George Lovern
Aug 27, 2016
George Galen Lovern, 88 died August 27, 2016 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on April 15, 1928 in Midian, Kansas to George Washington and Dessia Gertrude (Kelley) Lovern. George served in the US Army during the Korean War. He married Shirley Joyce Woodworth in December 1982. She preceded him in death on December 7, 2005. George was preceded...
Terry Kubes
Aug 26, 2016
Terry grew up in Pleasant Hill, NE. He graduated from Dorchester High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the Navy. He worked numerous jobs in the Lincoln area as well as for IBP in Garden City for 20 years. He married Debra McGranahan on May 23, 1998. They moved to Clay Center in 2006 and he began working for...
Ruth Proctor
Aug 23, 2016
Ruth Proctor, 94 years died August 23, 2016 at in , KS. She was born on February 7, 1922 in Oak Hill, KS, the daughter of Frederick T. and Alva (Lewis) Binder. Ruth was raised in the Oak Hill community. She attended grade school in Oak Hill and graduated from Longford High School. Ruth married Charles Proctor on March 25,...
Peggy Ward
Aug 22, 2016
Peggy Ann Ward, 60 died August 22, 2016 in Topeka, KS. She was born on September 20, 1955 in Washington, Kansas, the daughter of William and Elaine (Wurtz) Bonar. Peggy was raised in Linn, KS. She attended nursing school and worked as an LPN at the Clay County Hospital and Clay Center Family Physicians for over 30 years. Peggy married...
Clarence Urban
Aug 22, 2016
Clarence Leland Urban was born on December 6, 1925 to John and Mary (Gunter) Urban on the Gunter family farm in Cloud County, Kansas. He was the fourth son of eight children. His father passed away when Clarence was 9 years old. He attended school in the Miltonvale and Morganville schools. He left school at the age of 17 to...
Ed Schafer
Aug 15, 2016
Edwert L "Ed" Schafer, 81 died August 15, 2016 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on April 24, 1935 in Brantford, KS, the son of Herman and Amanda (Moormann) Schafer. Ed grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School in 1953. He served in the Army and worked for various construction companies....
Hoyt Woodbury, Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
Irving “Hoyt” Woodbury, 90 died August 13, 2016 in Hutchinson, KS. He was born on November 13, 1925 in Riley County, KS, the son of Irving, Sr. and Ruth (McKinley) Woodbury. Hoyt graduated from CCCHS in 1943. He worked as a farmer and for Farmer’s CO-OP in Clifton and Great Bend until his retirement in 1989. He is preceded in...
Rachel Brown
Aug 10, 2016
Rachel Brown, 92 years died August 10, 2016 at in , KS. She was born on March 7, 1924 in Clay County, Kansas. The daughter of Earle and Beulah (Billings) Bouden. Rachel was raised in Clay County. Following high school, she built airplanes for the WWII war efforts. Rachel married Woodrow Brown on November 11, 1945. She worked as a...
Donald Bobzien, Jr.
Aug 7, 2016
Donald Bobzien, age 71 of Wakefield passed away on August 7th, 2016 at his residence, after battling cancer. Don was born May 10, 1945 the eldest son of Don and Genevieve (Jansen) Bobzien. His family settled in Hinton, Iowa where he graduated from high school. Don Received an MA Degree from University of South Dakota and MS Degree from Kansas...
Barbara Clark
Aug 5, 2016
Barbara Ann Clark, 92, a long-term resident of Clay Center, Barbara recently resided at Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan. She was born in Clay Center on August 5, 1924. Her parents were Elsie (Cowell) and Ernest Held. Barbara worked at her father’s drug store while in high school and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1942. She attended Kansas...
Mark Germann
Aug 5, 2016
Mark, 66, was raised on a farm west of Clay Center. He graduated from CCCHS in 1968. Mark attended Sterling College and Kansas State University. He married Janice Schmale on June 6, 1970. They made their home and farmed in Clay County. Mark also drove a school bus for USD 379, worked at Key Feeds and as a crop adjuster...
Ronald Smith
Aug 4, 2016
Ronald Roy “Ron” Smith, Ron was born March 21, 1929 in Clay Center, KS to Roy D. and Daisy (Halverson) Smith. He grew up in Clay Center, graduating from CCCHS in 1947. He was active in drama club participating in the Junior and Senior plays and was a sports manager. He attended The University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor of...
Evelyn Robertson
Aug 4, 2016
Evelyn Robertson, 89, died August 4, 2016. She was born August 25, 1926 in Idana, Kansas, the daughter of Amos and Clara (Koch) Bork. Evelyn was raised in Idana. She attended Browndale School and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1944. Evelyn taught school for a few years before working as a nurse’s aide in Clay Center and Concordia. Evelyn...
Donald Albert Woellhof
Jul 31, 2016
Donald Albert “Butch” Woellhof, 106 years old, died on July 31, 2016 in Leonardville, Kansas. He was born on March 13, 1910 to George and Anna (Woellhof) Harrison in Broughton, Kansas. "Butch" was raised in Clay County and attended rural schools. He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation and later farmed in the Bloom, Mulberry and Sherman Townships, retiring...
Delbert Winter
Jul 30, 2016
Delbert Winter, 87 died July 30, 2016 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, KS. He was born on December 8, 1928 in Palmer, KS, the son of Conrad, Jr. and Ella (Killman) Winter. Delbert was raised in the Palmer community. He married MarguieLange on May 3, 1953. They made their home and farmed in the Palmer community. Margie preceded...
Steven Scripter
Jul 26, 2016
Steven Mark Scripter passed away the morning of July 26, 2016 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, NE. He was born on May 5, 1958 in Salina, Kansas. He is survived by his mother Dorothy Scripter; wife, Ronda Scripter and three daughters, Sarah Virus (companion Scott Sizenbach), Stephanie Corman (husband, Cletus Corman) and Jaimie Scripter. His brother David Scripter (wife, Jill)...
Johannah Browne
Jul 26, 2016
Johannah Grace Browne was born into the arms of angels on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center. Baby Johnannah Grace is the daughter of Jeffrey and Julie Browne and sister to Jaylee and Jameson, all of Clay Center. Johannah was welcomed into Heaven by her Grandfather Charles Ryals, Great-grandfather Tommy Ryals, Great-grandfather James Robertson Great-grandmother Beverly Browne...
Margery Urban
Jul 24, 2016
Margery Emma (Roll) Urban was born on April 26, 1930. She was the oldest daughter of Albert and Alice (Bullimore) Roll. She always felt blessed to have received her middle name from three ancestors; Emma (Bennett) Bullimore, mother of Thomas Bullimore; Emma (Bullimore) Dunavan, sister of Alice Roll; and Emma (Roll) Achenbach, sister of Albert Roll. Margery was born on...
Joann Hauck
Jul 22, 2016
D. JoAnn Hauck, 86 died July 22, 2016 in Miltonvale, KS. She was born on June 22, 1930 in Cloud County, KS, the daughter of John and Edith (Shepard) Breen. When JoAnn was 9 years old, she moved with her family to the Miltonvale area where she attended schools. She began working at the Citizen’s State Bank while still in...
Corey Newmeyer
Jul 6, 2016
Corey Jay Newmeyer, was born on and died July 6, 2016 in Manhattan, KS. He was the son of Jake and Abby (Reed) Newmeyer. Survivors: Parents: Jake and Abby Newmeyer Grandfather: Jon Reed Grandparents: Joe and Jill Newmeyer Grandmother: Karla Dunn Great-Grandfather: Joe Newmeyer Private, family services will be held at a later date Memorials: Corey Newmeyer Memorial Fund c/o...
