Obituaries
Marlene K. Schwartz
Aug 20, 2017
Marlene K. Schwartz, age 84 of Randolph, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
She was born on October 16, 1932, in Garrison, the daughter of Vincent and Ruby (Barkyoumb) Kershaw
On April 8, 1951 at the Garrison Methodist Church, she was married to Jerry Schwartz. He preceded her in death on December 7, 2015.
She...
Agnes "Aggie" Doughty
Aug 15, 2017
Agnes “Aggie” May Doughty, 84, formerly of Olsburg, at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, went to meet the Lord and get Roy out of the coffee shop.
She was born on April 7, 1933 in Newton, the daughter of Henry A. Sr. and Dorothy (Eberhard) Gronau. The eldest of three children. She grew up helping on the family farm...
Mae Jean Olson
Jul 28, 2017
Mae Jean Olson, 91, of Green, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
On May 24, 1926, Jean (as she was better known) was born to Carl and Mary (Allen) Peterson in Randolph. Jean graduated from Randolph High School. She was united in marriage to Armin Olson on February 14, 1948. He preceded her in death...
Joan Marie Steenbock
Jul 27, 2017
Joan Marie Steenbock, age 76 of Leonardville, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center.
She was born on July 10, 1941 in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of John C. and W. Marie (Burger) Cain. She lived in Oklahoma City and Clay Center during her school years and graduated from Clay Center...
Sue Ann Finney
Jul 12, 2017
Sue Ann Finney, age 70 of Riley, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Salina Regional Health Center.
She was born on November 30, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Harold William, Jr. and Virginia (Rogers) Larimer.
She was married to Philip A. Finney. He preceded her in death in 2015.
Sue owned her own Hair Salon, loved to host neighborhood...
Mervin "Oley" Norman
Jun 30, 2017
Mervin “Oley” LeRoy Norman, age 88 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Via Christi Village.
He was born on February 26, 1929 in Randolph, the son of Stanley and Myrtle (Gustafson) Norman.
On March 23, 1952 in Randolph, he was married to Peggy Jean Peterson. She survives of the home.
Oley served four years in the U.S. Navy and...
Glen Andersen
Jun 27, 2017
Walter Glen Andersen, age 88 of Waterville, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.
He was born on October 2, 1928 in Manhattan, the son of Wiggo and Grace (Eversmeier) Andersen.
On May 22, 1949, he was married to Lois Blaser in the Waterville United Methodist Church. She survives of the home.
Glen was a farmer and owned...
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...
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