Obituaries
Frances V. Kreutziger
Oct 13, 2016
MARION - Frances V. (Schattak) Kreutziger was born July 25, 1920, in Hillsboro, Kansas, the daughter of John and Augusta (Hamm) Schattak. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. Frances was only sixteen years old when her mother passed away, she would help care for her father on the family farm near Durham, until she was married. On November 27,...
Dennis L. "Brillo" Druse
Oct 11, 2016
El Dorado – Dennis L. “Brillo” Druse, age 56, passed away October 11, 2016, at Via Christi – St. Francis, in Wichita. He was born August 3, 1960, in El Dorado, the son of Jim and Eilene (Hansen) Druse. He was a graduate from Marion High School with the Class of 1979. He drove truck for Bituminous Transport. He was...
Betty Beneke
Oct 7, 2016
LINCOLNVILLE – Betty Beneke, age 83, passed away October 7, 2016, at Dignity Care Home, Salina, Kansas. She was born May 25, 1933, southeast of Lincolnville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Karl and Katherine (Beisel) Frobenius. She was confirmed and baptized in May of 1947, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville, by Rev. Wagner. She attended East Creek...
Vivian Conyers
Oct 5, 2016
MARION - Vivian I. Conyers, 89, passed away October 5, 2016, at Avita Senior Living Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1927, at Hillsboro, Kansas. She was the daughter of Pete and Katherine "Tina" (Loewen) Klein. She was a graduate of Marion High School. She was a teller at Marion National Bank for many years, before that she...
Darla A. Gore
Oct 2, 2016
MARION – Darla A. Gore, age 52, passed away October 2, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 6, 1964, at Marion, Kansas. She was the daughter of Garry Vogel and Georgie Helmer Vogel. She was a graduate of Marion High School with the class of 1982, and received a Bachelor’s degree from DeVry University. ...
Maxine Lapham
Sep 16, 2016
HERINGTON - J. Maxine Lapham, of Herington, died Friday, September 16th, 2016, at the Legacy of Herington care facility. She was born on October 22nd, 1923, at Delavan, the daughter of John A. and Eva W. (Bruckner) Herpich.
Memorial services will be held at 2:30 PM, Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2016, at the First Christian Church of Herington, with Rev. Sherman...
Florence Leah Sellers
Sep 16, 2016
FLORENCE, KS –
Florence Leah (Soule) Sellers, 72, passed away on September 16, 2016 at Asbury Park, Newton, Kansas. She was born on February 11, 1944, to Freeman Wilber and Sarah Emma (Cronk) Soule in Eureka, Kansas. Following her 1962 graduation from Eureka High School, Leah attended the Halstead Hospital School of Nursing (Halstead, Kansas), completing the program and...
Major Dean A Klenda
Sep 15, 2016
PILSEN - Major Dean Albert Klenda, USAF
Dean A. Klenda was born in Marion, Kansas, August 20, 1940, the son of Albert and Pauline (Hanus) Klenda. He was baptized into the Catholic Church by the late Fr. Emil J. Kapaun. Dean was raised on his parent’s farm northwest of Marion. He was active in 4-H, especially in the home beautification...
Richard D. Riggs
Sep 15, 2016
FLORENCE – Richard D. Riggs, age 56, passed away at home, surrounded by his family, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 30, 1959, at Florence, the son of Lewis and Mary (Farmer) Riggs. He was a graduate of Marion High School with the class of 1977. On December 14, 1991, he was united in marriage to Raquel Allison. ...
J. Harold Williams
Sep 13, 2016
HERINGTON - J. Harold Williams, died Tuesday, September 13th, 2016, at his home in Herington. He was born November 15th, 1940, at Yadkinville, NC, the son of Woodrow W. and Edith A. (Willard) Williams.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 PM, Monday, September 19th, 2016, at the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington, with Pastor Jim Fells, officiating. Friends may call Monday,...
Fred M. Wuthrich
Sep 12, 2016
NEWTON – Fred M. Wuthrich, age 67, passed away September 12, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 21, 1948, in Newton, Kansas. He was the eldest son born to Roland “Dutch” and Natalie (Nightingale) Wuthrich. He was a graduate of Berean Academy, and then attended Grace University and Wichita State University, receiving a Bachelor’s...
Alberta Maxine Burns
Sep 11, 2016
Alberta Maxine Burns, 94, of Americus, Kansas passed away September 11, 2016.
She was born April 28, 1922 in Sterling, KS, the daughter of Claude and Lola Lee. She married Walter Burns on August 22, 1941 in Wilsey. Alberta attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Emporia. She was a homemaker/farmwife and also worked part time at the grocery...
Gary Pope
Sep 9, 2016
Council Grove - Gary L. Pope, 67 of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away suddenly, September 9, 2016.
He was born August 1, 1949, in Columbia, Mo, to Harold and Louise (Hoffman) Pope. He married Alberta Dennis on March 11, 1995.
Gary is survived by his wife Alberta, of the home; mother Louise Palmer of Fayette, MO; sister Donna Kay Johns...
Elmer Allen Johnson
Sep 6, 2016
HERINGTON - Elmer Allen Johnson, of Herington, died Tuesday, September 6th, 2016, at Legacy of Herington. He was born on January 3rd, 1934, at Herington, the son of Lee M. and Viola A. (Dombrowski) Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2016, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Herington, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating....
Marjorie B. Bauman Sandwell
Sep 6, 2016
MARION - Marjorie B. Bauman Sandwell, age 93, passed away September 6, 2016, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion. She was born in Logan Township, Marion County, Kansas, on April 15, 1923. She was the daughter of Alvin A. and Edna Mae (Decker) Unruh. On February 17, 1944, she was united in marriage to John Bauman, Jr., he passed away...
Derrel R. Dye
Sep 6, 2016
MARION - Derrel R. Dye, age 76, passed away September 6, 2016, in Marion, Kansas, as a result of a fall. He was born April 22, 1940, in Red Oak, Oklahoma, the son of Leslie Turner and Ora Mae (Knight) Dye. He spent his working career serving our country with the United States Army. He was a Vietnam War veteran....
Johelen A Fincham
Sep 4, 2016
BALDWIN CITY – Johelen A. Fincham, age 96, formerly of Marion, passed away Sept. 4, 2016, at Vintage Park Assisted Living Community. She was born October 4, 1919, at Ft. Scott, KS, the daughter of William and Minnie Mae (Shorten) Bird.
She was a secretary for the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCF). She was a volunteer leader...
Eugene Wilford Hicks
Aug 25, 2016
Herington - Rev. Eugene Wilford Hicks, 87, of Herington, died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, with his son Ross and daughter Laura at his side. He was born April 13, 1929, in Ramona, Kansas, to Wilford and Marie (Brunner) Hicks.
He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ramona, Kansas. He graduated...
Edward Owen Jones
Aug 24, 2016
HERINGTON - Edward Owen Jones, 80, of Herington, died Wednesday, Aug. 24th, 2016, at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born on November 21st, 1935, at White City, KS, the son of Carl F. and Nellie M. (Pierce) Jones.
Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Delavan Cemetery, with a reception to follow...
Jane P. McCormick
Aug 23, 2016
SALINA – Jane Pauline McCormick, age 89, passed away August 23, 2016, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion. She was born September 5, 1926, at Herington. She was the daughter of William and Edith (Settergran) Sells. She was married to James E. Gillett of Herington, on October 26, 1946, to this union three children were born. She later married Vic...
