Obituaries

John Eisenbise
May 23, 2007
John R. Eisenbise, 76, of Morrill, Kansas died at his home on May 23, 2007 as a result of cancer. He was born on June 28, 1930 the son of George S. Eisenbise and Florence Butterfield Eisenbise on the family farm where he has lived all his life. He tool pride in living on the land which had been...
Katheryn Reinhart
May 2, 2007
Katheryn Maurine Reinhart, 103, Centralia, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia. She was born April 14, 1904 in Goff, Kansas the daughter of Gertrude Miller Griffiths and Henry Willard Griffiths. At an early age she moved with her family to Salem, Nebraska. There she graduated from high school. She continued her education at...

Normalee Beer
Apr 30, 2007
Normalee Beer was born on July 27, 1920 at the family home southwest of Sabetha to John Beer and Julia May Foster Beer. She was one of six children born to this union. She attended school through the 8th grade at Victory School District #20. Later moving to Pennsylvania Avenue where they resided until moving to her present home...

Marvin Ice
Apr 30, 2007
Marvin Duane Ice, 78, Centralia died Monday, April 30, 2007 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca. Marvin was born December 9, 1928 the son of Duane Albert Ice and Ruth Kay Bean Ice at Centralia, KS. Marvin graduated from the Centralia High School in 1947. He married Anna Mae Quinlan in Centralia on Feb. 12, 1950. Marvin was...

Charles Dornes
Apr 22, 2007
Charles Henry Dornes was born on January 12, 1918 the son of Henry Bert and Emily Molly (Martensen) Dornes at Alta Vista, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Mary L. Slayton on October 29, 1944 at the Slayton Family Home in Salem, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union. Charles was a dairy farmer for several years....

Lena Strahm
Apr 21, 2007
Lena Elizabeth Strahm, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away April 21, 2007 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. She was born on July 26, 1916 in rural Berwick, KS the daughter of Louis Sr. and Sarah (Hartter) Meyer. Lena graduated from Berwick Center School. She married Oscar C. Strahm on May 19, 1939. He preceded her death on...
James Baldridge
Apr 21, 2007
James "Jim" Robert Baldridge was born on October 21, 1935 the son of Charley Howard Baldridge and Helen Florence McLaughlin Baldridge at Coffeyville, Kansas. He was one of two children born to this union. Jim grew up in the Coffeyville area and attended Coffeyville schools and graduated from Coffeyville High School in 1952. He then attended Coffeyville Junior College...

James Hill
Apr 20, 2007
James William Hill, 57, Axtell, died Friday, April 20, 2007 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca. He was born September 21, 1949 at the Axtell Hospital, Axtell the son of William O. Hill and Barbara N. Deane. He graduated from Axtell High School in 1967. He worked as a machinist and lately had worked at Koch & Co.,...

Frances Burks
Apr 19, 2007
Frances Marie Burks, 92, formerly of Summerfield, KS died Thursday, April 19, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Frances was born June 8, 1914 the daughter of Walter Arthur Sunderland and Ellen Barbara Law in Vermillion, Kansas. She graduated from Beattie High School. On February 11, 1935 she married Kyle Levoy Burks at Seneca,...
Genevieve Stueve
Apr 19, 2007
Genevieve Virginia Stueve, aged 87, of Gardner, KS (formerly of Hiawatha and Axtell) passed away April 19, 2007 at her home. Genevieve was born the daughter of Antone and Johannah (Budenbender) Fisher in rural Marshall County on October 29, 1919. She married Olof Stueve on June 5, 1954 in Frankfort, KS. Olof preceded her in death. Genevieve is survived...
Alice Yarrington
Apr 18, 2007
Alice Burnly Barton Yarrington, Seneca, 87, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca. She was born June 25, 1919 in San Francisco, California the daughter of John William Anderton and Isabel Richardson. She attended Jefferson High School in San Francisco, California through the eleventh grade. She was married to Harvey Barton in San Francisco...

Reuben Moser
Apr 6, 2007
Reuben Nicklaus Moser was born on February 13, 1912 the son of Joseph Moser and Anna Bieri Moser at rural Bern, Kansas. Three children were born to this union. He grew up in the Bern area and attended Union Rural School. He entered into farming as a young man. Reuben was united in marriage to Stella Bauman on October...

Dale Steele
Apr 6, 2007
Dale Steele was born on October 16, 1926 near Morrill, Kansas the son of Frank Steele and Dola Oxley Steele. Two sons were born to this union. Dale was raised in the Sycamore Springs community where he enjoyed a lifetime of farming. Dale graduated from Sabetha High School in 1944. He was united in marriage to Jean Thompson on...
Blaine Pletcher
Apr 5, 2007
Blaine F Pletcher, 94, formerly of Manhattan, KS died Thursday, April 5, 2007 at the Cambridge Nursing Home in Marysville, KS. Blaine Fredrick Pletcher was born February 7, 1913, on the family farm in Crystal Plains Township, Smith County, KS, the son of William Fredrick and Emma Francis (Barcus) Pletcher. He married Vera E. Crosby on September 9, 1936...

George Griffiths
Apr 4, 2007
George Gordon Griffiths, 94, formerly of Centralia, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in Topeka. He was born May 20, 1912 at Baileyville, Kansas the son of Walter John and Gertrude Oliphant Griffiths. He attended Baileyville schools through the eighth grade. During the depression Gordon delivered bread worked as a meat cutter and as a carpenter. Mr. Griffiths was married...
Clayton Glick
Apr 2, 2007
Clayton Glen Glick, 54 of Beattie, KS died Monday, April 2, 2007 at his home, Guittard Estates, in Beattie, KS. A memorial services will be Monday April 9, 2007 at 10:30 am at the Beattie United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends from 9:30 am until the service time at the church. Inurnment will be in the Beattie...

Loran Priest
Mar 27, 2007
Loran Ross Priest was born on July 30, 1920 the son of Chester Priest and Emma Noll Priest at Sabetha, Kansas. Loran was one of four sons born to this union. Loran spent most of his life in and around the Sabetha area. He worked for Roberts Construction, Wenger Mill's and Union Gas Propane Company from which he retired...

Josephine Hartman
Mar 22, 2007
Josephine Harriet Hartman was born on August 11, 1911 the daughter of Arthur Slater and Florence Fox Slater at Junction City, Kansas. She graduated from high school and attended nursing school. She was united in marriage to John V. Hartman on December 10, 1965 at Junction City, Kansas. Josephine worked in several positions in the health care field. In...

Rudolph Wenger
Mar 20, 2007
Rudolph "Rudy" Wenger, 99, a resident of the Apostolic Christian Home at Sabetha died on March 20, 2007. He was born near Powhattan, Kansas on May 28, 1907 the son of Gottlieb Wenger and Elizabeth Aegerter Wenger the 12th of 13 children. He graduated from Powhattan High School, attended Kansas State College and married Mary Josephine Troutt on August...

George Stueve
Mar 14, 2007
George Michael Stueve 85, of Axtell, died March 14th, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Seneca. He was born April 18, 1921 in Marshall County, Kansas, the son of August and Marie Johnson Stueve. On December 27, 1945 he married Dorothy Maxine McAtee. She preceded him in death on November 20, 1996. Also preceding him in death were...