Community News
Engagement — Buechele/Wiltse
Bob and Darbie Buechele, Shawnee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Buechele, Overland Park, to Jonathan Wiltse, Overland Park, son of Charles and Bobbie Wiltse, Parsons. Buechele received her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education in 2003 from the University of Kansas. She earned her Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in 2008 from Kansas State University. She is employed as a second grade teacher wit...
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Thomas Franklin
Thomas Franklin, 57, Chanute, died Friday, February 27, 2009, in Eureka as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Engagement — Bennett/Johnson
Lisa Bennett and Brad Johnson, both of Thayer, announce their engagement. Bennett has been employed with Four County since December 2005. Johnson has been employed with Chanute High School transportation department since October 2008. The wedding will be held at 3 p.m. April 18 at Ambassador Christian Church in Chanute.
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Dale Lorraine Cox 1935-2009
Dale Lorraine Cox, 74, Humboldt, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was born Feb. 10, 1935, in Elsmore to Lloyd and Golda M. Ard Cox. He attended Elsmore schools. He married Phillis Jean Mercing on June 12, 1954. She died on Nov. 23, 1985. He served in the U.S. Army from July 1955 until July 1957. He worked many years as an Elevator Manager for the Humboldt Co-op. Survivors include a son, Stephen Cox; a daugh...
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Marilyn Kramer Jones White 1929-2009
Marilyn Kramer Jones White, 79, El Dorado, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital. Marilyn was born July 7, 1929, in Chanute the daughter of Hugh T. and Mary Fortney Jones. She grew up in Chanute and attended Chanute schools, but graduated from a secondary boarding school in Chicago, Ill. She met Ben White at the University of Kansas, and they married June 14, 1949, in Chanute. In 1951, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Hist...
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Sara E. Grosdidier 1931-2009
Sara E. Grosdidier, 77, rural St. Paul, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born July 31, 1931, in Parsons to Charles Henry and Sara Ellen Brown Steinbacher. She grew up and attended schools in the South Mound and St. Paul areas, and was a 1949 graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Paul. Prior to marriage, she worked at Montgomery Ward in Parsons. She and Francis E. Grosdidier were married Ap...
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Mary D. Tunnell 1934 – 2009
Mary Darlene Tunnell, 74, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 at her home. Mary was born in rural Chanute on May 3, 1934, the daughter of Harry and Hattie Johnson Larson. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1951. She attended Chanute Junior College graduating in 1953. Mary continued her education at Pittsburg State University earning her Bachelor’s Degree in 1966 and her Master’s Degree in 1979. She was united in marriage to Clyde Tunne...
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William Dean Boman 1933-2009
William Dean Boman, 75, Miami, Okla., died Thursday, February 19, 2009, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 26, 1933, in Elsmore to Dean L. and Ruth Deer Boman. He was a graduate of Elsmore High School. He worked in the trucking industry for more than 30 years, retiring from Indiana Western Express as a safety instructor. He was a member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Miami. On Aug. 23, 1952, he married Alice Ma...
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Lavon M. Elrod 1915-2009
Lavon M. Elrod, 93, Moran, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Heritage Health Center, Chanute. She was born April 12, 1915, in Winslow, Ariz., to Arthur B. and Gertrude Kimmel McClimans. She graduated from Marfa (Texas) High School in 1932. She married Jesse Lee Elrod Sr. on Dec. 30, 1932, in Marfa, Texas, and they made their home in Texas for a number of years before moving to Kansas in 1944 while Mr. Elrod served in the military during Worl...
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Looking back
25 years ago (1984) The feature in the Tribune’s weekend magazine focuses on three brothers, Ed, Tom and Gary Wheatley, all members of the Chanute High School wrestling team. The boys are the sons of Pat and Billie Wheatley. 50 years ago (1959) The industry which was formerly known as East Side Machine Works, at 175 S. Ashby, will occupy the new building going up on the northwest corner of Lafayette and Cherry. With the change in location...
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Death notice
Mary Tunnell, 74, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 23 at her home. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Colfax Baptist Church. The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel, which will release full obituary information.
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Roy Lee Evans
Roy Lee Evans, 83, Clinton, Mo., died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. He was born in Chanute to Thomas and Edith Crowell Evans. He moved his family to Madison in 1962 and helped construct the Madison Elementary School. He married Marie Norris McIlvain. They were divorced. He married Doris Dalton. She survives. He retired from West Central as an inspector. His passions in life were hunting, fishing, camping...
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Death notice
Sara E. Grosdidier, 77, rural St. Paul, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She is survived by her husband, Francis E. Grosdidier, of the home. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. The Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, where the family will receive friends immediately following the Rosary. Frie...
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John Sain Helmick 1918-2009
John Sain Helmick was born on the original Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, in Chanute, the son of Jane Sain and Milton Parks Helmick. His father was a prominent business man in the area and also served several terms in the State Legislature and was also the publisher of The Chanute Tribune. His mother was a teacher before her marriage. John attended Chanute Junior College before he went to Northwestern to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in psycholo...
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Looking back
25 years ago (1984) Crowned as Homecoming King and Queen at Neosho County Community College were Brian Sage and Deanna Kee. Runnersup for the title were James Baldwin Jr. and Teresa Spieker, and Dennis Goodeyon and Michelle Luellen. 50 years ago (1959) A Tribune photo shows winners of the doubles portion of the women’s bowling tournament. Pictured are Mrs. K. Cook, Mrs. Charles Baughn, Shirley Kober and Mrs. E.B. Green Jr. 75 years ago (...
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Orpha Marie Sandberg 1918-2009
Orpha Marie Sandberg, 90, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at John Randolph Hospital, Hopewell, Va. She was born Sept. 13, 1918, in Cherryvale to the Rev. Vernon Franklin and Mattie Olive Pilkington Cloninger. She married Rudolph Roy Sandberg on Aug. 27, 1939, in Bartlesville, Okla. He died on May 1, 1977. She lived most of her adult life in Chanute and in 2000 moved to Spring Grove, Va. She was a longtime member of Grant Avenue Baptist Churc...
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Stephen Homewood 1956-2009
Stephen Michael Homewood, 52, Humboldt, died Friday, February 20, 2009, in Benton County, Ark. He was born March 2, 1956, in Emporia to Donald D. and Lillian Doreen Hays Homewood. He was a 1974 graduate of Humboldt High School. On July 15, 2006, he married Twyla Gillham in Eureka Springs, Ark. She survives. He was a general superintendent for BRB Contractors of Topeka. Other survivors include his parents; a son, Jacob, of the home; stepchild...
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Engagement — Jones/Hall
Bryan L. Hall and Laurel A. Jones announce their engagement. Jones is employed with Chanute Health Care and Neosho County Health Department. Hall is employed with Chanute Fire Department and Cherry Street Youth Center. The wedding will be 2 p.m. April 18, 2009, at First Baptist Church, Chanute.
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Engagement — Owens/Steele
Tim and Virginia Wools of Iola, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Nicole Owens, to Kenneth Richard Steele, son of Lauren Steele, Yates Center, and Vicky North, Chanute. Owens is a 2006 graduate of Humboldt High School and a graduate of Allen Community College. She is employed at Iola Pharmacy. Steele is a 1999 graduate of Yates Center High School. He is employed at the Piqua Farmers COOP. A wedding is planned for 5 p.m. April ...
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Victoria LaVera ‘Vickie’ Springer Trembly 1951-2009
Victoria LaVera “Vickie” Springer Trembly, 57, Thayer, Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born Aug. 17, 1951, in Erie to Eldon Ray and Alice Marie Falkerson Springer. She graduated from Thayer High School in 1969. She married Patrick R. Trembly. He survives. She was employed as a Laboratory Technician at Ash Grove Cement Company for 30 years until her retirement in 2007. Other survivors include two sons...
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