Obituaries
Gevon Holt
Jun 19, 2017
Gevon Gwenlyn Holt, age 94 of Olsburg, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Westmoreland Community Care Home.
She was born on September 12, 1922 on a farm south of Axtell, Nebraska, the daughter of Sieford and Mabel Carlson. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended a country grade school and graduated from Axtell High School in...
Eleanor I. Strauss
Jun 12, 2017
Eleanor Irene Strauss, age 96 of Clay Center, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on December 3, 1920 in Riley, the daughter of Thomas and Irene (McCloskey) Jones and graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1938.
On September 10, 1952, she was married to Daniel Wilson. He preceded her in death...
Dorothy L. Buseman
Jun 5, 2017
Dorothy Louise Buseman, age 92 of Clay Center, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on October 24, 1924 in Green, the daughter of Henry and Dessie (Clark) Wachsnicht. She graduated from Green High School in 1942.
On December 30, 1945, she was married to William D. Buseman in Green. He preceded her in...
Irvin Pressler
May 29, 2017
Irvin Lyle Pressler, age 82 of Olsburg, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital.
He was born on December 8, 1934 on a farm between Westmoreland and Wamego, the son of John Albert and Stella Mae (Wyatt) Pressler.
On August 14, 1952 in Marysville, he was married to Twila Roselyn Mellgren. She survives of the home. Early in...
Wayne Hollowell
May 21, 2017
Wayne Elgan Hollowell, age 88, of Manhattan, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital.
He was born on June 12, 1928 with his twin sister Wanda, in Barnes, the son of William Elihu and Ada Estella (Auchard) Hollowell. They grew up in several small Kansas towns including May Day, Riley and Keats. He graduated from Keats...
Claryce Bohnenblust
May 20, 2017
Claryce Jean Bohnenblust, age 87, of Riley, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born near Leonardville on July 12, 1929, the daughter of Lawrence and Pauline (Nelson) Davis. She attended schools at Leonardville and Walsburg and graduated in May of 1947 from Leonardville Rural High School.
On June 17, 1951,...
Donna Boatwright
May 20, 2017
Donna Boatwright, age 90, of Chanute, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.
She was born on February 8, 1927 near Bennington, the daughter of Earl S. and Elizabeth E. (Stoner) McVaugh. After graduating from high school, she attended cosmetology school and at the age of 20, owned and operated her own...
Dreda M. Appleton
May 16, 2017
Dreda M. Appleton, age 89 formerly of Green, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on September 29, 1925 in Miltonvale, the daughter of Frank H. and Lois Alice (Ray) Lister. She grew up and went to school in the Miltonvale area. She married Don Sterrett and had four children. They later divorced.
On October...
Dorothy Martin
May 8, 2017
Dorothy Marie Martin, age 74 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at her residence.
She was born on February 15, 1943 in Wamego, the daughter of John L. and Dorothy (Miller) King. She lived and worked most of her life in the Wamego, Alma and Manhattan area doing various jobs like waitressing, store manager and sales rep. She made...
John McFadden
May 4, 2017
John Edward McFadden, age 90 of Wilsey, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wamego.
He was born on April 26, 1927 in Riley, the son of John Buel and Grace Mae (Baker) McFadden. He graduated from Keats High School.
On April 8, 1954 in Weisbaden, Germany, he was married to Elisabeth Materna. She preceded him...
Donald Davis
Apr 14, 2017
Donald Dean Davis, age 93 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community.
He arrived in rural Jewell County, Kansas, during the big snow storm of March 15, 1924. He had a child’s eye view of the great depression from the home of his parents (Newell F. Davis and Ruby M. Fogo) in Mankato and the farmstead...
Jacqueline Dowland
Apr 3, 2017
Jacqueline Dowland, age 61 of Riley, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. She was born on January 31, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Rosetta (Hester) Barstow. On December 23, 2005, she married Donald Dowland. He survives of the home. She was the owner of Alterations by Jacquie since...
Lorna Lungren
Mar 29, 2017
Lorna Doone Lungren, age 85 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was born on September 11, 1931 in Manhattan, the daughter of Robert and Clara (Ott) Fredrich and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1951. Lorna was a homemaker who enjoyed making crafts and giving them to her friends. She...
Judith McClain
Mar 28, 2017
Judith Elaine McClain, age 75 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was born on February 3, 1942 in Junction City, the daughter of Ray W. and Alice Eleanor (Sautter) McClain. Judith was a member of the Junction City Eagle’s Auxiliary and enjoyed playing seven card poker, bingo and watching the...
Beatrice Campbell
Mar 28, 2017
Beatrice Louise Campbell, age 96 of Riley, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was born on September 28, 1920 in Hill City, Kansas, the daughter of Addison Ross and Mattie Bell (Gilliland) Blackford. On July 4, 1940, she was married to George A. Campbell in Hill City. They moved to Riley in...
Phillip Parry
Mar 18, 2017
Phillip M. Parry, age 86 of Topeka and formerly of Riley, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Stormont Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Phil was born on December 29, 1930 in rural Riley County near Bala, Kansas to Edward Parry and Letha M. Myers. He grew up working on the family farm with his parents and his sister, Bernice (Parry)...
Eileen Ella Stone
Mar 15, 2017
Eileen Ella Stone, age 91 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on January 8, 1926 in Clay Center, the daughter of Walter and Ella (Larson) Peterson. On December 3, 1948 in Leonardville, she was married to Chester Stone. He preceded her in death in 2016. Eileen was a homemaker who...
Dorothy M. Peterson
Mar 6, 2017
Dorothy Mae Peterson, age 91 of Riley, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at her residence. She was born on September 26, 1925 on a farm near Toronto, Kansas, the daughter of of Carl August and Hedvig Charlotte (Toburen) Schreiber. On December 12, 1948, she was married to Warren W. Peterson. He preceded her in death in 1998. Dorothy was...
Gladys L. Schurle
Mar 2, 2017
Gladys L. Schurle, age 98, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on November 25, 1918 at Keats, the daughter of Henry and Lydia (Oberhelman) Funk. She attended Silver Creek Grade School and Keats High School. She gained her Registered Nurse License at Park View Hospital. She worked for area hospitals in Wamego...
Harold Warren Burgman
Feb 28, 2017
Harold Warren “Sprug” Burgman, age 95 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan. He was born on July 2, 1921 in Randolph, the son of Oscar and Anna (Daniels) Burgman. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1939 and was a cook in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946. On August 15, 1946...
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