Edna Marrion Olson
Oct 28, 2026
Edna Marrion Olson died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center. She was born on November 16, 1940 and was the daughter of Arvid and Ethel (Nolan) Bergstrom, the fifth of seven children. Edna graduated from Haddam High School in 1958. Then on July 18 of 1959, she married the love of her life Jim...
Dorothy Brown
Oct 26, 2026
Dorothy Lee Brown, 100 died October 26, 2026 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on May 16, 1926 in Kirwin, KS, the daughter of Edmond and Nora (Mailen) Talbot. Dorothy was a graduate of the Class of 1945 from Clay Center High School. Following graduation, she attended beauty school in Salina. Dorothy married Wayne Brown on June 1, 1948....
Dennis Cyre
Oct 7, 2026
Dennis John Cyre, 58, passed away October 7, 2026, at the Wakefield Rehab and Care Home.
Dennis was born August 10, 1968 at St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia, Kansas, to Bernard and Loretta (Dallen) Cyre. His grandparents were George and Georgianna (Charbonneau) Cyre and Louis (Bud) and Stella (Girard) Dallen.
He attended Morganville Grade School and Clay Center Community High School, graduating...
Dianna Dawn Fleming
Sep 24, 2026
Dianna Dawn Fleming, 77, of Clay Center, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2026, at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas.
Dianna Dawn (Hess) Fleming was born on March 22, 1949, to Cyril and Avis Hess.
Dianna graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1967. On March 22, 1968, she married Terry Fleming, and they made their home in Clay...
Nicholas Kondratieff
Sep 22, 2026
Nicholas Kondratieff, 81 of Clay Center, died on September 22, 2026 at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan. He was born on April 28, 1945 in Clay Center, the son of Igor and Anna Mae (Carnahan) Kondratieff.
Nicholas grew up in California and moved back to Clay Center at the age of 15. He graduated from CCCHS in 1963. Nicholas was drafted...
Robert "Bob" Carlson
Sep 16, 2026
Robert R. Carlson, 87, passed away at his residence on September 16, 2026. He was born on February 1, 1939 to Raymond and Claudine (Scripter) Carlson of Clay Center, Kansas. Bob married Sharil D. (McMahan) Carlson on January 24, 1959. On February 19, 1939 he was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in the Exeter Township of Clay County, Kansas....
J. Ward McMahan
Sep 15, 2026
J. Ward McMahan, 88, died Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at his care home in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 24, 1938, in Topeka, Kansas, and was adopted by Byron and Jennie (Milroy) McMahan. Ward was raised in the Clay Center area, attending Idana and Morganville schools and graduated from Morganville High School. During his life he held various jobs...
Delores Kahrs
Sep 14, 2026
Delores Cinderella Kahrs, 89, died Monday, September 14, 2026. She was born on October 5, 1936 to Frank and Vivian McCollum of Clifton, Kansas. Delores married Richard H. Kahrs on August 24, 1954. They made their home in the Morganville community where they farmed and ran a dairy while raising their family. Starting in the 1970’s, Delores worked for various...
Arlene Reed
Aug 26, 2026
Arlene "Mabie" Reed passed away on August 26, 2026, at Leonardville Nursing Home following a short illness.
Arlene was born on March 13, 1928, and was adopted by Blanche Walker and Bill Mabie. She grew up on a farm north of Green, Kansas. Arlene attended grade school in Green and high school in Clay Center.
In 1947, Arlene married Max O'Donnell, and...
Harry "Butch" Merritt
Aug 16, 2026
Harry “Butch” Merritt, 82 died August 16, 2026, in Wakefield, KS. He was born on September 17, 1943, in Salina, KS, the son of Archie and Harriett (Swartz) Merritt. He was born on September 17, 1943, the son of Archie and Harriett (Swartz) Merritt.
Butch is survived by his wife, Carolyn Merritt; daughters, Kandi (Scott) and Angela; sisters, Peg, Kerri and...
George Jensen
Aug 14, 2026
George L. Jensen, age 86, died on August 14, 2026 at the Wakefield Care and Rehab in Wakefield, Kansas. He was born in Waterville, Kansas on March 11, 1940, to Eli and Helen (Mapes) Jensen. George spent his younger years in the Blue Rapids area. His family then moved to Clay Center where he finished high school. George married Neva...
Pennie Cranmer
Aug 14, 2026
Pennie Rae Cranmer, age 73, died at the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, on August 14, 2026. She was born in Clay Center, Kansas to Orrin and Wanda (Long) Fowles on February 28, 1953. Pennie was born and raised in Clay Center. She attended Clay Center schools, graduating in 1971. Pennie then went on to the Manhattan Technical College...
Jesse "Johnny" Sager
Aug 13, 2026
Jesse John “Johnny” Sager passed away unexpectedly at the age of 66 on August 13, 2026, at KU Medical Center.
Born February 3, 1960, in Denver, CO to Ross and Gloria (Blevins) Sager, Jesse grew up in Green, Kansas, where he attended Green Grade School through 8th grade before going on to Clay Center Community High School.
Jesse settled in Concordia, Kansas...
Homer Naumann
Aug 7, 2026
Homer LaRoy Naumann passed away peacefully on August 7, 2026, at the age of 101 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, KS. Homer was born on January 15, 1925, near Idana KS, to Harold and Elsie (Jenkins) Naumann. As a young boy Homer was raised on farms in and around Clay County. He attended grade school at Bunton School west...
Freddie Cyr
Jul 30, 2026
Fred Cyr 82 was born in Miltonvale, KS on February 16,1944. He grew up in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1962. He then worked various jobs before he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1964-1968. Fred worked in aviation as a hydraulics mechanic. He loved serving his country and often shared stories of his experiences.
After...
Carolyn Jo Pfizenmaier
Jul 22, 2026
Carolyn Jo (Liby) Pfizenmaier-wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother-went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family. She was 77 years old. She was born on March 23, 1949 in Clay Center Kansas to Albert and Josephine (Gonser) Liby. Carolyn grew up in Morganville, Kansas, where...
Faye Frybarger
Jul 20, 2026
Faye Maxine (Apple) Frybarger, age 102, passed away on July 20, 2026, just seven days shy of her 103rd birthday, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Long-Term Care Unit in Wakeeney, Kansas. She was born to Charles Briggs and Bertha Bennett-Briggs- Apple in Miltonvale, Kansas, on July 27, 1923.
Faye was raised in Miltonvale and was a graduate of Miltonvale High...
Kay Taylor
Jul 18, 2026
Clanora Kay Taylor, 75, of Clay Center, died on Saturday, July18, 2026 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor. She was born on October 19, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Forrest “Woodie” and Katherine Lucille (Hughes) Taylor. Kay attended schools in Clay Center before moving to Colorado for several years where she graduated from high school. She attended...
Brenda Michels
Jul 15, 2026
Affectionately known as "Bim," Brenda Michels passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of memories that will forever be treasured by those who knew and loved her.
Brenda was born on Aug 31, 1969 to Tom and Linda Froehlich. She graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1987 and shortly thereafter moved to the Kansas City...
Arthur Charles Barney
Jul 15, 2026
Arthur Charles Barney, age 80, died July 15, 2026, in Clay Center, Kansas. He was born in Clay Center, Kansas on September 4, 1945, to Arthur and Marguerite (Seal) Barney.
Full obituary will be available at a later time
