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Robert F. Bentley

Robert F. Bentley

Oct 31, 2014

Robert F. Bentley, age 84 of Leonardville, Kansas, died Friday, October 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1929 in West Plains, Missouri, the son of Burl Rudolph and Elsie Adeline (Haley) Bentley. On February 9, 1954, he was married to Berniece Fern Short at Clinton, Missouri. She preceded him in death in 2004. He was...

Merlin Charles Geisler

Merlin Charles Geisler

Oct 29, 2014

Merlin Charles Geisler, age 80 of Leonardville, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on January 6, 1934 in Alma, Kansas, the son of Henry and Ida Biesenthal Geisler. He was married to Doris Butler on August 5, 1956, they later divorced. He then married Carol J. Peck...

Pat Ann Reasoner

Pat Ann Reasoner

Oct 27, 2014

Pat Ann Reasoner, age 80, of Keats, Kansas, died Monday, October 27, 2014, at her home in Keats surrounded by her sons Michael, Mark and Matt. Pat was born Floretta Jean McAlister October 15, 1934, at Freedom, Oklahoma. She was the youngest of three children born to Henry and Edna (Bird) McAlister. When her parents divorced in 1935 her oldest...

David A. Rundquist

David A. Rundquist

Oct 23, 2014

David Alan Rundquist, age 64 of Green, Kansas died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. He was born on September 3, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas, the son of Veryl and Dorothy (Lindstrom) Rundquist. He was married to Donna Goldhammer on May 8, 1976 in Wagner, South Dakota. She survives of the home. David was a carpenter...

Mildred M. Pfeifley

Mildred M. Pfeifley

Oct 23, 2014

Mildred M. Pfeifley, age 93 of Clay Center, Kansas, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, Kansas. She was born on February 22, 1921 at Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Pearl Wooden McCord. She spent most of her youth in Wichita, Kansas. She married Edward Pfeifley on March 7,1943, at Wichita, Kansas....

Jim D. Johnson

Jim D. Johnson

Oct 21, 2014

Jim D. Johnson, age 68 of Olsburg, Kansas died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his farm south of Olsburg. He was born on January 2, 1946 in Westmoreland, Kansas, the son of Alciede Lavern “A.L.” and Dorothy Marie (Novak) Johnson. He graduated from Blue Valley High School in Randolph in 1964. He then entered the U.S. Army in 1966 and...

James A. Miller

James A. Miller

Oct 13, 2014

James Allen Miller, age 61 of Junction City, Kansas, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on November 30, 1952 in Flagler, Colorado, the son of Robert Maxwell and Betty (Grill) Miller. He was married to Carol Miles in 2000 at Goodland, Kansas. She survives of the home. James worked for McDonald Auto...

Patricia Joan Cunningham

Patricia Joan Cunningham

Sep 30, 2014

Patricia Joan Cunningham, age 81 of Leonardville, Kansas died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on March 25, 1933 at Anthony, Kansas, the daughter of John E. and Mabel V. (Martin) Whittle. She graduated from Kiowa High School. She was married to Franklin E. Cunningham on February 9, 1951 at Beaver City, Nebraska. He...

Evelyn Pfaff Lawson

Evelyn Pfaff Lawson

Sep 29, 2014

Evelyn Lenora Pfaff Lawson, age 88 of Leonardville, Kansas died Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on September 14, 1926 at Leonardville, Kansas, the daughter of Charley and Ruth (Seagren) Nelson. She graduated from Leonardville High School. She was married to Foster Pfaff on September 23, 1945. He preceded her in death in 1985....

Brenda Allen Morgan

Brenda Allen Morgan

Sep 10, 2014

Brenda Dawn (Allen) Morgan, age 49 of Riley, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. She was born on September 15, 1964 in Chula Vista, California, the daughter of Jon Howard Allen and Marcia E. (Graham) Maxwell. On July 23, 2011 she was married to Chris Morgan. He survives of the home....

June Barnes

June Barnes

Sep 9, 2014

June Barnes, age 71 of Randolph, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. She was born on June 1, 1943, at Randolph, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Homer and Thelma Mae (Furry) Boles. She worked as a school cook for the Blue Valley Randolph school district for 17 years, retiring in 2009. She loved...

Frederick Muriel Doza

Frederick Muriel Doza

Aug 24, 2014

Frederick Muriel Doza, age 84 of Leonardville, KS died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. He was a resident of the Leonardville Nursing Home and was a long time member of the Leonardville community since 1969. He was a charter member of the Leonardville Lions Club and a member of American Legion Post...

Steven Jordan Farnsworth

Steven Jordan Farnsworth

Aug 4, 2014

Steven Edward Jordan Farnsworth, 32 of Riley, died Monday, August 4, 2014 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on January 12, 1982 at Petersburg, VA, the son of Steven Nelson and Nancy Carol (Stinnett) Farnsworth. He worked for INDAM, Asplundh, TNT Enterprises and most recently was a welder for Titan Trailers. He was a 2000 graduate...

Fern Elaine Hageman

Fern Elaine Hageman

Aug 3, 2014

Fern Elaine Hageman, 83 of Leonardville, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on May 12, 1931 at Leonardville, the daughter of Herman Arthur and Ethel Ramona (Wickstrum) Bammes. On August 20, 1950 at the Leonardville EUB Church, she was married to Harlen James Hageman. He survives of the home. She was a homemaker...

Herman R. Wiard

Herman R. Wiard

Jul 29, 2014

Herman R. Wiard, age 93 of Manhattan, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. He was born on October 25, 1920 in rural Riley County, near Manhattan, the son of Herman Earl and Mary (Crider) Wiard. On May 14, 1942, he was married to Verna Alice Johnson at Leonardville, Kansas. She survives of...

Malakai Rowland-Van Horn

Malakai Rowland-Van Horn

Jul 25, 2014

Malakai Isaac Dean Rowland-Van Horn, age 23 of Clay Center, KS, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born on October 13, 1990 at Fort Riley, KS. On June 4, 2011 at Clay Center, he was married to Diamond Lou. She survives of the home. He was a CNA at the...

Marion Elaine Lund

Marion Elaine Lund

Jul 25, 2014

Marion Elaine Lund, 84 of Clay Center, KS, passed peacefully through the gates of Heaven surrounded by her family on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center. She was born on October 9, 1930 at Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Edward E. and Mary (Jonsson) Naslund. She grew up in the Garfield area,...

Florence Ruth Johnston Hadin

Florence Ruth Johnston Hadin

Jul 14, 2014

Florence Ruth Johnston Hadin, age 93 of Leonardville, Kansas, died July 14, 2014 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on August 23, 1920 at the family farm in rural Riley County, where she was raised throughout her childhood, the second child of Henry and Alma (Weinert) Nanninga. Florence graduated from Leonardville High School in 1938 and then attended...

Wayne R. Haller

Wayne R. Haller

Jun 10, 2014

Wayne R. Haller, age 87 of Manhattan and formerly of Leonardville, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was born on January 4, 1927 on a farm south of Randolph, the son of Court and Maude Elizabeth (Gustafson) Haller. He attended Heller Grade School, Prairie Rock Grade School and Randolph High School. He...

Warren G. Rickson

Warren G. Rickson

Jun 2, 2014

Warren George Rickson was born July 6th, 1924 to George and Ellen (Blomquist) Rickson in his parent’s farm house near the Rose Hill School located north of Old Randolph, Kansas. As a youth he lived at various locations in northern Riley County. During that time he grew up with his sisters Imogene, Eilene, Ila Mae and Yvonne. While attending Randolph...

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