Obituaries
Anna Mae Ledy
Apr 7, 2017
Herington - Anna Mae Ledy, 81, died surrounded by her family, Friday, April 7th, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. She was born January 18th, 1936, at McPherson. She was the daughter of Joseph and Nan (Wann) Clark.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Herington, with Rev. Darrell Geist,...
Velma Rachel Martin
Apr 7, 2017
Velma Rachel (Marcotte) Martin, Marion, KS, was born April 10, 1921 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Albert and Eva (Hubert) Marcotte, and was raised in Kansas. She married Harry W. Martin, April 25th, 1942 in Emporia, KS. She was a longtime resident of Pilsen, KS. Velma passed Friday, April 7, 2017 at St. Luke Nursing Home in Marion, KS.
Velma...
Christine Sue Combs
Apr 5, 2017
Christine Sue (Lies) Combs died Wednesday April 5, 2017 at Via Christi Saint Francis of Wichita, Kansas.
Chris was born to John and Shirley (Orth) Lies at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS on September, 15, 1951.She spent all her growing up days on the family farm located at Andale, KS. She loved working outside and farming even then. She attended...
Elbert E. Esau
Apr 4, 2017
Services will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 11:00am at Emmaus Mennonite Church in Whitewater with visitation to be held on Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the church as well.
Michael Steven Wangerin
Apr 4, 2017
HERINGTON - Michael Steven Wangerin, 61, of Herington; departed this life Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at his home in Herington. He was born July 2nd, 1955, the son of Bobby Dean and Delores L. (Biegert) Wangerin.
A celebration of life service will be 1:00PM, Saturday, April 15th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel, with Rev. Ruth Ann Jones, officiating. ...
Vernon E. Hopkins
Apr 3, 2017
Vernon Elvis Hopkins was born on May 11th, 1919 at home in rural Benton, and went to his heavenly home on April 3rd, 2017 at Wheat State Manor, surrounded by his family. Vernon was the second son of David L and Anna (Wiens) Hopkins, and had two brothers and two sisters. He graduated from Whitewater High School. Vernon was united...
Jack Vernon Lucas
Apr 3, 2017
Jack Vernon Lucas, age 65,of Marion, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born February 7, 1952 in Marion, the son of Lyle "Shorty" and Lulu Raleigh Lucas. He moved to California at age 5 and graduated from high school in La Puente, CA. He is preceded in death by his parents, and survived...
Wayne Jackson Blanton
Apr 3, 2017
HERINGTON - Wayne Jackson Blanton, of Herington, died Monday, April 3rd, 2017, at Legacy of Herington. He was born Apr. 20, 1944, at Herington, KS. He was the son of Jackson W. and Leora E. (Albrecht) Blanton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30pm, Friday, April 7th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington, with Rev. Darrell Geist, officiating. Interment will...
Raylene Jean Maloun
Apr 1, 2017
Raylene Jean Maloun, age 74, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Newton Medical Center, Newton. She was born October 29, 1942 at Peoria, Illinois the daughter of Kenneth and Jessie Tucker Smith. She grew up and attended school in Kansas. She was a homemaker and had worked at a care home. For the last six years she has resided...
Timothy John Sly
Mar 29, 2017
HERINGTON - Timothy John Sly, 42; of McDonough, GA, died Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, at the Piedmont-Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, GA. He was born on October 7th, 1974, at St. Luke Hospital, Marion, the son of Jerry N. and Martha A. (Weber) Sly.
Funeral mass service will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 8th, 2017, at the St. John Catholic Church...
Steven H. Freking
Mar 28, 2017
Steven H. Freking, age 59 of Skiatook, Oklahoma died in an accident on March 28, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2017 at The Benton Church, Benton, Kansas. Interment will follow at the Benton Cemetery. There will be a visitation 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Lamb Funeral Home...
Katherine M. "Kathy" Boesker
Mar 24, 2017
MARION – Katherine M. “Kathy” Boesker, age 65, passed away March 24, 2017, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 8, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Dick and Mary (Borovick) Sipes. She was a registered nurse. She was preceded by her parents and two grandchildren. She is survived by her children: Kevin Robertson (Dawn)...
Geraldine D. "Gerry" Grentz
Mar 17, 2017
MARION - Geraldine D. "Gerry" Grentz, age 85, passed away March 17, 2017, at her home. She was born July 23, 1931, in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil and Lena (Bolte) Hornbaker. At the age of 9, in May of 1941, she became a foster daughter to Dr. and Mrs. G. S. Klassen of Hillsboro, Kansas. She attended Hillsboro...
Marjorie K. Zuercher
Mar 15, 2017
ELBING - Marjorie K. Zuercher, age 95, passed away March 15, 2017, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born August 2, 1921, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Emma (Langenegger) Zuercher. Marjorie grew up on the family farm north of Benton, Kansas. She graduated from Benton High School with the class of 1939. She attended...
James L. "Jim" Ottensmeier
Mar 13, 2017
MARION--- James “Jim” L. Ottensmeier, 68, passed away Monday, March 13th, 2017 at his home in Marion, KS. He was born April 1, 1948 in Marion, KS to Levern and Martha (Hansen) Ottensmeier. Jim grew up in Marion Kansas, attended school and graduated Marion High School in 1966. He married Jo Ann Looney, of Florence, on May 23, 1970. Jim...
Josephine Salter
Mar 13, 2017
Salina - OBITUARY – Josephine Salter
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
Josephine Salter was born July 12, 1939. She entered into eternal peace on Monday, March 13, 2017, at the age of 77 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Jessie and Maria (Ortiz) Bargas.
Funeral services...
Elnora D. Reiswig-Siemens
Mar 12, 2017
TOPEKA – Elnora D. Reiswig Siemens, age 94, passed away March 12, 2017, at Lexington Park Nursing Home in Topeka, Kansas. She was born January 22, 1923, in Marion, Kansas, the daughter of Clark and Martha (Schlotthauer) Johnston. She attended Florence Schools. She was a retail clerk for Western Auto for many years, she later worked for Coast-to-Coast and then JCPenney. ...
John Douglas Morrisey
Mar 11, 2017
EMPORIA - John Douglas Morrisey, 78, of Emporia, known by most as “Doug”, died Saturday, March 11th, 2017, at the Holiday Resorts in Emporia. He was born April 16, 1938, in Clinton, OK, the son of Gerald Francis and Mary (Hayes) Morrisey.
Mr. Morrisey retired as a Bank Examiner of the Missouri State Saving & Loan in 1993, living in...
Gaylon K Lueker
Mar 11, 2017
JUNCTION CITY - Gaylon K. Lueker, 79, of Junction City; died at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was born April 11, 1937, the son of Clemens A.and Florence K. (Langhofer) Lueker.
Visitation will be 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Thursday, March 16th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel. Military committal services will follow at the Woodbine...
Cinda Ellen Becker
Mar 9, 2017
ROXBURY - Cinda Ellen Becker, age 66, passed away Thursday, March 9th, 2017, at Salem Home, Hillsboro, Kansas, after a battle with ovarian cancer. She was born October 4, 1950, in Goodland, Kansas, to Eilert and Virginia (Noble) Nagel. She married Michael Becker, of rural Gypsum, on December 20, 1970 in Salina, Kansas. Cinda accompanied her husband Mike, who was in the...
