Obituaries
Charles W. Kniebel
Jan 28, 2016
HERINGTON - OBITUARY FOR – Charles W. Kniebel, 85,
Charles Wayne Kniebel passed gracefully to heaven on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, with family at his side. Charles was proud to be known as C.W. Kniebel. He was the 3rd generation of the Kniebel’s to till the soil and raise his family as a farmer/rancher. He had an extremely short bout with...
Vernolis Siebert
Jan 27, 2016
MARION – Vernolis F. Siebert, 95, passed away January 27, 2015, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion. She was born at Lamont, the daughter of James Dudley and Ora Lovetta (Watt) Dillingham. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School and had attended Wichita Business College. On May 8, 1955, she was married to Rex L. Siebert. This marriage would...
Dr. John S. Dienst
Jan 27, 2016
BENTON - Dr. John S. Dienst, 83, passed away January 27, 2015, at Asbury Park of Newton, Kansas. He was born June 16, 1932, at Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the son of Eugene S. and Ruby M. (Matlock) Dienst. He was a graduate of Coffeyville High School. On September 29, 1951, he was united in marriage to Sharilyn Dee McCoy...
Luella R. Popp
Jan 23, 2016
MARION – Luella R. Popp, 93, passed away January 23, 2016, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion. She was born January 18, 1923, at Hillsboro, the daughter of Henry and Tena (Rempel) Regier. She was a graduate of Marion High School. On August 19, 1949, she was united in marriage to Ralph Popp. She was a homemaker and also bookkeeper...
Velma A. Jones
Jan 21, 2016
HERINGTON – Velma A. Jones, 94
Velma Arlene Jones, of Herington, died Thursday, January 21st, 2016, at the Legacy of Herington. She was born on August 10, 1921, at rural Woodbine, KS, the daughter of William and Adelia (Beckel) Obermeyer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, January 30th, 2016, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with Pastor...
Arene Mae Entz
Jan 18, 2016
PEABODY - Arene Mae Entz, 91, passed away January 18, 2016, at Presbyterian Manor, Newton, Kansas. She was born on October 18, 1924, near Moundridge Kansas. She was the fourth of ten children born to Dan and Matilda (Goering) Kaufman. She attended Pleasant Ridge grade school. Her name was Irene with an ‘I’. But when one of the older boys at her school...
Monna M. Manes
Jan 17, 2016
WICHITA – Monna L. Manes, 77, passed away Jan. 17, 2016, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1936, in Villisca, Iowa. She was the daughter of Chalmer and Gladys (Whigham) Manes. She was a retired geologist. She held a Master’s degree from Wichita State University. She was preceded by her parents, and a...
Lucille Bredemeier
Jan 14, 2016
MARION - Mrs. Lila “Lucille” Bredemeier, age 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 14, 2016, at Bethesda Home in Goessel, Kansas. She was born May 25, 1925, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank E. and Sylvia (Wathous) Judd of Cottonwood Falls; her husband, Charles “Junior” Bredemeier, of Marion; her sister,...
Tracie Alyn Witkop
Jan 12, 2016
POOLER, GEORGIA - Tracie Alyn (Abbott) Witkop,
September 13, 1982-January 12, 2016
We mourn the loss of Tracie Alyn Witkop of Pooler, Georgia who passed away on January 12, 2016 after an automobile accident in Effingham, Georgia.
Tracie is survived by her adoring husband Robert Witkop of Pooler, Georgia; mother and step-father Nancy and Thomas Cunningham of Arlington, Texas; Father...
John W. Rupp
Jan 10, 2016
John W. Rupp, age 77, passed away on Janurary 10, 2016 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion. He was born October 27, 1938 at Hillsboro, Kansas the son of Walter and Evelyn Hauser Rupp. John graduated from Marion High School, attended Wichita State University, and served in the United States Army. He was a retired commercial pilot. On August...
Frances Ellen Grover
Jan 9, 2016
HERINGTON - Frances Ellen Grover, 80, of Wilsey, KS, departed this life on Saturday, January 9th, 2016, at Diversicare of Council Grove. She was born on August 16th, 1935, at Burdick, Kansas. She was the daughter of Francis L. and Delphia M. (Herdnan) Pilcher.
Mrs. Grover bequeathed her remains to the University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department...
Dorothy I. Wiebe
Jan 8, 2016
WHITEWATER - Dorothy I. Wiebe, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Kansas Christian Home, in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 14, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry and Kate (Jantz) Unruh. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Gene Unruh; and a sister, Kathryn Hiebert. She...
Dorothy Iona Wiebe
Jan 8, 2016
Dorothy I. Wiebe, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Kansas Christian Home, in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 14, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry and Kate (Jantz) Unruh. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Gene Unruh; and a sister, Kathryn Hiebert. She is...
Maureen E Obermeyer
Jan 4, 2016
HERINGTON - Maureen E. Obermeyer, 73, of Herington, died Monday, January 4th, 2016, at her home. She was born at Dundee, Scotland, on August 21, 1942, the daughter of Leonard and Helen E. (Urquhart) Hancock.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am., Saturday, January 9th, 2016, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating. Burial...
Ralph E. Eickleberry
Jan 3, 2016
PLAINVILLE – Ralph E. Eickleberry, age 73, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. He was born May 30, 1942, at Liberty, Illinois, the son of Glen and Mildred (Hanson) Eickleberry. Ralph proudly served his country with the United States Army, serving in Germany, in the early 1960’s. On October 22, 1971,...
Treva O Bogart
Jan 1, 2016
NEWTON – Treva O. Bogart, 90, passed away January 1, 2016, at Asbury Park of Newton, Kansas. She was born November 20, 1925, at Leon, Kansas. She was the daughter of James and Naomi (Ballinger) Bloom. She was a housekeeper for 26 years at Asbury Park, working until she was 84 years old. On June 8, 1946, she was united...
Sterling Tyler McAvoy
Jan 1, 2016
ELBING – Sterling Tyler McAvoy, was stillborn January 1, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was the infant son of Austin and Sara (Mosiman) McAvoy. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Susan Mosiman. He is survived by his parents, Austin and Sara; maternal grandfather, Lonnie Mosiman of Valley Center; and paternal grandparents, Chris Daniels and husband...
Carney L. Hinz
Dec 25, 2015
Carney Lee Hinz, of rural Newton, 77, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 25, 2015, at his home surrounded by family.
He was born December 19, 1938, to Glenn & Viola (Trego) Hinz in Newton, KS. He grew up in the same mile section where he had two different homesteads and the land he helped farm. He...
David Chelsea Hawkinson
Dec 23, 2015
HERINGTON - David Chelsea Hawkinson, 69, of Emporia, KS, died Wednesday evening, December 23rd, 2015, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on June 12th, 1946, at Herington, Kansas, the son of Wm. Leslie and Lorene (Naslund) Hawkinson.
Services will be held at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, January 6th, 2016, at Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel, with Pastor Bill Peterson,...
Barbara Anne O'Dell
Dec 22, 2015
Barbara Anne (Harbison) O’Dell, age 79 passed away Tuesday, December 22, at Newton Medical Center.
Barbara was born February 28, 1936 at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas the daughter of John and Margaret Stephenson Harbison. She grew up and attended schools in the Clements community graduating from Clements High School.
On June 5, 1955 she was united in marriage to Delano O’Dell...
