Obituaries

Apr 27, 2017

Charlotte (Agnes) Purvis Keener Maxwell was born in Cambridge, Nebraska February 15, 1923 to Agnes (Karish) and Charles Purvis. She passed this life April 27th, 2017 at the age of 94 years. Her family includes sisters, Joan Stone, Gerry Troncin of Fall City Nebraska. Evelyn Harmon and (Milton), Luella (Kenneth) Schmidt, brothers Ernest Purvis, along with Dale and (Betty)...

Apr 20, 2017

Ann L. Martin, 74, Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born Ann Louise Rose on October 24, 1942 in Lamar, CO to Robert D. and Louise H. (Jolitz) Rose.

Ann and Robert H. Martin were united in marriage on June 6, 1964 in Lamar. They moved from...

Apr 18, 2017

Galen C. "Grandpa" Shirk, 80, Salina, died Tuesday, April 18 2017 at Holiday Resort in Salina. He was born September 12, 1936 in Bernville, PA to Joseph B. and Verna (Unger) Shirk.

After high school graduation, Galen enlisted in the United States Air Force and retired 22 years later. He was united in marriage with Neomi McGowan...

Apr 15, 2017

Illa Rae Johnson, 78, Minneapolis, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born on August 3, 1938 in Yankton, SD; the only child of Ray and Ila (Witt) Sumnicht.

Illa Rae was a graduate of the Yankton, South Dakota school system and she attended Yankton College. She and Dean A....

Apr 6, 2017

Lowell F. Parrish, 77 was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 6, 2017. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on January 13, 1940, to Harry and Gertrude (Nelson) Parrish.

Lowell grew up on a farm located on the Solomon River, just outside of Delphos, Kansas, where he loved to hunt and fish when...

Mar 30, 2017

Nick Dolloff, 77, Minneapolis, met Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, on Thursday, March 30, 2017 with his family at his side.

Named for both of his grandfathers, Nick was born September 6, 1939, and grew up on the family farm in Smith County, the middle child of George and Ethel Dolloff. He...

Mar 18, 2017

Patricia A. Parks Pointer, 90, Minneapolis, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born September 6, 1926 in Salina to Edward F. and Fanny (Cummings) Riley.

Pat was a 1944 graduate of Delphos High School. She and Miles Parks were united in marriage on July 18, 1945. To this union, two...

Mar 18, 2017

Debra G. Flaherty, 58, Beverly, died Saturday, March 18, 2017. She was born in Houston, TX on July 18, 1958 to Lawrence G. and Mary (Hardamon) Fagan.

Debra and Denny Joe Flaherty were united in marriage on August 12, 1977. She was a homemaker and she taught adoption and foster care classes.

Survivors include her...

Mar 11, 2017

Earl B. Cooper, 87, Minneapolis, formerly of Chase, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Minneapolis. Earl was born August 16, 1929 in Shawnee, OK to Arthur B. and Ina May (Phillips) Cooper.

He was a graduate of Chase High School. On June 5, 1949, he was united in marriage with Norma J. Miller in Chase. Earl worked...

Mar 9, 2017

Cherryl R. Adams Boss, 70, Minneapolis, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 9, 2017. She was surrounded by her family at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Cherryl was born January 26, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA to James Lyle and Marceline (Johnson) Platt.

She worked for the Ottawa County District Court for...

Mar 6, 2017

Patricia J. Ahlquist, 79, Delphos, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at her home. She was born July 17, 1937 in Delphos to Lester and Alpha (Scott) Ernsbarger.

Pat was a C.M.A. for many years and she was also a home health worker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald on December 25,...

Feb 14, 2017

Jack F. Rolph, 73, Delphos, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Jack was born February 12, 1944 in Concordia to Edward Maxwell and Maurine (Arheart) Rolph.

Jack was a graduate of Delphos High School and he then attended and graduated from Fort Hays State University. He and...

Feb 10, 2017

Norma Moore passed away peacefully at the Ottawa County Health Center with her family at her side on Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born January 25, 1931 to Cecil and Hazel (Morgan) Allison. In 1949, she graduated from Minneapolis High School and was united in married to Kendall Moore, December 18, of the same year. Norma worked for the...

Jan 17, 2017

Willard L. Lambert, 88, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Minneapolis, Kansas.  He was born June 8, 1928 to Cabe and Matiel Lambert, of Monticello, MS, and was a retired farmer in the Manchester area and maintainer operator. He was serving in the Air Force when he met his children's mother, Wilma Botz. He...

Jan 13, 2017

C.R. "Chuck" Johnson, 80, Wells, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born June 10, 1936 on a farm near Verdi to Clarence O. and Fern G. (Reigal) Johnson.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and worked various construction jobs in Washington State and California. Chuck started...

Jan 12, 2017

Evelyn Lucille Atwell, 95, Minneapolis, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born April 29, 1921 near Summerville, northwest of Minneapolis, to Clarence and Helen (Clark) Parker.

Evelyn graduated from Minneapolis High School with the class of 1939. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone as Chief Operator after high school....

Jan 11, 2017

Julia Anne Wallace age 90 passed away at Villa Maria, Mulvane, on January 11, 2017. She was born to Mable and Ray Durham on August 10, 1926 in Calaway County in Fulton, MO.

She was working for the Union Pacific railroad when she met and married Delbert Wallace on April 6, 1947. They then started out their...

Jan 1, 2017

Jayne Ann Hunt, 63, Manhattan, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Jayne was born Jayne A. Matthews on July 23, 1953 in Pampa, TX to Lyle and Avis Arliene (Berkley) Matthews.

Jayne attended Tescott schools and she was a 1971 graduate of Tescott High School. On March 27, 1976 she...

Dec 31, 2016

Weston L. McClure, 21, Tescott, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 as the result of a one vehicle accident just south of Tescott. Weston was born March 30, 1995 in Salina to Robert and Jennifer (Keim) McClure.

He was a lifelong resident of Tescott and he was a 2013 graduate of Tescott High School. Weston later graduated from...

Dec 30, 2016

Judith A. Willcoxon, 62, of Grove City, Ohio, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 30, 2016 after a 3+ year battle with ovarian cancer. She spent her final days at the Kobacker House in Columbus with her loved ones by her side.

Judith "Judy" was born in Charleston, SC to William...