Obituaries
Josephine Carol Wolf
Feb 11, 2017
Josephine Carol (Parry) Wolf, age 68 of Enterprise, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born on January 11, 1949 in Clay Center, the daughter of Albert and Louise H. (Van Hove) Parry. She was a social worker by trade with a tender heart for children and families in need who worked tirelessly to...
Peggy Manges
Feb 11, 2017
Peggy Marie Manges, age 63 of Riley, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. She was born on July 11, 1953 in Frankfort, the daughter of Franklin and Twila Mae (Schreiner) Davis. On June 14, 1981, she was married to William L. Manges. He survives of the home. Peggy was an LPN at the Linn Nursing Home. She...
Ralph Edward Larson
Jan 31, 2017
Ralph Edward Larson, age 81 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. He was born on October 12, 1935 at Riley, the son of Carl Oscar Emanuel and Clara Minnie (Layher) Larson. He graduated from Riley High School. In high school, he finished third in the state in the mile run....
Galen Parry
Jan 19, 2017
Galen Lee Parry, age 83 of Green, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Clay County Medical Center. He was born on August 13, 1933 in Riley, the son of Arthur Lee and Edna (Larson) Parry. He graduated from Riley County High School in 1951. He married Anna Jean Girard on October 10, 1955. They later divorced. He then...
Fred D. Wohler
Jan 9, 2017
Frederick “Fred” Dale Wohler, age 88 of Leonardville, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. He was born on January 7, 1929 on the farm near Leonardville, the son of Laurin V. and Stella E. (Hageman) Wohler. He graduated from Randolph Rural High School. On September 29, 1957 at the Keats United Methodist Church,...
Wilma Jean Lund
Jan 4, 2017
Wilma Jean Lund, age 91 of Clay Center, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Medicalodge of Clay Center. She was born on March 27, 1925 in the Hayes Township, north of Clay Center, the daughter of William Bryan and Mary Ann (Simnitt) Evans. On March 27, 1943 in Salina, she was married to Lester LeRoy Lund. They later divorced....
Raymond Peter
Dec 31, 2016
Raymond Leslie Peter, age 91 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. He was born in Manhattan on May 31, 1925, the son of George Leslie and Laura M. (Ostergard) Peter. He graduated from Keats High School and farmed with his father until 1951 and then went to work for Boeing in...
Vance Richter
Dec 30, 2016
Vance Richter, age 84 of Green, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. He was born on the family farm at rural Mayday on October 28, 1932, the son of Elmer Lawrence and Gladys Dorothy (Anderson) Richter. He graduated from Green High School in 1950. On October 12, 1956 he was married to Andrea...
Eric D. Johnson
Dec 23, 2016
Eric D. Johnson, age 47 of Clay Center, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born on January 28, 1969 in Clay Center, the son of Leo and Virginia (Corman) Johnson. He graduated from Clay County High School in 1987 and completed his studies in auto mechanics in 1988 at Beloit Vo-Tech. He worked for Norm...
Barbara L. Byarlay
Dec 22, 2016
Barbara Byarlay, age 85 of Randolph, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on October 25, 1931, the daughter of LeRoy and Mae (Dudley) Hagenmaier. She graduated from Randolph High School in 1949. On May 25, 1953 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Winkler, she was married to Philip Stanley Byarlay. He...
Harold Lee Ray
Dec 7, 2016
Harold Lee Ray, age 76 of Riley, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. He was born on October 26, 1940 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Fred and Hattie Lee Ray. On December 31, 1978 in Bel Air, Maryland, he was married to Linda Sue Hutton. She survives of the home. Harold served...
Carol Louise Uhlenhop
Dec 7, 2016
Carol Louise Uhlenhop, age 88 of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 26, 1927 in Bala, Kansas, the daughter of John W. and Minnie B. (Weller) Uhlenhop. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s degree and the University of Iowa with a Master’s degree....
Andries Slinger, Jr.
Dec 6, 2016
Andries Slinger, Jr., age 82 of Clay Center, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Clay County Medical Center. He was born on September 14, 1934 in Amsterdam, Holland, the son of Andries, Jr. and Rijniera Josina (Vanonzen) Slinger. His mother died when he was young and he was raised by his father and step mom, Maartje Visser Slinger....
Martin Alfred Parrott
Dec 3, 2016
Martin Parrott, age 76 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
He was born on July 26, 1940 in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the son of Gerald Wayne and Beulah Irene (Christensen) Parrott. Martin lived in Guthrie County the first 13 years of his life. The family moved to Denver, Colorado in 1953. Martin...
William "Bill" Reuben Peterson
Nov 29, 2016
William “Bill” Reuben Peterson, age 84 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. He was born on September 20, 1932 at home in Randolph, the son of Carl Reuben and Mary Louise (Allen) Peterson. He graduated from Leonardville High School and then joined the U.S. Navy in 1951. On April 12, 1953 at the...
Roger B. Carlson
Nov 27, 2016
Roger B. Carlson, age 82, of Wichita, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Fountainview Nursing Home in Rose Hill surrounded by family. He was born on March 2, 1934 in Randolph, the son of Elwin and Frances (Isaacson) Carlson. He was in ROTC in high school and joined the Army in 1957. After serving in the Army he graduated...
Margaret C. Turner
Oct 26, 2016
Margaret Cassina Turner, age 94 of Junction City, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. She was born on December 11, 1921 in Pretty Prairie, the daughter of Edgar John and Mary Agnes (Patton) Seyb. On March 24, 1956, she was married to William Leonard Turner, who preceded her in death in 2009. Margaret...
Elvie Marie Hageman
Oct 26, 2016
Elvie Marie Hageman, age 88 of Leonardville, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. She was born on January 3, 1928, in Palmer, the daughter of Wilhelm Fredrich Emil and Sophie Susanna (Tewes) Meier. She was baptized at home soon after her birth. She attended St. John’s Lutheran School for 8 years and was confirmed at...
Donald Everett Norris
Oct 20, 2016
Donald Everett Norris, age 92 of Riley, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. He was born on May 16, 1924 in Riley, the son of Edgar A. and Esther Mae (Heikes) Norris and graduated from Riley Rural High School in 1942. On May 20, 1948 in Manhattan, he was married to Lois Irene...
Marjorie Ann Anderson
Oct 17, 2016
Marjorie Ann Anderson, age 92 of Waterville, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Blue Valley Nursing Home in Blue Rapids. She was born on October 12, 1924 in Randolph, the daughter of August Edward and Nellie Bertha (Johnsmeyer) Richter. She graduated from Randolph High School in 1942. On March 1, 1945 in Randolph, she was married to Leonard...