Obituaries

Dec 25, 2016

FLORENCE – Alta Mae Savage, age 93, passed away December 25, 2016, at Marion Assisted Living, Marion, Kansas.  She was born March 24, 1923, in Florence, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Samuel and Florence (Piper) Robinson.  After college, where she received her Bachelor’s degree, she taught school for several years.  On February 24, 1950, she was united in marriage...

Dec 23, 2016

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Hazel Muriel Selvy, at age 101, formerly of Newton, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on December 23, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She was born on September 20, 1915 in Marion, Kansas, the third daughter of Boyd Victor and Ammie Mae (Kaniper) Higgins. She grew up in the Youngtown rural community, attending school in...

Dec 21, 2016

WICHITA - Esther Stucky, age 89, formerly of Burns, passed away December 21, 2016, at Westwiew Manor in Derby, Kansas.  She was born May 3, 1927, in Whitewater, Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Kaete (Regier) Thiessen.  On November 4, 1955, she was united in marriage to Clyde Stucky.  She was a homemaker and farm wife.  She was preceded in...

Dec 19, 2016

MARION - Sylvia C. Winchester, age 90, passed away December 19, 2016, at Comfort Care Homes in Newton, Kansas.  She was born August 29, 1926, in Latimer, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Walter and Stella (Buethe) Tiede.  She was a graduate of Herington High School.  On December 24, 1943, she was united in marriage to Steve R. Winchester.  She...

Dec 17, 2016

MARION - Frelna V. Crawford, age 71, passed away December 17, 2016, surrounded by her family, at Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas.  She was born May 30, 1945, in Norris City, Illinois, the daughter of William and MaryEllen (Carter) Mackey.  At the age of three, she was adopted by Ernest and Gertrude (Rhodes) Mackey.  On February 9, 1962, she was married to Robert...

Dec 17, 2016

ESKRIDGE - Robert Wiechen, age 62, passed away December 17, 2016, at Stormont-Vail  Health Center, Topeka, Kansas.  He was born February 25, 1954, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Frank and Edith (Rae) Wiechen.  He lived at the Florence Care Home, then a Russell Care Home and finally the Golden Living Center of Eskridge.  He was preceded in death...

Dec 16, 2016

FLORENCE - Cheryl A. Steward, age 70, passed away December 16, 2016, surrounded by the love of her family, at Wesley Medical Center of Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1946, at El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Martindale) Hill.  She was a graduate of Leon High School.  On August 6, 1962, she was united in...

Dec 15, 2016

MARION – Jerry L. Jensen, age 78, passed away December 15, 2016, at his residence, near Marion, Kansas.  He was born January 12, 1938, in Denmark, Kansas, the son of Henry P. and Clara M. (Nelson) Jensen.  He was retired from the KDOT engineering department.  On November 26, 1961, he was united in marriage to Marjorie B. Hummel.  Their marriage...

Dec 12, 2016

HERINGTON – Birdie Ann Wooster, 86, died Monday, December 12th, 2016, at the Island Health & Rehabilitation, Merritt Island, Florida.  She was born on November 22, 1930, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Belmont L. and Bessie Mae (Shafer) Locke.  At the age of six months the family moved to Herington.

A Celebration of Life Service is being planned for a...

Dec 11, 2016

HERINGTON - Carolyn Sue Prochaska, 46, of Burdick, Kansas, a Derby High School graduate, died December 11th, 2016, at her home in Burdick.  Services were 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, at the Fort Riley Veterans Cemetery at Manhattan, Kansas.

Survived by her husband Edward Prochaska of Burdick;  two children Natasha and Allen Tweet; and a sister Gwendolyn K. Clark.

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Dec 10, 2016

MARION - Tom “Perch” Reid, age 64, passed away December 10, 2016, at his home at Marion County Lake. Tom was born with a head of red hair and a spirit to match on July 6, 1952, in Newton, Kansas to Leo and Neva Reid of Florence. He earned the nickname Perch at around age 5, when his love of...

Dec 6, 2016

HERINGTON - Charles Carlson, died Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, at the Herington Municipal Hospital.  He was born April 26th, 1925, north of  Burdick, the son of Algot R. and Sadie L. Carlson.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at the Hebron Lutheran Church, Burdick, with Pastor Bill Peterson, officiating. Burial will follow at the Hebron...

Dec 5, 2016

MARION – Fred G. “Fritz” Helmer, age 90, passed away December 5, 2016, at St. Luke Hospital in Marion, Kansas.  He was born November 12, 1926, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, the son of David and Anna (Eberhardt) Helmer.  On October 17, 1948, he was united in marriage to Edith L. Graham.  He owned and operated Helmer’s Service station in Marion;...

Dec 1, 2016

MARION – Gary W. “Gooey” Tomlinson, age 43, passed away December 1, 2016, at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas, following a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born December 15, 1972, in Hillsboro, Kansas.   He was the son of Jeff and Rita (Stika) Tomlinson.  He was a graduated high school in 1992, and went on to became a Certified...

Nov 28, 2016

Herington - Werner E. Monnich, age 86, passed away November 28, 2016, at Wesley Woodlawn in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born rural Latimer, on March 2, 1930, the son of Edward F. and Helena K. (Oltmanns) Monnich.

Werner attended Lyon Valley and Hope Schools.  He served in the U. S. Army, during the Korean War in Okinawa, from 1951-1953.  He...

Nov 24, 2016

WHITEWATER - Frances R. Wiebe, age 82, passed away November 24, 2016, at Kansas Christian Home, Newton.  She was born November 3, 1934, in Newton, the daughter of Henry and Maria (Epp) Wiebe.  She had worked as a dishwasher and dietary aide.  She was preceded in death by her parents, and siblings: Marilyn, Marvin and Herbert Wiebe.  She is survived by...

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 12, 2016

HOPE - Harry Schneider, 74, of Hope, died Saturday, November 12th, 2016, at the Salina Regional Health Center.  He was born on December 11th, 1941, at Dornbirn, Austria, the son of Josep C. and Anny O. (Ratz) Schneider. 

A graveside service will be at 3:30 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 16th, 2016, at the Hope Cemetery.

He had close friends and neighbors...

Nov 11, 2016

NEWTON - Aurora Z. De La Rosa, age 58, passed peacefully away November 11, 2016, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born May 27, 1958, in Matanzas, Cuba.  She was the daughter of Orlando De La Rosa and Francisca (Castillo) De La Rosa.  She had been enrolled in the ResCare program in Newton, Kansas.  She is survived...

Nov 10, 2016

HERINGTON - Jessie L. Longhofer, formerly of Herington, died Thursday, November 10th, 2016, in Granbury, Texas.  She was born November 16th, 1938, at Herington, KS.  She was the daughter of Franklin H. and Laura W. (Langhofer) Ayres.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, November 19th, 2016, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with Pastor Bill Peterson,...