Pat Hemphill
Jan 11, 2017
Pat Hemphill 88, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Columbia. MO. He was born May 17, 1928 to Myrtle (Berrier) and George D. Hemphill in Clay County Kansas. Pat graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1946 and joined the United States Navy. He married Delores (Nemnich) January 2, 1949 in Clay Center, Kansas. Pat and Delores farmed for...
Peggy Appleton-Martin
Jan 7, 2017
Peggy L. Appleton-Martin died January 7, 2017 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was born on April 18, 1938, in Clay Center, Kansas the daughter of Charles H. and Lula A (Whitaker) Appleton. Peggy was raised in Green, Kansas and later moved to Clay Center, Kansas. She lived in Wichita, California and Louisiana. She returned to Kansas and settled...
Esther Marcene Walker
Jan 6, 2017
Esther Marcene Walker, 90 died January 6, 2017. She was born April 5, 1926 to Newton and Mary (Woodhams) James. She married Don Walker on August 21, 1971, he preceded her in death on December 23, 1995. Marcene was one of the first jailers in Clay County. She also worked at the Jiffy Inn, Clay County Hospital and for Hutchinson...
David Mcdonald
Dec 31, 2016
 David S. McDonald, 58, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his residence in Merriam, Kansas. David was born on June 6, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Paul and Eleanor (Bosch) McDonald.  He was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1976. He attended Beloit Vo-Tech and worked in Clay Center before moving to Texas. David...
George Larson
Dec 27, 2016
George Fredrick Larson, 78 died December 27, 2016 in Minneapolis, KS. He was born on April 10, 1938 in Scandia, Kansas. The son of E. Howard and E. Velma (Henderson) Larson. George was raised in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1956. He married Lois Jean Yonally on November 23, 1958.  George served in the US Army Reserves...
Louise A Gunter
Dec 20, 2016
Louise Gunter, 90 years died December 20, 2016 at in , KS. She was born on May 5, 1926 in Aurora, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mary (Linne) Blochlinger Louise was raised in Meredith Township in Cloud County. She married George Gunter on May 17, 1944. She worked for Scott’s Specialty, cooked for Park Villa Nursing Home and baked...
James D Braden
Dec 17, 2016
James Dale Braden, 82 died December 17, 2016 in Topeka, KS. He was born on August 2, 1934 in Clay County, KS the son of James Wesley and Olive (Reed) Braden. Jim was raised in the Wakefield, KS community and graduated from Wakefield High School. He worked as a meat cutter before receiving his insurance license. Jim owned and operated...
Dennis Mckale
Dec 12, 2016
Dennis Dale McKale, 76 years died December 12, 2016 at in , KS. He was born on June 3, 1940 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Dale and Nadine (Faulkner) McKale. Dennis was raised in the Longford Community and graduated from Longford High School in 1958. He married Diane Cooney on July 25, 1960. Dennis was a farmer and...
Mike Walker
Dec 7, 2016
Mike Walker, 65, Ford Automobiles Manager, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M., Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am, Monday, December 12, 2016, at St. John's Episcopal Church. Graveside Service will be at 3:00 P.M., Monday, December 12, 2016, at Greenwood Cemetery, Clay...
Theresa M Schwab
Dec 7, 2016
Theresa Mary (Hamel) (Deaver) Schwab was born on August 3, 1934 in Zurich, KS to Francis and Yvette (Favreau) Hamel. She attended school at St. Ann Grade School in Clyde, then graduated from Clyde High School. Theresa worked at Plaza Theater, Seldens' Grocery Store and Lynch Variety Store, while in high school. She also worked as a cook for Clifton...
Mattie Patterson
Dec 5, 2016
Mattie was born in Clay County, Texas to her parents Gerald E. Jones and Sarah Anna Cherry Jones. Mattie graduated from Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Texas in 1941. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Henrietta during WWII. Mattie and George Maurice Patterson were married on November 4, 1945. Following the war George completed his college education and taught school....
Merelyn E. Ruthstrom
Nov 30, 2016
Merelyn was born on June 10, 1932 in Randolph, Kansas, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Parsons) Ruthstrom. Merelyn married Ava Schooley on October 16, 1955. He worked for Siebold Motor Company until 1973 and then he worked for C&N Auto repair until his retirement in 1994. Merelyn then worked part time for Short Stop. He is preceded in death...
Michelle Ohlde
Nov 26, 2016
Michelle Ohlde, 46 years died November 26, 2016 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 17, 1970 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Nancy (Kaiser) Hiebert. Michelle was raised in Washington, KS. She married Kevin Ohlde on June 20, 1992. They moved to Clay Center in 2005. Kevin preceded her in death on January 25, 2009....
Marian L. Ahlberg
Nov 18, 2016
Marian L. Ahlberg was born November 22, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Clarence and Lucille (McKenzie) Englund. Marian was raised in the Wayne community. She graduated from CCCHS in 1944 and was a member of the National Honor Society. She married Warren Ahlberg on April 25, 1948 and he preceded her in death on June 21, 2001. Marian was...
Barbara Tucker
Nov 18, 2016
Barbara Tucker, 83 died November 18, 2016. She was born May 26, 1933 to Arthur and Nita (Cox) Hay. Barbara graduated from Miltonvale High School. She married Charles Tucker. They made their home on a farm near Miltonvale. Barbara also worked as a cabinet maker in Minneapolis for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1...
Helen "Tommy" Kurz
Nov 9, 2016
Helen Kurz, 95 years died November 9, 2016 at in , KS. She was born on November 22, 1920 in Delphos, KS, the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Lynch) Letourneau. Tommy was raised in the Delphos and Idana communities. She married Karlton Kurz on August 1, 1942. They moved to Clay Center in 1986. Karlton preceded her in death on...
Bluford Hemphill
Nov 6, 2016
William Bluford Hemphill, 97 years died November 6, 2016 in Clay Cneter, KS. He was born on July 30, 1919 in Clay County, KS, the son of George and Myrtle (Berrier) Hemphill. Bluford was raised and farmed on his grandfather’s homestead. He married Ivy Sutter on May 10, 1941. They moved to Clay Center in 1952. Bluford continued farming and...
Richard Wernecke
Nov 3, 2016
Richard Wernecke, 70, died November 3, 2016 in Salina, KS. He was born on November 3, 1946 in White City, KS, the son of Charles and Violet Wernecke. Richard was raised in White City. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served in Viet Nam. He married Donna Wurtz, they divorced in 1990. After retiring...
Barbara Maloney
Oct 31, 2016
Barbara Eldora Maloney passed away on October 31, 2016 at the Grand Villas nursing home in Clay Center, Kansas. She was 92 years old and had been in failing health. Barbara was born August 5, 1924, to Ellis Lafe and Ruth Jane Shepard, in Miltonvale, Kansas. She was one of eight children. Barbara graduated from Miltonvale High School, and also...
Coni Witters
Oct 30, 2016
Cornelia "Coni" Witters, 77 years died October 30, 2016 at in Salina, KS. She was born on February 19, 1939 in Moweaqua, Illinois, the daughter of David and Faye (Stanford) Zook. Coni graduated from High School in Salina. She attended Bethany College and graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University with an art major. Coni married Dan Witters on December 20, 1959...
