Obituaries

Dec 18, 2018

Mary Lee Alexander was born to T.L. and Dorothy (Brooks) Barr in Manhattan, KS. She grew up in the Zendale Township in Riley County, KS. Mary attended Deep Creek grade school and graduated from Manhattan High School. She graduated from Kansas State University and Kansas University school of nursing, where she received her nursing degree. Mary married Russell Alexander...

Dec 16, 2018

Wayne A. Carlson was born to Emil and Mildred (Berrier) Carlson on August 23, 1925. Wayne was raised in Clay County. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Wayne married Dorothy Hinds on May 25, 1946. He farmed in Clay County and was actively involved with Wayne’s Truck Line, Carlson Trucking and Clay County Livestock Co. In retirement,...

Dec 15, 2018

Lola "Jean" Trautwein, 92, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 5, 1926 in Exeter Township to Fred and Emma (Jones) Sanneman. At a very young age her father passed away and her mother married Louis Wehmhoff.

She grew up near Idana and attended rural Clay County Schools, graduating...

Dec 14, 2018

Mikel Dale Bauer, 69, died on December 14, 2018. He was born on October 17, 1949 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Martin Edward Bauer and Mildred (Jackson) Bauer.

Mikel graduated in 1967 from Clay County Community High School. He served his country four years in the US Navy. Mikel owned his own business for over...

Dec 13, 2018

Betty Marie Peck, 82 died  December 13, 2018 in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on September 26, 1936 in Clay Center, the daughter of Orval  and Marie (Benjamin) May. Betty was raised in Clay Center. She married Eldyn Peck, he survives of the home. Betty worked at Medicalodge in Clay Center for many years. She was preceded in...

Dec 10, 2018

Darlene McCann, 84 died December 10, 2018 in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on March 13, 1934 in Nemaha County, KS, the daughter of Carl and Reba (Rokes) Shuler.  Darlene grew up in Oregon, and California. Her family followed the fruit harvests. She married Loren McCann on April 11, 1950. Darlene worked for her son Bob at Modern...

Dec 9, 2018

  Melissa McGuire, 48, of Junction City died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Wakefield Rehabilitation and Care Center in Wakefield, Kansas.  She was born November 28, 1970 in Blanton, Florida, the daughter of Levi and Carrie Simmons.  Melissa and her family moved to Topeka in 2013.  She worked as a D.J. for an internet based radio station.  Melissa married Scott...

Dec 9, 2018

Linda graduated from CCCHS in 1966 and attended St. John’s Lutheran College in Winfield. She married Gailen Franson on September 23, 1967, they celebrated their 50th anniversary in September of 2017. Linda worked as secretary and treasurer for G&L Livestock, Inc. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s events, working on genealogy, crocheting, reading and working on crossword puzzles. Linda was...

Dec 5, 2018

Sheila Steenbock, 72, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born October 26, 1946 in Sterling, Kansas, the daughter of Wilber and Gail (Skinner) Wilkey. Sheila was raised on a farm near Sterling and graduated from Nickerson High School in 1964. She attended Sterling College for one year...

Dec 3, 2018

Harvey Duane Long, 78 years died December 3, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on July 20, 1940 in Clay Center, Kansas. The son of James Hartzel and Eva Leota (Kubick) Long. Duane served in the US Army and the Army National Guard. He worked as a meat cutter for Boogarts in Clay Center before taking a job...

Dec 2, 2018

Rachel was raised born and raised in Iowa. She moved to Brewster, KS in 1933 where she met her husband Walt Wingfield. They married on September 21, 1938. The couple made Clay Center their home in 1957. She worked as a Deputy County Clerk until her retirement in 1985. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents,...

Dec 2, 2018

Loren “Bob” McCann, Sr. 92 died December 2, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on September 29, 1926 in Parkerville, Kansas. The son of Chas and Ethel (Fowler) McCann. Bob was raised in Parkerville and Clay Center. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Bob returned to Clay Center following the war and married Darlene Shuler on...

Nov 28, 2018

Morganville, Kansas- Proudly decorated Vietnam veteran, Kenny Knoettgen, passed away on November 28, two weeks after his 68 th birthday. He was born in Concordia, Kansas to John and Afton (Campbell) Knoettgen November 11, 1950, the youngest of three children. He was predeceased by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and his three canine companions, Dixie, Murmur,...

Nov 27, 2018

Kathy Trillo went home to her savior on Nov. 27, 2018.  She enjoyed quilting, her grandbabies, and making those around her smile.  She is survived by a daughter Rachel and husband Barry Munger of Wakefield Ks, a son Jason Payne and fiancé Amanda of Lebanon Ks., a daughter Raquel and husband Troy Campain of Lawton Ok. 9 grandchildren and 5...

Nov 25, 2018

Tanya Wylene Eshbaugh, 37 died November 25, 2018 in Cawker City, KS. She was born on September 4, 1981 in Beatrice, Nebraska, the daughter of Rick and Esther (Selby) Eshbaugh. Tanya was raised in the Topeka community and graduated from Topeka West High School. She worked in daycare and at nursing homes before moving to Cawker City in 2016. Tanya...

Nov 22, 2018

Lenore Yost, 86, died peacefully on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018 in Clay Center, Kansas.

Lenore June Yost was born June 1, 1932 in Miller, South Dakota, the daughter of Clarence and Gladys Yost. She graduated from Miller High School and then attended the Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills, Alberta,

Canada. It was here...

Nov 21, 2018

Marvin Revell, 83 died November 21, 2018 in Riley, KS. He was born on May 30, 1935 in Cloud County, KS, the son of Wilbur and Wilma (Tyner) Revell. Marvin was raised in Rural Concordia. His father preceded him in death and Marvin took over the family farming operations at age 11. Marvin graduated from Concordia High School. He served...

Nov 12, 2018

Marie was born February 7, 1917 in Clay County to John and Alma (Damkroger) Burger. Marie graduated from CCCHS in 1936. She married John Cain on September 26, 1940 and he preceded her in death on July 2, 1993. She traveled extensively throughout the United States with John, as he worked in several aircraft industries. Marie was a member of...

Nov 11, 2018

Jewel Robinson, 87 died November 11, 2018 in Clay Cetner, KS. She was born on May 11, 1931 in Bala, KS, the daughter of Irving and Ruth (McKinley) Woodbury. Jewel was raised in the Bala and Morganville communities. She married Dana Robinson on December 26, 1948. Jewel graduated from CCCHS in 1949. Dana and Jewel lived in several communities as...

Nov 11, 2018

Donna M. Root, 83, of Morganville died November 11, 2018 at the Salina Regional Medical Center in Salina, KS.  Donna was born November 4, 1935 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Harlan and Helen (Nisely) Hagaman.  Donna graduated from Bennett High School. She married Leslie Root on December 27, 1973.  She worked at a Bank in Haysville, Kansas before...