Richard Duggan
Jan 24, 2014
RICHARD DUGGAN, 64 died January 24, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka, KS. He was born on November 27, 1949 in Clay Center, KS. The son of Malvin, Sr. and Golda (Williams) Duggan. Richard was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1969. He operated a small engine repair shop in Clay Center, worked as a...
Bruce Knox
Jan 17, 2014
BRUCE KNOX, 80 died January 17, 2014 at Community Care, Inc in Clifton, KS. He was born on July 14, 1933 in Clay County, KS. The son of Carlos and Rose (Bowmaker) Knox. Bruce was raised in Clifton and graduated from Clifton high School in 1951. He married Laurel Crawford on February 9, 1956. Bruce worked as a custom harvester...
Dorothy Ross
Jan 12, 2014
DOROTHY ROSS, 101 died January 12, 2014 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on February 23, 1912 in Palmer, KS the daughter of Clarence and Louisa (Potter) Sheets. Dorothy graduated from Linn High School. She married George Ross and they farmed near the Palmer community. Dorothy also worked as a cook for Clay County Child Care for...
Roxanne Billings
Jan 12, 2014
ROXANNE LOUISE BILLINGS, 58 died January 12, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. She was born on July 24, 1955 in South Bend, IN. The daughter of Earl and Betty (Schinall) Prucker. Roxanne was raised in Indiana and Michigan. She worked as a bartender at the American Legion and Eagles. She then worked at MPI, Inc. in...
Ronald Kisby
Jan 12, 2014
RONALD KISBY, 55 died January 12, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born on January 27, 1958 in Clay Center, KS. The son of Lloyd and Betty (Fagan) Kisby. Ronald was raised in Clifton, KS. He volunteered as an EMT in Clay Center and worked at St. Mary's Hospital in Manhattan for many years. He is...
Duane Mahin
Dec 31, 2013
DUANE R. MAHIN, 82 died December 31, 2013 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. He was born on January 29, 1931 in Smith County, Kansas. The son of Ross and Fern (Haines) Mahin. Duane grew up in Smith County, Kansas, Webster County, Nebraska, and Longford, Kansas. He graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan School. Duane graduated from Chanute Junior College...
Audrey Pfizenmaier
Dec 20, 2013
AUDREY ANN PFIZENMAIER, 78 died December 20, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on December 13, 1935 in Clay County, KS. The daughter of Ernest and Julia (Marshall) Small. Audrey was raised in Clay County and graduated from CCCHS in 1953. She married Paul Pfizenmaier on December 13, 1953. They made their home north-west of...
Allan Gilbert
Dec 18, 2013
ALLAN I. GILBERT, 98 died December 18, 2013 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 11, 1915 in Clay County, KS. The son of Harry and Ettie (Hahn) Gilbert. Allan was raised in the Hayes Township where he lived and farmed. He married Lillian Alquist in September 1941 and she preceded him on August 14, 2002....
Clarence Weller, Sr.
Dec 17, 2013
CLARENCE C. WELLER, SR., 89 died December 17, 2013 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on September 16, 1924 in Clay Center, Kansas . The son of Marion and Violet (Roberts) Weller. Clarence was raised in Clay Center. He served in the US Army during WWII. Clarence married Annie Wilkerson on January 4, 1946....
Gail Bauer
Dec 16, 2013
GAIL BAUER, 92 died December 16, 2013 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 7, 1921 in Clay County, KS. The son of Ernest and Pera (Nemnich) Bauer. Gail was raised in the Broughton community and graduated from CCCHS. He married Mina Oetinger on October 24, 1943. They farmed in the Broughton area before moving to...
Leroy "Bud" Cowing
Dec 14, 2013
LEROY “BUD” COWING, 86 died December 14, 2013 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 20, 1927 in Clay Center, KS. The son of James and Clara (Ritter) Cowing. Bud was raised in Clay Center. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad, Feller's Dairy, Clay Center Fire Department, Key Egg Farm and 17 years with the Clay...
Jack George
Dec 13, 2013
JACK GEORGE, 93 died December 13, 2013 in Manhattan, KS. He was born on September 11, 1920 in Lycon, CO the son of Robert and W. Irma (Gefellers) George. Jack was raised in Colorado before moving to Bentley, KS with his family. He graduated from Bentley High School. Jack married Ellen Beckner on June 27, 1942. He served in the...
Lloyd "Jamie" Freeman
Dec 9, 2013
LLOYD JAMES FREEMAN, 49 died December 9, 2013 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on August 22, 1964 in Salina, KS. The son of Donald and Dorothy (Dreher) Freeman. Lloyd was raised in Salina and attended Salina Public School including Salina Central High School. He moved to Miltonvale in 2002. Lloyd worked for Salina...
Bobbie Homewood
Nov 30, 2013
BOBBIE HOMEWOOD, 71 died November 30, 2013 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on December 1, 1941 the daughter of William and Devan (Smith) Pylot. Bobbie was attended school and graduated high school in Lexington, TN. She married Benton Homewood on September 22, 1991. Bobbie worked as a CNA for several healthcare facilities around the...
Pauline Carlile
Nov 29, 2013
PAULINE CARLILE, 91 died November 29, 2013 at Sylvia G Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia, MO. She was born on July 17, 1922 in Green, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Marie (Siihsmuth) Rieger. Pauline was raised in the Green, Kansas community and attended Green schools. She married George Carlile on December 8, 1941 and he preceded her in death...
Mina Kobetich
Nov 25, 2013
MINA MAY KOBETICH, 92 died November 25, 2013 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on November 7, 1921 in Clay County, Kansas, . The daughter of Denton and Elizabeth (Bach) Benfer. Mina was raised in the Longford community and graduated from Longford High School. She married Ted Kobetich on April 27, 1945. They farmed in...
Ruth Alvina Winter
Nov 24, 2013
RUTH ALVINA WINTER, 85 died November 24, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, KS. She was born on April 22, 1928 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Balzaar) Wertz. Ruth was raised in Lincoln, NE. She married Rudolph “Sam” Winter on May 30, 1948. In 1952, they moved to Clifton, KS then in 1955, they moved to...
Pauline Snodgrass
Nov 23, 2013
Pauline Snodgrass, 102, a resident of Clay Center for 76 years, died peacefully at the Presbyterian Manor on November 23. Pauline Margaret Lueck was born on August 22, 1911 in Holton, Kansas. Her parents were Charles Daniel and Bertha Longley Lueck. She moved to Netawaka when she was a child and was a graduate of Netawaka High School. After attending...
Harold Hundley
Nov 22, 2013
HAROLD H HUNDLEY, 91 died November 22, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born on April 16, 1922 in Clay Center, KS. The son of Charles and Mary (Garnet) Hundley. Harold served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Edna Stetler on August 17, 1947. Harold graduated with a BS in Animal Nutrition from...
Beulah Larue
Nov 21, 2013
Beulah Mae LaRue was born to John and Jessie (Watt) Oglevie on July 30, 1919 in Northbranch, Kansas, the youngest of eight children. She grew up there on the family farm, attending Star Creek School, District 125, for grade school. Her high school years were divided between Northbranch Academy and then Miltonvale Academy, graduating from Miltonvale Academy in 1938. She...
