Obituaries
Ann Sergent 1929-2009
Colleen Ann Sergent, 79, Arcadia, Fla., formerly of Chanute, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, in Port Charlotte. She was born April 4, 1929, in Findlay, Ohio. She was a homemaker and assisted her husband in his business. Survivors include her husband, Edward W. Sergent; two daughters, Barbara Winkler, Port Charlotte, Fla., and Carolyn Scott, Naples, Fla.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Newton Jr., Ashland, Oh...
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Earl C. Conner
Earl C. Conner, 86, Bronson, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Oct. 11, 1922, at LaHarpe to Isaac and Effie Vanderslice Conner. He married Dorothy Madgeline Lowe on Nov. 22, 1941, at Nevada, Mo. She preceded him in death. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Heber City, Utah. He also served in the last U.S. Calvary at the age of 14. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World Wa...
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Joyce Maurine Cass 1930-2009
Joyce Maurine Cass, 79, Fall River, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Wichita to Claude and Eva Gray Robinson. She married James T. Cass on May 25, 1966, in Miami, Okla. He survives. She was employed for several years as a clerk at Town & Country Markets. Other survivors include a son, Richard B. Boone, Newkirk, Okla.; a daughter, Barbara Hellewell, Wichita; 10 grandchildren; and se...
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Frank L. Ball 1928-2009
Frank L. Ball, 80, Iola, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha. He was born Nov. 12, 1928, in Neodesha to George and Nellie Johnson Ball. He grew up at Neodesha where he had owned and operated Frank’s Food Land. He was employed as owner and president of F&S Supply Co. in Iola. He attended Parkview Holiness Church in Chanute and was a member of Armourdale Bible Holiness Church in Kansas City, Kan. Survivors inclu...
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Richard Carl Trembly 1957 – 2009
Richard Carl Trembly, 51, Chanute, died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Richard was born on Feb. 23, 1957, in Friedberg, Germany, State of Hessen. He came to the United States at the age of 18 months. He was adopted by Ralph and Terry Trembly. Richard graduated from Chanute High School in 1975 and received his Associate’s Degree in Accounting from NCCC in 1977. He was united in marriage to Linda Di...
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Martha Louise Thielenhaus Fritch 1912-2009
Martha Louise Thielenhaus Fritch, 96, a resident of Arrowood Lane Care Facility in Humboldt, died Sunday, February 15, 2009. She was born Sept. 26, 1912, in Bison to John William and Frieda Martha Hildebrand Thielenhaus. She graduated from Bison High School in 1933 and taught in rural schools before marrying Elton Franklin Fritch on May 14, 1938. He preceded her in death on Aug. 2, 1981, in La Crosse. She attended Bison Baptist Church. S...
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Alma Schultz 1913-2009
Alma Schultz, 95, San Jose, Calif., formerly of Chanute, died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at her home. She was born May 19, 1913, to David and Nettie Wedel Schmidt in Helena, Okla. She married Herman J. Schultz in Garden City on Aug. 1, 1931. He preceded her in death. She held several jobs, eventually working in Food Preparation at Good Samaritan Hospital. Survivors include five children, Harold Schultz, Amarillo, Texas, Marlene Tharp, San Jose...
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Emerald O. Carlson 1942 – 2009
Emerald O. Carlson, 66, Humboldt, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at her home. She was born in Blue Eye, Ark., on April 21, 1942, the daughter of Joy and Clellie Peden Terherst. She attended schools in Blue Eye, Ark. She later earned her Associate’s Degree in Business at NCCC. Emerald was united in marriage to Dale Lee Carlson on Feb. 5, 1999 in Miami, Okla. He survives. She was a homemaker. Along with her husband, Dale, she is survived by four ...
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Velma Thomas Giltner 1917-2009
Velma Thomas Giltner, 92, Parsons, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born Jan. 27, 1917, at Loving, N.M., to Floyd and Myrtle Gwartney Thomas. She graduated from Parsons High School in 1935. She was employed as a telephone operator by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. for 35 years, retiring in 1979. On Oct. 27, 1937, she and Arthur W. Giltner were married in Miami, Okla. He died on May 7, 1985. She was a m...
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Velma June Greve 1930-2009
Velma June Greve, 79, Chanute, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 28, 1930, in Raytown, Mo., to Jess and Margaret Clark Byers. She graduated from Chanute High School and received her Associate’s Degree from Neosho County Community College. She married Robert E. Greve on June 22, 1948, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute. He survives. She worked at several local businesses...
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Orville Harlan ‘Shrimp’ Gueulette 1918-2009
Orville Harlan “Shrimp” Gueulette, 90, Fredonia, died Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Golden Living in Fredonia. He was born Dec. 20, 1918, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to Joseph and Lillian Eflin Gueulette. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946 and was employed with Lafarge Cement for 37 years. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church, Fredonia. He married Georgia Hoskins on Feb. 25, 1946, in Fredonia. She preceded him in death. Survivors ...
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Mary Louise Walker 1940 – 2009
Mary Louise Walker, 68, Humboldt, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at her home. Mary was born in Joplin, Mo., on August 13, 1940, the daughter of Delbert and Mary Frazier. She was united in marriage to Charles Walker on Dec. 29, 1970. He survives. She was a homemaker. Along with her husband, Charles, Mary is survived by a son, David, rural Humboldt; one grandchild, Shannon Walker; two great-grandchildren, Blake and Heidi Walker; thr...
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Velma ‘June’ Greve
Velma “June” Greve, 79, Chanute, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Virgil A. Green 1918 - 2009
Virgil A. Green, 90, Neosho Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at Yates Center. He was born March 3, 1918 in Norton County, to Albert and Nora Wheeler Green. He grew up in Norton County then moved to Wichita where he worked for Boeing. He retired from TWA in Tracy, Mo., and moved to Neosho Falls. He married Faye Benjamin in 1938. She preceded him in death August 15, 1996. Survivors include two sons, Virgil L. Green, Neosho Falls, Jesse A. Gre...
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Ortha Kathryn Elrod 1913 – 2009
Ortha Kathryn Elrod, 95, Thayer, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at the Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. Ortha was born in rural Thayer on August 7, 1913, the daughter of Ray and Mary Harms Adams. She graduated from Thayer High School. She was united in marriage to Truman P. Elrod on May 27, 1932 in Oswego. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1999. She was a homemaker. Ortha was a member of the Thayer United Methodist Church and the Frida...
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Doyle Dean Worley 1920 - 2009
Doyle Dean Worley was born to Richard and Iva Worley in Chanute on Nov. 25, 1920. He was the oldest of five siblings: Barbara (deceased), Phyllis, Dale (deceased) and Richard. He met his future wife, Louise Lee Foster, while playing the sousaphone in the Chanute High School band. They were married in July 1941. Worley went to work at Cessna in 1941, before joining the United States Army Air Corps in 1943. From 1944 through 1945, Worley served...
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Kenneth J. Howard 1938-2009
Kenneth J. Howard, 70, Overland Park, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at the KC Hospice House. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. and Memorial Service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Ken was born Dec. 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Mo., and later moved to Pryor, Okla. He served in the Air Force and on returning, he graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma University with a degree i...
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Merritt Raymond ‘Ray’ Ashcraft 1916-2009
Merritt Raymond “Ray” Ashcraft, 92, Kingfisher, died Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009. Ray died at Cimarron Nursing Center where he and his wife, Helen, have been living for the last few years. He was born Dec 30, 1916 to Merritt Allen and Elsie Nancy Brown Ashcraft in Chanute. He quit high school to join the Navy and that is where he learned his trade as an instrument maker. After 12 years in the Navy, he left at the rank of Chief Warrant Machinist, ...
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Willard D. ‘Bill’ Kuder 1927-2009
Willard D. “Bill” Kuder, 81, Chanute, formerly of Osawatomie, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Bill was born Oct. 3, 1927 in Beagle, to Charles and Addie Marie Chambers Kuder. He attended Osawatomie schools. He married Mary Alice Lyons on June 30, 1945 in Paola, He lived in Garnett from ’73 to ’02, then moved to Chanute in 2002. He worked at Ralph’s Food Center in Osawatomie for many years and...
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Susan Pauline Naff 1922-2009
Susan Pauline Naff, 86, Humboldt, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at the Windsor Place Nursing Home in Iola. Pauline was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Rural Neosho County, east of Chanute, to Leon Ross and Belle Headrick Tolbert. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1940 and attended Chanute Junior College. Pauline was united in marriage to Walter Lewis Naff on Nov. 3, 1946, in the Chanute Christian Church. He preceded her in death in J...
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