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Mary Lou Simmering
Sep 28, 2022
Mary Louise (Carpenter) Simmering was born to Clay and Ammah (Thompson) Carpenter February 20, 1929, in Davenport, Oklahoma. Mary Lou had 3 siblings Donald, Margaret and Susan. She grew up in rural Oklahoma communities before graduating from Garber, OK High School in 1946. Upon graduating from Central State University in Edmond, OK, she worked at the YWCA in Oklahoma City. ...
Sheryl A. Hoffman
Sep 25, 2022
Sheryl Ann Hoffman, 75, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2022, surrounded by family at McPherson Hospital. She was a retired bookkeeper/secretary for Hassman Oil Co. in McPherson.
Sheryl was born on August 24, 1947, in West Point, NE, the daughter of Robert Edward and Annie Mae (Roberts) Fenske. She graduated from West Point High...
LaVern D. Penner
Sep 22, 2022
LaVern D. Penner, 77, of Buhler, KS, and formerly of Inman, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family at Harry Hynes Hospice Center, Wichita. LaVern owned & operated Penner’s Grain & Distributing, a custom harvesting business. He then was an independent truck driver for many years.
LaVern was born on January 25, 1945,...
Shirley Esau
Sep 22, 2022
Shirley Esau, 66, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. She was a library assistant at the McPherson Public Library, retiring just one month prior to her passing.
Shirley was born on August 18, 1956, in Goessel, KS, the daughter of James Willard and Eulalia (Regier)...
Donald E. Bruner
Sep 21, 2022
Donald Eugene Bruner, 57, of Salina, KS and formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, surrounded by family at the Holiday Resort Health & Rehab, Salina. Don had worked as a warehouse supervisor at Tony's Pizza and was also a Transportation Supervisor at Schwan's Home Delivery.
Don was born on May 9, 1965, in...
Stanley J. Dalton
Sep 19, 2022
Stanley James Dalton, 79, of Wichita, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 19, 2022, surrounded by family at Regent Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Wichita. In addition to retiring from the Kansas Army National Guard after 40 years, he also worked in sales for IBT Industrial Solutions and Power Flow Systems.
Stan was born August 4, 1943, in Clay...
H. Dean Cotton
Sep 18, 2022
H. Dean Cotton, 93, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at The Cedars, McPherson. He was a retired judge and attorney. He worked as the county, probate, and juvenile judge for 14 years and then was a lawyer for the State of Kansas Dept. of Human Services for 17 years.
Dean was born on...
Emma Jean Eck
Sep 15, 2022
Emma Jean (Mead) Eck, 87, Office Administrator for the London, Ontario Board of Education, died September 15, 2022.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, September 19, at the Emmanuel Church Cemetery, 2161 Comanche Rd., Galva, KS.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lavern Allen Eck; parents, Max and Thelma Mead; brother, Billy...
John Vicencio, Jr.
Sep 11, 2022
John Vicencio, Jr., 72, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas.
John was born January 8, 1950, in McPherson, Kansas to John Vicencio, Sr. and Thora (Todd) Vicencio. John was raised with four older sisters, Patricia, Marian, Joan, and Delores. When John was 20 months old, he was diagnosed with Epilepsy and severe...
Ione Johnson
Sep 7, 2022
Letha Ione (Akers) Johnson, 98, of Lindsborg, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Besides being a farm wife, Ione worked at Bethany College for a few years, and then in the dietary department at Bethany Home, Lindsborg for over 20 years.
She was born on May 16, 1924, in McPherson, KS, the daughter...
Rose M. Crawford
Sep 5, 2022
Rose Marie Crawford, 81, of North Newton, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, September 5th, 2022. She was born on December 9th, 1941, in Newton, Kansas to Arthur Friesen and Rosella (Schmidt) Friesen. Rose graduated from Newton High School in 1959.
Rose was a woman whose passion for Elvis was only second to her passion for...
Karen J. Anderson
Aug 31, 2022
Karen Joan Anderson, 74, of McPherson, KS, formerly of Scottsdale, AZ and Lindsborg, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. On April 30, 2021, she retired from Walters Optometry where she was the office manager.
Karen was born on February 14, 1948, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Leon and Ruth...
Jimmy L. Flood
Aug 30, 2022
Jimmy Lee “Poppy” Flood, 84, formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at his home in Splendora, TX. He was retired from the Kansas Dept. of Corrections and was the print shop supervisor at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson. He also worked for Kittell Printing in McPherson and owned and operated his own print shop...
Mai Le
Aug 14, 2022
Ngoc Mai Thi Le “Mai Le”, 52, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022, surrounded by family at Via Christi St. Francis RMC in Wichita, KS. Mai Le worked in food service at the McPherson Middle School.
Mai Le was born on July 26, 1970, in Vinh Long, Vietnam, the daughter of Huong Le and...
Dorothy A. Butler
Aug 13, 2022
Dorothy Ann Butler, 88, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Pine Village, Moundridge. She had worked as a manager for the Pic-Quik Store and Taylor-Mart, both in McPherson, and then was a cashier for Dillons.
Dorothy was born on January 1, 1934, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Richard and Della (Unruh) Decker. ...
Ronald L. Clark
Aug 10, 2022
Ronald Louis Clark, 69, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, with his wife by his side at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. Ron worked in sales & marketing at Phillips Petroleum Company and Wittig Transport, Inc.
Ron was born on January 27, 1953, in Caney, KS, the son of Robert Leslie and Shelia Kay...
Josephine "Jo" A. Graham
Aug 8, 2022
Josephine “Jo” Alice Graham, 99, of Marquette, KS, peacefully passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Riverview Estates, Marquette. She was a retired sales clerk for JCPenney.
Josephine was born on January 19, 1923, in Denison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Malcom and Lena May (Pierson) Potts. On May 20, 1939, she was united in marriage...
Calvin G. Yowell
Aug 5, 2022
Calvin “Cal” Gerald Yowell, 81, of Windom, KS and formerly of McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, surrounded by family at the University of Kansas Health Systems in Kansas City, KS. He retired from Ford Motor Company in Texas. He then worked for McPherson County and the City of McPherson, retiring in 2004.
Cal...
Wesley A. Dirks
Aug 2, 2022
Wesley A. Dirks, 77, of Inman, KS, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, surrounded by family at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired farmer, poultry producer, and carpenter.
Wes was born on September 22, 1944, in Bonners Ferry, ID, the son of Noah K. and Martha Mae (Butts) Dirks. He was united in marriage to...
Roy E. Long
Aug 1, 2022
Roy Eugene Long, 81, of Windom, KS, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 1, 2022, at his home. Roy was born on February 16, 1941, to James and Myrtle (Griffith) Long in Hutchinson, KS.
He retired from Johns Manville after 25 years in the maintenance department.
Roy married Bertha “Bert” L. (Hunley) Johnson on September 20, 1965. ...
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