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Donald H Hanchett
Feb 19, 2009
Donald H. Hanchett, 66, Delphos, Kansas, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Topeka. Don, the son of Herbert C. and Velma (Goodall) Hanchett was born August 11, 1942 near Delphos, Kansas. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his wife Lola; sons Ronald, Charles, Donald II, and James; daughter Tabitha Hanchett; brothers Earl and Clifford; sister Virginia Hanchett;...
Thaddia L Garrison Smith
Feb 17, 2009
Thaddia L. Garrison Smith, 89, Delphos, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Society – Minneapolis. She was born May 6, 1919 in Lost Springs, Kansas to Claude and Jennie (Sampson) Waylan. Thad worked many jobs in her lifetime including the grocery store, newspaper office, and farm work, but her ceramic shop was her favorite. Many...
Mamie L Struble
Feb 10, 2009
Mamie Lucille Struble, 83, rural Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis. She was born September 9, 1925 on the Werner family homestead west of Bennington, the daughter of John M. and Ethel Madden Werner. She attended the Dutch Hill country school. Mamie was united in marriage to John Lawrence Struble August...
James M Lee
Feb 9, 2009
James M. Lee, son of Luther R. "Pete" and Cora M. Chambers Lee, was born January 26, 1926 at Tescott, Kansas. He passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at his home with his family by his side, having reached the age of 83 years, 20 days. He attended Tescott Schools and entered the U.S. Army on June 14, 1944, and...
Ruth S Geisen
Jan 27, 2009
Ruth S. Geisen, 85, Minneapolis, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Ruth was born September 16, 1923 to Roy and Susanna (Friesen) Banks. She was a graduate of Solomon High School and she was a secretary for Wilson Constructors and Electrical Equipment both of Salina. Ruth was united in marriage with Dale "Slim" Geisen...
Mildred L. Kissick
Jan 21, 2009
Mildred L. Kissick, 95, Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. Mildred was born May 25, 1913 in Lincoln County, Kansas to Archie and Myrtle (Thews) Michels. Upon graduating from high school, Mildred taught for three years. On January 3, 1934 she was united in marriage to Myrvin Kissick in Stillwell, Oklahoma. To...
Katherine E. White
Jan 11, 2009
Katherine E. White, 94, of Minneapolis, a former Beloit resident, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Ottawa County Health Center. She was born May 9, 1914 at Kansas City, Missouri to Walter and Louise Kettle Payne. She was united in marriage to Kenneth B. White, Sr. in 1932 at Mankato, Kansas. All their married life was spent in...
M. Eloise Stainbrook
Jan 3, 2009
M. Eloise Stainbrook, the daughter of Maude and Roy Howland, was born January 6, 1924, at the family homestead in Jewell County and was united with the Lord Saturday, January 03, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She had reached the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 28 days. She graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing...
Janet K Gowin
Jan 2, 2009
Janet Kae (Schrum) Gowin was born June 20, 1943 in Clay County, Kansas, the daughter of Ray William Schrum and Ethel Annette (Rupp) Schrum. She grew up in Clay County and then moved to Minneapolis with her parents in 1960. She graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1961. She worked as a cook, a Certified Nurses Aide, a Certified Medical...
Ruth Rush
Jan 1, 2009
Ruth A. Rush, 96, Lincoln, Nebraska, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in Lincoln. She was born June 9, 1912 in Marquette, Kansas to Albin and Anna (Nielson) Sundquist. Ruth was united in marriage with Nelson "Bill" G. Rush on July 24, 1933; he preceded her in death on August 16, 1999. They made their home in Tescott and Minneapolis. After...
Marnece L Schur
Dec 23, 2008
Marnece Lynett Crawford Schur, daughter of Joseph W. And Campsy Seger Crawford, was born on a farm near Beverly, Kansas on February 18, 1911 and died December 23, 2008 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas. Marnece graduated from Beverly Rural High School in 1928 and attended Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was employed in Hutchinson,...
Marjorie Maxine Hogarty
Dec 18, 2008
Marjorie Maxine Chambers was born May 14, 1916 in Tescott, Kansas to Clyde and Maggie (Shields) Chambers. Maxine died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center, Salina, Kansas at the age of 92 years. Maxine attended school in Tescott where she was a 1934 graduate of Tescott High School. On November 26, 1939, she was united in marriage...
Linda Ann Larman
Dec 14, 2008
Linda Ann (Willars) Larman passed away Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her home in Wanette, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years. Linda was born November 8, 1946 to Jack and Fern (McHenry) Willars in Delphos, Kansas. She was raised and attended school in Delphos, Kansas. Linda attended college in Salina, Kansas. She moved to Oklahoma in 1986. July 1992...
William Leland Fouts
Dec 6, 2008
William Leland Fouts, 78, Waterloo, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Waterloo. Mr. Fouts was born July 21, 1930 in Concordia, Kansas to E. Willard and Mildred (Olds) Fouts. He attended schools in Minneapolis, Kansas and was a 1948 graduate of Minneapolis High School. He served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954. Mr. Fouts graduated...
George Dolloff
Nov 26, 2008
George Samuel Dolloff was born on a farm south of Gaylord , KS on February 22, 1911, to Ida Cordelia (Bentley) Dolloff and Herb Dolloff. He left to be with the Lord on November 26, 2008, at the age of 97 years. On April 29, 1934, he was married to Ethel Amanda Maier who preceded him in death on June...
Norman R Sheets
Nov 26, 2008
Norman Ray Sheets died November 26, 2008 at age 87. Norman was born May 17, 1921, on a farm near Tescott, Kansas. During World War II, he served in the Army in the Pacific. He received a master's degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University. He moved to Aloha, Oregon in 1974, and was an investigator for the U.S....
Rex D Miller
Nov 23, 2008
Rex D. Miller, 52, Salina, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 in rural Ottawa County. He was born November 14, 1956 in Salina, Kansas to John G. and Merrida (Hamilton) Miller. Rex was raised in Tescott and was a graduate of Tescott High School. He then went to Marymount College in Salina where he graduated with his Bachelors Degree in Business...
Bernard L Gans
Nov 21, 2008
Bernard L. Gans, 85, Bennington, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at his home. The son of Willis and Annie (Nelson) Gans, he was born January 13, 1923 at Salina. He farmed in the Niles area. Survivors include a son Gary Gans of Bennington; a daughter Deb Berigan of Salina; a brother Bill Gans of New Cambria and a sister...
William D Neaderhiser
Nov 6, 2008
William "Bill" Neaderhiser William "Bill" Neaderhiser, 86, Salina, passed away Thur., Nov. 6, 2008, at his home in Salina. Bill was born April 22, 1922, on a farm near Manchester, Kansas, the son of John and Ruth Neaderhiser. He and his five siblings had many delightful memories. After graduation from Bennington High School, he sheared sheep. Then he enlisted in...
Merle R (Ranney) Laidlaw
Nov 4, 2008
Merle R. (Ranney) Laidlaw was born November 4, 1912 in Delphos, Kansas to Benjamin W. and Bessie (Allison) Ranney. She passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in Salina, Kansas. She was married to Robert Q. Laidlaw in 1962. Merle worked early in her career as a telephone operator in Delphos, KS. She later worked as a dental assistant first for...
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