Violet "Vi" Martin
May 5, 2016
Violet l. “Vi” Martin, 90, died May 5, 2016 at her residence in Chapman, KS. She was born on January 21, 1926 in Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Earl and Nellie (Butterfield) Smith. Vi was raised in Denver, CO. She married Malen Powell in 1948, they later divorced. Vi then married James Martin in 1971. They made their home in...
Jon Griffiths
Apr 30, 2016
JON ALLAN GRIFFITHS, 74 died April 30, 2016 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 21, 1941 in Clay County, KS, the son of Earl and Rhea (Woodside) Griffiths. Jon was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1959. He married Connie Rieger on April 14, 1967. Jon served in the US Navy. He...
Lanora Eshleman
Apr 29, 2016
LaNora Corrine Eshleman, 71, of Salina, died peacefully at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Friday April 29, 2016. The family provided the following information. LaNora was born May 25, 1944 to Jacob and Mae (Talbot) Bigler in Clay Center, Kansas. She attended school in Clay Center and graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1962. LaNora attended Crum’s...
Charley Cameron
Apr 29, 2016
Charley L. Cameron, 83 years died April 29, 2016 at Ottawa County Hospital in Minneapolis, KS. He was born on December 21, 1932 in Clay County, Kansas. The son of Warren and Sophia (Pohlman) Cameron. Charley was raised in Morganville. He served in the US Navy during the Korean war. Charley married Ramona Indorf on June 1, 1963. She preceded...
Donald Bechard
Apr 26, 2016
DONALD J BECHARD, 90 died April 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born on April 25, 1926 in Clifton, KS. The son of Edmond and Albertine (Sorell) Bechard. Donald was raised in the Clifton community and graduated from Morganville High School in 1944. He served in the US Army during WWII. Donald married Marcella Tiemeyer on October 11, 1958....
Edna Koch
Apr 24, 2016
EDNA KOCH, 97 died April 24, 2016 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 2, 1919 in Clay County, KS, the daughter of Karl and Stella (Jacob) Burger. Edna married Lawrence Koch on December 18, 1946. He preceded her in death on November 10, 2008. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She is...
Robert Leftwich
Apr 13, 2016
ROBERT L. LEFTWICH, 88 died April 13, 2016 at Country Living Place in Clay Center, KS. He was born on June 13, 1927 in Malcolm, Iowa. The son of Guy and Tina (Schroeder) Leftwich. Robert grew up in Eddyville, Iowa and graduated from Oskaloosa High School. He farmed with his family and later went to aircraft power plant school in...
Kathy Johnston
Apr 10, 2016
KATHY JOHNSTON, 68 died April 10, 2016 in Morganville, KS. She was born on September 14, 1947 in Tacoma, WA, the daughter of Leonard and Doris (Holmes) Blackmon. She is preceded in death by her parents No services are planned.
Harold Hahn
Apr 10, 2016
HAROLD D HAHN, 90 died April 10, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born on September 6, 1925 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Walter and Edith (Swenson) Hahn. Harold was raised in Clay County. He graduated from CCCHS and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Harold married Bernadette Roll on November...
Nora Goodin
Apr 9, 2016
Nora Marie Goodin (Blanken), 91, Clay Center, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016. Nora, was born November 1, 1924 to William and Clara Meyer Blanken and grew up on the family farm near Palmer, Kansas. She graduated from St John’s Parochial School, Palmer, Kansas. She worked for Boeing, Wichita, Kansas during World War II. Later she worked for the...
Duane Hinkle
Apr 4, 2016
DUANE HINKLE, 94 died April 4, 2016 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on February 26, 1922 in Navarre, KS, the son of Charles and Tressa (Benedict) Hinkle. Duane was raised in Navarre and graduated from Chapman High School. He served in the US Army during WWII. Duane married Elaine Rutz on January 1,...
Joyce Bigler
Apr 2, 2016
JOYCE ANN BIGLER, 62 died April 2, 2016 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born on January 28, 1954 in Concordia, KS. The daughter of Ronald and Phyllis (Girard) Collette. Joyce grew up in Aurora and attended Concordia High School. She lived in Manhattan and in Albuquerque, N.M. for 17 years before moving back to Kansas...
Elaine Miller
Mar 31, 2016
ELAINE CAROLINE HARZ MILLER, 84 entered her heavenly home on March 31, 2016 at Holton, KS. Born August 19, 1931, at her parent's home near Greenleaf, KS, Elaine was the daughter of Otto Carl and Hermena Clara Genschorck Harz. She was baptized September 13, 1931, by Rev. Stolp, confirmed March 25, 1945, by Rev. Klattenhoff and was a member of...
Steven Damman
Mar 31, 2016
STEVEN WALTER DAMMAN, 64 died March 31, 2016 at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, KS. He was born on November 15, 1951 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Walter and Leona (Moormann) Damman. Steven was the eldest of three and attended Clifton High School. He graduated from St. John’s College in Winfield, KS and attended classes at Concordia...
Leona Williams
Mar 26, 2016
LEONA WILLIAMS, 89 died March 26, 2016 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 26, 1926 in Carnation, WA. Leona was raised in Washington State. She married Alden Williams. They were married for over 50 years before he preceded her in death. Leona moved to Kansas 11 years ago. She is preceded in death by her...
Ruth Ann Smith
Mar 25, 2016
Ruth Ann Smith was born July 26, 1937 on a farm in Garfield Township, Clay County, KS; the daughter of Alfred H. and Ida M. (Hedlind) Woellhof. She attended Idlywild country school until 8th grade when she went to McKinley School in Clay Center. As a child she loved her many farm pets and would rather have been running around...
Ruth Depew
Mar 21, 2016
RUTH M. DEPEW, 80 died March 21, 2016 at her residence in Arkansas City, KS. She was born on August 28, 1935 in Greenleaf, KS. The daughter of LeRoy and Lurene (Spence) Neal. Ruth was raised in the Greenleaf Community. She graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1953 and made her home in Washington, KS until moving to Arkansas City,...
Katie Myers
Mar 19, 2016
Kazuko (“Katie”) Myers, 86, passed away on March 19 at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan. She was born November 10, 1929 in Fukushima Ken, Japan, the daughter of Fumiyoshi and Hana Tanji. She attended schools in Japan, growing up as a teenager during WWII. She met Merle Myers, a career soldier stationed in Japan, and they married on January 11, 1955 at...
Roy Harold Taylor
Mar 18, 2016
ROY HAROLD TAYLOR, 85 died March 18, 2016 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 12, 1930 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Harold and Millie (Reed) Taylor. Roy was raised in Clay Center. He graduated from CCCHS in 1949. Roy worked for Carl Hay Construction and L.M. Crawford Roofing. Roy married Betty Jean Farrow...
Jerald Damman
Mar 17, 2016
JERALD ALBERT DAMMAN, 74 died March 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 22, 1941 in Washington, KS, the son of Albert and Hilda (Krenzel) Damman. Jerald was raised in Washington County. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Linn High School in 1959. Jerald married Irma Meyerhoff on April 18, 1965. He served in the...
