Michael Bergstrom
Jan 1, 2018
Michael Ray Bergstrom, 72 died January 1, 2018 in Linn, KS. He was born on December 18, 1945 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Leonard and Louella (Mabie) Bergstrom. Michael was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1964. He enjoyed working on puzzles in his free time. Michael is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors:...
Connie Griffiths
Dec 31, 2017
Connie was born September 24, 1943 in Clay Center, the daughter of Fredrick and Bernice (Hornbostel) Rieger. Connie was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1961. She attended Kansas State University. Connie married Jon Griffiths on April 14, 1967. She held several jobs at the Clay County Medical Center, retiring from medical records. Jon preceded her in...
Jo Ray
Dec 29, 2017
Jo Hannah Ray, 76 died December 29, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 21, 1941 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Earl and Rhea (Woodside) Griffiths. Jo was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1959. She worked at Hutchinson/Mayrath Manufacturing for 45 years. Jo married Bobby Ray on December 26, 1993. She...
Ray Reed
Dec 25, 2017
Stephen Ray Reed, 87 died December 25, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on February 5, 1930 in Clay County, KS, the son of Josiah and Lavina (McNeal) Reed. Ray attended Mt. Vernon Country School and graduated in 1948 from CCCHS. He married Rose Anne Thomas on October 18, 1953. Ray farmed in Clay County his entire life....
Bradley Finson
Dec 23, 2017
Bradley Alan Finson, born on December 29, 1959, passed away at his home in Clay Center, Kansas on December 23, 2017. Brad attended Kansas State University where he received a Bachelor's and Master’s in Fine Arts and continued on to receive his Doctorate in Art History Studies from the University of Oklahoma. He is survived by his four children and...
Erma Beaver
Dec 22, 2017
Erma was born June 14, 1938 in Blue Rapids, the daughter of William and Delia (King) Worthington. She grew up in Blue Rapids and graduated from Irving High School in 1956. She attended Crum’s Beauty College in Manhattan and worked as a beautician in Junction City. Erma married Bobby Mack Beaver on March 13, 1959 and he preceded her in...
Larry Rule
Dec 14, 2017
Larry was born February 21, 1959 in Norton, KS the son of Raymond Rule and Maxine Turner. He Grew up in Norton and Craig, Colorado. He was a firefighter for the City of Clay Center for 16 years. Larry also worked for Griggs Electric and Wardcraft Homes. He is preceded in death by his father and a brother, Delbert Rule....
James "Jim" Waggoner
Dec 12, 2017
James “Jim Bob” Waggoner Jr., 73, died December 12, 2017 in Manhattan, KS. He was born on May 25, 1944 in Lawrence, Kansas. The son of James, Sr. and Eva (Brecheisen) Waggoner. Jim was raised in Lawrence, KS and graduated from Lawrence High School. He attended the University of Kansas before joining the Navy Air Reserves. Jim married Dianne Frahm...
Norma I. Urban
Dec 3, 2017
Norma I. Urban died December 3, 2017 in Linn, Kansas. She was born May 21, 1931 in Breman, Kansas to Carl and Marie (Schotte) Holle. Norma married Clifford Urban on December 21, 1962. She worked as the activity director at the Leisure Center in Clay Center for many years. Clifford preceded her in death on October 2, 2004. Norma was...
Larry Bender
Nov 28, 2017
Larry Bender, 77 died November 28, 2017. He was born on April 8, 1940, the son of LeRoy and Alice (Savage) Bender. Larry was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1959 and attended Emporia State University. Larry was an ordained minister and served congregations throughout Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors: Sister: Jane...
Pearl Marie Woellhof
Nov 22, 2017
Pearl was born to Eddie and Leona (Charbonneau) Chaput in Cloud County, Kansas, where she was raised and attended a rural school. She worked as a nanny until her marriage to Donald “Butch” Woellhof on August 1, 1936. To this union two children were born. They farmed in the Morganville area until retiring in 1982. In 2000 they moved to...
David Hauck
Nov 19, 2017
David Grew up in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School. He attended Kansas State University. David worked for Twin Valley Telephone in Miltonvale, owned and operated his own telephone company in Florida, worked for Hinkles and McCoy in California and was currently working as a fiber optic cable engineer for Adesta G4S. He married Sharon Gamble and they later...
Valda Hatfield
Nov 9, 2017
Valda Jeannine Hatfield, 88 died November 9, 2017 in Riley, KS. She was born on April 1, 1929 in Idana, KS, the daughter of LeRoy and Thelma (Gonser) Bloom. Due to the work schedule of her father, as a Clay County road grader operator, she attended grade schools in Idana, Broughton and Wakefield. She attended Clay County Community High School...
Florine Broden
Nov 2, 2017
Florine Elizabeth Broden, 86 died November 2, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on August 30, 1931 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Anna (Suden) Ingrum. Florine was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS. She married William Edward Broden on February 13, 1949. Florine worked as a CNA at Presbyterian Manor for many...
Kay Salts
Oct 25, 2017
Gladys Kay (Bratt) Salts, 74 died October 25, 2017. She was born on November 29, 1942, the daughter of Raymond and Lillian (Terhune) Bratt. Kay was raised in Beatrice, NE. She married William (Bill) Salts on Feb 4, 1960. The family moved to Clay Center in 1977. Kay modeled hospitality. She welcomed family, friends, and strangers into her home with...
Joe Marnell
Oct 24, 2017
Joe P. Marnell, 81, Clay Center, Kans., died on October 24, 2017. He was born October 5, 1936, in Tulsa, Okla, to Joe and Leona (Hess) Marnell. A graduate of Jetmore High School in Jetmore, Kans., Joe was the first in his family to attend college, and became a business student and member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at...
Lawrence Schurle
Oct 24, 2017
Lawrence William Schurle, 91 died October 24, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on March 6, 1926 in Bala, KS, the son of William and Lydia (Heilman) Schurle. Lawrence married Donna Jean Riek on June 12, 1948. They farmed in Clay County. Donna Jean preceded him in death on July 21, 2008. Survivors: Daughter: Nancy Salomon, Clay Center,...
Philip Long
Oct 21, 2017
Philip Long, 76, died October 21, 2017 in Wichita, KS. He was born on March 20, 1941 in Springfield, Illinois. Philip was raised in the Springfield, IL area. He served in the US Army for two years and served 26 years in the US Air Force, retiring in 1985. Philip married Janet Sump December 26, 1976. Following his service in...
Loren E. Dennis
Oct 17, 2017
Loren E. Dennis, 95, of Bennington, Kansas died at his residence on Tuesday October 17, 2017. He was born March 24, 1922 in Clay Center, the son of Charles and Rebecca (Marsh) Dennis. Loren graduated from CCCHS. He married Wilma Siebold on October 5, 1946 and she preceded him in death on August 19, 2003. Loren was a Butcher in...
Robert Dankenbring
Oct 15, 2017
Robert Dankenbring, 89 died October 15, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 12, 1927 in Auburn, NE, the son of Louis and Edna (Hillers) Dankenbring. Robert moved to Kansas as a child with his family. He graduated from Linn Rural High School in 1945. Robert worked at the Linn/Palmer Record before marrying Vernetta Long on November...
