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...
Elizabeth Dunn
Oct 14, 2017
Elizabeth Dunn, 86 died October 14, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 1, 1930 in the Fact community in Clay County, the daughter of Arthur and Sarah (Henry) Lloyd. Elizabeth married John “Jack” Dunn on May 14, 1951. Elizabeth worked as a nurse’s aide at the Clay Center Hospital for many years. She also enjoyed working...
John Jensen
Oct 7, 2017
John Jensen, 87 died October 7, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on August 19, 1930 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Romeo and Ruth (Lakin) Jensen. John was reared in Clay Center. He worked at Star and Skyline Theaters and he also briefly worked for the Rock Island Railroad. He married Irene Fouse on February 1,...
Mary Rowland
Oct 4, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Rowland, age 57 of Longford, loving and devoted daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother joined our Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, October 4th, 2017. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 27,1960 to Eugene and Mary Ellen McElhaney. She was the youngest of four children. She lived her life devoted to family, community, and her...
Max Jackson
Sep 22, 2017
Max Jackson age 88. died September 22, 2017 at the Linn Community Nusrsing Home in Linn, KS. He was born and raised in Clifton, KS. He married Phyllis Francis on July 24, 1948 and she preceded him on October 6, 2011. He worked for Kaspars International and Northern Natural Gas Co. Max returned to Clifton and farmed and was the...
Sarah Gray
Sep 20, 2017
Sarah Gray age 88 of Miltonvale, Kansas died September 20, 2017 at The Nicol Home in Glasco, Kansas. Sarah was born January 18, 1929 in Ottawa County, Kansas to Ray and Bessie (Trickle) Catlin. Sarah received her teaching certificate and began teaching in a country school outside of Miltonvale at the age of nineteen. She pursued her teaching degree in...
Bernice A. Halbedel
Sep 16, 2017
Berice A. Halbedel, 80, of Hutchinson, Kansas died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman, Kansas. She was born on May 12, 1937 in Longford, the daughter of James and Mary (Welch) Steel. Bernice grew up in the Idana and Oak Hill areas. She married John Halbedel on May 20, 1954 and he preceded her...
Walter Knitter, Jr.
Sep 5, 2017
Walter Knitter, Jr., 93 died September 5, 2017. He was born on September 26, 1923, the son of Walter, Sr. and Helen (Bauer) Knitter. Walter grew up in the Fact and Green areas. He attended country schools and graduated from CCCHS in 1941. Walt served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He worked for Goodyear Easy Pay tires after returning...
