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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...
Helen F Stewart
Oct 19, 2008
Helen Frances (Beach) Dodge Stewart, daughter of the late Dr. Warren Beach and Alberta Frances (Hermann) Beach was born on November 11, 1916 in Concordia, Kansas, and departed this life on Sunday, October 19, 2008, in the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas Helen married Martin Dodge May 17, 1944, who died during the invasion of Europe in 1944. She...
Jarvis D O'Neill
Oct 13, 2008
Jarvis D. O'Neill, 74, Barnard, Kansas died Monday, October 13, 2008 at the Salina Regional Health Center. Jarvis was born January 11, 1934 in Lincoln County, Kansas to William Paul and Laura (Simonds) O'Neill. He was united in marriage with Joyce Wild on March 26, 1954 in Lincoln. He was the owner of O'Neill Auction Service and he was a...
Donald Dean Stover
Oct 12, 2008
Donald Dean Stover, 78, Minneapolis, passed away Sun. , Oct. 12, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Society-Minneapolis. He was born January 3, 1930 at Lincoln, Kansas, the son of Lyle and Marie (Kissick) Stover. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was married to Jacqueline Farrar in 1952 at South Portland, Maine. She preceded him in...
Elbert F Drummond
Oct 10, 2008
Elbert F. "Ace" Drummond, 83, Minneapolis, died Friday at Salina Regional Health Center. The son of John L. and Cecil L. (Plymire) Drummond, he was born August 21, 1925 at Asherville. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Frances A. Derganz October 4, 1952 at Salina...
Rachel Grace Leeburg
Oct 4, 2008
Rachel Grace Tilson was born December 15, 1918 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the youngest child and only daughter of Asa and Grace Ethel (Johnson) Tilson. She passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Sterling House in Salina, Kansas; she was 89 years of age. Rachel attended Minneapolis schools graduating from Minneapolis High School in 1936. She was active in musical...
Clifford W. Chancy
Sep 28, 2008
Clifford W. Chancy, 94, Delphos, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Society - Minneapolis. Clifford, the son of Francis and Cora (Davis) Chancy was born February 20, 1914 near Delphos, Kansas. He was united in marriage with Mildred Crum on September 21, 1938 in Concordia. He was a farmer and stockman for many years. Clifford...
Gladys M Wilson
Sep 27, 2008
Gladys M. Wilson, 93, Tescott, passed away Saturday, September 27 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. The daughter of Ben and Cora (Dupes) Wilson, she was born December 18, 1914 in rural Tescott and was a lifetime area resident. She worked as a clerk in the Tescott post office, owned and operated Tescott Recreation and cleaned the Bank of...
Mildred Shivers
Sep 24, 2008
Mildred Arlene (Parks) Shivers, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at the Minneapolis Good Samaritan Center. Mildred was born the only daughter of Miles Sr. and Lelia Parks on January 2, 1924, at Delphos, Kansas. Mildred was raised on a farm west of Delphos along with her 4 brothers. She graduated from Delphos High School in 1941. She...
Howard Chambers
Sep 20, 2008
Howard J. Chambers, 96, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis, Kansas. Howard was born in Silver Lake, Kansas on July 27, 1912, to Jay I. and Neva Chambers. That same year his parents moved to Tescott, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Edna; his brother, Jack; and an infant...
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