Obituaries
Alvin M. Claassen
Jan 8, 2017
WHITEWATER - Alvin Merle Claassen, age 79, entered heaven on January 8, 2017, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. He was born on December 3, 1937, to Henry and Elsie (Claassen) Claassen of rural Whitewater. His grade school years were spent in the one- room Claypool School House 3/4 of a mile from his home. His high school years were...
Edwin D. Smith
Jan 6, 2017
POTWIN - Edwin D. Smith, age 81, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Golden Living Center of El Dorado, Kansas. He was born November 11, 1935, in Butler County, Kansas. He was the son of Wayne and Margie (Prittchet) Smith. He grew up at Cassoday, and was a graduate of Cassoday High School. On December 1, 1957, he...
Jeanne M. Martanovic
Jan 5, 2017
MARION - Jeanne M. Martanovic, age 52, passed away January 5, 2017, at Via Christi - St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 24, 1964, in Alexandria, Virginia. She owned an interior design painting company, before moving to Kansas. Most recently she had worked an office assistant with the Marion County EMS. She...
Dovie Marie (Walker) Rule
Jan 4, 2017
HERINGTON - Dovie Marie Rule, formerly of Herington, died Wednesday, January 4th, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. She was born May 9th, 1918, at Chouteau, OK. She was the daughter of Frederick and Bessie B. (Langley) Walker.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, January 9th, 2017, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating. ...
Darrell Weigart
Jan 2, 2017
HILLSBORO – Darrell Weigart, age 89, passed away January 2, 2017, at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, Kansas. He was born June 13, 1927, in Grant City, Missouri, the son of Preston and Esther (Elliott) Weigart. After graduating from Grant City High School, he proudly served his country with the United States Navy during World War II, in the...
Richard Arlen Deatrick
Dec 31, 2016
HERINGTON - Richard A. Deatrick, 83, of Herington, died Saturday, December 31st, 2016, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was born on October 8th, 1933, at Winfield, Kansas, the son of Kenneth I. and Rayda F. (Kanitz) Deatrick.
A Celebration of Life service will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 6th, 2017, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with...
William Fred Schultz
Dec 30, 2016
HERINGTON - William Fred Schultz, of Herington, died Friday, December 30th, 2016, at the Legacy of Herington care facility. He was born on August 23rd, 1920, north of Woodbine, the son of William H. and Sarah (Beckel) Schultz.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, Jan. 5th, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Herington, with Rev. Darrell...
Robert W. "Robby" Young
Dec 30, 2016
WICHITA - Robert W. "Robby" Young, age 28, formerly of Potwin, passed away December 30, 2016, at HCA Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 27, 1988, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Robert and DeVesta (Smith) Young. He was a graduate of Remington High School with the class of 2006 He was a welder and floor covering...
Alta Mae Savage
Dec 25, 2016
FLORENCE – Alta Mae Savage, age 93, passed away December 25, 2016, at Marion Assisted Living, Marion, Kansas. She was born March 24, 1923, in Florence, Kansas. She was the daughter of Samuel and Florence (Piper) Robinson. After college, where she received her Bachelor’s degree, she taught school for several years. On February 24, 1950, she was united in marriage...
Hazel M. Selvy
Dec 23, 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Hazel Muriel Selvy, at age 101, formerly of Newton, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on December 23, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born on September 20, 1915 in Marion, Kansas, the third daughter of Boyd Victor and Ammie Mae (Kaniper) Higgins. She grew up in the Youngtown rural community, attending school in...
Esther Stucky
Dec 21, 2016
WICHITA - Esther Stucky, age 89, formerly of Burns, passed away December 21, 2016, at Westwiew Manor in Derby, Kansas. She was born May 3, 1927, in Whitewater, Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Kaete (Regier) Thiessen. On November 4, 1955, she was united in marriage to Clyde Stucky. She was a homemaker and farm wife. She was preceded in...
Sylvia C. Winchester
Dec 19, 2016
MARION - Sylvia C. Winchester, age 90, passed away December 19, 2016, at Comfort Care Homes in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 29, 1926, in Latimer, Kansas. She was the daughter of Walter and Stella (Buethe) Tiede. She was a graduate of Herington High School. On December 24, 1943, she was united in marriage to Steve R. Winchester. She...
Frelna V. Crawford
Dec 17, 2016
MARION - Frelna V. Crawford, age 71, passed away December 17, 2016, surrounded by her family, at Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas. She was born May 30, 1945, in Norris City, Illinois, the daughter of William and MaryEllen (Carter) Mackey. At the age of three, she was adopted by Ernest and Gertrude (Rhodes) Mackey. On February 9, 1962, she was married to Robert...
Robert Wiechen
Dec 17, 2016
ESKRIDGE - Robert Wiechen, age 62, passed away December 17, 2016, at Stormont-Vail Health Center, Topeka, Kansas. He was born February 25, 1954, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Frank and Edith (Rae) Wiechen. He lived at the Florence Care Home, then a Russell Care Home and finally the Golden Living Center of Eskridge. He was preceded in death...
Cheryl A. Steward
Dec 16, 2016
FLORENCE - Cheryl A. Steward, age 70, passed away December 16, 2016, surrounded by the love of her family, at Wesley Medical Center of Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1946, at El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Martindale) Hill. She was a graduate of Leon High School. On August 6, 1962, she was united in...
Jerry L. Jensen
Dec 15, 2016
MARION – Jerry L. Jensen, age 78, passed away December 15, 2016, at his residence, near Marion, Kansas. He was born January 12, 1938, in Denmark, Kansas, the son of Henry P. and Clara M. (Nelson) Jensen. He was retired from the KDOT engineering department. On November 26, 1961, he was united in marriage to Marjorie B. Hummel. Their marriage...
Birdie Ann Wooster
Dec 12, 2016
HERINGTON – Birdie Ann Wooster, 86, died Monday, December 12th, 2016, at the Island Health & Rehabilitation, Merritt Island, Florida. She was born on November 22, 1930, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Belmont L. and Bessie Mae (Shafer) Locke. At the age of six months the family moved to Herington.
A Celebration of Life Service is being planned for a...
Carolyn Sue Prochaska
Dec 11, 2016
HERINGTON - Carolyn Sue Prochaska, 46, of Burdick, Kansas, a Derby High School graduate, died December 11th, 2016, at her home in Burdick. Services were 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, at the Fort Riley Veterans Cemetery at Manhattan, Kansas.
Survived by her husband Edward Prochaska of Burdick; two children Natasha and Allen Tweet; and a sister Gwendolyn K. Clark.
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Tom "Perch" Reid
Dec 10, 2016
MARION - Tom “Perch” Reid, age 64, passed away December 10, 2016, at his home at Marion County Lake. Tom was born with a head of red hair and a spirit to match on July 6, 1952, in Newton, Kansas to Leo and Neva Reid of Florence. He earned the nickname Perch at around age 5, when his love of...
Charles Eugene Carlson
Dec 6, 2016
HERINGTON - Charles Carlson, died Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was born April 26th, 1925, north of Burdick, the son of Algot R. and Sadie L. Carlson.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at the Hebron Lutheran Church, Burdick, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating. Burial will follow at the Hebron...
