Obituaries

Dec 25, 2016

Roger Clark Oplinger, 67, Jewell, was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior on December 25, 2016, after a courageous fight with cancer. He was born on March 23, 1949, in Beloit. Roger graduated from Jewell High School in 1967 and Kansas State University in 1971. He was united in marriage to his love, Barbara Ann Willmeth on May 20,...

Dec 18, 2016

Connie Ruth Peterson was born May 23, 1929 near Shipton to Hugh and Laura (Shute) Peterson. Connie passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Presbyterian Manor in Salina at the age of 87. Connie attended school in Bavaria and was a 1947 graduate of Bennington High School. On September 19, 1948 she was united in marriage with Raymond Cherry...

Dec 13, 2016

David T. Smith, 75, Delphos, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Dave was born November 12, 1941 in Strong City to George Thomas and Genevieve Marie (Hasker) Smith. At a young age, George was killed and Dave's step-father, Leo Max Lubbers, stepped in and became Dave's father. Dave was a graduate of Cheney High...

Dec 12, 2016

Edward H. Garst, 70, Delphos, died on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Ed was born April 21, 1946 in Concordia to Edward and Hazel (Thomas) Garst. Ed was a 1964 graduate of Glasco High School. He and Marjorie Wooley were united in marriage on December 31, 1964. Ed served in the United States Army...

Dec 9, 2016

Jacob Franklin Cornelison Kelley, 71, Minneapolis, died Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born April 28, 1945 in Petaluma, CA to J.D. and Bertha (Camenish) Kelley. Jake attended and graduated from schools in California. On January 12, 1967, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged...

Dec 7, 2016

Mildred R. Chancy, 97, Delphos, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society – Minneapolis. Mildred was born May 5, 1919 near Glasco to Will and Lula (Key) Crum.

Mildred was raised with her siblings on the farm where they kept busy doing daily chores. She attended Fairview and Prairie Point schools. On September 21,...

Dec 5, 2016

Roy Melvin Kriegh, Jr., 89, Minneapolis, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born March 15, 1927 in Minneapolis to Roy M. Kriegh, Sr. and Leola (Pearce) Kriegh. Roy was a 1945 graduate of Minneapolis High School. Following graduation, he entered the United States Navy and served during WWII and the Korean War....

Dec 2, 2016

Doris I. (Pilcher) Anderson, Wichita, formerly of Delphos, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Chaucer Estates in Wichita. She was born in Delphos on September 19, 1923 to Bert and Inez (Brinkman) Pilcher-Griffin.

Doris and William Anderson were united in marriage on June 1951 in Fayetteville, AR. When she was not working as a Delphos State...

Nov 24, 2016

Rex M. Rice, 85, Delphos, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Nicol Home in Glasco. He was born July 21, 1931 in Cloud County to Paul and Bernice (Bellows) Rice.

Rex was a 1949 graduate of Delphos High School. He and Etoys Hoesli were united in marriage on August 23, 1950. He worked for the U.S.D.A....

Nov 18, 2016

Bonnie Lou (Hines) Parker, 84, formerly of Minneapolis, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 18, 2016 in Salina, Kansas.

She was born July 19, 1932 in Granola, KS to Dorsey and Nola (Crozzar) Hines. On August 20, 1950 she was united in marriage to John Blaine Parker.  The couple moved to Minneapolis, Kansas in 1965. She...

Nov 14, 2016

William L. "Bill" Lawrence, 80, Bennington, died Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Salina Regional Health Center after battling leukemia for almost 20 years and lymphoma for almost two years. He was born April 28, 1936 in Quincy, IL to Floyd and Mary (Pickens) Lawrence.

Bill attended many schools as his family moved around the United States....

Nov 12, 2016

Glenden "Glen" L. Bohn, 87, Minneapolis, died Saturday, November 12, 2016. He was born July 18, 1929 in Eagle, NE to William and Sophia (Engelking) Bohn.

Glen was a 1949 graduate of Eagle High School. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1954. Glen and Donna Lantz were united in marriage on January 27,...

Nov 6, 2016

Myron "Art" Thompson, 82, Delphos, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis.  Art was born April 23, 1934 at home on the Gudgell ranch in Graham County, Kansas to Park C. and Gladys R. (Shinn) Thompson. After high school graduation, Art was drafted into the United States Army.  He served from 1957-1959 and in the...

Nov 3, 2016

Wesley Phelps, 65, Tescott, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at home after a courageous battle against Myelofibrosis. Wes was born March 11, 1951, at Salina, Kansas, to Harold and Marcella (Griffin) Phelps.

Wes graduated from Tescott High in 1970. He drove a semi for Nelson Truck Line, C&R Truck Line & Western Auto. After many years...

Nov 1, 2016

Ella Grace Fuller, 9, Minneapolis, made her journey to Heaven on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was born June 4, 2007 in Salina to Trevor W. and Abbigale N. (Walmsley) Fuller.

Ella was a fourth grader at Minneapolis Grade School.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather Darrell Adams; great-grandparents Joe and Emily Walmsley,...

Nov 1, 2016

Robert L. Hahn, 78, Salina, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at his home. He was born January 12, 1938 in Minneapolis to Louis H. and Helen F. (Everett) Hahn.

Bob attended schools in Minneapolis and he was a 1956 graduate of Minneapolis High School. After graduation he attended and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1961....

Oct 25, 2016

Thayne D. "T.D." Farrington, born July 4, 1925 in Ingalls, Kansas, departed this life on October 25, 2016. TD was preceded in death by his parents, Chris and Edna (Parish) Farrington; his first wife, Mary Lou George, and his brother, Loyd Farrington. He spent most of his early years in Minneapolis, Kansas, and graduated from Minneapolis High School in...

Oct 25, 2016

Carroll D. Somers, 84, Delphos, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Nicol Home in Glasco. He was born December 15, 1931 to Robert and Ethel Somers.

Carroll served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. He married Jennie Whitley on May 15, 1969 and they resided in Delphos.

Carroll...

Oct 25, 2016

Jeane Maxine Hemenway, 90, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016. She was a resident of the Good Samaritan in Minneapolis, and had been in hospice care for several months.

Jeane was born to Leo and Bess Callahan on January 20, 1926 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and grew up in Southeastern Kansas. She graduated from Morehead High School, attended...

Oct 10, 2016

Donald Clay Christenson, 98, Tescott, died Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Clay was born October 10, 1918 in Tescott to B.E. and Edith (McCaddon) Christenson.

He attended schools in Tescott and was a 1937 graduate of Tescott High School. Clay and Bonnie Chambers were united in marriage on April 18, 1942...