Obituaries

Oct 6, 2018

Marion, Kansas

                William "Bill" Edmunds Jr. passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was 58 years of age.

                Bill was born December 7, 1959, at Marion, the son of William Edmunds Sr. and Virginia Weber Edmunds. He attended Marion schools and graduated in 1979. Following high school, he enlisted in the United...

Sep 30, 2018

Hélène (Missildine) Boelling

Hélène Boelling of Herington departed this life on September 30, 2018, at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. She was born on May 27, 1942, to John Gurley and Norma W. (Bryant) Missildine.

Hélène always said she valued three things in life: God, family, and teaching.

Baptized and raised in the Grace Episcopal Church in Hutchinson,...

Sep 27, 2018

HERINGTON – Col. E. Lynn Alvey, U.S. Army, Retired, 90, of Herington, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Junction City.  He was the youngest of four (4) sons of James "J.W." Worthington, Sr. and Roberta Pearl (Sanders) Alvey, born April 21, 1928, in Catharpin, VA.

Committal Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 4, 2018, at the St. John’s...

Sep 27, 2018

Sep 26, 2018

Carolyn Kay Steere, age 79, was born on August 5, 1939, the daughter of Bill and Lottie Cashman in Alta Vista, Kansas. She was raised on the Cashman Farm as the middle child with her two sisters, Jean Pearson, Tonganoxie, Kansas and Mary Picolet, Tecumseh, Kansas. Kay graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1957 and worked for the Santa...

Sep 22, 2018

Marion Kansas,

Earline Magathan, age 83, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Wichita.

She was born April 26, 1,935 at McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon and Lois Fortner Perkins. She grew up in McPherson county living in the Galva community and McPherson. She was a graduate of McPherson High School.

On March 24, 1954, she was married to...

Sep 21, 2018

MARION-

                Sharon K. Stinson, age 72, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, at her home in Tampa, Kansas. Sharon was born February 11, 1946, at Thayer, Missouri and grew up in Missouri and Texas.

                Sharon married Jim Stinson on her birthday February 11, 1988. Sharon had worked as a nurse aid in a nursing home, and since living...

Sep 18, 2018

Whitewater- Lois A. (Hoch) Thompson

August 4, 1926 - September 18, 2018

Lois Arleen Rhoades was born August 4, 1926, in Topeka, Kansas, to Dewey and Lillian (Isile) Rhoades. She attended elementary and high school in Topeka. At the age of 14, Lois was saved and attended the Seward Avenue Baptist Church. She attended college at Moody Bible Institute in...

Sep 17, 2018

Herington- WENDLANDT, JAMES ERWIN

It is with broken hearts that the family of Jim Wendlandt announces his passing. Jim left this earth to the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ, September 17th, 2018 at 1:47 pm, at the age of 79. 

Jim was surrounded by his family as they sent him to see all those that preceded him. Mother, Leona....

Sep 16, 2018

MARION- John Lee Kline was born on July 10, 1942, in Marion, Kansas. He was the fourth child of seven from the parents of Clarence and LaVerna Hawbecker Kline. He died on September 16, 2018, at 76 years old. Preceded in death by son Eric, parents Clarence and LaVerna Kline, brother-in-law Ron Post, and sister-in-law Evelyn Kline. At a young...

Sep 15, 2018

Herington, Kansas

 

               MSG Wesley D. Toomey, age 76 of Herington passed away Saturday, September 15th at Salina Regional Medical Center. Wesley was born August 9, 1942, at San Diego, California, the son of Colonel Rex and Myrtle (Ault)Toomey.

                He attended school at Junction City, Kansas and graduated from high school there in 1961. He was married to Janet...

Sep 10, 2018

Billy Widler, age 90 of Cedar Point passed away on Monday September 10 at his home.  

He was born August 17, 1928 at Newton, Kansas the son of Clarence and Bertha Roberts Widler.  He grew up in Chase County and graduated from Matfield Green High School.  Following high school he served in the U.S. Army where he learned to be an...

Sep 8, 2018

Steve Kristek, age 79, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Kansas City, Missouri.

He was born December 28, 1938, at Osage City, Kansas, the son of Bob and Lena Hatterman Kristek.  He grew up and attended school at Romona and was a graduate of Ramona High School.

On April 17, 1960, he was united in marriage to Donna Reppart. ...

Aug 31, 2018

MARION- 

Louise Janzen, age 98, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at Marion.

She was born October 1, 1919, at Roxbury, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Smith Anderson. She later graduated from Peabody High School in 1936.

In 1939 she was married to W.H. “Bill” Janzen. They farmed in the Florence area for a number of years. Louise...

Aug 29, 2018

Marion- 

Karen Susan Mowat, 75 of Marion, KS, was called to Heaven on August 29, 2018. after a short battle with cancer.

Karen was born on April 3, 1943, in Hope, Ks, the daughter of Solomon and Hanna (Longhofer) Brunner, She was the youngest of (6) children.

Affectionately known as "Mama Karen", she was known for her laugh, her amazing...

Aug 26, 2018

Tony Wayne Winter, Age 52

Born March 22, 1966, in Marion, KS. Child of Alvin and Bernadeen Winter.

Tony attended Marion High School class of 1984, but he received his GED in 1986. He worked for the City of Marion for 17 years and Morridge Manufacturing and Walmart.

Tony enjoyed working on projects with his dad. He loved to fish,...

Aug 24, 2018

HERINGTON - Norma was born July 1, 1939, at Peabody, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Raymond Forrest (also known as Rainbow) and Esther Evelyn (Rempel) Bain.    She was a big sister to a brother Gerald; sister, Judy; and her youngest brother, Roger. 

She was raised in Peabody and graduated from Peabody High School with the class of1957. She was a...

Aug 22, 2018

MARION- Loretta Mae (Hill) Holub, age 85 of Marion, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Salem Home, Hillsboro.

She was born on April 4, 1933, in Kanopolis at the family home to Adam and Anna (Shiroky) Hill. She married Wencel (Jim) Holub on October 21, 1952. Together they had one daughter and three sons. After graduating from Hillsboro High...

Aug 22, 2018

HERINGTON - Marcia S. (Monnich) Bartlett passed away August 22nd 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center.

She was born on July 26, 1958 in Herington Ks. the daughter of Werner and Pauline  (Schott) Monnich.

Marcia was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Ramona.  She graduated from Herington High School with the class of 1976. 

She attended Brown Mackie...

Aug 20, 2018

HERINGTON -  Diane Kay Walters departed this life Monday, August 20th, 2018, at the Herington Municipal Hospital.  She was first born child of Elzie Otto and Agnes Helen (Kandt) Tannehill.  She was stricken with polio at age five about the time her sister, Joyce was born.  Later would come another sister, Patty, and a little brother Mike.  Throughout her life she...