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Virginia A. Densler

Virginia A. Densler

Mar 6, 2023

Virginia A. Densler, 88, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, with her daughters by her side at McPherson Hospital.  Virginia had been a resident of McPherson since 1978 and worked at Payless Shoe Store and Morris & Son Clothiers.

 

Virginia was born on April 13, 1934, in Hamlet, NE, the daughter of Claude Montgomery and Eva...

Donna J. Andes

Donna J. Andes

Feb 28, 2023

Donna Jane Andes, 70, of Hillsboro, KS and formerly of Galva, KS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Salem Home in Hillsboro.

 

Donna was born on January 25, 1953, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Clare M. and T. Madine (Brewer) Andes.  She graduated from Galva High School in 1971.

 

She was a member of...

Jenee C. Enochs

Jenee C. Enochs

Feb 22, 2023

Jenee Clarise Enochs, 67, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, surrounded by family at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  Aside from being a homemaker, Jenee was a daycare provider and worked in food service at McPherson College and at McPherson Hospital.

 

Jenee was born on May 11, 1955, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Martin...

Rick N. Anderson

Rick N. Anderson

Feb 18, 2023

Rick N. Anderson, 75, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2023, surrounded by family at McPherson Hospital.

 

Rick was born on April 18, 1947, in Story City, Iowa, the son of Everett Vernon and Garnette (Mohler) Anderson. 

 

After college, Rick took his first job as a microbiologist for a meat packing company (Monfort...

Eloise M. Lichty

Eloise M. Lichty

Feb 14, 2023

Eloise Marie McKnight Lichty, 98, passed away peacefully at Angel Arms, in McPherson, KS, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

 

Eloise was born in Quinter, Kansas, on January 26, 1925, to Verna (Long) and John D. McKnight.  Following graduation from Quinter High School, she attended McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, where she met D. Eugene Lichty from Waterloo, Iowa.  They were...

Eldon D. Becker

Eldon D. Becker

Feb 14, 2023

Eldon Donald Becker, 73, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Pinnacle Park Healthcare & Rehab in Salina, KS.  He worked at Sanofi Winthrop/Abbott and CertainTeed, both of McPherson.

 

Eldon was born on April 30, 1949, in Moundridge, KS, the son of Donald Richard and Billie Richerlee (Sutton) Becker.  He graduated from McPherson High...

Richard E. Keim, Jr.

Richard E. Keim, Jr.

Feb 14, 2023

Richard Earl Keim, Jr., 53, of McPherson, KS, and formerly of New Jersey, California, and Hawaii, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, surrounded by family at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Richard was  a United States Navy Veteran, serving during Operation Desert Storm. He was a former police officer for the City of McPherson from 1997 to 2018, and was...

Joyce E. Rickner

Joyce E. Rickner

Feb 13, 2023

Joyce Elaine Rickner, 92, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Wichita.  She was a homemaker.

 

Joyce was born on October 5, 1930, in Salem, Oregon, to Thomas and Goldie Pearl (Monroe) McLeod.  She graduated from McPherson High School.  On August 1, 1954, Joyce was united in marriage to...

Marilyn Ruth Land

Marilyn Ruth Land

Feb 13, 2023

Marilyn Ruth (Potter) Land was born August 4, 1939, in Iowa City, IA, the second child and only daughter of Samuel George and Inez Irene Marcella (Wright-Carson) Potter. She had an older brother, Larry Eugene, and two younger brothers, Richard Samuel and Paul Frederick. The family lived in Clarinda, IA, and Ruth, as she was always known to her family,...

Dorothea Marie Johnson

Dorothea Marie Johnson

Feb 10, 2023

Dorothea Marie (Christiansen) Johnson, 89, of McFarland Wisconsin and more recently Cedar Rapids Iowa, passed peacefully on Feb 10, 2023, following a brief period of declining health.

Dorothea was born in 1933 to George Daniel Christiansen and Agnes Marie (Norem) Christiansen in St. Paul Minnesota where she grew up in a loving, creative, family-centered and readiness to try new...

Debbie D. Boomhower

Debbie D. Boomhower

Feb 10, 2023

Deborah Denise Boomhower, 65, of Salina, KS, and formerly of McPherson, KS and New Castle, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Salina Regional Health Center.  She worked 18 years as an operator for Southwestern Bell in McPherson and then as a switchboard operator for Jameson Hospital in New Castle, PA.

 

Debbie was born on December...

Jean Nelson

Jean Nelson

Feb 6, 2023

Ramona “Jean” Nelson, 88, of Marquette, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2023, surrounded by family at Harmony Home, McPherson.  She was a homemaker, Avon representative, school bus driver for USD 400, and CNA at Riverview Estates.

 

Jean was born on February 22, 1934, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Sten Paul and Ruth Agnes (Tate) Jader. ...

Gary F. Tippett

Gary F. Tippett

Feb 5, 2023

Gary Franklin Tippett, 67, of Inman, Kansas and formerly of Pecos, Texas, peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, surrounded by family at Hospice House, Hutchinson. 

 

He was born October 28, 1955, in Barstow, CA, the son of Myron Lee and Joada Marie (Summerville) Tippett.  Gary spent several years driving a truck in the Texas oil fields.

 

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Carol L. Schroeder-Dahlsten

Carol L. Schroeder-Dahlsten

Feb 4, 2023

Carol Lee Schroeder-Dahlsten, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2023, surrounded by family in her home.  She was a Pizza Hut Franchisee and actively involved in the operations of many Pizza Hut restaurants in Kansas and Arizona.  Also, in McPherson, she owned and operated Applegate’s Landing and the Pear Tree Restaurant/Peppy Partridge Dinner Club.

 

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Donald E. Bland, Sr.

Donald E. Bland, Sr.

Feb 1, 2023

Donald E. Bland, Sr., 93, of McPherson, KS and formerly of Lakewood, CO, went home peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at McPherson Health & Rehab. Don was a retired electrician and building inspector, owning & operating Bland Electric. 

 

Don was born on October 26, 1929, in Dillon, KS, the son...

Wendel L. Folkerts

Wendel L. Folkerts

Feb 1, 2023

Wendel Leon Folkerts was born on September 16, 1939, in a rural Timken, KS farm home to Arnold Folkerts and Wilhelmina Margareta “Minnie” (Suchy) Folkerts.  He passed from life to eternal life peacefully at age 83 on February 1, 2023.

 

Wendel attended a one-room grade school in District 41 of Rush County and graduated from LaCrosse Rural High School...

Lester Edward "Ed" Kidd

Lester Edward "Ed" Kidd

Jan 23, 2023

Lester Edward Kidd, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully January 23, 2023, at Salem Home in Hillsboro after a lengthy illness.

 

Lester, better known as Ed, was born February 20,1936, in Topeka, KS to Cecil and Joetta Kidd. He spent most of his younger years in Manhattan, where he graduated from Manhattan High School in 1954 and...

Carl E. Carlson

Carl E. Carlson

Jan 22, 2023

Carl Edward Carlson, was born on March 25, 1928, in McPherson, KS, the son of Carl Alvin and Ruth Irene (Yowell) Carlson.  He grew up on a farm near Windom and attended country school, except for two years (1939 – 1941), when he moved to McPherson.  His mother died when he was only 15 years old, and he left school...

Janice Kay Parker

Janice Kay Parker

Jan 20, 2023

Janice Kay Parker, 78 years of age, died on Friday, January 20, 2023, at The Cedars in McPherson, Kansas. 

 

Janice was born to Albert Hugh and Louise Elaine (Smitherman) Greiner on February 19, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas.  She was married to William Parker in Haviland, Kansas on August 28, 1965. 

 

Janice is survived by her husband William of...

Jeffrey K. Power

Jeffrey K. Power

Jan 15, 2023

Jeffrey Keith Power, 65, of Moundridge, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at NMC Health Medical Center, Newton.

 

Jeff was born on June 22, 1957, in Goessel, KS, the son of Harold Keith and Darleen Frances (Helms) Power.  He graduated from Halstead High School in 1975. 

 

He worked for Power Transport, a mobile home...

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