Obituaries

Oct 19, 2016

Helen Nadine “VanLoenen” Miller was born January 11, 1937, on the family farm in rural Bogue, Kansas to Henry and Bertha (Sparks) VanLoenen. Helen loved her family. She often talked about growing up on the farm with her five siblings, her chores, the stone house and boxcar they lived in. Her mother and baby brother died when she was...

Oct 16, 2016

June Margaret (Carlson) Buttenhoff passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 97. She was born on June 26, 1919 in McPherson County, Kansas to the late John and Helga (Peterson) Carlson. After graduating high school, she went on to attend college for two years. On September 12, 1953 she...

Oct 12, 2016

Oct 10, 2016

Lillian Florence (Morgan) Frazey passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 93. She was born on September 29, 1923 in Hoxie to the late Harley and Clara (Field) Morgan. She grew up and attended school in Hoxie graduating from Sheridan Community High School with the Class...

Oct 9, 2016

Darlene Ann (Hammersmith) Mattas, 81, of Wilson, passed away October 9, 2016 in Salina. Darlene was born July 19, 1935, in Gorham, Kansas, the daughter of Alfonse and Silvernina Hammersmith. She grew up and attended school in Gorham. She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Francis John Befort in Plainville, Kansas. This union was blessed...

Oct 5, 2016

Bernadine Pauline (Meyers) Reynolds passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Presbyterian Manor in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 95. She was born the youngest of six children on May 19, 1921, to the late John B. and Dora (Westhusin) Meyers on a farm near Natoma, Kansas. She grew up and attended schools in Natoma, residing...

Oct 3, 2016

Rolo S. Ewers, Jr. passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 90. One of six children, he was born in Tasco, Kansas on August 24, 1926 to the late Rolo S. and Mary Louise (Carter) Ewers. He graduated from Glendale High School in Glendale, Arizona, and seven...

Sep 28, 2016

Norman H. Mills passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 86. He was born on March 16, 1930 in the Bowcreek Township of rural Sheridan County to the late Paul N. and Ruth (Mowry) Mills. He grew up attending Bowcreek Elementary School before...

Sep 24, 2016

Nels William Belleau, 88, Hill City, Kansas, passed away September 24, 2016 in Hill City, Kansas. Nels was born October 22, 1927 in Damar, Kansas, to William Joseph and Marilda (Brin) Belleau. Nels grew up in Bogue and attended Bogue schools. He was a high school graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, Kansas. He served two years...

Sep 23, 2016

Marie Celine “Tiny” (Carrier) Albers passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas at the age of 87. She was born on December 6, 1928 in Cloquet, Minnesota to the late Dennis and Marcella (Shanda) Carrier. She graduated from Cloquet High School and on April 12, 1947 she was united in marriage to Roy...

Sep 19, 2016

Kathryn Mae (Garvert) Creevan passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born August 2, 1930 on the family farm near the Saline River, south of Plainville, to the late George and Lenora (Meyers) Garvert. While growing up in Rooks County, she worked to clean houses,...

Sep 14, 2016

Sep 5, 2016

Raymond James Mattas passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 83. He was born on January 9, 1933 in Wilson to the late Anton Albert and Matilda Agnes (Soukup) Mattas. He grew up in the Wilson area before living with and making new friends at Developmental Services of Northwest...

Sep 5, 2016

Norman Rex Gallentine passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at his home in Oberlin, Kansas at the age of 89. He was born on October 2, 1926 on the family farm near Clayton, Kansas to the late John and Zoe (Goodman) Gallentine. He grew up in the Clayton area and graduated from Clayton High School with the Class of...

Sep 4, 2016

Edna Burkhead passed away on September 4, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas at the age of 88. She was born on November 25, 1927 on a farm south of Wilson, Kansas to the late Frank and Josephine (Malir) Zelenka. She graduated from Wilson High School with the Class of 1947. ON November 25, 1947 she...

Sep 3, 2016

Lloyd Arnold Wente of Hennessy, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Hennessey, Oklahoma surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born on September 7, 1934 in Rural Sheridan County, Kansas to Rudolph and Bertie (Brown) Wente. He attended school at Lucerne, Kansas. He married Vergie Wennihan in 1953. To this union four children were born,...

Sep 3, 2016

Marjorie Lee Bice passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 87. She was born in Woods County, Oklahoma to the late Herman and Olive Hester (Godden) Wiebe. She attended school in Alva, Oklahoma and graduated from Alva High School. On November 22, 1970 she was united in marriage to...

Sep 3, 2016

Bobby Tain Morris was born January 6, 1958, to Charles and Karen Morris of rural Graham County, Kansas. He departed this life September 3, 2016 in rural Norton County, Kansas. Bobby graduated from Hill City High School in football and track and was an avid wrestler. He attended Dodge City Community College where he was a member of the...

Aug 27, 2016

Laurence LeRoy Hull went to be with his Lord on August 27, 2016, at his home in Woodston, Kansas at the age 91. He was born on January 19, 1925 to the late Downer and Elsie (Thomas) Hull on the family farm just northeast of Woodston. He attended his first seven years of grade school at the Spring Branch...

Aug 27, 2016

Wilma Artille (Breckenridge) Bartholomew passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Kenwood View Health and Rehabilitation Center in Salina, Kansas due to complications from ovarian cancer, which she had fought for almost a year, at the age of 96. She was born on December 30, 1919 on the family farm southwest of Woodston, Kansas to the late Gorden and...