Elwood Branfort
Feb 25, 2008
ELWOOD BRANFORT, 96 died February 25, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. He was born on July 30, 1911 in Clay County, KS the son of Ray and Jessie (Lamb) Branfort. Elwood was raised in the Green Community and graduated from Green High School in 1931. He married Ann Anderson on April 3, 1936. He owned and...
Vergil Glenn Steffen
Feb 22, 2008
VERGIL GLENN STEFFEN, 91 died February 22, 2008 at the Leonardville Nursing Home, Leonardville, KS. He was born on March 20, 1916 in Clay County,KS the son of Theodore H. and Martha K. (Bryant) Steffen. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1935. Vergil married Bonnie Sanders on May 9, 1941. He farmed the Union Township and Uniondale Community until...
Daniel Stevenson
Feb 22, 2008
Daniel Stevenson died February 22, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 70. Daniel was born on August 24, 1937 in Clay County, Kansas the son of Marvin and Helen (Marsh) Stevenson. He attended rural grade school and graduated from Clay Center High School. He served in the US Navy. He returned to Clay...
John Halbedel
Feb 20, 2008
JOHN WILLIAM HALBEDEL, 79 died February 20, 2008 at his residence in Hutchinson, KS. He was born on July 25, 1928 in Idana, Kansas the son of Charles and Alma (Wilson) Halbedel. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He married Bernice Aileen Steel on May 20, 1954, she survives of the home. He owned and operated...
Lucille Jensen
Feb 20, 2008
LUCILLE JENSEN, 95 died February 20, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, KS. She was born January 24, 1913 in Clay County,KS the daughter of Earl and Ethel (Avery) Heath. She was raised in the Clay Center area. She was married to Carl Rieger on August 27, 1937. They adopted a daughter , Mary Lou Rieger. They made their...
Lorraine Brunell
Feb 20, 2008
LORRAINE D BRUNELL, 84 died February 20, 2008 at the Washington County Hosptial, Washington, KS. She was born on January 17, 1924 in County, KS the daughter of Earl and Grace (Peterson) Beeson. She graduated from Clifton High School in 1942. She married Edward Brunell on December 16, 1944. They lived in several places while he served in the US...
John Mcdonald
Feb 17, 2008
John McDonald died February 17, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 90. John was born on November 10, 1917 in Clay Center, KS the son of Clarence and Emma (Pfizenmaier) McDonald. He was raised in the Fact Community in Clay County and attended Clay Center High School. He married Evelyn Marshall on August 24, 1940,...
Dalbert Hitsman
Feb 16, 2008
DALBERT HITSMAN died February 16, 2008 at Stoneybrook Retirement Comm., Manhattan, KS at the age of 94. He was born on April 17, 1913 in Vining, Kansas the son of Vern Hitsman and Mary Elizabeth Mosburg. He married Matilda Bailey on March 10, 1934. He worked for the City of Clay Center at the Disposal Plant. He also worked with...
Gailen Braden
Feb 15, 2008
GAILEN BRADEN died February 15, 2008 at St. Joseph Village, Manhattan, KS at the age of 80. He was born on August 11, 1927 in Ogden, KS the Son of James Wesley Braden and Olive May Reed. He graduated from Wakefield High School. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war, he farmed in the the Wakefield...
Wendell Volen
Feb 14, 2008
WENDELL VOLEN died February 14, 2008 at 1615 6th St, Clay Center, KS at the age of 95. He was born on April 4, 1912 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Carl and Eugenia (Lindberg) Volen. Wendell grew up and farmed in the Swedesburg Community. He married Mildred (Shepard) Courser in 1954 and she preceded him in 1983. He served...
Thomas James
Feb 14, 2008
THOMAS WAYNE JAMES died February 14, 2008 at Leonardville, KS at the age of 48. He was born on September 14, 1959 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Milo and Florene (Snell) James. He graduated from CCCHS and Beliot Vo-Tech. He worked as a farmer and for Ram Exterminator and USD 379. He married Cindy Chestnut on April 30,...
Nellie Fullerton
Feb 12, 2008
NELLIE FULLERTON died February 12, 2008 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 105. Nellie was born on June 10, 1902 in Clay County, KS the daughter of Henry Mildfelt and Sarah McDermott. She graduated from CCCHS in 1920 and attended Kansas State University. She taught for 4 years in country schools. She married Ernest Fullerton on June...
James C. Alexander
Feb 12, 2008
James C. "Jim" Alexander died February 12, 2008 at Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, CO at the age of 80. Jim was born on August 12, 1927 in Clifton, Kansas the son of Trefflia Alexander and Elizabeth Esslinger. Jim grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School. He married Mary Martin on December 26, 1946 and she preceded...
Harold B Hotchkiss
Feb 7, 2008
HAROLD BERDELL HOTCHKISS died February 7, 2008 at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler, KS at the age of 95. He was born on September 23, 1912 in Miltonvale, Kansas the Son of Alfred Hotchkis and Rachel Easter Andrews. He married Lorine Trudell on June 2, 1937. Harold was an active minister in the Wesleyan Church for 48 years, serving churches...
Annie Louise Weller
Feb 6, 2008
Annie Louise Weller died February 6, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 80. Annie was born on November 29, 1927 in Ohatchee, AL the daugter of Earl Wilkerson and Maggie Freeman. She married Clarence Weller on January 4, 1946 and moved to Clay Center. She managed Country Kitchen Cafe on Clay Center for...
Ralph Nicewander
Feb 5, 2008
Ralph Nicewander died February 5, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 72. Ralph was born on January 8, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Richard Kenneth and Zela (Chaffin) Nicewander. Ralph grew up in the Topeka area and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean war. He married Leola Stites on...
Earl Kobetich
Feb 4, 2008
EARL HERMAN KOBETICH died February 4, 2008 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 94. EARL HERMAN KOBETICH was born on June 25, 1913 in Clay County, KS the son of Edward J. Kobetich and Lulu Augusta Kidwell. He graduated from CCCHS in 1932. He married Verna Gibbs on February 16, 1938. He farmed and...
Shirley M. Leidig
Jan 29, 2008
Shirley M. Leidig died January 29, 2008 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, KS at the age of 85. Shirley was born on February 18, 1922 in Ipswich, South Dakota the daughter of Henry Engel and Clara Meyer. Shirley married Leonard Leidig on April 30, 1948 and he preceded her in death on February 15, 1997. She was a graduate of...
Anna Mae Kondratieff
Jan 29, 2008
Anna Mae Kondratieff died January 29, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 86. Anna Mae was born on October 26, 1921 in Moreland, Idaho the daughter of JamesW. Carnahan and Windess E. Crites. She taught in rural Clay County from 1940 to 1944. She married Igor Kondratieff in 1944. He preceded her in death in...
Khya Lashea Webb
Jan 23, 2008
KHYA LaSHEA WEBB died January 23, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS the infant dadughter of Jessie Webb and Jessica James. Survivors include: Father: Jessie Webb, Manhattan, KS Mother: Jessica James, Manhattan, KS Grandmother: Diane James , Morganville, KS Grandfather: Jack James, Clay Center, KS Grandmother: Susan Guy, Clay Center, KS Grandfather: Marvin Shepard, Miltonvale, KS Grandfather: Shawn...
