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Eva Dibble Maxine
Apr 14, 2013
Eva Maxine Dibble passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 92. She was born June 7, 1920 to William Ray and Lillian Hazel (Nowland) Snavely. Maxine was a graduate of Woodston Rural High School with the class of 1938. She was united in marriage to Dale D. Dibble on...
Eileen Rose Pratt
Apr 10, 2013
Eileen R. Pratt passed away Wednesday morning, April 10, 2013 at the Via Christi Villages in Hays, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born March 9, 1932 to Hugh and Helen (Robben) Campbell in the St. Anthony’s Hospital at Hays. Eileen attended rural schools and graduated from Leoville High School with the class of 1949. She was...
Ralph E. Hyde
Apr 9, 2013
Ralph Eldon Hyde, 77, was born on a farm near Studley, Kansas, on March 11, 1936, to Walt and Mary “Mae” (Cunningham) Hyde. He passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at his home in Hoxie, where he resided for more than 30 years. After Ralph’s childhood he spent time in the Military with the United States Army. When he...
Pearl E. Atkisson
Apr 9, 2013
Pearl E. Atkisson went peacefully to heaven on April 9, 2013, at the age of 85. She was born on a farm south of Fort Morgan, Colorado, June 13, 1927, to John Robert and Lola Madge (Stauffer) Prettyman. Pearl grew up in Colorado and then her family moved to Alma, Nebraska. Pearl married Delbert Stone. They had eight children,...
Richard A. "Rick" Dreher
Apr 9, 2013
Richard A. “Rick” Dreher passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2013, at his home in rural Plainville at the age of 56. He was born in Plainville on October 11, 1956 to Edwin and Carolyn (Jacobs) Dreher. Rick was a graduate of Plainville High School. He was united in marriage to Kathleen Dreiling on August 26, 1978 in Plainville. They...
Leonard C. Werner
Apr 4, 2013
Leonard C. Werner passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at his home in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 79. He was born in Rooks County, Kansas on September 14, 1933 to Joseph and Antonette “Nettie” (Larson) Werner. Leonard was a Plainville High School graduate. He served in the army during the Korean War. Leonard was united in marriage...
Violet Lorene Zinn
Apr 2, 2013
Violet Lorene Zinn passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Penn Rose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 92. Violet was born June 14, 1920 and was the daughter of John and Nora (Owens) Francisco. Violet married Clifford Zinn on August 8, 1947. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Nora; and her...
Maxine L. Dix
Mar 26, 2013
Maxine Lucile (Dibble) Dix passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 81. Maxine was born March 13, 1932 in Osborne County, Kansas to Marshall and Velma (Dugan) Dibble. She graduated from Woodston High School in 1950. Maxine married Robert Dean Dix on January 17, 1951 in Kensington, Kansas and...
Lucille Katheryn Hesterberg
Mar 23, 2013
Lucille Katheryn Hesterberg passed away Saturday evening, March 23, 2013 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie at the age of 92. She was born February 1, 1921 to Ernest and Sophie (Friederich) Wasserman in Bremen, Kansas. As a young girl Lucille attended school in Hoxie. She was united in marriage to Oscar Hesterberg on March 30, 1942...
Ina Irene Miller
Mar 22, 2013
Ina Irene Miller, daughter of Harvey E. and Beulah (Bunch) Richards, was born on August 8, 1921, in southeast Sheridan County, Kansas, and departed this life Friday, March 22, 2013, at Sheridan County Long Term Care in Hoxie, KS, at the age of 91. Ina was the fourth of six children. She grew up in Sheridan County and attended...
Margie Helen "Marge" Small
Mar 17, 2013
Margie Helen Small passed away Sunday evening, March 17, 2013 in the Phelps Memorial Health Center at Holdrege, NE at the age of 74. She was born January 14, 1939 to Peter George and Margaret (Cibolski) Weigant in Logan, KS. Marge graduated from Logan High School with the class of 1956. She earned a nursing degree from Fort Hays...
Margaret Ruth Bolte
Mar 17, 2013
Margaret Ruth “Buttenhoff” Bolte passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Rooks County Medical Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 88. Margaret was born October 8, 1924, on the family farm in Lincoln County, Kansas to August and Marie (Behrens) Buttenhoff. She was baptized October 26, 1924, and confirmed into the Lutheran faith April 2, 1939. She...
Richard Lee Laporte
Mar 16, 2013
Richard Lee LaPorte passed away Saturday evening, March 16, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 79. He was born October 14, 1933 to Victor J. and Adella L. (Komrofske) LaPorte in Hastings, Nebraska. He attended local schools in Hastings. He was united in marriage to Hazel Mary Harvey on January 27, 1952...
Irene Marie Cressler
Mar 14, 2013
Irene Marie (Beach) Cressler passed away Thursday morning, March 14, 2013, at the Sheridan County Health Complex LTC at the age of 78. She was born in Hoxie January 21, 1935 to E.W. and Dollie (Lowe) Beach. Irene married Larry Cressler on April 14, 1953 in the United Presbyterian Church in Hoxie. They were blessed with six children. They...
Wandalene Maxine "Wanda" Jones
Mar 10, 2013
Wandalene "Wanda" Maxine Jones passed away at the Via Christi Nursing Home in Hays, Kansas Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the age of 81. She was born February 17, 1932 in Stockton, Kansas to Claude and Edith (Watkins) Pifer. Wanda graduated from Stockton High School in 1950. She married Paul E. Jones February 5, 1956 in Stockton, Kansas. They...
Roger Franklin Sells
Mar 9, 2013
Roger Franklin Sells passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at his home in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 66. He was born March 26, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, to Lee Franklin and Ione Laura (Conable) Sells. Roger married Velda Grecian May 28, 1968 in WaKeeney, Kansas. They were blessed with three children: Roger, Jr., Mindie and Lee. Roger...
Mary Claire Williams
Mar 7, 2013
Mary Claire Williams passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at her home in Plainville at the age of 83. She was born in Plainville April 7, 1929 to Lynn and Helen (Weigel) Lambert. She had one brother, Richard. Mary’s family moved to Washington, D.C. after she was born and her father ran a grocery store there. She lied about...
Susan Renee Chesney
Mar 5, 2013
Susan Renee Chesney passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Salina Regional Medical Center at the age of 59. She was born in Denver, Colorado March 16, 1953 to Chester and Opal (Bice) Baxter. Susan attended school in Stockton. She was united in marriage to Kent L. Chesney on June 17, 1977 at the First Congregational Church in...
Norman Mock
Mar 4, 2013
Norman Mock passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 91. He was born in Plainville, Kansas October 13, 1921 to Albert and Charlotte (Stein) Mock. Norman was the oldest of six children. Norman was united in marriage to his first wife Dixie Lee Warren May 7, 1946. They...
Zita Lois Wente
Mar 4, 2013
Zita Lois Wente went to be with the Lord on March 4, 2013 at her home in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born January 6, 1927 in Hoxie to Elmer and Elsie (Stanley) Buehler. Zita attended school in Hoxie and graduated from Hoxie High School with the class of 1944. She went on to receive...
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