Obituaries
Debbie D. Glessner
Mar 23, 2023
Debbie Dalene Glessner, beloved wife, mom, nana, and friend, passed away Thursday, March 23 at the age of 67.
Debbie was born February 5, 1956 to Dale and Maxine (Arnett) Cowdin of Dwight. Debbie lived her entire life in the Dwight community and grew up enjoying small-town living where she played softball, was a cheerleader, participated in Girl...
Irene Alexander
Mar 23, 2023
Irene Mary Smith Alexander formerly of Topeka passed away at Diversicare of Council Grove on March 23, 2023, to be with her Lord.
Irene was born March 29, 1922, in Ft. Totten, ND to Alice Zahn and William Paul Smith. She went to school in Kennebec, SD and attended nurses training in Pierre, SD. On May 2, 1945, she married...
Charles Evan Miller
Mar 22, 2023
Charles Evan Miller, 73, of Dwight, Kansas, passed away March 22, 2023 at Morris County Hospital.
He was born December 27, 1949, the son of Lowell Lee and Elaine Louise (Lindgren) Miller. He was a Dwight Rural High School graduate, where he was a member of the Dwight Rockets team that won Class BB Basketball State Championships for 1965-66...
Burton William Shepherd
Mar 21, 2023
Burton William Shepherd, of Dwight, Kansas passed away on March 21, 2023, at the age of 81.
Burton was born on February 1, 1942, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Lloyd and Gladys (Sherrill) Shepherd. He grew up in Warsaw, IL and graduated from Warsaw High School in 1960. Burton enlisted in the United States Army in 1960; and served in...
Shirley Lou Baker
Mar 20, 2023
Shirley Lou Baker, 95, of Council Grove died Monday, March 20, 2023 at Morris County Assisted Living where she had made her home for six and a half years.
Shirley was born in Simpson, Kansas, September 23, 1927 to Ralph Prickett and Keturah (Rathbun) Prickett the third child of five. She graduated from Alta Vista High School in...
Mary Elizabeth Picolet
Mar 15, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Picolet, 75, of Topeka, formerly of Council Grove, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. She was born July 5, 1947 in Council Grove, Kansas, the daughter of William and Sarah Lottie (Orton) Cashman.
Mary graduated from Alta Vista High School. She owned and operated the Ritz Theater for over 25 years in Council Grove. She...
Marjorie Nadine Heller
Mar 8, 2023
Marjorie N. (Michaelis) Martin Heller passed away March 8, 2023 at the Via Christi Village, Manhattan, Kansas with family by her side. She was born January 2, 1931, to the late George P. Michaelis and Gladys A. (Stovall) Michaelis in McFarland, Kansas.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brother George L., sister Marian W., daughter-in-law Vicki S. Martin...
Henrietta Mantony
Feb 26, 2023
Henrietta Mantony, 96, passed away February 26, 2023, in Harlingen, Texas, where she had resided full-time since November 2021. Henrietta, the middle daughter of Henry and Minnie Seubert of Alta Vista, Kansas, was born August 7, 1926, and graduated valedictorian of her Alta Vista High School class. At 18 while working at the USAF base near Herrington, Kansas, she met...
Lawrence Ralph Cordell
Feb 19, 2023
Lawrence “Larry” Cordell of Council Grove, Kansas, died February 19, 2023, at Diversicare of Council Grove. He was born February 18, 1939, in Hartman, Colorado and moved to Kansas at an early age. Larry graduated from Soldier Kansas High School in 1957, attended Kansas State University, and graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1964 with B.S. degrees in...
Carolyn Marie Reust
Feb 11, 2023
Carolyn’s life began on August 12, 1949, at Newman Hospital in Emporia. She is the daughter of Kelcie and Evelyn (Cowles) Harder. Carolyn attended college at Emporia State University where she received her MRS degree when she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Dwight Reust, on August 3, 1968, at the Emporia Church of the Nazarene. Carolyn enjoyed serving the...
David Daniel Wernecke
Feb 7, 2023
On Tuesday, February 7, David D. Wernecke, a beloved father of two, passed away at the age of sixty-four. A Funeral Service will be held on February 19, 2023, 1:00pm, at The Christian Church White City 301 Adolph St, White City, Kansas. Burial to follow.
David was born to Charles and Violet Wernecke in Council Grove, Kansas. He was...
Charles Robert "Bob" Strom
Jan 22, 2023
Bob Strom, Parkerville, transferred his membership to Heaven on January 22, 2023, at the age of 89. He was born March 25, 1933, to Pauline and Charles Strom, at his Mitchell grandparent’s home in the Parkerville community. Surviving him is his wife of 67 years, Anita Kay (Kendall) of the home, son, Steve (Kathy) of Winfield, KS; daughter LuAnn (Delbert)...
Bonnie Lee Gieswein
Dec 30, 2022
Bonnie Lee (Hertlein) Gieswein left this world to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on December 30, 2022 with her family by her side from a long struggle of cancer.
She was welcomed in this world on March 8, 1931 during a blizzard to Ray and Lucy May (Greer) Hertlein.
On June 22,1952 she married her high school sweetheart...
Kirk Randolph Waters
Dec 21, 2022
Kirk Randolph Waters age 63, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away December 21, 2022, at the University of Kansas Health System. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the son of John and Patricia (Hensley) Waters.
He graduated from Council Grove High School, and worked for Neosho Construction until he started his own business. He later went to Trevi-ICOS. Kirk married...
Robert Lee Gieswein
Nov 18, 2022
Robert's life began on January 14, 1932, in rural Wilsey. He is the son of Jake and Mary (Kuddes) Gieswein. Robert (Bob) was a graduate of Wilsey High School. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War from May 1954 until March 1956, spending most his service in Korea. He was united in...
Mary Ann Peterman
Nov 15, 2022
Mary Ann Peterman was born near Leroy, KS on August 4, 1928 to parents William C. and Mary (True) Kruger. As the last surviving member of her immediate family, she was preceded in death chronologically first by brother Paul, both parents, brothers Wilmer, Clarence, Walter and her sister Clara Hiatt. She attended grade school in a one room school house...
Tom James Poston
Nov 9, 2022
Tommy (Tom) James Poston, 79 of Council Grove, Kansas passed away November 9, 2022 at Brookdale Shawnee Alzheimer & Dementia Care Center in Shawnee, Kansas.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, 10:30 AM at First Baptist Church, 501 Country Lane, Council Grove, Kansas, with Pastor Chris Carlson officiating. Visitation Friday, December 16, 2022 from 4:30...
William Peters Rice
Oct 31, 2022
William "Bill" Rice 88 of White City passed away October 31 at Morris County Assisted Living.
William (Bill) Peters Rice was born on December 28, 1933, to Roy and Lilah (Peters) Rice in Buffalo, NY. Bill attended McKinley Vocational High School in Buffalo, NY.
In 1951, Bill enlisted in the Army and in January of that year was sent to the...
Justen David Campbell
Oct 30, 2022
Justen David Campbell, 45, Council Grove, KS, lost his courageous battle to cancer on Sunday, October 30th, 2022.
Justen was born to David & Rebecca (Pape) Campbell on May 17th, 1977, in Gardner, KS. He attended grade school at Dwight, KS and later moved to CG where he attended middle school and graduated from Council Grove High School in 1995....
