Obituaries
William Ray ‘Bill’ Ludwig 1948-2008
William Ray “Bill” Ludwig, 59, Toronto, died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka. He was born Dec. 14, 1948, in Topeka to William E. and Velma M. Stewart Ludwig. He graduated from high school in Topeka and from Kansas State University in 1977. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam and Korean wars. He was employed as Toronto Fire Chief. Survivors include his wife, Diane Ludwig, Toronto; his mother, Velma Lu...
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Hazel E. Quathamer 1911-2008
Hazel E. Quathamer, 97, Solomon, former longtime Iola resident, died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Village Manor in Abilene. She was born May 23, 1911, in Hallam, Neb., to William W. and Lyida Glebe Vitousek. She attended local schools. She married Geard J. Quathamer on Nov. 20, 1930, in El Dorado. He died in 1969. She was employed as a certified nurse’s aide in Erie, Chanute and Iola. She was a member of the Christian Church in LaHarpe. Sur...
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Lewis Bradshaw 1935-2008
Lewis Bradshaw, 73, St. Paul, died Sunday, November 9, 2008, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Springfield, Mo. His death was unexpected. He was born April 2, 1935, at Walnut to Leland and Regina Westhoff Bradshaw. He graduated from Walnut High School and served six years as a reservist in the Army National Guard. On Nov. 17, 1956, he and Mary Jo Fager were married at the St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. She survives. He was empl...
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Eddie Lee Trimmell 1944-2008
Eddie Lee Trimmell, 64, Coyville, died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 1, 1944, in Wichita to Dale M. and Jessie Steele Trimmell. He was a 1962 graduate of Coyville High School. He was stationed in Korea during his service in the U.S. Army. He was a retired county road maintenance man for Wilson County and Salt Spring Township in Greenwood County. Survivors include five sisters, Carolyn Reaves, Friendswood, Texas, Ma...
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Charles P. ‘Chuck’ Varsolona 1942-2008
Charles P. “Chuck” Varsolona, 66, Galesburg, died Sunday, November 9, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, St. Paul. He was born June 19, 1942, in Arma to Frank and Lucille Vezzetti Varsolona. He graduated from the Arma high school in 1960 and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pittsburg State University. He was employed with Griffith Enterprises in Cottonwood before retiring to Galesburg. He was a member of the Galesburg...
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Joseph J. ‘Jody’ Beachner 1977-2008
Joseph J. “Jody” Beachner, 31, St. Paul, died unexpectedly Friday morning, November 7, 2008, at his home. He was born April 8, 1977, at Fort Scott to Jerry and Janey Bradshaw Beachner. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul. While in high school he was active in sports and was class president for four years. He graduated in 1995. He attended Pittsburg State University. He was a construction worker and had worked for Beachner Constructio...
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Perfidia V. Van Arsdale 1956-2008
Perfidia V. Van Arsdale, 52, Valley Center, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at HCA Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born March 2, 1956, in Chanute, to Manuel I. and Virginia Perez Marquez. She graduated from Humboldt High School. She was employed with the Federal Defense Department at McConnell Air Force Base. She married Marc Van Arsdale in Humboldt on Aug. 4, 1984. He survives. Other survivors include a son, John Van Arsdale, Wic...
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Diana Lynn Pitt 1950-2008
Diana Lynn Pitt, 58, Yates Center, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born June 4, 1950, in Junction City, Ore., to Edgar L. and Mary E. Acridge Pitt. She graduated from high school in Wichita and was employed in the food service industry. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Yates Center. Survivors include her mother, Mary Pitt, Yates Center; a daughter, Jane Elizabeth Pitt, Yates Center...
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Joseph J. “Jody” Beachner
Joseph J. “Jody” Beachner, 31, St. Paul, died unexpectedly Friday, November 7, 2008, at his home. Among survivors are his parents, Jerry and Janie Beachner, of the home. Funeral Mass is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons.
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Urwin Neely
Urwin Neely
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Frances Ruth McKinley 1923-2008
Frances Ruth McKinley, Pauls Valley, Okla., passed from this life on November 3, 2008 in Pauls Valley, Okla., at the age of 85 years. She was born to Leslie E. and Mattie Fuhrman Bacon on Sept. 2, 1923, in Moran where she grew up on a farm and graduated from high school. On Jan. 17, 1942, Ruth married Clifford Burtnett in Iola. He preceded her in death. On Nov. 24, 1990, Ruth married Vernon McKinley in Ponca City, Okla. He survives. Ruth work...
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Bill Schornick 1916-2008
, 91, Yates Center, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born Nov. 25, 1916, in Yates Center to Frank and Mary Plouzek Schornick. He married Wilda Johnson on Sept. 22, 1946, in Yates Center. She survives. He was a farmer and rancher. Other survivors include a son, Lynn Schornick, Zion, Ill.; a daughter and son-in-law, Roxanne and Joe Gregg, Yates Center; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren....
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Virginia Lee Smith 1933-2008
Virginia Lee Smith, 75, died Friday, October 31, 2008, in Tulsa, Okla.. She was born August 26, 1933 in Milo, Mo., to Edmund and Ora Belle Byram Reaves. She attended Humboldt schools, graduating in 1951. On Sept. 6, 1953 she married Robert “Bob” L. Smith in Humboldt. He survives, of the home. Also surviving are three children, Victor A. Smith, of Richardson, Texas, Rhonda L. Kennedy, Ringwood, N.J., and Juli A. McCurry, Stigler, Okla.; four...
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Urwin H. Neely 1943 – 2008
Urwin H. Neely, 65, Chanute, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Urwin was born in Chanute on Oct. 11, 1943 the son of Herbert Urwin and Marie Thornton Neely. He grew up and attended schools in Chanute. He was disabled. He was united in marriage to Judy Green Jones in 1995. She preceded him in death on Sept. 10, 2001. Urwin is survived by his mother, Marie E. Bell, Humboldt; and a brother, Don E. ...
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Ralph L. Mentzer 1940-2008
Ralph L. Mentzer, 68, Yates Center, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his home. He was born May 18, 1940, on Mentzer Farm in Woodson County to Harley and Winifred McCormick Mentzer. He graduated from Yates Center High School in 1958. He owned and operated Mac Propane from 1979 until his retirement in 2002. He was a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He married Beverley Angus on July 16, 1962, in California. She survives. Other survivors ...
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C.A. Wolf 1934-2008
C.A Wolf, 74, Earlton, died Thursday, October 30, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb. 7, 1934, in Cassville, Mo., to Adell Wolf, and Rosetta Trellous Jenkins Wolf. He was married to Lela Tubbs. She survives. He retired from selling welding supplies and served in the U.S. Army. Other survivors include a daughter, Trellous Marler, Earlton. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kermit and Carl; and a sister, Opal. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Mo...
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E. Esther ‘Happy’ Costin
E. Esther “Happy” Costin, 86, Buffalo, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 at Chanute Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 4, 1922 to James Walter and Georgia Katherine Rueter Costin on the family farm west of Derby. She attended Pleasant Valley School and graduated from Derby High School. Following graduation, she spent two years at Friends University in Wichita and two years at Ottawa University, graduating in 1943. Esther enlisted in the United St...
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Florence Alliene Jackman 1921-2008
Florence Alliene Jackman, 87, Moran, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008, after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1921, on the family farm north of Iola to William B. and Hattie King Gay. She attended Gas and Iola schools. On July 17, 1938, she married Herman D. Jackman at the Trinity Church in Iola. He survives. The Jackmans lived the majority of their married life in Moran, except when the family business, Jackman Excavation, took the...
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Estelle Gladys Wells 1917-2008
Estelle Gladys Wells, 90, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1917 in Fredonia, the daughter of Harry Ralph and Georgia Mae Armstrong Giles. She was retired after 35 years of working as a beautician. In 1936, she married Roy Findley. He preceded her in death. She later was married to Orval Wells and they were divorced. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret Rodrig...
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Juanita ‘Jenny’ Sanchez 1932 - 2008
Juanita “Jenny” Sanchez, 76, Humboldt, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 at her home. Jenny was born on Jan. 12, 1932 in Chanute, the daughter of Ignacio and Refugio Alonzo Marquez. She was a homemaker. Jenny was active in the Altar Society and numerous church activities. She enjoyed her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was united in marriage to Abel D. Sanchez in January 1951 in Humboldt. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 200...
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