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Emma Ohlde
Dec 17, 2008
EMMA OHLDE died December 17, 2008 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 100. She was born on November 16, 1908 in Wakefield, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Anna (Bergmeier) Rahe. Emma was born in Wakefield, KS and moved to the Linn, KS community with her family in 1910. She attended St. John's Lutheran School. She married...
Neva Weichel
Dec 15, 2008
Neva Weichel died December 15, 2008 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, Kansas at the age of 90. Neva was born on May 15, 1918 in Phillipsburg, Kansas the daughter of Archibald Wherry and Grace Collins. She was born and raised in Phillipsburg where she graduated high school in 1936. She did general office work and typing for three businesses before taking...
Earl James Hammond
Dec 12, 2008
Earl James "Corky" Hammond died December 12, 2008 at Woodland Hills, CA at the age of 77. Mr. Hammond was born on February 19, 1931 in Wakefield, Kansas the son of William Keene and Mary Elizabeth (Muston) Hammond, the youngest of seven children. He attended Golden Ridge grade school and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1948. Mr. Hammond served...
Robert Rundle
Dec 12, 2008
ROBERT HENRY RUNDLE died December 12, 2008 at Community Care Inc., Clifton, KS at the age of 92. ROBERT HENRY RUNDLE was born on August 21, 1916 in Clay County Kansas, the son of Frank Rundle and Nelly Gray. He was raised in Hays Township in Clay County. He married Helen Caldwell April 25, 1941. They farmed in Clay County...
William Tague
Dec 7, 2008
Bill Tague Clement William Tague, 85, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 7, 2008. He was born on June 10, 1923 in Kansas City, KS, the only son of four children of Lorey and Frances Tague. Bill and Dorothy Dunn were married in Idana on November 7, 1946, and have been married for 62 years. Bill...
James Charles Marksman
Dec 5, 2008
JAMES "JIM" CHARLES MARKSMAN died December 5, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS at the age of 52. James was born on May 23, 1956 in L'Anse, MI the son of Samuel Charles Marksman and Mary Leonard. Grew up in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1973. Worked for Hutchinson/Mayrath, Gilmore/Tatge, Inc., Cheney Construction and the City...
Rachel Rife
Dec 4, 2008
RACHEL LEE RIFE died December 4, 2008 at 216 Johnson, Morganville, KS at the age of 82. She was born on June 27, 1926 in Clifton Kansas, the daughter of William and Helen (Reed) Schwab. She attended Sherman country school, 2 years at Morganville High School and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1945. She married Edward Rife on...
Robert R. Laffery
Dec 2, 2008
ROBERT R. "Bob" LAFFERY died December 2, 2008 in rural Clay County, KS at the age of 51. He was born on January 1, 1957 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of LeRoy and JoAnn (Girard) Laffery. He was raised in Clay Center, Kansas and graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1974. He married Deanna Rummel on August...
Michael Barnes
Dec 2, 2008
MICHAEL LYNN BARNES died December 2, 2008 at Salina Regional Health Center Santa Fe Campus, Salina, KS at the age of 57. He was born on May 12, 1951 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of Dale Barnes and Georgia Knox. He grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School in 1969. He worked for his dads construction...
Bert Sherbert
Nov 27, 2008
BERT SHERBERT died November 27, 2008 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 93. He was born on June 6, 1915 in Clay County, Kansas the son of William and Emma (Lister) Sherbert. He was raised in the Broughton Community until age 7 when he moved with his parents to Miltonvale, KS. Bert married Opal Bisnett on March...
Bessie Mae Mcintosh
Nov 19, 2008
BESSIE MAE MCINTOSH died November 19, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor, Newton, KS at the age of 91. She was born on December 22, 1916 in Rice County, KS the daughter of William and Anna (Engelland) Wills. She graduated from Washburn University Law School in 1940. She married Daniel Elton McIntosh, Jr. on March 24, 1943 at the Midland Church in...
Marion Mccollum
Nov 18, 2008
MARION L. MCCOLLUM died November 18, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 75. He was born on March 3, 1933 in Cloud County Kansas, the son of Francis McCollum and Vivian Gordon. He was raised in Cloud County and attended Cluster country school. He farmed for Glen Rothfuss, drove a truck for Chavey...
Bill Smith
Nov 14, 2008
WILLIAM "BILL" SMITH died November 14, 2008 at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS at the age of 88. He was born on December 24, 1919 in Clay Center, Kansas the of Frank Smith and Catherine Shelly. He was born and raised on Clay Center. He served in the US Army during WWII, and was a POW in Germany. Bill...
Lawrence Koch
Nov 10, 2008
LAWRENCE F. KOCH died November 10, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 90. He was born on March 11, 1918 in Clay County, Kansas the son of Herman Koch and Lena Spilker. Lawrence farmed until entering the service. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Edna Burger on December 18,...
Elizabeth Morlong
Nov 4, 2008
ELIZABETH MORLONG died November 4, 2008 at Leonardville Nursing Home, Leonardville, KS at the age of 96. She was born on December 8, 1911 in Leonardville Kansas, the daughter of Juergen Nanninga and Bertha Ziesset. She married Orrie Morlong on May 26, 1934. She earned a degree in teaching from Ft. Hays State University. She taught school for 29 years,...
Jack Wilder, Jr
Nov 2, 2008
JACK "JACKY" ERNEST WILDER, JR. died November 2, 2008 at 1012 4th St, Clay Center, KS at the age of 35. He was born on May 4, 1973 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Jack Wilder, Sr. and Darylene Gunter. He was born and raised in Clay Center. He graduated from CCCHS in 1991. He worked at Hutchinson/Mayrath for...
Nelson Trobaugh
Nov 1, 2008
NELSON L. TROBAUGH died November 1, 2008 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 93. He was born on November 6, 1914 in Waynesboro, PA the son of William Trobaugh and Anna Zentmeyer. Nelson worked at Sears, worked as an electrician at Fairchild Aircraft, manufacturing airplanes and repaired televisions. He was a member and past president of the...
Patricia Lundquist
Nov 1, 2008
PATRICIA LUNDQUIST died November 1, 2008 at Garden Terrace, Lenexa, KS at the age of 72. She was born on February 4, 1936 in Clifton, Kansas the daughter of Adlor Becotte and Hazel Burk. She was raised in the Clifton Community. She married Gerald Lundquist, he survives of the home. Survivors include: Husband: Gerald Lundquist, Lenexa, KS Daughter: Debbie Lundquist,...
Wayne Andrew Reed
Oct 27, 2008
WAYNE ANDREW REED died October 27, 2008 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 86. Wayne was born on February 4, 1922 in Clay Center, Kansas, the son of Lester Reed and Mary Ann Oppenlander. He was a graduate of CCCHS. He was a community resource person for the Building Trades class at CCCHS. He served in the...
Steven A. Brond
Oct 19, 2008
Steven A Brond, 47, of Houston, TX, went home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, October 19, 2008. Steve was born July 28, 1961 in Grand Forks, N.D., the son of James and Carol (Lala) Brown. He was united in marriage to Denise Jean Hammond on September 2, 1995, in Clay Center, KS. He is survived by his wife,...
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