Obituaries
Gary E Stewart
Jan 9, 2022
Gary Stewart, 80, died peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Morris County Assisted Living.
Gary was born March 25, 1941, to John and Opal Stewart. He completed both high school and trade school in Missouri, before moving to Kansas to work in the oil fields. He then had several local jobs including Furman Mobile, Stewart 66 Filling Station in...
Thomas Ray Druse
Jan 8, 2022
Thomas Ray Druse was born December 30, 1961 in Marion, KS and joined his Lord and Savior on January 8, 2022. Graveside services in Marion Cemetery and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Thomas was raised in a military family. They lived overseas and in many states. The family moved from TX to Enid,...
Gerald Lee Buchman
Jan 8, 2022
Gerald (Butch) Lee Buchman was born January 1, 1946, in Manhattan, KS to Thomas L. and Amelia K. Schroeder Buchman of Alta Vista, KS. He passed away at his home in Emporia KS on January 8, 2022, after an 8 year courageous battle with a rare neurological disease. His early years were spent in Alta Vista and after his father’s...
Donna Rose Bevan
Jan 6, 2022
Donna Rose (Pankratz) Bevan was born in Hillsboro, Kansas on May 26, 1931. She was the first child of Dan and Nellie Pankratz of Hillsboro. She spent her first years in school in Hillsboro, Durham and Herington before moving to Marion for High School. After the move to Marion her mother Nellie became ill, and she took over most of...
Robert L Dieker, SR
Jan 6, 2022
Robert LeRoy Dieker, Sr. passed away January 6th, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1956, in El Dorado, KS, the son of Andrew and Ella (Belt) Dieker. Robert graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1974. He was owner and operated Bobs Drywall. He enjoyed his job and was a very hard worker. In his spare...
Archie Lee Stenzel
Jan 5, 2022
Archie’s life began on August 15, 1937, in Marion. He was the son of Albert L. and Linda (Fischer) Stenzel. Archie was united in marriage to Maryellyn Koehn on September 20, 1974, at Parkview Christian Church in Springfield, MO. Archie ran the FINA service station in Marion for many years. He loved to work on vehicles and had always worked...
Linda Kay Seadeek
Jan 5, 2022
Linda Kay Seadeek, 72, formerly of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away January 5, 2022, at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.
She was born November 11, 1949, in Lansing, Michigan. Linda married Calvin Seadeek in 1970. They had two children, Calvin and Mike. Linda was a homemaker while she raised the boys. She later obtained her bachelor’s degree as a...
Jeffery Scott Christensen
Jan 4, 2022
Jeff’s life began on May 7, 1963, in Lawrence, KS. He was the son of James and Judith (Cole) Christensen. Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Marion High School and he attended Hutchison Community College and Butler County Community College. Jeff worked for Lynn’s Truck and Tractor farm equipment as the bookkeeper for many years and later for Western Associates...
Eunice Marlene Christensen
Jan 3, 2022
Eunice Marlene Boyer Christensen was born in Sioux City, Iowa on October 28, 1935 to Dollman and Alta (Rohmiller) Boyer. She is preceded in death by her parents, infant sister Joanne, and brothers Richard and Robert Boyer. Eunice was united in marriage to Dale Christensen on November 24, 1962. They were happily married for 43 years. She always said “...
Bradley Harold Becker
Jan 3, 2022
Bradley Harold Becker, 66, of Alta Vista, Kansas passed away unexpectedly, January 3, 2022, at his home, with his family by his side.
Brad was born August 26, 1955, in Wichita, KS, to Harold and Elaine (Baier) Becker. He graduated from St. Xavier High School, Junction City in 1974 and from KSU in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal...
Velora Evon Ciero
Jan 3, 2022
Velora was born June 11, 1938 in Hillsboro, Kansas to John and Hulda (Friessen) Hiebert. She passed away on January 3, 2022 at Hillsboro Community Hospital. Private burial services are being held in Fairview Cemetery, Kalispell, MT on Friday January 14th. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Velora at www.yazelmeglifh.com.
Gordon G. Groening
Dec 29, 2021
Gordon’s life began on January 9, 1952, in Marion. He was the son of Howard D. and Irma J. (Duerksen) Groening. Gordon graduated from Marion High School in 1970 and went to work on the family farm. He has been a farmer and rancher his entire life and enjoyed being on the land every day. Gordon was united in marriage...
Patrick Tajchman
Dec 27, 2021
Patrick Peter Tajchman, 77, of Ramona, KS passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021, at Legacy at Herington. He was born September 4, 1944, on the family farm in Ramona, KS to Peter and Adeline Tajchman. Patrick was a lifelong resident of Ramona and Marion. Patrick was a 1962 graduate of Centre High School. Shortly after graduating he began farming,...
Kathleen May Alspaw
Dec 25, 2021
Kathleen May Sprecker Alspaw was born on January 28, 1931 in Gypsum, Kansas to Anna Blanche Milleson Sprecker and Adolph George Sprecker. She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Gypsum as a baby. She lived in Gypsum with her parents and sister, Miriam and brother, Jayde. When she was five years old, the family moved to Council Grove, KS,...
Frank M Pecinovsky
Dec 18, 2021
Frank Pecinovsky passed away Saturday December 18, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Marion. He had been employed by Silverstone. Frank was the son of Martin and Agnes (Vajnar) Pecinovsky. There are no services planned for Frank at this time. Please sign his online guestbook and leave a memory at www.yazelmeglifh.com.
Valerie Louise Young
Dec 12, 2021
It is with profound sadness and much love that the family of Valerie McRae Young announce her passing on December 12th, at the age of 66. She was a “Daddy’s Girl” and went to see him on his birthday.She will be lovingly remembered by her children Allison Blankley (George), Jesse Young, and Remington Young; granddaughters Paige Blankley (Logan) and Raegan...
Virginia Richardson
Dec 11, 2021
Virginia (Ginny) Olson Richardson passed away peacefully from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy on December 11, 2021, surrounded by her family. Ginny was a Georgia Peach, born July 11, 1946, in Ft. Benning, GA. She lived in 30 places—nationally and internationally—before she turned 30. To her surprise, she then lived in Tucson, Arizona for more than 43 years. Everywhere she...
Max Gail Merrill
Dec 10, 2021
Max Gail Merrill, 90, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021.
Max spent his childhood in Marion, Kansas and attended Marion High School, graduating in 1950. In 2004, he was named one of Marion County’s Top 100 Athletes of all time. For Marion High School Max played quarterback in football, forward in basketball, and pitcher and shortstop...
Kenneth Fripp Batten, Jr.
Dec 10, 2021
Kenneth (Ken) F. Batten, Jr. passed away Dec. 10th, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Ks. He was born November 30, 1949, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Kenneth F. Batten, Sr. and Faye Nelson, his parents later divorced. He was raised by his father Kenneth Sr. and Step-mother Bonnie (Bama) Hardy-Batten in Memphis, Tennessee.
Ken was united in...
Ike Thiessen
Dec 9, 2021
Ike was born on January 6, 1943, the son of Luther and Pauline Campbell in Warsaw, Indiana. He was adopted by Edgar and Rosalie (Meschberger) Thiessen when he was 13 years old. He graduated from Berean Academy Class of 1961 and attended Grace Bible Institute. It was at Grace that Ike met Donna McCullough, whom he married on June 6,...
