L. Schmitz
Rosary for Mabel L. Schmitz 81, will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Enfield Funeral Home, Norton. Mass of the Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Norton, with the Joseph Thalanany officiating. interment will be in Norton Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmitz, a longtime resident of Norton, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Logan Manor in Logan. She was born Aug. 9, 1920, at Natoma, the daughter of Timothy and Lovella Griffith Davis. She attended Stockton public schools and Florida State University. On Sept. 27, 1941, she married Max F. Schmitz at Osborne. They made their home in Stockton, Oakley, Russell and Plainville before moving to Norton in 1961. She worked as a food service supervisor. Mrs. Schmitz was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and the Altar Society and had belonged to the St. Thomas Altar Society in Stockton and Sacred Heart Altar Society in Plainville. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary and the Kansas Food Supervisors Association. She enjoyed reading, yarnworks, dancing, puzzles and singing..
In addition to her husband, of the home in Norton, she is survived by four daughters, Kay Smith, Hays, Dr. Beverly Schmitz-Glass, Garden City, Denise Schmitz and Betty Schmitz Rossouw, both of Norton a half sister, Evelyn Corella, Redding, Calif. three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents a son, Michael Timothy Schmitz and three half brothers, Willard Davis, Lyle Yowe and Ronald Yowe.
Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Auxiliary or Logan Manor, both in care of the funeral home.

23 Apr 2002 Salina Journal, Salina, Saline, Kansas Beulah M. Shubert
PLAINVILLE - Beulah M. Shubert, 81, Plainville, died Sunday, April 21, 2002. Mrs. Shubert was born Beulah M. Loreg on Dec. 24, 1920, in Codell. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, George of the home two sons, Ronald of Plainville and Terry of Salina three sisters, Grace Boyer of Plainville, and Teasley and Betty Reed, both of Great Bend five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Christian Church, Plainville. Burial will be in Plainville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Plainville Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary or Plainville Rural Hospital Auxiliary in care of Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville 67663.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral chapel and 9 a.m. until the service Thursday at the church. Article provided by Doyle Ekey.

after 19 Apr 2002 unknown paper Leonard W. Brokaw
Leonard W. Brokaw, 75, of Bowie, TX passed away on April 19, 2002 in Bowie Memorial Hospital. Brokaw was born on June 17, 1926 in Rook County Stockton, KS. He worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a structural engineer from 1971 until his retirement in 1985. He served in the U.S. Navy during World Ward II. Mr. Brokaw married Bobby Jo Pigg on February 25, 1995 in Bowie, TX.
Funeral services for Mr. Brokaw were held on Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Ronnie Lawson officiating. The Committal Service was held on Monday, April 22, 2002 at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington, TX. Services were directed by Fry Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Bobbie Joe Brokaw, Bowie, TX two sons, Brokaw, Evansville, IN and Brokaw, Tampa, FL one daughter, Peggy Orr, Arlington, TX four grandchildren two stepsons, Pigg, Montague, TX and Tim Pigg, Bowie, TX two stepdaughters, Mrs. Carolyn Young, Whitesboro, TX and Cindy Duvall, Bowie, TX eleven step-grandchildren eight step-great-grandchildren one step-great-great-grandson one sister, Williams, Plainville, KS and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Brokaw was preceded in death by his first wife, Katheryn Brokaw in 1992.
Pallbearers included: his grandsons, Orr, Jeremy Pigg, Duvall, Todd Pigg, Byas, Tracy Tredway, Travis Price and Childress.

18 Apr 2002 Plainville Times Ethel M. Nelson
PLAINVILLE - Ethel M. Nelson 98, Plainville, formerly of Codell, died Sunday, April 14, 2002. Mrs. Nelson was born Ethel M. Lamb on June 3, 1903, in rural Codell. She owned Nelson's Grocery Store, Codell, with her husband and was assistant postmaster at Codell, retiring in 1973.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Merle, in 1976 a daughter, Nelson an infant son and a grandson.
Survivors include three daughters, Geraldine Davenport of San Antonio, and Genevieve Zeigler and Genette Keas both of Plainville seven grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Codell Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery, rural Codell.
Memorials may be made to the church in care of Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville 67663.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel and 10 a.m. until the service Wednesday at the church. Article provided by Doyle Ekey.

1 Mar 2002 The Hays Daily News Ruby M. Butler
ZURICH - Ruby M. Butler, 59, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at Plainville Rural Hospital. She was born June 14, 1942, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, to Ernest and Hazel (Sparks) Butler. She was a longtime area resident.
Survivors include a brother, Richard Lee Butler, Plainville; and a sister, Reta Ann King, Zurich.
She was preceded in death by two infant brothers, James and Roger, and a sister, Rose Butler.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Zurich Cemetery with the Rev. Gene (article cut off at this point.)
(continuation of 28 Mar 2002 article ) No visitation is planned. Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, is in charge of arrangements.

28 Mar 2002 Colby Free Press William "Bill" C. Brickley
William “Bill” C. Brickley, age 81, of Plainville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at the Hays Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, at the First Christian Church in Plainville with the Revs. Gary Peters and Mark Huntley officiating. Burial will be in the Plainville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday at the Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel in Plainville and from 9 a.m. to service time Friday at the church.
Survivors include two daughters Marsha Smith of Plainville, Bobbie Norton of Plainville, Kansas; son Ross Brickley of Garner, N.C.; sister Lois Irene Smithback of Littleton, Colo.; five grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Brickley was born Nov. 24, 1920, on the North Wilson Lease in rural Eldorado, the son of Clyde Dayton and Ethel Irene (West) Brickley. On June 21, 1952 he married Ruth Esther Larson in Colby. She died Dec. 18, 2000. He had been a resident of Plainville for 48 years coming from Topeka. He was a hospital administrator and medical technologist, ASCP for the Plainville Rural Hospital. He was a WWII veteran and was a member of the Christian Church, Lions Club, Gideons, Senior Housing Board, all of Plainville. He was also a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the U.S. Selective Service Board.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the William C. Brickley Memorial Fund, and may be sent in care of the funeral home.

22 Mar 2002 The Examiner (Jackson Co., Mo.) Van Norman Miller
Van Norman Miller, 77, McPherson, Kan., formerly of Grain Valley, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in The Cedars Health Care Center, McPherson. Mr. Miller was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Alton, Kan., the son of Raymond R. Miller and Huldah F. Branson Miller. He attended Alton and Pleasant Valley Grade schools, graduating from Alton High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He had lived in McPherson since 1998, moving from Grain Valley. He had been an asphalt plant operator for C. R. Smith and Boewen Construction companies in Blue Springs. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2715, McPherson, Operating Engineers Local No. 101, Kansas City, and a former member of both the Odd Fellow Lodge and the American Legion Post in Alton. He attended First United Methodist Church in McPherson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father, George "Pat" Miller, a sister, Alice Coz, a brother, Chester Miller, and three brothers-in-law, Allen Snedker, Ivan Macy and Charles Cox.
His survivors include his wife, Marcile Pauline (Dibble) Miller, whom he married on Feb. 2, 1947; his sons, Lee A. Miller and Bradley G. Miller, both of McPherson; his daughters, Connie K. Nichols, Little River, Kan., and Peggy A. Palmer, Hutchinson, Kan.; his sisters, Helen Snedker and Hazel Macy, both of Hemet, Calif., a sister-in-law, Eloise Miller, Stockton, Kan.; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Glidden-Ediger Chapel in McPherson. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Friends can visit from 1 until 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The family will receive visitors from 6 until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to Emergency Care 2000 (Memorial Hospital emergency room enhancement project), McPherson, Kan.

10 Mar 2002 The Topeka Capital-Journal Julia Elvira Bond
LAWRENCE --- Julia Elvira Bond, 82, Lawrence, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at a Lawrence hospital. Mrs. Bond was a rental agent for many years before she retired in 1977. She was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Codell, the daughter of Percy C. and Eva E. Reedy Simpson. Mrs. Bond was a member of the North Lawrence Improvement Association, McLouth United Methodist Church and a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary to Post No. 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Bond will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Julia Elvira Bond Memorial Fund to be designated later and sent in care of the funeral home.

2 Mar 2002 Great Bend Tribune Ruth L. Baldwin
LARNED - Ruth L Baldwin, 51, died March 1 at her home in Larned. She was born April 23, 1950, in Nelson, Neb., the daughter of John H. and Patricia A. Button Slaughter Hunter. She married Marvin A. Baldwin March 13, 1971 at Mankato. A resident of Larned, coming from Hays, she was a registered nurse at Larned State Hospital. Mrs. Baldwin was a member of First Christian Church, and the Priscilla Group both of Larned. Survivors include her husband of the home; three daughters, Dawn Swinford of Tulsa, Okla., Lisa West of Denver, Colo., and Nancy Baldwin of Larned; five brothers, Joseph Hunter of Ojai, Calif., William Hunter of Denver, James Hunter of Annandale, Va., John Hunter of Fort Worth, Texas, and Daniel Hunter of Garfield. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church in Larned, with the Rev. Dan Lundgren officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Monday at Beckwith Mortuary in Larned. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Green Mound Cemetery in Palco.
Memorials are suggested to the church in care of the funeral home.

1 Mar 2002 The Hays Daily News Cecil McAlister
PHILLIPSBURG - Cecil McAlister, 91, died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, in Phillipsburg. She was born Sept. 11, 1910, in Palco to William and Evaline G. (Rollin) Boatman. She married Harry Smith. He preceded her in death. She married Newton McAlister on Oct. 8, 1944, in Gretna. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a sister, Osa Heller, Norton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with the Rev. Joel Hiesterman (article cut off at this point.)

1 Mar 2002 The Hays Daily News Cleo A. Rice
WICHITA - Cleo A. Rice, 76, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, in Wichita. She was born Oct. 24, 1925, in rural Zurich to Frederick and Minnie (Kroeger) Irion. She moved to Wichita as a teenager. She worked for Associated Co., Wichita, retiring in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Toni Deason, Augusta; two sisters, Isabel Asbel and Darlene Thompson, both of Wichita; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Gary.
Services were March 6 at (article cut off at this point.)

26 Feb 2002 Hays Daily News Freda Mae Wise
NAME, DATE OF DEATH: Freda Mae Wise, 100, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at the Plainville Rural Hospital
DATE OF BIRTH and LOCATION: Dec. 31, 1901, in Zurich, Kansas
PARENTS: Michael S. and Hattie (Richardson) Graham
SURVIVORS: A daughter, Jane Cherry, Plainville; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Her husband, Elmer “Lovey” Wise, he died June 21, 1974, A son, Richard, a daughter, Margaret Selbe, and three sisters, including her twin, Edna

25 Feb 2002 Hays Daily News Louria L. Bane
NAME, DATE OF DEATH: Louria L. Bane, 92, formerly of Stockton, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at the Rooks County Nursing Home
DATE OF BIRTH and LOCATION: July 5, 1909, in Zurich, Kansas
PARENTS: James A. and Mary Catherine (Henderson) Stice
SURVIVORS: Two sons, Lennie Bruce, Denver, and Michael Eugene, Haven; two daughters, Nola Turnbull, Plainville, and Judy Maze, Atchison; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Her husband, Lennie A. Bane, he died Nov. 5, 1986, four brothers, Bill, Loyd, Glen and Clell Stice, and three sisters, Olive Brown, Lucille Dillon and Gladys Larson

25 Feb 2002 Amarillo Globe News (TX.) Thelda M. "Ted" Meyers
PLAINVILLE, Kan. - Thelda M. "Ted" Meyers, 96, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Plainville Christian Church with the Rev. Mark Huntley officiating. Burial will be in the Plainville Cemetery by Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel of Plainville.
Mrs. Meyers was born Sept. 22, 1905, in Rooks County, the daughter of Clarence and Belle Hannah (Gray) Ordway. She was a longtime Plainville resident moving from Bailey, Colo. On May 31, 1924, she married Leo Meyers in Stockton. He passed away Sept. 27, 1997. She was the owner with her husband of a locker plant in Larned and were later the owners of the A&W Restaurant in Abilene. They moved to Bailey and were the owners of a restaurant and gift store where they retired in 1978 and moved to Plainville. She was a member of Plainville Christian Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Pricilla Art Club, all in Plainville.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Guy Ordway and Victor Ordway; two sisters, Valda Edson and Ileta Ordway; a stepsister, Lelia Banes; and a granddaughter, Cindy Brim.
Survivors include a son, Leo Meyers Jr. and wife, Faye, of Amarillo; a granddaughter, Michelle Gipson; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at the funeral chapel and from 11:30 a.m. to the time of service at the church.
The family suggests memorials be to Rooks County Home Health in care of the funeral chapel.

25 Feb 2002 Hays Daily News Arthel Charlotte Beckley
EAGLE ROCK, Mo. - Arthel Charlotte Beckley, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1912, in Telluride, Colo., to James Arthur and Alice Amanda (Phipps) Bennett. She grew up in Telluride, Westcliffe, Silvercliffe and Bonanza, Colo. She married Leo R. Beckley on March 18, 1929, in Saguache, Colo. He died in 1980. They moved to Plainville in 1938, where they lived for many years. In 1993, she moved to Cedaredge, Colo. returning to Plainville in 1996. She moved in (article cut off at this point.)

25 Feb 2002 Hays Daily News Terry Matthew Post
PHILLIPSBURG - Terry Matthew Post, 22, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at the Phillips County Hospital. He was born Aug. 31, 1979, in Plainville. He was a welder. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and First Christian Church.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Pam and Ron Heller, Phillipsburg; his father and stepmother, Dallas and Robin Post, Loveland, Colo.; two brothers, Derek Post, Ellsworth, and Brian Post, Fort Collins, Colo.; a stepbrother, Troy Heller, Lincoln, Neb.; three (article cut off at this point.)

20 Feb 2002 Great Bend Tribune Paul Richard Reece
STOCKTON - Paul Richard Reece, 65, died Feb. 17 at Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg. He was born April 10, 1946, in Plainville, the son of Ocenus and Emmaline Baker Reece. He was a graduate of Plainville High School. He married Patricia Perry April 5, 1956, in Great Bend. She died July 11, 1999. A resident of Stockton, coming from Great Bend, he worked as a welder for Primus Sterilizer Company in Great Bend, retiring in 1998. Reece was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include one son, Richard Eugene Reece of Moss Point, Miss.; two daughters, Colleen Gray of Great Bend and Shawna Reece of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Martha Ann Reece of Kansas City; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ocenus Reece Jr. and Nathan Reece; and two sisters, Effie May Johnson and Jannett Cherry.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Myers Chapel AME Church in Great Bend, with the Rev. Loyse Clay officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Hillcrest Cemetery, north of Great Bend. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. tonight, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, all at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton and from 11 a.m. until service time Friday, at the church. Memorials are suggested to Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, in care of the funeral home.

17 Feb 2002 The Grand Island Independent (NE.) Harold C. Vanduvall
Harold Vanduvall 97, Postal worker
Harold C. Vanduvall, 97, of Grand Island died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 at the Nebraska Veterans Home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Bill Forbes will officiate. Burial will be in the Nebraska Veterans Home Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before service time. All Faiths Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Veterans Home.
Mr. Vanduvall was born on June, 1, 1904, in Damar, Kan., to Leonard and Jessie (Kirkley) Vanduvall. He attended grade school in Damar and graduated from high school in Colorado. He married Emma Scott in 1940. He entered the U.S. Army on July 25, 1942, serving during World War II. He was honorably discharged on Sept. 22, 1943. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Washington D. C. until his retirement. He then moved to Lincoln. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara of El Paso, Tex.; one son, Paul Vanduvall of Sacramento, Calif; one sister, Letha Napue of Bogue, Kan; and six grandchildren.

17 Feb 2002 The Hays Daily News Dorothy E. Hunt
STOCKTON - Dorothy E. Hunt, 81, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Woodston to George and Verna (Vanderlip) Young. She graduated from Woodston High School. She married Jesse M. Hunt Jr. on April 8, 1951, in Woodston. She was a lifetime area resident and homemaker. She was a member of the Stockton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two daughters, Janice Keller, Stockton, and Sherri Hammerschmidt (article cut off at this point.)

10 Feb 2002 The Hays Daily News Marcellus Francis Schmidt
PLAINVILLE - Marcellus Francis Schmidt, 89, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at Cherry Hill Health Care Center, Englewood, Colo. He was born Feb. 3, 1913, in Catherine to Raymond A. and Dorothy (Leikam) Schmidt. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army 86th Fighter Squadron during World War II. He married Florine Rome on May 20, 1947, in Victoria. He was a pumper in the oil fields for 20 years, working for Sohio Oil Company. He spent his lifetime in the Zurich and Plainville area. He moved to Cherry (article cut off at this point.)

5 Feb 2002 Hays Daily News Docile S. Newell
NAME, DATE OF DEATH: Docile S. Newell, 86, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Hays Medical Center
DATE OF BIRTH and LOCATION: March 22, 1915, in Damar, Kansas.
PARENTS: Adelore D. and Silica (St. Peter) Manny
SURVIVORS: Four sons, Gary, rural Damar, Larry, Damar, Myron, Plainville, and Glenn, Hays; two daughters, Gloria Carson, Hoisington, and Claudia Luetters, Salina; a sister, Velma Newell, Damar; 25 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Her husband, Harvey Archie “H. A.” Newell, he died Feb. 3, 1973, four brothers and four sisters

31 Jan 2002 The Hays Daily News Mary Pearl Smee
PLAINVILLE - Mary Pearl Smee, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at the Rooks County Nursing Home. She was born April 25, 1915, east of Zurich to William and Rosa (Meade) Smee. She attended school in Zurich. She helped on the family farm and worked at the school cafeteria in Zurich. She then moved to Stockton where she was a receptionist for many years. In 1979, she moved to Plainville where she was a cook for the Senior Citizen Meal Site for several years and worked for the Rooks County(article cut off at this point.)
SURVIVORS: Two sisters, Rosalie Stithem, Plainville, and Dorothy Smee, Stockton
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Four sisters, Fern Pywell, Irene Pywell, Eula Smee, and Margie Smee, and two brothers, Leslie Smee and Royal “Buddy” Smee

23 Jan 2002 The Hays Daily News Lucille Stanfield
ALTON - Lucille Stanfield, 88, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born Dec. 13, 1913, in Frankfort. She married Forrest Stanfield on June 15, 1946. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Alton since 1946. She attended Woodston United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Alton; and two brothers, Lee Hull and Laurence Hull, both of Woodston.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Woodston United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tim (article cut off at this point.)

12 Jan 2002 Athens Banner-Herald Vera "Marie" Kobler Steeples
Vera ''Marie'' Kobler Steeples, 95, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. A native of Penokee, Kansas, Mrs. Steeples was a daughter of the late Carl and Elma Paxson Kobler and was the widow of W. W. ''Wally'' Steeples. She graduated from Fort Hays State University and was a schoolteacher in Palco and Bogue, Kan., from 17 years. She was a member of Pleasant Hour Club, Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma Professional Sorority and Sigma Sigma Sigma Social Sorority. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Palco, Kan., and First United Methodist Church, Stockton, Kan., and attended First Presbyterian Church, Hays, Kan.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton, Kan., with the Rev. Tim Ault-Duell officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Palco, Kan.
Survivors include three daughters, Jean Webb, Tulsa, Okla., Joanne Haslett, Tucson, Ariz., and Lois Settles, Athens; two sons, Don Steeples, Lawrence, Kan., David Steeples, Stockton, Kan.; a brother, Raymond Kobler, Hays, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wally and Marie Steeples Faculty Award Fund, Kansas University Endowment Association, P.O. Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044 or the Methodist Church of Palco or Stockton, c/o the funeral home.

6 Jan 2002 Great Bend Tribune The Rev. Helen Suzan Rosenberg
1913-2002
ST. JOHN - The Rev. Helen Suzan Rosenberg, 88, died Jan. 4 at Leisure Homestead at St. John. She was born June 22, 1913, at Smith Center, the daughter of John and Bertie Walters Kinyon. She attended Kensington High School. She married the Rev.J.O. Rosenberg March 18, 1931. A resident of St. John, coming from Hill City, Woodston, Jewell, Great Bend, Topeka, Middle Town, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio, she was an ordained minister with Assembly of God. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Harold Rosenberg of Aurora, Colo., and the Rev. Hugh Rosenberg of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one son, Willis Rosenberg. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Green Assembly of God Church north of Agra. Burial will be at German Town Cemetery north of Kensington. Memorials are suggested to Tri-County Church Missions Project, in care of Kleppinger Funeral Home in Jewell.


4 Jan 2002 The Hays Daily News Erma Thomas
WAKEENEY KS , Erma Thomas, 94, formerly of Plainville, (Rooks County, KS) died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the Lutheran Home.
She was born April 24, 1907, near Zurich to John and Daisy (Pywell) Foulke She attended country schools near Zurich. She married Leo R. “Hank” Thomas Nov. 27, 1933, on the family farm near Zurich he died June 16, 1996. They farmed near Zurich until retiring.
Survivors include a daughter, Heiland, Ellis and a granddaughter. She was preceded in death by a sister, Eda Smee, a brother, Clinton Foulke, and two half-brothers, and Delwin Mendenhall.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, with the Rev. Harry Cross officiating burial in Plainville Cemetery, Plainville.
Visitation is until service time at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to the Lutheran Home, WaKeeney.

4 Jan 2002 The Hays Daily News Francis S. St. Peter
AURORA, Colo. Francis S. St. Peter, 77 , died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2001, in Aurora.
Services were Dec. 29 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Aurora burial was in Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver.
He was born May 20, 1924, to Joseph and Rosella (Benoit) St. Peter in Damar (Rooks County, KS. He married Margaret Bedore of Stockton, KS on Feb. 4, 1947.
He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired from the city of Aurora as chief electrical inspector. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, of the home seven sons, Michael, Martin and Mark, all of Aurora, Robert, LaVeta, Colo., and Gale, Lewis and all of Denver a brother, Eugene, Damar two sisters, Roberts, Damar, and Donetta Weaver, Augusta, Ga. 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery, Denver, was in charge of arrangements.

1 Jan 2002 The Hays Daily News Robert L. "Hap" Berland
Robert L. 'Hap' Berland, 74, 401 Milner, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at his home. He was born June 24, 1927, in Zurich to A. W. and Edna (Coupal) Berland. He graduated from Hays High School and received a bachelor's degree from Fort Hays State University in physical education. He was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity while at FHSU. He was a U. S. Navy veteran during World War II. He married Doris M. Cox on May 30, 1955, in Hays. He taught school (article cut off at this point.)

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