Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Odetta Mae Puckett Brough 1914-2001
Odetta Mae Puckett Brough, 86, died Feb. 4. She was born May 2, 1914, at Sapulpa, Okla., the daughter of Berney and Mary Dillard Puckett. She married
Fred Dale Brough Dec. 24, 1944, in Great Bend. He died Dec. 24, 1977. A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Hotchkiss, Colo., she was a food service worker for Barton County Community College and Great Bend public schools lunch program. Mrs. Brough was a member of Rebecca Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, AARP and Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one stepdaughter, Phillis Caldwell of Lyons; one brother, Kelly Puckett of Great Bend; two sisters, Maxine Oller of Great Bend and Billie Jean Lord of Mobile, Ala.; two step grandchildren; and one step great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Berniece Reddick, Mable Marie Puckett and twin Odessa May Drake. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Great Bend cemetery with the Rev. Don Paden officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, all at Fryberger Mortuary in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Integrated Health Services Volunteer Services, in care of the mortuary.
Raymond John Sramek, Sr. 1925-2001
LA CROSSE - Raymond John Sramek, Sr., 76, died Feb. 5 at Hays Medical Center. He was born Jan. 2, 1925, in Rawlins County, the son of Frank Sr. and Frances M. Pitner Sramek. He married
Alice Heble. She died. A resident of La Crosse for 39 years, he was a automotive mechanic. After his retirement, he was a driver for Rush County Public Transportation. Sramek was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, in La Crosse. Survivors include six sons, Marshall R. Sramel of Des Moines, Iowa, Kerwin A. Sramek, Joe Sramek and Rodney D. Sramek, all of La Crosse, David L. Sramek of Wichita and Raymond J. Sramek, Jr. of Overland Park; seven daughters, Melinda J. Adib of Tempe, Ariz., Sarah L. Duffy of Salina, Shelia A. Smith of Geneseo, Vanessa L. Dunback of Wamego, Nyla J. Smith of Topeka, Jill M. Postier of Wichita and Michelle D. Basgall of La Crosse; three sisters, Lula B. Balik of Hawthorne, Calif., Frances R. Sis of Belleville and Barbara J. Snodgrass of Atwood; and 19 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Joseph F. Sramek, Louis Sramek, William Sramek and Robert F. Sramek; two sisters, Eleanora F. Sis and Jo Ann M. Sramek; three half brothers, Vaolav J. Sramek, Frank T. Sramek and Anton J. Sramek; two half sisters, Mary A. Lorens and Agnes Eickhoff. Rosary will be at 7 tonight at Janousek Funeral Home om La Crosse. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church in La Crosse. Burial will be at La Crosse City cemetery. Friends may call until 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Raymond Sramek Memorial, in care of the funeral home.
Ella Marie Byer 1918-2001
LARNED - Ella Marie Byer, 82, died Feb. 6 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus in Larned. She was born July 12, 1918, in Kinsley, the daughter of George F. and Pearl Soice Wells. She married
Donald L. Byer Dec. 26, 1936, in Cimmaron. He died April 10, 1994. A resident of Larned since 1994, coming from Garfield, she was a homemaker and retired physicatriac aide at Larned State Hospital. Mrs. Byer was of the Christian faith. Survivors include four sons, Donald L. Byer of Fort Worth, Texas, Robert G. Byer of Fort Valley, Ga., Elmer W. Byer of Garfield and Phillip G. Byer of Elk City, Okla.; four daughters, Mary Meier of Pratt, Jane Rutledge of Larned, Kathy Stiles of Garfield and Carla Byrum of Lewis; two brothers, Bill Wells and Jack Wells, both of Grand Junction, Colo.; one sister, Betty Westphal of Kinsley; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two grandsons and one great-grandson. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wayne cemetery in Lewis with Nancy Mitchell officiating. Friends may call until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, both at Morell Funeral Home in Larned. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Larned Healthcare and Living Center Activities, in care of the funeral home.
Lena Marie Fairchild 1914-2001
LARNED - Lena Marie Fairchild, 86, died Feb. 6 at Healthcare and Living Center in Larned. She was born Nov. 14, 1914, in Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Fred E. and Annie Schmidt Dirks. She married
Harry H. Fairchild Sept. 11, 1943, in Pawnee Rock. A longtime resident of Larned, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Fairchild was a member of New Jerusalem Church in Pawnee Rock, Eagles Auxiliary in Great Bend and attended the Christian Church in Larned. Survivors include her husband of the home; one son, Steven Fairchild of Hutchinson; one daughter, Annie Marie Boman of Hutchinson; two brothers, Otto Dirks of Dodge City and Curtis Dirks of Burton; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Janice E. McCaslin. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Morell Funeral Home in Larned with the Rev. Dan Lundgren officiating. Burial will be at the Larned cemetery. Friends may call until 8 tonight, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Welcome Inn Seniors Center, in care of the funeral home.
George Albert Strobel 1945-2001
LARNED - George Albert Strobel, 56, died Feb. 6 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, in Great Bend. He was born Jan. 12, 1945, in Great Bend, the son of Virgil Earle and Willetta Theodore "Ted" Reynolds Strobel. He was a 1964 graduate of Great Bend High School and a graduate of Fort Hays State College. He married
C. Yvonne McKenzie Aug. 17, 1974, in Great Bend. A resident of Larned since 1973, coming from Great Bend, he was a social worker at Larned State Hospital in Larned. Strobel was a member of the Great Bend City Band. Survivors include his wife of the home; four daughters, Heather Marie Strobel, Tracy Leanne Strobel, Anna Janette Strobel and Lori Michelle Strobel, all of the home; and one brother, Dr. John D. Strobel of Great Bend. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel in Larned with the Rev. Jack Singer officiating. Burial will be at Larned cemetery. Friends may call until 8 tonight, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. until service time Friday, all at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the George A. Strobel Children Scholarship Fund, in care of the mortuary.
Grace Ivadene Robson 1910-2001
LIVINGSTON, Mt. - Grace Ivadene Robson, 90, died Jan. 31 at Livingston Memorial Hospital. She was born April 2, 1910, near Hartman, Colo., in rural Prowers County, the daughter of Clyde and Dolly MacFarland Flint. She was a 1927 graduate of Holly High School in Holly, Colo. She married
George Willard Robson in 1932. He died. A resident of Livingston, coming from Lamar, Colo., and Walsh, Colo., she was a bank secretary, farmed with her husband and owned a bookkeeping and income tax service until her retirement. Mrs. Robson was a member of Walsh United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Walsh Civic Club, Walsh Pinochle Club and longtime member of Walsh Library Board, all in Walsh, Colo. Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Russell of Livingston and Verlea Ross of Hoisington; two sisters, Isabel Turner of Amarillo, Texas, and Myrtle Reedy of Lamar; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sheila; three brothers; and one infant great-grandson. Cremation has taken place. Graveside inurnment will take place at a later date at Hartman cemetery in Hartman, Colo. Memorials are suggested to Walsh Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 206, Walsh, CO 81090. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory of Livingston is in charge of arrangements.
Glen Carvin McDermed 1937-2001
CAREFREE, Ariz. - Glen Carvin McDermed, 63, died at home Feb. 3, 2001. He was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Lyons. He is the son of Carvin N. McDermed and Wilma Lenora Kent McDermed. Glen lived in the Phoenix, Scottsdale area from 1959 to 1973, and he retired to Carefree in 1993. After graduation from the University of Kansas, he became an engineer for the state of Arizona. The bulk of his career was with IBM. He then moved to an analyst position with Gartner Group. He was an active board member of the Canyon State Naturists. He is survived by five children, Scott Allen of Bend, Ore., Monte Lee of Chapel Hill, N.C., Diane Marie of Apex, N.C., Courtney Bryn of Tucson, Ariz., and Elliott Kent of Lawrence; one brother, Lyle Kent of Corsicana, Texas; and three grandchildren. He will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather. His interests included camping and woodworking. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Burial arrangements in Geneseo are pending.
Willis C. Mohr 1914-2001
ALBERT - Willis C. Mohr, 86, died Feb. 5 at Rush County Nursing Home in La Crosse. He was born Feb. 11, 1914, in Otis, the son of Emanuel M. and Mollie Winters Mohr. He married
J. Wilhelmine Kunze Nov. 5, 1935, in Enterprise. A lifetime resident of Rush County, he was a retired farmer. Mohr was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church in La Crosse. Survivors include four sons, Harold E. Mohr of Abilene, Everett L. Mohr of Loma Linda, Calif., Theodore W. Mohr of Redlands, Calif., and Robert J. Mohr of Otis; two daughters, Carletta W. Bender and Felicitas Dawson, both of Loma Linda; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Esther Heiser and Eva Herbel. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Ed Jumper officiating. Burial will be at Shaffer S.D.A. cemetery in Albert. Friends may call until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, both at the Morell Funeral Home in Larned. Memorials are suggested to the Enterprise Academy Students Scholarship Fund or the Quiet Hour India Project, both in care of the funeral home.
Delores Jean Orth 1941-2001
TIPTON, Iowa - Delores Jean Orth, 59, died Jan. 14 at the University of Iowa Hospital. She was born April 13, 1941, in Ellsworth, the daughter of Cecil and Gertrude Stratman Newsome. She married
Norman Orth March 11, 1962, in Hoisington. A resident of Tipton, she was a certified nursing assistant and a homemaker. Mrs. Orth was a member of Morrison McFadden Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 3111 in Great Bend. Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Galen Orth of Mechanicsville, Iowa and Billy Orth of Tipton; two daughters, Kalin Cook of Towner, Colo., and Gayla Ross of Tipton; her mother of Great Bend; one brother, Harold Newsome of York, Neb.; two sisters, Barbara Randolph of Salina and Nancy Schukman of Casper, Wyo.; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Todd Campbell and Brad Campbell; one daughter, Denise Orth; one brother, Norman Newsome; and one grandson, Cody Orth. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the chapel of the Fry Funeral Home in Tipton with the Rev. Eugene Benda officiating. Burial will be at the Rose Hill cemetery in Mechanicsville. Memorials are suggested to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 3111 or Cancer Aid and Research Program, both in care Gertrude Newsome, 2707 Gano, Great Bend, KS 67530-7351.
K. Margaret Fabrizius 1896-2001
WAKEENEY - K. Margaret Fabrizius, 104, died Feb. 6 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Long Term Care in WaKeeney. She was born Oct. 4, 1896, in Saratov, Russia, the daughter of David and Mary Elizabeth Dietz Deines. She married
John George Fabrizius Dec. 26, 1917, in Trego Center. He died Sept. 26, 1984. She came to the United States in 1900, and settled in the Russell area. A resident of WaKeeney, coming from Minot, N.D., and Denver, Colo., she was a homemaker. Mrs. Fabrizius was a member of Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Aurora, Colo. Survivors include five sons, Argus Fabrizius of WaKeeney, Arthur Fabrizius of Hutchinson, Paul Fabrizius of Aurora, George Fabrizius of Carson City, Nev., and Richard Fabrizius of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four daughters, Olga Walker of Minot, Hulda Dorsch of Bird City, Edna Holmburg of Ellis and Lydia Frank of Pueblo, Colo.; 32 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Herman Fabrizius; five brothers, David Fabrizius, Solomon Fabrizius, Fred Fabrizius, George Fabrizius and Henry Fabrizius; one sister, Lydia Deines; one grandson, Ed Dorsch; and one great-granddaughter, Alicia Dorsch. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church in Aurora with the Rev. Mark Voss officiating. Burial will be at Fairmont cemetery in Aurora. Friends may call Sunday at Olinger Mortuary in Aurora. Memorials are suggested to the church or to donor's choice, both in care of Morell Funeral Home in Larned.
Joy Ray Edmonds 1926-2001
LARNED - Joy Ray Edmonds, 74, died Feb. 7 at HCA Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Oct. 10, 1926, in Bluejacket, Okla., the son of Roy Nollner and Lela Maude Doores Edmonds. He married
Dorothy F. Wiseman Nov. 27, 1946, in Oswego. A resident of Larned since 1972, coming from Ellis, he was a retired Rainbo Bread Route man for Betts Baking Company for 27 years. Edmonds was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Larned. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include one son, Timothy R. Edmonds of Ellis; three daughters, Joyce L. Henderson, Sandi L. Edmonds, both of Larned, and Mary Von Feldt of Wamego; his mother of Oswego; one brother, Bob Edmonds of Oswego; one sister, Shirley Sevart of Wichita; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one brother, Junior Edmonds and one grandson, Jeremy. Vigil service will be at 7 tonight at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel in Larned. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church in Larned with the Rev. Dennis Reed officiating. Burial will be at the Larned cemetery with military honors by the Larned VFW. Friends may call until 8 tonight at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the Via Christi Foundation for Purdue House or the American Diabetes Foundation, all in care of the funeral home.
Harold L. 'Prince' Elmquist 1922-2001
LURAY - Harold L. "Prince" Elmquist, 78, died Feb. 7 at his home in Luray. He was born March 8, 1922, in Lindsborg, the son of Luther and Annette Olson Elmquist. He married
Ethelynn Elmquist. She died in 1973. He married
Carol Cochrun Elmquist in Luray. A resident of Luray since 1995, coming from Lindsborg, he was a retired newspaper editor and master cabinet maker. Elmquist was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church of Lindsborg, Lindsborg Masonic Lodge, life member of the Russell Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Hoisington American Legion. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Gary Elmquist of Osawatomie and Larry Elmquist of Lindsborg; one daughter, Lauran Lofgren of Wayne, Neb.; three stepdaughters, Brenda Mullender of Waldo, Donna Cole of Lindsborg and Elizabeth Whitson of Smithson, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one stepson, James Berryhill. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Luray United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gay Robertson officiating. Inurnment will be at Elmwood cemetery. A second memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg with the Rev. Victoria Brundage officiating. Memorials are suggested to the KOOD Public Television in Bunker Hill, in care of Rodrick and Minear Funeral Home in Luray.
Kenneth D. Herbel 1937-2001
OMAHA, Neb. - Kenneth D. Herbel, 63, died Feb. 6 at his home in Omaha. He was born on April 7, 1937, in Russell County, the son of Henry and Hulda Dick Herbel. A resident of Omaha, Neb., he was a laborer. Herbel was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include one brother, Delwin Herbel of Salina; two sisters, Charlett Bruce of Wilson and Shirley Holt of Salina. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wilson City cemetery with the Rev. Jim Wagner officiating. Friends may call until 8 tonight at Foster Mortuary in Wilson. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the mortuary. Barbara Depperschmidt 1904-2001
ELLIS - Barbara Depperschmidt, 96, died Feb. 8 at Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born March 25, 1904, in Mariental, Russia, the daughter of Alex and Katie Herrman Obholz. She married
Joseph Depperschmidt May 19, 1924, in Liebenthal. He preceded her in death. A resident of the Liebenthal and La Crosse area for 69 years, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Depperschmidt was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in La Crosse. Survivors include one son, Leo Depperschmidt of Garden City; four daughters, Lillian Dinges and Edna Augustine, both of Ellis, Dorothy Bittel and Angela Bittel, both of La Crosse; 29 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sons, Alex Depperschmidt, Clarence Depperschmidt, Otto Depperschmidt and Joseph Depperschmidt; and three daughters, Helen McLaughlin, Mary Ann Brandt and Frances Depperschmidt. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Janousek Funeral Home in La Crosse. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Benjamin Martin officiating. Burial will be at Liebenthal cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Barbara Depperschmidt Memorial, in care of the funeral home.
