Allen Herbert Wood, age 84 of Wakefield, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Abilene.

He was born on October 21, 1938, in Clay County, Kansas, the son of Horace William and Pauline Leticia (Vanderwilt) Wood.

Complete obituary and service information is pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.

Allen Herbert Wood, age 84 of Wakefield, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Abilene.He was born on October 21, 1938, in Clay County, Kansas, the son of Horace William and Pauline Leticia (Vanderwilt) Wood.Complete obituary and service information is pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.

Allen Herbert Wood

Sharon “Sherry” (Minks) Kent, age 75 of Wakefield, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 19, 2023.

She was born to Hilbert Lawrence and L. Pauline (Allison) Minks on October 31, 1947, in Greensburg, Kansas.

Sherry had suffered many health issues throughout her entire life, 
but was never one to get down about it or complain too much.&nbsp; She was a 
true warrior until the very end.&nbsp; Sherry had been on dialysis for seven 
years and her body was wearing out.&nbsp; Even when making the decision to go
 into hospice, she said, “I just don’t want to let anyone down, 
especially my loving husband Wayne.”

Sherry and Wayne were united in marriage on October 4, 1975, in 
Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; They had one daughter, Heather.&nbsp; They lived on the 
family farm near Wakefield all their married life. She worked as a 
cosmetologist, at McCall’s Pattern Company, and then went on to become a
 nurse, working for Geary County Community Hospital until her health 
failed and she had to retire.

She was known by many as the “Angel Lady” as she loved to give out 
embroidered angels to all she met.&nbsp; She would pray over each and every 
angel as she was making them that the recipients would be blessed by 
God.&nbsp; Sherry belonged to many different prayer groups and became 
internet friends with many dear people.&nbsp; She enjoyed attending the 
Madura Congregational Church until Covid hit and then to protect her 
health, stayed home and faithfully watched the Greensburg Mennonite 
Church service every Sunday with her husband Wayne.

Sherry was a proud third generation 4-Her and always enjoyed teaching
 others woodcarving and other 4-H projects.&nbsp; She enjoyed showing 
livestock, learning how to sew, and cooking and preserving food.&nbsp; She 
used these skills to make homemade bread, rolls, cherry pies, clothing, 
and crafts for her family and friends.&nbsp; She passed her love of 4-H onto 
her daughter and granddaughter, JaelAnn.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Pauline Minks;
 her in-laws, Raymond and Olga Kent; her brother, David A. Minks; a 
brother-in-law, Stanley Kent, and many aunts and uncles.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Heather 
Hoover (Mike); her step-mother, Emma Minks; one brother, Ronald Minks; 
her granddaughter, JaelAnn Hoover VarVais (Cody); a brother-in-law, Jim 
Kent (Mary Jane); David Hoover (Mike Hoover’s brother) and many nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, at
 the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield with Pastor Dirk 
Westerman officiating.&nbsp; The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. 
until service on Friday at the church.&nbsp; Burial will be in the Highland 
Cemetery in Wakefield.

Memorials may be made to the Madura Congregational Church or River 
Valley District 4-H Clay County and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley
 Funeral Home.

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 </figure>Sharon “Sherry” (Minks) Kent, age 75 of Wakefield, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 19, 2023.She was born to Hilbert Lawrence and L. Pauline (Allison) Minks on October 31, 1947, in Greensburg, Kansas.Sherry had suffered many health issues throughout her entire life, 
but was never one to get down about it or complain too much.&nbsp; She was a 
true warrior until the very end.&nbsp; Sherry had been on dialysis for seven 
years and her body was wearing out.&nbsp; Even when making the decision to go
 into hospice, she said, “I just don’t want to let anyone down, 
especially my loving husband Wayne.”Sherry and Wayne were united in marriage on October 4, 1975, in 
Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; They had one daughter, Heather.&nbsp; They lived on the 
family farm near Wakefield all their married life. She worked as a 
cosmetologist, at McCall’s Pattern Company, and then went on to become a
 nurse, working for Geary County Community Hospital until her health 
failed and she had to retire.She was known by many as the “Angel Lady” as she loved to give out 
embroidered angels to all she met.&nbsp; She would pray over each and every 
angel as she was making them that the recipients would be blessed by 
God.&nbsp; Sherry belonged to many different prayer groups and became 
internet friends with many dear people.&nbsp; She enjoyed attending the 
Madura Congregational Church until Covid hit and then to protect her 
health, stayed home and faithfully watched the Greensburg Mennonite 
Church service every Sunday with her husband Wayne.Sherry was a proud third generation 4-Her and always enjoyed teaching
 others woodcarving and other 4-H projects.&nbsp; She enjoyed showing 
livestock, learning how to sew, and cooking and preserving food.&nbsp; She 
used these skills to make homemade bread, rolls, cherry pies, clothing, 
and crafts for her family and friends.&nbsp; She passed her love of 4-H onto 
her daughter and granddaughter, JaelAnn.She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Pauline Minks;
 her in-laws, Raymond and Olga Kent; her brother, David A. Minks; a 
brother-in-law, Stanley Kent, and many aunts and uncles.In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Heather 
Hoover (Mike); her step-mother, Emma Minks; one brother, Ronald Minks; 
her granddaughter, JaelAnn Hoover VarVais (Cody); a brother-in-law, Jim 
Kent (Mary Jane); David Hoover (Mike Hoover’s brother) and many nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, at
 the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield with Pastor Dirk 
Westerman officiating.&nbsp; The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. 
until service on Friday at the church.&nbsp; Burial will be in the Highland 
Cemetery in Wakefield.Memorials may be made to the Madura Congregational Church or River 
Valley District 4-H Clay County and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley
 Funeral Home.

Sherry Kent

Barbara “Barb” Christine Seymour Currier went to be with her Lord 
on Sunday March 19, 2023, at Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice.

Barb
 was born Nov. 25, 1955, in Manhattan, KS at the Memorial Hospital to Ada 
May (Bentley) and Harold Jay Seymour. Barb spent almost 36 years working
 in local rock quarries, loving every moment! She worked for Martin 
Marietta and then Bayer Construction. Barb was a proud K-State alumni 
‘77, and brought others that enthusiasm whether working at KSU games, 
selling merchandise at Kansas Kollections, or watching and attending the
 games. She was rooting for K-State all the way through their tournament
 game. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.

Barb 
was married to William “Bill” Dean Currier on Nov 6, 1982, at the 
Zeandale Church.  Barb leaves behind her four children, their partners, 
and grandchildren: Brett (Michael Evans) of Kansas City, MO, daughter 
Charity Lopez (Jose) and grandson Nathaniel of Vero Beach FL, David 
(Tania Gonzalez) of Bremerton, WA and Edward (Amy), twins Isla and 
Grayson of Bremerton, WA. 

A family service will be held later with a 
memorial to follow this summer at Grace Baptist Church, 2901 Dickenson 
Ave., Manhattan, KS. 

 Barb was preceded by her parents Ada May and Harold
 Jay Seymour, her baby sister Margarete, and her older brother Randall 
Ridgway. She is also survived by sister Frances Seymour-Hunter (Russ) of
 Topeka, KS and three brothers Stanley “Jay” (Renée) Seymour of Seattle,
 WA, Roger (Connie) Seymour of Manhattan, KS, and James Seymour of 
Manhattan, KS.

Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Barb’s life to be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be left for the family by clicking on "Share A Memory" on this page.

Donations
 in lieu of flowers should be sent to Grace Baptist Pre-school (at 2901 
Dickens Avenue, Manhattan) or the Johnson Cancer Research Center at 
Kansas State University (1 Chalmers Hall, 1711 Claflin Road, Manhattan, 
KS 66506.)

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 </figure>Barbara “Barb” Christine Seymour Currier went to be with her Lord 
on Sunday March 19, 2023, at Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice.Barb
 was born Nov. 25, 1955, in Manhattan, KS at the Memorial Hospital to Ada 
May (Bentley) and Harold Jay Seymour. Barb spent almost 36 years working
 in local rock quarries, loving every moment! She worked for Martin 
Marietta and then Bayer Construction. Barb was a proud K-State alumni 
‘77, and brought others that enthusiasm whether working at KSU games, 
selling merchandise at Kansas Kollections, or watching and attending the
 games. She was rooting for K-State all the way through their tournament
 game. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.Barb 
was married to William “Bill” Dean Currier on Nov 6, 1982, at the 
Zeandale Church. Barb leaves behind her four children, their partners, 
and grandchildren: Brett (Michael Evans) of Kansas City, MO, daughter 
Charity Lopez (Jose) and grandson Nathaniel of Vero Beach FL, David 
(Tania Gonzalez) of Bremerton, WA and Edward (Amy), twins Isla and 
Grayson of Bremerton, WA. A family service will be held later with a 
memorial to follow this summer at Grace Baptist Church, 2901 Dickenson 
Ave., Manhattan, KS. Barb was preceded by her parents Ada May and Harold
 Jay Seymour, her baby sister Margarete, and her older brother Randall 
Ridgway. She is also survived by sister Frances Seymour-Hunter (Russ) of
 Topeka, KS and three brothers Stanley “Jay” (Renée) Seymour of Seattle,
 WA, Roger (Connie) Seymour of Manhattan, KS, and James Seymour of 
Manhattan, KS.Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Barb’s life to be held at a later date.Online condolences may be left for the family by clicking on "Share A Memory" on this page.Donations
 in lieu of flowers should be sent to Grace Baptist Pre-school (at 2901 
Dickens Avenue, Manhattan) or the Johnson Cancer Research Center at 
Kansas State University (1 Chalmers Hall, 1711 Claflin Road, Manhattan, 
KS 66506.)

Barb C. Currier

David Gary Smith, 69, passed away on March 9, 2023 in Salina, KS. David was born August 25, 1953 in Chicago, IL to Gymy-Ann Jackson and Walter Smith. He grew up and attended schools&nbsp; in Junction City, KS.

After graduating high school in Junction City in 1972, he joined the United States Army. He worked as a chef while in the military. Once his duty was completed in 1976 he began working in communications for MCI Corporation. He retired in 2017 and settled in Abilene, KS.

David’s hobbies of golfing, fishing and family were important to him. He also was a well known story teller and avid music fan.

David is survived by son, David Gary Smith, II, daughter Talesha Williams and grandson Zachary Andre Smith all of Ft. Worth, Texas; brothers, Moses White, Earl H. Perkins, Jr., Eugene Perkins, Larry (Diane) D. Perkins, Sr., and Richard (Nancy) Perkins and sisters Beatrice K. Perkins and Stephanie Harris.

Those preceding him in death were siblings, Claudia Jones, Mary Harris, Kim Perkins and James Beasley and grandparents William and Dorothy Harris; and grandson Ramon Smith.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Junction City Elks Lodge.

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 </figure>David Gary Smith, 69, passed away on March 9, 2023 in Salina, KS. David was born August 25, 1953 in Chicago, IL to Gymy-Ann Jackson and Walter Smith. He grew up and attended schools&nbsp; in Junction City, KS.After graduating high school in Junction City in 1972, he joined the United States Army. He worked as a chef while in the military. Once his duty was completed in 1976 he began working in communications for MCI Corporation. He retired in 2017 and settled in Abilene, KS.David’s hobbies of golfing, fishing and family were important to him. He also was a well known story teller and avid music fan.David is survived by son, David Gary Smith, II, daughter Talesha Williams and grandson Zachary Andre Smith all of Ft. Worth, Texas; brothers, Moses White, Earl H. Perkins, Jr., Eugene Perkins, Larry (Diane) D. Perkins, Sr., and Richard (Nancy) Perkins and sisters Beatrice K. Perkins and Stephanie Harris.Those preceding him in death were siblings, Claudia Jones, Mary Harris, Kim Perkins and James Beasley and grandparents William and Dorothy Harris; and grandson Ramon Smith.Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Junction City Elks Lodge.

David Gary Smith

Joe Baumchen, a lifelong Emmett, KS resident, passed away Sunday, March 19th, 2023, at Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Onaga, KS.

Joe was born March 17, 1924, son of William J. and Clara 
Steinmitz Baumchen. He grew up in the Maple Hill/ St. Marys area, 
graduating from St. Marys High School in 1942. Joe began farming with 
his dad, purchasing the family farm north of Emmett in 1951.

Joe first saw Roberta DeVader at Holy Cross Church in Emmett, 
noticing the “pretty girl who sat in the front row” with her family. 
They later met at a dance at the St. Marys’ Armory. They were married 
February 27, 1954. &nbsp;They began their married life in Emmet, K; buying 
their farm north of Emmett in 1957. Joe had a diversified farming 
operation raising first dairy cattle, then beef cattle, hogs and crops. 
His son Bill joined him in his farming operation. Joe continued as an 
active contributor to the Baumchen farming operation consulting with 
Bill until his final days.

Joe was active in community service, including the Emmett School
 Board, Emmett Lions Club, Pottawatomie Extension Board, and Holy Cross 
Church Board. He was very proud of the fact that he was a 3rd Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus for 80 years.

His greatest civic duty that he was most proud of was being a 
founding member of the Cross Creek Watershed Board from the 1960s until 
he was 98. This included the construction of 33 dams on cross creek 
which helped to prevent flooding on cropland and the community of 
Rossville. This endeavor dramatically changed farming operations 
throughout the Cross Creek valley. He served as president for many 
years.

Joe and Roberta loved watching sports, for over 40 years they 
were fixtures at Emmett, and St. Marys sporting events. &nbsp;Joe even 
watched the St. Marys State football championship this past fall, via 
the internet, and was very excited when they won!

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, William and Clara, his
 beloved wife Roberta in 2021, their daughter, Karen Baumchen, and two 
son-in-laws, David Ronnebaum and Jeff Valentine.&nbsp; 

He is survived by his 
sister, Si Wilma Jo Stevens, Oskaloosa, and his children Kathy (Dave) 
Brunin, St. Marys, Bill (Terri) Baumchen, Emmett, Brenda (Martin) 
Channel, Emmett, Sharon (Dan) Heim, Nashville, Beth Ronnebaum, Ottawa, 
Marilee (John) Valentine Beins, Baldwin City, Dan (Lynet) Baumchen, 
Parkville, MO; 20 Grandchildren Alesha Channel,&nbsp; St. Marys, Mike 
(Hillary) Brunin, Eudora, Brandon Channel, Wamego, Greg (Katie) Brunin ,
 San Antonio, Derek (Brittany) Ronnebaum, Las Vegas, Dylan (Holly) Heim,
 Nashville, Laura (Mike) Mehring, Olathe, Nicole (Lance) Burroughs, 
Ottawa,&nbsp; Kristen (Bryant) Clark, Ottawa, Dayne Baumchen (Paige), 
Silverthorne, CO, &nbsp;Taylor (Jared) Eisenhower, Knoxville, TN,&nbsp; Aaron 
McDowell, Emmett, Kristal (Michael) Short, Dearborn, MO,&nbsp; Mitchell 
Baumchen , Columbia,MO, Hannah (Tegan) Hammer) Rossville, Will Baumchen,
 Emmett, &nbsp;Dayton (Cassie) Valentine&nbsp; Lenexa, Emma Heim, Kansas City, 
Corey (Nils) Bergsten, Holton, Jordan Baumchen, Emmett; 23 
great-grandchildren, Corbin and Quinn Brunin, Sam, Cora and Nellie 
Brunin, Wesley Mehring, Kai Baumchen, Harley and Tarynn Channel, 
Jeffrey, Everett, and Marielle Short, Piper and Duke Heim, Hanna &amp; 
Jack Ronnebaum, Zayne, Ruby &amp; Aspen Burroughs, Tristan, Aiden, and 
Gavon Clark, and Jordi Hammer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. 
Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in 
St. Marys.&nbsp; Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.&nbsp; Mr. 
Baumchen will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00
 until the 7:00 P.M. Rosary at Piper Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 
22, 2023.

In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. 
Marys Community Food Pantry or the St. Marys High School Activity Fund 
and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas
 66536.&nbsp; To leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

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 </figure>Joe Baumchen, a lifelong Emmett, KS resident, passed away Sunday, March 19th, 2023, at Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Onaga, KS.Joe was born March 17, 1924, son of William J. and Clara 
Steinmitz Baumchen. He grew up in the Maple Hill/ St. Marys area, 
graduating from St. Marys High School in 1942. Joe began farming with 
his dad, purchasing the family farm north of Emmett in 1951.Joe first saw Roberta DeVader at Holy Cross Church in Emmett, 
noticing the “pretty girl who sat in the front row” with her family. 
They later met at a dance at the St. Marys’ Armory. They were married 
February 27, 1954. &nbsp;They began their married life in Emmet, K; buying 
their farm north of Emmett in 1957. Joe had a diversified farming 
operation raising first dairy cattle, then beef cattle, hogs and crops. 
His son Bill joined him in his farming operation. Joe continued as an 
active contributor to the Baumchen farming operation consulting with 
Bill until his final days.Joe was active in community service, including the Emmett School
 Board, Emmett Lions Club, Pottawatomie Extension Board, and Holy Cross 
Church Board. He was very proud of the fact that he was a 3rd Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus for 80 years.His greatest civic duty that he was most proud of was being a 
founding member of the Cross Creek Watershed Board from the 1960s until 
he was 98. This included the construction of 33 dams on cross creek 
which helped to prevent flooding on cropland and the community of 
Rossville. This endeavor dramatically changed farming operations 
throughout the Cross Creek valley. He served as president for many 
years.Joe and Roberta loved watching sports, for over 40 years they 
were fixtures at Emmett, and St. Marys sporting events. &nbsp;Joe even 
watched the St. Marys State football championship this past fall, via 
the internet, and was very excited when they won!Joe was preceded in death by his parents, William and Clara, his
 beloved wife Roberta in 2021, their daughter, Karen Baumchen, and two 
son-in-laws, David Ronnebaum and Jeff Valentine.&nbsp; He is survived by his 
sister, Si Wilma Jo Stevens, Oskaloosa, and his children Kathy (Dave) 
Brunin, St. Marys, Bill (Terri) Baumchen, Emmett, Brenda (Martin) 
Channel, Emmett, Sharon (Dan) Heim, Nashville, Beth Ronnebaum, Ottawa, 
Marilee (John) Valentine Beins, Baldwin City, Dan (Lynet) Baumchen, 
Parkville, MO; 20 Grandchildren Alesha Channel,&nbsp; St. Marys, Mike 
(Hillary) Brunin, Eudora, Brandon Channel, Wamego, Greg (Katie) Brunin ,
 San Antonio, Derek (Brittany) Ronnebaum, Las Vegas, Dylan (Holly) Heim,
 Nashville, Laura (Mike) Mehring, Olathe, Nicole (Lance) Burroughs, 
Ottawa,&nbsp; Kristen (Bryant) Clark, Ottawa, Dayne Baumchen (Paige), 
Silverthorne, CO, &nbsp;Taylor (Jared) Eisenhower, Knoxville, TN,&nbsp; Aaron 
McDowell, Emmett, Kristal (Michael) Short, Dearborn, MO,&nbsp; Mitchell 
Baumchen , Columbia,MO, Hannah (Tegan) Hammer) Rossville, Will Baumchen,
 Emmett, &nbsp;Dayton (Cassie) Valentine&nbsp; Lenexa, Emma Heim, Kansas City, 
Corey (Nils) Bergsten, Holton, Jordan Baumchen, Emmett; 23 
great-grandchildren, Corbin and Quinn Brunin, Sam, Cora and Nellie 
Brunin, Wesley Mehring, Kai Baumchen, Harley and Tarynn Channel, 
Jeffrey, Everett, and Marielle Short, Piper and Duke Heim, Hanna &amp; 
Jack Ronnebaum, Zayne, Ruby &amp; Aspen Burroughs, Tristan, Aiden, and 
Gavon Clark, and Jordi Hammer.Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. 
Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in 
St. Marys.&nbsp; Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.&nbsp; Mr. 
Baumchen will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00
 until the 7:00 P.M. Rosary at Piper Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 
22, 2023.In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. 
Marys Community Food Pantry or the St. Marys High School Activity Fund 
and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas
 66536.&nbsp; To leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Joseph Patrick Baumchen

Walter “Bus” Lietz Jr., passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday 
morning, February 17th, 2023, in Mesquite, Texas, where he was living 
over the past year.&nbsp; He is preceded in death by his parents: Walter and 
Christina Lietz, his sisters Mildred Hauer and Nyla Gehrt; his wife 
Helen survives.

Walter was born March 4th, 1932, in the Snokomo Community to Walter 
Carl Lietz Sr., and Christina (Steck) Lietz.&nbsp; Walter grew up on the 
family farm in Snokomo and graduated primary school from District 32, 
Paxico Rural High School and Kansas State University.&nbsp; He served in the 
Air Force from 1954 to 1956 at Wichita Falls, Texas, having earned the 
rank of Captain.

He married Helen Lucille (Miller) Lietz on April 24th, 1955, at 
Trinity Lutheran Church, McFarland, Kansas.&nbsp; Walter was active in the 
community serving as 4-H community leader for eight years, and USD 
School Board for six years. He was active in the dairy business serving 
as director and an executive board member for the Mid-America Dairymen 
Association for many years.&nbsp;

After 29 years of farming, Walter and Helen left the farm and moved 
to Wichita, Kansas where he worked for Boeing for eight years as a 
systems analyst in the IT Department, and later moved to Oklahoma City, 
where he retired after working for Hertz Corp in 2002.

Walter and Helen have three children: Richard (Miriam Hicklin), 
Richmond, CA, Diane Baxter (Palmore), Kerrville, TX, and Leslie Kramer 
(James) Nashville, TN, and seven grandchildren: August Lietz, Dr. 
Madeleine Horn (Wolfgang), Adler Lietz (Morgan Konechne), Laura Baxter, 
Sarah Baxter, Evan Kramer (Zarni de Wet), Dr. Andrew Kramer (Alicia 
Halberg) and one great grandson, Colton James Kramer.

A graveside memorial service will be held Sunday afternoon (May 28, 2023) at 2:00 at Bethlehem Cemetery (Snokomo).

Cards of sympathy may be sent to Helen Lietz, in Care of Sophyas Assisted Living: 2621 Beeman Drive, Mesquite, Texas 75181.

&nbsp;Memorials are requested to Trinity Lutheran Church, McFarland, 
Kansas and may be sent to Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home, P. O. 
Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

The Lietz Family Reunion will be held at the Trinity Lutheran 
Fellowship Hall at 11:00 AM, immediately after the Worship Service on 
Sunday, May 28th.&nbsp; A catered meal will be served.

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 </figure>Walter “Bus” Lietz Jr., passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday 
morning, February 17th, 2023, in Mesquite, Texas, where he was living 
over the past year.&nbsp; He is preceded in death by his parents: Walter and 
Christina Lietz, his sisters Mildred Hauer and Nyla Gehrt; his wife 
Helen survives.Walter was born March 4th, 1932, in the Snokomo Community to Walter 
Carl Lietz Sr., and Christina (Steck) Lietz.&nbsp; Walter grew up on the 
family farm in Snokomo and graduated primary school from District 32, 
Paxico Rural High School and Kansas State University.&nbsp; He served in the 
Air Force from 1954 to 1956 at Wichita Falls, Texas, having earned the 
rank of Captain.He married Helen Lucille (Miller) Lietz on April 24th, 1955, at 
Trinity Lutheran Church, McFarland, Kansas.&nbsp; Walter was active in the 
community serving as 4-H community leader for eight years, and USD 
School Board for six years. He was active in the dairy business serving 
as director and an executive board member for the Mid-America Dairymen 
Association for many years.&nbsp;After 29 years of farming, Walter and Helen left the farm and moved 
to Wichita, Kansas where he worked for Boeing for eight years as a 
systems analyst in the IT Department, and later moved to Oklahoma City, 
where he retired after working for Hertz Corp in 2002.Walter and Helen have three children: Richard (Miriam Hicklin), 
Richmond, CA, Diane Baxter (Palmore), Kerrville, TX, and Leslie Kramer 
(James) Nashville, TN, and seven grandchildren: August Lietz, Dr. 
Madeleine Horn (Wolfgang), Adler Lietz (Morgan Konechne), Laura Baxter, 
Sarah Baxter, Evan Kramer (Zarni de Wet), Dr. Andrew Kramer (Alicia 
Halberg) and one great grandson, Colton James Kramer.A graveside memorial service will be held Sunday afternoon (May 28, 2023) at 2:00 at Bethlehem Cemetery (Snokomo).Cards of sympathy may be sent to Helen Lietz, in Care of Sophyas Assisted Living: 2621 Beeman Drive, Mesquite, Texas 75181.&nbsp;Memorials are requested to Trinity Lutheran Church, McFarland, 
Kansas and may be sent to Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home, P. O. 
Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.The Lietz Family Reunion will be held at the Trinity Lutheran 
Fellowship Hall at 11:00 AM, immediately after the Worship Service on 
Sunday, May 28th.&nbsp; A catered meal will be served.

Walter 'Bus' Lietz Jr.

Betty Jane Duncan, 85, of rural Westmoreland, Kansas passed away 
Friday, March 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, 
Kansas.

Betty was born July 9, 1937, at the family home in rural Flush, 
Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Barbara (Rebitzer) Umscheid. She 
attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Flush, Kansas, graduating in 
1955. On October 9, 1956, she married Tom Duncan at St. Joseph’s 
Catholic Church in Flush.

Betty enjoyed being a farmwife and homemaker. Her greatest pride was raising four children. She
 showed her love for her children, grandchildren, and 
great-grandchildren by hosting family gatherings throughout her life. 
Her signature dishes were homemade doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, and 
chicken noodle soup. Many great memories were formed around her kitchen 
table.

Throughout the years, Betty’s integral part of the farm included 
feeding many college and high school farm help (including a son-in-law, a
 nephew, two grandsons, and one that never left), milking cows, and 
managing a hog operation. She was still helping move equipment until the
 time of her death.

She is survived by two daughters; Linda Biesenthal (Rodney) and Barb 
Harding (Rod); two sons, Mike Duncan (Jeanna) and Kenny Duncan (Janet); 
five grandchildren, Amber Magnett (Mark), Nikki Biesenthal, Jenna 
Pickett (Chad), Brad Duncan (Stephanie), and Cody Duncan; eleven 
great-grandchildren, Wyatt Magnett, Dylan Magnett, Cadan Biesenthal, 
Makayla Biesenthal, Cale Pickett, C.J. Pickett, Cameron Pickett, Colton 
Pickett, Kyrie Duncan, Elliot Duncan, and Breyer Duncan; two sisters, 
Isabel Winterman and Genny Diederich.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, six brothers, three sisters, and one granddaughter, Kayla Biesenthal.

A celebration of Betty's life will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 
2023, at Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Betty will lie
 in state beginning at 4:00 p.m., with a visitation from 5:00 – 8:00 
p.m. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A mass of Christian burial 
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at 
St. Josephs Catholic Church in Flush with Fr. Mike Peterson officiating.


 In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the 
Huntington’s Foundation or St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and be left in 
care of the Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home, 4370&nbsp; Salzer Road, PO
 Box 48, Wamego, Kansas 66547.

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 </figure>Betty Jane Duncan, 85, of rural Westmoreland, Kansas passed away 
Friday, March 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, 
Kansas.Betty was born July 9, 1937, at the family home in rural Flush, 
Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Barbara (Rebitzer) Umscheid. She 
attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Flush, Kansas, graduating in 
1955. On October 9, 1956, she married Tom Duncan at St. Joseph’s 
Catholic Church in Flush.Betty enjoyed being a farmwife and homemaker. Her greatest pride was raising four children. She
 showed her love for her children, grandchildren, and 
great-grandchildren by hosting family gatherings throughout her life. 
Her signature dishes were homemade doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, and 
chicken noodle soup. Many great memories were formed around her kitchen 
table.Throughout the years, Betty’s integral part of the farm included 
feeding many college and high school farm help (including a son-in-law, a
 nephew, two grandsons, and one that never left), milking cows, and 
managing a hog operation. She was still helping move equipment until the
 time of her death.She is survived by two daughters; Linda Biesenthal (Rodney) and Barb 
Harding (Rod); two sons, Mike Duncan (Jeanna) and Kenny Duncan (Janet); 
five grandchildren, Amber Magnett (Mark), Nikki Biesenthal, Jenna 
Pickett (Chad), Brad Duncan (Stephanie), and Cody Duncan; eleven 
great-grandchildren, Wyatt Magnett, Dylan Magnett, Cadan Biesenthal, 
Makayla Biesenthal, Cale Pickett, C.J. Pickett, Cameron Pickett, Colton 
Pickett, Kyrie Duncan, Elliot Duncan, and Breyer Duncan; two sisters, 
Isabel Winterman and Genny Diederich.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, six brothers, three sisters, and one granddaughter, Kayla Biesenthal.A celebration of Betty's life will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 
2023, at Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Betty will lie
 in state beginning at 4:00 p.m., with a visitation from 5:00 – 8:00 
p.m. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A mass of Christian burial 
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at 
St. Josephs Catholic Church in Flush with Fr. Mike Peterson officiating.
 In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the 
Huntington’s Foundation or St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and be left in 
care of the Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home, 4370&nbsp; Salzer Road, PO
 Box 48, Wamego, Kansas 66547.

Betty Jane Duncan

Betty Jean Skidmore, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March
 15, 2023, at Homestead Assisted Living in Manhattan, KS. She had been a 
resident of Homestead for 11 years.

Betty was born on 
September 27, 1929, in Arma, KS to James and Elise Ritter. She graduated 
from Arcadia High School and worked for several years in a large 
furniture store and at a local bank.

On June 1, 1946,&nbsp; she married Charles P. Skidmore. He preceded her in death on August 27, 
2002. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kacie Rae 
Skidmore, and two sisters, Bonnie Burns and Ruth Kraft and two brothers,
 Norman Ritter and Charles Ritter.

Betty moved to 
Manhattan, KS in 1962 where she and Charles both accepted jobs at Kansas
 State University. She worked for the university for 27 years, retiring 
in 1989. In 1990, she founded the KSU Classified Retirees organization 
and served on the benefits committee for many years. She was an active 
member of First Baptist Church of Manhattan. Through the years, Betty was
 very active in the community. She joined the LDT Ballroom Dance Club 
with Charles. Betty and Charles bought a boat and spent much of their 
free time at the new Tuttle Creek Lake waterskiing with their children. 
This quickly became the favorite family activity. She also held 
memberships in Beta Sigma Phi, VFW Auxiliary, American Business Women, 
Eastern Star, and Riley County Senior Center. Betty’s greatest joy came 
from growing, sharing and tending to all the daylily’s she collected 
through the Manhattan Daylily Club.

Betty is survived 
by her daughter, Ladonna Piper (Mike Day), St. George, KS, son Alan 
Skidmore (Gianetta), Manhattan, KS, four grandchildren, Billie Piper, 
St. George, KS, Bobbie Congrove, Overland Park, KS, Brandi Hancock, 
Kansas City, MO and Colt Skidmore, Durango, CO, three great 
grandchildren, Kohen Schoshke, Piper Hancock and Ayker Hancock, two 
sisters, Pam Osgood, Lee’s Summit, MO, and Rhonda Vance, Midland, MI.

The
 family will greet friends during a visitation from 1:00 until 2:30p.m. 
Friday March 21, 2023, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in 
Manhattan.  Following the visitation, a procession will be formed to the
 cemetery.  Graveside services will be held at 3:00p.m. Friday March 31,
 2023, at the Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan, with Pastor Melanie Nord 
officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made 
to the Manhattan Crisis Center, or a charity of choice benefiting the 
local community Betty loved so much.  Contributions may be sent in care 
of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, 
Manhattan, Kansas 66502.

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 </figure>Betty Jean Skidmore, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March
 15, 2023, at Homestead Assisted Living in Manhattan, KS. She had been a 
resident of Homestead for 11 years.Betty was born on 
September 27, 1929, in Arma, KS to James and Elise Ritter. She graduated 
from Arcadia High School and worked for several years in a large 
furniture store and at a local bank.On June 1, 1946,&nbsp; she married Charles P. Skidmore. He preceded her in death on August 27, 
2002. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kacie Rae 
Skidmore, and two sisters, Bonnie Burns and Ruth Kraft and two brothers,
 Norman Ritter and Charles Ritter.Betty moved to 
Manhattan, KS in 1962 where she and Charles both accepted jobs at Kansas
 State University. She worked for the university for 27 years, retiring 
in 1989. In 1990, she founded the KSU Classified Retirees organization 
and served on the benefits committee for many years. She was an active 
member of First Baptist Church of Manhattan. Through the years, Betty was
 very active in the community. She joined the LDT Ballroom Dance Club 
with Charles. Betty and Charles bought a boat and spent much of their 
free time at the new Tuttle Creek Lake waterskiing with their children. 
This quickly became the favorite family activity. She also held 
memberships in Beta Sigma Phi, VFW Auxiliary, American Business Women, 
Eastern Star, and Riley County Senior Center. Betty’s greatest joy came 
from growing, sharing and tending to all the daylily’s she collected 
through the Manhattan Daylily Club.Betty is survived 
by her daughter, Ladonna Piper (Mike Day), St. George, KS, son Alan 
Skidmore (Gianetta), Manhattan, KS, four grandchildren, Billie Piper, 
St. George, KS, Bobbie Congrove, Overland Park, KS, Brandi Hancock, 
Kansas City, MO and Colt Skidmore, Durango, CO, three great 
grandchildren, Kohen Schoshke, Piper Hancock and Ayker Hancock, two 
sisters, Pam Osgood, Lee’s Summit, MO, and Rhonda Vance, Midland, MI.The
 family will greet friends during a visitation from 1:00 until 2:30p.m. 
Friday March 21, 2023, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in 
Manhattan. Following the visitation, a procession will be formed to the
 cemetery. Graveside services will be held at 3:00p.m. Friday March 31,
 2023, at the Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan, with Pastor Melanie Nord 
officiating.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made 
to the Manhattan Crisis Center, or a charity of choice benefiting the 
local community Betty loved so much. Contributions may be sent in care 
of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, 
Manhattan, Kansas 66502.

Betty Jean Skidmore

Thursday, September 12th, 1935-Sunday, March 19th, 2023

An obituary and services are pending with&nbsp;Danner Funeral Home.

Thursday, September 12th, 1935-Sunday, March 19th, 2023An obituary and services are pending with&nbsp;Danner Funeral Home.

Wesley W. Watson

Karen Ann (Parry) Horner&nbsp;age 81, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on January 5, 1942, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of John Eldon and Esther Mae (Grounds) Parry.

Karen married Seward A. Horner at Danforth Chapel on the KU campus, in Lawrence, Kansas on Dec. 31, 1965.

Karen earned a Bachelor of Science in education at Washburn University, Topeka, KS in June 1965 and a Master of Science at Ball State University, Muncie, IN in Aug 1985. She began her career as an elementary school teacher, in 1965, at George Patton Elementary in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Her children were born during Seward’s five-year tour in the Navy, during which, she also taught school in Charleston, SC and in Guam. After the Navy, they moved to Indiana in 1975 and she became a stay-at-home mom for 10 years. Karen then returned to teaching at Mt Vernon Schools in Fortville, IN. Over her 30 years in education, she was a positive influence on many students before retiring in 2003.

After retirement, Karen and Seward moved to their farm in Garnett, KS in 2004, where they resided for 17 years. They then moved to Lawrence, KS in 2021.

Karen was a talented seamstress. While a student at Washburn University, she sewed all the costumes for the Washburn University play of Hamlet. Her other hobbies included gardening, crafting and reading a good mystery. She handed down her love of reading to her two children and those she taught. She was an active member of the Garnett First United Methodist Church prior to moving to Lawrence. Her love for children was represented in her teaching and her close relationship with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband Seward A. Horner of Lawrence, KS, daughter; Heather Giczewski (Gary) Garnett, KS, son; Seward Ellis Horner (Jenni) Wakarusa, IN, sisters; Sharon Stebens, Emporia, KS, Janet Iotti (Bob) Sanford, N. Carolina, Jane Reagan (Jim) Council Grove, KS, Kathleen Parry-Clements (Bob), Emporia, KS, brother; John J. Parry, Belvue, KS, paternal aunt; Ethlyn Taylor, Bloomington, IN, sister-in-laws; Nancy Feuerborn (Frank) Garnett, KS, Ronda Horner Aurora, CO, brother-in-law; Brad Horner (Christy) Larkspur, CO, and her grandchildren; Ruth Burkdoll, Jonathon Burkdoll, Chase Horner, and Ellissa Horner. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, dear friends, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Eldon, and Esther Mae (Grounds) Parry.

A gathering of friends and family will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. at the Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, KS 4370 Salzer Rd, Wamego, KS 66547, following the gathering of friends and family a graveside service will take place in the Westmoreland City Cemetery, Westmoreland, KS. 

Memorials are suggested to the Garnett First United Methodist Church Scholarship program or, if able, please donate blood in memory of Karen Ann Horner. Contributions may be left in care of Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, KS 4370 Salzer Rd, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

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 </figure>Karen Ann (Parry) Horner&nbsp;age 81, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.She was born on January 5, 1942, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of John Eldon and Esther Mae (Grounds) Parry.Karen married Seward A. Horner at Danforth Chapel on the KU campus, in Lawrence, Kansas on Dec. 31, 1965.Karen earned a Bachelor of Science in education at Washburn University, Topeka, KS in June 1965 and a Master of Science at Ball State University, Muncie, IN in Aug 1985. She began her career as an elementary school teacher, in 1965, at George Patton Elementary in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Her children were born during Seward’s five-year tour in the Navy, during which, she also taught school in Charleston, SC and in Guam. After the Navy, they moved to Indiana in 1975 and she became a stay-at-home mom for 10 years. Karen then returned to teaching at Mt Vernon Schools in Fortville, IN. Over her 30 years in education, she was a positive influence on many students before retiring in 2003.After retirement, Karen and Seward moved to their farm in Garnett, KS in 2004, where they resided for 17 years. They then moved to Lawrence, KS in 2021.Karen was a talented seamstress. While a student at Washburn University, she sewed all the costumes for the Washburn University play of Hamlet. Her other hobbies included gardening, crafting and reading a good mystery. She handed down her love of reading to her two children and those she taught. She was an active member of the Garnett First United Methodist Church prior to moving to Lawrence. Her love for children was represented in her teaching and her close relationship with her grandchildren.She is survived by her husband Seward A. Horner of Lawrence, KS, daughter; Heather Giczewski (Gary) Garnett, KS, son; Seward Ellis Horner (Jenni) Wakarusa, IN, sisters; Sharon Stebens, Emporia, KS, Janet Iotti (Bob) Sanford, N. Carolina, Jane Reagan (Jim) Council Grove, KS, Kathleen Parry-Clements (Bob), Emporia, KS, brother; John J. Parry, Belvue, KS, paternal aunt; Ethlyn Taylor, Bloomington, IN, sister-in-laws; Nancy Feuerborn (Frank) Garnett, KS, Ronda Horner Aurora, CO, brother-in-law; Brad Horner (Christy) Larkspur, CO, and her grandchildren; Ruth Burkdoll, Jonathon Burkdoll, Chase Horner, and Ellissa Horner. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, dear friends, and cousins.She was preceded in death by her parents, John Eldon, and Esther Mae (Grounds) Parry.A gathering of friends and family will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. at the Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, KS 4370 Salzer Rd, Wamego, KS 66547, following the gathering of friends and family a graveside service will take place in the Westmoreland City Cemetery, Westmoreland, KS. Memorials are suggested to the Garnett First United Methodist Church Scholarship program or, if able, please donate blood in memory of Karen Ann Horner. Contributions may be left in care of Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, KS 4370 Salzer Rd, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

Karen Ann (Parry) Horner 

Studd F. Leach, 46, of Manhattan, and formerly of Junction City,
 passed away Friday, March 17th, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a 
delivery driver for DoorDash and worked with Allied Moving Co. and 
Dillons in Manhattan.

Studd Francis Leach was born in 
Fort Riley, on August 7, 1976, the son of Nancy Maria (Herazo) Morel, of
 Manhattan, and Richard Francis Leach, of Orlando, Florida. &nbsp;He attended
 schools in Junction City.

Studd is survived by his 
parents; his daughter, Ra'Nyia K. Leach, of Galveston, two sisters, 
Vanessa Jessica Leach, of Manhattan; Tatiana Katiusca Leach, of Chicago; a brother, Alex Antonio Leach, of Manhattan, and many nieces and nephews.

A
 Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 25th, at 
Carlson's Irvin-Parkview &nbsp;Funeral Home Chapel in Manhattan, with Pastor 
Lewis O. Smith, Sr. officiating.

The family requests 
donations be given to Donor's Choice. &nbsp;For more information or to send 
an email condolence visit www.irvinparkview.com. Carlson's 
Irvin-Parkview is providing assistance with funeral arrangements.

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 </figure>Studd F. Leach, 46, of Manhattan, and formerly of Junction City,
 passed away Friday, March 17th, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a 
delivery driver for DoorDash and worked with Allied Moving Co. and 
Dillons in Manhattan.Studd Francis Leach was born in 
Fort Riley, on August 7, 1976, the son of Nancy Maria (Herazo) Morel, of
 Manhattan, and Richard Francis Leach, of Orlando, Florida. &nbsp;He attended
 schools in Junction City.Studd is survived by his 
parents; his daughter, Ra'Nyia K. Leach, of Galveston, two sisters, 
Vanessa Jessica Leach, of Manhattan; Tatiana Katiusca Leach, of Chicago; a brother, Alex Antonio Leach, of Manhattan, and many nieces and nephews.A
 Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 25th, at 
Carlson's Irvin-Parkview &nbsp;Funeral Home Chapel in Manhattan, with Pastor 
Lewis O. Smith, Sr. officiating.The family requests 
donations be given to Donor's Choice. &nbsp;For more information or to send 
an email condolence visit www.irvinparkview.com. Carlson's 
Irvin-Parkview is providing assistance with funeral arrangements.

Studd Francis Leach

Evelyn Aileen Collins Lady, aged 94, passed away peacefully at the 
Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS following complications 
from COVID-19. Evelyn was born in Sistersville, WV on April 12, 1928, to 
Harry Dale Collins and Georgia M. Schaerffe Collins.  She met her 
husband, Clyde Franklin Lady, when she was in high school and they were 
married on June 11, 1948, in Ashland, KY.  She lived most of her life in 
Moundsville, WV where they raised their daughters.  Evelyn worked in the
 accounting departments of various chemical plants lining the Ohio River
 for most of her career.  Her last job was with the Marshall County 
Public Library.

Evelyn found joy in life’s simple 
pleasures — a walk through the woods on a fall day, watching a glorious 
sunset, nights around a campfire.  Through fifty-five years of marriage,
 she and her husband loved dancing and listening to jazz, fishing and 
camping in the mountains, and traveling in their motorhome.  In later 
years, she enjoyed traveling to Scotland, Austria, and Hawaii and 
visiting with her family in Washington DC, Kentucky, and Kansas.  She 
moved to Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, KS in 2014 to be near family and
 enjoyed being part of the Meadowlark community with her neighbors in 
independent living and later in Tinklin Pointe.

Evelyn 
will be missed by her many friends and family.  She is survived by her 
daughters – Lynn Lady Carlin (John Carlin) of Manhattan, KS and Kimberly
 Lady Smith (Bruce Smith) of Frankfort, KY, a grand-daughter, Bethany 
Lady Smith, and her Carlin family; David Carlin (John Nguyen), Lisa 
Carlin (Seemesh Anandan) and three great-grandchildren – Nikki Anandan, 
Joe Carlin-Nguyen, and Jack Carlin-Nguyen.

In lieu of 
flowers. memorial gifts may be made to the Meadowlark Hills Foundation 
in support of Tinklin Pointe or to the Greenlawn Cemetery Fund, 389 
Middle Grave Creek Road, Moundsville, WV 26041.

The 
family thanks the many caring staff and nurses at Meadowlark Hills, 
Tinklin Pointe, and the Good Shepherd Hospice House who supported Evelyn
 and her family over the past weeks.

The 
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, 
Kansas 66502, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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 </figure>Evelyn Aileen Collins Lady, aged 94, passed away peacefully at the 
Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS following complications 
from COVID-19. Evelyn was born in Sistersville, WV on April 12, 1928, to 
Harry Dale Collins and Georgia M. Schaerffe Collins. She met her 
husband, Clyde Franklin Lady, when she was in high school and they were 
married on June 11, 1948, in Ashland, KY. She lived most of her life in 
Moundsville, WV where they raised their daughters. Evelyn worked in the
 accounting departments of various chemical plants lining the Ohio River
 for most of her career. Her last job was with the Marshall County 
Public Library.Evelyn found joy in life’s simple 
pleasures — a walk through the woods on a fall day, watching a glorious 
sunset, nights around a campfire. Through fifty-five years of marriage,
 she and her husband loved dancing and listening to jazz, fishing and 
camping in the mountains, and traveling in their motorhome. In later 
years, she enjoyed traveling to Scotland, Austria, and Hawaii and 
visiting with her family in Washington DC, Kentucky, and Kansas. She 
moved to Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, KS in 2014 to be near family and
 enjoyed being part of the Meadowlark community with her neighbors in 
independent living and later in Tinklin Pointe.Evelyn 
will be missed by her many friends and family. She is survived by her 
daughters – Lynn Lady Carlin (John Carlin) of Manhattan, KS and Kimberly
 Lady Smith (Bruce Smith) of Frankfort, KY, a grand-daughter, Bethany 
Lady Smith, and her Carlin family; David Carlin (John Nguyen), Lisa 
Carlin (Seemesh Anandan) and three great-grandchildren – Nikki Anandan, 
Joe Carlin-Nguyen, and Jack Carlin-Nguyen.In lieu of 
flowers. memorial gifts may be made to the Meadowlark Hills Foundation 
in support of Tinklin Pointe or to the Greenlawn Cemetery Fund, 389 
Middle Grave Creek Road, Moundsville, WV 26041.The 
family thanks the many caring staff and nurses at Meadowlark Hills, 
Tinklin Pointe, and the Good Shepherd Hospice House who supported Evelyn
 and her family over the past weeks.The 
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, 
Kansas 66502, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Evelyn Lady

Monday, October 2nd, 1939-Sunday, March 19th, 2023

An obituary and services are pending with&nbsp;Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home.

Monday, October 2nd, 1939-Sunday, March 19th, 2023An obituary and services are pending with&nbsp;Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home.

Linda Padgett

Helen Louise Thurlow, age 88, of Clay Center died March 18, 2023, at 
the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. She was born on March 
26, 1934, to Julius and Lillian (Franklin) Bullock in Troy, KS.&nbsp; 

Helen 
grew up in Bendena, KS and graduated from Bendena High School in 1952. 
She married William Thurlow on April 12, 1953. They made their home in 
Bendena until 1967 when they moved to Clay Center. William preceded her 
in death on January 4, 2021. 

Helen was a homemaker who loved and cared 
for all of her family.&nbsp; During her life she also worked various jobs 
outside the home. She enjoyed gardening, canning and was an amazing 
cook. Most of all she loved to quilt and iron. Helen was a member of the
 First Lutheran (Swedesburg) Church. 

Helen was preceded in death by her 
husband, her parents; one sister, Wilma Ann Thorne and a granddaughter, 
Jennifer Horn.

Survivors: Daughter: Karen (Bob) Smith of Manhattan, KS Son: Terry (Robin) Thurlow of Wakefield, KS Son: Lynn (Kathryn) Thurlow of Lindsborg, KS Son: Randy (Coleen) Thurlow of Wakefield, KS Brother: Reverend William Joseph (June) Bullock of Atchinson, KS 8 Grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren

Funeral Services: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home in Clay Center, KS

Visitation: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 5-7 PM at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home

Memorials:&nbsp; Can be made to Good Shepherd Hospice or to CCCIF designated to the Clay Center Zoo c/o the funeral home

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 </figure>Helen Louise Thurlow, age 88, of Clay Center died March 18, 2023, at 
the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, KS. She was born on March 
26, 1934, to Julius and Lillian (Franklin) Bullock in Troy, KS.&nbsp; Helen 
grew up in Bendena, KS and graduated from Bendena High School in 1952. 
She married William Thurlow on April 12, 1953. They made their home in 
Bendena until 1967 when they moved to Clay Center. William preceded her 
in death on January 4, 2021. Helen was a homemaker who loved and cared 
for all of her family.&nbsp; During her life she also worked various jobs 
outside the home. She enjoyed gardening, canning and was an amazing 
cook. Most of all she loved to quilt and iron. Helen was a member of the
 First Lutheran (Swedesburg) Church. Helen was preceded in death by her 
husband, her parents; one sister, Wilma Ann Thorne and a granddaughter, 
Jennifer Horn.Survivors: Daughter: Karen (Bob) Smith of Manhattan, KS Son: Terry (Robin) Thurlow of Wakefield, KS Son: Lynn (Kathryn) Thurlow of Lindsborg, KS Son: Randy (Coleen) Thurlow of Wakefield, KS Brother: Reverend William Joseph (June) Bullock of Atchinson, KS 8 Grandchildren and 5 Great GrandchildrenFuneral Services: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home in Clay Center, KSBurial: Madura Cemetery, Clay County, KSVisitation: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 5-7 PM at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral HomeMemorials:&nbsp; Can be made to Good Shepherd Hospice or to CCCIF designated to the Clay Center Zoo c/o the funeral home

Helen Louise Thurlow

Betty J. Duncan of Westmoreland, KS, age 85, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan, KS.&nbsp;

A complete obituary and service information is pending&nbsp;Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home.

Betty J. Duncan of Westmoreland, KS, age 85, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan, KS.&nbsp;A complete obituary and service information is pending&nbsp;Campanella &amp; Stewart Funeral Home.

Betty J. Duncan

Erma
 JoAnn “Jody” Drevets, 92, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior 
Jesus Christ on March 16, 2023.&nbsp; 

She was preceded in death by her 
husband of sixty-five years, Dr. Curtis Drevets, and survived by her 
brother Dr. Marion Hammarlund of Riverside, CA, and three sons, Dr. 
Wayne (Michele) of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Dr. Douglas (Becky) of Edmond, 
OK; and Brian (Carolyn) of Wichita; ten grandchildren, and four 
great-grandchildren. 

Born in Maple Hill, KS, March 8, 1931, to Milton 
and Verna Hammarlund, Jody graduated from Topeka High and Kansas State 
University with a business education degree. She taught at Hamilton and 
Manhattan High School before marrying Curtis in 1954. 

Jody raised three 
boys along with serving as Sedgwick County Medical Auxiliary President, 
librarian at Wichita Collegiate, and Director of Women’s Ministry at 
First Evangelical Free Church, as well as speaking about her faith in 
Christ at numerous Christian Women’s Connection events in Kansas and 
Nebraska.&nbsp; She also served alongside her husband on more than thirty 
international missions trips.&nbsp; Known for her warm and joyful outlook, 
Jody encouraged others wherever she went.&nbsp; Jody
 loved people and left a legacy of prayer, outreach, hospitality, and 
joy.&nbsp; 

Visitation with family and friends, 6-8 pm, Friday, March 24, at 
Cozine LIfe Events Center, 11500 E. 21st St., N.&nbsp; Wichita. Memorial Service 2:30 
pm, Saturday, March 25, at First Evangelical Free Church, 1825 N. 
Woodlawn.&nbsp; 

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 </figure>Erma
 JoAnn “Jody” Drevets, 92, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior 
Jesus Christ on March 16, 2023.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by her 
husband of sixty-five years, Dr. Curtis Drevets, and survived by her 
brother Dr. Marion Hammarlund of Riverside, CA, and three sons, Dr. 
Wayne (Michele) of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Dr. Douglas (Becky) of Edmond, 
OK; and Brian (Carolyn) of Wichita; ten grandchildren, and four 
great-grandchildren. Born in Maple Hill, KS, March 8, 1931, to Milton 
and Verna Hammarlund, Jody graduated from Topeka High and Kansas State 
University with a business education degree. She taught at Hamilton and 
Manhattan High School before marrying Curtis in 1954. Jody raised three 
boys along with serving as Sedgwick County Medical Auxiliary President, 
librarian at Wichita Collegiate, and Director of Women’s Ministry at 
First Evangelical Free Church, as well as speaking about her faith in 
Christ at numerous Christian Women’s Connection events in Kansas and 
Nebraska.&nbsp; She also served alongside her husband on more than thirty 
international missions trips.&nbsp; Known for her warm and joyful outlook, 
Jody encouraged others wherever she went.&nbsp; Jody
 loved people and left a legacy of prayer, outreach, hospitality, and 
joy.&nbsp; Visitation with family and friends, 6-8 pm, Friday, March 24, at 
Cozine LIfe Events Center, 11500 E. 21st St., N.&nbsp; Wichita. Memorial Service 2:30 
pm, Saturday, March 25, at First Evangelical Free Church, 1825 N. 
Woodlawn.&nbsp;

Erma JoAnn 'Jody' Drevets

On March 13, 2023, Judy Ann Pinnick, age 81, flew away to heaven to join her parents, her son Rob and her daughter Lisa.

Judy
 was born August 2, 1941, in Clay Center, Kansas, to Truman Edward and 
Nadine Velma (Worland) Rice. When Judy was 2 years old, her dad got 
drafted into the military.  The family sold all their possessions and 
they drove to California so her mom could be near her siblings and her 
mother while her dad went into the military.  Fortunately, or 
unfortunately, her father did not pass the physical, so he found a job 
with Lockheed Aircraft. Judy was their only daughter.  She had 3 
brothers: James, Dan and Dennis.

After the war, the 
family moved back to Jewell KS, then eventually settled in Osborne 
Kansas. Her Dad accepted a job with Standard Oil as a regional 
distributor. A job which he kept until retirement. Judy graduated from 
Osborne High School (class of 1959) and married Jack Pinnick, also from 
Osborne.  Jack joined the air force and was based in Anchorage, Alaska. 
Judy also moved to Anchorage and worked for the Office of Land 
Management. On their return from Alaska, they lived in Hill City, 
Kansas, then Salina, where Jack furthered his education in airplane 
mechanics at Salina Tech, but eventually got a job with the railroad. 
While in Salina, Judy worked at KNI, Kansas Neurological Institute. In 
1971, they moved to Blue Rapids and lived for 14 years in a big old 
house which Judy loved dearly. Judy had 3 sons, Rob, Tim and Nathan and 
one daughter Lisa. While in Blue Rapids, she was a girl scout troop 
leader and also started the first Blue Rapids preschool which she taught
 for 5 years.

In 1985, Judy and her youngest son Nathan
 moved to Manhattan.  She volunteered at Nathan’s school, then later 
worked for the Kansas State University Alumni Association and then at 
the Lafene Student Health Center, as the physician's unit secretary.  
She made good and lasting friends wherever she went.  She retired in 
2006.

Judy was an excellent cook, a homemaker and 
enjoyed teaching and working with children. She enjoyed and won several 
trophies in bowling.  In later life her passion was playing bridge both 
on-line and in person. She met her special friend, Carl Wilson, while 
playing bridge at the Manhattan Senior Center, and he became not only a 
bridge partner but a help to both Judy and Lisa. She was a great sports 
fan, attending and watching especially KSU women's basketball.  After 
moving to Vaughn Street in Manhattan, she successfully petitioned (in 
1996) the City Commission to allow parking on residential lawns on 
football Saturdays.  Judy and Lisa enjoyed the Saturday football parking
 as many customers returned year after year and became friends. They 
also watched a lot of basketball.  In both football and basketball, they
 followed the KSU coaches and athletes that went on to join professional
 teams.  For example, they loved to spend weekends watching college and 
professional football games, especially KSU, the KC Chiefs (Patrick 
Mahomes), the Green Bay Packers (Jordy Nelson) and the Seattle Seahawks 
(Tyler Lockett).

Judy was preceded in death by her parents,
 her ex-husband, Jack; her brother James (in the Philippines), her son, 
Robert, and her daughter, Lisa. Judy is survived by her brother Dan Rice
 (Joyce) of Hays KS, her brother Dennis Rice (Linda) of Manhattan, her 
daughter-in-law Diana Pinnick of Blue Rapids, her son Tim Pinnick 
(Carolyn) of Washington KS, her son Nathan Pinnick (Lindsey) of 
Portland, Oregon. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and 17 
great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.

During
 the last several years of life, Judy struggled with multiple illnesses 
including severe arthritis, back and neck spinal problems requiring 
fusion of many vertebrae,  replacement of both knees and the right 
shoulder and teeth.  If you would like to honor Judy’s life, you might 
donate to some of her favorite charities such as the the Manhattan 
Breadbasket, the Riley County Senior Center, St. Jude, etc., or to your 
favorite charity or church. The family expects to have a short graveside
 burial service Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:00pm at the Prospect Hill 
Cemetery, Blue Rapids. Everyone is invited.

For more 
information or to send or leave an online condolence, visit the funeral 
home website at www.irvinparkview.com.  Arrangements with Carlson's 
Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home &amp; Cremation.

Click <a href="https://www.irvinparkview.com/obituaries/Judy-Ann-Pinnik?obId=27522634#/celebrationWall">HERE</a> for service details.

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 </figure>On March 13, 2023, Judy Ann Pinnick, age 81, flew away to heaven to join her parents, her son Rob and her daughter Lisa.Judy
 was born August 2, 1941, in Clay Center, Kansas, to Truman Edward and 
Nadine Velma (Worland) Rice. When Judy was 2 years old, her dad got 
drafted into the military. The family sold all their possessions and 
they drove to California so her mom could be near her siblings and her 
mother while her dad went into the military. Fortunately, or 
unfortunately, her father did not pass the physical, so he found a job 
with Lockheed Aircraft. Judy was their only daughter. She had 3 
brothers: James, Dan and Dennis.After the war, the 
family moved back to Jewell KS, then eventually settled in Osborne 
Kansas. Her Dad accepted a job with Standard Oil as a regional 
distributor. A job which he kept until retirement. Judy graduated from 
Osborne High School (class of 1959) and married Jack Pinnick, also from 
Osborne. Jack joined the air force and was based in Anchorage, Alaska. 
Judy also moved to Anchorage and worked for the Office of Land 
Management. On their return from Alaska, they lived in Hill City, 
Kansas, then Salina, where Jack furthered his education in airplane 
mechanics at Salina Tech, but eventually got a job with the railroad. 
While in Salina, Judy worked at KNI, Kansas Neurological Institute. In 
1971, they moved to Blue Rapids and lived for 14 years in a big old 
house which Judy loved dearly. Judy had 3 sons, Rob, Tim and Nathan and 
one daughter Lisa. While in Blue Rapids, she was a girl scout troop 
leader and also started the first Blue Rapids preschool which she taught
 for 5 years.In 1985, Judy and her youngest son Nathan
 moved to Manhattan. She volunteered at Nathan’s school, then later 
worked for the Kansas State University Alumni Association and then at 
the Lafene Student Health Center, as the physician's unit secretary. 
She made good and lasting friends wherever she went. She retired in 
2006.Judy was an excellent cook, a homemaker and 
enjoyed teaching and working with children. She enjoyed and won several 
trophies in bowling. In later life her passion was playing bridge both 
on-line and in person. She met her special friend, Carl Wilson, while 
playing bridge at the Manhattan Senior Center, and he became not only a 
bridge partner but a help to both Judy and Lisa. She was a great sports 
fan, attending and watching especially KSU women's basketball. After 
moving to Vaughn Street in Manhattan, she successfully petitioned (in 
1996) the City Commission to allow parking on residential lawns on 
football Saturdays. Judy and Lisa enjoyed the Saturday football parking
 as many customers returned year after year and became friends. They 
also watched a lot of basketball. In both football and basketball, they
 followed the KSU coaches and athletes that went on to join professional
 teams. For example, they loved to spend weekends watching college and 
professional football games, especially KSU, the KC Chiefs (Patrick 
Mahomes), the Green Bay Packers (Jordy Nelson) and the Seattle Seahawks 
(Tyler Lockett).Judy was preceded in death by her parents,
 her ex-husband, Jack; her brother James (in the Philippines), her son, 
Robert, and her daughter, Lisa. Judy is survived by her brother Dan Rice
 (Joyce) of Hays KS, her brother Dennis Rice (Linda) of Manhattan, her 
daughter-in-law Diana Pinnick of Blue Rapids, her son Tim Pinnick 
(Carolyn) of Washington KS, her son Nathan Pinnick (Lindsey) of 
Portland, Oregon. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and 17 
great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.During
 the last several years of life, Judy struggled with multiple illnesses 
including severe arthritis, back and neck spinal problems requiring 
fusion of many vertebrae, replacement of both knees and the right 
shoulder and teeth. If you would like to honor Judy’s life, you might 
donate to some of her favorite charities such as the the Manhattan 
Breadbasket, the Riley County Senior Center, St. Jude, etc., or to your 
favorite charity or church. The family expects to have a short graveside
 burial service Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:00pm at the Prospect Hill 
Cemetery, Blue Rapids. Everyone is invited.For more 
information or to send or leave an online condolence, visit the funeral 
home website at www.irvinparkview.com. Arrangements with Carlson's 
Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home &amp; Cremation.Click <a href="https://www.irvinparkview.com/obituaries/Judy-Ann-Pinnik?obId=27522634#/celebrationWall">HERE</a> for service details.

Judy Ann Pinnick

Rosella Frances "Rose," "Rosie" Mallon, 93, of Manhattan, passed 
away on Thursday, March 16th, at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, 
Kansas with family holding her hand. She was a loving wife, a mother of 7
 children, a homemaker and a woman of strong Catholic faith.

Rose
 was born in Wheaton, KS on March 9, 1930, the daughter of the late 
Martin Victor and Teresa Gladys (Bennett) Horgan.  She was a graduate of
 Saint Columbkilles Catholic School in Blaine. On July 23, 1951, she was 
united in marriage to James "Jim" Arthur Mallon at the St. Columbkilles 
Catholic Church in Blaine.

She was a member of the 
Seven Dolors Catholic Church Manhattan, Seven Dolors Altar Society, 
Budget Shop Volunteer, served at the Adoration Chapel as well as an 
election volunteer.

Rose is survived by her seven 
children Janet L.(Larry) Collett, of Olathe; Patricia S. (Terry) Tanner,
 of Manhattan; Michael J. (Susan) Mallon, of Hutchinson; Dorothy A. 
Mallon (Cinda Hahn), of Branson, Missouri; Jean M. Bohning (Greg 
Kieffer) of Manhattan; Judy K. (Rich) Goehring, of Manhattan; Robert S. 
(Kimberly) Mallon, of Wichita.  Rose is also survived by siblings 
Carmaleta Drum and Bernadette Hecker, of Topeka; Michael (Ruby) Horgan, 
of Celina, Texas; Cheryl (Eldon) Randall of Scranton; sister-in-law 
Dorothy Jean Wesselmann, of Dallas, GA;  16 grandchildren and 16 
great-grandchildren.  Rose is preceded in death by her parents, husband,
 1 brother, and 4 sisters.

A Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 24th, at Seven Dolors 
Catholic Church in Manhattan, with Fr. Ryan McCandless officiating.  
Graveside services will be held at the St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Ogden 
following the service.

The family will receive friends 
from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a rosary beginning at 7:00 pm on Thursday, 
March 23rd at Carlson's Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.

The
 family requests any donations be directed to the Seven Dolors Catholic 
Church, 221 S. Juliette Manhattan, KS 66502, or Life Choice Ministries 
1445 Anderson, Manhattan, KS  66502.

For more information or to send an email condolence visit the funeral home website, www.irvinparkview.com.

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 </figure>Rosella Frances "Rose," "Rosie" Mallon, 93, of Manhattan, passed 
away on Thursday, March 16th, at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, 
Kansas with family holding her hand. She was a loving wife, a mother of 7
 children, a homemaker and a woman of strong Catholic faith.Rose
 was born in Wheaton, KS on March 9, 1930, the daughter of the late 
Martin Victor and Teresa Gladys (Bennett) Horgan. She was a graduate of
 Saint Columbkilles Catholic School in Blaine. On July 23, 1951, she was 
united in marriage to James "Jim" Arthur Mallon at the St. Columbkilles 
Catholic Church in Blaine.She was a member of the 
Seven Dolors Catholic Church Manhattan, Seven Dolors Altar Society, 
Budget Shop Volunteer, served at the Adoration Chapel as well as an 
election volunteer.Rose is survived by her seven 
children Janet L.(Larry) Collett, of Olathe; Patricia S. (Terry) Tanner,
 of Manhattan; Michael J. (Susan) Mallon, of Hutchinson; Dorothy A. 
Mallon (Cinda Hahn), of Branson, Missouri; Jean M. Bohning (Greg 
Kieffer) of Manhattan; Judy K. (Rich) Goehring, of Manhattan; Robert S. 
(Kimberly) Mallon, of Wichita. Rose is also survived by siblings 
Carmaleta Drum and Bernadette Hecker, of Topeka; Michael (Ruby) Horgan, 
of Celina, Texas; Cheryl (Eldon) Randall of Scranton; sister-in-law 
Dorothy Jean Wesselmann, of Dallas, GA; 16 grandchildren and 16 
great-grandchildren. Rose is preceded in death by her parents, husband,
 1 brother, and 4 sisters.A Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 24th, at Seven Dolors 
Catholic Church in Manhattan, with Fr. Ryan McCandless officiating. 
Graveside services will be held at the St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Ogden 
following the service.The family will receive friends 
from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a rosary beginning at 7:00 pm on Thursday, 
March 23rd at Carlson's Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.The
 family requests any donations be directed to the Seven Dolors Catholic 
Church, 221 S. Juliette Manhattan, KS 66502, or Life Choice Ministries 
1445 Anderson, Manhattan, KS 66502.For more information or to send an email condolence visit the funeral home website, www.irvinparkview.com.

Rosella Frances 'Rose,' 'Rosie' Mallon

Janet Jo McMeans Tompkins was born Janet Jo Jefferis on July 27, 1922,&nbsp; in Chicago, IL to Lowell C. and Vivian Pickering Jefferis.&nbsp; She passed 
from this life to enter her new life with her Lord and Savior, Jesus 
Christ on March 13, 2023, at the age of 100. Janet had been a resident of
 Featherstone Assisted Living since 2011. Prior to that, she had lived 
50 years in Irving, TX.

Janet spent her youth in Milwaukee, WI, Spiceland, IN, and Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa.&nbsp; She graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids in 1942.&nbsp; 
In the fall of 1943, Janet met with the Navy recruiters, tested and 
scored the highest on the written test ever recorded in Cedar Rapids, 
thus approving her for officer’s candidate school.&nbsp; Now just four months
 past her 21st birthday with a Bachelor’s degree in French and 8 months 
as a draftsman under her belt, Janet reported to Smith College in 
Northampton, Mass. on December 17, 1943.&nbsp; On April 4, 1944, she received
 her orders to report to the Office of Naval Communications, Annex in 
Washington, D,C.&nbsp; She spent her entire service coding and de-coding top 
secret, secret and routine messages.&nbsp; She earned several commendations 
and was promoted to Lt (jg) on July 1, 1945.&nbsp; She was released to 
inactive duty on May 3, 1946.&nbsp; On June 5, 1946, Janet Jo Jefferis was 
given her honorable discharge.&nbsp; She remained in the U.S. Naval Reserves 
until March 21, 1951, seven days shy of Sharon’s birth.

On June 8, 1946, Janet married F.W. McMeans (Mac), a Navy 
corpsman/Marine who served the medical corps in the Pacific Theater.&nbsp; 
After honeymooning in The Dells, WI, they left for the University of 
Iowa to begin their schooling on the Gi Bill.&nbsp; They both enrolled at 
Iowa where Mac earned his Pharmacy degree and Janet earned her Masters 
in Education.&nbsp; Wayne was born while they were in Iowa City on April 30, 
1949 (named for the war ship that took Mac to Guadalcanal). Following 
their schooling, Mac went with Osco Drug and moves took them to St. Paul
 and St. Cloud, MN after leaving Cedar Rapids where Sharon was born on 
March 28, 1951.&nbsp; After a particularly bitter winter in St. Cloud, Mac 
moved his family to Texas.&nbsp; Janet thought she would die in the Texas 
heat with no air conditioning.&nbsp; It was horrible, but they remained.&nbsp; Mac
 was not leaving his beloved Texas ever again! Diane was born in Dallas,
 TX on Dec.27, 1953.They owned and operated Williamsburg Drug for over 
10 years.

Janet was a great source of strength for her children. She endured 
much and sacrificed much for them.&nbsp; She lost Mac when she was young (52)
 and so was he (54).&nbsp; We did not think she would go on, but she did.&nbsp; 
Time and circumstance led Janet to marry again to Leslie Tompkins.&nbsp; 
Tommy passed away on Oct. 24, 2011.

Finding herself without a spouse for the first time in over 60 years,
 Janet explored some talents that she had laid aside.&nbsp; She began 
painting with oils and acrylics again, enjoyed reading and shopping with
 her daughters. Janet loved Facebook and she posted regularly until 
about age 99. She loved margaritas and enjoyed dining where she could 
order her signature drink.&nbsp; For her 100th birthday, she wanted a 
margarita party.&nbsp; It was unique and so much fun.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;She had many friends
 at Featherstone over the 12 years she lived there.&nbsp; Many of those 
friends pre-deceased her, but one special friend she me early on was 
Gingerlei Waddell, whom she met through Julia Dean. Gingerlei is known 
for wearing a flower in her hair so about 8 years ago, Janet adopted 
that.&nbsp; She loved her visits from Gingerlei.&nbsp; Saturdays you could find 
Gingerlei going through Janet’s refrigerator, throwing away tidbits of 
this and that and helping Janet with her latest project for 
de-cluttering!&nbsp;&nbsp; Janet’s tablemates at Featherstone were treasured 
friends, including Juanita Williams, Dorothy Seay and Dolphus and 
Jannine Haddock.&nbsp; Janet’s favorites were Waylon and Shawn Shirey, 
employees and friends at Featherstone.&nbsp; The girls, Ashton, Kayleigh, 
Tiffany, Brooklyn, Cadi and Emily and others too numerous to name, 
provided hours of companionship, laughs and assistance to Janet.&nbsp; Tina 
Vaughn kept Janet’s curly silver hair looking coifed and beautiful.&nbsp; 
Rachel McKinney and all the staff at Featherstone provided a loving and 
welcoming environment for her 12 years there.&nbsp; Complete Hospice, under 
the direction of Stacy Hutchens and her daughter Adi, loved Janet as 
their own.&nbsp; Their loving kindnesses over the years meant so much to 
Janet. She especially enjoyed her long visits with Adi and loved 
dispensing her sage advice on love.&nbsp; Adi and Janet were “best buds.” Her
 nurse, Tammy and caregiver, Julia made Janet’s last months easier.&nbsp;

Janet is preceded in death by her husband, F.W. McMeans and second 
husband, Leslie W. Tompkins; sister, Dorris Jefferis Hatt; daughter, 
Diane McMeans Kreger; sons-in-law, James E. Berish and Dr. Jack Landy 
Robinson.

Janet is survived by two of her children, Wayne McMeans of Waxahachi,
 TX and Sharon Robinson of Durant, OK.; daughter-in-law, Linda McMeans 
of Waxahachi, TX and son-in-law, Gary Kreger of Bennington, OK.&nbsp; 
Grandchildren, Gena Strasia of Middleton, WI; George Berish and wife 
Renee of Manhattan, KS, Jeff McMeans, wife Barbara, children A.J. and 
Sayre and granddaughter Ayria of Aubrey, TX.,and Sheila McMeans of 
Waxahachi, TX. &nbsp;Great grandchildren are Olivia, Luke and Julia Strasia 
of Middleton, WI; Reagan and Hadley Berish of Manhattan, KS; and Asher 
Wayne McMeans of Waxahachi, TX.

Family hour will be from 6-7 PM on Tuesday, March 21st, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel, 121 N. 5th St., Durant, OK.

A chapel service will begin at 7:00 PM with Rev. Allen Carson officiating.

She will be laid to rest on Wednesday, March 22nd, at 11:00 AM at the 
DFW National Cemetery with Gary Kreger, George Berish, Jeff McMeans, Dr.
 Aaron Adair, Waylon Shirey and Pat Jennings serving as the pallbearers.
 Mr. Dolphus Haddock will serve as honorary pallbearer.

For those unable to make the viewing/service, a viewing room in the 
funeral home has been prepared for visitors to stop by and pay their 
respects.

Services are under the direction of Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral 
Home, 121 N. 5th St, Durant, OK 74701. www.holmescoffeymurray.com

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 </figure>Janet Jo McMeans Tompkins was born Janet Jo Jefferis on July 27, 1922,&nbsp; in Chicago, IL to Lowell C. and Vivian Pickering Jefferis.&nbsp; She passed 
from this life to enter her new life with her Lord and Savior, Jesus 
Christ on March 13, 2023, at the age of 100. Janet had been a resident of
 Featherstone Assisted Living since 2011. Prior to that, she had lived 
50 years in Irving, TX.Janet spent her youth in Milwaukee, WI, Spiceland, IN, and Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa.&nbsp; She graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids in 1942.&nbsp; 
In the fall of 1943, Janet met with the Navy recruiters, tested and 
scored the highest on the written test ever recorded in Cedar Rapids, 
thus approving her for officer’s candidate school.&nbsp; Now just four months
 past her 21st birthday with a Bachelor’s degree in French and 8 months 
as a draftsman under her belt, Janet reported to Smith College in 
Northampton, Mass. on December 17, 1943.&nbsp; On April 4, 1944, she received
 her orders to report to the Office of Naval Communications, Annex in 
Washington, D,C.&nbsp; She spent her entire service coding and de-coding top 
secret, secret and routine messages.&nbsp; She earned several commendations 
and was promoted to Lt (jg) on July 1, 1945.&nbsp; She was released to 
inactive duty on May 3, 1946.&nbsp; On June 5, 1946, Janet Jo Jefferis was 
given her honorable discharge.&nbsp; She remained in the U.S. Naval Reserves 
until March 21, 1951, seven days shy of Sharon’s birth.On June 8, 1946, Janet married F.W. McMeans (Mac), a Navy 
corpsman/Marine who served the medical corps in the Pacific Theater.&nbsp; 
After honeymooning in The Dells, WI, they left for the University of 
Iowa to begin their schooling on the Gi Bill.&nbsp; They both enrolled at 
Iowa where Mac earned his Pharmacy degree and Janet earned her Masters 
in Education.&nbsp; Wayne was born while they were in Iowa City on April 30, 
1949 (named for the war ship that took Mac to Guadalcanal). Following 
their schooling, Mac went with Osco Drug and moves took them to St. Paul
 and St. Cloud, MN after leaving Cedar Rapids where Sharon was born on 
March 28, 1951.&nbsp; After a particularly bitter winter in St. Cloud, Mac 
moved his family to Texas.&nbsp; Janet thought she would die in the Texas 
heat with no air conditioning.&nbsp; It was horrible, but they remained.&nbsp; Mac
 was not leaving his beloved Texas ever again! Diane was born in Dallas,
 TX on Dec.27, 1953.They owned and operated Williamsburg Drug for over 
10 years.Janet was a great source of strength for her children. She endured 
much and sacrificed much for them.&nbsp; She lost Mac when she was young (52)
 and so was he (54).&nbsp; We did not think she would go on, but she did.&nbsp; 
Time and circumstance led Janet to marry again to Leslie Tompkins.&nbsp; 
Tommy passed away on Oct. 24, 2011.Finding herself without a spouse for the first time in over 60 years,
 Janet explored some talents that she had laid aside.&nbsp; She began 
painting with oils and acrylics again, enjoyed reading and shopping with
 her daughters. Janet loved Facebook and she posted regularly until 
about age 99. She loved margaritas and enjoyed dining where she could 
order her signature drink.&nbsp; For her 100th birthday, she wanted a 
margarita party.&nbsp; It was unique and so much fun.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;She had many friends
 at Featherstone over the 12 years she lived there.&nbsp; Many of those 
friends pre-deceased her, but one special friend she me early on was 
Gingerlei Waddell, whom she met through Julia Dean. Gingerlei is known 
for wearing a flower in her hair so about 8 years ago, Janet adopted 
that.&nbsp; She loved her visits from Gingerlei.&nbsp; Saturdays you could find 
Gingerlei going through Janet’s refrigerator, throwing away tidbits of 
this and that and helping Janet with her latest project for 
de-cluttering!&nbsp;&nbsp; Janet’s tablemates at Featherstone were treasured 
friends, including Juanita Williams, Dorothy Seay and Dolphus and 
Jannine Haddock.&nbsp; Janet’s favorites were Waylon and Shawn Shirey, 
employees and friends at Featherstone.&nbsp; The girls, Ashton, Kayleigh, 
Tiffany, Brooklyn, Cadi and Emily and others too numerous to name, 
provided hours of companionship, laughs and assistance to Janet.&nbsp; Tina 
Vaughn kept Janet’s curly silver hair looking coifed and beautiful.&nbsp; 
Rachel McKinney and all the staff at Featherstone provided a loving and 
welcoming environment for her 12 years there.&nbsp; Complete Hospice, under 
the direction of Stacy Hutchens and her daughter Adi, loved Janet as 
their own.&nbsp; Their loving kindnesses over the years meant so much to 
Janet. She especially enjoyed her long visits with Adi and loved 
dispensing her sage advice on love.&nbsp; Adi and Janet were “best buds.” Her
 nurse, Tammy and caregiver, Julia made Janet’s last months easier.&nbsp;Janet is preceded in death by her husband, F.W. McMeans and second 
husband, Leslie W. Tompkins; sister, Dorris Jefferis Hatt; daughter, 
Diane McMeans Kreger; sons-in-law, James E. Berish and Dr. Jack Landy 
Robinson.Janet is survived by two of her children, Wayne McMeans of Waxahachi,
 TX and Sharon Robinson of Durant, OK.; daughter-in-law, Linda McMeans 
of Waxahachi, TX and son-in-law, Gary Kreger of Bennington, OK.&nbsp; 
Grandchildren, Gena Strasia of Middleton, WI; George Berish and wife 
Renee of Manhattan, KS, Jeff McMeans, wife Barbara, children A.J. and 
Sayre and granddaughter Ayria of Aubrey, TX.,and Sheila McMeans of 
Waxahachi, TX. &nbsp;Great grandchildren are Olivia, Luke and Julia Strasia 
of Middleton, WI; Reagan and Hadley Berish of Manhattan, KS; and Asher 
Wayne McMeans of Waxahachi, TX.Family hour will be from 6-7 PM on Tuesday, March 21st, at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel, 121 N. 5th St., Durant, OK.A chapel service will begin at 7:00 PM with Rev. Allen Carson officiating.She will be laid to rest on Wednesday, March 22nd, at 11:00 AM at the 
DFW National Cemetery with Gary Kreger, George Berish, Jeff McMeans, Dr.
 Aaron Adair, Waylon Shirey and Pat Jennings serving as the pallbearers.
 Mr. Dolphus Haddock will serve as honorary pallbearer.For those unable to make the viewing/service, a viewing room in the 
funeral home has been prepared for visitors to stop by and pay their 
respects.Services are under the direction of Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral 
Home, 121 N. 5th St, Durant, OK 74701. www.holmescoffeymurray.com

Janet Jo Tompkins

After a brief illness, Margaret Rozella Klema McKittrick, 94, of 
Manhattan, Kansas, died on March 15, 2023, at Bramlage House in 
Manhattan, Kansas, surrounded by family members. Marge, as she was 
known, was born April 19, 1928, in Wilson, Kansas, the daughter of James
 and Hattie Weinhold Klema.

Marge graduated from Wilson
 High School class of 1946. After graduation, she attended Kansas State 
University and taught Vocational Home Economics for a year in Beverly, 
three years in Plainville and a year at Hays Junior High in Hays.

On
 June 17, 1954, she married Richard Leland McKittrick in Wilson, Kansas,
 whom she had known since first grade. She returned to KSU to work on 
her Master’s degree in Early Child Development. The union was blessed 
with three children, Richard James McKittrick, of Mission Hills, Sandra 
McKittrick Blamey of Maui and Kathryn McKittrick Wichmann, of Manhattan.
 Marge is survived by her three children, their spouses Bev McKittrick, 
Jim Blamey, Tony Wichmann, nine grand-children and their spouses.

Marge
 was Den Mother for Cub Scouts and leader for Brownies and Girl Scouts. 
She also worked on KSU campus for many years with enrollment of new and 
returning students After raising the three children, she was a 
substitute teacher for USD 383. Marge was a member of the Peace Lutheran
 Church for many years, later transfering to First Lutheran Church, 
Lions Club, Delta Zeta, KNEA, AAUW, Stardusters, Creative Cooking, 
Manhattan Area Retired Teachers and Kansas State Alumni Association.

Marge
 enjoyed her grandchildren, sewing, fishing and Kansas State sports. She
 was active with other retired friends and in early retirement enjoyed 
square dancing, gardening and traveling. With her husband, Richard, 
retiring from U.S.D. # 383 in 1992 they traveled extensively in Europe, 
Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, the British Virgin 
Islands and all fifty of the states.

Marge was preceded in death by her husband, parents and three brothers, Dell, Gerald and Samuel.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, May 19th, at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.

Cremation
 is planned with memorial service to be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 
20th, at First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, with 
Reverend Stephen Haverlah officiating. Private inurnment will be later 
in the Wilson City Cemetery, Wilson, Kansas.

Online condolences may be left for her family by clicking on "Share A Memory" on this page.

Memorial
 contributions may be made to Excelsior Lutheran Church Lighted Cross 
Fund in Wilson, KS, or First Lutheran Church in Manhattan. 

 
Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen 
Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.

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 </figure>After a brief illness, Margaret Rozella Klema McKittrick, 94, of 
Manhattan, Kansas, died on March 15, 2023, at Bramlage House in 
Manhattan, Kansas, surrounded by family members. Marge, as she was 
known, was born April 19, 1928, in Wilson, Kansas, the daughter of James
 and Hattie Weinhold Klema.Marge graduated from Wilson
 High School class of 1946. After graduation, she attended Kansas State 
University and taught Vocational Home Economics for a year in Beverly, 
three years in Plainville and a year at Hays Junior High in Hays.On
 June 17, 1954, she married Richard Leland McKittrick in Wilson, Kansas,
 whom she had known since first grade. She returned to KSU to work on 
her Master’s degree in Early Child Development. The union was blessed 
with three children, Richard James McKittrick, of Mission Hills, Sandra 
McKittrick Blamey of Maui and Kathryn McKittrick Wichmann, of Manhattan.
 Marge is survived by her three children, their spouses Bev McKittrick, 
Jim Blamey, Tony Wichmann, nine grand-children and their spouses.Marge
 was Den Mother for Cub Scouts and leader for Brownies and Girl Scouts. 
She also worked on KSU campus for many years with enrollment of new and 
returning students After raising the three children, she was a 
substitute teacher for USD 383. Marge was a member of the Peace Lutheran
 Church for many years, later transfering to First Lutheran Church, 
Lions Club, Delta Zeta, KNEA, AAUW, Stardusters, Creative Cooking, 
Manhattan Area Retired Teachers and Kansas State Alumni Association.Marge
 enjoyed her grandchildren, sewing, fishing and Kansas State sports. She
 was active with other retired friends and in early retirement enjoyed 
square dancing, gardening and traveling. With her husband, Richard, 
retiring from U.S.D. # 383 in 1992 they traveled extensively in Europe, 
Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, the British Virgin 
Islands and all fifty of the states.Marge was preceded in death by her husband, parents and three brothers, Dell, Gerald and Samuel.The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, May 19th, at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.Cremation
 is planned with memorial service to be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 
20th, at First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, with 
Reverend Stephen Haverlah officiating. Private inurnment will be later 
in the Wilson City Cemetery, Wilson, Kansas.Online condolences may be left for her family by clicking on "Share A Memory" on this page.Memorial
 contributions may be made to Excelsior Lutheran Church Lighted Cross 
Fund in Wilson, KS, or First Lutheran Church in Manhattan. 
Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen 
Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.

Margaret K. McKittrick

Mike Wendt, 69, of Herington, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 15,
 2023, at Good Shepherd Homecare &amp; Hospice in Manhattan, Kansas, 
after multiple health complications. Mike was born on February 26, 1954,
 in Herington, KS to Glenn and Alice Wendt.&nbsp; 

He was baptized and 
confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Herington and graduated from 
Herington High School with the Class of 1972. 

On May 25, 1974, he
 was united in marriage to his best friend and soulmate, Debbie 
(Schlesener) Wendt, also at St. Paul Lutheran Church.&nbsp; Mike and Debbie 
were blessed with a daughter, Kendra. 

Mike had a zest for life 
and approached everything in his life with a strong and positive work 
ethic.&nbsp; He always had a smile on his face and could light up any room.&nbsp; 
This remained true all the way through the end of his life.&nbsp; 

Mike
 had many hobbies including gardening, multiple home remodeling 
projects, cooking and baking, woodworking, camping, traveling, many 
trips to Branson with Debbie, and handyman projects for friends and 
family members.&nbsp; He was always looking for the next big project or 
adventure.&nbsp; He enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, and 
watching football and basketball games.&nbsp; Mike adored his daughter 
Kendra, son-in-law Les, and grandkids Keira and Quinn, offering advice, a
 listening ear, or a joke and a smile. 

Mike worked hard his 
entire life, working briefly in construction before starting his 37-year
 career with the city of Herington.&nbsp; He started as an electrical 
lineman, and later served many years as Utilities Superintendent.&nbsp; With a
 servant leadership heart, he was always ready to help with disaster and
 storm relief at multiple cities across the state of Kansas throughout 
his career.&nbsp; He also served in several capacities with the Kansas 
Municipal Utilities and Kansas Municipal Energy Agencies, holding the 
position of chairman of the Mutual Aid Committee. 

He was preceded
 in death by his parents, his grandparents Solomon and Emilie Sader and 
Ted and Irene Wendt, and a stillborn sister, Glenda. 

He is 
survived by his devoted and loving wife of 48 years, Debbie of 
Herington, his daughter Kendra Kuhlman, son-in-law Les Kuhlman, 
granddaughter Keira Kuhlman and grandson Quinn Kuhlman, all of 
Manhattan, brothers Craig Wendt (Marcia) of Herington, Randy Wendt 
(Debbie) of Salina, Glenn Wendt (Berry) of Salina, sister Nancy Deason 
(Terry) of Wichita, as well as many close friends and relatives. 

He
 was an active and lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where he
 served on the church council, and as an usher, greeter, altar guild, 
offering counter, and delivered Meals on Wheels for many years. 

Friends
 are encouraged to visit and watch the memorial video with the family on
 Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran 
Church where his funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. 

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church.&nbsp; 

Please sign his online guestbook and leave a memory of Mike at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yazelmeglifh.com/">www.yazelmeglifh.com</a>.

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 </figure>Mike Wendt, 69, of Herington, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 15,
 2023, at Good Shepherd Homecare &amp; Hospice in Manhattan, Kansas, 
after multiple health complications. Mike was born on February 26, 1954,
 in Herington, KS to Glenn and Alice Wendt.&nbsp; He was baptized and 
confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Herington and graduated from 
Herington High School with the Class of 1972. On May 25, 1974, he
 was united in marriage to his best friend and soulmate, Debbie 
(Schlesener) Wendt, also at St. Paul Lutheran Church.&nbsp; Mike and Debbie 
were blessed with a daughter, Kendra. Mike had a zest for life 
and approached everything in his life with a strong and positive work 
ethic.&nbsp; He always had a smile on his face and could light up any room.&nbsp; 
This remained true all the way through the end of his life.&nbsp; Mike
 had many hobbies including gardening, multiple home remodeling 
projects, cooking and baking, woodworking, camping, traveling, many 
trips to Branson with Debbie, and handyman projects for friends and 
family members.&nbsp; He was always looking for the next big project or 
adventure.&nbsp; He enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, and 
watching football and basketball games.&nbsp; Mike adored his daughter 
Kendra, son-in-law Les, and grandkids Keira and Quinn, offering advice, a
 listening ear, or a joke and a smile. Mike worked hard his 
entire life, working briefly in construction before starting his 37-year
 career with the city of Herington.&nbsp; He started as an electrical 
lineman, and later served many years as Utilities Superintendent.&nbsp; With a
 servant leadership heart, he was always ready to help with disaster and
 storm relief at multiple cities across the state of Kansas throughout 
his career.&nbsp; He also served in several capacities with the Kansas 
Municipal Utilities and Kansas Municipal Energy Agencies, holding the 
position of chairman of the Mutual Aid Committee. He was preceded
 in death by his parents, his grandparents Solomon and Emilie Sader and 
Ted and Irene Wendt, and a stillborn sister, Glenda. He is 
survived by his devoted and loving wife of 48 years, Debbie of 
Herington, his daughter Kendra Kuhlman, son-in-law Les Kuhlman, 
granddaughter Keira Kuhlman and grandson Quinn Kuhlman, all of 
Manhattan, brothers Craig Wendt (Marcia) of Herington, Randy Wendt 
(Debbie) of Salina, Glenn Wendt (Berry) of Salina, sister Nancy Deason 
(Terry) of Wichita, as well as many close friends and relatives. He
 was an active and lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where he
 served on the church council, and as an usher, greeter, altar guild, 
offering counter, and delivered Meals on Wheels for many years. Friends
 are encouraged to visit and watch the memorial video with the family on
 Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran 
Church where his funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church.&nbsp; Please sign his online guestbook and leave a memory of Mike at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yazelmeglifh.com/">www.yazelmeglifh.com</a>.

Mike Wendt

Linda J. Letcher was born on October 29, 1948, in Junction City, Kansas. 
She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Fred and Emma Harris, on a 
farm just outside of Junction City. Soon after graduating from Dwight 
High School in 1966, she moved to Kansas City where she took a job with 
Hallmark Cards. Linda married her husband, Ronald Letcher, in 1968 and 
together they enjoyed 52 years of marriage and had two sons, Jason and 
Jerod. When her first son was born, Linda decided to become a 
homemaker and for the next 25 years, she was very active in the lives of
 her boys and her community. Linda frequently volunteered at St. 
Patrick's Grade School and, after her sons were grown, worked there 
full-time as a secretary in the principal's office, retiring after 22 
years of dedicated service. In her free time, Linda loved cooking, 
quilting, bowling, and playing bass guitar as a member of several 
country bands. She also volunteered with 4-H and was a former board 
member of the Wy-Jon Women's Bowling Association. Linda was beloved
 by multiple generations of children, parents, faculty, and staff at St.
 Patrick's, and was considered a "second mom" to many of her sons' 
classmates and friends. It is a testament to her character that she will
 be deeply missed not only by friends she had known for decades, but 
also those whom she'd only met in her final months. Linda passed 
away peacefully while in hospice care on March 15, 2023, surrounded by 
friends and loved ones. She is survived by her two sons, as well as a 
great many cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and dear friends. Linda 
was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald, in 2020, and earlier by 
her parents, Ordella (Harris) Liley and James Godfrey, and sister, 
Karlene Graves. A visitation service will be held at Maple Hill 
Funeral Home in Kansas City, KS on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 6:00pm to
 8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in her honor be made be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/3/1679088182581.png" alt="" />
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 </figure>Linda J. Letcher was born on October 29, 1948, in Junction City, Kansas. 
She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Fred and Emma Harris, on a 
farm just outside of Junction City. Soon after graduating from Dwight 
High School in 1966, she moved to Kansas City where she took a job with 
Hallmark Cards. Linda married her husband, Ronald Letcher, in 1968 and 
together they enjoyed 52 years of marriage and had two sons, Jason and 
Jerod. When her first son was born, Linda decided to become a 
homemaker and for the next 25 years, she was very active in the lives of
 her boys and her community. Linda frequently volunteered at St. 
Patrick's Grade School and, after her sons were grown, worked there 
full-time as a secretary in the principal's office, retiring after 22 
years of dedicated service. In her free time, Linda loved cooking, 
quilting, bowling, and playing bass guitar as a member of several 
country bands. She also volunteered with 4-H and was a former board 
member of the Wy-Jon Women's Bowling Association. Linda was beloved
 by multiple generations of children, parents, faculty, and staff at St.
 Patrick's, and was considered a "second mom" to many of her sons' 
classmates and friends. It is a testament to her character that she will
 be deeply missed not only by friends she had known for decades, but 
also those whom she'd only met in her final months. Linda passed 
away peacefully while in hospice care on March 15, 2023, surrounded by 
friends and loved ones. She is survived by her two sons, as well as a 
great many cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and dear friends. Linda 
was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald, in 2020, and earlier by 
her parents, Ordella (Harris) Liley and James Godfrey, and sister, 
Karlene Graves. A visitation service will be held at Maple Hill 
Funeral Home in Kansas City, KS on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 6:00pm to
 8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in her honor be made be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.&nbsp;

Linda J. Letcher

COVINGTON, La. — Jessica Ashley Gauntt, age 36, departed this 
life on March 4, 2023. Jessica was born in Junction City, Kansas, on May 
8, 1986. Jessica “Jess” was the daughter of Stacey Edwards and Michael 
Gauntt.

Jessica graduated from Poplar Springs High School in 2004. She had 
many friends during her life who remember her as being a kind and 
fun-loving person. She was always thinking of others and wanting to help
 those in need. She lived in many places including Bonifay, Florida, 
Jasper, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, Eudora, Kansas, Milton, Florida, 
and most recently Covington, Louisiana.

Jessica is survived by her mother, Stacey (Jason) Edwards, father, 
Michael Gauntt, sons Jerrin Gauntt, Tuscon “Eli” Schenck, brother Jeremy
 Gauntt, sister, Jona Bauer, Uncle Don and Aunt Dot Hendrix, Uncle Carl 
and Aunt Jodeen Hendrix, and her beloved Granny Pat Hendrix. Also left 
behind to grieve her are her companion for seven years, Brian Schenck, 
and best friend Evelyn Carnley and many family members and friends. She 
is preceded in death by her infant daughter, Serinity Dawn Hansen, 
grandfather Tuscon Hendrix and Uncle Scott Hendrix.

COVINGTON, La. — Jessica Ashley Gauntt, age 36, departed this 
life on March 4, 2023. Jessica was born in Junction City, Kansas, on May 
8, 1986. Jessica “Jess” was the daughter of Stacey Edwards and Michael 
Gauntt.Jessica graduated from Poplar Springs High School in 2004. She had 
many friends during her life who remember her as being a kind and 
fun-loving person. She was always thinking of others and wanting to help
 those in need. She lived in many places including Bonifay, Florida, 
Jasper, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, Eudora, Kansas, Milton, Florida, 
and most recently Covington, Louisiana.Jessica is survived by her mother, Stacey (Jason) Edwards, father, 
Michael Gauntt, sons Jerrin Gauntt, Tuscon “Eli” Schenck, brother Jeremy
 Gauntt, sister, Jona Bauer, Uncle Don and Aunt Dot Hendrix, Uncle Carl 
and Aunt Jodeen Hendrix, and her beloved Granny Pat Hendrix. Also left 
behind to grieve her are her companion for seven years, Brian Schenck, 
and best friend Evelyn Carnley and many family members and friends. She 
is preceded in death by her infant daughter, Serinity Dawn Hansen, 
grandfather Tuscon Hendrix and Uncle Scott Hendrix.Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on 
Saturday March 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Capel of Bagnell &amp; Son 
Funeral Home 75212 Hwy 437 Covington, Louisiana 70435 with visitation 
from 11:00 a.m. until service time.We love you, Jess.“May the choirs of angels come to greet you and speed you to paradise. May the Lord enfold you in his Mercy.”Bagnell &amp; Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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