Peg Rickley
May 19, 2009
JOSEPHINE "PEG" M. RICKLEY died May 19, 2009 at Sterling House, Salina, KS at the age of 91. She was born on February 10, 1918 in Kansas City Kansas, the daughter of William and Minnie (Wilson) Scott. Her father died when she was an infant and she was raised by her mother and step-father George Braden. She attended Sunny Slope...
Jerry Wayne Davies
May 16, 2009
Jerry Wayne Davies died May 16, 2009 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 58. Jerry was born on October 20, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas the son of Clinton and Marvis (Hess) Davies. Jerry married Mavis Green on June 12, 1968. He worked for the City of Clay Center from 1985 until he retired...
John Wilber Taddiken
May 13, 2009
JOHN WILBER TADDIKEN died May 13, 2009 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 89. He was born on July 26, 1919 in Clay County, Kansas the son of John Taddiken and Margaret Young. Wilber was raised in Clay County and graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1937. He served in the US Army during WWII....
Leroy A Gingles
May 11, 2009
LeRoy A. Gingles, 84 died Monday evening May 11, 2009 at his home in Clay Center. Mr. Gingles was born February 5, 1925 at rural Clifton the son of Ralph Wright Gingles and MAry Blanche Gingles. LeRoy enlisted in the Navy on his 17th birthday, serving on the Hospital Ship U.S.S. Relief during WWII and was honorably discharged December 25,...
Marjorie Allen
May 6, 2009
MARJORIE RUTH ALLEN died May 6, 2009 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 91. MARJORIE RUTH ALLEN was born on May 25, 1917 in Washington County, Kansas the daughter of Percy Marshall and Bertha Morris. She was raised in Washington County. She taught school after graduating from high school. Marjorie married Gerald Allen on...
Merlyn Paronto
Apr 30, 2009
MERLYN LEE PARONTO, 63 died April 30, 2009 at the Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS. He was born on March 6, 1946 in Concordia,Kansas the son of Cecil Paronto and Verna Spellman. He attended Kansas State University. He was in the Army National Guard for six years as a heavy equipment operator. He co-owned and operated Paronto-Mall construction, was a dispatcher...
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
