Obituaries

Dec 26, 2017

Linda Lee Hendrixson, 81, Minneapolis, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Nicol Home in Glasco. Linda Lee was born March 26, 1936 on a farm near Minneapolis to Louis and Edith (Howell) Hendrixson.

Linda was a graduate of Minneapolis High School and she worked for Southwestern Bell, AT&T, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, E&F Floorcovering, Duckwalls,...

Dec 24, 2017

Fern I. Willars, 91, Lawrence, died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Fern was born December 10, 1926 in Cloud County to Carl A. and Hazel (Lundy) McHenry.

Fern was a 1944 graduate of Delphos High School. She and Jack Willars were united in marriage on October 27, 1944 in Delphos. Fern worked at...

Dec 24, 2017

William Schur, 75, Minneapolis, died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Bill was born January 16, 1942 near Minneapolis to Clarence Christian and Dora (Herrington) Schur. Bill was a graduate of Minneapolis High School.   He and Zoe Ann Myers were united in marriage on February 23, 1962. Bill worked for the City of Minneapolis Power...

Dec 11, 2017

Mitchell Lee Comfort, Minneapolis, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 11, 2017 in Wichita. Mitch was born October 20, 1959 in Salina to David and Sheila (Baker) Comfort.

Mitch attended schools in Wells and Minneapolis and was a 1977 graduate of Minneapolis High School. He and Sharon Rietbrock were united in marriage on May 4, 1984....

Dec 11, 2017

Marcia Ann Walthers (Schmidt), 68, McPherson, Kansas was surrounded by family and friends when she went to be with her Lord and Savior after a battle with aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. Kansas. Marcia was born on December, 15th, 1948 in Maquoketa, Iowa to Barbara (Norton) Schmidt and Grant Schmidt. She was the only child of...

Dec 10, 2017

Flora Mae (Henning) Hoesli, Glasco, earned her wings on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center Long Term Care in Minneapolis, at the age of 85 years.

Flora Mae Henning was born on July 30, 1932, to Henry Albert Henning and Vera Mae (Amspacker) Henning. Flora was born north of Glasco.

She...

Dec 5, 2017

Theodore E. Wolf, 84, Bennington, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Salina Regional Health Center. Ted was born November 16, 1933 in Salina to Rudolph and Nellie (Frazier) Wolf.

Ted was a 1951 graduate of Bennington High School. He was united in marriage on August 29, 1953 with Shirley Ross. They made their home east of Bennington...

Dec 4, 2017

Carol A. Mudloff, 65, Culver, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Salina Regional Health Center. Carol was born February 2, 1952 in Salina to Dale and Norma (Nelson) Reed. She was a graduate of Manhattan High School and she was currently working for the Kansas Highway Patrol. Carol was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Pamela...

Dec 4, 2017

Charles Clayton Case, 76, Minneapolis, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at his home. He was born December 22, 1940 in Salina to Charles and Augusta (Samuelson) Case.

Chuck was a graduate of Salina Central High School and he served in the United States Army. On April 6, 1978 he was united in marriage with Nancy Windholz in...

Dec 4, 2017

Maxine Eldora Windhorst, 101, Wells, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born September 11, 1916 near Andover to Harrison and Florence (Long) Baker.

Maxine was united in marriage with LeRoy Fred Windhorst on October 25, 1941 in Wichita where they made their home until LeRoy joined the Army Air...

Nov 30, 2017

Bradley Guy Winsett of Minneapolis, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 68. He was born June 1, 1949 in Concordia, Kansas to Verl and Esther (McGowan) Winsett. He grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from Minneapolis High School. While in high school he attended technical school for air conditioning. He worked for...

Nov 18, 2017

Gracia "Gracie" Lea Payne was born September 25, 1930. She passed away at the Good Samaritan Society - Minneapolis on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the age of 87. She was raised in Delphos with her parents, Pearl "Pete" and Grace Chancy, graduating from Delphos High School, and was a member of the Delphos Presbyterian Church. She married James "Jim"...

Nov 13, 2017

Ernest Alan Windhorst, 90, Minneapolis, died peacefully on November 13, 2017, in the presence of his children, at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, Kansas.

Alan was born on September 6, 1927 at the Windhorst family ranch near Wells, Kansas to Edna Lavina (Allen) Windhorst and Ernest Albert Windhorst. He was the second of Ernest and Edna's two...

Nov 10, 2017

Marjorie Karen Klein, 77, Delphos, went to be in the arms of her Savior on Friday, November 10, 2017. Her parents were the late Willard and Clara (Liedtke) Irvine. She graduated from Kansas State University in Elementary Education. Marjorie was a charter member of Smurthwaite Scholarship House, Phi Kappa Phi. She was married 55 years to her high school sweetheart,...

Nov 8, 2017

Patricia A. Johns, 75, Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at her home. She was born March 17, 1942 in Salina to Carl and Georgina (Freeby) Pasternak. Pat attended Salina school and was a 1960 graduate of Salina High School. Shortly after graduation, she married Clifford Johns. Pat was a realtor for 40 years and she was the owner...

Nov 7, 2017

Cheryl Patricia Huffman, 60, Salina, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017.  Patty was born May 7, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Richard and Katherine (Wirth) Adams.

Patty was a 1975 graduate of Minneapolis High School and worked for the State Bank of Delphos for many years; retiring in 2016.  She was a member of the First...

Nov 5, 2017

LoRee Allison, 98, Minneapolis, met her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 5, 2017. She was born December 18, 1918 in Green to Rolland and Hattie (Hill) Macy.

LoRee was a teacher for many years. She was a longtime member of the Hall Wesleyan Church. LoRee and Rolland Allison were united in marriage on August...

Oct 29, 2017

Steven R. Gawith, 62, Salina, died Sunday, October 29, 2017. He was born December 27, 1954 in Salina to Randy and Dolores (Stanley) Gawith.

He was a 1973 graduate of Minneapolis High School. Steve and Susan Nunemaker were married on October 20, 1979. He was a salesman for Ted Augustine Furniture for many years. Steve was an...

Oct 28, 2017

Betty Lee Watson, 82, Minneapolis, died Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was born July 28, 1935 in Ash Grove to John Franklin and Leona Elmina (Sulsar) Coffman.

Betty lived in Bend, OR from 1962 and returned to Minneapolis in 1996. She worked as a hotel maid and laundry worker for many years.

Betty was a...

Oct 20, 2017

Bill Foster Stanley, 64, Minneapolis, met his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 20, 2017. His death was very unexpected. Bill was born November 21, 1952 in Salina to Ralph and Mary (Beichley) Stanley.

Bill attended Minneapolis schools and was a graduate of Minneapolis High School. On July 4, 1982 he was united in marriage with Kay...