Allen D. Copple
May 22, 2011
Allen D. Copple, 97, Delphos, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Nicol Home, Glasco. Allen was born April 30, 1914 in Delphos to Arthur and Grace (Kiser) Copple. Allen was united in marriage with Clema L. Alderson in 1935 in Minneapolis. She preceded him in death on November 1, 2007. He was a farmer and he raised turkeys. Besides...
Irene L. Bowen
May 16, 2011
Irene L. Bowen, 70, Bennington, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Pinnacle Park in Salina. Irene was born November 17, 1940 in Manchester, NH to Marcell and Doris (Lafond) Camirand. Irene loved her farm and spent many good times there. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and her family was very important to her. She was preceded in death...
Dorothy A. Percival
May 16, 2011
Dorothy A. Percival, 88, Beverly, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born July 21, 1922 in Beverly to Theodore and Susan (Harr) Webb. Dorothy was united in marriage with Glen E. Percival on April 18, 1947 in Minneapolis. To this union four children were born; Linda, Glenda, Glen Leon, and Michael. She...
Donald Postlethwaite
May 6, 2011
Donald Dixon Postlethwaite, 78, passed away on May 6, 2011 in Colorado Springs after a courageous battle with Leukemia. He was born October 15, 1932 in Delphos, KS to Richard Arlon and Edna Laura (Meridith) Postlethwaite, who do not survive. Don worked on the family farm, played football for and graduated from Kansas State University, was a Korean War veteran...
Christopher R. Diedrick
May 2, 2011
Christopher R. Diedrick, 39, Tescott, died Monday, May 2, 2011. Chris, the son of Richard and Irene (Schmidt) Diedrick, was born March 31, 1972 in Topeka, Kansas. Chris was a graduate of Tescott High School and then he attended Highland Community College and Fort Hays State University. He was a farmer and a stockman. Chris was a member of the...
Kenneth Joe Wiggins
May 2, 2011
Kenneth Joe Wiggins, 74, Bennington, died Monday May 2, 2011 at the Village Manor, Abilene. Joe was born December 27, 1936 in Ringwood, OK to Ira and Pearl (Sears) Wiggins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Joe held a Master's Degree in Education Administration. Before his retirement he was principal at the Solomon Grade School. He was...
Norma Lois Biggs
Apr 22, 2011
Norma Lois Biggs, 85, died April 22, 2011 at Ottawa Co. Hospital. She was born on the family farm in Beverly, Ks to Bert and Olive (Buttermore) Webb, on October 25, 1925. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bill, brother, Gerald Webb and sister, Opal Doyle. She was a farm wife and a member of St. Patrick's...
Glenn H. Combs
Apr 11, 2011
Glenn H. Combs, 81, Salina passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 in Minneapolis. He was born in Tulsa, OK on June 12, 1929 to J.B. and Elizabeth (Miller) Combs. Glenn had a degree in music and he had a love for playing the violin, fiddle, guitar, and bass trumpet. He and his deceased wife formed a band known as the...
Darrell L. Adams
Apr 11, 2011
Darrell L. Adams, 62, Salina, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center. Darrell was born August 26, 1948 in St. Helen's, OR to Joseph Roscoe and Norma Jean (Francis) Adams. Darrell was a 1966 graduate of Minneapolis High School. After graduation he went to work at Boeing in Wichita for a short time. He then worked for...
Irene W. Duval
Apr 11, 2011
Irene W. Duval, 82, Minneapolis, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born April 29, 1928 in Minneapolis to Walter and Wavie (Wolf) Wesley. Irene attended Minneapolis High School and graduated in 1946. She then attended one summer at Barton County Community College in Great Bend. She married Jim Hanson in 1947 and...
Doris O. Hay
Apr 8, 2011
Doris O. Hay, 79, Beloit, Kansas, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit. Doris was born April 28, 1931 in Smith County, Kansas to Gilbert and Millie B. (Conrad) Tompkins. She was united in marriage with Clarence Hay on March 5, 1966 and he preceded her in death in 1994. Doris enjoyed puzzles, sewing, quilting,...
James R. Gengler
Apr 5, 2011
James Russell Gengler, Captain, US Army, Retired, 71 died at home on April 5, 2011. He was born November 13, 1939 in Beloit, Kansas to Frowin and Anna Gengler. Upon the death of his mother, he and his brothers were raised by Paul and Shirlie Schmidt. James graduated from Beloit High School in 1957 and attended Fort Hays University until...
Zelma M. Brockway
Apr 4, 2011
Zelma M. Brockway was born July 24, 1909 in Cloud County, Kansas to Charles and Dolkins "Dolly" (Wisbey) Bellows. Zelma went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 4, 2011 in Salina. She was 101 years and eight months old. Zelma grew up in the Cloud and Ottawa County areas and she was a graduate of Delphos...
Jackson C. Scheibeler
Apr 2, 2011
Jackson C. Scheibeler, 75, Delphos, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Jack was born May 7, 1935 in Minneapolis to Carl and Jane (Jackson) Scheibeler. He was a 1953 graduate of Ada High School. Jack traveled all over the United States as a welder and a boilermaker and he retired in 1995. He was...
Carl L. Persinger
Apr 1, 2011
Carl L. Persinger, 65, Delphos, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. Carl was born September 4, 1945 to Raymond and Eva M. (Johnston) Persinger. He worked for many years at Farmer's Elevator in Minneapolis and he was an avid fisherman. Carl was preceded in death by his wife Charlotte on June 28, 2009; a...
Frances "Chub" Alderson
Mar 26, 2011
Frances M. "Chub" Alderson, 88, Delphos, KS, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Chub was born February 19, 1923 on the family farm in Cloud County, KS to Louis and Mimie (Guipre) Pounds. Chub was united in marriage with Marvin P. "Bub" Alderson on September 26, 1940 in Belleville, Kansas. He preceded her in...
Darci D. Breen
Mar 18, 2011
Darci D. Breen, 25, Concordia, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. Darci was born December 6, 1985 in Salina to Dallas and Anita (Philbrick) Breen. Darci was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church in Aurora and she was a 2004 graduate of Minneapolis High School. Survivors include her parents Dallas and...
Edna M Farrington Parrish
Mar 4, 2011
Edna Brown Farrington Parrish, Minneapolis, died Friday, March 4, 2011 at her home at the age of 103. She was born September 24, 1907 on a farm near Culver, Kansas. She was the third child of Louis and Lucy (Brewer) Brown. On September 24, 1923 she was united in marriage with Christopher F. Farrington. To that union, two sons were...
Glenn Dee Deckert
Mar 2, 2011
Glenn Dee Deckert, 69, Salina, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Stormont Vale Hospital in Topeka, Ks. He was born July 27, 1942 in Tescott, Kansas. Dee was proceeded in death by his parents Glenn and Lois Deckert, his son Shawn Deckert and twin grandsons Andrew and Aaron Lee. Dee is survived by wife Susan, son Kyle Deckert (Darla), Cory...
Mattie A. Austin
Mar 1, 2011
Mattie A. Austin, 95, Bennington, Kansas died Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Salina Regional Health Center. Mattie was born March 23, 1915 in Kansas City, KS to Edward and Alice (Roediger) Scheffler. She worked on the assembly line at ElDorado and was a bus driver for the Ottawa County Aging Department. Mattie was also a sign language instructor. She...
