Obituaries
Milton E. Schlesener
Mar 28, 2019
HERINGTON – Milton E. Schlesener, 98
Milton Ehren Schlesener departed this life on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was the son of John F. and Emilia (Gentz) Schlesener. He had four brothers, Eugene, Verl, Donald, Dale, and a sister, Helen.
He worked at the Rock Island, Southern Pacific, and Cottonbelt Railroads as a conductor and...
Roger Giesbrecht
Mar 28, 2019
Roger D. Giesbrecht, age 90, died on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on a farm near Canada, Kansas, on December 30, 1928. Roger was a farmer in Marion and Chase Counties for his entire life. He met Josie Harms in 1963 and they were married the following spring. By 1966...
Pauline Toews
Mar 28, 2019
Pauline Cornella Thierstein was born on December 14, 1928, to Christian (C.B.) and Ella (Regier) Thierstein at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton, Kansas. She was the oldest child, with three brothers. After a short illness, Pauline passed away on March 28, 2019, at Newton Medical Center, with family in attendance.
Pauline grew up on the family farm, 1 ½ miles east...
Clara "Lou" Roberts
Mar 26, 2019
Clara Louise "Lou" Roberts was born on October 1st, 1936 to Karl M. Sattler and Clara E. Davis, Sattler in Newton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Leona Allen and Marianna Hoffman, and brothers, Lester K. Sattler, Herbert R. Sattler, and Wilbur C. Sattler, a granddaughter Amy M. Hiebert, and husband, LeRoy Roberts.
She is survived...
Sarajane Graham Bodecker
Mar 20, 2019
Sarajane Graham Bodecker, age 100, a long-time resident of Benton, KS, passed away March 20, 2019, at Asbury Park in Newton. Service will be Friday, March 29th at 11:00 am at Palmyra Baptist Church, rural Benton, Kansas. Visitation with family will be Thursday, March 28th, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Lamb Mortuary in Whitewater, Kansas.
Sarajane was born...
John Conrad Heiser
Mar 19, 2019
HERINGTON - John Conrad Heiser was born August 30, 1931, at Ramona, Kansas, to John and Mary (Kleiber) Heiser. John was the last of three sisters and 2 brothers. He grew up in a loving family when times were hard. He attended grade school and high school in Ramona and graduated in 1949. He attended Strassburg Baptist Church with his parents...
Karen Mae Fitzmaurice
Mar 18, 2019
Karen Mae Fitzmaurice,59, Homemaker, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. Graveside Service will be 11:00 am Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Lincolnville Cemetery. Karen was beloved daughter, sister, wife and mother. She enjoyed working outside in her yard. Preceded in death by her parents, Jim Salee and Ima Jean Mitchell. Survived by her husband Jim. They were married 30 years;...
A. Linnea Barlow
Mar 17, 2019
Obituary – Linnea Barlow, 95
Agda “Linnea” Barlow departed this life on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at her home in Burdick. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Hilda “Marie” (Hane) Hawkinson. She was born September 16, 1923, at Burdick.
Linnea attended Diamond Valley Schools, graduating from High School with the honor of being valedictorian. After high school, she went...
Jeanette Matz
Mar 12, 2019
Jeanette (Webster) Matz, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1937, in Marion Kansas, to Marium and Nora (Kline) Webster. She was a graduate of Marion High School. She married Robert C. Matz on June 14, 1957, in Hillsboro. Jeanette was a homemaker and...
Rosse Case
Mar 9, 2019
Rosse Braddock Case was born to Alex Heaton Case and Helen Braddock Case in Marion, Kansas, on May 17, 1927. Rosse graduated from Marion High School in 1945, and in April of that year, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was in boot camp when his high school graduation occurred and his father accepted his diploma for him. He...
Gerald Harry Adam
Mar 1, 2019
Gerald Harry Adam of Herington, died Friday, March 1st, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center. He was born May 24, 1942, at Council Grove, Kansas. He was the son of Harry William and Cora Nancy (Ashwill) Adam.
Jerry was a graduate of Herington High School with the class of 1962. He served in the U. S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1968. ...
Luella Marie Snelling
Feb 19, 2019
Luella Marie (Beneke) Snelling, age 88, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on February 19, 2019. Luella was known as Oma by her family and grandchildren. She was a special education teacher and began her career teaching at Choctaw, Oklahoma; then worked for the Sedgwick County Special Education Cooperative from 1977 until she retired in 1992, working at middle...
Robert "Bob" Soyez
Feb 19, 2019
Robert Wayne Soyez, 72, of Marion, Kansas passed away February 19, 2019, at St Luke Hospital, in Marion. Robert was born February 18, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Richard G and Mildred I (Henninger) Soyez.
Robert and Brenda Richmond were married on December 23, 1972, in Marion, Kansas. One son, Michel Wayne Soyez, was born to this union.
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Thelma Jean Cain
Feb 17, 2019
Obituary – Thelma Cain, 93
Thelma Jean Cain departed this life on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the Newton Medical Center. She was the only child of Harry Elmer and Esther Viola (Hauke) Sangwin. She was born September 5, 1925, at Herington, Kansas.
Thelma attended Herington schools and graduated with the class of 1943. Her first nursing position was at...
Chris Schafers
Feb 13, 2019
Christopher Joseph Schafers was born on April 7, 1957, at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. The fourth child of Victor Augustine and Madonna Schafers.
Christopher was a graduate of Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas. He enlisted in the Navy soon after. While in the Navy he served aboard the USS Rich, Marven Shields, Law, and the USS Decatur....
Kenneth LeRoy Baxter
Feb 13, 2019
Herington - Kenneth LeRoy Baxter was born on October 31, 1940, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Harold Dean and Della Mae (Harshfield) Baxter. He grew up on the family farm. His enjoyment of working led him to work at various jobs in the area while growing up. He was a member of the Evening Star 4-H Club where he held all...
Lois J. Webb
Feb 13, 2019
OBITUARY FOR – Lois J. Webb, 81
Lois J. Webb, of Shawnee, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019. She was born August 22, 1937 at White City, Kansas. She was the daughter of Carl H. and Amanda (Lawrenz) Kniebel. She was blessed to be a member of a loving family, having two older sisters, Arlene and Twila, and an older...
Valera Morgan
Feb 11, 2019
Valera Mae (Graham) Morgan, 94, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.
Born to Bruce and Anna Fern Graham. Valera was born in Kendall, KS on September 18, 1924. She attended school in Syracuse, KS, graduating in 1942.
On August 16, 1942, Valera married Fred E. Morgan. Together they owned a farm...
Robert "Bob" Matz
Feb 9, 2019
Robert “Bob” C. Matz, age 84, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Newton Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1934, in Hillsboro Kansas, to Carl and Louise (Ebel) Matz. He was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. He married Jeanette Webster on June 14, 1957, in Hillsboro. He enlisted into the army April 2, 1957, where he...
