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31 Dec 2008 The Hays Daily News Pauline Hartzler Glendening
Pauline
(Hartzler) Glendening, 95, Stockton, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at Solomon
Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born Feb. 17, 1913, near Woodston to John and
Clara (Jones) Carlson. She graduated from Woodston High School. She married
Wilbur Hartzler on Aug. 16, 1933, in Woodston. He preceded her in death in 1962.
She later married Verl H. Glendening on April 12, 1984. He preceded her in death
in 1993. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Duane C.
Hartzler, Tucson, Ariz., Darrell L. Hartzler, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Everett
D. Hartzler, Euless, Texas; a daughter, Shirley Ann Berry, Athens, Ga.; seven
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Kemp Family Funeral Chapel "Chapel on the Hill," 805 North Cedar,
Stockton, KS 67669; burial in Sumner Cemetery, Alton.
Visitation will be from
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday, both at
the funeral chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the Assembly of God Women's
Missionary Council in care of the funeral chapel.
Condolence can be sent to
the family at www.kemp-funeral.com.
26 Dec 2008 The Hays Daily News
Wanda M. Kreller
Wanda M. Kreller, 79, Stockton, died Wednesday, Dec. 24,
2008, at St. John's Health Care Center, Victoria. She was born April 2, 1929, in
Loup City, Neb. She was an Avon representative.
Survivors include four sons,
Michael Kreller, Victoria, Mark Kreller, Orlando, Fla., Dennis Kreller, Golden,
Colo., and David Kreller, Manhattan; a sister, Shirley Grudinski, Grand Island,
Neb.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Tony, and a daughter, Kathleen Kreller.
Services will
be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Stockton, with burial in
St. Thomas Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Sunday with a parish vigil service at 7 p.m. Sunday and a rosary to follow
at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas
CCD religious education programs, the Boy Scouts of America Coronado Area
Council or the Ronald McDonald House of Wichita in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be left online at www.mooreoverlease.com
22 Dec 2008
The Salina Journal Harold L. Casillas
STOCKTON — Harold L. Casillas, 64,
rural Stockton, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. He was born July 18, 1944, in
Muskegon, Mich., to Hilarion “Eli” and Bette (Ketchum) Casillas. Preceded in
death: wife, Linda. Survivors: daughter, Tammy (Ken) Fletcher, of Lansing,
Mich.; son, Jeff (Debbie), of Ionia, Mich.; stepdaughter, Denise (Jesse) Hulse,
of Shawnee; brothers, Marty, of Grand Ledge, Mich., and Henry, of Lansing; and
11 grandchildren. Mr. Casillas was cremated. Sign the register book from 9 a.m.
until the service Monday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, at the funeral home. Memorials:
American Cancer Society or Colmery-O’Neil V.A. Medical Center, in care of the
funeral home. Condolences: www.moore-overlease.com .
12 Dec 2008 The
Hays Daily News Garth William LeRock
Garth William LeRock, 90, Plainville,
died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center, Plainville. He was
born Oct. 12, 1918, in Alton, to William H. and Freda E. (Strange) LeRock. He
was a 1937 graduate of Alton High School. He married Clara Agnes Hrabe on Oct.
30, 1940, in Hays. He was an auto mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, of
the family home; two sons Gary Garth and Allan Joseph, both of Plainville; 4
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at United Methodist Church, Plainville;
burial in Plainville City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, both at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral
Home, 320 SW Second, Plainville, KS 67663.
Memorials are suggested to United
Methodist Church, Plainville, or Homestead Nutrition Project in care of the
funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com.
10 Dec 2008 The Hays Daily News L. Marie Glick Meyers
L. Marie
(Glick) Meyers, 92, Plainville, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at her home. She was
born March 3, 1916, south of Zurich to Pete and Ethel (Johnson) Glick. She
married Lawrence Meyers on Sept. 2, 1937. He preceded her in death. She was a
cook at Sacred Heart Catholic School for 28 years.
Survivors include two
sons, Ronald Meyers, Stamford, Neb., and Kenny Meyers, Wichita, Kansas; two
daughters Carolyn Horton, Golden, Colo., and Janet Languein, Plainville; a
brother, Herb Glick, Plainville; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and
five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a granddaughter
and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Plainville.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
A Ladies Guild rosary will be at
3 p.m. Thursday at the chapel.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the
church.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic School or Hospice of
Hays Medical Center in care of the chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.moore-overlease.com
8 Dec 2008 The Hays Daily News
Teresa Venneberg
Teresa Venneberg, 85, Hays, formerly of Plainville, died
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born June 26,
1923, in Hays to Nick F. and Catherine (Schyler) Arnhold. She graduated from
Girls Catholic High School, Hays. She married Roger D. Venneberg on Aug. 10,
1942, in Wichita. He preceded her in death Dec. 6, 1998. She was co-owner of
Arnhold's Furniture, Plainville.
Survivors include a son, Roger Jr.
Venneberg, Westminister, Colo.; two daughters, Janet Schmidt, Valley Falls, and
Darlene Cole, Hays; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by a grandson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville; burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
both at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel.
A Ladies Guild rosary will be 3 p.m.
Tuesday, followed by a vigil and a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 7 p.m., all
at the chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Hays Good Samaritan Center or
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in care of the chapel.
Condolences can be sent
to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
4 Dec 2008 The Salina
Journal Ruby Grace Zeigler Pfortmiller
VICTORIA -- Ruby Grace Zeigler
Pfortmiller, 94, Victoria, formerly of Natoma, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.
Ruby was born Oct. 17, 1914, in Codell to John Wade and Sylva Anna (Hoskins)
Zeigler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Art; and an infant son.
Survivors include her daughter, Myra Chrisler and husband Delmar, Natoma; son,
David and wife Joan, Delta, Colo.; four granddaughters; and four
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, Russell, with family present to greet friends
from 6 to 7 p.m. Celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at
Peace Lutheran Church, Natoma. Memorials may be made to the church, in care of
the mortuary. www.pvpmortuary.com.
28 Nov 2008 The Hays Daily News
Aldea F. Finnesy
Aldea F. Finnesy, 76, Selden, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008,
at Sheridan County Long Term Care, Hoxie. She was born Dec. 8, 1931, in
Plainville to Joe H. and Marjorie (True) Schrandt. She attended Plainville and
Selden schools and was a 1949 graduate from Selden. She married Matt Finnesy on
Sept. 5, 1950, in Plainville. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her
husband, of the home; four sons, Dan Finnesy, Halstead, John Finnesy, Bennett,
Colo., Mike Finnesy, McCook, Neb., and Steve Finnesy, Spring Hill, Fla.; two
daughters, Marjorie Byrd, Independence, Mo., and Colleen Barry, Marquette; 12
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Virginia Smith in 2002.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Selden Cemetery.
Visitation will be
from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. until time of service Monday, both at
Pauls Funeral Home, Selden.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Memorials are suggested to Diabetes association, or donor's choice in
care of the funeral home.
26 Nov 2008 The Hays Daily News Lea Ann
Smith
Lea Ann Smith, 51, Plainville, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Hays
Medical Center. She was born Jan. 8, 1957, in Nashville to Omer and Joyce
(Kangaisser) Vierthaler. She married Fred Smith on March 20, 1975, in Clayton,
N.M. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; three
sons, Shawn Smith and Blake Smith, both of Plainville, and Joshua Smith,
Geneseo; a daughter, Rebecca Merklein, Phillipsburg; her parents, Hutchinson;
five brothers, Doug, Ted, Dave, Bruce and Tom, all of Hutchinson; a sister, Jane
Brown, Hutchinson; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery,
Plainville.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, both at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville.
A
ladies guild rosary will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
A vigil
will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Lea
Smith Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to
the family at www.mosher-kemp.com.
21 Nov 2008 The Hays Daily News
Leona M. Gibson
Leona M. Gibson, 82, Stockton, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008,
at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born May 20, 1926, in Stockton to
Charles and Goldie (Rice) Combs. She married Junior H. Gibson on July 17, 1943,
in Naponee, Neb. He preceded her in death Feb. 13, 2004. She was secretary to
Colorado State Brand office.
Survivors include three daughters, Betty Spicka
and Peggy Williams, both of Loveland, Colo., and Roberta Farson, Riverton, Wyo.;
a sister, Pauline Southard, Stockton; seven grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Doug Gibson, on
March 30, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Smith-Moore-Overlease
Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday, both at the
funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice in care of the
funeral home.
11 Nov 2008 The Hays Daily News Herbert V. "Herb" Jones
Herbert V. "Herb" Jones, 84, Stockton, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Solomon
Valley Manor, Stockton. He was born Jan. 10, 1924, in Woodston to Edward V. and
Edna (Gillilan) Jones. He graduated from Woodston Rural High School. He married
Elta Janet Fenton on Oct. 23, 1946, in Stockton. She preceded him in death April
7, 2001. He was owner of Jones Ford Motor Co., Stockton, before retiring. He was
a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II.
Survivors include two
daughters, Virginia Hamilton, Overland Park, and Kay Lawrence, Wichita; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Mike Jones on June 19, 1996.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Woodston Cemetery with
military honors provided by Monroe-Taylor-Barnes Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 8873.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, all at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Monroe-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post No. 8873 or Woodston
United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent
to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
03 Nov 2008 The Hays Daily
News Edna Towns
Edna Towns, 91, Hays, formerly of Palco, died Sunday, Nov. 2,
2008, at Cedar View Assisted Living, Hays. She was born Jan. 4, 1917, near
Zurich to Joseph and Nelda (Martell) Thyfault. She married Russell "Mike" Towns
on Nov. 27, 1935, in Zurich. He preceded her in death Jan. 30, 1997. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Therean Towns, Palco; a daughter, Nancy
Werner, Flagler, Colo.; a brother, Leo, Fort Collins, Colo.; five grandchildren;
and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Plainville; burial in St. Ann Cemetery, Zurich.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville.
A Ladies Guild Rosary will be at
3 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a parish vigil and a St. Ann's Sodality rosary at 7
p.m., all at the funeral chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart
Church or to the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can
be sent to www.mooreoverlease.com
28 Oct 2008 The Hays Daily News
Melvin Leo Pulec
Melvin Leo Pulec, 63, Stockton, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008,
at his home. He was born Aug. 23, 1945, in rural Ellis County to Ernest and Elma
(Woody) Pulec. He married Mary Kollman on April 26, 1973, in Stockton. He worked
and was retired from the Rooks County Road and Bridge Department.
Survivors
include his wife, of the home; seven daughters, Tina, St. Joseph, Mo., Brenda,
Sherry and Heather, all of Stockton, Melva, Hays, and Jessica and Melinda, both
of Wichita; three brothers, Duane, Luray, and Larry and Eugene, both of
Stockton; two sisters, Arlene, Woodston, and Elda, Garden City, Mo.; and nine
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stockton City
Cemetery.
Friends can sign the book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from
9 a.m. to noon Thursday, both at Kemp Family Funeral Chapel, 805 North Cedar,
Stockton, KS 67669.
Memorials are suggested to Melvin Pulec Memorial Fund in
care of the funeral chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.kemp-funeral.com
22 Oct 2008 The Hays Daily News LaDonna JoAnna
Schneider
LaDonna JoAnna Schneider, 76, Stockton, died Monday, Oct. 20, 2008,
at Hays Medical Center. She was born Sept. 12, 1932, in rural Rooks County to
Joseph and Emma (Miller) Veverka. She was a 1951 graduate of Stockton High
School and earned an associate's degree in 1953 from Stephens College, Columbia,
Mo. She married Don G. Schneider on June 10, 1953, in Stockton.
Survivors
include two sons, David Schneider, Leawood, and Dwight Schneider, Stockton; a
daughter, Donnell Pfannenstiel; and six grandchildren.
Services will be 10
a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Stockton; burial in Stockton City
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, both at the Kemp Family Funeral Chapel, Stockton, and from 9 a.m.
until time of service Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to
Stockton Ambulance Service in care of the funeral chapel.
Condolences can be
sent to the family at www.kemp-funeral.com .
17 Oct 2008 The Hays
Daily News Mildred "Lucille" Richmond
Mildred "Lucille" Richmond, 86, died
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Neb. She was born
on Aug. 5, 1922, in Phillipsburg to Charles and Bessie (Roy) Willcox. She was a
1940 graduate of Phillipsburg High School. She attended Fort Hays State College,
where she received a teaching certificate. She later attended Kearney State
Teachers College and University of Nebraska. She married Donald Richmond May 25,
1948, in Hays. She was a school teacher in rural schools in Phillips, Rooks,
Russell and Ellis counties as well as public schools in Beaver City, Elwood,
Orleans, Oxford, and Ragan in Nebraska.
Survivors include her husband; a son,
Donald Jr., Kear-ney; two daughters, Pam Dickinson, Kearney and Sheri Rice,
Grand Island, Neb.; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Shell in September 2003.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hope Evangelical Free Church; additional memorial
services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, Codell; burial in
Shiloh Cemetery, rural Codell.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Banta-Torrey Funeral Home, Alma, Neb., and before time of service Monday at
the church.
Memorials are suggested to Hope Evangelical Free Church in care
of the funeral home.
14 Oct 2008 The Salina Journal Gilbert H.
Tremblay
STOCKTON -- Gilbert H. Tremblay, Stockton, formerly of Plainville,
died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. He was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Damar to Aldemore and
Mary Rose (Plante) Tremblay. Survivors: wife, Jean, Plainville; daughters,
Jolene and husband Lawrence Benoit, Damar, Kelly and husband Jerry Nuss, Natoma;
sons, Al and Sharon Tremblay, Plainville, and Rob and Lori Eichman, Plainville;
two sisters; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16, at Plainville Church of the Nazarene. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m.
today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel,
Stockton, and 9 a.m. to service time Thursday at the church. Memorials: to
American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral chapel, www.mooreoverlease.com
14 Oct 2008 The Salina Journal Anthony W. "Tony" Allen
DELPHOS --
Anthony W. "Tony" Allen, 51, Delphos, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Mr. Allen
was born Jan. 20, 1957, in Plainville, the son of James W. and Betty E.
(Thompson) Allen. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Allen completed
diesel mechanic training at Salina Vo-tech. He worked primarily in the Salina
area for Holiday Mansions and the Salina Journal. Most recently, Mr. Allen
worked in maintenance for the USD 239 school district.
Tony was preceded in
death by his father, James, in 1993; and a brother, James Arthur Allen, in 1955.
Survivors include his daughter, Heather Dawn; mother, Betty E. Whittecar;
brother, Bob Allen and wife Ernestine; sister, Diana Kiemel, all of Salina; one
grandson; one niece; and five nephews.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Belmont Boulevard Christian Church, 2508 Belmont Blvd.,
Salina 67401, the Rev. Greg Guy officiating.
Memorials may be made to
American Cancer Society, in care of Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina 67401.
12 Oct 2008 The Salina Journal Lois Marie Simons
STOCKTON -- Lois
Marie Simons, 76, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. Preceded in death by: ex-husband,
Clyde Grover; husband, Harold Simons; son, Dana Grover; and stepdaughter, Anita
Simons. Survivors: son, Mike Grover, Parker, Colo.; daughter, Susan Grover,
Omaha, Neb.; stepsons, Mark and Terry Simons, both of Carencro, La., and Paul
Simons, Colby; stepdaughters, Shelley Lewis, Denton, Texas, and Connie Fross,
Hays; sister, Anne Doeden, Worthington, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. There will be no visitation. Family-hosted memorial
service: 2 p.m. today at United Methodist Church, Stockton. Memorials: Hays
Medical Center Hospice or the church, and may be sent to Kemp Family Funeral
Chapel, P.O. Box 351, Stockton, KS 67669. www.kemp-funeral.com
6 Oct
2008 The Hays Daily News Ivalee N. Bennett
Ivalee N. Bennett, 72, Stockton,
died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, Neb. She
was born Oct. 9, 1935, to William and Angieline (Jones) Gray. She graduated from
Kirwin High School and later from Fort Hays University with a degree in
elementary education. She married Jack L. Bennett on Dec. 31, 1954, in
Kensington, He preceded her in death Jan. 28, 2005. She was a first-grade
teacher for more than 27 years at Stockton Grade School before retiring.
Survivors include a son, Scott Bennett, Stockton; three daughters, Denise
McNulty, Stockton, Deena Lamp, Phillipsburg, and Darcy Wilson, Agassiz British
Columbia, Canada; a half-brother, Ron Meyers, Burlington, Colo.; four
half-sisters, Joy Bowman and Debra Phelps, both of Littleton, Colo., and Norma
Harrison and Kay Carson, both of Burlington, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and
from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, all at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested
to the Rooks County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, the United Methodist
Church Silver Belles or the Hands of Harmony in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
6 Oct
2008 The Hays Daily News Leslie Mari Brown
Leslie Mari Brown, 34, Pfeifer,
formerly of Plainville, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, as a result of a car
accident. She was born June 2, 1974, in Salina, to Kenneth O. Brown Jr. and
Bonnie Lou Rozean.
Survivors include a son, Joshua Plante; a daughter, Hannah
Brown; her parents; a sister, Krystal Kendall, Vidor, Texas; three brothers,
Nathan and Cody Kendall, both of Vidor, and Andrew Brown, who is deployed with
the Navy in Okinawa, Japan; and two grandmothers, Lee Rozean and Viola Brown.
She was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Wade Rozean and Kenny Brown.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Plainville;
burial in Plainville Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville, and from 9 a.m. until
time of service Thursday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Leslie
Brown Memorial Fund for her children's education in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com
27 Sep
2008 The Salina Journal Creta I. Hilgers
PLAINVILLE -- Creta I. Hilgers, 83,
Plainville, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. She was born Dec. 29, 1924, in Rooks
County to the late James and Goldie (Ives) Hrabe. Preceded in death by: husband,
Carl; and son, Paul. Survivors: daughter, Stephanie C. Hart, Rio Rancho, N.M.;
son, Randy and wife Kathy, Meriden; daughter-in-law, Stacy Keller, Oriental,
N.C.; brother, Hallis Hrabe, Modesto, Calif.; sister, Ietta Wise, Plainville;
and five grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Moore-Overlease
Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at First
Christian Church, Plainville. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the
church. Memorials: Rooks County Chapter of the American Cancer Society or the
church and may be sent in care of the chapel.
25 Sep 2008 The Salina
Journal Alfred Otto Gustav Schleusener
STOCKTON -- Alfred Otto Gustav
Schleusener, 95, died Sept. 23, 2008. He was born June 3, 1913, in Oxford, NE.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lilly, on Dec. 30, 2006; infant son, Eldon
and brother Rienhold. He is survived by 2 sons, William and Keith; 2 daughters,
Cynthia Cahill and Brenda Stanley; sisters-in-law, Giesla Schleusener, Fern
Mosel and Viola Mosel; brothers-in-law, Walter Mosel, Gilbert Mosel and Delbert
Henzler;12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home,
Stockton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
22 Sep 2008 The Hays Daily News
Eva Ruth Evans Griebel
Eva Ruth Evans Griebel, 99, Stockton, died Saturday,
Sept. 20, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born Jan. 6, 1909, in
rural Missouri to William and Bessie (Thorton) Evans. She attended Eureka and
Verveka rural schools. She attended Webster High School for two years. She
graduated from Mantua Township School in 1926 and enrolled at Kent College. She
graduated from Ottawa University with a Bachelor of Science degree in home
economics. She married Merl Griebel on June 12, 1930, in Hays. He preceded her
in death. She taught home economics at Webster and Stockton schools until 1975.
Survivors include a son, John Phillip and wife, Donna, Stockton; a daughter,
Mary Ann Peaslee, Fort. Thomas, Ky.; a sister, Betty Ahlen of Fort Morgan, Iowa;
five grandchildren, Steven Peaslee and wife, Marilynn, Lincoln, Neb., Douglas
Peaslee and wife, Denise, Erlanger, Ky., Donna Jo Griebel and husband, Curtis
Rosebraugh, Ashton, Md.; John Curtis Griebel and wife, Susan, Stockton, and Lisa
Griebel and husband, Douglas Mosebach, Renton, Wash.; 13 great-grandchildren;
two step-great-grandchildren; and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
Private services will be Thursday, followed by graveside services at 11 a.m.in
Mount Vernon Cemetery northwest of Stockton.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials are suggested to Rooks County Historical Society in care of the
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.mooreoverlease.com
19 Sep 2008 The Hays Daily News Joan
Mack
Joan Mack, 75, Stockton, formerly of Damar, died Thursday, Sept. 18,
2008, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born on Oct. 6, 1932, in Logan
County to Clark and Rosie (Clark) Reece. She graduated from Damar High School,
and Brown Mackie Business College, Salina. She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include cousins; nieces; and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son,
Darwin, in 1994.
Services will be at 2 p.m.Saturday at Kemp Family Funeral
Chapel "Chapel on the Hill," Stockton; burial in Samuels Cemetery, rural Bogue.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until time of service
Saturday, both at the funeral chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the Joan
Mack Memorial Fund in care of the funeral chapel.
Condolences can be sent to
the family at www.kemp-funeral.com.
15 Sep 2008 The Hays Daily News
Pat Gregory
Pat Gregory, 84, Woodston, formerly of Stockton, died Sunday,
Sept. 14, 2008, at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born July 5, 1924, in
Saint Louis, Mo., to Helen Marie Martin and Dr. John W. Wilhoit II. She
graduated from the University of Southern California 1946 with a bachelor's
degree in zoology. She did graduate work in embryology at the University of
Kansas and completed medical technology certification at St. Lukes Hospital,
Kansas City. She married Truman D. Gregory on May 16, 1948, in Salina. He
preceded her in death March 30, 1984. She was a registered medical technician in
Hays and Norton State Hospital.
Survivors include a son, John D. Gregory,
Assaria; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.Wednesday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Woodston Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1to 8 p.m.Tuesday, and from 9 a.m.until time of service
Wednesday, both at the funeral home.
Family will receive friends from 9to 10
a.m.Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to First United
Methodist Church, Woodston, in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be
sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
10 Sep 2009 The Hays
Daily News Dena Kail Bigge
Dena Kail Bigge, infant child of Douglas Edward
and Kori Leann (Karstetter) Bigge, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Childrens
Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 7, 2008, in Topeka.
Survivors include her parents, Plainville; paternal grandparents, Tom and Ruth
Ann Bigge, Stockton; maternal grandparents, Tim and Marilyn Karstetter,
McPherson; and a sister, Kourtney Bigge, Plainville.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Plainville United Methodist Church; burial in Bigge Family
Cemetery, rural Stockton.
No visitation is planned.
Memorials are
suggested to Child Life Program at Childrens Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.,
or the Ronald McDonald House in care of Stinemetz Funeral Home, Hill City.
8 Sep 2008 The Hays Daily News Arnold B. Hake
Arnold B. Hake, 90,
Plainville, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center,
Plainville. He was born Feb. 3, 1918 in Tipton, to John J. and Martha (Adam)
Hake. He graduated from Tipton High School and attended a year of college in
Conception, Mo. He married Lorene Rempe on Dec. 29, 1956, in Plainville. He was
a carpenter. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two brothers, Joe Hake, Plainville, and
Raymond Hake, Willis, Texas; three sisters, Rita Erickson and Geraldine Karns,
both of Plainville, and MaryLee Berland, Clifton, Colo.; four grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons, John K. Hake
in 2002 and William "Bill" Hake in 1983.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville; burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
both at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville.
A Ladies Guild rosary
will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a vigil, Knights of Columbus rosary and
Daughters of Isabella rosary at 7 p.m., all at the chapel.
Memorials are
suggested to Sacred Heart School, or to the Conception Seminary College in care
of the chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.mooreoverlease.com.
27 Aug 2008 Hays Daily News Aerial H. Lemon
Aerial H. Lemon, 85, Stockton, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at Solomon Valley
Manor, Stockton. She was born Oct. 13, 1922, in Phillips County to Frank John
and Hazel Dortha (Klink) Gingles. She married Lauren L. Lemon on Dec. 22, 1940,
in Phillipsburg. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Stockton; a son, Lonnie Lemon, Gretna, Neb.; a daughter, Linda Colburn,
Stockton; two brothers, Adrian Gingles, Phillipsburg, and Armand Gingles, Logan;
a sister, Arloa Clark, Corydon, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Olliff-Boeve
Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg; burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 9 p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until
time of service Friday, all at the chapel.
26 Aug 2008 Great Bend
Tribune Stephen Maurice Link
PLAINVILLE — Stephen Maurice Link, 57, died Aug.
24 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was
born June 7, 1951, at Lyons, the son of Paul Maurice and Dixie Lee Simpson Link.
He married Marie Walters in 1970 at Hays, and married Judy Urban in 1972, also
at Hays. He was a Plainville resident since 1972, formerly of Hays. He was an
oilfield laborer and co-owner of Lucky Iron Oil Production.
Mr. Link was a
member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville.
Survivors include a son,
Buck Link, of Phoenix, Ariz.; three daughters, Dawn Stephanie Schramm of
Middleton, Wis., Brandy Rene Lee of Fort Morgan, Colo., and Terri Rae Link of
Newberg, Ore.; his mother, Dixie Link, of Salina; a brother, Randy Link, of
Wichita; two sisters, Vicki Black of Stillwater, Okla., and Paula Link of
Salina; and six grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Ellinwood, with Father Dwight Birket officiant.
Burial will be at Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Visitation will
be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. A vigil service
will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations are suggested to the
Steve Link Family Memorial.
Funeral arrangements provided by Kimple Funeral
Home 113 North Main Ellinwood, KS 67526 620-564-2300
9 Aug 2008 The
Hays Daily News Jerome Victor Simoneau
Jerome Victor Simoneau, 65, Damar,
died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at his home. He was born March 1, 1943, in Palco to
Victor Leo and Cecelia Amanda (Benoit) Simoneau. He was a painter.
Survivors
include two sons, Justin Simoneau and Ricky Gochis, both of Denver; four
brothers, Jedeon Simoneau, Cody, Wyo., Ronald Simoneau, Bogue, Marvin Simoneau,
Lafayette, Colo., and Denis Simoneau, Henderson, Colo.; five sisters, Maxine
Dieterich, Hays, Eileen Pekarek, Topeka, Janice Dieterich, Amarillo, Texas,
Phyllis Hartsock, and Angie Steel, both of Westminster, Colo.; and five
grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Damar; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
There is no visitation.
A
vigil/rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials are
suggested to Masses or the church in care of Stinemetz Funeral Home, Hill City.
6 Aug 2008 The Hays Daily News Clarence Ora Spencer Jr.
Clarence Ora
Spencer Jr., Glasco, formerly of Stockton, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at
Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit. He was born Sept. 12, 1923, in Graham County
to Clarence and Lena (Nickelson) Spencer Sr. He was a 1942 graduate of Hill City
High School. He married Daphne (Smith) on March 7, 1946, in Oberlin. He was
owner of Spencer Honda, Stockton. He was a U.S Army veteran, serving during
World War II.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; five daughters, Connie
Klepper, Ellinwood, Carla Mahon, Galva, Candace Orona Leigh, Tuscaloosa., Ala.,
Donna Johnson, Wamego, and Marilee Gumm, Glasco; 13 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Tim Spencer,
and a grandson.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m.Friday in Stockton
Cemetery, with military honors by Fort Riley Honor Guard.
Memorials are
suggested to ASPCA or the Humane Society in care of Smith-Moore-Overlease
Funeral, Stockton.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.mooreoverlease.com .
31 Jul 2008 The Hays Daily News Caroline
Corine Garrett
Caroline Corine Garrett, age 87, passed away on sunday, July
27, 2008, at her home in Cassville, Missouri, following a lengthy illiness. Mrs.
Garrett, daughter of George and Malvina Plante Newell, was born on January 18,
1921, in Damar, Kansas. Caroline was a natural artist. She was a member of St.
Edward's Catholic Church in Cassville, Missouri. She married Leonard LaBarge who
died on November 27, 1944 while serving with the U. S. Armed Forces in Germany
during World War II. She married Melvin Garrett on April 5, 1955 in Wichita,
Kansas, and he survives.
Additional survivors include one son, Larry LaBarge
and his wife, Joyce; one grandson, Darin LaBarge and his wife, Terri; one
granddaughter, Monique Ellis and her husband, Shane; three great-grandchildren,
Madison, Nolan and Maegan; one step-son Johnny Charles, of Sacramento,
California; two step-daughters, Berna Gaye Weiland, of Phoenix, Arizona, and
Elizabeth Ann of the state of California; and one brother, Edward Newell, of
Hoxie, Kansas. In addition to her parents and first husband, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Admore Newell and Armand Newell, and two sisters, Ida
Saindon and one sister who died at a very young age.
Visitation will be from
7:00 p.m. until after the vigil service that will be held at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, July 31st at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar. A Mass of Christian
burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 1st at St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Damar, Kansas, with burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorials
may be made to the St. Edward's Catholic Church in Cassville, or the St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Damar, Kansas and may be sent in care of the Moore-Overlease
Funeral Chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville, Kansas 67663. Condolences may be
sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com .
30 Jul 2008 The Hays
Daily News Shirley Deane Munson
Shirley Deane Munson, 69, Las Vegas, formerly
of Plainville, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. She was born April 18, 1939, in
Russell to Elmo Charles and Verna Dene (Preble) Hamblet. She was a graduate of
Plainville High School. She married Robert Munson on Nov. 1, 1996, in Las Vegas.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; three daughters, Pam Burkett,
Haysville, Kim Gottschalk, Las Vegas, and Sherri Stover, Bennington; two
brothers, Larry Hamblet, Miami, and Rocky Hamblet, Plainville; five
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10
a.m. Saturday in Plainville City Cemetery.
Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home,
Plainville, is in charge of arrangements.
19 Jul 2008 The Hays Daily
News Dr. Robert Reed
Dr. Robert Reed, 89, Fargo, N.D., formerly of Spirit
Lake, Vergas, Minn., died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Triumph Hospital, Fargo. He
was born Oct. 15, 1918, in Stockton to John and Ella (Chamberlain) Reed. He
graduated from Stockton High School, and Kansas State Veterinary College in
1944. He married Alice Nelson on Dec. 31, 1947, in Clifford, N.D. He worked as
an assistant to the state veterinarian. He was a veteran, serving during World
War II.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, John Reed,
Brooten, Minn., and Terry Reed, Hillsboro, N.D.; three daughters, Vickie Milde,
Menasha, Wisc., Susan Stringer, Modesto, Calif., and Kim Smith, McAllen, Texas;
12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were July 1
at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Hillsboro.
Wildeman Funeral Home, Hillsboro,
was in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
19 Jul 2008 The Hays Daily News Christina
Gail Cole
Christina Gail Cole, 36, Palco, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at
her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1971, in Hays to John Myron and Barbara June
(Germany) Cole. She was a dental hygienist.
Survivors include her parents,
Palco; a brother, John Cole Jr., Leavenworth; and a sister, Lori Childs, Rome,
Ga.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Monday at Red Line Church of God, rural Palco; burial in Morlan Township
Cemetery, rural Palco.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Stinemetz Funeral Home, Hill City, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of the funeral home.
21 Jun 2008 The Hays Daily Mildred "Millie" Stahley
Mildred "Millie"
Stahley, 80, Casa Grande, Ariz., formerly of Evanston, Wyo., died Thursday, June
12, 2008, in Casa Grande. She was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Rooks County.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Stahley, of the home; two sons, Dale
Johnston and Lyle Johnston; a daughter, Victoria Johnston; two step-sons, Ronald
Stahley and Richard Stahley; two step-daughters, Sherry Anderson and Margaret
Johnson; a brother, Harold McCue; two sisters, Della Johnston and Blanch Allen;
her grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday Crandall
Funeral Home; burial in Evanston City Cemetery.
Unknown Date &
Newspaper Charles "Chuck" Durlin Reading
Charles (Chuck) Durlin Reading, was
born May 28, 1938 to Durlin D. Reading and Alvera Berg Reading in Idaho Falls,
ID. He graduated from I. F.. High School in 1956. He Joined the U.S. Navy in
June 1956 and was released from active duty in June 1960. He came to Denver, CO
in 1961 to work for AT&T, later for Mountain Bell and retiring from US West in
1992. He was active in the Telephone Pioneers for many years and received many
awards from the Pioneers. As his health failed, he was not able to be active
with his volunteer work. He was a custom leather tooler, wood craftsman, and
enjoyed his days playing the piano. He also made his own kites, and loved flying
his kites with his children and grandchildren.
Chuck is survived by, his wife
Janice(Simpson), (formally of Codell KS) of the home. His son Brad (Denise)
Reading; his Daughters Kimberly (Mike) Shuman; Brenda Armendariz; Heidi
Sarmiento; and Dawn Reading; His Sister, Barbara (Carlos) Manzanares; 11
Grandchildren and 4 Great Grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by, his Parents, Infant son, Charles Jr., Brother,
Robert Reading, and Nephew, Marco Manzanares.
His body was cremated and his
remains will be put to rest at the Norman Cemetery, Ellis County KS at a later
date with Military Honors. (He died June 18, 2008 in Denver, CO.)
12
Jun 2008 The Hays Daily News Harold Simons
Harold Simons, 78, Stockton, died
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. He was born Dec. 30,
1929, in Stockton to Edgar D. and Vera (Betts) Simons. He was a 1949 graduate of
Stockton High School. He married Joan Machart on Aug. 11, 1952, in Oberlin. She
preceded him in death Jan. 11, 1969. He later married Lois (Von Schriltz) Grover
on Feb. 14, 1978, in Hays. He was a farmer in Rooks County for 55 years.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons, Mark and Terry, both of
Carencro, La., and Paul, Colby; two daughters Shelley Lewis, Denton, Texas, and
Connie Fross, Hays; a step-son, Mike Grover, Parker, Colo.; a step-daughter,
Susan Grover, Omaha, Neb.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Anita, and a step-son, Dana Grover.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Stockton; burial
in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today, from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday, both at Kemp Family Funeral Chapel, Stockton, and from 10 a.m.
until time of service Saturday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to
United Methodist Church, Stockton, or Hays Medical Center Hospice in care of the
funeral chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.kemp-funeral.com.
3 Jun 2008The Hays Daily News Leonard Erle Muir
Leonard Erle Muir, 77, Stockton, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Wesley Medical
Center, Wichita. He was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Rooks County to Leigh and
Florence (Davis) Muir. He graduated from Stockton High School and received his
bachelor's and master's degrees from Kansas State University in history and
secondary education. He later earned his elementary education certificate from
Fort Hays State University. He married Shirlee Hazen on Oct. 25, 1953, in
Stockton. He taught in the Grinnell school district for eight years. He was a
U.S. Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean War. Survivors include his
wife, of the home; two sons, Royce Muir and Verl Muir, both of Stockton; his
daughters Cindy Evans, Topeka, Susan Thoman, Andale, and Sharon Russ, Colwich; a
brother, Lewis Muir, Los Alamos, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist
Church, Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at the Smith-Moore-Overlease
Funeral Home, Stockton, and from 9 a.m. until time of service Thursday at the
church. Memorials are suggested to United Methodist Church or to Main Street
Christian Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
3 Jun 2008 The Hays Daily News
Grant Conger
Grant Conger, 61, Stockton, died Friday, May 30, 2008, at his
home. He was born Dec. 20, 1946, to John and Wilma (Blecha) Conger. He graduated
from Woodston High School and Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's
degree in business and economics. He was a construction supervisor. Survivors
include a daughter, Jill St. Clair, Casa Grande, Ariz.; his parents, Woodston;
and a grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Smith-Moore-Overlease
Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Ash Rock Cemetery near Woodston, with military
honors by Monroe-Taylor-Barnes Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8873. Visitation
will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to
Monroe-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post 8873 in care of the funeral home. Condolences can
be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
30 May 2008 The Hays
Daily News Deanna Marie Normandin
Deanna Marie Normandin, 67, Poquoson, Va.,
formerly of Damar, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Wesley Hospital, Wichita. She
was born Jan. 5, 1941 to Albert and Mary Berland. She attended Damar public
schools and was a 1959 graduate of Damar High School. She married Alfred B.
Normandin on June 13, 1959. She helped run their custom painting business.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons, Greg Normandin,
Gloucester, Va., and Blaine Normandin, Raymore, Mo.; three daughters, Sandra
Gehring, Plainville, Darla Garcia, Misawa, Japan, and Amber Normandin, Astoria,
N.Y.; seven brothers, Gilbert Berland and Timothy Berland, both of Damar, Gary
Berland, Smithfield, Va., Steve Berland, Manhattan, Mark Berland, Poquoson,
Terry Berland, Lebo, and Reginald Berland, Colorado; four sister, Carol Roy,
Wichita, Susan German-Eye, Missouri, Cindy Moore, Longwood, Fla., and Laura
Weatherly, Kitty Hawk, N.C.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Damar.
Visitation will be from 1
to 5:30 p.m. today at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and from 7
p.m. until the end of the vigil at the church.
A wake will be at 7:30 p.m.
today at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Food Pantry of the Parrish Thrift Shop, 3800 Big Bethel Road, Tabb, VA 23693 and
checks made out to "St. Kateri Tekakwitha" in care of the chapel.
29
May 2008 The Hays Daily News Velma Jean Meistrell Williams
AUGUSTA -
Williams, Velma Jean (Meistrell) 75, born at Hays, Kans and native of
Plainville, Kans and longtime Augusta, Kans resident died Memorial Day
afternoon, May 26, 2008 at the Wheat State Manor Nursing Home in Whitewater,
Kans. Daughter of Charles Edwin Della Viola (Gordon) Meistrell, and eldest
grand-daughter of prominent farmer rancher, and long time native, founder
pioneering resident Plainville area of Kansas, Theodore Emma (Boten) Meistrell.
Velma was a member of the Rainbow Girls Society, graduated with honors from East
High in Wichita. Then, she attended the Vernon Beauty School graduating with
honors as a Beautician. She met the light love of her life, Carl Chester
Williams (native of DesArc, Ark), through her cousin, later married sharing his
life as the wife of a Decorated Korean/Vietnam US Army Veteran. She traveled the
world with Carl, maintained her salon in her home while he served in the
military. January 31, 2008 they shared their 55th wedding anniversary. She was 3
years old when she was preceded in death by her father, Charles Edwin Meistrell
(51), brother, Charles Edwin Meistrell, Jr. (8) in a DUI accident. Later her
mother Della (83) in 1985; 2 grandchildren by her daughter; 1 great-grandchild
by her granddaughter.
Survivors include husband, Carl Chester Williams -
retired US Army Veteran and two children Carla J. Williams, RN, BSN disabled
Navy Vietnam Veteran of Haysville, Kans, 1 great-granddaughter, Dasha M. Taft
(Dale) Nichols, Springdale, Ark 4 great-grandsons; son John E. (Kristi)
Williams, retired US Air Force Veteran, Las Vegas.
Visitation viewing will be
from 1-2:30, Saturday, May 31 at Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home, Augusta.
Saturday, June 7, 2-3 visitation graveside service at Culpepper Lakes Cemetery
in DeValls Bluff, Ark.
If inclement weather, services will be held in the
Peppers Lake Church on the cemetery grounds.
The family requests anyone
desiring to send flowers or cards to send them to Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home,
201 E. Fifth, Augusta, Kansas 67010. A memorial has been established for Velma
with the funeral home. (316) 775-6363
27 May 2008 The Hays Daily News
William Doyle Holcombe
William Doyle "Doyle" Holcombe, 79, died Sunday, May
25, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. He was born May 17, 1929, northeast
of Stockton to John Wesley and Matilda Susan (Napier) Holcomb(e). He was a 1948
graduate of Stockton High School. He married Neva Maxine McCormick on Aug. 18,
1949. She preceded him in death in June 2006. He was an aircraft inspector.
Survivors include a son, Garold Doyle Holcombe, Maud, Okla.; a daughter, Wilma
M. Welch, Stockton; a sister, Mary C. Morgan, White Plains, Md.; two
grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death, by an infant
daughter, Carol Jean, in 1952; a stillborn son, David, in 1955; and an infant
grandson in 1973.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Stockton
Cemetery.
Visitation will until 8 p.m. today, and from 9 to 10 a.m.
Wednesday, both at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home.
Memorials are
suggested to an organization of donor's choice in care of the funeral home.
27 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Martha E. Dettmer
Martha E. Dettmer,
94, Stockton, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center,
Plainville. She was born Dec. 25, 1913, near Alton to Thomas and Eva (Smith)
Delaney. She was a graduate of Alton High School. She married Thomas Welker on
June 1, 1940. He preceded her in death in July 1970. She later married Cleon
Dettmer in May 1984. He preceded her in death in March 2006. She was a telephone
operator for Woodston Rural Telephone.
Survivors include a son, Leon Welker,
Stockton; two daughters, Arlyne Maddy, Salina, and Kathryn Couch, Wilson; twin
brothers, Cleo Delaney and Cletus Delaney, Osborne; seven grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas
Catholic Church, Stockton; burial in Woodston Cemetery.
23 May 2008
The Hays Daily News Paul A. Conger
Services for Paul A. Conger, age 58, of
Stockton, formerly of Woodston will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton with Reverend Lyle Miller
officiating. Paul passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at his home in Stockton.
He was born December 18, 1949 in Smith Center, Kansas the son of John and Wilma
(Blecha) Conger. He graduated from Woodston High School and from Beloit Vo-Tech
with a degree in heavy equipment operating. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War
serving in the Navy. Paul was a cattleman (which he called his girls) in the
Woodston area and had his own silage cutting business. He was a life member and
past commander of the Monroe-Taylor-Barnes V.F.W. Post #8873 in Stockton,
raising horses, and collecting guns.
Survivors include his parents John and
Wilma Conger of Woodston; daughter Jana Conger of Stockton; sons John wife Tina
Conger of Hays, Jake wife Crissy of Kanorado, Kansas; brother Grant Conger of
Stockton; 5 grandchildren Cody, Colter, Jeston, Chase, and Kya.
Burial will
be in the Ash Rock Cemetery near Woodston with military honors provided by the
Monroe-Taylor Barnes V.F.W. Post #8873. Visitation will be from 11 - 8 Friday
and from 9 - 1:30 Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be
made to the Monroe-Taylor-Barnes V.F.W. Post #8873 and may be sent in care of
the Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N. First, Street, Stockton, Kansas
67669. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
23 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Gladys K. Hoover
Gladys K. Hoover, 89,
Phillipsburg, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at Hays Medical Center. She was born
July 11, 1918, in Zurich to James and Freida (Siegrist) Nech. She married
Clarence Hoover on July 9, 1945, in Ellsworth. She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include a son, Jim Hoover, Hutchinson; a sister, Norma Strunk, Wichita; and two
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview
Cemetery, Phillipsburg.
Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Monday and 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, both at Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel.
Memorials are
suggested to Phillips County Genealogical Society in care of the funeral home.
22 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Elizabeth M. "Betty" Schmidtberger
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Schmidtberger, 83, Victoria, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008,
at her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1924, in Zurich to Tobie and Emma (Plante)
Hamel. She married Raphael "Ralph" Schmidtberger on Jan. 25, 1944, in Hyacinth.
He preceded her in death Aug. 7, 1973. She was a homemaker and worked at
Travenol Labs, Hays, for 17 years. She was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic
Church and Daughters of Isabella, Victoria.
Survivors include six sons,
Raphael Schmidtberger, Ellis, Stephen Schmidtberger, Victoria, John
Schmidtberger, Garland, Texas, Tobias Schmidtberger, Topeka, and Mark and
Gregory Schmidtberger, both of Lawrence; five daughters, Anna Graber, Topeka,
Margaret Tappan, Bethalto, Ill., Therese Suelter, Brookville, Agnes Sander,
Hays, and Mary Naillieux, Valparaiso, Ind.; a daughter-in-law, Paula
(Schmidtberger) Donley, Liberal; her mother, Colby; a sister, Norma Bicker,
Auburn; a brother-in-law, Alvin R. Schmidtberger, Victoria; 37 grandchildren;
and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father; a son,
Joseph Schmidtberger; and two brothers, Leo and Cleo Hamel.
Services will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Fidelis Catholic Church; burial in the church
cemetery, Victoria.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church
and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by a Daughters of Isabella rosary at
7:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, Catholic
Charities of Topeka, the church or for Masses.
20 May 2008 The Salina
Journal Gary B. Odle
McPHERSON -- Gale B. Odle, 85, died Sunday, May 18,
2008. He was born May 19, 1922, on the Rooks and Phillips county line. He was a
lifetime farmer. Survivors: wife, Delores, of McPherson; sons, Terry of Salina
and Ted of McPherson; daughter, Tammy Odle Goering, O. D., of McPherson;
sisters, Grace Turnbull of Stockton and Nellie Barth of Topeka; and 3
grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home,
723 N. First, Stockton. Burial: Stockton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorials: Rooks County 4-H Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home.
Visitation: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, with family present 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday.
20 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Eula "Jeanne" Rector
Eula "Jeanne"
Rector, 88, Couer d'Alene, Idaho, formerly of Grand Junction, Colo., died
Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Kootenai Medical Center. She was born July 11, 1919,
in Plainville to Earl and Erma (Ivins) Koehler. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Guy Rector, Sparks, Nev, Al Rector, Farmington,
N.M., and David Rector, Couer d'Alene; a brother, Fred Koehler, Plainville; 10
grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several
great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was March 13 at English Funeral
Chapel, Couer d'Alene.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in
Plainville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of the
High Plains, 2050 U.S. Highway 40, Hays, KS 67601.
15 May 2008 The
Hays Daily News Lee Odle
Lee Odle, 81, Stockton, died Wednesday, May 14,
2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1926, to Berten and Sophia (Trimble)
Odle. He graduated from Stockton High School. He married Aloha Ashley on July
13, 1946, in Phillipsburg. He was owner of the Comfort Motel which included a
Phillips 66 gas station. He was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son, Kevin Odle, Ellsworth; a
daughter, Marta Johnston, Stockton; a brother, Gale Odle, McPherson; two
sisters, Grace Turnbull, Stockton, and Nellie Barth, Topeka; and two
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Stockton
Cemetery .
Friends can sign the book from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday, both at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
Memorials are suggested to Stockton EMS in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
12
May 2008 The Hays Daily News Blossom Hutchcraft
Blossom Hutchcraft, 92,
Midlothian, Texas, formerly of Natoma, Plainville, Highland and Derby, died
Saturday, March 22, 2008, in Waxahachie, Texas. She was born Aug. 25, 1915, in
rural Waldo to Gilbert and Grace (Winder) Elliott. She was a 1933 graduate of
Paradise High School. She married L. Edward Hutchcraft on June 25, 1936, in
Russell. He preceded her in death March 26, 1987. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Theodore E., Highland, and Douglas E., Greeley; two
daughters, Marlene D. Phillips, Mulvane, and Delores A. Hocker, Midlothian; a
brother, W. Keith Elliott, Natoma; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
and six step-grandchildren; and numerous step-great-grandchildren and
step-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grandson and a
great-grandson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Mount Herman
Cemetery, near Paradise.
Memorials are suggested to Libraries of Love or
Scottish Rite Hospital in care of Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, Russell.
8 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Irma M. Murphy Lee
Irma M. Murphy Lee,
92, Kensington, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Prairie Haven, Kensington. She
was born Jan. 27, 1916, in Woodston to Elton and Alice (Manion) Murphy. She was
a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Lyn Lee, Kensington, and Ray Lee,
Olathe; a daughter, Jana Jones, Shawnee; a brother, Don Murphy, Topeka; a
sister, June Downing, Englewood, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob,"
and a daughter, Marlene.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Simmons-Rentschler Mortuary, Smith Center.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m.
until time of service Saturday at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to
Wagner Park, Smith Center, in care of the mortuary.
8 May 2008 The
Hays Daily News Beatrice Marie Haislip Casad
Beatrice Marie (Haislip) Casad,
79, Overland Park, formerly of Stockton and Hays, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in
Overland Park. She was born Sept. 24, 1928, to Aubrey and Harriet Haislip in
Harrisonburg, Va. She married Kenton Watts Casad on Aug. 27, 1948, in Richmond,
Va. She was a nurse at Stockton Health Center for 25 years.
Survivors include
her husband, of the home; two sons Brent Casad, Winfield, and Andy Casad,
Seward, Neb.; a daughter, Jody Chatam, Overland Park; seven grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in
Stockton Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to United Methodist Church,
Stockton, in care of Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N. First, Stockton,
KS 67669.
4 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Raymond O. Reding
Raymond
O. Reding, 83, Aurora, Colo., formerly of Stockton, died May 20, 2008, in
Aurora. He was born on April 1, 1925 in Eldan.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Wilma, in 1994; cremation took place on May 28; inurnment in Stockton
Cemetery.
Kemp Family Funeral Chapel, Stockton is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.kemp-funeral.com.
1 May 2008 The Salina Journal Genevieve Zeigler
HAYS -- Genevieve
Zeigler, 80, Hays, formerly of Plainville, died Tuesday April 29, 2008. She was
born Genevieve Nelson on June 16, 1927, in rural Codell KS.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; a sister; an infant brother; and a son, Nelson Kirk.
Survivors include her husband, R. J. "Jim," of the home; a son, Doran, Hill
City; a daughter, Tamra Bowman, Olathe; sisters, Geraldine Davenport and Genette
Keas; and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First
Baptist Church, Codell. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and 10 a.m. until the service Friday
at the church.
1 May 2008 The Hays Daily News Genevieve Nelson Zeigler
Genevieve (Nelson) Zeigler, 80, Hays, formerly of Plainville and Codell, died
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. She was born June 16,
1927, in rural Codell. She attended Fort Hays Kansas State College. She married
R. J. "Jim" Zeigler on Aug. 15, 1991, in Codell. She was a substitute teacher.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; a son, Doran Zeigler, Hill City; a
daughter, Tamra Bowman, Olathe; two sisters, Geraldine Davenport, San Antonio,
and Genette Keas, Plainville; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a son, Nelson Kirk Zeigler, in 1979.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at First Baptist Church, Codell; burial in Shiloh Cemetery, (Rooks
County) rural Codell Kansas.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and from 10 a.m. until time of
service Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church
or Kansas Dialysis Association, Hays, in care of the funeral chapel.
24 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Vera M. Parke
Vera M. Parke, 84, Hays, died
Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born Feb. 23,
1924, near the Saline River to Pete and Elizabeth (Meier) Bollig. She married
Lionel W. Havlas on Sept. 12, 1942, in Olathe. He preceded her in death Nov. 23,
1989. She later married Thomas Parke in 1991. He preceded her in death in 2007.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church, Daughters of Isabella, Eagle's Auxiliary, Sisters of Survivorship and
Sunflower Polka Club, all of Hays.
Survivors include two daughters, Sue Noll,
Hays and Theresa McCarthy, Manhattan; seven grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, James Havlas, in
2007.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church; graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. in Plainville
Cemetery.
Friends can call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, both at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine.
An Eagles
Auxiliary service will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday, a Daughters of Isabella rosary at
6 p.m., followed by a vigil at 6:30 p.m., all at the funeral home.
Memorials
are suggested to Hospice of Hays Medical Center in care of the funeral home.
22 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Ruth A. Post
Ruth A. Post, 75,
Plainville, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Redbud Village, Plainville. She was
born Jan. 18, 1933, in Pratt to Jack and Margaret (Talbott) Swindler. She
married Doyle L. Post on Aug. 12, 1977, in Russell. She operated Post Posies and
Plants Greenhouse, Plainville.
Survivors include her husband, of the home;
three sons, Thomas Hodges, St. John, Terry Hodges, Montesano, Wash., and Dean
Poe, Borger, Texas; a step-son, Gary Post, Wichita; four daughters, Cheryl
Baldwin, Sanford, Texas, Sandy Odle, Stafford, Tammy Robinson, Eureka, and Angel
Fasulo, Tyler, Texas; two step-daughters, Cecelia Anissy, Kansas City, Mo., and
Linda Gilbert, Plainville; three brothers, Dick Swindler, Lawrence, Jimmy
Swindler, Springfield, Ohio, and Don Swindler, Alien, S.C.; two sisters, Betty
Jean Patton, Pratt, and Pat Coons, Pryor, Okla.; and several grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel,
Plainville; burial in Plainville Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until time of
service Thursday, all at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to
Alzheimer's Association in care of the Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel,
Plainville.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
21 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Francis Harris "Sonny" Brown
Francis
Harris "Sonny" Brown, 73, Stockton, died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Hays
Medical Center. He was born Dec. 29, 1934, in Big Springs, Texas, to Alexander
James and Sarah (Anglin) Brown. He married Regina Cutler on Aug. 23, 1956 in
Scott City. She preceded him in death July 23, 1999. He later married Gwen
McComb on Dec. 29, 2000, in Stockton. He owned Brown's Appliance and
Refrigeration, Stockton.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons,
Sheldon Brown and Steve Brown, both of Stockton, and Stanley Brown, Longmont,
Colo.; two brothers, James Brown, Spicewood, Texas, and Donald Brown, Cypress,
Calif.; a sister, Sally Ann, Surprise, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home,
Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Stockton Baptist Church in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
21
Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Florent "Dick" Conrad Bellerive
Florent "Dick"
Conrad Bellerive, 87, Plainville, formerly of Hill City, died Saturday, April
19, 2008, at Redbud Village, Plainville. He was born on Dec. 16, 1920, in Damar
to Oliver and Delia (Plante) Bellerive. He married Josie Parker on June 17,
1945, in England. She preceded him in death June 4, 1998. He was a farmer. He
was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II.
Survivors include a
son, Michael Bellerive, Denver; a daughter, Diane Cook, Plainville; six
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Alan.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Plainville; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Damar.
Visitation will be
from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are
suggested to Florent Bellerive Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com
18 Apr
2008 The Hays Daily News Allan Glenn Bingham
Allan Glenn Bingham, 67,
Plainville, formerly of Topeka and Osage County, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008
at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1941, in Topeka to Marion Clark and Stella Ruth
(River) Bingham. He married Jeannie Lee Webb on Jan. 21, 1960, in Topeka. She
preceded him in death May 2, 2004. He was self-employed by the family business,
C A Electric. He served in the Navy Reserve Construction Battalion Detachment.
Survivors include three sons, Allan Gene and Aaron Wade, both of Plainville, and
Clark H., Topeka; two daughters, Trina Raylea Davidson, Russell, and Kimberly
Ann Reynolds, Carbondale; three brothers, Jack, Phoenix, and Sylvan and Kenneth,
both of Topeka; three sisters, Dorothy Sayles, Evelyn Barngrover and Carolyn
Ralph, all of Topeka.
He was preceded in death by two granddaughters.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Rochester Cemetery, Topeka.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home,
Plainville, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Penwell-Gabel's Parker-Price Chapel,
245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS 66608.
Memorials are suggested to Allan
Bingham Memorial Fund in care of either funeral home.
Condolences can be sent
to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com
18 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News
Walter P. "Wally" Hays
Walter P. "Wally" Hays, 55, died Monday, April 14,
2008. He was a master drain layer for Reddi-Rooter Inc., Wichita, for 20 years.
Survivors include five sons; two daughters; a brother, Lee Hays, Overland Park;
and three sisters, Mary Jane Millan, Wichita, Sheryln Axelson, Plainville, and
Judi Scapecchi, Lake Mary, Fla.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Park
Place Ministry Center, 2139 S. Maize Road, Wichita; graveside services will be
at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Plainville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to "Victory
in the Valley"( a place of hope along the cancer journey), 3755 E. Douglas,
Wichita, KS 67218.
17 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Charlotte C. Young
Deschner
Charlotte C. (Young) Deschner, 77, Natoma, died Tuesday, April 15,
2008, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1930, in Stafford to William and Grace
(Jordan) Young. She was a 1948 graduate of Stafford High School. She graduated
from nursing school in Enid, Okla., in 1952. She married Merlin L. Meyers on
March 20, 1960, in Woodston. He preceded her in death April 29, 1969. She later
married Delbert D. Deschner on Nov. 27, 1970, in Natoma. She worked at hospitals
in Stafford, Wichita and Plainville.
Survivors include her husband, of the
home; a son, Michael L. Meyers, Topeka; five step-children, Michael Deschner,
Scott City, Bruce Deschner, Topeka, Kim Davis, Manhattan, Brad Deschner, Great
Bend, and Lori Wangsgard, Wichita; two sisters, Katie Corwin, Plainville, and
Margorie Martin, Orlando; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
She was
preceded in death by a grandson.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the
Peace Lutheran Church, Natoma; burial in Natoma Cemetery.
Visitation will be
until 8 p.m. today, with family present from 7 to 8 p.m. at the
Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuar, Natoma.
Memorials are suggested to Mike Ulrich
Mission Trip, American Red Cross or the donor's choice in care of the mortuary
at 610 N. Maple, Russell, KS 67665.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.pvpmortuary.com
17 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Duane L. Keirns
Duane L. Keirns, 77, rural Woodston, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Hays
Medical Center. He was born Jan. 13, 1931, in Woodston to Willis and Maude
(Banks) Keirns. He was a graduate of Woodston High School. He married Betty Jean
McCall on Sept. 4, 1949, in Stockton. She preceded him in death Jan. 7, 2003. He
was a farmer.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Keirns, Stockton, and Steve
Keirns, Phillipsburg; a brother, Don Keirns, Loveland, Colo.; two grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Ashrock Cemetery near
Woodston.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and from 9 a.m. until time of service time Saturday, all at the funeral
home.
Memorials are suggested to Duane L. Keirns Memorial Fund in care of the
funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
11 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Fenton Leigh Selbe
Fenton Leigh Selbe
passed away at the Presbyterian Manor in Emporia, KS on Wednesday, April 9,
2008. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 14, at Porter Funeral Home, 1835
Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS where friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Burial in
Chapel Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials be sent to the
Alzheimer's Association at 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl 17, Chicago, IL. 60601-7633
or at www.alz.org/index.asp in memory of Edith Selbe.
Fenton was born July
16, 1912, in Rooks County, KS. He married Martha Edith Harbour on June 19,1937
in Ellis, KS. He got a job with the Union Pacific Railroad and moved to Kansas
City, KS where he was a resident from 1940 until 2002 when he moved to Emporia
to live with his son, William Selbe. He was an active member of Stephens
Memorial United Methodist Church, a cub scoutmaster and one of the few
registered male Girl Scouts for the Santa Fe Trail Council of the Girl Scouts
for many years. He was known as "Mr. Camp Tongawood" for his support of the Girl
Scout camp near Tonganoxie, KS.
Fenton was preceded in death by his wife in
1994. He is survived by two brothers, Charles and Jack Selbe, Plainville, KS,
three daughters, Marjorie Christy, Gladstone, MO, Betty Selbe, Kansas City, KS,
and Jerre Roller, Garden City, MO, one son, William Selbe, Emporia, KS, 9
Grandchildren and 14 Great-Grandchildren.
8 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily
News Ben Niermeier
Ben Niermeier, 87, Stockton, died Monday, April 7, 2008,
at Hays Medical Center. He was born Dec. 8, 1920, in Ludell to Henry William and
Anna (Holste) Niermeier. He graduated from Atwood High School. He married Vera
Schoen on June 11, 1950, in Downs. He was the owner of the Culligan Water
Conditioning, Stockton, from 1952 until retirement in 1980. He was a U.S. Army
veteran serving during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, of the home;
a son, J. D. Niermeier, Depauw, Ind.; two daughters, Debra Niermeier, Oklahoma
City, Okla., and Linda Ireton, Bennington; a brother, Wilbur Niermeier,
Morristown, S.D.; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church; burial in Stockton
Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Monroe-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post No.
8873.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, both at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton and from 9 a.m.
until time of service Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the
First Lutheran Church Organ Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can
be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
8 Apr 2008 The Hays
Daily News Charles A. Chaffin
Charles A. Chaffin, 71, died Saturday, April 5,
2008, at Ogeechee (La.) Area Hospice Inpatient Facility. He was a graduate of
Woodston High School. He married Martha Collins in 1959. He was a appliance
technician with Sears for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife, Brooklet,
Calif.; two sons, Charles Robert "Bobby" Chaffin, Port Orange, Fla., and Jerry
Chaffin, Lake George; two daughters, Debra Phillips, Statesboro, Ga., and Tammy
O'Neal, Brooklet; five brothers, Merle Chaffin, Missouri, Roger Chaffin, Rincon,
Paul Chaffin, Dale Chaffin and Bob Chaffin, all of Kansas; a sister, Ruth
Ellenberger, Phillipsburg; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson.
Graveside services was today in
Brooklet City Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Ogeechee Area Hospice,
P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, Ga. 30459, or Merrywood Baptist Church Building Fund,
23366 Highway 80 East, Statesboro, Ga., 30458 in care of Joiner-Anderson Funeral
Home, Statesboro.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.joineranderson.com
8 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Leola E. Sutor
Leola E. Sutor, 105, Plainville, formerly of Palco, died Monday, April 7. 2008,
at Redbud Village, Plainville. She was born Sept. 21, 1902, near Zurich to
Charles and Melvina "Vina" (Stithem) Pywell. She married Vernon R. Sutor on June
6, 1923. He preceded her in death in 1931. She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include two daughters, Winifred Palmberg, Palco, and Lorene Hamit, Lakewood,
Colo.; a brother, Gordon Pywell, Plainville; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-
grandchildren; and 36 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
a son, Charles Sutor, two daughters, Marion Cooper, and Norma Lee Blevins, and
two grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Palco United
Methodist Church, Palco; burial in Pleasant View Cemetery, near Palco.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday,
both at the Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville and from 1 p.m. until
time of service Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Palco
United Methodist Church in care of the funeral chapel.
Condolences can be
sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
7 Apr 2008 The Hays
Daily News Garnett "Gary" Rock
Garnett "Gary" Rock, 83, Stockton, died
Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was born Aug. 26,
1924, in Denver to George and Della (Johnson) Lowder. She graduated from
Englewood High School and Emily Griffith Business School, Denver. She married
Donald Dean Rock on June 6, 1946, in Englewood, Colo. He preceded her in death
Dec. 17, 2007. Survivors include two sons, Larry Rock, Costa Rica, and Steve
Rock, Waterville; a daughter, Kathy Grotz, Placentia, Calif.; and a grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Main Street Christian Church, Stockton;
burial in Stockton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, and from 9
a.m. until time of service Thursday at the church. Memorials are suggested to
Main Street Christian Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences can be
sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
2 Apr 2008 The Hays
Daily News Merle C. Jones
Merle C. Jones, 85, Bogue, died Saturday, March 29,
2008, at Graham County Hospital, Hill City. He was born Dec. 17, 1922, in rural
Bogue to Earl Andrew and Bernice Marie (Cannon) Jones. He married Halberta Napue
on Jan. 16, 1949, in Stockton. She preceded him in death May 13, 1983. He was a
farmer/stockman.
Survivors include three sons, Merle Herman Jones, Kansas
City, Kan., Leonard E. Jones Sr., Aurora, Colo., and Vincent Jones, Sacramento,
Calif.; four daughters, Linda Mae Jones, Teresa Elaine Quick and Vanesia Kay
Jones, all of Aurora, and Patricia Ann Jones, Denver; a brother, Eugene Jones,
California; three sisters, Lorene Brown, and Betty Scroggins, both of
Sacramento, and Ruth Dobson, Hill City; 13 grandchildren; and 20
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart
of Mary Catholic Church, Hill City; burial in Mount Olive Cemetery, rural Bogue.
2 Apr 2008 The Hays Daily News Naomi L. Carlton Carter
Naomi L.
(Carlton) Carter, 86, Jennings, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008. She was born Dec.
28, 1921, in Plainville to the Rev. Arthur and Laura Carlton. She was an
elementary school teacher.
Survivors include three sons, Lawrence Carter,
Dresden, David Carter, Jennings, and Dan Carter, Scott City; a daughter,
Margaret Stanley, Colby; three sisters, Harriet Casey, Sulfur Springs, Texas,
Rachel Carter, Jennings, and Mary Smith, Sharon Springs; 14 grandchildren; and
19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard
Carter, on July 15, 2000.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Jennings
United Methodist Church; burial in Jennings Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
8 a,m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin, and from 8 a.m. until
time of service Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the church
or Cedar Living Center in care of the funeral home.
31 Mar 2008 The
Hays Daily News Albert "Red" Bryant
Albert "Red" Bryant, 81, Hays, died
Thursday, March 27, 2008, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born
July 17, 1926, and was raised by his grandmother, Sadie Beals and his uncles,
Ernie and Jack Beals. He graduated from Plainville High School. He married Norma
Simms on March 2, 1945, in Hays. He owned and operated Bryant Trailer Sales,
Hays. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, all
of Hays.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son, Ernie Bryant and
wife, Pam, Hays; a daughter, Lori Chand and husband, Nisar, Amarillo, Texas;
eight grandchildren, Michelle Desbien, Kevin Bryant, Kelli Bryant, Michelle
Chand, Nick Chand, Zack Chand, Becky Hall and Laura Thompson; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hays
Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine.
Family will receive friends from
10:30 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are
suggested to Hays Baseball Association in care of the funeral home.
31 Mar 2008 The Salina Journal Dean Boeckner
VICTORIA -- Dean Boeckner, 73,
died Saturday, March 29, 2008. He was born Feb. 3, 1935. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Marine Corps. Survivors: former wife, Marjorie Boeckner; sons, Dan and Dean
Jr.; daughters, Thea Boeckner, Tammie Acheson, Tanya Boeckner, Jessica Boeckner
and Avea Mahan; brothers, Wilber, Robert and Donald; sister, Virginia Wenger;
and 7 grandchildren. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cline's Mortuary of Hays, 1919
E. 22nd, Hays 67601. Burial: Paradise Center Cemetery, rural Rooks County, with
military honors by the VFW and American Legion. Memorials: DSNWK Children's
Special Needs Fund. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday
at the mortuary.
2 Apr 2008 Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, Dean Boeckner 1935
- 2008 VICTORIA
Dean Boeckner, 73, died March 29 at Hays Medical Center,
Hays. Born Feb. 3, 1935, at Hesston, he was the son of Daniel G. and Florence
(Holdeman) Boeckner. He married Marjorie Loreg on March 15, 1958. He worked in
the oil fields for many years in the Great Bend area and was a commercial
electrician. He moved to Victoria in 2000. Mr. Boeckner was a veteran of the
United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his former wife, Marjorie Boeckner
of Hays; two sons, Dan Boeckner of Great Bend and Dean Boeckner Jr., of Hays;
five daughters, Thea Boeckner, Tammie Acheson and husband David, Tanya Boeckner
and Jessica Boeckner, all of Hays, and Avea Mahan of Roeland Park; three
brothers, Wilber Boeckner and wife Dorothy of Moundridge, Robert Boeckner and
wife Arleen of Macon, Miss., and Donald Boeckner and wife Janice of Greely,
Neb.; a sister, Virginia Wenger of Moundridge; and six grandsons, Brian Mahan,
Kristoffer Mahan, Joseph Boeckner, David Boeckner, Dylan Acheson and Braden
Acheson. He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Travis Mahan; and
a brother-in-law, Norman Wenger. Funeral service was to be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Cline Mortuary of Hays. Burial was at the Paradise Center Cemetery in rural
Rooks County. Military honors were given by the Hays Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the American Legion. Memorials are suggested to DSNWK Children's Special
Needs Fund. Funeral arrangements provided by Cline's Mortuary* P.O. Box 252
Hays, KS 67601 785-735-9224
31 Mar 2008 The Salina Journal Mary
Charlotte King
SEATTLE -- Beloved by all who knew her, Charlotte died at home
in Seattle on March 16, 2008. Charlotte and Walter (died February 2006) were
long-time residents of Salina, before moving to Seattle in 1996 to be near their
son Stephen and his family. Born April 17, 1918, in Woodston, Kansas, raised
near and in Gypsum. Married in 1938, settled in Salina after WWII. A devoted
wife, mother, and homemaker, Charlotte was a deeply spiritual person and an
active member of University Methodist Church for many years. Kind and gentle, a
lover of music and flowers, she will be greatly missed. The funeral was held in
Seattle on March 19, 2008. Charlotte is survived by Stephen (son); Sheryl Kipnis
(daughter-in-law); Hanna and Daniel King (grandchildren); and Ruth Williams
(sister, of Colorado Springs).
28 Mar 2008 The Hays Daily News Gladys
E. Henson
Gladys E. Henson, 94, Hiawatha, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in
Hiawatha. She was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Baxter County, Ark., to James Marion
Trotter and Edith Minturn. She attended schools at Lake City. She married Troy
Carl Henson on Dec. 26, 1935, in Pratt. He preceded her in death Aug. 10, 1976.
Survivors include three sons, Gary Henson and wife, Barbara, Stockton, Troy
Henson and wife, Cathy, Robinson, and Keith Henson and wife, Beth, Hespira,
Calif.; two daughters, Myrna Russ and husband, Richard, Falls City, Neb., and
Glenda Carver and husband, Stan, Denver; 13 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity United
Methodist Church; burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Woodston Cemetery, Rooks County.
Friends can call after 10 a.m. Sunday, with family present from 4 to 5 p.m. at
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist
Church Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to
the family at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com.
31 Mar 2008 The Hays Daily
News
Gladys E. Henson, 94, Hiawatha, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in
Hiawatha. She was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Baxter County, Ark., to James Marion
Trotter and Edith Minturn. She attended schools at Lake City. She married Troy
Carl Henson on Dec. 26, 1935, in Pratt. He preceded her in death Aug. 10, 1976.
Survivors include three sons, Gary Henson and wife, Barbara, Stockton, Troy
Henson and wife, Cathy, Robinson, and Keith Henson and wife, Beth, Hespira,
Calif.; two daughters, Myrna Russ and husband, Richard, Falls City, Neb., and
Glenda Carver and husband, Stan, Denver; 13 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity United
Methodist Church; burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Woodston Cemetery, Rooks County.
Friends can call after 10 a.m. Sunday, with family present from 4 to 5 p.m. at
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist
Church Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to
the family at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com.
25 Mar 2008 The Hays
Daily News Carol Yvonne Harris
Carol Yvonne Harris, 62, Great Bend, formerly
of Plainville, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita.
She was born April 7, 1945, in Concordia to Wilbur and Earline Christiansen
Demanett. She married Robert "Bob" Harris on Jan. 28, 1962, in Plainville. She
was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; three sons, Bob
Harris, Great Bend, Rick Harris, Leawood, and Brad Harris, Bartlesville, Okla.;
five sisters, Virginia Lynch, San Diego, Judy Sherrod, Maryland, Debbie Becker,
Plainville, Diane Meyers, Ellis, and Stacy Demanett, Hays; and nine
grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Great Bend; burial in Great Bend Cemetery North.
Visitation will be
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bryant
Funeral Home, Great Bend.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church
in care of the funeral home.
25 Mar 2008 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Carol
Yvonne Harris 1945 - 2008
Carol Yvonne Harris, 62, of Great Bend, died March
23 at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita. Born April 7, 1945, at Concordia, she
was the daughter of Wilbur and Earline Christiansen Demanett. Carol married
Robert "Bob" Harris on Jan. 28, 1962, at Plainville. A homemaker, she had lived
in Great Bend since 1969, coming from Plainville. She was a member of the
Auxiliary of VFW Post 3111, Fraternal Order of the Eagles and Trinity Lutheran
Church, all of Great Bend. Survivors include her husband, of the home; three
sons, Bob Harris and wife Kayci of Great Bend, Rick Harris and wife Ginny of
Leawood and Brad Harris and wife Christa of Bartlesville, Okla.; five sisters,
Virginia Lynch of San Diego, Calif., Judy Sherrod of Maryland, Debbie Becker of
Plainville, Diane Meyers of Ellis and Stacy Demanett of Hays; and nine
grandchildren, Dane Harris, Matt Harris, Megan Harris, Rachel Harris, Kirk
Harris, Alex Harris, Joshua Harris, Ethan Harris and Arik Soule. She was
preceded in death by her parents. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at
Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. James A. Strasen officiant. Interment will
be at Great Bend Cemetery North. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, with family receiving friends from
6 to 8 p.m. Donations to a memorial fund for the church may be made in care of
the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home* 1425 Patton Road Great
Bend, KS 67530 620-793-3525
23 Mar 2008 The Hays Daily News Stanley
F. Schmitz
Stanley F. Schmitz, 92, Lyons, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at
Good Samaritan Center, Lyons. He was born May 8, 1915, in Rooks County to
Michael J. and Bertha Cornelison Schmitz. He married Bernice Folsom on Oct. 14,
1939, in Hays. He was a retired tooling engineer at JI Case Co., Wichita.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a brother, Max Schmitz, Norton; and two
sisters, Wanda Saunders, Mesa, Ariz., and Charlotte Stone, Pueblo, Colo.
No
service is planned. His body has been donated to the KU Medical Center for
Research.
Memorials are suggested to Lyons Town and County Club or Coronado
Quivira Museum, Lyons, in care of Birzer-Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons.
15 Mar 2008 The Salina Journal Hallie O. Townley
OSBORNE -- Hallie O.
Townley, 94, Osborne, formerly of Woodston, died Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Survivors: sons, Larry of Kirwin, Kent of Stockton; 6 grandchildren; and 5
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon, in 1999.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N. First,
Stockton 67669. Burial: Ash Rock Cemetery, north of Woodston. Visitation: 5-8
p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday and 9 until the service Monday at the
funeral home. Memorials: Parkview Care Center, in care of the funeral home. To
send online condolences, visit
www.mooreoverlease.com
13 Mar 2008
The Hays Daily News Hugh E. Meade
Hugh E. Meade, 98, Hays, formerly of Palco,
died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Hays Good Samaritan Center. He was born July
19, 1909, in Palco to Harlan and Aseneth (Fesler) Meade. He married Zelma
Marcotte on July 5, 1927, in Hays. She preceded him in death in September 1982.
He later married Marceline Dick in July 1984. She preceded him in death. He was
a postmaster of Palco and owned Oil Field Construction Firm. He was a member of
St. Ann Catholic Church, Zurich, a charter member of Lion's Club, Palco. He was
a former county commissioner of Rooks County and past president of County
Commissioners of Kansas.
Survivors include two daughters, Dorene Sleichter
and Jean Berland, both of Hays; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 11
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Marion Meade
and Harlan Meade.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas of Myra
Catholic Church, Hays; burial in Pleasantview Cemetery, Palco.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, both at Hays
Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine.
A St. Nicholas Prayer Group
rosary will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday, a family rosary for all will be at 6 p.m.,
followed by a vigil at 6:30 p.m., all at the funeral home.
Memorials are
suggested to Hospice of Hays Medical Center or St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic
Church in care of the funeral home.
13 Mar 2008 The Hays Daily News
Betty J. DeYoung Osborn Morh
Betty J. (DeYoung / Osborn) Morh, 74, died
Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
Survivors include a son, Dennis DeYoung, Palco;
three daughters, Terri Richardson, Claremont, N.C., and Janice Craven and Janet
Bruna, both of Wichita; two brothers, Raymond Osborn, Inman, and Richard Osborn,
Southerland, Neb.; three sisters, Mary Milam, Goddard, Linda Bethel, Ellinwood,
and Anita Leach, McPherson; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin DeYoung, and a grandson.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Palco United Methodist Church.
Memorials are suggested to Life Line of Kansas and Faith Home Health and Hospice
in care of Broadway Mortuary, Kensington gardens.
10 Mar 2008 The
Salina Journal Robert J. "Bob" Toelkes
Robert J. "Bob" Toelkes, 83, died
Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center, Plainville. He was born
March 2, 1925, in Plainville to Joseph J. Edna (Graham) Toelkes. He married
Norah May Glass Danielson on Dec. 3, 1947, in Plainville. He was a
superintendent for MISCO Supply Co. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during
World War II in the Pacific Theater and Korea.
Survivors include his wife, of
the home; three sons, David Toelkes, Plainville, Mike Toelkes, Olathe, and
Patrick Toelkes of Santa Ana, Calif.; a daughter, Anita Abbott, Plainville; a
brother, Don Toelkes, Minden, La.; six grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church; Plainville; burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery, with military
honors provided by Reeder-Dinkel-Westhusin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.
1857.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, both at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville.
A Ladies Guild
rosary will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
A vigil will be at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, both at the chapel. Memorials
are suggested to Sacred Heart School or Plainville AA Group in care of the
chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
5 Mar 2008 The Hays Daily News E. Grace Boyer
E. Grace Boyer, 93,
Plainville, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center,
Plainville. She was born Sept. 5, 1914, in Ellis County to Theodore and Elsie
(Romine) Loreg. She married George "Earl" Boyer on March 2, 1934, in Russell. He
preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1987. She was a cook at Red Bud Village and Rooks
County Health Center, Plainville.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon
"Elaine" Comstock, Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Betty Reed, Great Bend; three
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
grandson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist
Church, Plainville.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville, and from 9:30 a.m. until time of
service Thursday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist
Church in care of the chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
mooreoverlease.com.
4 Mar 2008The Hays Daily News Norma "Jane" Wise
Cherry
Norma "Jane" (Wise) Cherry, 85, Plainville, died Sunday, March 2,
2008, at Rooks County Health Center, Plainville. She was born June 8, 1922, in
Rooks County to Elmer "Lovey" and Freda (Graham) Wise. She was a graduate of
Plainville High School and Brown Mackie College, Salina. She married Richard
"Dick" Cherry on Nov. 1, 1950. She worked as a stenographer and bookkeeper for
Co-op Pipeline, La Verne Oklahoma hospital and Plainville Medical Clinic.
Survivors include her husband, of the home.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday at United Methodist Church, Plainville; burial in Plainville City
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, both at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville.
Memorials are
suggested to Hays Medical Center Hospice, Rooks County Health Center, United
Methodist Church or Andreson Memorial Park in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com
4 Mar
2008 The Hays Daily News Vivian E. Ganough
Funeral services for Vivian E.
Ganoung, age 77, of rural Plainville will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2008
at the United Methodist Church in Plainville with Reverend Barbara Patterson
officiating. Mrs. Ganoung passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the home of her
daughter in Victoria, Kansas. She was born Vivian Ellen Shaffer on September 6,
1930 on the family farm near Waldo, Kansas the daughter of Clarence and Lola
(Dunkel) Shaffer. She graduated from Russell High School in 1948. The next 3
months were spent on the family farm helping her mother. She then began working
at the Home State Bank in Russell where she was an employee for the next 5
years. In 1953 she moved to Kansas City where she was employed at a bank until
1955. She married Herman Ganoung, Jr. on May 8, 1955 in Waldo, Kansas. They had
four children Craig, Rick, Robyn, and Patti. They made their home on a farm S.
E. of Plainville where she was a housewife and mother. Vivian was very involved
with school and was a 4-H leader for many years and was a member of the United
Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women and later the Rooks County
Health Center Auxiliary, the Priscilla Arts Club, and the Stitch and Chatter all
in Plainville. She loved to travel and even made a trip to Japan and Europe. She
enjoyed baking and was known and loved for her hand baked goodies she brought to
the hospital and to bake sales for her church and also baked wedding cakes for
many weddings. Vivian and Herman enjoyed square dancing and were charter members
of the Swing-N-Wheels Square Dance Club.
Survivors include two sons Craig
Ganoung of Eagle Rock, Missouri, Rick Ganoung of Plainville, Kansas; two
daughters Robyn and husband Kevin Karlin of Victoria, Kansas, Patti and husband
Don Dopita of Zurich, Kansas; two sisters Agnes Sims of Headville, Kansas, and
Pat and husband Lloyd Quinn of Salina, Kansas; and sister-in-law Carol Shaffer
of Waldo, Kansas; 17 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and many friends and
relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman, grandson Cody
Ganoung, her parents, sisters Louise Booth, Wilma Johnson, Betty Funk, and Fern
Shaffer; brother Charles Shaffer; 2 half brothers, Lloyd and Earl Shaffer;
brothers-in-law Glenn Booth, Larry Sims, Lamar Johnson, Clyde Funk, Raymond
Ganoung; and sister-in-law Kalita Kirkindoll.
Burial will be in the
Plainville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 Thursday, 9-8 Friday at the
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel and from 10 - service time Saturday at the
Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, the
Rooks County Health Center Hospital Auxiliary, or to the Hays Medical Center
Home Health and Hospice and may be sent in care of the Moore-Overlease Funeral
Chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville, Kansas 67663. Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.mooreoverlease.com
27 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News
Florence F. Nichols
Florence F. Nichols, 84, Hays, formerly of Stockton,
Schoenchen and Kremmling, Colo., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at Hays Good
Samaritan Center. She was born May 1, 1923, in Klickitat County, Washington to
John L. and Opal J. (Kish) Cook. She married Wallace L. "Wally" Nichols on Sept.
14, 1945, in Fairplay, Colo. He preceded her in death Dec. 12, 1980. She was a
cook at the grade and high school in Emett, Onega Nursing Home and Kremmling
Hospital.
Survivors include a son, Darryl Nichols, Stockton; two daughters,
Carol Werth, Schoenchen, and Cindy Nichols, Magna, Utah; a brother, Virgil
Bloomquist, Independence, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Garry Nichols.
Services will be at 7 p.m.
Thursday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, Hays.
Additional services will be at 2
p.m. Mountain time Saturday at Kremmling Community Church; burial in Kremmling
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Brock's North Hill
Chapel, Hays.
23 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Velma B. Maddy
Velma
B. Maddy, 89, Stockton, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor,
Stockton. She was born April 20, 1918, in Rooks County to Jesse Milton Hunt Sr.
and Genevieve (Campbell) Hunt. She was a 1936 graduate of Stockton High School.
She married Vester Maddy on Dec. 17, 1939, in Stockton. He preceded her in death
on March 9, 1981. She worked at Rooks County Register of Deeds office for 17
years.
Survivors include three sons, Gale Maddy, Mosheim, Tenn., Donald
Maddy, Stockton, and Alan Maddy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter, Darlene
Pettyjohn, Penrose, Colo.; a brother, Jesse Hunt Jr., Stockton; two sisters,
Flossie Hake, Plainville, and Hazel Low, WaKeeney; eight grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
23 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Mary E. Mills
Mills, Mary E., 75,
died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, Feb.
25, at 11:00 am at Lakeview Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 24, 1932, in
Stockton, KS, to Wesley and Maude (Lytle) Graves. Survivors: husband; Joe of the
home, son, Gregory Saindon, Ellis, KS, step-sons; Jerry Mills, Albuquerque, NM,
Marshall Mills, Ulysses, KS, step-daughter; Jane Irsik, Mapleton, KS, brothers;
John Graves, Payson, AZ, David Graves, Fresno, CA, sister; Paula Graves, Phoenix
AZ, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
her parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The
American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
22 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Lyle B. "Pappy" Miller
Lyle B. "Pappy"
Miller, 83, Stockton. died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at Hays Medical Center. He
was born Feb. 24, 1924, near Bow Creek in Rooks County to Harley and Florence
(Cunningham) Miller. He was a 1943 graduate of Stockton High School. He married
Mina Mae Orr on June 15, 1945, in Phillipsburg, She preceded him in death on
June 29, 1996. He was the official greeter and helper at Jake's Service,
Stockton.
Survivors include four sons, Robert "Jake" Miller, Lynn Miller,
Harley Miller, and Craig Miller, all of Stockton; a daughter, Connie Maddy,
Stockton; a brother, Duane Veda Miller, Stockton; 13 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two grandsons.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home,
Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, both at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Stockton Pride Association for the replacement of the
flags on Main Street in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to
the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
21 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News
LeRoy E. Berland
LeRoy E. Berland, 80, Hays died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at
Cedar View Assisted Living, Hays. He was born May 20, 1927, in McCook, Neb., to
Henry and Fedora (Hamel) Berland. He married Jean Meade on Feb. 18, 1949, in
Zurich. He worked for Texaco Oil Co., was a partner in Slicks Ditching Service,
was a postmaster and returned to the oil fields until retirement. He was a U.S.
Navy veteran. He served on the Palco City Council, USD 269 School Board, was a
charter member of the Palco Lions Club, Scout Explorer Advisor, and a member of
St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Hays.
Survivors include his wife, of
the home; a son, Craig Berland and wife, Bonnie, Phoenix; two daughters, Joni
Jackson and husband, Stan, Hays, and Renee Jackson and husband, Rick, Hill City;
three sisters, Diane Saindon, Phillipsburg, Patricia Lietz, Wichita, and Phyllis
Lewis, Hill City; nine grandsons; and seven great-grandsons.
Services will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church; graveside services
and burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in Palco Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5
to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday, both at Hays
Memorial Chapel, 20th and Pine.
19 Feb 2008 Great Bend Tribune Louis
James
LARNED — Louis James, 80, died Feb. 17 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He
was born July 24, 1927, in Stockton, the son of Glenn Martin and Mary Ella Macy
James. He married Carol V. Darnell on Sept. 16, 1956, in Osborne. He was a
practicing attorney and a member of the Kansas Bar Association for more than 50
years. He was an active member of the First Christian Church in Larned, serving
on the church board, elders and deacons, and was a longtime choir member. He was
valedictorian of the Stockton High School Class of 1945. He was a Rotarian
member for more than 50 years, a Kansas State University alumnus, a Washburn
University alumnus, a Boy Scout master and a licensed ham radio operator. He had
served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Kansas, the county
attorney for Osborne and Pawnee counties, and the Larned city attorney.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons, Andrew of Belton, Mo., Eric
of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Bradley of Larned; a sister, Nola Cooper of
Tonganoxie; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary
Lee Thomas, and a brother, Glenn Richard James.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at the First Christian Church, Larned, with Pastor Dan Lundgren and the
Rev. Ron Keith presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association or the First Christian
Church, both in care of Beckwith Mortuary. Condolences may be left at
www.beckwithmortuary.com
Funeral arrangements provided by Beckwith Mortuary,
Inc., 916 Main, Larned, KS 67550
18 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Lida
"Leda" M. Guillaume
Lida "Leda" M. Guillaume, 80, Phillipsburg, formerly of
Damar, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Phillips County Retirement Center,
Phillipsburg. She was born April 1, 1927, in Damar to Arthur and Vitilane
(Senesac) Plante.
Survivors include a son, George Guillaume; two daughters,
Marian Kincaid and Theresa Guillaume; a brother, Eldoric Plante; two sisters,
Berneda King and Theresa Harper; three grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by the father of her children,
Oliver "Bush" Guillaume.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Damar; burial in St. Joseph Church Cemetery.
Visitation will
until 6 p.m. today at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville.
A vigil
will be at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.mosher-kemp.com
18 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Dolly
L. Axelson
Dolly L. Axelson, 77, Plainville, died Feb. 16, 2008, at Rooks
County Health Center, Plainville. She was born May 4, 1930, in Rooks County to
William and Myrtle Wells. She married George Axelson on Feb. 1, 1950, in
Stockton. She was cook in the Plainville school district.
Survivors include
her husband, of the home; a son, Roger Axelson, Plainville; a daughter, Karen
Baldwin, Zurich; four brothers, Dean Wells, Highland, Texas, Leroy Monroe,
McPherson, Lonnie Lee Super, Russell, and Bob Monroe, Sylvan Grove; four
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville; burial in Plainville
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, both at the funeral chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Dolly L.
Axelson Memorial Fund to be designated at a later date in care of the funeral
chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
19 Feb 2008 The Salina Journal Dolly L. Axelson
PLAINVILLE -- Dolly L.
Axelson, 77, Plainville, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Survived by husband,
George; daughter, Karen Baldwin; son, Roger; brothers, Dean Wells, Leroy Monroe,
Lonnie Lee Super, Bob Monroe; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville.
Burial in Plainville Cemetery. Visitation from 5-8 Monday and 9-8 Tuesday at the
funeral chapel. Memorials to the Dolly L. Axelson Memorial Fund, to be
designated at a later date, in care of Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, 409 S.
Cochran, Plainville, Kansas 67663. To send online condolences, visit
www.mooreoverlease.com
18 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Floyd D. Kelly
Floyd D. Kelly, 78, Phillipsburg, died Monday Feb. 11, 2008, at Phillips County
Hospital. He was born Aug. 29, 1929, in Rooks County to Amanda Turnbull Kelly
and James F. Kelly. He attended school in Stockton. He married Maxine L. Stanton
on July 13, 1951, in Downs. He was a former school custodian. He was a U.S. Air
Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Michael Lynn Kelly,
Greeley, Colo., and Kevin Duane Kelly, Lake Park, Iowa; four daughters, Marilyn
Jo Donahey, Norton, Jacalyn Lea Bostick, Ellensburg, Wash., Jaynelle Rae
McCreery, Phillipsburg, and Jamie Dea Fischer, Claflin; 16 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services were Saturday at Logan Christian Church; burial
in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Rooks County.
Memorials are suggested to the
Phillips County Hospital or the Logan School Athletic Department in care of
Logan Funeral Home.
17 Feb 2008 Great Bend Tribune Floyd D. Kelly
PHILLIPSBURG — Floyd D. Kelly, 78, died Feb. 11 at the Phillips County Hospital.
Born Aug. 29, 1929, in Rooks County, he was the son of Amanda Turnbull Kelly and
James F. Kelly. He attended school in Stockton, where he enjoyed playing
football. Following his graduation in 1948, he enlisted in the U.S.Air Force and
was stationed at Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada, where he served as a fire and
crash rescuer. Upon the death of his father he returned to the family farm in
Rooks County. On July 13, 1951, he was united in marriage to Maxine L. Stanton
in Downs. Floyd worked as a truck driver for Halliburton in the oil fields for
several years. He then became a custodian for the Logan School District, where
he took great pride in his shiny floors and sharp-looking football field. One of
his greatest joys was when he worked on the “chain-gang” at the football games
with close friends. During these years, Floyd volunteered his time to serve as a
Boy Scout leader and started one of the first Explorer posts in Kansas. In 1979
Floyd was given the opportunity to take a supervisory position with the Great
Bend School District as head of maintenance and custodians. With this position
he had supervision of one high school, two middle schools and eight elementary
schools. He served in this capacity until his health forced his early retirement
in 1990. In 1993 he and Maxine returned to Logan where they resided for 14
years. Working with woodcrafts became his favorite hobby. His children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren and numerous other individuals are the
proud recipients of his works. Some of his happiest moments were when all his
kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren would get together. His greatest joy
was time spent visiting with family and friends. He enjoyed assisting Maxine
making quilts and collected pens and hats. During this time, he served on the
city council at Logan and was always available to help friends that needed any
assistance. They then moved to Phillipsburg..
He is survived by his wife,
Maxine; six children, Michael Lynn and wife Sheila of Greeley, Colo., Marilyn Jo
and husband Larry Donahey of Norton, Jacalyn Lea and husband Richard Bostick of
Ellensburg, Wash., Jaynelle Rae and husband Ronald McCreery of Phillipsburg,
Kevin Duane and wife Shawn of Lake Park, Iowa, and Jamie Dea and husband Ray
Fischer of Claflin; 16 grandchildren, Michael O'Shawn Kelly and wife Sarah of
Loveland, Colo., Kevin Patrick Kelly and wife Kelly of Greeley, Colo., Nathan
Scot Donahey and wife Kerri of Norton, Amanda Leigh Donahey of Salina, Richard
Neill Bostick and wife Vanessa of North Bend, Wash., Kelly Lynn and husband Andy
Bacon of Ellensburg, Wash., Stephanie LeAnn and husband Patrick Bedore and J.R.
McCreery, all of Stockton, Ben Reverts and wife Jamie of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Abby
Reverts, Logan Kelly, Shelby Van Hunnick, Adrienne Van Hunnick and Kevin N.
Kelly, all of Lake Park, Iowa, Nicole Van Hunnick of Eugene, Ore., and Charles
Edward Fischer of Claflin; 11 great-grandchildren, Ronan Michael Kelly of
Loveland, Colo., Kash Kelly of Greeley, Colo., Louisa, Jordyn and Dallas
Gosselin and Kelly, Kayla and Austin Donahey, all of Norton, Hope and Hailey
Bostick of North Bend, Wash., and Delanee Jean Bedore of Stockton.
Funeral
service was Saturday Feb. 16 in the Logan Christian Church in Logan, with the
Rev. Delbert Stanton officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Vemon Cemetery in
Rooks County. Memorial contributions may be given to the Phillips County
Hospital or the Logan School Athletic Department and sent in care of the funeral
home at 102 E. Church St., Logan, KS 67646.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, 1115 Second Street, Phillipsburg, KS 67661,
785-543-5311
18 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News James Richard Hilgers
James Richard Hilgers, 69, Hays, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. He was born Aug. 7,
1938, in Plainville to Owen and Ida (Hoff) Hilgers. He married Elizabeth Anne
(DeMurry) Hilgers on Aug. 1, 1956. She preceded him in death. He was a U.S. Air
Force veteran.
Survivors include two sons, Richard Hilgers, Ogallah, and Doug
Hilgers, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a daughter, Anna Schneider, Hays; two brothers,
Herb Hilgers, Seattle, and Ron Hilgers, San Diego; a sister, Susan Weigel,
Plainville; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by a daughter, Nancy Gilliland.
Graveside services will be at 10:30
a.m. Friday in Kansas Veterans Cemetery, WaKeeney.
At the family's request,
there will be no visitation.
Memorials are suggested to Kansas Veterans
Cemetery, WaKeeney.
8 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Florence E. Macy
Florence E. Macy, 95, Marion, formerly of Hays, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, at
Golden Living Center, Marion. She was born Nov. 2, 1912, in Codell to W. A. and
Agnes (King) Barry. She married F. Warren Macy on Aug. 7, 1936, in Codell. He
preceded her in death Oct. 8, 2007. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a
son, Harold Macy, Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Canada; a daughter, Margaret
Wilson, Marion; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by a granddaughter Jan. 6, 2008.
Memorial services will be
at a later date.
Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion, is in charge of arrangements.
(Mrs. Macy was the granddaughter of the Rev. Allen L. and Mrs. King, formally of
Turkville, Ellis County, Kansas.) Submitted by Janice L. (Simpson) Reading
8 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Alvin L. Morin
Alvin L. Morin, 85,
Plainville, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at Hays Medical Center. He was born
Sept. 26, 1922, in Rooks County to Alphonse and Roselle (Desmarteau) Morin. He
graduated from Damar High School. He married Velda (Smith) McClay on Feb. 5,
1966, in Plainville. She preceded him in death Jan. 12, 2005. He was a house
builder, plumber, and electrician. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World
War II in Normandy, northern France and Central Europe and Rhine Ardennes.
Survivors include a step-son, Max McClay, of Springfield, Mo.; two
step-daughters, Nanette Morel, Plainville, and Maurine Francke, Flint, Mich.;
two sisters, Bernice Brock, Great Bend, and Juanita Wald, Waldport, Ore.; 11
step-grandchildren; 22 step great-grandchildren; and five
step-great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a step-daughter,
Naomi Hartnett.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Plainville; burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery, with military honors by the
Fort Riley Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, both at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel,
Plainville.
A Ladies Guild rosary will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
4 Feb 2008 The Hays Daily News Lawrence O. Bedore
Lawrence
O. Bedore, 90, Stockton, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor,
Stockton. He was born Jan. 20, 1918, Zurich, to Leo and Anna (Rempe) Bedore. He
married S. Joyce Beebe on Jan. 16, 1946, in Stockton. She preceded him in death
Oct. 14, 2007. He was a custodian for Stockton High School. He was a U.S. Army
veteran, serving during World War II.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis
Bedore, Stockton, and Donald Bedore, Emmetsburg, Md.; two daughters, Martha
Talbott, Irving, Texas, and Nancy Cary, Downs; two sisters Margaret St. Peter,
Aurora, Colo., and Ann Stephen, Wichita; seven grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a infant daughter, Mary
Catherine.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church,
Stockton; burial in St. Thomas Cemetery, with military honors provided by
Monroe-Taylor-Barnes Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8873.
Visitation will
be until 8 p.m. today at Smith-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
A vigil will
be at 7 p.m., today, followed by Knights of Columbus rosary, both at the funeral
home.
Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Catholic Church, Solomon Valley
Manor or Hays Medical Center Home Health and Hospice in care of the funeral
home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com
27 Jan 2008 The Hays Daily News Norman Gail Mason
Norman Gail Mason, 79,
Plainville, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Redbud Village in Plainville.
He was a lifelong Plainville resident. Norman was born July 31, 1928 in Hays,
Kansas the son of Herman and Clarron (Clements) Mason. He was united in marriage
to Florence Miller on April 20, 1955 in Norfolk, Nebraska. They enjoyed nearly
48 years of marriage together until Florence passed away on May 14, 2003. Norman
was a member of the United Methodist Church in Plainville. He spent most of his
working life in the oilfield, operating Mason's Oilfield Service, but he enjoyed
taking care of his cows. He called them his 'pets.' He could work on of fix just
about anything as he was handy with many things. Norman will be greatly missed
by his two daughters Norma and husband D. J. Finnesy and Geneva Mason, both of
Plainville; his four grandchildren Amy Brown and Tammy Werner, both of
Plainville, Blair Finnesy of Manhattan, and Jordan Schippers of Jenks, Oklahoma;
nine great grandchildren; two brothers Herman Dale and Billy Mason of
Plainville; and one sister Shirley Finnesy of Plainville. He was preceded in
death by his parents, his wife, a brother Roscoe, and a sister Betty Van
Schuyver.
Visitation will be Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville,
KS 67663.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday January 28 at the United Methodist
Church of Plainville with the Pastor Barbara Patterson officiating.
Burial
will be in the Plainville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to
the HMC Hospice or the Plainville Park Fund and may be left at the funeral home.
Tributes to the family may be made in the form of condolences on the web at
www.mosher-kemp.com .
25 Jan 2008 The Salina Journal Norma R. Rempe
PLAINVILLE -- Mass of Christian burial for Norma R. Rempe, 77, Plainville, will
be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville. Mrs.
Rempe passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. She was born Norma Arnhold on Nov.
20, 1930, in Hays.
Survivors include her husband, Dale Martin Rempe, of the
home; her daughters, Thea Baldwin and Gena Van Dyke, both of Plainville; six
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in the Sacred Heart
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Moore-Overlease
Funeral Chapel with a Ladies Guild Rosary at 3 p.m. followed by a parish vigil
service at 6 p.m.
24 Jan 2008 Great Ben (Kan.) Tribune Inez Marie
Jaco
PLAINVILLE — Inez Marie Jaco, 99, died Jan. 19 at Redbud Village in
Plainville. She was born on March 8, 1908, in Coffeyville, the daughter of
William Jefferson and Dora Bell (Dunigan) Brown. She married Harry M. Jaco May
21, 1927 Pawhuska, Okla. They moved to Plainville in 1938. He died in 1987. Mrs.
Jaco was a member of the First Christian Church and the Dorcas Club. She was an
avid golfer and was active in the Rooks County Ladies Golf Club.
Survivors
include two sons, Gene of Plainville and John W. of Great Bend; four
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was
preceded in death by ten siblings.
Memorial service was held on Monday at
Mosher-Kemp Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Lyles of the First Christian Church
of Plainville officiating. Interment was in the Plainville Cemetery. Memorials
are suggested to the Plainville Christian Church or Redbud Village of
Plainville. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Funeral
arrangements provided by Mosher/Kemp Funeral Home 320 SW 2nd Plainville, KS
67663 785-434-2700
21 Jan 2008 The Hays Daily News Inez Marie Jaco
Inez Marie Jaco, 99, Plainville, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at Redbud
Village, Plainville. She was born March 8, 1908, in Coffeyville to William
Jefferson and Dora Bell (Dunigan) Brown. She married Harry M. Jaco on May 21,
1927, in Pawhuska, Okla. She preceded him in death in 1987.
Survivors include
two sons, Gene Jaco, Plainville, and John W. Jaco, Great Bend; four
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
Services
were today at Mosher-Kemp Funeral Home, Plainville; burial in Plainville
Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Plainville Christian Church or Redbud
Village in care of the funeral home.
22 Jan 2008 The Hays Daily News
Howard R. Keith
Howard R. Keith, 83, Zurich, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at
Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born March 26, 1924, in
Penokee to Charles Lester and Lenna Elizabeth (Green) Keith. He married Mary
Frances Tremblay on Nov. 23, 1948, in Damar. He worked for Berexco Oil Co. from
1963 as a pumper, retiring in 1995. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors
include his wife, of the home; a son, Cleon Keith, El Dorado; three daughters,
Brenda Holler, Salina, Rita Lill, Collierville, Tenn., and Patti Thummel, Garden
City; three sisters, Thelma Mae McAfee, Duncan, Okla., Vera Louise DuVall, St.
Francis, and Arvilla Marie Taylor, Studley; nine grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Plainville; burial in St. Ann Cemetery, Zurich.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at
Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, Plainville.
A vigil will be at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at the chapel.
Memorials
are suggested to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church or Masses in care of the
chapel.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
21 Jan 2008 The Hays Daily News Elma C. Pulec
Elma C. Pulec, 89,
Stockton, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. She was
born July 15, 1918, near Webster to William and Nora (Armstrong) Woody. She
married Ernest L. Pulec on Nov. 27, 1938, in Hays. He preceded her in death on
Feb. 21, 2001. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include four sons, Eugene
Pulec, Laurence Pulec, and Melvin Pulec, all of Stockton, and Duane Pulec,
Bunker Hill; two daughters, Arlene Brown,Woodston, and Elda Claunch, Garden
City, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by a son, Eldon on Feb. 15, 1984.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday
in Stockton Cemetery.
Friends can sign the book from 5 to 8 p.m. today and
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, both at Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home,
Stockton.
Memorials are suggested to Solomon Valley Manor in care of the
funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at
www.mooreoverlease.com.
16 Jan 2008 The Salina Journal Roland W.
"Roly" Schlegel
HAYS -- Roland W. "Roly" Schlegel, 84, Hays, died Monday,
Jan. 14, 2008. Mr. Schlegel was born July 2, 1923, northwest of Otis. He was an
insurance agent.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane, in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Stephen of Maud, Okla.; two daughters, Sheryl Dreiling
of Hays and Laurie Curtis of Manhattan; a sister, Norma Jorgensen of Yreka,
Calif.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Seventh & Ash, Hays. Burial
will be in Plainville Cemetery, with military honors by Hays Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 9076.
Memorials may be made to the church, Salvation Army or
Fresenius Medical Care-Hays Unit Renal Care Group.
Visitation will be from 5
to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 1919 East 22nd, Hays 67601, and from 9
to 10 a.m. Friday at the church.
13 Jan 2008 The Salina Journal Ruth
Rosalie Miller
STOCKTON -- Ruth Rosalie Miller, 84, Stockton, died Thursday,
Jan. 10, 2008. Mrs. Miller was born Ruth Rosalie Carroll on March 23, 1923, in
Lamont, Ill. She was a retired buyer for Beech Aircraft.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Detmar "Bud," in 1992.
Survivors include her companion,
Ray Fitts; a stepson Duane of Stockton; two brothers, Randy and Frank Jr.; two
sisters, LaVonne and Marilyn; four grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Kemp Family Funeral Chapel, 805 N.
Cedar, Stockton 67669.
Memorials may be made to the Ruth Miller Memorial
Fund, in care of the funeral chapel.
There will be no visitation. The body
was cremated.
Online condolences may be sent to www.kemp-funeral.com.
7 Jan 2008 The Salina Journal Farrel L. Burton
HILL CITY -- Farrel L.
Burton, 95, Hill City, died Saturday, Jan. 5,.2008. Mr. Burton was born Dec. 3,
1912, in Webster. He was a high school custodian.
Survivors include his wife,
Florence, of Hill City; a son, Gary Lee of WaKeeney; two daughters, Rea Joyce
Paxson and Janifer Sue Bell, both of Penokee; seven grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stinemetz Funeral Home, 522 N. Pomeroy, Hill City 67642.
Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Dawson
Place Nursing Home or Hill City United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be
from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and 9 a.m. until the service
Tuesday, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday.
3 Jan 2008 The Hays Daily News Clyde B. Denton
Clyde B. Denton, 92,
Stockton, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at Rooks County Health Center,
Plainville. He was born April 24, 1915, in Doniphan County near Denton to Arthur
and Myrtle (Burrell) Denton. He graduated from Goodland High School, Fort Hays
State University with a bachelor's degree in music and a master's degree in
education. He married Lois Edwards in 1939. She preceded him in death in 1947.
He later married Hope Stewart on Dec. 19, 1948, in Portis. She preceded him in
death Dec. 27, 2005.He taught music in Atwood and Alton. He was a U.S. Marine
Corps veteran, serving during World War II in the Pacific Theater on
Guadalcanal.
Survivors include three sons, Jonathan M. Denton and David S.
Denton, both of Stockton, and Clyde S. Denton, Borger, Texas; a sister, Ethel
Chesnut, Goodland; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was
preceded in death by a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Main
Street Christian Church, Stockton; burial in Stockton Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, and from 1 p.m. until time of service
Saturday at church.
Memorials are suggested to the church, Solomon Valley
Manor or Rooks County Health Center in care of the funeral home.
Condolences
can be sent to the family at www.mooreoverlease.com.
3 Jan 2008 Hays
Daily News Marilyn Molly Bobbitt
Marilyn Molly Bobbitt, 68, Woodston, died
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Feb. 12, 1939, in
rural Alton in Osborne County to Harry and Bertha (Stull) King. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include her companion, Clark Burnham, Woodston; two
sons, Scott St. Clair and Kendall St. Clair, both of Stockton; two daughters,
Pam Bobbitt, Downs, and Donna Kirkis, Woodston; three brothers, Jim King,
Woodston, and Richard King and Karl King, both of Alton; a sister, Betty Booth,
Chapman; nine grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Clark-Gashaw
Chapel, Osborne; burial in Ash Rock Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8
p.m. Friday at the chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Marilyn Bobbitt
Memorial Fund in care of the mortuary.
Most contributed by Jan Simpson Reading of Denver, Colorado, formally of Codell, Kansas. Most of the obituaries were published in the Hays Daily News and the Salina Journal.
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