Obituaries

Oct 29, 2025

Rolland L. Reed, 87 died October 29, 2025, in Clay Center, KS. He was born on August 26, 1938, in Clay Center, the son of Clifford and Winona (Hjelm) Reed. Rolland married Sandra D. Herman on January 22, 1961, in Sterling, CO. She preceded him in death on August 25, 2010. He was also preceded in death by his parents...

Oct 28, 2025

Jean Bergstrom passed away peacefully Tuesday October 28, 2025 in North Augusta, SC. Jean was born in Clay Center Kansas May 10, 1939 to Emil and Mabel Spilker the third of four children.

She grew up in the Clay County area and spent part of her younger years in Lee Summit, MO. The family moved to Clay Center where she graduated...

Oct 27, 2025

On October 27, 2025, Nancy Johnson joined her beloved husband in heaven to continue their adventures together. One of the first things on their list would have been to dance — not just any dance, but a waltz. Oh, how they loved to waltz. Watching them waltz was inspiring as they were the perfect couple and were so smooth on...

Oct 12, 2025

Samantha Burris, 58 died October 12, 2025, in Manhattan, KS. She was born on October 26, 1966 in Springdale, Arkansas. The daughter of William and Dorothy (Butler) Jordan. Samantha was raised in Tontitown, AR and was a graduate of the Springdale, AR high school. Following high school, she attended Marcel Royale Beauty Academy and worked in cosmetology for many years....

Sep 29, 2025

Carolyn Kay Winters died September 29, 2025, in Manhattan, KS. She was born in Concordia, KS to Charles Debocus and Beulah Estelle (LaGasse) Robertson on July 29, 1940. Carolyn was raised in the Aurora, KS area and was a graduate of Miltonvale High School. After high school, Carolyn married Carmen Cyr. To this union 3 children were born. They divorced...

Sep 26, 2025

Dixie June Braden, 94, of Manhattan, Kansas, died on Friday, September 26, 2025 at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan. She was born on June 1, 1931 in Cleburne, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Verla (Hansen) Chapman. She grew up in Riley and Clay Counties, graduating from CCCHS in 1949.

Dixie married Gailen Braden on December 24, 1949 and the couple farmed...

Sep 18, 2025

Mark E. Carson, age 70, died on September 18, 2025, at his home in Clay Center, KS. He was born in Clay Center, KS to Leonard and Margaret (Steadman) Carson, on September 22, 1954. Mark grew up in the Miltonvale area and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1972. Mark worked the night shift after high school at Hutchinson Mayrath....

Sep 15, 2025

Edward "Ed" (Edsyl) Sylvester Rife, 93 died September 15, 2025, in Leonardville, KS.  He was born on January 5, 1932, in Osage Mills, Arkansas, the son of Claude and Bertha (Piercy) Rife. Ed was raised in Northwest Arkansas and graduated from Rogers High School in 1949.   He enlisted in the US Navy on July 2, 1950.  Ed served during...

Sep 15, 2025

Lorene Faye Fengel, 93, passed away Monday, September 15th, at Village Manor in Abilene, Kansas. She was born November 6th, 1931 in Oak Hill, the daughter of Larry and Marguerite (Rickely) Lash. Growing up in the Oakhill area, Lorene attended school at Union School and Oak Hill through her grade school years. Her high school days were spent in...

Sep 6, 2025

James “Jim” Lloyd Coupal., 78, was born in 1947 in Wichita, KS and went to his eternal home on September 6, 2025, at St Francis Hospital in Wichita from complications related to injuries sustained in an accident.

Jim, as he was affectionately known, was a shining light and rock in the lives of all who had the...

Aug 31, 2025

Ruth Marie Drown, died on August 31, 2025, at the Minneapolis Health and Rehabilitation in Minneapolis, KS. She was born in Randolph, KS to Carl and Naomia (Gassert) Bulk on February 17, 1937. Ruth grew up in Riley County. She attended Belgrade, Sweet Creek, Cleburne and Bala Schools. Ruth graduated from Riley Rural High School. She married Duane Drown...

Aug 17, 2025

Clifford C. Williams, Jr., 79, was born in 1946 in Portersville, CA and was sent to his eternal home on August 17, 2025, in Manhattan, KS due to Parkinson’s disease caused by agent orange exposure during his service in Vietnam.

Cliff, as he was affectionately known, was a shining light in the lives of all who had...

Aug 12, 2025

Bonnie Lindsley, 99, of Clifton, Washington County, Kansas, passed away on August 12, 2025, in Georgetown, Texas. Bonnie was born February 27, 1926, in Blue Rapids, Kansas, and was the daughter of Orloff and Buleah Lull. Bonnie is survived by her three daughters Sherry Stigge, Diane Woodruff (Tom), and Dale Ohl (Frank), four grandchildren Steve Woodruff, Nicole Herman (Brian),...

Aug 10, 2025

Zeldean Hazlett, 102 died August 10, 2025, in Minneapolis, KS.  She was born on February 8, 1923 in Oak Hill, Ks, The daughter of John and Emma (Foote) Hazlett.  Zeldean was raised on a farm in the Oak Hill area. After her father died, Zeldean and her mother raised Herford cattle for 27 years.  They moved to Minneapolis and...

Aug 9, 2025

Mark Anthony Corbett, 37, chose to leave this world on August 9, 2025. He was born February 29, 1988, in Bamberg Germany to a US Military family.

He grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, Wichita Falls, Texas and Palm Springs, California. He graduated from Palm Springs High School in 2006.

Mark enjoyed video games, playing football,...

Aug 1, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Howard Calvin Lippe, at the age of 94 on August 1, 2025 at Liberty Place Assisted Living in Clay Center, KS.   Howard was born on October 30th, 1930 in Clay County, one of five children of Harvey and Senetta (Wessels) Lippe.

Howard attended one-room rural country...

Jul 30, 2025

Geraldine “Gerry” Lee (McMain) Conrad, age 98, died on July 30, 2025, at Liberty Place Assisted Living in Clay Center, Kansas. Gerry was born June 17, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas, the older of two daughters to George Kenneth McMain and Louise (Love) McMain.

At the tender age of 3 ½ years of age, her 26-year-old father...

Jul 26, 2025

Julianna Tamas Shivers, 72 died July 26, 2025, at her residence in rural Wakefield, KS.  She was born on May 30, 1953, in Budapest Hungary.  Julianna was raised in Hungary by her mother, Erzsebet Cantleinter.  About 27 years ago, she moved to the United State.  Julianna spent a short time in New York before making her home in Tulsa,...

Jul 6, 2025

Dee Noffsinger, 90 died July 6, 2025, in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on May 18, 1935, in Downs, KS, the daughter of Edwin and Mable (Gier) Thaete.  Dee attended business college in Colorado after graduating high school in Lebanon, KS.  Dee married Clifford Noffsinger on August 15, 1959.  She worked with her husband at Noffsinger Veterinary Hospital...

Jun 26, 2025

Leora Esther Leonard was born September 19, 1932, in Clay Center, KS (to use her words, “in mama’s bedroom”) to Sophia “Sophie” Bletscher Elsasser and Herman Elsasser.  She grew up on her parent's farm outside of Clay Center, where she attended and graduated high school.  Leora married and went on to have two boys.  While her sons were still...