Obituaries
Judith "Earlene" Chilcott
Sep 17, 2015
MARION - Judith “Earlene” Petty Chilcott, age 68, was born February 26, 1947, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, of proud Cherokee heritage. She was the daughter of Alvin and Leah (Beck) Kilgore. She attended El Dorado public schools, and was a graduate of Cassoday High School. She was an accomplished hair dresser and salon operator for many years while being a...
Lucille E. Bernhardt
Sep 15, 2015
LOST SPRINGS – Lucille E. Bernhardt, age 92, passed away September 15, 2015, at Medicalodges, Herington, Kansas. She was born at the family home near Lost Springs, Kansas, on May 25, 1923. She was the daughter of Henry and Esther (Yaekel) Schick. She was raised and educated at Lost Springs, graduating from Lost Springs High School. On October 6, 1940,...
Robert "Bob" Winter
Sep 13, 2015
SALINA – Robert C. “Bob” Winter, 57, passed away September 13, 2015, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born October 10, 1957, at Marion, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Alberta (Hoerner) Winter. He attended Centre Schools, graduating from Centre High School in 1975. He farmed near Lincolnville, and had worked for Johns Manville in McPherson, for...
Michelle A Williams
Sep 12, 2015
MARION - Michelle A. Williams, age 41, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the St. Luke Hospital Emergency Room, Marion, Kansas. She was born June 22, 1974, at Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Bobby and Wanda (Wall) Gossett. She moved to Marion in 2006. She was employed at Cindy's Cafe in Marion, where she was a...
Brian W Legg
Aug 28, 2015
HILLSBORO – Legg, Brian W., 49, passed away August 28, 2015, at Bethesda Home in Goessel, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born December 22, 1965, at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was the son of Russel D. and Sandra K. (Anderson) Legg. He worked as a dairyman. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother,...
Eugene Starkel
Aug 27, 2015
McPHERSON - Eugene "Gene" Starkel, age 86, passed away August 27, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 2, 1929, at Florence, Kansas, the son of Constantine and Lena Starkel. He was raised and educated in Florence. Following graduation from Florence High School, he proudly served his country with the United States Army. On December...
Averil Jean Henry
Aug 23, 2015
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA - Averil Jean (Hawes) Henry, 87, passed away August 23, 2015, at Renaissance Assisted Living Center, Stillwater. She was born near Benton, Kansas, on November 17, 1927, the daughter of William R. and Thurza (Claypool) Hawes. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Kansas State University, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics. On June 8,...
Dora "Margaret" Dyck
Aug 20, 2015
WICHITA - Margaret Dyck, 95, passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 20, 2015. Margaret was born to Roy and Carrie (Newcom) Haley and graduated as the 1937 valedictorian from Benton High School. She was active in Christian Women's Club of Newton, and children's ministries, including AWANA, at Swiss Church in Whitewater. She...
Henrietta M. Waner
Jul 27, 2015
Henrietta Mary Waner, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Oborny) Stika, was born November 7, 1933, in rural Marion, Kansas. She was the fourth child born to this union which included two sons and two daughters, Victoria, Louis, Valarian and Henrietta. Henrietta was baptized at St. John’s Nepomucene Church in Pilsen Kansas and this is where she received her first...
Douglas J Patry
Jul 21, 2015
WICHITA - Douglas J. Patry, 66, passed away, July 21, 2015, at his summer home in Winter Park, Colorado. He was born February 4, 1949, to Albert J. and Mary Eloise (Burgat) Patry in Goessel, Kansas. He was the third of four children. Doug attended grade school in Florence, Kansas, and in Indiana, before returning to Florence, where he graduated...
Brian K Berry
Jul 21, 2015
LEHIGH – Brian K. Berry, 57, passed away July 21, 2015, at Via Christi – St. Francis, Wichita. He was born April 13, 1958, at Shawnee, the son of Charles E. “Gene” and Marsha (Pressler) Berry. After high school, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a carpenter. On November 28, 1997, he was united in marriage...
Willard E Thiessen
Jul 5, 2015
WHITEWATER – Thiessen, Willard E., 94, passed away July 5, 2015, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. He was born April 23, 1921, at Whitewater, one of twelve children born of Peter and Kaete (Regier) Thiessen. He was a farmer and stockman. On March 9, 1947 he was married to Lena E. Nuefeld, they made their home near Whitewater, where...
Boyd D DuBois
Jul 2, 2015
VALLEY CENTER – DuBois, Boyd D., 71, passed away July 2, 2015, at his residence as a result of an accident. He was born May 24, 1944, at Newton, Kansas, the son of Allen and Lucy (Whiteman) DuBois. He was a graduate of Whitewater High School with the class of 1962. He attended Kansas State University. He served his country...
Ann L Boese
Jul 1, 2015
MARION – Ann L. Boese, age 92, passed away July 1, 2015, at St. Luke Hospital in Marion, Kansas. She was born in Burstall, Saskatchewan, Canada, on May 18, 1923, the only daughter of 11 children born to David and Anna (Eberhardt) Helmer. She had worked as a retail sales clerk. She was married to Ezra Boese, he preceded her...
Kaleb J Montgomery
Jun 27, 2015
MARION - Kaleb J. Montgomery, 18, formerly of Cottonwood Falls, passed away June 27, 2015, in Chase County on Hwy 150, due to injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born in Marion on August 29, 1996. He worked for the Chase County Road & Bridge Department. He was a 2014 graduate of Chase County High School. He loved...
Margaret "Peggy" Conant
Jun 25, 2015
ABILENE - Margaret Mary Quinlan Fox Conant, affectionately known as “Peggy”, was born on August 22, 1922, in St. Mary’s, Kansas. After 92 blessed years of life, abundant love, and family, she returned home to her Heavenly Father on June 25, 2015. She was reunited in Heaven with her parents, James John Quinlan and Edna Marie Brogden Quinlan, her son, Jack...
Rita C. Kraus
Jun 25, 2015
MARION - Rita Catherine (Friess) Kraus was born September 30, 1923, on a farm near St. Mark’s KS. She was the second of ten children born to John and Gudula (Thome) Friess. She received her education at St. Mark’s Catholic School. After graduation, she hired out to help in the homes of area families following the births of their new...
Bertha M. "Teeny" Williams
Jun 19, 2015
MARION – Bertha M. “Teeny” Williams, 85, passed away, June 19, 2015, at Bethesda Home of Goessel, Kansas. Bertha Marie Barkman was born in Florence, Kansas, on August 2, 1929, to William Scott and Bertha Agnes (Thomas) Barkman. She was youngest of five children. She was nicknamed “Teeny”, which she went by all of her life. On September 9, 1946, she...
Blake Strasser
Jun 13, 2015
WHITEWATER – Blake O. Strasser, 76, passed away June 13, 2015, at Whitewater, Kansas, surrounded by his family after a brief battle with cancer. He was born February 25, 1939, on the family farm, rural Whitewater. He was the son of Ed and Fern (Ullum) Strasser. He was a self-employed welder, working in the surrounding communities. Blake enjoyed the outdoors...
Ronald L. Funk
Jun 12, 2015
HILLSBORO - Ronald Lee Funk, former co-owner of Funk's Supply Inc., passed away June 12, 2015, at Salem Home in Hillsboro. He was born at Salem Hospital in Hillsboro, Kansas on January 1, 1953 to Allen and Leona (Wiens) Funk, the youngest boy of six children. While still at Hillsboro High School Ron worked part time with his father at...
