Obituaries
Judith Meyers
Oct 27, 2020
Judith Anne Meyers, age 70 of Clay Center, fell asleep in death on October 27, 2020 at the Salina Regional Medical Center.
She was born on January 27, 1950 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of John and Jeanette (Maxwell) Meyers.
She graduated from Belvidere High School in Belvidere , New Jersey in 1968. She was an EMT for...
Richard Gibson
Oct 24, 2020
Richard Martin Gibson, age 70 of Riley, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan.
He was born on October 28, 1949 in Oakland, California.
Funeral services are pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.
John "Alvin" Holle
Oct 23, 2020
John “Alvin” Holle, age 95, of Linn formerly of Barnes, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020, at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center.
John was born on January 21, 1925, at his parent’s farm home south of Barnes. He is the son of Fred A. and Clara M. (Haverkost) Holle.
After finishing the ninth grade he...
Joyce A. Quinn
Oct 17, 2020
Joyce A. Quinn, age 69, of Blue Rapids, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Stormont Vail Medical Center in Topeka.
Joyce was born June 24, 1951, at Marysville, to Charles T. and Theresa D. (Cook) Ervin.
She attended Manhattan High School then earned her Associates Degree in Business. She is also a graduate of Crum’s Beauty School in Manhattan.
She...
Mariam Buseman
Oct 11, 2020
Mariam Lorine Buseman, age 98, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kansas on Sunday, October 11, 2020.
She was born on July 13, 1922 in Riley, Kansas, the first of twin girls born to Edward and Goldie (Mugler) Debus.
She attended grade school in Riley and graduated with the class of 1940 from...
Arthur D. Pierson
Oct 11, 2020
Arthur D. Pierson, age 70, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Art was born January 2, 1950, at Lodi, Wisconsin to John L. and Fern L. (Pontius) Pierson.
He graduated from St. Marys High School in St. Marys, Kansas, in 1968.
He married Coleen E. Johnston on October...
Mary Holmberg
Oct 3, 2020
We lost our sweet mom, Mary Lou Holmberg on Saturday October 3, 2020 at her home with her children at her side, at the age of 95.
She was a child of the Depression and had lived a good long life. We are comforted knowing that she is reunited with our dad, the love of her life, who we...
Richard H. Hawley
Oct 1, 2020
Richard H. “Harv” Hawley, age 84, of Waterville, passed away at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska on Thursday, October 1, 2020.
Richard was born April 25, 1936, at Waterville, the son of Thomas H. and Mary A. (Tommer) Hawley.
He attended Lone Tree and Joint Consolidated Number One Grade School and in 1954 he graduated from Waterville High...
Michael A. Waters
Sep 29, 2020
Michael A. “Mike” Waters, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September, 29, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living. Mike was born on November 2, 1952, at Culver City, California, to Charles W. and Barbara (Jennings) Waters.
He was born premature, weighing only three pounds. He grew up to be a star football player in High School. After high school he went to Harbor...
Leo Burgman
Sep 27, 2020
Leo Dwight Burgman, age 95 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on July 30, 1925, the son of Oscar Emanuel and Anna Edna (Daniels) Burgman.
He graduated from Randolph High School and then served in the United States Coast Guard. Leo had the distinct honor in 2018 to travel to...
Mildred Kunze
Sep 23, 2020
Mildred Dorothy Kunze, age 88 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born on December 7, 1931 in Palmer, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin Christopher Carl Killman and Clara Dorothea (Dierking) Killman.
She graduated from Linn High School. On April 10, 1955 at St. John’s Lutheran Church...
Jim Taylor
Sep 19, 2020
James Dean “Jim” Taylor, age 52 of Riley, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on November 19, 1967 in Concordia, the son of Gerald Dean and Ilah Marie (Metz) Taylor.
He graduated from Belleville High School in 1986.
On August 16, 1993 in Manhattan, he was married to Shari Anne Reed....
Louanna K. Brooks
Sep 8, 2020
Louanna K. Brooks, age 73, of Manhattan passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Stormont Vail Critical Care Center in Topeka.
Louanna was born January 16, 1947 in Marysville to Thomas J. "TJ" and LaVerne L. (Dahm) Brady.
In high school Louanna was a cheerleader, played in the school band, and was elected Homecoming Queen her senior year....
Lee F. Wohler
Aug 25, 2020
Lee F. Wohler, age 92, of Waterville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at his home.
Lee was born June 22, 1928, at Waterville. He lived on the same farm south of Waterville for 84 years before moving to the town of Waterville.
He is the son of Frank T. and Lillie A. (Wahlbrink) Wohler.
He attended Cottage Hill School...
John H. Little
Aug 22, 2020
John H. Little, age 79, of Greenleaf, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.
John was born May 11, 1941, at Independence, Kansas, to Daniel H. and Edree A. (Crane) Little.
He attended Vermillion High School then went to work for his dad on the family farm. He later became a mechanic, finishing...
Warren Wang
Aug 22, 2020
Warren William Wang, age 94 of Clay Center, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Wakefield Care and Rehab. He was born on July 19, 1926 at the Clay County Hospital, the son of Leonel and Bertha (Kusy) Wang. He attended grade school in Bala and two years of high school in Clay Center before leaving for service...
Dorothy L. Johnston
Aug 15, 2020
Dorothy L. Johnston, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Round Rock, Texas at the age of 99.
Dorothy was born on July 29, 1921 at the family home in Marshall County Kansas to Millie and Alva Reust.
She attended the Enterprise Rural School & Vermillion High School. She graduated in the Normal Training Program in 1939. She received her...
Mary Ellen Bartley
Aug 15, 2020
Mary Ellen Bartley, age 74, of Wichita, formerly of Barnes, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Homestead of Crestview, in Crestview, Kansas.
Mary Ellen was born January 25, 1946 at Washington and raised in Barnes, living with her parents Myrl Owen and Sophie Henrietta (Wiechman) Bartley and younger brother Alan Lee Bartley.
Mary is a graduate...
Elvira Rigel
Aug 14, 2020
Elvira June Rigel, age 93, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Meadowlark Hills-Riley House.
She was born April 9, 1927 in Green, Kansas, the daughter of John Edward and Altha May (Osbourn) Yeager.
Elvira graduated from Green Rural High School in 1943.
She taught school until she married. On May 2, 1946, she married Milo Rigel....
Elaine Heller
Aug 11, 2020
Elaine Ann Heller, age 71 of Riley, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on May 4, 1949 in Clay Center, the daughter of Martin F. and Evelyn Arlene (Johnson) Davies.
Growing up on a farm near Bala, where she attended Bala school until going to Leonardville her 8th...
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