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Barbara Wallace
Jul 7, 2023
Barbara E. Wallace, 80, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023, at her vacation home in Dubois, WY.
Barbara was born on February 14, 1943, at the Menorah Hospital in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of James and Ruth (Gordon) Benson. She spent her earlier years in Russellville, MO, attending school and enjoying summers with...
Patricia A. Johnson
Jul 6, 2023
Patricia A. Johnson, 84, of McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, surrounded by family at the McPherson Hospital. Patty was born on November 28, 1938, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Elmer C.L. and Elizabeth Fern Martinson.
She graduated from McPherson High School in 1956 and Brown Mackie Business College in Salina, KS. On...
Alyce Park
Jun 29, 2023
Alyce L. (Coder) Schroeder Park, 85, of McPherson, KS, peacefully entered her heavenly home on Thursday, June 29, 2023, surrounded by family at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Alyce was the youngest of six born on March 5, 1938, in Washington County, KS, the daughter of Omar and Cora (Huffman) Coder. She graduated from Morrowville High School and attended Manhattan Bible...
Charles L. Smith
Jun 28, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Lee Smith, 67, of Marquette, KS, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at his home in Marquette. He retired in 2022 from Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant where he was a Quality Control Electrical Supervisor and previously a Nuclear Inspector.
Charlie was born on November 16, 1955, in Lindsborg, KS, the son of Kristen and...
Elizabeth Becker
Jun 28, 2023
Our mother Elizabeth Goertzen Koehn Becker was born on November 13, 1930, to Jacob H. and Lena (Koehn) Goertzen in Camp 45, Chihuahua, Mexico. She passed away on June 28, 2023, in Moundridge, Kansas, at the age of 92.
A few years before Mom was born, her parents immigrated to Mexico. Her father came in 1923 from Saskatchewan, and...
Phyllis Koenig
Jun 23, 2023
Phyllis Ann Koenig, 90, of McPherson, KS, and formerly of Kansas City and Eureka, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023, surrounded by family at The Cedars, McPherson. Phyllis was a retired hospital administrator for Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka.
Phyllis was born on December 8, 1932, in Poplar Bluff, MO, the daughter of Robert Rezin and Hettie...
Beth Robinson
Jun 22, 2023
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Robinson, the beloved daughter of James K. and Joan Fallis, was born on December 7th, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the second of three children. Beth attended school in McPherson, KS, and graduated from McPherson High School in 1975. After completing one semester at Hutch Juco, she embarked on her career with Farmers Alliance in...
Sandy Larson
Jun 21, 2023
Sandra Louise (Kindle) Larson, 80, of rural Marquette, died peacefully at home Wednesday, June 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Born December 16, 1942 in Warsaw, MO, Sandra was the second child of James A. Kindle and Leola E. (Bailey) Kindle. Sandy attended school in Warsaw, graduating from Warsaw High School in 1960.
Following high school,...
Mary Crowdes
Jun 19, 2023
Mary (Kinney) Crowdes, 85, of Marquette, KS and formerly of Windom, KS, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Paramount in Newton, KS. She was born on April 2, 1938, in Lyons, KS, the daughter of Claud Kinney and Alberta (Weese) Kinney. She grew up in Windom and graduated from Windom High School. She was May queen in 1956.
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Brett Whitenack
Jun 18, 2023
Brett Whitenack, 60, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Sunday, June 18, 2023, surrounded by family at Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis RMC, Wichita. Brett worked full time as a Curator and Director of Daily Operations for the McPherson Museum since 1997.
Brett was born on February 22, 1963, in Wichita, KS, the...
George W. Sullivan, IV
Jun 17, 2023
George Washington Sullivan, IV, 58, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. George was a United States Army veteran and supervisor at Ferguson Production in McPherson.
George was born on January 21, 1965, in Ayer, MA, the son of George Washington Sullivan, III and Gloria Eileen (Solomon) Sullivan. He graduated high...
Jerry Lindholm
Jun 15, 2023
Jarold “Jerry” Warren Lindholm, 70, of Canton, KS, and formerly of Lindsborg, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 15, 2023, surrounded by family at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Jerry had worked as a maintenance technician at Vanguard Plastics.
Jerry was born on March 21, 1953, in McPherson, KS, the son of Victor Warren and Faye Charlene (Clark) Lindholm....
William "Bill" R. Toews
Jun 15, 2023
William R. “Bill” Toews, 79, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Bill was born to Jacob and Helen (Rosenfeld) Toews in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada on June 21, 1943. He was the oldest of two sons. He grew up on a poultry farm in Steinbach and worked on the family farm while in school. Bill was baptized...
Betty Fagerquist
Jun 14, 2023
Betty Ann Fagerquist, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at The Cedars, McPherson.
Betty was born on May 10, 1937, in Owensboro, KY, the daughter of Lee Roy and Ardena (Coin) Coombs. She graduated from Owensboro High School.
On August 23, 1957, Betty was united in marriage to Robert “Bob”...
Bethel Westervelt
Jun 14, 2023
Bethel Jane (Tucker) Westervelt, 89, of McPherson, KS, formerly of Pittsburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at McPherson Health and Rehab.
She was the only child born to Howard and Thelma (Sewell) Tucker, of Independence, on December 2, 1933. She attended Independence High School, graduating in 1951. On July 13, 1952, Bethel married Robert Earl Westervelt....
Deb Anderson
Jun 12, 2023
Deborah “Deb” Dawn Anderson, 65, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023, at McPherson Hospital.
Deb was born on December 7, 1957, in Plainville, KS, the daughter of Calvin Ralph and Patricia Gail (Banks) Dix. She graduated from Stockton High School and attended Bethany College, Lindsborg. On August 1, 1976, Deb was united in marriage...
Colleen Sharp
Jun 9, 2023
Colleen Joan (Vsetecka) Sharp, 68, formerly of McPherson, KS and Ellinwood, KS, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, surrounded by family in Hesston, KS.
Colleen was born on October 22, 1954, in Great Bend, KS, the daughter of William and Dolores (Suchy) Vsetecka. She graduated from Great Bend High School and attended Brown Mackie College. Colleen married the love...
Leonardo "Leo" P. Mendoza
Jun 5, 2023
Leonardo “Leo” P. Mendoza, 79, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Leo was born the 7th child of 8 to Rosario Puga and Ramon Mendoza in Corona, California on August 30, 1943. He grew up in Alberhill with his siblings Lupe (Romero), Bobby, Alice (Salgado), Raymond, Richard, Mary (Martinez), and Nicholas. During his youth, he...
Beulah "Bootie" D. Carey
Jun 5, 2023
Beulah Diane (Bootie) Carey passed away June 5, 2023, at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, KS. She was born June 10, 1947, the daughter of Freda (Decker) and Arthur W. Reichert in McPherson, KS.
Growing up on the family farm southeast of McPherson, she attended Elyria Grade School and McPherson High School, graduating in 1965. She spent her youth...
Esther M. Cotton
Jun 2, 2023
Esther Marie (Ikenberry) Cotton, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at McPherson Center for Health. She was involved in numerous church and community activities during her children’s growing up years, and later worked for The Cedars as an Aide and as Assistant Activities Director. After moving to Topeka, Esther graduated Washburn University with an Associates degree...
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