Orrin Fowles
Mar 12, 2017
Orrin James Fowles, 89 years died March 12, 2017 in Topeka, KS. He was born on March 6, 1928 in Clay County, KS, the son of John and Eleanor (Martin) Fowles. Orrin was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS. He served in the US Navy and was stationed in the Philippines. Orrin married Wanda Long on June 13,...
Samuel Goodin
Mar 12, 2017
Samuel Robert Goodin, 92, Clay Center, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Sam, was born December 20, 1924 to John and Nellie Goodin and grew up on the family farm near Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from Clay County High School, Clay Center, Kansas. He farmed along with his father on the family farm. On October 16, 1949 he...
John Breen
Mar 10, 2017
John Breen, 82, died March 10, 2017 at his residence in Miltonvale, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1934 in Cloud County, Kansas, the son of John and Edith (Shepard) Breen. John grew up in Cloud County and graduated from Miltonvale Rural High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. John worked for the...
Roy Baxter
Mar 4, 2017
Roy Baxter, 83 years died March 4, 2017 at in Manhattan, KS. He was born on January 9, 1934 in Clay County, Kansas. The son of Alfred and Bernice (Hemphill) Baxter. Roy was raised in Clay County and graduated from CCCHS. He served in the Army National Guard and farmed following graduation. Roy married Mildred Chambers on July 6, 1954....
Lorette Begnoche
Mar 3, 2017
Lorette Begnoche, 98 died March 3, 2017 in Wakefield, KS. She was born on August 4, 1918 in Aurora, KS, the daughter of Joseph and Addie (Adam) Trahan. Lorette married Martin Begnoche on February 14, 1939. They made their home on a farm near Miltonvale where Lorette was a homemaker. In 1989 they moved to Clay Center. Martin preceded her...
Lyle Lange
Feb 26, 2017
Lyle was raised in the Palmer community and graduated from Linn High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Lyle married Vernus Wurtz on August 29, 1954. They farmed in the Clifton community and Lyle drove a school bus for the Clifton-Clyde School District for over 15 years. Vernus preceded him in death on February 6,...
John Raymond Hoyle
Feb 23, 2017
John Raymond Hoyle, 58, died at his home in Clay Center on Thursday, February 23rd from a sudden illness. John was born and raised in Clay Center, the son of Ellis and Beulah Hoyle, who preceded him in death. He leaves his daughter Sheyene Heller and her husband Steve, son Jackson Hoyle and his partner Kaylee, sister Nancy Habluetzel, sister...
Terry Spilker
Feb 22, 2017
Terry Spilker, 74 years died February 22, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 23, 1942 in Lee's Summit, MO, the son of Emil and Mabel (Carlson) Spilker. Terry graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1960. He married Barbara Finkbeiner on August 24, 1962. Terry farmed and worked for Hutchinson Manufacturing and Gilmore-Tatge, and was...
Maverick And Sawyer Schwab
Feb 20, 2017
  Maverick and Sawyer Schwab, infant twins, died Monday, February 20, 2017 at the Clay County Medical Center. Survivors: Parents: Matthew and Ashley Schwab, Clifton, KS Brother: Bradley Schwab, Clifton, KS Sister: Emily Schwab, Clifton, KS Brother: James Schwab, Clifton, KS Grandparents: Dwaine and Leah Schwab, Clifton, KS Grandparents: Thomas and Donna Moravek, Belleville, KS Great-Grandmother: Vivian Schwab, Morganville, KS Great-Grandparents:...
Ruby Larson
Feb 17, 2017
Ruby Larson, 92 died February 17, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 23, 1924 in Clay County, KS, thedaughter of Elmer and Louella (Knitter) Sanneman. Ruby was raised in Green, Kansas and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1942. She married Leo Larson on May 5, 1946 and he preceded her in death on January...
Arleen Hartner
Feb 14, 2017
Arleen Hartner, 93 years died February 14, 2017 at in , KS. She was born on May 8, 1923 in Washington County, Kansas. The daughter of Carl and Christine (Stigge) Rodick. Arleen married Jack Neef in 1944, he preceded her in death in 1979.  She then married Harold Hartner on December 6, 1982. Arleen worked at Peoples National Bank in...
Marly Jackson
Feb 13, 2017
Marly was raised in Concordia, Kansas. She graduated from Belleville High School, and attended Cloud County Community College. She worked for Clifton Agriculture Service and Ryan and Mullin Law Office. Marly was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister. Survivors: Husband: Randy Jackson, Clifton, KS Daughter: Keyna and...
Mildred Jeanette Chitty
Feb 3, 2017
Mildred graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1938. After graduation, she worked for Humfield Florist. She later worked for Faubion and Faubion Dentist in Manhattan, KS, taught in Tacoma, Washington, as well as taught preschool in Raytown for 16 years. She married RV Eagan in 1942. She later married Laurence Chitty in 1957. Mildred enjoyed traveling and made...
Roger Stitt
Feb 3, 2017
Roger Duane Stitt 84, passed away Feb. 3, 2017 at 2:35 PM in the Linn Community Nursing Home. He was born June 17 1932 in Clay Center, KS the son of Denny David and Emma May (Rogers) Stitt. Roger moved with his family to Concordia and later to Randolph. He worked for farmers in the area while attending school. Roger...
Dr. W. Dale Eustace
Jan 31, 2017
W. Dale Eustace 79, of North Newton, KS passed away at Care Plus in Newton, KS on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born February 9, 1937 to Clifford and Anna Marie (Davis) Eustace. Dale graduated from Manhattan High School with the Class of 1955. The third generation of a fourth and counting generation "Wildcat" Family, he received his B.S....
John Gisselbeck
Jan 29, 2017
John F. Gisselbeck, 70 died January 29, 2017 in Miltonvale, KS. He was born on November 5, 1946 in Billings, Montana. John attended the Houghton Academy in Houghton, NY. He graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan College in May of 1967. John graduated from Greenville College in 1969. He married Penny Foster on May 28, 1971. John taught and coached at Miltonvale...
Edwinna Sanneman
Jan 27, 2017
Edwinna Sanneman, 94 died January 27, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Morganville, Kansas, the daughter of George and Katherine (Campbell) Taddiken. Edwinna was raised in the Morganville area and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1941. Following graduation, she worked as a sales clerk at Brown McDonald's in downtown Clay Center....
Helen Cook
Jan 21, 2017
Helen Louise (Haun) Cook has gone home to meet the Lord on January, 21, 2017 at the age of 76 years, 3 months and 99 days. Helen was very active in Clay Center, Kansas where she has lived since 1982, with her husband Mearl Earl. Mearl and Helen were married on March 23 1960 in Omaha, Ne. Mearl and Helen...
Marie Macy
Jan 16, 2017
Marie Rock Macy died January 16, 2017 at The Renaissance in Ponca City, OK at the age of 94. She was born in Salina, KS on August 25, 1922, the daughter of Clinton A. Rock and Effie (Brown) Rock. Â Being the daughter of a pastor, she lived in many locations during her education years, including KS, OK, NE, MO, and...
Maxine Peterson
Jan 15, 2017
Maxine Peterson, 94 years died January 15, 2017 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 2, 1922 in Clay County, Kansas. The daughter of Roger Orrin and Ruth Elizabeth (Fullerton) Smith. Maxine was raised in the Fact community and attended Bunker Hill School. She graduated from CCCHS in 1940. Maxine taught for eight...
