Obituaries
Christopher Schurle
Feb 25, 2018
Christopher M. Schurle, age 54 of of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
He was born on November 29, 1963 in Huntington Beach, California, the son of Jared Earl and Susan (Stow) Schurle.
Private family inurnment will be held in California. The Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Dorothy Wachsnicht
Feb 14, 2018
Dorothy Jane Wachsnicht, age 93 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on September 23, 1924 in Green, the daughter of Earl J. and Bessie (Evans) Spence.
On December 30, 1945, she was married to Wendell Clark Wachsnicht in Green. He preceded her in death in 2008.
Dorothy was a clerk at the Green...
Janet Peterson
Feb 13, 2018
Janet Sue Peterson, age 85 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on August 7, 1932 in Clay Center, the daughter of Roy and Emilie (Nanninga) Lagerquist.
On April 12, 1953 at the Leonardville EUB Church, she was married to William “Bill” Reuben Peterson. He preceded her in death on November 29, 2016.
Janet...
Lillian Rippe
Feb 10, 2018
Lillian Kay Rippe, age 79 of Linn, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City.
She was born on April 4, 1938 on the family farm near Linn, the daughter of Herman Lawrence and Christina Sophia Anna (Boerger) Lehman. She graduated from Linn Rural High School.
She was married to Dale Edward Rippe on June 7,...
Leona Shadle
Feb 1, 2018
Leona May Shadle, age 86 of Clay Center, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on May 18, 1931 at Green, the daughter of Clifford and Ada (Davis) Shadle. She graduated from CCCHS in 1949 and then got her Bachelor’s Degree from Friends University in Wichita and her Masters Degree from Fort Hays State...
Alice Lund
Jan 24, 2018
Alice Mae Lund, age 84 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center.
She was born on February 7, 1933, at the family farm near Barnes, the daughter of Alvin and Bertha (Steenbock) Richter.
On May 16, 1954, she was married to Myron Allan Lund. He survives of the home.
Alice was a homemaker...
Julia Bletscher
Jan 20, 2018
Julia Elizabeth Bletscher, age 89 of Leonardville, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on August 16, 1928 in Clay Center, the daughter of Joseph and Louise (Paronto) Kubick and graduated from Clay Center Community High School.
On June 29, 1946, she was married to Dennis Marvin Bletscher. Together they owned Bletscher Radio and Electric...
John Rickard
Jan 17, 2018
John Allen Rickard, age 74 of Sardis, Georgia, passed away January 17, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on April 6, 1943 in Leoti, Kansas, the son of James and Vivian (Tripp) Rickard.
On September 20, 1968, he was married to Donita Ann Shandy. She preceded him in death in 2005.
John was a police officer in Junction City and Wellsville, Kansas....
Loren D. Oman
Jan 17, 2018
Loren D. Oman, age 85 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on November 2, 1932 on the family farm near Leonardville, the son of Lawrence William Kenneth and Elsie Christine (Hanson) Oman. He graduated from Leonardville High School in 1950.
On December 2, 1951 at the Walsburg Lutheran Church, he was married...
Joy Delight Claycamp
Jan 13, 2018
Joy Delight Claycamp, age 81, of Blue Rapids, passed away at Blue Valley Senior Living Nursing Home of Blue Rapids on January 13, 2018.Joy was born January 21, 1936, at Frankfort, KS to Albert A. and Ellen I. (Johnson) Lindeen. She attended school in Frankfort. She married Robert (Bob) L Claycamp Sr., on April 16, 1953 at the Blue Rapids First...
Larry Haller
Jan 12, 2018
Larry Dean Haller, age 61 of St. George, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on February 6, 1956 in Clay Center, the son of Dean and Dorothy Jean (Friederich) Haller.
Larry was most recently a painter for Kansas State University and enjoyed golfing, playing pool in his younger years and spending time with family, friends and...
Elaine Medlin
Jan 11, 2018
Elaine Medlin, age 99 of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 in the Sloan House at Meadowlark Hills
She was born on August 31, 1918 in Norway, Kansas, the daughter of Richard S. and Margaret (Carlson) Loring.
On September 29, 1939, in Norway, Kansas, she was married to Maurice G. Medlin. He preceded her in death in 2003.
Elaine grew up on...
Dorothy K. Swearingen
Jan 8, 2018
Dorothy K. Swearingen, age 82, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, at her home in Barnes.Dorothy was born April 10, 1935, on the family farm north of Waterville, to William and Agnes (Brychta) Petr. She graduated from Waterville High School in 1952. She married Jack W. Swearingen on June 25, 1952 at Huntsville, Arkansas. She was a homemaker. She also...
Roberta T. "Bertie" Osborne
Jan 7, 2018
Roberta T. "Bertie" Osborne, age 78, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.Bertie was born March 2, 1939 at Frankfort to James V. and Bessie I. (Hidy) Welch. She graduated from Frankfort High School in 1957. On June 29, 1957 she married Donald Osborne at the Frankfort United Methodist Church. She...
Ethel June (Mapes) Jorgenson
Jan 7, 2018
Ethel June (Mapes) Jorgenson, age 89, of Waterville, KS, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville, KS. She was born June 8, 1928 at home in rural Marshall County, Kansas to Harrison Benjamin Mapes and Pearl (Hulbert) Mapes. She married Maurice Jorgenson on July 15, 1948 in Waterville, KS. He preceded her in death on...
Clarence Crowl
Jan 6, 2018
Clarence Edward Crowl, age 79 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on March 14, 1938 in rural Keats, the son of Simon Marcena and Leona Hazel (Brighton) Crowl. He graduate from Keats Rural High School in 1956 and then went into the Army Reserves. While in the Army Reserves he...
Verta Riniker
Jan 6, 2018
Verta M. Riniker, age 93 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Lyle House at Meadowlark Hills.
She was born on September 16, 1924 in Riley, the daughter of Ben and Isa Mable (Bates) Dallinga.
On December 12, 1942 in Manhattan, she was married to Samuel F. Riniker. He preceded her in death in 2012. Samuel and Verta were...
Rodney Ruthstrom
Jan 3, 2018
Rodney LeRoy Ruthstrom, age 80 of Clay Center, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on December 31, 1937 in Clay Center, the son of LeRoy Waldemar and Evelyn Anna (Rosell) Ruthstrom.
He was married to Harriett Lynn Phillips on September 28, 1963 in Ottawa. She survives of the home.
Rodney was a grounds maintenance supervisor at Kansas...
W. Duane Higgins
Jan 3, 2018
W. Duane Higgins, age 91 of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community.
He was born on July 8, 1926 in Independence, Missouri, the son of Ruben Oren and Margery Dorothea (Carlson) Higgins.
He was married to Shirley Jolene Specht on August 26, 1951 at the Riley United Methodist Church. She survives of the home.
Duane was a...
Patricia J. Rainey
Jan 3, 2018
Patricia J. Rainey, age 85, of Salina, formerly of Blue Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina.Pat was born on May 21, 1932, at Blue Rapids, to Donald J. and Beryl F. (Reedy) Bishop. She graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1950. She married Richard “Rick” D. Rainey on July 20,...
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