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Stanley J. Dalton

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ...

N. Bryant Andrews, Jr.

N. Bryant Andrews, Jr.

Jul 23, 2022

N. Bryant Andrews, Jr., 75, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at McPherson Health & Rehab.  He worked in the grain business and retail paint industry.

 

Bryant was born on August 5, 1946, in Hastings, NE, the son of Neil Bryant Andrews, Sr. and Donna Mae (Marymee) Andrews.  He graduated high school from Hastings,...

Carol Ann Wagner

Carol Ann Wagner

Jul 19, 2022

Carol Ann (LaForest) Wagner, 66, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully to heaven and into the arms of her lord and savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, surrounded by family at Hospice House, Hutchinson, KS.

 

She was born July 23, 1955, in North Adams, MA, the daughter of Helen (Bourdon) and Herman LaForest.  Following high school, Carol...

James "Jim" A. Koehn

James "Jim" A. Koehn

Jul 15, 2022

James “Jim” A. Koehn, 61, of Canton, KS, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 15, 2022, surrounded by family at his home in Canton.  From 1980 to 1984, he owned and operated Koehn Tank Truck.  In 1984, he started working for NCRA (now CHS), where he most recently was a special project operator at the boiler house.

 

Jim...

Robert L. Fagerquist

Robert L. Fagerquist

Jul 14, 2022

Robert “Bob” Lowell Fagerquist, 91, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2022, on his own terms at his home in McPherson exactly the way he wanted it.  Bob was a retired teacher and farmer.  He taught 5th through 8th grade and was principal at Conway, KS and then 5th through 8th grade at Santa Fe School...

Braelynn Ranae Borth-Alarca

Braelynn Ranae Borth-Alarca

Jul 12, 2022

Braelynn Ranae Borth-Alarca, three days old, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at her home in McPherson.  Braelynn was born on July 9, 2022, at McPherson Hospital, the daughter of Christian N. Borth-Alarca and Maysan Ranae Groote. 

 

She is survived by her parents, Christian & Maysan; grandparents, Tim & Diana Groote, David & Hana Ritchie, and Joe...

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