Obituaries

Oct 1, 2017

Delano F. O'Dell , 83, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was born August 4,1934 to Orvis and Thelma (Barlow) O'Dell. He married Barbara Harbison, June 5, 1955. He was the Police Chief in Florence, Kansas For Many Years.

Survivors: son, Michael of Marion; daughter, Dianne Burnett (Don) of Marion; brother, Delvin O'Dell of Peabody; sister, Dee Nuessen of...

Sep 29, 2017

HOPE - Ralph Edwin (Sam) Dillon, formerly of Hope, departed this life Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Village Manor in Abilene.  He was born on May 10, 1927, rural Hope, the son of George F. and Genevieve (Weishaar) Dillon.

Funeral Service will be 10:00AM, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the St. Phillip Catholic Church – Hope, with Fr. Peter O’Donnell, officiating.  Military...

Sep 28, 2017

Edmund Jay Libby, age 76, passed away September 28, 2017 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater with his family by his side.

He was born December 18, 1940 in Wichita, the son of Norman and Annabelle (Nighswonger) Libby.

He graduated from Southeast High School in Wichita and attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina and Bailey Technical School in...

Sep 27, 2017

HERINGTON -  Barbara L. Murray-Askew, departed this life Wednesday evening, September 27, 2017, at the Legacy of Herington.  She was born August 7, 1929,  at Kansas City, MO.  She was the daughter of Clarence (Wid) and Cecilia (Wetmore) Naland and sister of Willard Hugh Naland.  The family moved to Abilene, KS, in 1938.  She attended a private school for three years...

Sep 24, 2017

Wayne Edward Hinz, of rural Newton, 80, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at his home.

He was born June 7, 1937, to Glenn & Viola (Trego) Hinz in Newton, KS. He grew up on the Hinz farmstead north of Potwin where he worked alongside his father and two brothers. He graduated from Burns High...

Sep 22, 2017

Robbins D. (Bob) Allen, passed at Main Street Villa, Cheney, KS on September 22, 2017.  Bob was born September 4, 1921 in Seneca, Kansas to Paul and Merle Allen.  He moved to Arkansas City when he was entering high school where he met the love of his life Joyce Downey.  He attended Illinois College and before his senior year, he...

Sep 14, 2017

Dr. Kathryn Anne Phyfer, age 71, passed away September 14, 2017 at her home in Marion.  Heaven has received on of earths finest angels.  Anne lived life always helping others.  Her compassion and loving heart lead her to be an excellent physician that everyone respected and adored.  She was born July 30, 1946 at New Albany, Mississippi the daughter of...

Sep 14, 2017

Leora S. Berryman, 94, of Whitewater, passed September 13, 2017 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, where she was a resident since June 02 2010.  She was born on March 19, 1923 in Greeley, CO to John and Katherine Bernhardt who had emigrated from a German colony in Frank, Russia in 1907.  Her parents spoke German and Russian and they...

Sep 10, 2017

Leonard F. Smith, 84 of Marion, passed September 10, 2017 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.  Leonard was born May 7, 1933 in Antelope, Kansas to Merle and Emma (Sampson) Smith.  Leonard graduated from Marion High School.  Leonard joined the US Army in 1954 and was honorably discharged in May of 1956.  Leonard was employed by the Kansas Department...

Sep 10, 2017

Sep 6, 2017

Alfred Lawrence Beneke passed away on September 6, 2017.  Alfred was born to Fred Beneke and Clara Riffel on February 9th, 1934 at home.  The room he was born in is now a shed on the farm, known as the birth place. Alfred was baptized as an infant into the Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville, Kansas. He was confirmed...

Sep 4, 2017

Imogene was born February 25, 1919 in her great, great, great grandfather’s log house in rural Xenia, Illinois to Fred and Mabel Henson.  She attended and graduated from Cisne High School and then graduated from Spencer Beauty Academy in 1937. She returned home to operate Puckett’s Beauty Shop. It was during this time that she met Lloyd Potter. They were...

Sep 3, 2017

HERINGTON -  Lola A. Brockmeier, 99, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Herington.  She was born January 30, 1918 at Lincolnville.  She was the daughter of Rudolph H.and Ottille A. (Krause) Albrecht. 

She worked at Collier’s Cleaners in Herington for forty years as a steam presser.  She enjoyed sewing and was a very fine seamstress.  She went to the Lincolnville...

Aug 25, 2017

Phyllis Jean (Jeannie Julian) Belcher peacefully passed away at her home on August 25, 2017.  She was born in Kalvesta, KS and grew up in St. John before settling in Whitewater where she and Jack raised their family.  She was employed at the Bank of Whitewater for many years and retired from Axtell Clinic in Newton.  She is proceeded in...

Aug 24, 2017

Whitewater - Ross Litton was born on January 8, 1932 in Wichita, Kansas to Lois (Ross) Litton and Ray Wilson Litton.

Ross attended the Whitewater public schools through high school.  Immediately following graduation, the class took a three-week trip to the west coast.  This led to various trips he would take later in life.  He started farming with his father...

Aug 23, 2017

HERINGTON - Tracy Leanne (Stover) Parks, 53, 

Tracy was born December 10, 1963, in Herington, the daughter of Orville “Neal” and Katherine (Woodward) Stover.

She married LaVern Walter Parks, Jr., in 1983 and they were the parents of two daughters Nichole and Christina. Some time later they were divorced.

Tracy enjoyed singing, bowling, and playing BINGO. She was an avid fan...

Aug 19, 2017

Julia Irene Richmond was born September 9th, 1916 to James Hiram and Olga Willamina (Durnberg) McKibben in Seneca, New Mexico.  Irene had 3 siblings; Harold McKibben, Gladys Weber and Chester (Chet) McKibben.  All have preceded her in death.  Irene graduated from Marion High School in 1934.  She married Alonzo Francis Smith on January 12th, 1935.  They had 3 children; James...

Aug 14, 2017

HERINGTON -  Glenn L. Carlson, of Burdick, died Monday, August 14th, 2017, at the Herington Municipal Hospital.  He was born March 14, 1947, at Herington, KS.  He was the son of Harold R. and Vera (Meier) Carlson.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, August 19th, 2017, at the Hebron Lutheran Church of Burdick with Rev. Colleen Teeuwe, officiating. ...

Aug 13, 2017

Dorothy Mae (Cochran) Unruh, 87, passed away August 13, 2017 at Lakepoint Care & Rehab in Augusta.  Dorothy was born May 26, 1930 in Kearney, NE to Eugene and Clara (Knoedler) Cochran.  She married William “Bill” Unruh in Newton, KS in 1948.  Dorothy was a longtime resident of the Howard and Potwin area.  Dorothy is survived by sons Howard (Debbie)...

Aug 6, 2017

HERINGTON - Nicholas Todd Kinser, 25, died August 6th, 2017, at his home in McPherson. He was born on November 12, 1991, at Herington, the son of Robert T. Mowat and Rhonda M. LeVasseur.

Funeral Service will be 10:00AM, Friday, August 11th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home- Herington, with Rev. Mark Lovett, officiating.  Burial will follow at the Methodist Cemetery...