Charles M. Carlson
Nov 4, 2010
Charles M. Carlson, 89, of Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Charlie was born September 8, 1921 in Minneapolis to Roy and Minnie (Brown) Carlson and has been a lifelong resident of Minneapolis. He attended school in Minneapolis, graduating from Minneapolis High School in 1939. He was a lifelong farmer and stockman....
Dale H. Meyer
Oct 29, 2010
Dale H. Meyer, 90, Glasco, Kansas, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas. Dale was born September 13, 1920 near Cawker City, Kansas to William F. and Clara M. (Moos) Meyer. Dale served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1945. He was united in marriage with Donna (Wade) Mondt on July 16,...
Ernst Bolte
Oct 27, 2010
Ernst H. Bolte, 86, Culver, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at his home. He was born October 31, 1923 in Lincoln County, Kansas to Fred and Clara (Detmer) Bolte. Ernst and Betty Humbargar were united in marriage on July 17, 1949 in Salina, Kansas. He was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Culver United Methodist...
Albert Lee Prochaska
Oct 25, 2010
Albert Lee "Pro" Prochaska, 80, Ada, Kansas, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Pro was born September 1, 1930 to Albert and Mabel (Wesley) Prochaska. Pro was united in marriage to Norma Gwendolyn Sidener on June 4, 1950. He was a farmer and stockman. Pro was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in...
John T. Nace
Oct 24, 2010
John Thomas Nace was born Sept 25, 1920 in Dwight, KS, the youngest of the 6 children of Fred H. and Jennie (Brown) Nace. He died October 24, 2010, in Minneapolis, KS. John attended Weston rural school and graduated from Alta Vista High School. He served in North Africa, Corsica, and Italy during WWII in the 308th Signal Company Wing...
Loyd E Wildman
Oct 23, 2010
Loyd E. Wildman, 100, Minneapolis, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas. Loyd was born September 18, 1910 in Tonkawa, OK to Lee Roy and Kitty M. (Cooper) Wildman. He was an office manager at the ASCS Office in Burlington, Kansas before moving to Minneapolis where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service...
Melvin Stanley
Oct 19, 2010
Melvin E. Stanley, 75, Minneapolis, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Melvin was born February 26, 1935 in Culver, Kansas to John and Wilma (Gray) Stanley. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Jerry and Richard; and two sisters Estella and Peggy. Melvin is survived by his brothers Ed and his wife Christel of Milford, Harry and...
Linda L Lewis
Oct 15, 2010
Linda L. Lewis, 69, Minneapolis, Kansas, went to be with Jesus on Friday, October 15, 2010. Linda was born March 7, 1941 in Concordia, Kansas to George and LaVerne (Wymore) Solts. She was united in marriage with Coy Lewis on November 29, 1956 in Clay Center, Kansas. She worked as a sales clerk at K-Mart in Salina. Linda was preceded...
Marniece Chambers
Sep 18, 2010
Marniece Chambers, 94, Minneapolis, Kansas, died Saturday, September 18, 2010. She was born December 8, 1915 near Tescott, Kansas to Jay I and Neva (Perry) Chambers. Marniece was preceded in death by her parents; and her brothers Cecil "Jack" and Howard Chambers. Survivors include her sister Bonnie Christenson and her husband Clay of Tescott; and two nieces Suellin Renninson and...
Norman Dale Watts
Sep 13, 2010
Norman Dale Watts, 73, Bennington, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 13, 2010 at his home. He was born in Bennington on January 13, 1937. Norman was a truck driver for many years for Scheibler Truck Lines and Western Auto. Norman was united in marriage with Joyce Morton on March 18, 1960. He was a member of the United Church of...
Robert A Yager
Sep 10, 2010
Robert A. Yager, 84, Roosevelt, Arizona, died Friday, September 10, 2010 in Roosevelt. He was born October 29, 1925 in Minneapolis, KS to Joseph A. and Lillian (Vachel) Yager. Bob was a plant supervisor for Alpo Dog Food. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son Dwayne Yager; his brother Donald Yager; and a great-grandchild. Survivors include his...
Evelyn Irene Schmidt
Aug 28, 2010
Evelyn Irene Schmidt, 81, Minneapolis, passed away Sat., August 28, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center. The daughter of Earl and Cleo Mae (Ford) Hoffman, she was born March 10, 1929 on a farm near Culver. She was a graduate of Culver High School. She married Leland Gale Schmidt March 10, 1951 at Culver. Evelyn was a farm wife...
Michael H Gans
Aug 20, 2010
Michael Henry Gans, Bennington, died Friday, August 20, 2010. He was born on the farm at Verdi, Kansas. Mike was a life-long farmer and rancher, the owner and operator of Gans Inc. and Gans Cattle Co Inc. Survivors include his wife, Linda (Leeburg) Gans; daughters; Michele Wise and her husband Cecil of Coffeyville, Andrea Gans of Wichita; half-brother, Greg Wolf...
Rovena I Mcgavran
Aug 7, 2010
Rovena I. McGavran, 92, Minneapolis, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Rovena was born January 18, 1918 near Wells, Kansas to Fred and Grace (Kay) Windhorst. On June 7, 1936 she was united in marriage with Carl R. McGavran in Wells. He preceded her in death on August 26, 1995. Rovena was...
Donald Dean Baker
Jul 29, 2010
Donald Dean Baker, 83, of Minneapolis, passed away Thursday., July 29, 2010 at his home in Minneapolis. He was born July 15, 1927 at Salina, the son of Theodore and May Van Ness Baker. He served in both the United States Army and Coast Guard. He was an equipment operator for the Ottawa County Highway Department until his retirement. He...
John William Jurczewsky
Jul 26, 2010
John William Jurczewsky, 71, of rural Minneapolis, died Mon., July 26, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society, Minneapolis. He was born Dec. 12, 1938 at Wichita, Kansas to Fred and Esther Anderson Jurczewsky. He served in the U. S. Navy and worked as a roofer.Survivors include his wife Lana, of the home; a son Fred of Augusta; a daughter Lori...
Mary Jean Pierce
Jul 25, 2010
Mary Jean (Black) Pierce took a journey with Jesus to heaven on Sunday, July 25 2010. She was a resident of the Ottawa County Health Center Long Term Care. She was born October 28, 1927 in Ashland, Kansas to John W. and Florence (DeVore) Black of Englewood, Kansas. On June 1, 1949, she was united in marriage to Nathan L....
Frederick Scharping
Jul 17, 2010
Frederick Scharping MINNEAPOLIS— Frederick Scharping, 70, Minneapolis, died Sat., July 17, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society-Minneapolis. He was born Oct. 13, 1939 at El Dorado, Kansas to Arthur and Mary Scharping. He served in the U. S. Navy and worked as a fabricator for Beech Aircraft Co., Wichita. Survivors include a brother, Herman Scharping of Wichita. Mr. Scharping was...
Elaine Stone
Jul 8, 2010
Elaine Stone, 91, Minneapolis, Kansas died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born Helen Elaine Jenkins on September 28, 1918 to Owens D. and Bertha M. (Sentz) Jenkins in St. Joseph, Missouri. On December 13, 1941 she was united in marriage with O.H. "Mike" Stone. To this union two children, Daryl and Sharon,...
Edwin C Piersee
Jun 20, 2010
Edwin C. Piersee, 84, Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Good Samaritan Society – Minneapolis. Ed was born June 21, 1925 near Wells, Kansas to Chester A. and Elizabeth (Harder) Piersee. Ed was a United States Navy veteran. On December 23, 1947 he was united in marriage with Marjorie R. Pogue. He was a farmer and rancher...
