Phillip Tollefson
Jan 27, 2020
Phillip M. Tollefson, 77, of Clay Center, died January 27, 2020. He was born on October 1, 1942 in Malta, Montana the son of Helmer and Thelma (Harrod) Tollefson. Phillip grew up in Auburn, Washington. He was a 1961 graduate of Auburn High School and attended Green River Community College. He married Crystal Adamson on November 16, 1974. He...
Ladonna Kamphaus
Jan 27, 2020
Ladonna Jean Kamphaus, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2020 in the Lyle House at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community.
She was born on July 22, 1942 at the family farm near Longford, Kansas, daughter of William and Wanda Steenbock. She was a graduate of Longford High School class of 1960. She married Tyrone Kamphaus...
Carmen Cyr
Jan 26, 2020
Carmen Cyr, 87 died January 26, 2020 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on January 8, 1933 in Miltonvale, KS, the son of Loyd and Anna Mae (Adams) Cyr. Carmen was raised in the Miltonvale community and was a graduate of Miltonvale High School in 1951. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Carmen married...
Betty Cyr
Jan 18, 2020
Betty Cyr, 86, of Clay Center died Saturday, January 18, 2020. She was born October 27, 1933 in Waterville, Kansas, the daughter of Eli and Helen (Mapes) Jensen. Betty was raised in Waterville before moving to Clay Center in 1947. She was a graduate of the CCCHS class of 1951. Betty married Dale Bergsten in 1951 and they later...
Joycelene Lamer
Jan 16, 2020
Joycelene Lamer, 81, of Miltonvale, died January 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1938 in Delphos, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Stella (Kosar) Inscho. She married William Lamer on August 2, 1971 and he preceded her in death on October 31, 2008. Joycelene worked for Elkan and Exide Technologies. She is preceded in...
Leslie Root
Jan 16, 2020
Leslie W. Root passed away peacefully on January 16, 2020 at his home in Morganville, KS. He was born October 6, 1938 in Dallas County, Iowa to Lester Ora and Hazel Lillian (Powell) Root. He married Donna Blanchard on December 28, 1973. He farmed in Iowa with his father and was employed in York, Nebraska at Sperry New Halland,...
Betty Nelson
Jan 10, 2020
Betty R. Nelson, 80, passed away January 10, 2020 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born Sept. 24, 1939 to Lewis and Irene (Breeden) Wright in Palastine, Arkansas. She married Tom Nelson on October 14, 1989. She was a member of the Clay Center Wesleyan Church and worked as a seamstress for Scott Specialty. Betty was a...
Mike Mcmahan
Jan 3, 2020
Mike McMahan was born July 4, 1957 in Clay Center, KS to Ned and Charlene (Haake) McMahan. He died January 3, 2020 in Clay Center, KS. Mike graduated from CCCHS in 1975. He married Gale Wietharn on March 19, 1977. Mike farmed in the Clay County area and was a member of S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. What...
Eileen F. Regier
Jan 3, 2020
Eileen F. Regier was born to Glenn and Irene (Keazer) Hoover on July 11, 1925 in Marion, Kansas. Eileen was raised in Marion, KS and graduated from Marion High School in 1942 at the age of 16. After graduation Eileen worked at the Marion County Extension Office several years during World War II saving money for college. She attended...
Clifford Clark
Jan 2, 2020
Clifford Wayne Clark started his life on October 5, 1953 at the Naval Base in Phoenix Arizona. His childhood was spent in California at the home on Lucien Way in Hayward and later moving to Castro Valley. He started school when he was 4 years old. He attended John Muir in Hayward and High School at Castro Valley High....
Gladys Shivers
Jan 2, 2020
Gladys Ruth Shivers 93,died Thursday January 2, 2020 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born September 8, 1926 near Longford, Kansas to Fred and Nettie (Iseli) Bletscher. She grew up in the Industry area and graduated from Dickinson County High School in Chapman, Kansas in 1944. On April 30, 1950 Gladys married Forrest Shivers. Until 1968 Gladys...
Cary Laflin
Dec 30, 2019
Cary R. Laflin, 77 died December 30, 2019 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 23, 1942 in Broughton, KS, the son of Nolan and Dora Lou (Harris) Laflin. Cary was raised in the Broughton community and was a graduate of CCCHS class of 1960. He married Joyce Dammann on June 24, 1966. Cary worked for Forkner’s,...
Marsha Sue Davies
Dec 30, 2019
Marsha Sue Carlson Davies was born February 9, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas to Marshall and Darlene (Sutter) Carlson, She passed away December 30, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 71.
She graduated from CCCHS with the class of 1966. She married Jim Davies on January 15, 1967 in Clay Center and in a few...
Edith Lebo
Dec 27, 2019
Edith Mary Lebo, 94, died December 27, 2019, in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born to Frank and Anna (Krehlik) Brablec in Dickinson, North Dakota. Edith was the last surviving of the eleven Brablec children. In April 1953, she married Paul Alan Lebo of Medora, North Dakota. Paul and Edith had four children. Throughout her life Edith enjoyed family,...
Warrene Blake
Dec 24, 2019
Warrene Blake 73 died December 24, 2019 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born on September 27, 1946 in Clay Center, the daughter of Warren and Doris (Wickstrum) Bigler. Warrene was raised in Clay Center and was a graduate of the CCCHS class of 1964. She married Bruce Blake on June 12, 1966...
Mark Edward Lane
Dec 22, 2019
Mark Edward Lane, 62, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 in Clay Center. He was born December 10, 1957, in Beloit. He was the son of John “Blackie” and Allene Lane, and was a 1976 graduate of CCCHS. He attended Hutchinson Community College where he ran track, and received his Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Emporia State...
Barbara Lee
Dec 19, 2019
Barbara Ann Lee died December 19, 2019 at the age of 80 in Salina, Kansas. She was born January 23, 1939 in Clay Center, Kansas to Joseph and Merle (Braden) Specht. Barbara was raised in Clay Center. She married Delbert “Sunny” Lee on June 6, 1956. They made their home in many places while Delbert served in the US...
Wayne Wright
Dec 19, 2019
Wayne Wright 65 died December 19, 2019 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on February 13, 1954 in Clay Center, the son of Ellsworth E.J. and Eloise (Byarley) Wright. Wayne was raised in Clay Center and was a graduate of the CCCHS class of 1972. He did cement work with his father, E.J. after graduation. Wayne married Mary...
Donald Frazier
Dec 18, 2019
Donald L Frazier 94 died December 18, 2019 in Leonardville, KS. He was born on December 14, 1925 in Idana, KS, the son of Enos and Jessie (Ogden) Frazier. Donald was raised in the Idana community and was a graduate from CCCHS in 1944. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war, he worked at Fullington...
Berneta Ruth Scott
Dec 18, 2019
Berneta Ruth Scott, 88 died December 18, 2019 in Manhattan, KS. She was born on November 29, 1931 in Clyde, KS, the daughter of Roland and Ethel (Good) Chartier. Berneta was born and raised in Clyde, Kansas. She was the salutatorian for the Clyde High School class of 1949. Berneta married Hal Blair Scott on May 15, 1952. She...
