Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Arlene P. Gosselin
BOGUE - Arlene P. Gosselin, 84, Bogue, died Saturday, May 28, 2005.
Mrs. Gosselin was born Arlene P. Mongeau on March 22, 1921, near Zurich. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Andrew "Andy," of Bogue; five sons, Larry of Taos, N.M., Dennis of Bogue, Sidney of Norton, and Gaylen and Michael, both of Palco; a daughter, Jeannine Sweat of Osborne; a brother, Delmar Mongeau of Zurich; two sisters, Alexandrina Fay Brault of Hill City and Melvina Comeau of Canonsburg, Pa.; 30 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Damar. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorials may be made for Masses.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the service today at the church.
Stinemetz Funeral Home, 522 N. Pomeroy, Hill City 67642, is handling arrangements.
Gladys M. Hokr
HUTCHINSON - Gladys M. Hokr, 82, Hutchinson, formerly of Salina and Ellsworth, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Mrs. Hokr was born Gladys M. Kepka on Feb. 17, 1923, in Wilson. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donald C., of Hutchinson; a son, Randy of Hutchinson; a daughter, Denise Hokr of McPherson; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Ellsworth. Burial will be in Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Parsons Funeral Home, 307 N. Lincoln, Ellsworth 67439.
Memorials may be made to the church or American Heart Association.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Clayton C. Koehn
MONTEZUMA - Clayton C. Koehn, 61, Montezuma, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Mr. Koehn was born Dec. 17, 1943, near Montezuma. He was a farmer-stockman and crop insurance representative for Trickey Insurance.
Survivors include his wife, Janet L., of Montezuma; two sons, Chad of Salina and Matthew of Montezuma; two daughters, Shannon Coleman of Dodge City and Savannah Koehn of Montezuma; three brothers, Leonard of Montezuma, Gilbert of Hesston and Milton of Rush, Colo.; two sisters, Veneta Silva of Pueblo, Colo., and Maxine Grenard of LaJunta, Colo.; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at South Gray High School Gymnasium. The casket will not be opened at the school. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery, Montezuma.
Memorials may be made to Miles of Smiles Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Garden City, in care of Swaim Funeral Home, 1901 Sixth, Dodge City 67801.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Lorene M. Kuhn
LAFAYETTE, La. - Lorene M. Kuhn, 79, Lafayette, formerly of Victoria, Kan., died Thursday, May 26, 2005.
Mrs. Kuhn was born Lorene M. Sander on July 31, 1925, in Salina, Kan. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion J., in 1988; and a son, Tom.
Survivors include three sons, David of Anchorage, Alaska, Ralph of Denver and Leroy of Lafayette; two brothers, Don Sander of Great Bend, Kan., and Norman Sander of Wichita, Kan.; three sisters, Lillian Dreiling of Hays, Kan., Alice Rohr of Russell, Kan., and Rosemary Klassen of Denver; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Gorham, Kan.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria 67671.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at the mortuary.
Orval Lancaster
McPHERSON - Orval Lancaster, 90, McPherson, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Mr. Lancaster was born Jan. 29, 1915, in rural Beverly. He was a farmer and worked for Excell Industries, Hesston.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie "Annie," of McPherson; two stepdaughters, Colleen Reed of Wichita and Betty Nightengale of Temple, Texas; two stepsons, Michael George of Hutchinson and Curtis "Bud" George of Sylvan Grove; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, 222 W. Euclid, McPherson 67460. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, McPherson, or McPherson Shrine Children's Fund, in care of the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Marcella Malsom
COLLYER - Marcella Malsom, 78, Collyer, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter, is handling arrangements.
Robert Allen McCutchan
NELSON, Neb. - Robert Allen McCutchan, 78, Nelson, died Monday, May 30, 2005.
Mr. McCutchan was born Oct. 23, 1926, near Nelson.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine, of Nelson; a daughter, Betty McCutchan of Nelson; a son William "Bill" of Nelson; a brother, Duane of Kingsburg, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Burial will be in Nelson Cemetery, with full military rites.
A memorial has been established and may be made in care of the family.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, 446 S. Main, Nelson, NE 68961.
Loine M. McGee
Loine M. McGee, 85, Salina, died Monday, May 30, 2005.
Ryan Mortuary, Salina, is handling arrangements.
Edwin G. Schrandt
PLAINVILLE - Edwin G. Schrandt, 69, rural Plainville, died Monday, May 30, 2005.
Mr. Schrandt was born March 30, 1936, in Plainville. He was an oilfield worker and a farmer.
Survivors include a brother, Alvin of Plainville; and five sisters, Marcella McFadden of Fairfield, Calif., Wilhelmina Reeves and Lucille Leikam, both of Plainville, Edna Stone of Gold Canyon, Ariz., and Grace McManus of Lincoln, Neb.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
A Ladies Guild rosary will be said at 3 p.m. Wednesday and a parish vigil will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, both at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, 409 S. Cochran, Plainville 67663.
Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Grade School, in care of the funeral chapel.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel.
Charles Donald Scoville
Charles Donald Scoville, 81, Salina, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Mr. Scoville was born Nov. 17, 1923, in Michigan Valley. He was a longtime owner and operator of service stations in Salina and Lindsborg.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Jean, of the home; two sons, Dennis of Salina and Duane of Woodland Park, Colo.; two daughters; Donna Smith of Shawnee, Okla., and Patty Basgall of Plainville; a sister, Dorothy Fitzgerald of Ottawa; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Abilene Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Judes Children's Hospital or Hospice of Salina.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina 67401, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Elwyn H. Smith
MINNEAPOLIS - Elwyn H. Smith, 83, Minneapolis, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Shields Funeral Home, Minneapolis, is handling arrangements.
Eunice Marie Sproul
CLAY CENTER - Eunice Marie Sproul, 91, Clay Center, died Monday, May 30, 2005.
Mrs. Sproul was born Eunice Marie Johnson on Feb. 10, 1914, in Soldier. She was a service clerk for Kansas Power and Light Co., retiring in 1978 after 26 years.
Survivors include her husband, Lyle, of Clay Center; three sons, Maurice of Amarillo, Texas, Merrill of Big Flats, N.Y., and Lyle of Round Rock, Texas; a sister, Alta Mae Conner of Clay Center; a brother, Keith Johnson of Poulsbo, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, Clay Center. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Soldier Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the church or Clay Center Leisure Center, in care of Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 Seventh, Clay Center 67432.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Earl L. Archer
ABILENE - Earl L. Archer, 36, Abilene, died Monday, May 30, 2005.
Mr. Archer was born Feb. 21, 1969, at Fayetteville, Ark. He had been employed at the Topeka Veterans Hospital in patient services.
Survivors include his mother, Sharon Archer, of Abilene; a brother, Mike of Salina; and two sisters, Genice Archer of Abilene and Deanna Mack of Belleville.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, 325 W. Sixth, Concordia 66901. Inurnment will be in Jamestown Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Earl L. Archer Memorial Fund.
Danner Funeral Home, Abilene, is handling local arrangements.
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Barbara Jean Aufdemberge
LINCOLN - Barbara Jean Aufdemberge, 73, Lincoln, died Sunday, May 29, 2005.
Mrs. Aufdemberge was born Barbara Jean Feldt on June 24, 1931, in Des Plaines, Ill., to William and Hulda (Meyer) Feldt. She moved to Inglewood, Calif., in 1934. She was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Des Plaines and was confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Inglewood. She was a graduate of Inglewood High School.
She was preceded in death by her twin brother, Robert, in 1933; her father, William C. Feldt, in 1970; a brother, William T. Feldt, in 1973; and her mother, Hulda B. Feldt, in 2000.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin; three sons, Alan and wife Vicki of Lincoln, Mike and wife Jenny of Abilene and Gary and wife Karen of Hays; seven grandchildren, Allison, Derrick, Erin, Hope, Haley, Clint and Drew; two sisters, Eunice Niles of Edwardsville, Ill., and RoseMary Leddy of Bonsall, Calif.; and 16 nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, Lincoln, the Rev. Gerald Radtke officiating. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or Tammy Walker Cancer Center.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, 111 E. Elm, Lincoln 67455, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Mary Linder
Home: Langdon, KS
Date of Death: March 13, 2007 Age: 93
Birthplace: Medicine Lodge, KS
Birthdate: November 21, 1913
Service Date: Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Visitation Date: Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 from 3-8 and Friday, Mar 16, 2007 from 10-8
Service Place: Turon Community Church, Turon, KS
Final Disposition: Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS
LANGDON - Mary Linder, 93, Langdon died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at South Wind Hospice Home, Pratt.
She was born November 21, 1913 West of Medicine Lodge, KS the daughter of the late John and Mary (Hawley) Krengel. She married Lee Linder on April Fools Day 1942 at Kingman, KS.
She graduated from Nashville High School in 1931 and received a teaching certificate from Alva, OK in 1933.
Mary taught Elementary School for 10 years. She worked as a key punch operator during WWII for Aero Parks & Boeing. After the war, she became a fulltime homemaker. She was actively involved in 4-H, Home Economics Counsel, Home Demonstration Unit, Commodity Distribution Program, YWCA, Turon Senior Citizens, and a member of the Langdon Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband: Lee Linder, Langdon; 3 daughters: Darlene and husband Bill Blackmore, Langdon; Yvonne and husband John Montford, Placitas, NM; Krista Lee and husband Roy Heimberger, Independence, KS; 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren and sister Hazel Linder, Hutchinson.
She was preceded in death by a brother, George Krengel and a sister, Josphine Fanning; and 2 nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday from 3-8 and Friday from 10-8 at Larrison Funeral Home, Turon. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 at Turon Community Church, with Pastor Steve Gill officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Turon Senior Center or Turon Community Church in care of the Funeral Home, 400 N Martin, Turon, KS 67583.
Ivan F. "Pete" Boyd
SAWYER - Ivan F. "Pete" Boyd, 89, Sawyer, died Saturday, May 28, 2005.
Mr. Boyd was born May 4, 1916, at rural Cunningham. He was a rancher and a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Edna, of Sawyer; two sons, Calvin of Medicine Lodge and Darrel of Lindsborg; a daughter, Linda Mease of Wichita; a brother, Earl of Indiana; two sisters, Ethel Wagner of Garnet and Hazel Edgecomb; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge. Burial will be in Isabel Cemetery, with military honors provided by Fort Riley Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital or American Legion Post 98, Isabel, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.
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Charles L. "Chuck" Colson
COLBY - Charles L. "Chuck" Colson, 48, Colby, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005.
Harrison Chapel, Colby, is handling arrangements.
