Obituaries
Joyce May Freed
Dec 31, 2022
Joyce’s life began on June 27, 1948, in Kansas City, Kansas. She is the daughter of Robert and Alice (Brown) McCarty. Joyce is a 1967 graduate of Wyandotte High School. Joyce was united in marriage to Ronald Lee Freed on December 18, 1984, in Abilene, Kansas.
Joyce was a bus driver for the Herington School District and did custodial...
Richard Clayton Wright
Dec 30, 2022
Richard Clayton Wright (Dick) was born May 15, 1933, the third of nine children to Mildred (King) Wright and Willard C. Wright. He was raised as a farm boy in Iowa and Eastern Colorado and loved to tell stories of his childhood on the farm.
Richard recalled his parents, as new Christians, being intentional about their children knowing...
Jack William Beisel
Dec 27, 2022
Jack’s life began on February 02, 1932, in Herington, KS. He is the son of Wallace “Spike” and Mildred “June” (Cale) Beisel. Jack attended the Herington School District before serving in the United States Military. Jack retired from the United States Air Force after 25 years of service to his country. He was united in marriage to Shirley Marie Baker...
Florine Ann Krause
Dec 24, 2022
Florine’s life began on November 12, 1935, in rural Woodbine. She is the daughter of Clemens and Florence (Longhofer) Lueker. Florine is a 1953 graduate of Woodbine High School. She was united in marriage to Robert Lee Krause on June 20, 1954, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shady Brook.
Florine was a devoted stay at home Mom and homemaker....
Johnny R Crocker
Dec 24, 2022
Johnny’s life began on May 21, 1952, in Battle Creek, MI. He is the son of Eddie and Virginia (Masaroli) Crocker. Johnny was a graduate of Junction City High School and received vo-tech training in Salina. He was united in marriage to Vickie Schlesener on May 28, 1994, at their home outside of Herington. He was previously married to...
David Vernon Waner
Dec 23, 2022
David’s life began on January 31, 1953, in Marion. He was the first born son of Vernon and Henrietta (Stika) Waner. David was a 1971 graduate of Marion High School and received Vo-tech training in Emporia. He was united in marriage to Tena Marie Bezdek on April 23, 1983, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Marion.
David...
Martha Ann Sly
Dec 22, 2022
Martha’s life began on March 21, 1939, in Herington. She is the daughter of John and Caroline (Kelzer) Weber. She was united in marriage to Jerry N. Sly on September 19, 1960, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Herington. Martha was a homemaker and a faithful parishioner at St. John’s Catholic Church. She had been involved in the church...
Paul Dean Whiteside
Dec 18, 2022
Paul Whiteside, 86, of El Dorado, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 18. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21 at McGill Cemetery, Potwin, Kansas. Paul graduated from Potwin High School in 1954. In December of 1954, he enlisted in the US Army and was on the baseball team for the 2nd Infantry Division...
Steven James Stroda
Dec 14, 2022
Steven (Steve) J. Stroda died at his home in rural Hope December 14, 2022, with his wife of 53 years by his side, and was greeted in heaven by his grandson Tate Riedy. He was born on April 21, 1947, to Max and Joan (Strait) Stroda of Hope. Steve was raised on the farm, he loved that life. He...
Mary Beth Argo Collett
Dec 14, 2022
It is with great sadness – as well as our collective joy for many fond memories of a life well-lived – that the family of Mary Beth Argo Collett wishes to inform the community of her recent passing. Suffering from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, Beth was most recently a resident at St. Luke’s Living Center in Marion, Kansas,...
Wayne Eugene Hanson
Dec 13, 2022
Wayne’s life began on May 10, 1930, in Herington. He is the son of Ivar and Florence (Olson) Hanson. Wayne is a graduate of Diamond Valley High School in Burdick. He was united in marriage to Nancy Hailey on June 27, 1965, at Hebron Lutheran Church in Burdick. Wayne was a faithful member of the Hebron Lutheran Church where...
Junior Hanschu
Dec 13, 2022
Alex Junior Hanschu passed away on December 13, 2022 at Hillsboro, KS. He was born on February 5, 1937 on the family farm in rural Ramona, KS. Junior was the last born of Alexander and Susanna (Riffel) Hanschu. Trinity Lutheran Church in Ramona was the place of both his baptism (March 7, 1937) and his confirmation of faith (April...
Laura Jane Bredemeier
Dec 8, 2022
Col. Laura J. Bredemeier, Army Nurse Corps, ret., 88, of Petaluma, CA, died peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Windsong of Sonoma (senior living). She was born on January 7, 1934, in Marion County, Kansas, graduated from Marion High school in 1951, Wesley Hospital School of Nursing in Wichita in 1954 and later finished her B.S. degree at...
Dori Johanna Davis
Dec 6, 2022
Dori’s life began January 21, 1981, in Abilene. She is the daughter of Larry and Karla (Staatz) Mann of Herington. Dori was a 1999 graduate of Herington High School and earned her business management degree from the University of Phoenix in 2022. She had been the housekeeping manager at Legacy of Herington and worked in home health. Dori was...
Hollie Irvan Persell
Dec 4, 2022
Hollie Persell, an 89-year-old resident of Hope Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kansas.
Hollie was born November 1, 1933, in Grundy County Missouri to David Arthur and Ruth Rosanna Crawford Persell. He graduated from Newtown High School and served in the Army during the Korean War. After his military service he...
Doris Jean Ott
Nov 28, 2022
Doris’ life began on September 28, 1934, in Tampa, KS. She is the daughter of Heinrich Fredrick Karl and Mathilde (Bielefeld) Mueller. Doris moved to Wichita in 1952 and worked in accounting for the Peterson, Peterson and Goss CPA’s. She was united in marriage to Richard L. Ott on April 28, 1959, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Tampa. The...
Christopher "Chris" R Brewer
Nov 26, 2022
Chris’s life began on January 29, 1988, in Newton. He is the son of Darryl and Linda (Hein) Brewer. Chris loved everything outdoors. He enjoyed his motorcycle, hunting, guns, camping, wakeboarding, and watersports. Chris especially loved anything that involved his kids. He was a hard-working tree trimmer and played hard too.
Family was important to Chris...
Harold "Dwight" D Henry
Nov 24, 2022
Harold Dwight Henry was born on June 3, 1926, in Byron, OK to William Howard and Sarah Gladys (Allen) Henry. Dwight sought to live a life of service to others. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps from January 30, 1945, until August 21, 1946, as a guard to the Admiral on the USS Wasp during...
Sara Jane Mosier
Nov 24, 2022
Beloved educator and world traveler, Sara Jane Mosier was born November 15, 1930, in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the daughter of Laurence A. and Mildred L. (Dunn) Moore. Sara Jane was trained as a teacher at Marymount College in Salina in 1952 and began a distinguished teaching career that included assignments in Germany in 1961 and Japan...
Charles Richard Edris
Nov 20, 2022
Charles was born on May 30, 1955, in Newton, Kansas. He is the first of six children born to Richard and Thelma “Jeep” (Tallman) Edris. Charles graduated from Remington High School as the class of 1973. He then went on to play football for Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. In 1977, Charles began working at Horizon Milling in Newton, Kansas...
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