Obituaries

Nov 23, 2023

Cenith Delane Cowing, 88, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at her family home in Clay Center, KS after a long battle with Parkinson’s dementia. Cenith was born on February 27, 1935, on the family farm near Lucas, KS, the last child of 10 children born to Everett and Myra Wood. She attended Downs High School. She met and...

Nov 22, 2023

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Frank Purling, Jr., 75 of Morganville, Kansas, died November 22, 2023 at the Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas.  He was born on August 7, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas, the son of Frank Purling, Sr. and Darlene Mae Langley

Frank was raised in...

Nov 20, 2023

Gary Virgil Chaput, age 73, died November 20, 2023, at the Saint Lukes Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on October 12, 1950, to Virgil and Lela (Schumock) Chaput, in Clay Center, KS. Gary grew up in the Clifton area and graduated from Clifton High School in 1969. In enlisted into the United States Army in 1970....

Nov 20, 2023

Adelma Lee Dettmer, 89, of Peoria, Arizona passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born June 22, 1934 to Fred and Amy Larson, the little sister to three older brothers, and raised on the family farm near Morganville, KS. She married Robert Dettmer in 1955 and raised two children in Clay Center for...

Nov 16, 2023

Gail Habluetzel, 77, passed away peacefully November 16, 2023, at Linn Community Nursing Home from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. Gail was born July 15, 1946, in Clay Center, the third son of Lawrence and Maxine (Strom) Habluetzel. He graduated from CCCHS in 1964 and earned a Journalism degree at the University of Kansas in 1968. Gail met and...

Nov 4, 2023

Dorothy M. Urban, 96 died November 4, 2023, in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on February 9, 1927, in Cloud County, the daughter of and George and Georginna (Charbonneau) Cyre.    Dorothy was raised in Cloud County.  She married Fred Urban on May 20, 1946.  They made their home and farmed near Morganville.  Dorothy also drove a school bus...

Nov 1, 2023

Trace Alan, 24 of Marysville, KS passed away November 1, 2023. He was born April 22, 1999 in Clay Center to Bill Buttman and Kristin Oestreich.

Trace grew up in Clifton, attending Clifton-Clyde schools. He lived in Concordia after school and in 2020 moved to Marysville where he worked as a laser operator at Landolls. In the...

Nov 1, 2023

Dwane Martin Hamel, 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at his home in Clay Center. Dwane was born July 10, 1935 at the family home located at the Ideal Cement Co Village west of Superior, Nebraska to Gordon Keith and Lillian (Crandell) Hamel.

Dwane graduated from Superior High School in 1953 and entered the U.S....

Nov 1, 2023

Suzanne (King) Hauserman, 104, died Wednesday morning, November 1, 2023, at the Leonardville Nursing Home. Suzanne was born on June 2, 1919, the daughter of George and Clara (Sanneman) King and she was raised with two brothers and one sister on the family farm in the Garfield Township.

Suzanne attended the Idylwild Grade School, only a mile...

Nov 1, 2023

Evelyne Keen, 91 died November 1, 2023, in Clay Center, KS.  She was born on July 7, 1932, in rural Wakefield, the daughter of Gus and Annie (Budden) Wiese.  Evelyne was raised in rural Wakefield.  She married Cecil Keen on May 11, 1951.  They made their home and farmed in rural Wakefield.  Evelyne was an excellent cook and seamstress,...

Oct 30, 2023

Sondra Sue Hedberg, 82, of Clay Center died on Monday, October 30, 2023 at her residence.  She was born May 31, 1941 in Clyde, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Marie (Fuller) Cranmer.

Sue grew up in and attended schools in Clyde.  She married Norman Hedberg, Sr. on August 30, 1958 and he preceded her in death...

Oct 29, 2023

Paul George Ruff, 79, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from complications due to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Paul was a renowned cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in Springfield, Missouri, for 37 years. Beloved by patients and coworkers alike for his surgical skills and kindness, his patients often stopped him to chat years after...

Oct 28, 2023

Betty Jones, 99, of Clay Center, Kansas, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2023. Betty was born in Auburn, NE and spent most of her early life in rural communities in Washington County before moving to Clay Center, KS where she raised her family.

In 1939, Betty married Lawrence Dodd, and together they embarked on a life...

Oct 25, 2023

Johnny Starwalt, 53 died October 25, 2023, in Green, KS.  He was born on September 20, 1970 in Centreville, Illinois.  Johnny was raised in Centerville, IL.  He worked as an asphalt foreman for Schilling Construction for 27 years.  Johnny married Valerie Welshans on December 28, 2004.  In his free time, Johnny enjoyed driving his Razr and dune buggies, playing...

Oct 25, 2023

David Allen Scripter, age 67, died at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, on October 25, 2023. He was born to Richard and Dorothy (Bemis) Scripter on June 17, 1956, in Salina, KS. David grew up in the Longford area for half of his childhood. In the 6th grade he and his family moved to Superior, NE where he graduated...

Oct 24, 2023

Blake Russell Harding-Richardson, 15, of Clay Center died on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born October 16, 2008 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Quinton Richardson and Amanda (Harding) Weaver.

Blake was a Freshman at Clay Center Community High School.  He was a member of FCA in middle...

Oct 24, 2023

Jacob Nathanial Lehman, age 42, died on October 24, 2023. He was born to Steven and Debra (Hess) Lehman, on December 15, 1980, in Clay Center. He was a graduate of Clay Center Community High School.  Jacob worked as a welder at Hutchison-Mayrath.  He had previously worked on transformers in Talmage, KS.  Jacob was a diehard Chiefs fan.  He...

Oct 20, 2023

Darylene Mae Wilder, 84, of Clay Center, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center.  She was born on December 11, 1938, the seventh of eight daughters of John A. H. and Marie C. (Wehking) Gunter on the family farm north of Miltonvale, Kansas.

She attended one room schools...

Oct 16, 2023

Clifford Eugene “Doc” Noffsinger, age 88, died October 16, 2023, at the Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. He was born during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years, the youngest of seven on September 18, 1935, in Osborne, Kansas to Lysle and Ruth (Galley) Noffsinger. Cliff grew up in the Osborne area and graduated from Osborne High...

Oct 15, 2023

William "Bill" Malcolm, 74, died October 15, 2023, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka KS.  He was born January 14, 1949, in Wichita, KS to Jack M. and Marjorie E. Malcolm.  Bill graduated from Wichita South High School in 1967.  He pursued his college education at Wichita State University then went on to complete his Law Degree at Washburn Law...