Obituaries

Apr 29, 2021

Marjorie Sanneman, 90, of Clay Center, died April 29, 2021 at Medicalodge in Clay Center.  She was born January 15, 1931 in Clay Center, the daughter Albert and Mary (McMahan) Henry.  She grew up in Clay County and attended Blaine School and McKinley Middle School.  She graduated from CCCHS in 1948.  Marjorie married Duane Sanneman on July 30, 1948...

Apr 28, 2021

Janice Smith, 84, died April 28, 2021 at the Medicalodge in Clay Center.  She was born March 29, 1937, the daughter of Clair and Eva Glenola (Gray) Blake in Oak Hill.  Janice grew up in the Oak Hill and Miltonvale areas and graduated from Miltonvale High School.  She married Wayne Cyr in 1956 and they later divorced.  She worked...

Apr 27, 2021

Roween Ruth Runnalls, age 96 died at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, KS on April 27, 2021. She was born December 25, 1924 to John and Margaret (Bletscher) Sheedy in Clay County, Kansas. Roween grew up in the Industry area.  She took teacher training during high school to work as a teacher.  She worked for 3 years at Blackhill School...

Apr 26, 2021

Patty L. Fowles, 87, died April 26, 2021.  She was born July 15, 1933 in Clay County, the daughter of Glen and Dorothy (Stoddard) Robinett.  Patty grew up in Clay County and graduated from Chapman High School.  She married Wilbur Fowles on November 20, 1951 and he preceded her in death on September 30, 2019.  Patty worked as a...

Apr 22, 2021

Nelda Mae Ralston, daughter of Clarence and Lena (Cockroft) Lanman, was born February 11, 1930 at home in Phillips County Kansas. She went home to be with the Lord at Bryan West Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

Nelda attended grade school at Crystal Creek Country School from 1937- 1944   She lived with her Aunt...

Apr 19, 2021

Onette Eloise (Isaacson) Shannon died, Monday, April 19, 2021 at Medicalodge Clay Center Kansas at the age of 91.  Onette was born December 27, 1929 at Randolph, Kansas to Marvin and Virginia (Bloomquist) Isaacson.  She graduated from Randolph High School in 1947, she spent several years teaching elementary school in Riley and Washington Counties.   She worked at the Linn-Palmer...

Apr 3, 2021

Donna Rae Woodward, 79 died April 3, 2021 in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on September 25, 1941 in Manhattan, the daughter of Cecil and Beryl (Cross) Pickett.  Donna married Delvin Woodward on January 5, 1981.  She worked as a CNA at Centennial Homestead Nursing Home and at the Washington County Hospital.  Donna also worked on livestock farms...

Mar 25, 2021

William R. Flickinger, 82, died March 25, 2021 in Clay Center.  He was born August 23, 1938, in Derry, Pennsylvania the son of Lawrence and Anna (Gombita) Flickinger.  William grew up in Blairsville, PA and graduated from Bolivar High School in 1956.  He farmed until joining the U.S. Army in 1958. .  He married Brigitte Knoop on July 12,...

Mar 25, 2021

Derele Wilson Knepper, 84, died on Thursday, March 25 at Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice in Manhattan, following a short battle with cancer.

Born on July 10, 1936, Derele grew up in Clay Center, working at The Clay Center Dispatch as a newspaper carrier, before becoming sports editor while still in high school.  After graduation, he joined...

Mar 24, 2021

Floyd Malcom Bosch, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Clay Center.  Floyd was born on April 28, 1931 in Lincoln, KS to Fritz and Klara (Obermueller) Bosch.  Floyd was baptized on May 3, 1931 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lincoln, KS. He attended St. John’s Lutheran grade school and was confirmed on March 25, 1945....

Mar 15, 2021

Gary Marmon Oetinger died peacefully on March 15, 2021. He was born August 12, 1938 in Clay Center, Kansas to George F and Geneva (Marmon) Oetinger. He was the youngest of their two sons, including R Rex. He attended Morganville schools, graduating from Morganville Rural High School. He attended Kansas State University for two years, transferring to Kansas State Teachers...

Mar 13, 2021

Mary Scharlotte Knitter, 82 died March 13, 2021 in Leonardville, KS.  She was born on June 11, 1938 in Clay Center, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Frances (Gunter) Lewis.  Scharlotte was raised in the Morganville community and was a graduate of Morganville High School Class of 1957.  She married Joe Knitter on December 15, 1957.  They farmed in...

Mar 13, 2021

Raymond Gill, age 79, died March 13, 2021 in Clay Center, KS. He was born to Fred and Hazel (Kahrs) Gill on May 18, 1941 in Clyde, KS. Raymond was raised in Clifton and was a graduate of Clifton High School. After graduating he joined the Navy. Raymond returned to the Clay County area after his time in the...

Mar 12, 2021

Alan M. Berggren, 81, passed away in Lindsborg March 12, 2021, surrounded by family.

He was born April 5, 1939 in Clay Center to Harlan and Hanna (Pearson) Berggren. He graduated from Clay Center High School in 1956. He later graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. He worked at GT Manufacturing and...

Mar 11, 2021

Gary Lynn Hall Sr. age 64, died March 11, 2021. He was born to Glenn and Kathryn (Langdon) Hall in Carthage, New York on February 15, 1957. Gary was born and raised in New York and was a 1975 graduate of Indian River High School in New York.  He was a marine veteran and worked for Schillings Construction for...

Mar 10, 2021

****Graveside inurnment services will be held at 10:30AM on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

at the Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center, Kansas.****

Al Straub, 69, died March 10, 2021 in Lincoln, NE.  He was born February 21, 1952 in Wamego, the son of Otto J. and Arleen (Immenschuh)...

Mar 9, 2021

Fred Tillisch 78 died March 9, 2021.  He was born on April 29, 1942 the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Roop) Tillisch.  Fred served in the US Air Force.  He married Else Meinardus on July 18, 1970.  Fred was a mathematics teacher at Wakefield High School from 1971 until he retired in 2003.  Else preceded him in death on...

Mar 8, 2021

Donald “Don” Rabe, 89, of St. Marys, Kansas, died Monday, March 8, 2021.  He was born March 2, 1932, to Theodore and Sophie (Bierbaum) Rabe.  He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Palmer, Kansas.  Don graduated from Linn High School in 1950.  In 1952, he met his future bride, the new schoolteacher...

Mar 3, 2021

Jesse “Veryl” Crawford, 87 of Clifton died March 3, 2021. He was born June 27, 1933 the son of Walter and Jessie (Parker) Crawford.  He grew up in Clifton, graduating from Clifton High School in 1950.  He served in the U.S. Army.  Veryl married Dixie Black on July 14, 1961 and she preceded him in death on May 2,...

Mar 3, 2021

Doris Marcine Wingerson, 100, died March 3, 2021, in Portland, OR.  Born in Clay Center, KS, she was the daughter of Richard August and Johanna Dorothea (aka Dora) (Obenland) Brueggemann.  Always identifying as an educator, Doris, at 17, initiated a long-term relationship with Tri-Sigma while starting college at Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Emporia, KS.  She began teaching...