Obituaries

Mar 3, 2021

Pauline Lange, 102 died March 3, 2021 in Miltonvale, KS.  She was born on September 28, 1918 in Wray, CO the daughter of Virgil and Jennie (Coleman) Adams.  Pauline was born in Wray Colorado and moved with her family to the Miltonvale Community.  She was a graduate of Miltonvale High School.  Pauline married Arthur Lange on October 6, 1943. ...

Feb 27, 2021

Patricia Lynn Cornett age 61 died, February 27, 2021 in Minneapolis, Kansas. She was born in Garnett, Kansas to Sondra Bandy on April 7, 1959. Patricia was raised by her mother and stepfather Sam Rookstool in the Clay Center and Riley, KS communities and attended Prairie View School.  She worked for ElDorado National for many years.  Patricia enjoyed spending...

Feb 26, 2021

Lillian Violet (Briegel) Bosch was born April 11, 1932 in Arapahoe, NE to Fred and Oma Briegel. Lillian was baptized May 1, 1932 at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Arapahoe, NE and was confirmed on Palm Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina, KS on April 1, 1945. She attended multiple schools in Kansas as her father served the...

Feb 24, 2021

Larry “Tom” Smith, 80, of Miltonvale, KS died February 24, 2021 at the Salina Regional Health Center.  He was born December 12, 1940 the son of Laurice and Alice (Hood) Smith. Tom grew up in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1958.  He attended Miltonvale Wesleyan College and Brown-Mackie College in Salina.  Tom married Ruth Whitney on...

Feb 23, 2021

Diane M. Carlson, 73, of Clay Center, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at her residence.  She was born April 5, 1947 at Clay Center, the daughter of Ralph and Geraldine (Sanders) Hammond.  Diane attended the Uniondale and Sunny Slope schools before graduating from CCCHS in 1965.  She worked as a secretary for KDOT.  She married Gary Carlson on June...

Feb 23, 2021

Cindy Tunheim, 67 died February 23, 2021 in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on February 6, 1954 in Clay Center, the daughter of Charles “Chuck” and Lois (Peterson) Gelino.  Cindy was raised in Morganville and was a graduate of CCCHS Class of 1972.  She received her cosmetology license from Salina Academy of Hair and Design.  Cindy worked at...

Feb 22, 2021

Dorothy LeClair Friesen Bauer died peacefully on February 22, 2021. She was born in Salina, Kansas on October 17, 1922, to Frank and Emma LeClair. She was the youngest of 10 children, and the only one to graduate from high school. She received a scholarship to Marymount College in Salina, where she completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business in...

Feb 20, 2021

Delmar Yarrow, 97 died February 20, 2021 in Clay Center, KS.  He was born on December 3, 1923 in Clay Center, the son of Frederick and Margaret (McClurkin) Yarrow.  Delmar was raised in Clay County.  He served in the US Army during WWII seeing action in the Philippines.  Following the war, Delmar returned to Clay center, met, and married...

Feb 17, 2021

Thelma “TJ” Jane Cameron gained her Heavenly Wings February 17 th 2021 in Clay Center, Kansas

TJ was born in the small town of Bunker Hill Indiana on March 19 th 1931 to Harold and Leah (Downs) Wagner.

TJ was born right in the middle of the Great Depression. She was the middle (and only...

Feb 13, 2021

Sandy was born June 17, 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the daughter of Robert and Myra (LaMont) Peterson.  She grew up in Clifton, KS, graduating from Clifton High School in 1963.  She attended Miltonvale Wesleyan College and worked as a nurse’s aide in the nursery at Concordia Hospital.  Sandy married Delroy Hofmann on March 9, 1968 and he preceded...

Feb 11, 2021

Reginald Winfield McIntire passed away peacefully on the evening of 11 February 2021 in Clay Center, KS.  He was born in Stockton Springs, Maine on 13 October 1925 to parents Dora and Joseph McIntire. Reggie was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, four sisters, his first wife Lillian and second wife Ruby.

Reggie is survived...

Feb 7, 2021

Norman Henry Kolle, 89, of Clay Center, died Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS.  He was born September 20, 1931 at Clay Center, the son of Herman and Anna (Reith) Kolle.  He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Linn, KS.  He attended Immanuel Lutheran School for eight years.  Norman...

Feb 2, 2021

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Arden Leroy Budden at the age of 83 as he finished his journey here on Earth February 2, 2021.   Arden, a lifelong Kansan, was born January 6, 1938, in Oakhill, Kansas, the first son of the late Lyman and Florence Budden.

He was...

Feb 1, 2021

Randy Rundle, 62 of Clay Center, died Monday, February 1, 2021 at his residence.  Randy was born on February 6, 1958 at Clay Center, Kansas, the son of Harlan and Martha (Jackson) Rundle.  He grew up in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS.  Randy was inducted into the Clay Center Tigers Hall of Fame in 2015.

Randy...

Jan 30, 2021

Ruth Kemp, 101 died January 30, 2021 in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on January 2, 1920 in Clay County, the daughter of William and Mary Elizabeth (Muston) Hammond.  Ruth was raised in rural Wakefield, graduating with the Class of 1937 from Rural Wakefield High School.  She married David Cullip on November 8, 1937.  They made their home...

Jan 28, 2021

Marvin Sidney Macy, age 81, died January 28, 2021 in Kansas City, KS. He was born October 20, 1939 in rural Longford to Edgar and Vinita (Malcolm) Macy.  Marvin graduated from Longford High School. After graduation he attended Miltonvale Wesleyan College earning a BA in Theology. During his time in college, he was enlisted in the National Guard, and...

Jan 27, 2021

Dorothy Ann (Hinds) Carlson, 93, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at the Leonardville Nursing Home. Dorothy was born August 18, 1927, to Maurice C. and Edith M. (White) Hinds. She was raised in Clay County and graduated from CCCHS with the Class of 1945. On May 25, 1946, Dorothy married Wayne A. Carlson farming and raising their...

Jan 26, 2021

Carol Jean Voelker age 69 died, January 26, 2021 in Kansas City, KS. She was born in Omaha, NE on November 1, 1951 to Jack and Betty (Allyn) Dewey.  Carol was born and raised in Omaha. She graduated from Burk High School in Omaha and attended college in South Dakota. Carol married Dick Jurgens and had one son, Jack....

Jan 25, 2021

Sharon Louise (Naumann) Reed passed away on January 25, 2021 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde KS, at the age of 72. She was born on May 14, 1948 in Concordia, KS to Homer and Opal Naumann. She graduated from Clifton High School in 1966 and married Richard James Reed on May 6, 1968. They had one son, Terry...

Jan 24, 2021

Lois Dee Germann was born December 24, 1930 to Hans Christian and Wilda Anderson in Morganville, KS, the seventh of eight children.

She attended Morganville schools and graduated from Morganville High School.   Arthritis crippled her from a young age.  She talked about taking the train to Clay Center for treatments and how her very petite mother had...