Obituaries
Esther Irene Lansky 1921-2012
Esther Irene Lansky, 91, Iola, formerly of Humboldt, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Esther was born in Ravena, Ohio on Feb. 14, 1921, the daughter of Louis and Nancy Chaplin Fisher. She attended schools in Ohio. She was united in marriage to Jack Lansky. He preceded her in death in 1996. Esther worked as a machinist for Morris Control. She is survived by her daughter, Judith Branstetter, Humboldt; two son...
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Charles N. Thummel 1932-2012
Charles Nicholas Thummel, 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at his home in Thayer. Charles was born in Tipton on July 13, 1932, the son of Joseph and Anna Simeon Thummel. He attended Piqua schools. He was united in marriage to Dorotha L. White on Sept, 14, 1970 in Miami, Okla. She survives, of the home. Charles owned Thummel Lumber Company and was also a cattleman. Along with his wife Dorotha, he is survived by his children, Marsha S. Bogle, C...
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Mary Lou Ingle 1928-2012
Mary Lou Ingle, 83, a resident of Independence, died Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was born August 17, 1928 in Lafontaine. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ingle. She is survived by her son, Ron Ingle; her daughter, Shelia Padilla; sisters, Maxine Likes, Paulina Jenkins, Janice Luwellen; and brothers, Bill Tindle and Dee Tindle; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Cremation has taken place and a family servi...
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LaVonne Marie Atteberry 1916-2012
LaVonne Marie Atteberry, 96, Elsmore, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at Moran Manor in Moran. LaVonne was born Feb. 17, 1916, at Savonburg, to Eric Leonard and Julia Evalina Swanson Carlson. The Carlson family later moved to the Elsmore area where she attended East Liberty Grade School. She graduated from Elsmore High School in 1934 and the School of Cosmetology in Coffeyville. She worked as a beautician in Parsons until she purchased her own s...
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Sheila Rochelle Mann 1954-2012
Sheila Rochelle Mann, 57, Humboldt, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Sheila was born in Colony on Sept. 16, 1954, the daughter of Bill and Lois Shepard Ellis. She graduated from Colony Crest High School in 1972. She was united in marriage to Michael “Mike” Eldon Mann on Jan. 19, 1975 in Colony. He survives, of the home. Sheila was a bus driver for the ANW Cooperative School. She was a member of First Chr...
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Danny W. White 1940-2012
Danny W. White, 72, longtime resident of Fredonia, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1940 in Independence, the son of Warren C. and Esther Stroud White. Dan was a 1958 graduate of Fredonia High School and a 1963 graduate of The University of Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Spanish. Dan worked as a teacher at Albuquerque Academy where he taught Spanish and English as a second language. Dan ...
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Edwin E. Noland 1951-2012
Edwin Eugene Noland, 61, Lawrence, died Tuesday, April 17 at the US Veteran’s Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Edwin was born March 27, 1951, in El Dorado, the son of Edsel E. and Edilee Beggs Noland. He graduated from Chanute High School. He served his country in the United States Army for two years. Edwin was a lifetime member of the American Legion Boerstler-May Post 170 and the First United Methodist Church. Edwin is survived by his pa...
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Ruth Lorene Audiss 1924-2012
Ruth Audiss, 87, Chanute, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Heritage Nursing Home in Chanute. Ruth was born in Iola on Dec. 21, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Edith Fine Conner. She married Robert Audiss in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1997. She was a homemaker. Ruth is survived by her children, James Dalton, Wichita, and Ruth Utley, Chanute; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded i...
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Helen Aletha Cronemeyer Williams 1920-2012
Helen Aletha Cronemeyer Williams, 91, died on April 14, 2012 in Wichita, after a short illness. Helen was born in Chanute on Sept. 6, 1920. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1938. She pursued her love of music, graduating from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s of Music Education in 1942. She went on to study at Union Theological Seminary in New York receiving a Master’s of Sacred Music Degree in 1948. Helen served in the WA...
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Mera Dale Jenkins 1961-2012
Mera Dale Jenkins, 50, Chanute, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at her home. Mera was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 31, 1961, the daughter of Carlos and Toni Ivey Hernandez. She was a homemaker. Mera is survived by a daughter, Mary Jenkins of Chanute; two sons, Joey Jenkins of Chanute and Beau Griffin of Texas; six grandchildren; three brothers and one sister. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m...
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Elsie May Jennings 1919-2012
Elsie May Jennings, 92, rural Altoona, died at her home Friday, April 13, 2012. Elsie was born May 19, 1919 in rural Lyon County near Admire, the daughter of Carl John and Amy Adelle Ingraham Boline. Elsie completed the 8th grade at her rural school. After moving to Topeka to work, she attended night school, earning her high school diploma. She then attended Stormont Vail School of Nursing where she graduated as a registered nurse. On Sept. ...
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Vicki Lynn Howell 1949-2012
Vicki Lynn Howell, 62, Chanute, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Vicki was born in Chanute on Nov. 21, 1949, the daughter of Chet and Dorothy Burns Bowman. She graduated from Wilbur, Neb. High School and attended one year of college. She was united in marriage to Roy “Monk” Howell on April 1, 1968 in Chanute. He survives, of the home. Vicki worked as a landfill attendant for the City of...
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Patricia Ann “Pat” Markham 1928-2012
Pat Markham, 83, peacefully entered the arms of the Lord, surrounded by loving family members, Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, St. Paul. Pat was born July 26, 1928 in Blackwell, Okla., the daughter of Abbie and Mabel Kragh McIlroy. She attended Cherokee, Okla., public schools. She was united in marriage on June 21, 1957 in Chanute to Richard Markham, who preceded her in death, in 2003. Pat made her home in Cha...
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Vera Louise “Lou” Kern 1937-2012
Vera Louise “Lou” Kern, 74, Osawatomie, died Monday April 9, 2012 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. “Lou” as she was known, was born Nov, 9, 1937. She was the youngest of three children born to Clarence Edward and Margaret Irene Ginbey Hutton. She graduated from Chanute High School in the Class of 1956. On Jan. 5, 1957 Lou married David Lee “Duke” Kern in Chanute. “Lou” worked from 1971-1979 for the Neosho County Sheriff’s Department as ...
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Richard Jack “Corky” Keichler 1933-2012
Richard “Corky” Keichler, 79, formerly of Las Animas, Colo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Moran Manor in Moran. Corky was born Jan. 5, 1933, 10 miles NW of Las Animas, Colo., the son of Oscar and Bertha Halliday Keichler. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Corky was united in marriage to Esther Voss on March 28, 1953 in Raton, N.M. She preceded him in death on July 16, 1995. He worked as a machin...
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James Arthur Summervill 1941-2012
James Arthur Summervill, 71, Humboldt, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. James was born on Jan. 13, 1941 in Humboldt, the son of James Walter and Florence Ward Summervill. He graduated from Humboldt High School. He was united in marriage to Nancy Sue Baker on March 20, 1965, at the First Christian Church in Humboldt. She survives, of the home. James retired from the City of Humboldt. He enjoyed farming,...
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Sharman Mullen Blasing 1951-2012
Sharman Mullen Blasing, 60, Topeka, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Midland Hospice House after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on Dec. 5, 1951 in Russell, the daughter of W. Gale and Raeme Lee Wamsley Mullen. Sharman graduated from Erie High School and Kansas State University, cum laude, with a degree in clothing and retailing. After graduation, she worked for the Jones Store in Kansas City, Missouri and later for Mar...
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Louis H. Walker, Jr. 1925-2012
Louis H. Walker Jr., 86, Thayer, died Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. Junior was born on April 23, 1925 in Buffalo, the son of Louis and Lola Shoaf Walker. He attended schools in Wilson County. He was united in marriage to Jean E. “Betty” Russell on August 25, 1944 in Erie,. Junior drove a school bus for 26 years for Thayer Schools. He enjoyed his cattle, horses, and farming. Along with his wife, Betty, he...
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Vicki Lu Bitts 1940-2012
Vicki Lu Bitts, 71, Chanute, died Monday, April 9, 2012 at her home. Vicki was born in Erie on April 23, 1940, the daughter of Earl “Spud” and Lurene Hurst Rice. She grew up and attended schools in Erie, graduating from Erie High School in 1958. She was united in marriage to Larry Bitts on Oct. 1, 1960 at the First Christian Church in Chanute. He survives, of the home. Vicki was a homemaker, whose favorite pastime was spending time with her c...
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Bonnie L. Wells Taylor 1924-2012
Bonnie Taylor, 88, longtime resident of Fredonia, died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born Jan. 18, 1924 in Fredonia, the daughter of Leslie and Anna Barth Wells. Bonnie attended school in Fredonia, where she graduated high school. She then went on to cosmetology school where she received her degree. She later owned her own beauty shop in Fredonia. On June 2, 1955 Bonnie married Raymond E. Taylor. He p...
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