Alvena (Aalie) Maye Mondt
Jul 4, 2012
Alvena Aalie Mondt, 68, died July 4 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born Jan. 26, 1944, at Ellis, she was the daughter of William Marion Sr. & Donna Sue (Wade) Mondt. A Hoisington resident, she graduated from Delphos High School. She then attended Barton County Community College and graduated from Marymount College in Salina with her Bachelor of Science degree...
Charles E. Urie
Jun 26, 2012
Charles Earl Urie, 85, Bennington died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his home. He was born September 10, 1926 in Salina to Andrew and Olla Urie. Charles was a 1945 graduate of Salina High School. In 1948 he was united in marriage with Wanda Krug. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Ken Urie; son-in-law John Twaddell and...
Wanda B. Warnow
Jun 23, 2012
Wanda Bethel Warnow daughter of Albert and Nancy Hubbard was born November 8, 1917, in Minneapolis, Kansas. Wanda passed peacefully on June 23, 2012, at the Cloud County Medical Center in Concordia, Kansas. She was 94 years old. Wanda, the youngest of 9 children, who grew up on a farm near Minneapolis, Kansas, has always enjoyed being part of a...
Jack E. Smith
Jun 22, 2012
Jack E. Smith, 85, Minneapolis, died Friday, June 22, 2012. He was born April 2, 1927 in Vine Creek to Claude E. and Anna (Constable) Smith. Jack was a 1945 graduate of Minneapolis High School and he was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife Verla on June 13, 2010. Survivors include his children, Lloyd E. Swagerty...
Donald E. Hickman
Jun 16, 2012
Donald E. Hickman, 80, Minneapolis, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2012. Don was born October 22, 1931 in Lincoln County to Austin and Irene (Pierce) Hickman. He was united in marriage with Amaryllis Y. Parson on February 18, 1951 in Barnard. Together they owned and operated Big Valley Meats in Barnard and he also farmed....
Kathy L. Gruber
Jun 12, 2012
Kathy L. Gruber, 60, Salina, passed away Tuesday, June 2012 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center following a short illness. She was born September 18, 1951 in Salina to Wayne and Anna (Cornellisson) Morton. She was raised in the Beverly area until the family moved to Green Mountain Falls, CO. Kathy was a 1968 graduate of Colorado Springs High School....
Norma M. Yoxall
May 26, 2012
Norma Mae (Kelly) Yoxall, 81, Minneapolis, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was born March 23, 1931 to Mabel Leona (Balderston) Kelly and Charles Franklin Kelly in Rooks County, Kansas. Norma was a 1949 graduate of Stockton High School. She married Donald Fred Yoxall in 1949.
Norma lived most of her life in Stockton, Kansas where she...
John A. Van Dame
May 17, 2012
John A. Van Dame, 85, Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born January 16, 1927 in Minneapolis to Herman and Mattie (Laird) Van Dame. John A. worked in maintenance for the Kansas Department of Transportation for 41 years. He also drove for ElDorado and the Ottawa County Department of Aging. John...
Bettie Stewart
May 12, 2012
Bettie Stewart, 84, Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. Bettie was born July 12, 1927 in Columbia, MO to Thomas and Grace Kehner. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Minneapolis Chamberettes. She was united in marriage with Lyman Stewart on April 28, 1972 in Bethany, MO. Bettie moved to...
Elsie M. "Peg" King
May 7, 2012
Elsie M. "Peg" King, 85, Minneapolis, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center, Salina. She was born June 3, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Peg and Russell King were united in marriage on October 21, 1955. They were co-owners and operators of Rid A Pest for many years. Peg was a member of the Community Bible Church...
Donald I. "Tobe" Boss
May 4, 2012
Donald "Tobe" Irving Boss, 81, met his Lord and Savior with his loving family by his side on Friday, May 4, 2012 at his home in Bennington, Kansas, following an extended battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Donna Joann (Bradbury) Boss; his son, Kenneth Boss and his wife, Gaylene; his daughter, Linda Garst and her husband,...
Kevin H. Constable
Apr 30, 2012
Kevin H. Constable, 62, Delphos, died Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born January 3, 1950 in Concordia to Howard and Mildred (Crosson) Constable. He was a 1968 graduate of Minneapolis High School and he served in the United States Navy for a short time. He worked various jobs including farming with his...
Avis Irene Shafer
Apr 25, 2012
Avis Irene Shafer, 87, Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born August 30, 1924 in Manchester, KS to Ed and Irene (Britt) Paul. Avis was a 1942 graduate of Minneapolis High School. She then worked for various local businesses and she later worked at the ASC office and the Bank of...
Coleda Ione Hart
Apr 2, 2012
Coleda Ione Hart, Barnard, departed this life on April 2, 2012 at Lincoln, Kansas. She was born August 27, 1920, in Barnard, Kansas, the daughter of George and Jewel Nelson. On May 13, 1941 she was united in marriage to Willard Alvin Hart at Junction City. She and Willard lived in the Barnard area for most of their lives. They...
Iris Martin
Mar 29, 2012
Iris Martin, 84, Minneapolis, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Ottawa County Health Center. Iris was born March 9, 1928 in Tescott to Ross and Zada (Brooks) Matthews. She was united in marriage with Donald Martin on September 22, 1946. They lived in various locations while Donald was in the United States Air Force. They moved to Minneapolis in...
Dale C. Reed
Mar 27, 2012
Dale C. Reed, 84, Culver, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born December 26, 1927 on a farm north of Culver to Paul and Vera (Kepple) Reed. He attended Culver Grade School and he was a 1946 graduate of Culver High School. On December 7, 1947 Dale married Norma Nelson. They lived...
Jack D. Haley
Mar 23, 2012
Jack D. Haley, Salina, was born April 10, 1923 in Bennington, Kansas to Marshall and Lucille (McKay) Haley. Jack died Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He graduated from Bennington High School and attended Kansas Weslyan University for one semester. Jack joined the U.S. Air Force and received his pilot wings in multi-engine aircraft. After WWII,...
Mary B. Laughlin
Mar 20, 2012
Mary Beatrice Griffin McCrady Laughlin was born June 9, 1923 on a farm near Sayre, OK to Henry Horatio and Laura Ann (Roach) Griffin. Mary B. passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, John, Oscar, Elmer, and Jess; two sisters Bessie Green and Mattie Green; her husband Elmer Laughlin; and son-in-law...
Richard D. Bronson
Mar 14, 2012
Richard D. Bronson, 54, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Rich was born April 7, 1957 in Salina to Benjamin and Vada (Lott) Bronson. Rich was a 1975 graduate of Minneapolis High School and he was working as a regional manager at the Salina Journal at the time of his death. He also...
Gerald T. Shoemaker
Mar 13, 2012
Gerald Thomas Shoemaker, 81, of Minneapolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Salina. Gerald was born in Ada on April 3, 1931, to Lennie and Florence Shoemaker. Eventually the family located to a farm outside of Minneapolis where Gerald grew up. Gerald married his college sweet heart Joyce Davidson on June 8, 1952, in Minneapolis, Kansas. He earned...
