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Berneice Holtgren

Berneice Holtgren

Apr 28, 2009

BERNEICE HOLTGREN, 92 died Tuesday April 28, 2009 at the Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. She was born August 17, 1916 in Linn,Kansas the daughter of Louis and Clara (Kloth) Gross. She graduated from Linn High School in 1934. She moved to Clay Center and married Dewain Holtgren on November 20, 1938. She taught violin lessons for over...

Harold Robert "Bob" Doberer

Harold Robert "Bob" Doberer

Apr 25, 2009

Harold Robert “Bob” Doberer died April 25, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS at the age of 80. Bob was born on July 26, 1928 in Clay County, KS the son of Warren and Elsie (Swenson) Doberer Bob was raised in Garfield Township in Clay County. Bob graduated from CCCHS in 1947. He farmed until moving to Kansas...

Lorine Hotchkiss

Lorine Hotchkiss

Apr 24, 2009

N. LORINE HOTCHKISS died April 24, 2009 at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler, KS at the age of 93. She was born on July 31, 1915 in Clay County Kansas, the son of Guy Trudell and Susan Woodhams. Lorine grew up in Clay County and attended West Exeter country school. She graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan High School and attended Kansas...

Robert Buck, Jr.

Robert Buck, Jr.

Apr 24, 2009

ROBERT BUCK, Jr., 58 died April 24, 2009 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS. He was born June 25, 1950 in Concordia Kansas, the son of Robert, Sr. and Waleta (Brown) Buck. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war. He worked for Siebold Motors in Clay Center and for Swallow in Wichita. He worked for Foot Locker...

Keith Hardesty

Keith Hardesty

Apr 22, 2009

KEITH LAVERN HARDESTY, 73 died April 22, 2009 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on July 23, 1935 in Cloud County,Kansas the son of Orlin and Minnie (Gunter) Hardesty. He attended Garfield District 91 country school and graduated from CCCHS in 1953. He farmed with his father and worked at Gilmore Tatge. He moved east of...

Richard "Dick" Shepard

Richard "Dick" Shepard

Apr 22, 2009

RICHARD "DICK" LEWIS SHEPARD died April 22, 2009 at his residence in Miltonvale, KS at the age of 83. RICHARD LEWIS SHEPARD was born on February 11, 1926 in Miltonvale Kansas, the son of Lafe Ellis Shepard and Ruth Garretson. He was raised in Miltonvale, KS. He served in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. After his...

Daniel E. Witters

Daniel E. Witters

Apr 21, 2009

DANIEL E. WITTERS died April 21, 2009 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS at the age of 70. DANIEL E. WITTERS was born on December 30, 1938 in Salina Kansas, the son of Daniel W. Witters and Helen Ruby Leonard. Dan graduated from Salian High School in 1957 and graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University. He married Coni Zook on...

Marcene Taddiken

Marcene Taddiken

Apr 20, 2009

MARCENE A. TADDIKEN died April 20, 2009 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 90. MARCENE A. TADDIKEN was born on November 18, 1918 in Clay County, Kansas the daughter of Charles Enke and Amelia Miller. She was raised in the Green, Kansas area and graduated from Green High School in 1936. She took normal...

Harriet Ogden

Harriet Ogden

Apr 16, 2009

HARRIET JO OGDEN died April 16, 2009 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Manhattan, KS at the age of 75. HARRIET JO OGDEN was born on June 2, 1933 in Clay Center, Kansas the daughter of Harry Leathers and Edna Harbaugh. She graduated from Junction City High School. She married William Odgen on June 15, 1952 and he preceded her on...

Ray Gebhardt

Ray Gebhardt

Apr 13, 2009

RAY GEBHARDT, 86 died April 13, 2009 at the Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. He was born on July 22, 1922 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Wallace and Frances (Shepard) Gebhardt. He was born and raised in Clay Center. He joined the US Coast Guard after graduating from high school. He worked for the Boilermaker's Union...

Rev. Gary Appleton

Rev. Gary Appleton

Apr 11, 2009

REV. GARY HOWARD APPLETON, 74 died April 11, 2009 at his home in Clay Center, KS. He was born November 28, 1934 in Green,Kansas, the son of Charles and Lula (Whitaker) Appleton. He was raised in the Green Community and graduated from Green Rural High School in 1952. He worked for Swift and Co. in Clay Center before joining the...

Elsie Seitz

Elsie Seitz

Apr 9, 2009

ELSIE MAE SEITZ, 95 died Friday, April 9, 2009 at the Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 12, 1913 in Riley County,KS the daughter of Elmer and Beda Segrid (Peterson) Erickson. She attended District #93 Rural Grade School and graduated from Wakefield High School. She married Ernest Seitz on Oct 11, 1933. They farmed...

Allan M. Pettet

Allan M. Pettet

Apr 4, 2009

Allan M. Pettet died April 4, 2009 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 91. Allan was born on February 11, 1918 in Wakefield Kansas, the son of Charley Pettet and Daisy Retter. He grew up in rural Wakefield and attended the Sunny Slope School and Wakefield High School. He farmed all of his life in the Wakefield...

Pat Beach

Pat Beach

Mar 27, 2009

PAT BEACH died March 27, 2009 in her home in Clay Center, KS at the age of 62. She was born on January 3, 1947 in Arkansas City, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth Lafferty and Grace Risley. She graduated from Salina High School in 1965. Pat earned her Bachelor's degree from Kansas Weslyan University and her Master's Degree from Kansas...

Jackie Ferguson

Jackie Ferguson

Mar 27, 2009

MARY JAQUELINE FERGUSON died March 27, 2009 at Medicalodge, Herington, KS at the age of 90. Jackie was born on August 26, 1918 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Henry Girzi and Margaret Fitzgerald. She graduated from Superior, WI highschool in 1935. She earned a degree in elementary education in 1940. Jackie taught kindergarten in Mayville, WI and Kansas City,...

Daisy Carlson

Daisy Carlson

Mar 27, 2009

DAISY J. CARLSON died March 27, 2009 at her residence in Clay Center, KS at the age of 87. She was born on June 4, 1921 in Clifton Kansas, the daughter of Carl Erik Carlson and Augusta Christine Jonsson. She grew up in rural Clifton Ks and Graduated from CCCHS 1941. She taught in country schools for 2 years. Daisy...

Neola Rundle

Neola Rundle

Mar 11, 2009

NEOLA GRACE RUNDLE died March 11, 2009 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 97. She was born on February 10, 1912 in Riley County, Kansas the daughter of William H. Wilkening and Maude Dee Crowl. She wasraised in Riley County and graduated from Riley County High School in 1931. Neola married Clifford Rundle on July 11, 1937....

William Campbell, Jr.

William Campbell, Jr.

Mar 6, 2009

WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL, JR. died March 6, 2009 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 68. WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL, JR. was born on March 15, 1940 in Minisik Ford, NY the son of William H. Campbell, Sr. and Brenda Barre. He graduated from Valley Central School in 1959. He was a veteran of the Vietnam...

Margaret Cecilia Baxter

Margaret Cecilia Baxter

Mar 6, 2009

Margaret was raised in the Hayes Community in Clay County and graduated from Clay Center Community High School. She taught rural schools for 11 years and then married Ben Baxter on February 12, 1946. She was a home health aide and an aide at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor. She was a member of the Clay Center Wesleyan Church, YMWB...

Daryl Schafer

Daryl Schafer

Mar 5, 2009

DARYL DONALD SCHAFER died March 5, 2009 at 729 Court, Clay Center, KS at the age of 76. He was born on July 28, 1932 in Washington County KS, the son of Herman Schafer and Amanda Moorman. He was raised in the Palmer, Kansas area. He was a Army veteran of the Korea War. After the service he was a...

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