Obituaries

Mar 7, 2018

Dallas L. Redger, age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Hillsboro Community Hospital.  Dallas was born October 8, 1927 at Durham, Kansas to Neal and Marie (Schmidt) Redger.

He attended school  less than a mile from the family farm and lived on the home place all his life.  On October 22, 1958 he was united in marriage...

Mar 5, 2018

   Betty Darlene MacNaughton, 88, passed away March 5, 2018, in Leawood, Kansas. She was born on March 21, 1929. Graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, March 17, 2018, in the Marion, Kansas Cemetery.

 Betty was a homemaker and craftswoman. Born to Joseph and Vesta McIntosh, she was the youngest of 3 children.  She was born and raised...

Mar 3, 2018

Ernest Wayne Ashenfelter, 74, passed away March 3, 2018 at his home near Whitewater, Kansas.  He worked for Boeing for 27 years and retired in 1999.  During his five-year retirement, he remodeled and added onto his existing home and spent time with the family.  Later, he decided to go back to work and was hired at Rockwell Collins in Wichita,...

Feb 28, 2018

Dorothy Louise Lawrence, formerly of Marion passed away February 28, 2018, at Emporia at the age of 91. She was born May 1, 1926, in Olpe, Kansas. From age 13 she was raised by Leonard and Anna Petitt. She was a graduate of Ozawkie High School.

On September 19, 1948, she was united in marriage to Earl Lawrence. They made...

Feb 25, 2018

HERINGTON - Kathryn Ann Weller, 88

Kathryn Ann (Kells) Weller was born on November 21, 1929, in Billings, MT, to Ardis and Ione (Hancock) Kells.  They homesteaded in Elk Basin near Franny, WY.  After her father’s death in 1934, the family moved to Emporia where Mrs. Kells had a sister.  Kathryn attended school in Emporia, graduating from high school in 1947.

Kathryn...

Feb 21, 2018

HERINGTON - Obituary – Loretta (Lara) Ramroop, 78

Loretta Antoinette (Lara) Ramroop, of Herington, died Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, at the Salina Regional Health Center.  She was born on November 7th, 1939, at Hutchinson, the daughter of John F. and E. Patricia (Macias) Lara.

Memorial service will be 4:00PM, Monday, February 26th, 2018, at the New Life Church of God in...

Feb 21, 2018

LaVerne Alvin Entz was born to Herman J. and Katie Busenitz Entz at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital of Newton, Kansas on June 19, 1937.  LaVerne had 2 older brothers, Herbert and Lewis, both deceased.  A sister, Katie, was stillborn in 1936.  Herman & Katie had bought a farm, located southwest of Whitewater, Kansas, the early summer of 1936 – drought...

Feb 20, 2018

Brandon Wade Gillett, age 42 years, of Dallas, TX passed away on February 20 in Dallas.

He was born on June 19, 1975, in Hillsboro, KS to Bob and Debbie (Franta) Gillett.  He graduated from Centre High School and then Kansas State University with a degree in Construction Management.  While at K-State, he was an active member of the Lamda...

Feb 20, 2018

Charlotte Dawson, 90, of Clements KS, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the St. Luke Living Center at Marion, KS.  The daughter of Edward Breese Thurston and Osha (Jack) Thurston, Charlotte was born August 15, 1927, at Elmdale KS.  Charlotte and Carl Junior Dawson were married July 31, 1944, at Hattiesburg, Miss.  

In the early years of her marriage,...

Feb 17, 2018

Aimee Kaye Lacy, 35, of Potwin, KS passed Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS.  She was a lifelong resident of the Whitewater/Potwin area.  Aimee was born October 18, 1982 in El Dorado to Doug Frazier and Lynn (Akkerman) Frazier.    Aimee is survived by her husband Naron and daughters Isabella Schmidt, Baylee Lacy and Genna Lacy...

Feb 16, 2018

HERINGTON - Donald “Don” George Swiger was born July 27, 1960, in Reed City, Michigan, to Paul and Lucille (Richter) Swiger.  Don passed away February 16, 2018, in Council Grove. 

Don lived the majority of his life in Michigan, raised in Evart, MI, though lived and traveled around the country for many years before settling in Kansas.  His biggest passion was...

Feb 13, 2018

Helen “Petie” Cody 63 Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS.

Helen was born January 6, 1955, in San Francisco CA,

Helen is preceded in death by her parents Milton and Virginia Cook, husband Bradford Cody Sr. and sister Mary “Kathy” Elbe. She is survived by her Son Bradford Cody Jr. sisters Geri...

Feb 12, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

Forrest L. Kelsey age 89 passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at his home in Marion, Kansas. Forrest was born in Marion, Kansas on February 5, 1929, the sixth child of Marion Earl and Blanche Cecelia Roberts Kelsey.

He attended the Wren Country School on Pilsen Road. After a fire in their country home, they moved to Marion and he...

Feb 9, 2018

Margaret V. (Bossert) Franta Gently passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018, at ManorCare in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on June 16, 1934 on the family homestead near Karlsruhe, North Dakota. Margaret (Peggy) was the ninth of 12 children of the late Mathias and Margaret (Klein) Bossert. After high school in Minot, North Dakota, she was trained as a...

Feb 8, 2018

WHITE CITY - Lola “Sue” Metcalfe, 75

Lola Mary Metcalfe, formerly of White City, died Thursday, February 8th, 2018, at the Salina Regional Health Center.  She was born on May 18, 1942, the second born child of Vern L. and Lorena (Decker) Estes.  Her brother Walter Estes was the big brother, and following Lola was her sisters, Carol, Janet, Peggy, and...

Feb 7, 2018

Betty Louise (Bachelder) Mosiman was born October 20, 1929, to Ted & Edith (Phares) Bachelder on the Bachelder Homestead 2 miles north of the Palmyra Baptist Church.

She attended Victor Grade School and Whitewater Schools.  She graduated from Whitewater High School in May 1947.  She didn’t go to college & stayed home & helped farm with her Dad.  At a...

Feb 7, 2018

Edward W. McGinness, 95 of Marion, passed February 6, 2018 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.  Ed was born August 11, 1922 in Aulne to William E. and Nancy (Larsen) McGinness.  He was a lifelong resident of the Aulne/Marion area and was engaged in farming and worked for the Marion County ASCS office.   Ed married Ruth (Klein) McGinness on...

Feb 5, 2018

HERINGTON - Ronald Dean Tiede, of Herington, departed this life, Monday, February 5, 2018.  He was born February 1, 1948, at Council Grove.  He was the first born son of Lyle F. and Esther (Heaton) Tiede.

Memorial service will be, 2:00 PM, Friday, February 9, 2018, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Herington, with Rev. Mark Lovett, officiating.

He was...

Feb 4, 2018

Barbara Lee (Hagen) Harvey, 82, of Potwin, passed Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Newton Medical Center.  Barbara was born July 31, 1935 to Gene and Margaret (Snyder) Hagen in Newton.  On November 16, 1958 she married her childhood friend Lloyd Harvey at the Potwin Christian Church in Potwin. 

Barbara graduated from Burns High School and Business College in Omaha Nebraska. ...