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John McMeekin 1924-2012
John McMeekin, 87, Chanute, died Oct. 11, 2012. He was born Dec. 22, 1924 in Chattanooga, Tenn., to John and Winnifred McMeekin. The family moved to Shelby, Neb., where there were relatives. He graduated from North Platte High School. He joined the U.S. Navy, serving as a radioman on a destroyer during the war with Japan. The crew fought in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa until the ship was struck by a suicide plane Kamikaze. He returned ...
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Marjory Phillips 1928-2012
Marjory J. Phillips, 84, of Tucson, Ariz., died Oct. 11, 2012. She was born in Chanute. Marjory was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert, her son Michael, and one brother Vern Owens. She is survived by her daughter Debra Gross and husband, Ke,; four grandsons; three greatgrandchildren; and one brother Bill Owens. Graveside service is 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19 in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area “B”. Memorials may be made to th...
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Virgil H. Solomon 1918-2012
Virgil H. Solomon, 94, of Chanute, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Chanute HealthCare Center. Virgil was born March 2, 1918, at Rose, the son of Fred and Edna Brown Solomon. He grew up on the family farm west of Humboldt before serving in the United States Army during World War II. On Sept, 16, 1945, Virgil married Carol Shike in Humboldt at the Evangelical Church.They made their home and farmed west of Humboldt. They retired in 1976 and m...
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Carroll L. Johnson 1927-2012
Carroll L. Johnson, 84, of South Charleston, Ohio, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Chanute on Nov. 19, 1927, the son of the late Vivian Edward Phillip and Mabel Marie Rundblad Johnson. Carroll graduated from Humboldt High School in 1947. He moved to Ohio in 1956 to work on the pipe line. On March 19, 1958 he married Betty Lou Fife in South Charleston, Ohio. He retired in 1989 from internation...
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Cation - Wright
Savannah Cation and Nathan Wright were married Sept. 20, 2012 at First Baptist Church, Humboldt, in a double-ring private ceremony. Pastor Jerry Neeley officiated. The bride is the daughter of Jerry Sanchez, Humboldt, and Rick and Sheryl Wilson, Earlton. Wright is the son of Ralph and Joyce Wright, Chanute. The bride graduated From NCCC Adult Education Program and is Mokan Communications sales rep. Wright is a 2000 Chanute High School gradua...
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Snyder - Storck
Mr. and Mrs. Clint and Tammy Snyder of Derby announce the engagement of their daughter Heidi Snyder, to Ryan Storck, son of Leon and Janet Storck of Chanute. The bride-elect is a graduate of Wichita State University and manager for a family restaurant in Wichita. Storck plans to graduate from Wichita State University next year, and works as an official for the National Collegiate Athletic Administration. The couple are planning an Oct. 27 we...
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Jakubowske service
The family of Lucille Jakubowske, who died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, has announced a memorial service, and celebration of Lucille’s life, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. Following the service, the family will receive friends at a luncheon at the Humboldt Library. Memorial contributions have been requested to local hospice services. The family requests that checks be left in care of Penwell-Gabel Humbol...
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Dale D. Dayhoff 1924-2012
Dale D. Dayhoff, 88, Topeka, formerly of Chanute, died on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 at a local hospital. Dale was born Jan. 7, 1924 in Abilene, the son of Harry and Phoebe Hoover Dayhoff. He graduated from Salina High School and Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was employed as a civil engineer for the Kansas Department of Transportation for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He worked for KDOT in Florence, Cott...
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Business owner continues to battle for water rights
Tim Erickson Tribune Reporter At Monday’s Chanute’s City Commission meeting, Pastor Tom Eastman opened with comments and a prayer that – in retrospect – seemed to be a foreshadowing of the night’s events. “As a body, we need to be intentional,” he told the group, “…to realize at some point in time we have to make tough decisions that are the best for the community, and the best for the people whom we serve. Sometimes that is a Solomon’s wisdom...
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Lucille Jakubowske 1921-2012
Lucille Jakubowske, 91, of Humboldt, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Her health had been failing for the past few months. Lucille had been a resident of Arrowood Lanes Assisted Living facility in Humboldt since May 1, 2011. She was born on May 14, 1921 in a farm house near Kingston, Mich., to immigrant parents, Henry Hergenreder and Katherine Zollner. She had one brother, Eugene, who was tw...
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Everett L. “Jack” Trammell 1936-2012
Everett L. “Jack” Trammell, 75, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 16, 1936 in Chanute, the son of Clyde L. and Alice L. Lacey Trammell. A U.S. Navy veteran he served on the U.S.S. Intrepid. He was an owner/operator independent truck driver for many years before going to work as a machinist for Eaton Hydraulic Co., where he retired from in 1992. After his retirement, Jack enjoyed junking with his sons and ...
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Lucille Elaine Kuykendall Riegle 1921-2012
Lucille Elaine Kuykendall Riegle, 91, Wichita, retired interior designer and art gallery owner, died on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m., at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Lucille was born on Sept. 27, 1921, in Cloverton, Minn., in a log cabin and was delivered by her father. She grew up in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas and her parents settled in Chanute, where her father raised registered Herefo...
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Parsons - Hallacy
Mr, and Mrs. Mike Parsons of McCune annouce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Parsons to Joe Hallacy, son of Norma Hallacy, Erie, and the late Jerry Hallacy.  The bride-elect graduated from Southeast High School in 2003 and graduated from Mary Grimes School of Nursing in 2010. She is employed as a Registered Nurse at Girard Medical Center. Hallacy graduated from Erie High School in 1993. He is employed at CST of Parsons. A November we...
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Larry R. Dillinger 1947-2012
Larry R. Dillinger, 65, rural Parsons, died at his home Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. He had been in failing health. He was born August 14, 1947, in Parsons, to Lloyd E. and Sarah L. Bond Dillinger. He grew up in the rural St. Paul area and graduated from Erie High School in 1965. He and Merle Prindle were married Dec. 9, 1981 at Miami, Oklahoma. He was previously married to Sharon K. Breeze and Mary Coomes. Larry was employed by Neosho County for ...
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Lavonna K. “Coke” Colston 1953-2012
Lavonna “Coke” Colston, 58, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. She was born Nov. 9, 1953, in Chanute, the daughter of Roy and Della Whitmore Brown. Coke attended Chanute High School. She was united in marriage to Farrel E. Colston on Sept. 25, 1971. He preceded her in death in 2007. Coke dedicated her life to her family, and lived her life as a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. She was a...
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Jackie Klauman 1935-2012
Jackie Klauman, 77, of Chanute, died Saturday, Sept, 29, 2012 at Chanute Health Care in Chanute. Jackie was born in Welty, Okla., on April 3, 1935 the daughter of W.E. and Gladys Bryan McCoy. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1953. She married Wayne Klauman on August 2, 1952 in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death on June 13, 2007. She retired from Kustom Signals after 27 years as a shipping clerk. After her retirement she worke...
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Lewis “Don” Barnett 1946-2012
Lewis Donald “Don” Barnett, 66, of Iola, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at his home. Don was born Sept. 7, 1946, at St. John’s Hospital, Iola, to Lewis Darrell and Erma Jo King Barnett. He graduated from Humboldt High School. He did his apprenticeship under his father after high school and became a Union brickmason until he retired. On July 23, 1971, Don married Margaret “Maggie” Henry in Iola. She survives, of the home. Also surviving are one ...
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Edward Calvin Cobb 1927-2012
Edward Calvin Cobb, 84, of Chanute, formerly of Walnut, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in the Heritage Heath Care Center in Chanute where he entered in December of 2011. Calvin was born Nov. 30, 1927 on the family farm at rural Lamar, Mo., a son of George W. and Mary E. Cochran Cobb. n 1936, when Calvin was 7 years old, the Cobb family moved to a larger farm in Kansas and Calvin attended the Liberty Country School in Bourbon County. Calvin marri...
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Marjorie Evelyn Cook 1931-2012
Marjorie Evelyn Cook, 81, longtime resident of Chanute, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Marjorie was born in Benedict on June 9, 1931, the daughter of Leroy and Lena Varner Lewellen. She attended schools in Benedict. She was united in marriage to Freddy Cook on Nov. 17, 1950 in Chanute. He preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 2009. Marjorie worked as a records clerk at Ashley Clinic until ...
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David von Gauss 1951-2012
David von Gauss, 60, of Walnut, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 at Mercy St. John’s in Joplin, Mo. He had been in declining health for several years. He was born Dec. 13, 1951 in New Orleans, La., to David W. Gauss and Patricia Ann Sobczynski Gauss. He spent his childhood in New Orleans and later in Chicago where he graduated from Angel Guardian High School. He then attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and graduated with a Bachelor...
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