Obituaries

Jul 19, 2018

Gerald Lee Carpenter (79) of Cedar Point passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Diversicare Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Council Grove following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Gerald was the eighth of nine children of Gus and Ida (Piper) Carpenter and was born December 18, 1938 at the family home in Cedar Point.  Gerald graduated from Cedar Point...

Jul 17, 2018

Reuben Kenneth Zerger was born January 29, 1922, to Benjamin and Mary Krehbiel Zerger, in Moundridge, Kansas.  He received his elementary education at the District 85 Volunteer School and graduated from Moundridge High School in 1939.  He went on to attend Bethel College in Newton, Kansas for two years.

On September 7, 1944, he married Eleanor Mae Voth.  Reuben and...

Jul 13, 2018

Joan Wallace was born on May 8, 1942 in Denver, Colorado and went to her heavenly home on July 13, 2018 at her rural home in Whitewater.

She was a force of nature with a mind of her own. In the morning she loved to talk politics, drink her coffee, and debate with others at Mom’s Cafe in Whitewater. On...

Jul 10, 2018

Marion- Donna L. Kristek, age 77, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Via Christi Hospital at Manhattan, Kansas.

She was born July 6, 1941, at Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Homer and Irene (Butters) Reppart. Donna was a homemaker and longtime Lincolnville area resident. She enjoyed having family gatherings and cooking for these.  She also enjoyed family pictures, bowling,...

Jul 5, 2018

Edmund Steiner, 102 of Hillsboro, passed July 5, 2018 at Salem Home in Hillsboro.  Edmund was born on a farm north of Pilsen on March 17, 1916. He was the last living member of the five children born to Joseph and Lucy Safarik Steiner. He grew up on the same farm and attended Pilsen grade school along with Father Emil...

Jul 5, 2018

HERINGTON - Virginia was born October 8th, 1921, at Herington, Kansas.  She was the oldest daughter of Fred and Anna Louise (Sauer) Herbel.  She was 21 years old when her mother died and she and her older brother, Charlie, were the oldest.  They helped their father with the care and needs of the younger children; Harry, Marie, and  Irene.  A bond...

Jul 5, 2018

HERINGTON - Richard Lee Nielsen, 79, formerly of Herington, died July 5th, 2018, at the William Newton Hospital in Winfield, KS.   He was born April 15th, 1939, at Fairfield, California, the son of Acle Lamar and Gertrude Estelle (Marham) Nielsen.

Funeral services will be at 10:30am, Friday, July 13th, 2018, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington, with Pastor Clarence Sumner, officiating.  The...

Jun 29, 2018

Robert Eugene Wilson, 49 passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, in a single car accident in Marion County.

He was born December 17, 1968, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Robert and Delillah Pendergraft Wilson.

He had been a resident of Marion for the past 13 years. Robert was a mechanic and handyman and worked for Countryside Salvage near Walton.

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Jun 28, 2018

Services for retired farmer, carpenter, and mechanic, Louis C. Stika Jr. age 92, who passed away on June 28, 2018, at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3rd. The rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. July 3rd Both services Both services will be held at the Holy Family Parish in Marion...

Jun 25, 2018

Beverly Joan Miller was born April 15, 1938, the fourth child of Christian and Lora Miller. She had three brothers and one sister. She grew up on the family farm and attended a local country school.

 

Beverly married Marshall Edmund Kornfeld December 11, 1959 after traveling by air to Wertheim, Germany where Marshall was stationed with the United States Army....

Jun 22, 2018

HERINGTON - Virginia Ann Honeycutt passed on Friday morning at the Pinnacle Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Salina.  She was born August 13, 1932, in Herington.  She was the daughter of Wesley C. and A. Maude (Welch) Oesterreich.

Virginia lived on a farm north of Hope, Kansas, with her family until the age of eleven when they moved into Hope for two...

Jun 20, 2018

Bertha Elizabeth Epperson, 80, was called to Heaven June 20, 2018, surrounded by family, in her Marion, Kansas home.  Bertha was born to Erma (Kipp) and Fritz Benteman on January 25th, 1938 in Frankfort, Kansas and was one of 14 children.  Bertha was employed at Coleman-Evcon-York Industries for 30 years where she worked on the furnace production assembly line in a...

Jun 17, 2018

Doris M. Ford, 97, passed Sunday June 17, 2018 in Marion.  She was born June 19, 1920 in Marion to Ben and Mary (Ehrlich) Anderson.  She was a lifelong resident of Marion and she  attended schools in Marion.  She was married to Leslie Ford November, 19, 1946 in Marion.  Doris was a homemaker and worked in local restaurants and cooked...

Jun 16, 2018

Jun 14, 2018

Marion- Edward G. Silhan, 83, of Marion, passed Thursday, June 14, 2018 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.  Edward was born November 16, 1934 in Marion County to William and Elsie (Cerney) Silhan.  He and Therese (Hotze) Silhan were married in Wichita in 1959. Edward was a lifelong resident and farmer in Marion County. 

Edward is survived by his wife...

Jun 10, 2018

HERINGTON - Wilma was born July 20, 1926, in Brewster, Kansas.  She and her brother, Gilbert, were the children of Raymond W. and Margarete (Hoover) Crumrine.  She departed this life Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. 

Funeral services will be, 10:00 am, Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington, with Father Peter O’Donnell, officiating.  Inurnment will...

May 30, 2018

Donald L. Beisel, age 76, passed away on May 30, 2018 after a short illness. He was born on July 5, 1941 in Tampa, in the same home that Don and Ramona shared for the past 58 years. Don was the second of 8 children born to Fred and Anna Beisel.

On January 2, 1960 he was united in marriage...

May 29, 2018

Obituary for Marjory Sue Garrett

Marjory Sue Garrett, Age 88, entered her heavenly home on May ­29, 2018. She was born on July 13, 1929, to Edith (Ehling) and Leonard Bridgeman on a farm outside Abbyville, KS.  She attended Abbyville Grade School and graduated from Abbyville High School in 1947 and Hutch Juco in 1949.  Marge taught fifth and sixth...

May 28, 2018

Donna J. Coxen, age 84 passed away on Monday, May 28th at her residence. She was born August 20, 1933, at Mcpherson, Ks. The daughter of Arther and Lucile George Dyck. She was raised and educated in McPherson graduating from McPherson High School.

Donna is survived by her husband Alan, a son Donald A. (Melissa) Coxen of Tuttle, Oklahoma; daughters...

May 24, 2018

Carol Ann Claassen, 74 of Potwin, passed May 24, 2018 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.  Carol was born to John Charles and Violet Ann Most McCullough on December 23, 1943 in North Platte, NE.  She was the fourth of nine children.  She enjoyed being part of a large family.

Carol attended high school in North Platte and was one...