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Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)

HANSEN, EDNA F.
Service Time/Date: 2:30 p.m.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Location of Service: Fairview Cemetery
Junction City, KS
Visitation Service: 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2007 until forming a procession to the cemetery.

Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Junction City, KS

Memorials: Edna Hansen Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Edna F. Hansen, 75, Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in the Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan.

She was born April 17, 1931 at Bassett, NE, the daughter of Edward Irion and Rose Koskovick Irion. She grew up in the “Four Counties” area of Nebraska and attended the local schools.

She was married to Vern Louis Goochey on November 15, 1952 at Valentine, NE. She was later married to Foster Hansen on September 19, 1981 at Grand Island, NE. He preceded her in death on March 20, 2000.

Mrs. Hansen was a homemaker and a rancher’s wife. She spent many years in the Burwell, NE area before moving to Manhattan in 1997.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hansen was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Jerome Irion.

Survivors include three sons, Steven Goochey, and his wife, Susan, Burwell, NE, Brian Goochey, Junction City, KS and Marlon Goochey, and his wife, Gloria, Iwa Kuni, Japan; two daughters, Lauren Culver, and her husband, Don, Manhattan and Bonnie Kendall, Belpre, KS; a sister, Anna Schuler, Broken Bow, NE; a sister-in-law, Shirley Irion, Bettendorf, IA; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2007 in the Fairview Cemetery, Junction City, KS with the Rev. Tom Albright officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery.

The family of Mrs. Hansen will receive friends at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until forming a procession to the cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Edna Hansen Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.

HOLLINGSWORTH, DORIS ARLINE
Service Time/Date: 1:00 p.m., Tuesday
March 27, 2007
Location of Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: The family of Mrs. Hollingsworth will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home.

Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Hwy. 24
Manhattan, KS 66502
Memorials: Doris Hollingsworth Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Doris Arline Hollingsworth, 74, a former Manhattan resident, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 in the home of her daughter in Topeka.

She was born March 17, 1933 at Skiddy, KS, the daughter of Alfred Charles Mann and Cora Maude Little-Kennedy Mann. She grew up in Skiddy and attended the local schools.

She was united in marriage to Richard Arlen Hollingsworth on February 2, 1952 at Mt. Carmel, IL. He preceded her in death on May 18, 2003.

Mrs. Hollingsworth was a homemaker and worked as a telephone operator. She had lived in Missouri and Indiana before moving to Manhattan in 1968. She had been living in Topeka for the past year.

She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church, Manhattan.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hollingsworth was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Raymond, Orville and Leland Mann; three infant sisters, Juanita, Mary and Virginia Mann; and two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Survivors include a son, Richard Arlen Hollingsworth, Jr., Salina, KS; four daughters, Betty Darlene Dowden, and her husband, Randy, Garland, TX, Linda Palmer, and her husband, Clarence, Topeka, Brenda Sue Downs, and her husband, Gary, Ft. Necessity, LA and Connie Jean Stevenson, and her husband, Perry, Manhattan; four brothers, Bob Mann, of California, Chester Roy Mann, Salina, KS, Ralph Mann, Clay Center, KS and Art Mann, Abilene, KS; two sisters, June Bowser and Kathryn Ash, both of Abilene, KS; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Burial will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan. Friends and family are invited to a dinner at 3:00 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge, 312 South 4th, Manhattan.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Doris Hollingsworth Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.

The family of Mrs. Hollingsworth will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home.

TED L. WALTER
Service Time/Date: 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Location of Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: Please come in any time to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) Foundation and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Ted L. Walter was born August 5, 1925 in Wymore, Nebraska and died March 17, 2007 in Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 81.

Ted grew up on a farm near Waco, Nebraska and graduated from Waco High School in 1942. He was drafted into the Marines in 1945, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Private First Class at the close of the war.

He earned a Bachelors Degree from the University of Nebraska in Agriculture and a Masters Degree in Plant Breeding from Colorado State University. He also completed the course work necessary for a PhD from Kansas State University.

He worked for Kansas State as a plant breeder in Colby, Kansas for nine years, then for 30 years at Manhattan as a research agronomist. He retired from K-State in October of 1990.

Ted was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society for Engineers and Scientists.

He was a leader in the computerization of crop performance testing in the late 1960's, as well as the implementation of microcomputers in the testing and reporting process in the early 1980's.

Ted married Frances Mae Bailey on September 1, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gary Lynn and Terry Lee were born in August of 1950 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Ronald Dale was born in November of 1953, followed by Daniel Ray in December of 1956 – both being born in Colby.

During his lifetime, Ted enjoyed sports, singing, hunting, fishing, golf, listening to K-State football and basketball, as well as working with his yard, his garden, and his flowers.

He was a member of Methodist Churches in Waco, Ft. Collins, and Colby, and served in various choirs and in leadership roles in the youth programs.

Ted was a good-natured companion, a responsible worker, a faithful husband, a generous father, and a loving grandpa. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived in death by his wife Fran of the home; his only sister Vivian Miller of Columbus, Ne; his four sons: Gary Walter of St. George, Ks, Terry Walter of Alma, Ks, Ron Walter of Wamego, Ks, and Dan Walter and his wife Paula of Manhattan. His grandchildren are Jenny Walter of Wichita, Ks, and John, Joanna, Janalee, Jeff, Jay, Jim, Julie, Joe, Jack, and Janelle Walter of Manhattan.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Baby Jean; and his parents.

Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) Foundation and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.

RUBY JONES
Graveside
Service Time/Date: 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Location of Service: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS 66503
Visitation Time: Family and friends are invited to come at 1:00 p.m. to form a procession to the cemetery.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS

Memorials:
Obituary: Ruby Jones, 86, Manhattan, KS passed away Monday, March 12, 2007 at the St. Joseph Village, Manhattan.

She was born February 6, 1921 at Omaha, NE, the daughter of Norman Jeeter and Edith Mae Richardson. She came to Manhattan as a small infant and had been a lifelong Manhattan resident.

She was united in marriage to Andrew B. Jones on August 18, 1956 at Bristol, VA. He preceded her in death on March 2, 1978.

Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and had worked as a cook for several of the fraternities on the campus of Kansas State University.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the South Manhattan Neighbors Association.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by a daughter, Marvine Jones on February 17, 1988; her parents; three brothers, Dearl, Stevie and Gerald Jeeter; three half brothers, William, James and Walter Taylor; a half sister, Frances Jackson; and two grandson, Lamont Jones and Bryan Chatfield.

Survivors include a son, Leslie Lynn Jones, and his wife, Kathy, Manhattan; a daughter, Renavay Chatfield, Manhattan; a half brother, Raymond Taylor, Manhattan; two half sisters, Virginia Nash, Clinton, MO and Patricia Taylor, Manhattan; 9 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and 4 great great grandchildren.

Cremation is planned. Memorial graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2007 in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan. Inurnment will be in the Sunrise Cemetery.

Family and friends are invited to meet at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan at 1:00 p.m. to form a procession to the cemetery.

LAWRENCE V. WURTZ
Mass Time/Date: 10:00 a.m.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Location of Mass: St. Thomas More Catholic Church
2900 Kimball Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66503
Rosary & Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Rosary & Vigil Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS

Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Lawrence V. Wurtz, 87, Manhattan, KS passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in the Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan.

He was born February 12, 1920 at Clifton, KS, the son of Bernard “Ben” Wurtz and Loretta Straub Wurtz. He grew up in Clifton, where he attended the local schools and was a graduate of the Haddam, Kansas High School. In 1956, he received a B.S. degree in Education and in 1965 his M.S. degree from Kansas State University.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre with the U.S. Navy.

He was united in marriage to Marianna E. Simpson on June 2, 1951 at Miltonvale, KS. She survives of the home.

Mr. Wurtz was a teacher and principal in the Kansas educational system for many years and served schools in Republic, Clay, Cloud, Washington and Marshall counties. He retired in 1978 and had been a Manhattan resident since 1991.

He was a member of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Council No. 8488, both of Manhattan and the American Legion Post No. 181, Frankfort, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Clarence, Audry and Marvin Wurtz; and two sisters, Veronica Watkins and Theresa Hoover.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Wurtz is survived by four sons, Larry Wurtz and Victor Wurtz, both of Manhattan, Verl Wurtz, and his wife, Kris, Columbus, NE and Kevin Wurtz, and his wife, Christina, Andover, KS; three brothers, Wilfrid Wurtz, Fairfield Bay, AR, Bernard Wurtz, Wichita, KS and James Robert Wurtz, Topeka; two sisters, Marie Dorman and Vera Girard, both of Concordia, KS; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2007 in the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Manhattan with Father Don Zimmerman and Father Loren Werth as celebrants. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.

A Rosary and Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.

MARVIN G. SHARP
Mass Time/Date: 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Location of Mass: Seven Dolors Catholic Church
731 Pierre
Manhattan, KS 66502
Rosary & Vigil Service: A Rosary and Vigil service will at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Rosary & Vigil Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: St. George Cemetery
St. George, KS.
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan, the St. Xavier’s Catholic Church, Junction City, KS and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Marvin G. Sharp, 84, St. George, KS passed away Sunday, March 11, 2007 in the V.A. Medical Center, Topeka, KS.

He was born August 2, 1922 at Circleville, KS, the son of Scott Sharp and Eva D’Spain Sharp. He grew up in Junction City and Emporia, KS, where he attended the local schools, and was a graduate of the Emporia High School.

He was a veteran of U.S. Army, serving in the European Theatre during World War II.

He was united in marriage to Marguerite A. Bolz on May 8, 1943 at Ft. Riley, KS. She survives him in the home.

Mr. Sharp was a general contractor in the construction industry for many years. He lived in Olpe and Junction City, KS before moving to St. George in 1976. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan, the Black Jack American Legion Post, St. George and the V.F.W. Post, Wamego.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kenneth Sharp; two half sisters, Lois Miller and Lola Davidson; and a grandson, Timothy Sharp.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Sharp is survived by three sons, Wayne Sharp, and his wife, Sara, Red Oak, TX, Tom Sharp, and his wife, Lany, Oakley, KS and Dennis Sharp, and his wife, Janet, Holcomb, KS; a daughter, Linda Glanzer, and her husband, Dave, St. George; a brother, Don Sharp, and his wife, Betty, Emporia, KS; 10 grandchildren, Scott Sharp, Tricia Runkle, Maggie Rembao, T.J. Sharp, Lori Lee, Rusty Ballentine, Jeff Sharp, Jennifer Hill, Jodie Grimes and Andy Glanzer; eight step grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 16 step great grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2007 in the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan with Father Joe Popelka and Father Al Brungardt as celebrants. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the St. George Cemetery, St. George, KS.

A Rosary and Vigil service will at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan, the St. Xavier’s Catholic Church, Junction City, KS and left in care of the funeral home.

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