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Lloyd E. Rensing 1918 – 2009
Lloyd E. Rensing, 90, Chanute, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Lloyd was born in rural Chanute on Nov. 17, 1918, the son of Julius Edward and Clara Lorene Friederich Rensing. He graduated from Rollin School in Neosho County. . He was united in marriage to Nellie Pauline Dietrich on April 17, 1941 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute. She pre...
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Randy R. Steeves 1952-2009
Randy R. Steeves, 57, rural McCune, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at his home. He death was unexpected. He was born Nov. 1, 1952, in Neodesha to Donald and Shirley Smith Steeves. He was a graduate of Altoona-Midway High School and Kansas State University. He and Rosemary Simon were married June 4, 1977, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Greenbush. She survives. At the time of his death he was working as an independent appraiser and w...
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Landis L. Wolken -2009
Landis L. Wolken, infant son of Heather Wolken, Erie, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Sept. 16, 2009, in Pittsburg. Survivors include his mother; his brother, David Parker Hughes, of the home; his grandparents, Wendell Wolken and his wife Kristi, Baxter Springs, and Shannon Turner, Parsons; his great-grandparents, Harmon and Frances Wolken, Erie, and Cora Nesbitt, Erie; aunts and...
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Oma J. Clegg 1921-2009
Oma J. Clegg, 88, formerly of Thayer, died peacefully, Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Chanute Healthcare Center where she had resided for the past several years. She was born May 31, 1921, to Leonard Jason and Cora Ethel Audiss Bailey south of Erie on the family farm. She attended elementary school at Liberty in Neosho County and graduated from Erie High School in 1939. Following graduation she worked in retail stores in the Parsons and Er...
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Beatrice May Goodsell 1937-2009
Beatrice May Goodsell, 72, Chanute, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Mountain View, Mo., to Elbert and Goldie Roberts Ellison. She graduated from Chanute High School. She married Dennis Goodsell on Dec. 14, 1958. He survives. She was a homemaker. Other survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Downing, Wichita; three sons, Rick Goodsell, Wichita, Dennis Goodsell, Altoona, ...
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Raymond A. Rightmer 1951-2009
Raymond A. Rightmer, 58, Pocahontas, Iowa, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was born Jan. 7, 1951, at Sioux City, Iowa, to Richard and Byrdie Orr Rightmer. He was educated in Chula Vista, Calif., schools. He served in the U.S. Army for three years. On March 12, 1976, he married Jacki Scoones in Imperial, Calif. He was most recently employed with Iowa Hydraulics as a machinist. He was a ...
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Landis L. Wolken
Landis L. Wolken, the infant son of Heather Wolken, Erie, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Erie.
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Clinton Shrader 1973 – 2009
Clinton Shrader, 35, Chanute, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind. He was born in West Virginia on Nov. 27, 1973, the son of Robert L. Shrader and Cathy A. Ramey. Clinton worked as an electrical supervisor for A-Lert Construction in Fredonia. He was united in marriage to Amy Turner of Chanute. She survives, of the home. He is also survived by three children, Victoria “Lexxi” Shrader, Nathan Shr...
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Oma J. Clegg
Oma J. Clegg, 88, Thayer, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Chanute Healthcare Center. Arrangements are pending with Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons.
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Dale Leroy Collison 1916-2009
Dale Leroy Collison, 92, Humboldt, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Humboldt to Benjamin Harrison and Hattie Myrtle Ostrander Collison. He graduated from Chanute Junior College. He married Mary Virginia Dice on June 24, 1939, in Humboldt. She died on March 8, 2008. He worked as a chemist at the Monarch Cement Plant for 38 years until his retirement. He was a member of the...
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Mary Jo Burnett 1947-2009
Mary Jo Burnett, 62, El Dorado, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, at the Susan B. Allen Hospital in El Dorado. She was born Jan. 9, 1947, in Parsons to William E. “Bill” and Cecilia R. Treiber Burnett. She graduated from St. Paul High School. Most recently, she delivered newspapers in El Dorado. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in El Dorado. Survivors include two brothers, Ed Burnett, El Dorado, and Jack Burnett, Derby; a niece and...
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Dale Collison
Dale Collison, 92, Humboldt, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel.
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Phillip Charles Casper 1951-2009
Phillip Charles Casper, 58, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, at his home in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was born Oct. 26, 1951, in Chanute to Midge Ballard and Ken Casper. Survivors include a daughter, Lauren Casper, Port Charlotte, Fla.; a son, Colin Casper, Port Charlotte, Fla.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mike and Peggy Casper, and Jeff and Katy Casper, all of Chanute; his stepfather, F.L. Ballard, Chanute; and stepmother, Rosia Casper, C...
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Larry Hurst 1948-2009
Larry Hurst, 61, rural Girard, longtime teacher and coach, was pronounced dead in the emergency room of the Girard Medical Center Saturday, Nov. 7. Death was unexpected. He was born August 5, 1948, in Parsons, to Cecil and Bonnie Jean Stice Hurst. He grew up and attended school in Erie and graduated from Erie High School. He attended Independence Junior College and Pittsburg State University, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s ...
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Billy Dean ‘Bill’ Johnson Jr. 1947-2009
Billy Dean “Bill” Johnson, Jr., 61, Independence, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2009 at St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick Chapel in Independence with the Rev. Rick Qualls, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Chanute, officiating. Inurnment will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence. Friends may call at th...
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Vera Lee Steinforth
Vera Lee Steinforth, 81, Yates Center, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Yates Center Healthcare. She was born in Rural Woodson County to Edward and Bertha Shepard Turner and attended school in Yates Center, graduating from Yates Center High School. She attended Kansas State Teachers College and graduated with her teaching certificate. She taught school in Rural Woodson County schools for several years. She was employed with the State Excha...
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Lisa Yvette Bright 1972-2009
Lisa Yvette Bright, 37, Chanute, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born Oct. 30, 1972, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Charles Rhines and Tonia Stubblefield Greer. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1991. She married Mark Bright. He survives. She worked as a medical assistant. Other survivors include a son, Nicholas Bright, Chanute; a daughter, Yvette Kay Bright, Chanute; her father and...
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John A. Ong 1924-2009
John Alan Ong, 85, longtime resident of Fredonia, died at his home on Thursday evening, Nov. 5, 2009. He was born Oct. 3, 1924 in Madison, the son of William and Marguerite Kennedy Ong. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School. John served as a sergeant in the United States Army, 24th Division, 19th Infantry, Cannon Company from Feb. 12, 1943 to Jan. 17, 1946 at the Pacific Theatre of Operations. On Jan. 29, 1950 in Fredonia, he married Dolo...
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Birth ¬≠— Son
Adam Son and Manda Norris, Pittsburg, announce the birth of a son, Abram Joseph Son, born Oct. 22, 2009, at St. John’s in Joplin, Mo. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Norris, Scammon,, Keven and Terri Son, Chanute, and Sarah Son, Parsons. He is the great-grandson of John and Wilma Leroy, Chanute, Laura Leroy, Columbus, Phillip and Anne Hutchcraft, Arma, Jack and Delores Maxton, Scammon, and Chris Florez, Fredonia.
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Wedding — Finley/Bruce
Kate Finley and Ryan Bruce were married June 12, 2009, at Story Point Hall in Lawrence. The Rev. Benny Rosel presided over the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Danny and Deena Finley, Chanute. The groom is the son of Richard Bruce and Rhonda Worley. Megan Finley, the bride’s cousin, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Melissa Meake; Sky Finley, cousin of the bride; and Meredith Clark. The groom’s brother, Ronnie Bruce, served as bes...
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