Beverly Jane Thoreson
GREAT BEND - Beverly Jane Thoreson, 49, died Dec. 31, 2001, at Great
Bend.
She was born July 3, 1952, at Dodge City, the daughter of Bernard R.
and Esther R. Kehr Wear. She was a graduate of Great Bend High School.
A resident of Great Bend for 1 1/2 years, coming from Englewood, Colo.,
she had worked for Qwest.
She belonged to South Surburban Christian Church, Littleton, Colo.,
and attended First Assembly of God in Great Bend.
Survivors include: a son, Matthew, Littleton, Colo.; a daughter, Lyndsay
Thoreson, Great Bend; her mother, Great Bend; a brother, Byrl, El Dorado;
five sisters, Betty Naylor, Kansas City, Mo., Barbara Abrahamson, Kinsley,
Berdyna Proctor, Plattsburg, Mo., Bonita Jamieson, Great Bend, and Belynda
Simbala, Colleyville, Texas; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her father; and three brothers, Benjamin
R., Vyrl and Earl.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God,
with the Revs. Dwight Dozier and Emanuel Kehr presiding. Friends may call
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, at Bryant Funeral
Home, Great Bend; and 1 p.m. to service time Thursday at the church. Interment
will be in Dundee Valley died Dec. 31, 2001, at Via Christi Regional
Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
She was born May 26, 1967, in Wichita, the daughter of Mark Frederick
and Marilyn Louise Rathmel Bence. She attended Newton public schools and
Newton Bible Christian School. She graduated from high school in 1986,
and managed the Downtown Diner where she also was a waitress. She had also
been a waitress at other restaurants in the area.
Survivors include: her parents, Mark and Marilyn Bence, Newton; two
sons, Cory Friesen, and Alek Kyle, both of Newton; a daughter, Alisha Bence,
Newton; and a brother, Dan Bence, Lansing.
She was preceded in death by: her grandparents.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Newton Bible Church, with
Pastor Don Myer officiating. Friends may visit from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday
and 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton, with
family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be announced
at a later date.
Memorials may be sent to Newton Bible Christian School, in care of the
funeral home.
Louis Weber Jr.
SCOTT CITY - Louis Weber Jr., 67, died Dec. 29, 2001, at North Bay
Hospital, Aransas Pass, Texas.
He was born April 13, 1934, at Hays, the son of Louis Sr. and Elizabeth
Klotz Weber. A resident of Scott City since 1957, moving from Russell Springs,
he had worked as a mechanic for Henderson Inc., Scott City, for 44 years.
He belonged to First Baptist Church, and Fiddlers and Pickers, both
of Scott City, and Kansas Fiddlers and Pickers.
On Nov. 16, 1952, he married Wilda J. Brown in Logan County. She survives.
Other survivors include: a daughter, Karen J. Glick, Peabody; four sons,
Marvin W. and Darwin D., both of Denver, Colo., Brian K., Greeley, Colo.,
and Van A. Weber, Pueblo, Colo.; his mother, Omaha, Neb.; two brothers,
Delmar and David, both of Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Delores Weber, Denver,
Colo., and Betty Piercy, Omaha, Neb.; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by: his father and three sons.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at First Baptist Church,
Scott City, with the Rev. Lynne Smith presiding. Burial will be in Scott
County died Dec. 19, 2001, at Delmar
Gardens Nursing Home, Overland Park.
She was the cousin of Charles Wehmeyer and Martha Killgore, both of
Hutchinson.
Memorial graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Fairlawn Mausoleum,
Hutchinson.
Arrangements are with Heritage Funeral Home, Hutchinson.
Clidy Wedel
GALVA - Clidy Wedel, 86, died Dec. 31. 2001, at Moundridge Manor, Moundridge.
He was born Oct. 24, 1915, southeast of Canton, the son of Jacob H.
and Lena Becker Wedel. A lifetime resident of the Canton-Galva area, he
was a retired farmer.
He belonged to United Center Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Galva.
On June 16, 1940, he married Bertha June Becker at Galva. She survives.
Other survivors include: four sons, Stuart, Canton, Marlin, Transylvania,
La., Errol, Aberdeen, Miss., and Cyrus, Galva; two daughters, Annabel Schroeder,
Hardensburg, Ind., and Berneil Smith, West Point, Miss.; a brother, Irby,
Canton; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by: four brothers, Clarence, Orlan, Lincoln
and Menno; and four sisters, Susie Ratzlaff, Verna Koehn, Malinda Koehn,
and Sylvia Boese.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Center Church
of God in Christ, Mennonite, Galva, with Ministers David Koehn and Orville
Koehn presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Olson's Mortuary,
Canton. Interment will be in United Center Church died Jan. 1, 2002, at Memorial Hospital,
McPherson.
She was born Aug. 25, 1912, at Canton, the daughter of David H. and
Cora Esther Hart Serviss. A resident of McPherson since 1940, she was a
retired waitress.
She was a member of American Legion Post No. 24 Auxiliary and Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post No. 2715 Ladies Auxiliary.
On Aug. 24, 1955, she married Nyland W. Miller at Newton. He died in
1968.
Survivors include: three brothers, Arnold and Charles, both of McPherson,
and Dale, Lyons; and two sisters, Elva Meljo, Hoisington, and Vera Janzen,
McPherson.
She was preceded in death by: two brothers, Lucien and Lloyd; and two
sisters, Lily Boyce and Betty Cleek.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Stockham Family Funeral
Home, McPherson, with the Rev. Michael Fibranz presiding. Friends may call
from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Interment will be in Valley View died Dec. 31, 2001, at Goodland
Regional Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 17, 1924, at McDonald, the son of George Arthur and
Rubie Mears David. A longtime resident of Goodland, formerly of Garden
City, he farmed with his father at Benkelman, Neb., until 1944. He had
retired from being an auctioneer and the superintendent of the Finney County
Road Department in Garden City. He attended the Walnut Grove School in
McDonald.
On Aug. 17, 1948, he married Elmira Underwood at Reno, Nev. She survives.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II.
Other survivors include: a son; a daughter, Patti Sandelin, Lewis; three
sisters; and six grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. (MST) Friday at Koons Chapel, Goodland,
with Pastor Loren Strait officiating. Friends may visit from 3 p.m. (MST)
to 8 p.m. (MST) Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in Goodland died Dec. 31, 2001, at Wichita.
He was born Dec. 22, 1911, in Harper County, the son of Perry O. and
Neatie E. Goss Pearl. He was a farmer.
On Oct. 22, 1934, he married Dorothy Renollet at Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Carroll, Slidell, La., Harold,
Attica, and Lyle Pearl, Harper; a sister, Lela Dillon, Harper; 10 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Elliott Funeral Home,
Harper. Interment will be in Harper died Dec. 31, 2001, at Bob Wilson
Memorial Hospital, Ulysses.
He was born June 22, 1943, in Gray County, the son of George Obert and
Mildred Marie Dalgarn Nichols. He attended school in Fowler, graduating
in 1960. He was a farmer and received numerous conservation awards. He
lived and worked on the farm until 1980, when he moved to Dodge City, Jetmore
and then Ulysses, to Western Prairie Care Home.
Suvivors include: a brother, Wilbert O., Ulysses; a sister, Ruth Edmonds,
Mullinville; a sister-in-law, Joyce Nichols, Minneola; and numerous nieces,
nephews, neighbors, and friends.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, three brothers, Kenneth, Gerald,
and Elvin; and a sister, Lela Nichols.
Graveside memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fowler
died Dec. 31, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita.
She was born Sept. 22, 1920, in rural Lehigh, the daughter of Jake and
Hattie Guhr Martens. She was a waitress and worked at the dry cleaners.
She was a member belonged to the Women's Auxiliary Group.
Survivors include: a son, Byron McCarty, Hillsboro; two brothers, Alvin,
Lehigh, and Harvey, Park City; three sisters, Anna Smith, Wichita, Frieda
Birkle and Elda Pschigode, both of Hillsboro; and two grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro United Methodist
Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Bob Call presiding. Friends may call from
5 to 7 p.m. today, with family receiving friends at Hillsboro Memorial
Chapel, Hillsboro. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Lehigh Mennonite
died Dec. 27, 2001, at Kansas Masonic
Home, Wichita.
She was born Jan. 13, 1913, at Canton, the daughter of Floyd Ivan and
Nora Belle Sellers Tinsley. A resident of Wichita since April of 1998,
moving from Tuscon, Ariz., and formerly of Canton, she was a homemaker.
In 1935, she married Fred Williams. He died in 1954. In 1957, she married
Bill Price. He died in 1967.
Survivors include: two brothers, including, Stanley Tinsley, Canton;
and a sister.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Olson's Mortuary, Canton.
Private family burial of cremains will be in Canton Township died Dec. 30, 2001, at Hill Top Home,
Bucklin.
She was born Jan. 14, 1916, at Liberal, the daughter of Nelson and Hatie
Heitschmidt. A former Kinsley resident, she was owner of Al's Clothing,
Kinsley.
She belonged to United Methodist Church, Offerle.
On June 6, 1934, she married Alfred Akers at Liberal. He died Feb. 12,
1999.
Survivors include: a son, Verle Ray, San Antonio, Texas; a brother,
Don, Forgan, Okla.; four sisters, Joyce Harper, Liberal, Noragene King,
Baker, Idaho, Irene Wallace, Denver, Colo., and Violet DeWolfe, Amarillo,
Texas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are with McKillip Memorial Funeral Home, Kinsley.
