Obituaries
Barbara Jean Gehrke
Oct 27, 2016
HERINGTON – Barbara J. Gehrke, of Burns, Oregon, age 82, passed away Thursday, October 27th, 2016, at the Harney District Hospital in Burns, Oregon. She was born August 16th, 1934, at Herington, Kansas. She was the second born child of Guilford A. and Louise M. (Fehrer) Adams.
Graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM, Thursday, November 3rd, 2016, at the...
Roxsann "Jo" Stevens
Oct 23, 2016
HERINGTON – Roxsann “Jo” Stevens, age 56, passed away October 23, 2016, at the Herington Municipal Hospital Emergency Room, Herington, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1960, at Oakland, California. She was the daughter of David and Arletta “Jodie” (Meeks) Weckerly. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the American Kennel Club and bred Chihuahua and Toy Fox...
Leslie R. "Les" Broadstreet
Oct 22, 2016
MARION - Leslie R. "Les" Broadstreet, age 99, formerly of Wichita, passed away October 22, 2016, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion, Kansas. He was born May 5, 1917, in Seneca, New Mexico, the son of Leo and Anna (Mundy) Broadstreet. On October 22, 1938, he was united in marriage to Bernice Schick. He was a Master Photographer, owning his...
Pauline Edmunds
Oct 17, 2016
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA - Pauline Ruth Edmunds, age 88, formerly of Marion, Kansas, passed from this world to her heavenly mansion on Saturday, October 15, 2-16. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Stanley Edmunds; parents, John Best and Viola Brubaker Best; and her brother, John A. Best. She is survived by her son Michael Edmunds and wife Diane of Covington, Kentucky;...
Joe William Billups
Oct 16, 2016
HERINGTON - Joe William Billups, 89, of Herington, KS, died about 6:00 am, Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the Herington Municipal Hospital in Herington, KS. He was born March 11, 1927, in Detroit, Red River Co., TX, he was the son of Carlton Holt and Elsie Minnie (Rodgers) Billups. He graduated from Detroit High School in 1944 at age 17...
Judith C. "Judy" Creamer
Oct 16, 2016
FLORENCE - Judith C. “Judy” Creamer, age 69, passed away October 16, 2016, at St. Luke Hospital, Marion, Kansas. She was born September 17, 1947, at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Virginia (Duggins) Learned. She was a graduate of Belle Plaine High School. On July 14, 1979, she was united in marriage to Larry Creamer. She was a...
Frances V. Kreutziger
Oct 13, 2016
MARION - Frances V. (Schattak) Kreutziger was born July 25, 1920, in Hillsboro, Kansas, the daughter of John and Augusta (Hamm) Schattak. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. Frances was only sixteen years old when her mother passed away, she would help care for her father on the family farm near Durham, until she was married. On November 27,...
Dennis L. "Brillo" Druse
Oct 11, 2016
El Dorado – Dennis L. “Brillo” Druse, age 56, passed away October 11, 2016, at Via Christi – St. Francis, in Wichita. He was born August 3, 1960, in El Dorado, the son of Jim and Eilene (Hansen) Druse. He was a graduate from Marion High School with the Class of 1979. He drove truck for Bituminous Transport. He was...
Betty Beneke
Oct 7, 2016
LINCOLNVILLE – Betty Beneke, age 83, passed away October 7, 2016, at Dignity Care Home, Salina, Kansas. She was born May 25, 1933, southeast of Lincolnville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Karl and Katherine (Beisel) Frobenius. She was confirmed and baptized in May of 1947, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville, by Rev. Wagner. She attended East Creek...
Vivian Conyers
Oct 5, 2016
MARION - Vivian I. Conyers, 89, passed away October 5, 2016, at Avita Senior Living Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1927, at Hillsboro, Kansas. She was the daughter of Pete and Katherine "Tina" (Loewen) Klein. She was a graduate of Marion High School. She was a teller at Marion National Bank for many years, before that she...
Darla A. Gore
Oct 2, 2016
MARION – Darla A. Gore, age 52, passed away October 2, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 6, 1964, at Marion, Kansas. She was the daughter of Garry Vogel and Georgie Helmer Vogel. She was a graduate of Marion High School with the class of 1982, and received a Bachelor’s degree from DeVry University. ...
Maxine Lapham
Sep 16, 2016
HERINGTON - J. Maxine Lapham, of Herington, died Friday, September 16th, 2016, at the Legacy of Herington care facility. She was born on October 22nd, 1923, at Delavan, the daughter of John A. and Eva W. (Bruckner) Herpich.
Memorial services will be held at 2:30 PM, Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2016, at the First Christian Church of Herington, with Rev. Sherman...
Florence Leah Sellers
Sep 16, 2016
FLORENCE, KS –
Florence Leah (Soule) Sellers, 72, passed away on September 16, 2016 at Asbury Park, Newton, Kansas. She was born on February 11, 1944, to Freeman Wilber and Sarah Emma (Cronk) Soule in Eureka, Kansas. Following her 1962 graduation from Eureka High School, Leah attended the Halstead Hospital School of Nursing (Halstead, Kansas), completing the program and...
Major Dean A Klenda
Sep 15, 2016
PILSEN - Major Dean Albert Klenda, USAF
Dean A. Klenda was born in Marion, Kansas, August 20, 1940, the son of Albert and Pauline (Hanus) Klenda. He was baptized into the Catholic Church by the late Fr. Emil J. Kapaun. Dean was raised on his parent’s farm northwest of Marion. He was active in 4-H, especially in the home beautification...
Richard D. Riggs
Sep 15, 2016
FLORENCE – Richard D. Riggs, age 56, passed away at home, surrounded by his family, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 30, 1959, at Florence, the son of Lewis and Mary (Farmer) Riggs. He was a graduate of Marion High School with the class of 1977. On December 14, 1991, he was united in marriage to Raquel Allison. ...
J. Harold Williams
Sep 13, 2016
HERINGTON - J. Harold Williams, died Tuesday, September 13th, 2016, at his home in Herington. He was born November 15th, 1940, at Yadkinville, NC, the son of Woodrow W. and Edith A. (Willard) Williams.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 PM, Monday, September 19th, 2016, at the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington, with Pastor Jim Fells, officiating. Friends may call Monday,...
Fred M. Wuthrich
Sep 12, 2016
NEWTON – Fred M. Wuthrich, age 67, passed away September 12, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 21, 1948, in Newton, Kansas. He was the eldest son born to Roland “Dutch” and Natalie (Nightingale) Wuthrich. He was a graduate of Berean Academy, and then attended Grace University and Wichita State University, receiving a Bachelor’s...
Alberta Maxine Burns
Sep 11, 2016
Alberta Maxine Burns, 94, of Americus, Kansas passed away September 11, 2016.
She was born April 28, 1922 in Sterling, KS, the daughter of Claude and Lola Lee. She married Walter Burns on August 22, 1941 in Wilsey. Alberta attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Emporia. She was a homemaker/farmwife and also worked part time at the grocery...
Gary Pope
Sep 9, 2016
Council Grove - Gary L. Pope, 67 of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away suddenly, September 9, 2016.
He was born August 1, 1949, in Columbia, Mo, to Harold and Louise (Hoffman) Pope. He married Alberta Dennis on March 11, 1995.
Gary is survived by his wife Alberta, of the home; mother Louise Palmer of Fayette, MO; sister Donna Kay Johns...
Elmer Allen Johnson
Sep 6, 2016
HERINGTON - Elmer Allen Johnson, of Herington, died Tuesday, September 6th, 2016, at Legacy of Herington. He was born on January 3rd, 1934, at Herington, the son of Lee M. and Viola A. (Dombrowski) Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2016, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Herington, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating....
