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Leonard Selig
Dec 10, 2010
LEONARD WAYNE SELIG died December 9, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 90. He was born on May 2, 1920 in Olivet, Kansas the son of George Selig and Anna Schrader. Leonard was raised in Osage County and graduated from Olivet High School. He earned a degree in Education from Emporia State University and a...
Raymond Shane Rookstool
Dec 7, 2010
RAYMOND SHANE ROOKSTOOL died December 7, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 38. Shane was born on February 27, 1972 in Paola, Kansas the son of Sam and Sondra (Bandy) Rookstool. Shane was raised in Clay Center, Kansas. He worked for Hutchinson-Mayrath Manufacturing Co., Wardcraft Homes and McGee Roofing Company all of Clay...
Alma Erickson
Dec 6, 2010
ALMA A .ERICKSON died December 6, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 95. ALMA A .ERICKSON was born on May 3, 1915 in Greenleaf, Kansas the daughter of Edward Gross and Sophia Oestreich. Alma was raisen in Linn, Kansas and graduated from Linn High School. She married Glenn Erickson on April 8, 1937. They farmed...
Frank Palmateer
Dec 4, 2010
FRANK PALMATEER died December 4, 2010 at Sedgwick Healtcare, Sedgwick, KS at the age of 86. He was born on August 7, 1924 in Manchester, KS the son of Robert Palmateer and Agnes Heigle. Frank was raised in the Industry and Longford communities and graduated from Talmage High School in 1942. He farmed in the Industry, Talmage and Solomon areas...
James Ronnie Bryan
Nov 28, 2010
RONNIE BRYAN died November 28, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 66. RONNIE BRYAN was born on January 8, 1944 in El Dorado KS, the son of Keck Bryan and Erma Lipscomb. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1962. He married Karen Williams and she survives of the home. He was employed...
Elmer Voelker
Nov 25, 2010
ELMER WALTER ERNST VOELKER died November 25, 2010 at Linn Community Nursing Home, Linn, KS at the age of 90. He was born on December 16, 1919 in Palmer Kansas, the son of William and Marie (Tewes) Voelker. Elmer was raised and farmed in the Palmer community all of his life. He married Helen Moddelmog on June 29, 1941. She...
David G. Grimsby
Nov 22, 2010
DAVID G. GRIMSBY died November 22, 2010 at Community Care Inc., Clifton, KS at the age of 68. David was born on May 31, 1942 in Kansas City, MO the son of Earl and Dorothy (Ross)Grimsby David was raised in Kansas City, MO and San Diego, CA. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked for the Overland Park...
Aletha Garner
Nov 21, 2010
Aletha Garner died November 21, 2010 at her residence in Miltonvale, KS at the age of 59. She was born on April 28, 1951 in Fort Riley, Kansas the daughter of Russell and Beverly (St. Onge) Holcomb. Aletha graduated from High School in Salem, Mass. She married Wade Garner on October 17, 1985, he survives of the home. They made...
Daryl Stuenkel
Nov 18, 2010
DARYL E. STUENKEL died November 18, 2010 in Manhattan, KS at the age of 55. He was born on October 2, 1955 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of Clarence and Erna (Hesterberg) Stuenkel. Daryl was raised in the Linn and Palmer communities, attending St. John's Luthern School, Palmer Elementary School and graduated from Linn High School in 1974. He...
Kevin Stuenkel
Nov 18, 2010
KEVIN C. STUENKEL died November 18, 2010 in Manhattan, KS at the age of 50. He was born on October 19, 1960 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Clarence and Erna (Hesterberg) Stuenkel. Kevin was raised in the Linn and Palmer communities. He attended Palmer grade school, St John's Lutheran School and graduated from Linn High School in 1978....
Cynthia Ann Slade
Nov 17, 2010
CYNTHIA SLADE died November 17, 2010 at Pinnacle Park Nursing Home, Salina, KS at the age of 76. CYNTHIA SLADE was born on March 28, 1934 in Clay Center, Kansas the daughter of George Slade and Edythe Walker. Cynthia was raised and made her home in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1953. She was a member of the...
J. Alice Laflin
Nov 17, 2010
J. ALICE LAFLIN died November 17, 2010 at Blue Valley Nursing Home, Blue Rapids, KS at the age of 92. J. ALICE LAFLIN was born on July 30, 1918 in Limon, Colorado the daughter of Frank Nye and Leah Jones. She was raised in Colorado and Clay Center, graduating from CCCHS. Alice married Roy Laflin on February 24, 1938 and...
Mildred Branan
Nov 16, 2010
MILDRED BRANAN died November 16, 2010 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 86. She was born on August 21, 1924 in Clay Center Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Norma (Harrison) Branan. She grew up in Clay Center and lived in Prineville, Oregon for 20 years before moving back to Clay Center in1995. She worked as a...
Letha Mcneil
Nov 16, 2010
LETHA ROSE McNEIL died November 16, 2010, at Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. She was born October 2, 1927, at Browndale, Kansas, the daughter of Amos Bork and Clara Koch. Letha was raised in the Browndale, Idana, Kansas area and graduated from Miltonvale High School . She married Ross McNeil on August 17, 1948. He preceded her in...
C.V. "Casey" Case
Nov 15, 2010
C.V. “Casey” Case died November 15, 2010 at Golden LivingCenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 96. Casey was born on April 25, 1914 in Natoma, Kansas the son of Arthur E. and Lona (Stiverson) Case. Casey was raised in the Wakefield area and graduated from Wakefield High School. He married Ruth A. Sickles on August 29, 1936 and she...
Alfred Stalder
Nov 13, 2010
ALFRED STALDER died November 13, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, KS at the age of 74. He was born on May 14, 1936 in Dickinson County, Kansas the son of Emil Stalder, Sr. and Mabel Carlson. Alfred farmed in Clay County before moving to Medicalodge in Clay Center in 1999. He is preceded in death by his parents...
Dwight Tobyne
Nov 8, 2010
DWIGHT NOLAN TOBYNE died November 24, 2009 at Scotsdale, AZ at the age of 56. He was born on May 8, 1953 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of Lowell and Lois (Yeager) Tobyne. Dwight graduated from Clifton High School and attended the University of Oklahoma. He graduated from Kansas State University, earning both a Bachelors degree and a Masters...
Douglas Gerriets
Nov 8, 2010
DOUGLAS MATTHEW GERRIETS died November 8, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS at the age of 55. He was born on January 8, 1955 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of John and Marjorie (Wangeman) Gerriets. Doug was raised in Clay Center. He lived in Concordia, Wichita, and Emporia and at the GoldenLiving Center in Eskridge for the...
Warren Weidman
Nov 7, 2010
WARREN WEIDMAN died November 7, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 85. He was born on January 31, 1925 in Clay County, Kansas the son of Clarence and Clara (Pfizenmaier) Weidman. Warren was raised in the Hayes township in Clay County. He married Beverly Mall in 1949, they later divorced. Warren farmed in...
Robert E. Tripp
Oct 30, 2010
Robert E. Tripp, 70, died October, 30, 2010 at his residence in Ventura, CA. He was born November 18, 1939 to Henry and Vivian (Bouden) Tripp. He attended Clay Center schools, graduating from CCCHS in 1957. He joined the U.S. Navy after high school serving on the USS Coral Sea. He married Shirley Shaver on July 3, 1959 at Golden,...
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