Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Thelma DuBois
1909-2004
Thelma DuBois, 95, died May 30 at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born March 20, 1909, at La Crosse, the daughter of Leonard and Blanche Plunkett Krause. She married
Clinton DuBois March 17, 1925, in Great Bend. He died Jan. 17, 1966. A Great Bend resident since 1925, coming from Coffeyville, she was a homemaker. Mrs. DuBois was a member of First United Methodist Church, Eastern Star and Central Kansas Medical Center Auxiliary, all in Great Bend, and the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include two sons: Don DuBois and wife Mayme of Almena, and Gene DuBois and wife Betty of Satanta; son-in-law Tom Stringer of Hutchinson; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Stringer; one sister, Carol Powers; and one granddaughter, Jeana Marie Schuster. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend with the Rev. Gary Brooks officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Hospice House or First United Methodist Church. Arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home* 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, KS 67530
Donald Dean 'Beaver' Zimmerman Jr.
1956-2004
Donald Dean 'Beaver' Zimmerman Jr., 47, died May 29 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. He was born Sept. 1, 1956, at Great Bend, the son of Donald and Betty Sanders Zimmerman. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. A selfemployed painter, he lived in Oregon most of his life, retiring two years ago and returning to Great Bend. Zimmerman was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend. Survivors include his parents of Great Bend; one son, Zachary Zimmerman, Dallas, Ore.; one daughter, Melissa Zimmerman, Dallas, Ore.; three brothers, Ronald Zimmerman and Joey Zimmerman of Great Bend and Denny Zimmerman of Clinton, Ark.; and three sisters, Yvonne Sumner, Norcatur, Debbie Branstetter, Claremore, Okla., and Linda Johnson, Great Bend. He was preceded in death by one brother, Rick Zimmerman. Vigil service will be at 6:15 p.m. today at the church. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Reginald A. Urban officiating. Inurement will be at Great Bend cemetery. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Catholic Communities of Great Bend. Arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, KS 67530
Nellie Claire Doty
1915-2004
PRATT - Nellie Claire Doty, 89, died May 30 at Pratt Regional Living Center. She was born March 14, 1915, at Longmont, Colo., the daughter of Carl and Nellie Shaw Poland. She married
Cash Clayton Doty Aug. 1, 1931, at Hutchinson. He died March 11, 1963. She married
Leroy Clayton Doty Feb. 2, 1966, at Tijuana, Mexico. He died in October 1992. A homemaker, she spent her last days at Pratt Regional Living Center. Mrs. Doty attended First Church of the Nazarene in Pratt. Survivors include one son, Robert Franklin Doty of Anderson, Calif.; seven daughters, Viola Wagner and Sarah 'Jane' Mayes of Pratt, Nellie 'Ann' Boese of Great Bend, Betty Shelton and Molly Likens of Cunningham, Amy Dinsmore of Monet, Mo., and Bonnie Ruth Evans of Medicine Lodge; 43 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters, one grandson and two great-grandsons. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev. Ron Moser officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Canton cemetery in Canton. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until 8 tonight at Larrison Mortuary in Pratt. Memorials are suggested to SouthWind Hospice or Pratt Regional Living Center in care of the mortuary. Funeral arrangements provided by Larrison Mortuary 300 Country Club Road Pratt, KS 67124
Donna Lavon Stevenson
1934-2004
HOISINGTON - Donna Lavon Stevenson, 69, died July 28 at her home in Hoisington. She was born Sept. 17, 1934, at Walnut, Kan., the daughter of Vernice Dale and Barbara Goldie Patterson Kesslar. She married
Richard L. Stevenson on May 10, 1952, at Mound Valley. He died Dec. 28, 2003. She was a nurse's aide at the Hoisington Nursing Home and later owned the Pittle Poor Ceramic Shop. She had been a resident of Hoisington since 1952, coming from Cherryvale. Mrs. Stevenson was a member of the House of Faith in Hoisington. Survivors include one son, Robert L. Stevenson, Hoisington; two daughters, Barbara L. Taylor, Hoisington, and Dorothy L. Stevenson, Tucson, Ariz.; three brothers, James McDowell, Oklahoma City, Okla., Sonny Kesslar, Greeley, Colo., and Irvin Lee McDowell, El Dorado; a sister, Greta Summer, Baton Rouge, La.; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Richard L. Stevenson, one brother, Donnie Kesslar, and one sister, Mary Richards. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Great Bend, with the Rev. Albert Hatten officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Renal Care Group, in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home 415 North Main, P.O. Box 146 Hoisington, KS 67544
Betty G. Stickney
1921-2004
DODGE CITY - Betty G. Stickney, 82, died July 26 at Wichita. She was born Aug. 29, 1921, at Dodge City, the daughter of Rolland Hays and Edna Marie Belmear West. A lifetime Dodge City resident, living in Wichita for the past two years, she was a homemaker. On Jan. 31, 1941, she married
John H. Stickney at Sacred Heart Church, Dodge City. He died Feb. 3, 1990. Survivors include: three sons, Thomas Stickney and wife Kathy and William Stickney, all of Great Bend, and Robert Stickney and wife Becky of Medicine Lodge; three daughters, Jayne Hansen and husband Richard of Wichita, Katherine Linneman of Topeka, and Susan Stickney of Minneapolis, Minn.; one sister, Ruthie VanGilder, Quincy, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, six sisters and two granddaughters. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today at Maple Grove cemetery, Dodge City, with Mr. Larry William presiding. The family suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Camp Discovery in care of Burkhart-Ziegler Funeral Chapel in Dodge City. Funeral arrangements provided by Burkhart-Ziegler Funeral Chapel* 1901 N. 14th Ave. Dodge City, KS 67801
James R. Bonine
1944-2004
LAREDO, Texas - James R. 'Jim' Bonine, 60, died July 26 at the Laredo Medical Center in Laredo, Texas. He was born March 9, 1944, at Ottawa, Kan., the son of Ira and Lillian Bonine. A resident of Zapata, Texas, for more than 20 years, he was a construction worker and missionary in Mexico. Survivors include: two brothers, Larry Joe Bonine, Sugar Creek, Mo., and Dan Bonine, Great Bend; one sister, Muriel L. Bonine, Alexandria, Va.; a half-sister, Bonnie Wilkins, Lafayette, Ind.; and step-mother Marilyn Bonine, Ottawa. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Christian Union Church in Zapata, with the Rev. Bill Campbell officiating. Jim helped to build the church where the service will be conducted. Rose Garden Funeral Home in Zapata is in charge of arrangements. A private family inurnment will follow. Memorials may be sent to the church of the donor's choice or to the American Heart Association, all in care of the mortuary, 4102 Stop 41 A, Zapata, Texas 78076.
Beth Schenkel
1960-2004
Beth Schenkel, 44, of Great Bend, passed away July 23 at the home of her sister Marie Anderson in Beatrice, Neb., after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 5, 1960, in San Bernadino, Calf., the daughter of Linus and Deloris Stanley Herrman. born into an Army family, Beth lived in many places as a young child. The family moved to Great Bend, Kan., in 1980. She lived in Winterset, Iowa, from 1995 to 1996 and in Ellinwood, Kan., from 1996 to 2002. Great Bend was her home until ill health forced her to move to Beatrice, Neb. Beth married
Rodney Schenkel on June 18, 1979, in Great Bend. She was a restaurant professional and worked over the years at The Trail Cafe and Dake's Family Restaurant in Great Bend; Waxy's Restaurant, Country Kitchen and Jim's Cafe and Steakhouse, all in Ellinwood; and Melody's Cafe in St. John. She was also employed at Fuller Brush in Great Bend until her illness. She was an avid reader and loved spending time crocheting and at the lake with family and friends. Survivors include her father, Linus Herrman, of Great Bend; one son, Allen Schenkel, of Great Bend; two daughters, Tina Schenkel and Michelle Schenkel, both of Manhattan, Kan.; three brothers, Jim Herrman, Bill Herrman and Stan Herrman, all of Great Bend; three sisters, Beckie Miller, of Glendale, Ariz., Marie Anderson, of Beatrice, Neb., and Cindy Degenhardt, of Great Bend; and numerous nieces and nephews. Beth was preceded in death by her mother Deloris Herrman; grandparents, Joseph Stanley, Virginia Yarmer, and Wendelin and Dorothy Herrman; one aunt, JoAnn Thomas; and one nephew, Brian Miller. Vigil service was Monday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend with Father Reginald A. Urban officiating. Inurnment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Barton County Relay for Life or Muscular Dystrophy Association. Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home* 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, KS 67530
James E. Pozalek
1950-2004
OTIS - James E. Pozalek, 54, died July 23 at his home in Otis. He was born March 5, 1950, at Larned, the son of Edward T. and Josephine T. Tuzicka Pozalek. A lifelong resident of Rush County, Pozalek was a laborer in the manufacturing industry. Pozalek was a member of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. Survivors include one son, Ryan J. Pozalek, of Claflin; two daughters, Tami K. Hoch, of Great Bend, and Amy Thorne, of Larned; his mother, of Timken; and three sisters, Margaret Pozalek, of Timken, Angela Leikam, of Plainville, and Rita Holmes, of Denver, Colo. Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Timken, with the Rev. Charles Mazouch officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross cemetery in Timken. Memorials may be made to the James E. Pozalek Memorial, in care of Janousek Funeral Home in La Crosse. Funeral arrangements provided by: Janousek Funeral Home 719 Pine Street La Crosse, KS 67548
Isabel R. Moran
1921-2004
HARGRAVE - Isabel R. Moran, 82, of Hargrave, Kan., died July 23 at her home in Hargrave. She was born Sept. 15, 1921, in rural Chase, the daughter of Matthew H. Malone and Mary 'Mame' P. Barry. She married
James C. 'Jim' Moran on Dec. 5, 1942, at Fort Pickett, Va. He died July 12, 2001. Mrs. Moran was a Rush County resident since 1945, moving there from Chase. Mrs. Moran graduated from Marymount Academy, Salina, in 1939. She attended the University of Kansas, Lawrence, from 1941 to 1942, studying Fine Arts. Mrs. Moran worked at Barnard Library part-time and was a homemaker. Mrs. Moran was an avid reader and was very active in 4-H while her children were in 4-H. Survivors include four daughters, Roslyn Bethke and her husband Del of Shawnee, Maria Williams and her husband Phil of Topeka, Gail Moran and her husband Mark Hertig, of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Nancy Ong and her husband Chuck of College Station, Texas; one daughter-in-law, Nancy M. Moran, of New Jersey; one brother, Dr. Eugene Malone, of Halstead; one sister, Loretta Forshee, of Hutchinson; 10 grandchildren, Craig Moran, Chris Moran, Dan Bethke, JoLynn Bethke, Patrick Bethke, Jared Ong, Justin Ong, Kaitlyn Ong, Shane Hertig and Kyle Hertig; and one great-grandson, Tyler Anthony Moran. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, James E. Moran, November 2000; brothers Mark Malone, John Malone, Philip Malone, Frank Malone and James Malone; and sisters Ruth Gales and Ann Shuler. Mass of Resurrection will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church in La Crosse, with Father Charles Mazouch officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic cemetery in McCracken. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Janousek Funeral Home in La Crosse. Vigil service and rosary were held Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to: Dominican Sisters, Great Bend; St. Michael's Catholic Church, La Crosse; or National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Funeral arrangements provided by Janousek Funeral Home* 719 Pine Street La Crosse, KS 67548
Isabel R. Moran
McCRACKEN - Isabel R. Moran, 82, died Friday at her home. Vigil and rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Janousek Funeral Home in La Crosse. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church of La Crosse. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday and from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, all at the funeral home. Family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Gordon Ray Legleiter
1964-2004
HOISINGTON - Gordon Ray Legleiter, 40, died July 23 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born Feb. 13, 1964, at La Crosse, the son of Raymond A. and Rita Mae Kisner Legleiter. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, he was a restaurant chef. Legleiter was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington. Survivors include one daughter, Tessa R. Legleiter of Missouri; his father of Russell; two sisters, Melissa Ann Spires of Hoisington and Karen Marie Hicks of McKenzie, Tenn.; and his grandmother, Josephine Legleiter of McPherson. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Pascal Klein officiating. Burial will be at St. John Church cemetery in Hoisington. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Gordon Ray Legleiter Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home P.O. Box 146 Hoisington, KS 67544
