Dennis H. Olson
Feb 24, 2026
Dennis H. Olson, 84 of Wakefield, Kansas died on February 24, 2026 at the KU Medical, Kansas. He was born in Superior, Wisconsin, the son of Howard and Mary (Rivord) Olson.
Dennis served in the United States Marine Corps for 3 years. He then served in the United States Army for 24 years, retiring as a CW3. Life member of VFW...
Diana Dee Hilton
Feb 24, 2026
Diana “Dee” Hilton, 79 died February 24, 2026 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on September 26, 1946 in Clay Center, the daughter of Cardinal and Clara (Rosenow) Evans. Dee was a CCCHS Class of 1964 graduate. She broke, trained and showed horses for many years. Dee married Dan Hilton on March 3, 1983. She worked as a budget...
Robert "Bob" Larman
Feb 19, 2026
Robert "Bob" Allen Larman, age 78, passed away suddenly at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO on February 19, 2026.
Bob was born on December 11, 1947 to Albert and Ruby Larman in Blythville, AR. Bob lost his father at the age of three. They relocated to El Paso, TX, where his mother met and married Berton F. Clement,...
Leland Ohlde
Feb 18, 2026
Leland Oscar Ohlde, 84, of Clay Center, Kansas, died February 18, 2026. He was born April 8, 1941, to Oscar and Olga (Moddelmog) Ohlde on the family farm near Palmer, Kansas. Leland was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. John Lutheran Church near Palmer. St. John Lutheran School and Linn High School are where Leland received his...
Lyle Gene Underwood
Feb 16, 2026
Lyle Underwood, 91 years old, passed away on February 16, 2026 at Stormont-Vail Trauma Center in Topeka. He was born in Clyde, KS on August 30 1934, the son of Berkley & Rena May (Lillie) Underwood. Lyle grew up in the Clay Center community and attended schools here.
He set pins at the bowling alley by hand that was underneath the...
Mary Ann Moore
Feb 13, 2026
Mary Ann Moore, age 76, died on February 13, 2026 at her home in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born October 01, 1949, to Donald and Lois (Klapp) Moore at the Clay Center Municipal Hospital.
No services are planned at this time
Mildred Baxter
Feb 12, 2026
Mildred Baxter, 90 died February 12, 2026, in Clay Center, KS. She was born on July 23, 1935, in Ottawa County, KS, the daughter of Clarence and Nina (Beals) Chambers. Mildred was raised in Ottawa County, Kansas in the Lamar and Delphos communities. She married Roy Baxter on July 6, 1954, and made their home in Clay Center. Mildred worked...
Marjorie Cable
Feb 11, 2026
Marjorie Fay (Opdycke) Cable passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. She was born on March 28, 1953 to Jerry and Roberta (Henning) Opdyke in Providence, RI. Margie graduated from high school in Milford, MI with the class of 1971.
She married Dale Cable on August 14, 1976 and they had two...
Connie Louise Purves
Jan 22, 2026
Connie Louise Purves, age 80, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026. She was born on December 9, 1945, in Concordia, Kansas to Max and Maxine (Naillieux) Sterling.
Connie grew up in Concordia and moved to Clifton in the late 70’s. She married Michael D. Purves on May 23, 1980. Throughout the years Connie worked for Mount Joseph Senior Village as...
Donald C. Scripter
Jan 20, 2026
Donald Clifford Scripter, 89, died January 20th, 2026, in Clay Center, KS. He was born on July 9th, 1936, in Longford, the son of Clifford and Agnes (Carlson) Scripter. Don was raised on a farm in the Longford community and was a graduate of Longford High School. He married Shirley Livengood on January 27, 1957. They lived in the Longford...
George Gregory
Jan 18, 2026
George Gregory, age 84, passed away on January 18, 2026, at home in Clay Center, Kansas. George was born October 28, 1941, in Ellsworth, Kansas to the late Wilmer A. and Olga (Schwartzel) Gregory. He was a graduate of Ellsworth High School. He grew up on a farm west and north of Ellsworth. George enjoyed working on the farm with...
Benjamin Sallee
Jan 7, 2026
Benjamin Douglas Sallee, age 38 of Milford, Kansas, son to Doug and Pam Sallee, and brother to Tiffany (Gabriel) Dollins, left this worldly place on January 7, 2026, to accept his reward and promise of eternal peace.
Ben, who was often referred to as Bennie, Bennie Bear, Bubba, and Mr. Awesome, was born September 15, 1987, in Newton, Kansas. He attended...
James Crimmins
Jan 1, 2026
James Crimmins, 69, of Clay Center, KS, passed away on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. James was born on June 22, 1956, in Washington, KS. James is survived by his wife, Kim (Hammel) Crimmins, and his four children, Jericho (Chad) Hammond, Jordy (Kathleen) Crimmins, Dani (Justin) Lehman, and Sydney (Garrett) Crane. ‘Grandpa James’ was the title he cherished most, as he...
Darlene Crawford
Dec 31, 2025
Darlene Deloris Crawford passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, at Parkvilla Nursing Home in Clyde, KS. She was born on December 24, 1939, the daughter of Alcid and Bernice (Begnoche) Chaput in their home on a farm north of Miltonville, delivered by her grandmother Minnie Begnoche.
Darlene graduated with honors from Miltonville High School, Class of 1957. On Oct 5,...
Natalie Fowles
Dec 30, 2025
Natale Ann Fowles, a tough, independent, and fiercely loving woman, passed away on December 30, 2025, surrounded by the people who cherished her most. She lived her life with a strength that never wavered, meeting every challenge head‑on and always finding a way through. Those who knew her will remember her as a loyal friend, a pillar of strength, and...
Robert Steenbock
Dec 29, 2025
Robert “Bob” Steenbock, 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Topeka, Kansas, on December 29, 2025.
Born on February 27, 1949, in Clay Center, Kansas, Bob was the son of William Sr. and Wanda (Sanneman) Steenbock. He spent his formative years in the Longford area, gaining a lifelong work ethic while helping on his family’s dairy farm. A 1967 graduate...
JoAnn Steinsiek
Dec 24, 2025
Jo Ann Steinsiek, 91 of Clay Center, died on December 24, 2025 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center. She was born on August 25, 1934 in Clay Center, the daughter of Robert and Gretchen (Nenstiel) Heitman.
Jo grew up in Clay Center and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1953, where she was a Majorette. She then...
Eleanor Mae McChesney
Dec 23, 2025
Eleanor Mae (Fry) McChesney, 91, of Clay Center, Kansas, passed away on December 23, 2025. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Eleanor will always be remembered for her beautiful smile, kindness, generosity, and willingness to help those in need, even strangers.
Eleanor was born on July 6, 1934, on a farm north of Belleville, Kansas, to William Bryan and Orpha...
Kaye Chestnut
Dec 14, 2025
Kaye Marlene Chestnut, 83, of Clay Center, KS, passed away on Sunday December 14, 2025, surrounded by family and friends at the Presbyterian Manor.
Kaye was born on February, 20, 1942 in Clay Center to the late J.D. (Dewey) and Hazel (Hahn) Chestnut. She was preceded in death by her sister Betty Algren (Curtis), her brother Dallas Chestnut (Gloria) and her...
Dorothy Haist
Dec 12, 2025
Dorothy Haist, 83 died December 12, 2025, in Clay Center, KS. She was born on May 16, 1942, the daughter of George and Gladys (Keating) Cornellisson. Dorothy married Jack Haist, and they made their home in the Miltonvale community. She worked as manager at the swimming pool and at the café, both in Miltonvale, for several years. Dorothy also worked...
