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Glenn I. ‘Bud’ Womeldorff 1919-2009
Glenn I. “Bud” Womeldorff, 90, rural St. Paul, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. He was born Feb. 11, 1919, on “The Big Island” near St. Paul to James and Minnie Sprenger Womeldorff. He married Anne E. Stewart on Sept. 16, 1945. She preceded him in death on July 12, 2003. He graduated from The Island School and St. Paul High School in 1937. He was a farmer-stockman for more than 40 years on The ...
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Kay Frances Beech 1937-2009
Kay Frances Beech, 72, Chanute, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 14, 1937, in Rural Erie to William K. and Nadine Yockey Whitworth. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1955. She married Max L. Beech on Aug. 20, 1955, in Chanute. They just celebrated 54 years together. She worked as a secretary/receptionist for Chanute Fertilizer and GEO Churchill. She enjoyed spending time with ...
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Ida Mae Ball 1918-2009
Ida Mae Ball, 90, Chanute, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Heritage Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1918, in Chanute to Loran Abram and Julia Schommer Ball. She attended Chanute Schools. She lived in Chanute until age 17 when she moved to California. She moved to Florida in 1990 and returned to Chanute in 1994. She worked as a housekeeper. She is survived by a sister, Margaret Huffman, Bradenton, Fla. She was preceded in death by a...
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Gary J. Bevins
Gary J. Bevins, age 62 of Joplin Missouri, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital. Diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2002, he courageously pursued research and treatment, adding more years to his life than his original prognosis. Gary was raised in Parsons, graduating from high school in 1964. He then attended Wichita State University on a football scholarship before serving in the U.S. Air Force during the ...
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Bonnie L. Marmann Moffatt Marley 1925-2009
Bonnie L. Markmann Moffatt Marley, 84, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, in Wichita Falls, Texas, from complications of pneumonia. She was born Jan. 30, 1925, to Louis M. and Sylvia O. “Opal” Toomey Markmann in Chanute. She attended Chanute schools, graduating in May 1943. She worked at Chanute’s electric power plant her junior year of high school, transferring to the City Clerk’s office a year later. She was promoted to the position of Cit...
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Elizabeth M. Wilson 1963-2009
Elizabeth M. Wilson, 46, Roosevelt, Utah, formerly of Yates Center, died Friday, September 25, 2009. She was born March 13, 1963, in San Jose, Calif., to Spencer Twaddle and Pricilla F. Hoag. She attended Yates Center schools. She was a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at The Villa in Roosevelt, Utah. She married Robert Wilson in 1991 at Yates Center. They divorced. Survivors include three daughters, Roberta Jones, Fort Riley, Rebecca Wilson, Newt...
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Bonnie L. Markmann Moffatt Marley 1925-2009
Bonnie L. Markmann Moffatt Marley, 84, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, in Wichita Falls, Texas, from complications of pneumonia. She was born Jan. 30, 1925, to Louis M. and Sylvia O. “Opal” Toomey Markmann in Chanute. She attended Chanute schools, graduating in May 1943. She worked at Chanute’s electric power plant her junior year of high school, transferring to the City Clerk’s office a year later. She was promoted to the position of Cit...
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Emmett Keller 1920-2009
Emmett C. Keller, 89, Fredonia, died Saturday, September 26, 2009. He was born June 3, 1920, in Fredonia to William Edgar and Vennie Meadows Keller. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1939. On June 15, 1941, he married Marjorie Faye Woods. She died on Dec. 23, 1996. He married Mildred Odell on Jan. 17, 2004. She survives. He served in U.S. Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He worked at General Portland Cement Plant from 1951...
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Raymond Lee Ikehorn 1931-2009
Raymond Lee Ikehorn, 78, Olathe, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Evergreen Community in Olathe. He was born Feb. 18, 1931, in Chanute to Charles Frederick and Clara Rose Squires Ikehorn. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1949. He spent all of his life in Chanute. He married Shirley Fern Stover. She preceded him in death. He worked for the Wax Plant, the State of Kansas and also farmed. Survivors include three daughters and a ...
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Wintjen/Crager
Doug and Linda Wintjen and Dean and Karen Crager announce the engagement of their children, Chelsey Wintjen and Tanner Crager, both of Pittsburg. Wintjen received her Bachelors of Science in Technology and Bachelors of Science in Education from Pittsburg State University. She is employed with St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Parsons. Crager received his Bachelors of Business Administration from PSU. He will graduate in May with a Bachelors of S...
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Birth ¬≠— Sharp
Charlie and Amy Sharp, Montrose, Colo., announce the birth of a son, Charles Hayden Sharp, born Sept. 3, 2009, at Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta, Colo. His grandparents are Charles “Rick” and Carol Sharp, Chanute, and Paul and Kathy Ebeler, Lincoln, Neb. Charles Hayden is a fifth generation “Charles Sharp.”
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Death notice
Riley Jo Silvey, infant daughter of Duane Silvey and Amanda Ratcliff, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Arrangements are pending with Penwell Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Jimmy L. James 1945-2009
Jimmy L. James, 63, Russell, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his home after a fight against cancer. He was born Nov. 27, 1945, in Houston, Texas. He graduated in 1964 from Smiley High School in Houston. He served with the U.S. Air Force in Okinawa, Vietnam and Thailand. He was employed as an electrician, working as director of the gas and electric utilities for the city of Chanute. He married Connie Cox Andrist on April 20, 1981. She s...
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Herman Ray ‘Vic’ Victor 1932-2009
Herman Ray “Vic” Victor, 77, Chanute, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born May 8, 1932, in Fredonia to Carl Fred and Velma May Powell Victor. He was a 1951 graduate of Fredonia High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University. He served in the Kansas National Guard from 1950 to 1953. He was employed by Hallmark Cards for 38 years as a large press operator and later, desi...
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Engagement — Bernard/Bunch
Dr. Scotty and Cheri Bunch, Chanute, announce the engagement of their son, Caleb Scott Bunch, Queens, N.Y., to Ashley Annette Bernard, Prineville, Ore. She is the daughter of Monty and Amy Bernard, Prineville, Ore. Bernard is a graduate of San Lorenzo High School. She majored in nursing and social sciences at Corban College, Salem, Ore., and Portland State University in Portland, Ore. Bunch is a home school graduate. He attended Neosho Cou...
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Palmer - Wehlage
Christopher John Wehlage and Elizabeth Reum Palmer were united in marriage June 6, 2009, at the United Methodist Church in Humboldt. The Rev. Debby Dick was the officiant for the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Sheryl Palmer, Humboldt, and the bridegroom is the son of David and Rosa Wehlage, Humboldt. Maid of honor was Sarah Ford, Overland Park, and the best man was Dustin Wehlage, Humboldt. Bridesmaids were Nicole Murray, Sa...
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Wedding — Simmons
Nancy Kitch and Don Simmons were married July 18, 2009, at the home of Dr. Mark and Cathy Witaczack, Overland Park. District Court Judge Tom Foster presided over the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Jane Ann Merritt, Thayer. The groom is the son of Twyla Simmons, Galena, and the late Howard Simmons. The couple’s children stood with their parents, including Dana Kitch, Chanute; Jarrett Kitch, Topeka; Jeremey Sim...
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Engagement — Mortensen/Adams
Ernest and Kim Adams announce the engagement of their son, Stephen Michael Adams, all of Chanute, to Rebecca Dawn Mortensen, Overland Park. She is the daughter of Niels and Sallie Mortensen, Louisburg. The wedding will be held Sept. 26, 2009, in Manhattan.
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Quinten Anderson 1912-2009
John Quinten Anderson, 97, Chanute, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1912, at the Swede Center Community to Iver C. and Esther Pearson Anderson. He married Lucile Borger on April 5, 1957. She preceded him in death on May 1, 2005. He was a farmer. He was born, raised, farmed and passed away at the Anderson Homestead. He retired from farming in the mid 1980s, but still lived and remained active on the farm...
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Martin Loucks 1913-2009
Martin Loucks, 95, Manhattan, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan. He was born Dec. 8, 1913, in Copeland to Jonas P. and Nettie Becker Loucks. He married Opal C. Blosser in 1935. She preceded him in death. The Louckses farmed for 60 years in the Fredonia area. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Petty, Topeka, and Becky Loucks, Eureka; two sons, Jim Loucks, Onaga, and Bill Loucks, Man...
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