Obituaries
Carolyn B. Woerz
May 10, 2017
Carolyn B. Woerz, Died May 10, 2017 at Marion Assisted Living in Marion. Carolyn was born August 4, 1932 in Kansas City, Ks. to Richard and Claudia Bernice (Walthall) Hoffman. Carolyn grew up in Kansas City, Ks. And graduated from Wyandotte High School and Kansas City Jr. College. After graduation, she taught school in Kansas City, Kansas.
Carolyn married Warren...
Marvin R. Wyss
May 9, 2017
Marion- Marvin Wyss, 67, passed May 9, 2017 at St. Luke Hospital In Marion. The son of Richard Sr. and Ida Lucille (Phillips) Wyss, he was born April 27, 1950 in Newton, KS. He attended school in Florence, KS and entered the U.S. Navy after graduation. Marvin retired as a Chief Petty officer after 20 years of service and also...
Allen Arnold Abbott
May 8, 2017
Allen A. Abbott, 82, passed May, 8, 2017 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion. He was born October 27, 1935 in Poplar Bluff, MO to James and Aliene Roberts Abbott Hargrave. Allen joined the United States Army in 1953 and retired on March 31, 1980 after 27 years of service.
After his retirement—he went to work for the United...
Ruth A. Caselman
May 6, 2017
Former Marion resident Ruth Caselman 94, died Saturday, May 6th at New Dawn Memory Care in Colorado Springs, CO. She was born April 30, 1923, to Jim and Mabel (Griffin) Heeler in Beloit. She married William (Bill) Caselman on October 20, 1942.
She was predominately a wife, mother and homemaker throughout her life but she joined her husband in owning...
Nora Lorene Richter
May 5, 2017
MARION - Nora Lorene Schmidt was born Jan. 15, 1925 near Goessel, KS, the oldest of the three daughters of Samuel H. and Justine (Hiebert) Schmidt. During her high school years, Nora lived with and helped care for a woman who lived in Walton, KS, only coming home on weekends. She graduated from Walton High School in 1943 and on...
Kendall L. Carlson
May 5, 2017
Assaria – Kendall Laurin Carlson, of Assaria, passed away May 5 at the age of 85. He was born on June 6, 1931 at Salina, Kansas, to Herbin and Freda Carlson. After moving from the family farm near Falun because of the opening of Camp Phillips, the family lived in Salina where he graduated from Salina High School. After Camp...
Donna Mae Southers
May 2, 2017
HERINGTON - Donna Mae Southers, of Lost Springs, died Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017, at the Legacy of Herington. She was born September 20, 1942, at Tomba, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Eddie and Dorothy (Cornelius) Bumguard.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, May 8th, 2017, at the Lost Springs Cemetery. A brief prayer service will be offered by...
Edgar Earl Riffel
May 2, 2017
HERINGTON - Edgar E. “Ed” Riffel, 90, of Herington, died Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1926, at Lost Springs, the son of Otto and Eda E. (Strauss) Riffel.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Herington, with Pastor Mark Lovett officiating. ...
Maxine Minnie Jones
May 1, 2017
HERINGTON - Maxine Minnie Jones, died Monday, May 1st, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. She was born on July 17th, 1918, at Clay Center, the daughter of Ladislas and Ellen “Nellie” (White) Martin, Jr.
Funeral Service will be 10:00AM, Friday, May 5th, 2017, at the St. John Catholic Church, with Rev. Soosai Rathinam, officiating. Burial will follow at the St....
Lois Elizabeth Peterson
May 1, 2017
Herington - Lois E. Peterson, 89, of Burdick, died Monday, May 1st, 2017, at Legacy of Herington. She was born on January 21, 1928, Burdick, the daughter Albert L. and Alice J. (Dody) Schroer.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:30pm - Saturday, May 6th, th, 2017, at the Hebron Lutheran Church, Burdick, officiated by her nephew Pastor...
Janet Lee Toomey
Apr 28, 2017
HERINGTON - Janet Lee Toomey, of Herington, died Friday, April 28th, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. She was born August 6th, 1938, at Richmond, MO. She was the daughter of Hurley and Margaret F. (Ferguson) Broomfield.
A family gathering and greeting of friends will be held at 6:00pm, Thursday, May 4th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington. A brief prayer...
Robert DeWayne Atkinson
Apr 28, 2017
HERINGTON - Robert D. Atkinson, known to many as “Red” and will always be " Bobby" to some; departed this life Friday, April 28th, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was born May 2nd, 1931, the son of James and Mamie (Scritchfield) Atkinson.
Funeral services will be 11:00AM, Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Pastor...
Jeff Gore
Apr 21, 2017
Jeffery L. Gore, 53, of Marion, passed away April 21, 2017. Jeff was born on January 4, 1964 in St. Louis, Mo to George Merle and Alma Gene Gore. Jeff is survived by his daughter D.J. (Jared) Craighead of Vian, OK, brothers George (Sonya) Gore of Durham, KS and Glenn (Shannon) Eickleberry of Damar, Ks and many nieces and nephews. ...
Gerald (Ted) Carson
Apr 21, 2017
Gerald (Ted) Carson, 86, passed away April 21, 2017. He was born November 2, 1930, the son of Roy and Agnes (Hunn) Carson.
Ted had worked at Joyland Park in Wichita before returning to the White City area where he farmed and raise bottle calves. He never married and lived with family members for several years.Ted enjoyed his family and...
John L. Britain
Apr 20, 2017
John Lloyd Britain, 91, passed away on April 20, 2017 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, KS. John was born January 28, 1926 in Strong City, KS to Winfred and Grace Harder Britain. He was the oldest of four children. He graduated from Elmdale High School in 1944.
At age 18, John enlisted in the U.S. Army and received...
Virginia Lucille Edmunds
Apr 17, 2017
Virginia Lucille Edmunds, 86 of Marion, passed April 17, 2017 at Peabody Health and Rehabilitation in Peabody. She was born on April 3, 1931 to Victor and Sara (Kelsey) Weber in Marion. Virginia married William Thomas Edmunds,Sr. in 1954. Virginia is survived by sons Melvin Honeyfield and Wm. Thomas Edmunds, Jr. both of Marion, daughters Paula Edmunds of Marion, Debbie...
Marian Therese Holub
Apr 16, 2017
Marian Therese Holub, 62, passed away Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Newton Medical center due to complications from pneumonia.
She was born with Down syndrome along with her identical sister, Maureen Clarice, to Louis A. and Mary A. (Tajchman) Holub of Tampa, on July 3, 1954 at St. Luke Hospital in Marion. She lived with her sister Maureen who...
Arlene Faye Carlson
Apr 13, 2017
HERINGTON - Arlene Faye Carlson, of Burdick, died Thursday, April 13th, 2017, at the Legacy of Herington. She was born on July 19th, 1927, rural White City, the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Rohloff) Laudemann.
Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM, Tuesday, April 18th, 2017, at the Hebron Lutheran Church, with Rev. Bill Peterson, officiating. Musicians for the service will...
Dean Paul Seifert
Apr 13, 2017
Dean Paul Seifert, age 57 of Miles City, Montana passed away in Billings, MT. on April 13, 2017.
Dean was born on January 17, 1960 to Leland and Hilda Seifert in Marion, Kansas. Dean attended grade school in Marion, and attended high school in Grove, Oklahoma where he graduated in 1978.
Dean loved to draw and read anything he could...
Shirley Mae Pierce
Apr 10, 2017
WICHITA - Shirley Mae Pierce, of Wichita, died Monday, April 10th, 2017, at the Family Health & Rehabilitation Center in Wichita. She was born September 1, 1927, at St. Louis, MO. She was the daughter of Belmondt L. and Bessie M. (Shafer) Locke.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, April 15th, 2017, at the Sunset Hill Cemetery, with...
