Charlotte Mae Helm
1903-2000
Charlotte Mae Helm, 96, Nampa, Idaho, died July 23, 2000, in Nampa. A memorial service was held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Nampa. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.
She was born Nov. 6, 1903 in Tonganoxie, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Twiling) and Antone John Kramer. She was the widow of James Bryan Helm, who died in 1966 in Lawrence.
Survivors include a daughter, Lola Mae, Berkeley, Calif.; a son, James Daniel Helm, Nampa; two grandchidren; and two great-grandchildren.

Verna Marie Davison
1907-2000
A memorial service for Verna Marie Davison, 93, Lawrence, was Sept. 29, 2000, at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie with the Rev. YongBo Lee officiating. Private burial was in McLouth Cemetery, McLouth.
Miss Davison died Sept. 27, 2000, at Colonial Manor Nursing Center in Lawrence. She was born Jan. 29, 1907, in McLouth, the daughter of Edgar and Margaret (McGuire) Davison.
She attended Woodstock Grade School and graduated in 1925 from McLouth Rural High School. She received a degree in education from Emporia State Teachers College and taught in rural schools in the Lawrence and McLouth areas before moving to Kansas City, Mo., where she taught in elementary schools and worked for the Kansas City, Mo., board of education. She retired in 1972 as a social worker for Jackson County, Mo.
She was a member of the Linwood United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was a life member of the Women's Society of Christian Service.
She moved to Lawrence in 1996.
Survivors include four sisters, Genevieve Wendorff, Lawrence, Helen Klinksiek, Overland Park, Audrey Gallagher, Fairfax, Va., and Maudie Flaherty, Jacksonville, Ind.

Martha B. "Marty" Miller
1928-2000
Services for Martha B. "Marty" Miller, 72, Leoti, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Leoti, with the Revs. Meinrad Miller and Chuck Mazouch officiating. Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery.
Mrs. Miller died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at the Wichita County Long Term Unit in Leoti. She was born March 16, 1928, in Nashville, Kan., the daughter of Nicholas and Gertrude Hommertzheim Schoenecker. She had been a Leoti resident since 1958 and was co-owner of the Miller Café from 1976 until she retired in 1983. She also operated a day care center from 1884 until 1993.
She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Leoti and a member of St. Anthony Alter Society.
She married Martin Miller on April 26, 1958, in Wichita. He survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Stephen Miller, Tonganoxie, and the Rev. Meinrad Miller, Atchison; a daughter, Kathleen Reed, Albany, N.Y.; three brothers, Bart Schoenecker, Akron, Colo., Pete Schoenecker, Valley Center, and Joe Schoenecker, Benedict; six sisters, Anna Schoenecker, Josephine Blanchet and Sister Mary Schoenecker, all of Wichita, Christine Carter, Hutchinson, Betty Smith, Kingman, and Bertha Zogelman, Florence; and four grandchildren.
Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Leoti. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Leoti.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the church or to the Wichita County Long Term Care Unit, sent in care of the funeral home.

Doran "Lee" Ioerger
1921-2000
A family memorial service for Doran "Lee" Ioerger, 79, Indianola, Okla, will be in November in Elk Falls, Kan.
Mr. Ioerger died Oct. 1, 2000, at Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Okla. He was born June 11, 1921, in Independence, Kan.
Mr. Ioerger formerly lived in Tonganoxie and Leavenworth. He was a retired U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a member of Hiram Lodge, Scottish Rite Consistory of Fort Leavenworth, American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Rotary International and 32nd Degree Mason.
He married Mary E. Keath on July 4, 1942, in Burlington. She survives, of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, Billie I. Easterberg, Kansas City, Kan.; a son, Terry Ioerger, Pratt; a sister, Pauline Lindemood, Overland Park; and two granddaughters.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Disabled American Veterans or Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Cremation Society of Oklahoma, 2103 E. Third St., Tulsa, 74104, handled arrangements.

Carl A. Oakson
1902-2000
A memorial service for Carl A. Oakson, 98, Topeka, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, at Barnett Funeral Home, Oskaloosa.
Mr. Oakson, a former Tonganoxie resident, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka. He was born Aug. 24, 1902, in Basehor, the son of John A. and Pearl Dove Turner Oakson. He had lived in Topeka for five years, moving there from Tonganoxie, where he had lived since 1944.
Mr. Oakson was the owner of Oakson Hardware Store in Tonganoxie from 1947 until he retired in 1971. Prior to World Ward II, he owned the Oakson Garage in Kansas City, Kan. He then worked at the North American Aviation Company during the war. After the war, he moved to the Tonganoxie area and farmed and operated an auto repair shop until 1947.
He was a member of the Tonganoxie United Methodist Church. He was a life member of the Henri Masonic Lodge No. 190 AF&AM in Tonganoxie and a 32nd degree member of the Scottish Rite Bodies in Lawrence.
Mr. Oakson served a term on the Tonganoxie School Board. He was a graduate of the Dafer School, Dafer, Kan.
He married Mildred J. Rasmussen on Oct. 10, 1925, in Olathe. She died on Jan. 11, 1966. He married Elizabeth Jane Johnston Campbell on Feb. 9, 1969, in Tonganoxie. She died on Oct. 25, 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Dale Oakson, Ozawkie, and Bob Oakson, Lecompton; two stepsons, John Campbell, Georgetown, Ky., and Jack L. Campbell, Ozawkie; two stepdaughters, JoAnn Smith, Thorton, Colo., and Jane Bruggeman, West Minster, Colo.; a brother, John Oakson, Colorado Springs; a sister, Wanda Oakson Kirkpatrick, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; seven grandchildren, 23 stepgrandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment is planned for Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Masonic Home of Kansas, sent in care of Barnett Funeral Home, 820 Liberty, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, 66066.

Christine Ann (Soetaert) Nabors
1963-2000
Services for Christine Ann (Soetaert) Nabors, 37, Kansas City, Mo., were Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at Amos Family chapel of Shawnee. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Mrs. Nabors died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo. She was born Jan. 30, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo, the daughter of Gerald and Mary Ellen Hayes Soetaert.
She attended Tonganoxie schools. Mrs. Nabors was a sales representative for Building Services of America in Lenexa. She was a Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas ÒDukeÓ Nabors, of the home; two daughters, Amy Frances Winters, St. Joseph, Mo., and Toni Findley, of the home; a son, Charles Findley, of the home; her mother and stepfather, A.J. and Mary Ellen Houston, Lawson, Mo.; her father and stepmother, Gerald and Kay Soetaert, Tonganoxie; five brothers, Mark Soetaert, McLouth, Michael Soetaert, Kansas City, Mo., John Soetaert, St. Joseph, Mo., Shaun and Scott Soetaert, Tonganoxie; her paternal grandmother, Geneva Soetaert, Merriam; and a granddaughter.

Elizabeth Anne Hoffhines
1923-2000
Services for Elizabeth Anne Hoffhines, 77, Lawrence, were Monday, Nov. 6, 2000, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tonganoxie, with the Rev. Mark Goldasich officiating. Burial was in National Cemetery in Leavenworth.
Mrs. Hoffhines, a former Tonganoxie resident, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born April 23, 1923, in Hartford, Kan., the daughter of John Francis and Elizabeth Muriel O'Connor. She was a homemaker who was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie.
Her husband, Thomas E. Hoffhines Sr., died Dec. 14, 1985.
Survivors include eight sons, Thomas E. Hoffhines Jr., Everett, Wash., Stephen P. Hoffhines, Washington, D.C., Gary W. Hoffhines, Kansas City, Kan., Mark G. Hoffhines and Anthony Hoffhines, both of Tonganoxie, Vincent H. Hoffhines and Chris D. Hoffhines, both of McLouth, and John F. Hoffhines, Lawrence; six daughters, Muriel Akers, Kansas City, Kan., Anne McGough, North Kansas City, Mo., Theresa Moore, Milsap, Tex., Barbara Medling, Ozawkie, Julia White, Brookfield, Ohio, and Linda Angle of Germany; a sister, Peggy Hogan, Wichita; 44 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Quisenberry Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Paul Peterson
1935-2000
Services for Paul L. Peterson, 65, Bonner Springs, were Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Sacred Heart School, Shawnee. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Peterson died Oct. 31, 2000, at the Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. He was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Linwood.
He was a mechanic who had worked for Schwerman Trucking and Pitman Construction Co., retiring in 1995. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Teamsters Local Union No. 541.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Carolyn Peterson, of the home; three sons, Michael P. Peterson and Mark E. Peterson, both of Bonner Springs, and David W. Peterson, Easton; three daughters, Becky S. Schlagel, Bonner Springs, Peggy Peterson, Linwood, and Sandy Saultz, Tonganoxie; three brothers, John Peterson, Scranton, Ed Peterson, Osage City, and Charles Peterson, Basehor; a sister, Helen Eibes, Bonner Springs; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church building fund, 21801 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 66226.

Shirley Jean George
1925-2000
Services for Shirley Jean George, 75, McLouth, were Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at the McLouth First Baptist Church. Burial was in McLouth Cemetery.
Mrs. George died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, at her home after a long illness. She was born Jan. 19, 1925, at McLouth, the daughter of Ray D. and Agnes Harding Shoemaker.
Mrs. George, who was a homemaker, lived in McLouth most of her life. During World War II, she worked at the Medical Depot in Kansas City, Kan. She had also worked at the drug store in McLouth and as a waitress for her grandfather and father in McLouth.
She was a member of the McLouth First Baptist Church and the Christian Women's Association in Lawrence.
She was a 1942 graduate of McLouth High School.
She married Oliver W. George on Oct. 7, 1950, in Lawrence. He survives at home.
Other survivors include a son, William Ray George, Ozawkie; a daughter, Orpha Lynn Lindahl, Tappahannock, Va.; two sisters, Patty Lucille Wear, McLouth, and Carolyn Sue LeGer, Topeka; three granddaughters; and a great-grandson.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the McLouth First Baptist Church or to the Jefferson County Home Health Department, sent in care of Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, 66066.

Dennis A. Fair
1921-2001
Services for Dennis A. Fair, 79, McLouth, were Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Quisenberry Chapel, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Fair died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born June 9, 1921, in Buffalo, Okla., the son of Norman and Calla (Allen) Fair.
Mr. Fair was a World War II Army Air Corp veteran. He was a farmer and also worked for the Kansas Turnpike Authority for 27 years. He retired in 1991 as a supervisor. He was a member of the Henri Masonic Lodge No. 190 AF&AM, Tonganoxie, and the Scottish Rite Bodies, Kansas City, Kan.
On April 21, 1947, he married Ortha Ruth Kelly in Washington state. She died May 14, 1988.
Survivors include three sons, Ross Fair, McLouth, Bill Fair, Burleson, Texas, and Steven Fair, McLouth; two sisters, Clara Madge Duble, Oklahoma City, and Marie Hare, Enid, Okla.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

John J. Klasinski
1918-2001
Services John J. Klasinski, 82, Leavenworth, were Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Leaven-worth, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Klasinski died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 30, 1918, in Leavenworth, the son of John and Gertrude Klasinski.
Mr. Klasinski was born and raised in the Kickapoo community where he was a life long farmer. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Leavenworth.
On Nov. 28, 1946, he married Florence M. Ryan in Leavenworth. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mary Jo Ross, Leavenworth; a son, Mark Klasinski, Leavenworth; a brother Elmer Klasinski, Leavenworth; three sisters Dorothy Klasinski and Loretta Klasinski, both of Leavenworth, and Deloris Klasinski of Overland Park; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Xavier Catholic grade schools of Leavenworth, sent in care of Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapels, 500 Oak St., Leavenworth, 66048.

Daryl V. Oroke
1924-2001
Services for Daryl V. Oroke, 76, Tonganoxie were Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at West Haven Baptist Church, Tonganoxie, with the Revs. Ben Saathoff and Rev. Forest Tuter officiating. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Tonganoxie.
Mr. Oroke died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at his home in Tonganoxie. He was born Aug.10, 1924, in Oskaloosa, the son of Robert Emmett and Nellie Oroke.
He moved to Tonganoxie in 1987 from Basehor. He retired in 1978 from Meyer Dairy in Basehor. He was a member of Tonganoxie Christian Church, Tonganoxie Senior Citizens and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters No. 995 in Kansas City.
On August 23, 1945, he married Leola Ann Stephens in Oskaloosa.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one daughter, Sandra Jane Oroke.
Survivors include a son, Dean Oroke, Tonganoxie; two daughters, Sharon Childers and Rhonda Phillips, both of Leavenworth; a brother, Ray Oroke, Oskaloosa; 10 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Tonganoxie Recreation Commission, sent in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie, 66086.

Bernice Reinert
1923-2001
Services for Bernice Reinert, 77, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 31, 2001, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence, with a private entombment following the service at Memorial Park Mausoleum, Lawrence.
Mrs. Reinert died Jan. 26, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka.
She was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Tonganoxie, the daughter of Leo B. and Lillie P. (Kramer) McEnulty.
Mrs. Reinert lived in Kansas City from 1951 to 1974 and in Wichita from 1974 to 1983. She moved to Lawrence in 1983. She married Vincent Virgil Reinert, on Ot. 1, 1947, in Lawrence. He died June 17, 1991.
Survivors include two sons, Steven Vincent Reinert, Lawrence, and Michael B. Reinert of the home; and a brother, Bernard McEnulty of Emmett.

Elmer C. Ringel
1904 - 2001
Services for Elmer C. Ringel, 97, Bonner Springs, were Thursday, Jan. 25 at St. John Lutheran Church, Alma.
Mr. Ringel died Jan. 20, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka.
He was born Jan. 19, 1904, in Alma, the son of Herman A. and Emma Ringle. He graduated from Alma Lutheran School in 1918. He married Catherine T. Lyddane in 1934. He retired after a many years of farming in 1978. He served on the Lutheran School Board, Millcreek Township Board and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Catherine, in 1999; three brothers, Arthur, Edwin and Arnold; one sister, Hilma; and his parents.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Schmidt, Topeka; three sons, Duane Ringel, Corona Delmar, Cal., Dr. Larry Ringel, Bonner Springs, and Melvin Ringel, Ellensburg, Wa.;14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 1 adopted grandson.
The family suggests memorials to St. John Lutheran Church, Alma, or Lutheran Hour.

Frank J. Stuchlik
1908 - 2001
Services for Frank J. Stuchlik, 92, West Point, were Saturday, Jan. 20 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Prague. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Stuchlik died Jan. 16, 2001, at the West Point Living Center, West Point, Neb.
He was born April 30, 1908, in Prague, the son of Frank A. and Sophia M. Stuchlik. He graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1926 and from Business College in Lincoln in 1928. Frank married Elsie A. Ayres in 1945. He was executive vice president of Commercial State Bank before he retired in 1977. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and its St. Vincent de Paul Society and he also served as an officer in The Bonner Springs Rotary.
He is preceded in death by four brothers, Louis Stuchlik, William Stuchlik, Cyril Stuchlik and Albin Stuchlik; and two sisters, Martha Kuccra, and Mildred Stuchlik.
Survivors include one son, Albert W. Stuchlik, Bonner Springs; one brother, Adolph Stuchlik, Stanton; one sister, Emily Ranslem, Freemont; and two granddaughters, Heather Novak and Krista Stuchlik.
The family suggests memorials to Stalp Funeral Home, Weast Point, Neb.

Louise Leavitt
1909 - 2001
Services for Louise Leavitt, 91, Tonganoxie were Jan. 19, 2001, at Quisenberry Chapel, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mrs. Leavitt died Wednesday, January 17, 2001, at her home in Tonganoxie.
He was born Dec. 16, 1909, in Tonganoxie, the daughter of Marion T. and Minnie M. Woodward. She was a homemaker and member of the Tonganoxie Christian Church. She was married to Ben H. Leavitt in 1928.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Ben Leavitt in 1996, and three sons, George W. Leavitt in 1933, Allan N. Leavitt in 1945 and Ben J. Leavitt in 1983.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Clark, Tonganoxie and Carolyn Martin, Linwood; one brother, George R. Woodward, Brozorio, Tex.; 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Tonganoxie Christian Church care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie, Kan., 66086.

Mixon Lynn Jordan
1959 - 2001
Services for Mixon L. Jordan, 41, Basehor, were Jan. 20 at the Alden ? Harrington Funeral Chapel, Bonner Springs. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor.
Mr. Jordan died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at his home in Basehor.
He was born Oct. 14, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a truck driver for the Max Rieke and Brothers Construction Co., Shawnee. He was a member of local union 541 of Kansas City, Mo.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie Jordan, Basehor; one son, Luke Speakman, Basehor; two daughters, Crystal Jordan, Kansas City, Mo. and Courtney Jordan, Basehor; two brothers, Same Shade, Cleveland, Mo. and Mike Jordan, Lowry City, Mo.; and his mother Louise Jordan, Lowry City, Mo.

Paul G. Anderson
1917 - 2001
Memorial services for Paul G. Anderson, 83, Shell Knob, Mo., were Jan. 19 in Williamson Funeral Home, Shell Knob, Mo. Graveside services were Jan. 22 in Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth.
Mr. Anderson died Monday, January 15, 2001, in Carroll Regional Medical Center, Berryville, Ak.
He was born July 4, 1917, in Lyons, Kan., the son of John August and Hattie Gerhardt Anderson. He married Norma Reents in 1950. Mr. Anderson was a sheet metal worker and woodworker. During World War II, he served with the United States Army from Feb. 5, 1942 ? Oct. 29, 1945. He was a member of Shell Knob VFW, Cassville, Missouri American Legion and the Christian Church in Norton, Kan.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Survivors include his wife, Norma; his son, Michael, Bonner Springs; one brother, Robert Anderson, Denver, Col.; and two grandchildren Erica and Adam.

Sharon L. Patterson
1936 - 2001
Sharon L. Patterson, 64, Edwardsville, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Cremation with private inurnment is planned.
Mrs. Patterson was born Jan. 25, 1936, in Muscotine, Iowa.
She is preceded in death by one son, Dennis Wingerter.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert Patterson, Edwardsville; and two sons, David Wingerter, Iowa, and Daniel Wingerter, Washington.

Charles E. Larimore
1932 – 2001
Services for Charles E. Larimore, 68, Tonganoxie, were Feb. 10 at the Quisenberry Chapel, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie
Mr. Larimore died Tuesday, February 6, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka.
He was born July 27, 1932, in Topeka, the son of Jess and Josephine Larimore. He was the owner of Chuck's Drive In, Pappa Charlie's Pizza and Larimore Retail Liquor. In 1952, he was married to Carole Louise Krump. Mr. Larimore was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and a member of the VFW Post No. 9271, Tonganoxie.
Survivors include his wife, Carole Louise Larimore, Tonganoxie; one son, Steven Larimore, McLouth; one daughter, Debbie Lingenfelser, Tonganoxie; one brother, James Larimore, Parkville; three grandchildren, Bryant Larimore, El Paso, Tex., and Melissa Eldreth and Alison Larimore, both of McLouth; one great-grandchild, Brett Larimore, El Paso, Tex.; and two step-grandchildren, Carl Lingenfelser, N.C., and Brea Lingenfelser, Los Angeles.

Kimberly Vonzelle Matthews
1961 – 2001
Services for Kimberly Vonzelle Matthews, 39, Lawrence, were Feb. 14 at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. Cremation and private inurnment followed.
Mrs. Matthews died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence.
She was born April 20, 1961, in Lawrence, the daughter of William Jarrett and Ruth Matthews. She was a 1979 graduate of Washington High School, Kansas City, Kan.
Survivors include one son, Alan Harrison, Lawrence; one daughter, Latoy Harrison, Lawrence; her father, William Jarrett, Lawrence; her mother and step father, Ruth and John Jones, Kansas City, Kan.; one brother, Dominic Jarrett, Norman, Okla. and one sister, Denise Jarrett, Lawrence.

Lewis J. Wright
1918 – 2001
Graveside services for Lewis J. Wright, 82, Bonner Springs, were Feb. 10, at the Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor.
Mr. Wright died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center, Tonganoxie.
He was born May 27, 1918, in Bonner Springs. He owned and operated Wright's Skelly Service Station in Bonner Springs, and later managed Vesta Lee Lumber Co. in Bonner Springs. He was a member of the Bonner Springs Masonic Lodge No. 366 A.F. and A.M. and the First Christian Church in Bonner Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Selena Wright, Bonner Springs; three daughters, Jeanene Pelzl of Tonganoxie, Barbara Woolf of Overland Park and Marilyn Baldwin, Bonner Springs; one sister, Flossie Wickland, Kansas City, Kan.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Edwardsville Christian Church, Edwardsville, Kan.

Mary L. Kirby
1949 – 2001
Services for Mary L. Kirby, 51, Kansas City, Kan., were Feb. 10 at the Alden - Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial was in Grinter Chapel Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Kirby died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
She was born April 12, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan. She was a clerical worker for USD No. 500 and the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library. Mrs. Kirby was a member of the Bethel Neighborhood Center and K.E.P.E.R.S.
Survivors include two sons, Matthew Webb, Kansas City, Kan. and Larry Parks, Jr, Kansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Becky, Heather and Rosemary, all of Kansas City, Kan.; three brothers, Dennis Kirby, Bonner Springs, Tony Kirby, Tecumseh, Mich. and Jeff Kirby, Basehor; one sister, Peggy Birchfield, Basehor, her father and mother, Curtis and Anna Marie Kirby, Bonner Springs; and three grandchildren, Cassie, Alexandria, and Aaron Portillo, Kansas City, Kan.
The family suggests memorials to Bethel Neighborhood Center, 14 S. 7, Kansas City, Kan., 66101.

Robert Joseph Pitts
1937 – 2001
Services for Robert Joseph Pitts, 63, Leavenworth, were Feb. 13 at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Basehor. Burial followed in National Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Mr. Pitts died on Feb. 8, 2001, at his home in Leavenworth.
He was born May 13, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo. He retired from General Motors in 1990 after working many years as a line inspector. He was also a member of Local No. 93 of the U.A.W.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Pitts, Leavenworth; two daughters, Pamela Jean Pitts Kirkpatrick, Bonner Springs and Cheryl Ann Pitts Kirkpatrick, Edgewood, KY; one son, Robert Alan Pitts, Olathe; two brothers, William James Pitts, Waco, TX, and John Joseph Pitts, Kimiah, ID, and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Holy Angels Catholic Church, Basehor.

Sherman Franklin Williams II
1932 – 2001
Graveside services for Sherman Franklin Williams II, 68, Prairie Village, were Feb. 12 at Lenape Cemetery, Linwood.
Mr. Williams died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at his home in Prairie Village.
He was born Oct. 3, 1932, in Galatin, Mo. He graduated from Southwest High School, Kansas City, Mo., in 1950 and then went to Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo., receiving a Bachelors Degree in Economics. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for Dunn and Bradstreet in Kansas City, Mo. for 14 years as a reporter, then worked form Laidlaw Transportation as a driver until he retired.
Survivors include his wife, Marsha J. Williams, Prairie Village; one son, Chip Williams, Shawnee; his mother, Ruth Henderson Williams, Prairie Village, and one uncle, Jack Henderson, Houston.

Hilda Ruth Clark Parks
Hilda Ruth Clark Parks died April 17 [2001], in Whitney, Texas. She was a homemaker.
Parks' was born in Bonner Springs and graduated from high school here in 1935 as a National Honor Society student.
Parks' granddaughter, Lisa Christine Busby, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Marian Johnson, Tillamook, OR; a husband, Arthur E. Parks, Whitney, Texas; a son Richard Earl Parks, Valle, Ariz.; a daughter, Hilda Kathleen Busby, Congress, Ariz.; one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

Phyllis A. Cooper
1926 - 2001
Memorial services for Phyllis Cooper, 74, Bonner Springs, will be May 4, at the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs. Private inurnment will take place in the Bonner Springs Cemetery at a later date.
Mrs. Cooper died Sunday, April 29, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
She was born May 11, 1926, in Ames, Iowa. She was a 1946 graduate of Iowa State University, and with her husband, Dr. C. M. Cooper, owned and operated the veterinary Medicine Publishing Co. in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville for many years. She was the past president on the P.E.O. sisterhood, the Lake Forest Ladies Club and the Lake Forest Bridge Club. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs, and a 25-year member of E.R.I. Investment Club.
Survivors include her husband, Carlos M. Cooper, Bonner Springs; two sons, Dr. Lawrence, Abilene , and Earl Cooper, Bonner Springs; one daughter, Lynn M, Hefley, Lawrence; one sister, Elaine Anderson, Sun City West, Ariz.; five grandsons and three granddaughters.
The family suggests memorials to the P.E.O. Sisterhood Scholarship Fund.

Paul A. Perkins
1912 - 2001
Graveside services for Paul Perkins, 89, Edwardsville, will be May 4 in Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mr. Perkins died Monday, April 30, at Parkway Care Home, Edwardsville.
He was born April 11, 1912, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a 1930 graduate of Bonner Springs High School and an Army Corp. Veteran of WW II. He was a former member of the VFW, the Masonic Lodge, and the Scottish Rite Bodies, the Abdallah Shriners, and a member of the F.O.E. 3181 in Bonner Springs. He was a Methodist and formerly owned and operated Perkins Hardware in Bonner Springs, retiring in 1982.
Survivors include one son, Terry Perkins, Speedway, Ind.; one grandson, Shane Perkins, Speedway, Ind.; and his longtime companion and conservator, Ruth Willemsen, Bonner Springs.

John W. Matthews, Jr.
1916 - 2001
Services for John W. Matthews, Jr., 85, Bonner Springs, were May 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Mausoleum, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Matthews died Saturday, April 28, at the Center for Long Term Care, Bonner Springs.
He was born March 20, 1916, in Kansas City, Kan. He was a switch foreman for the Kansas City Southern Railroad, retiring in 1979. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and the Kansas Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Matthews, Bonner Springs; two sons, John Matthews, Kansas City, Kan., and David Matthews, Shawnee; one daughter, Alice Fehrenbach, Chandler, Ariz.; two brothers, Marvin Matthews, Piper, and Glenn Matthews, Tulsa, Okla; one sister, Margaret Williams, Cal.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Catholic Charities.

James R. Phillips
1935 - 2001
Graveside services for James R. Phillips, 65, Basehor, were April 20, at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Phillips died Friday, April 13, at Providence Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 8, 1935, in Clinton, Mo., the son of Russell and Marjorie Phillips. He was married to Sondra Lee Estes in 1958. He was a member of the Missouri National Guard ? 110th Engineers for over eight years. He was an assembly worker for General Motors, Fairfax Plant, Kansas City, Kansas, for over 32 years.
Survivors include his wife, Sondra Lee, Basehor; one son, Russell Floyd Phillips, Leavenworth; one daughter, Regina Strown, Kansas City, Kan.; five grandsons, one granddaughter, two great nieces, three great nephews, and one great-great nephew.
The family suggests memorials to the Hospice of Kansas City.

James J. Gander
1927 - 2001
Services for Jim J. Gander, 73, Bonner Springs, were May 2 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Gander died Friday, April 27, at Shawnee Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 23, 1927, in Bethel, Mo. He was a Master Carpenter for the Carpenter's Union Local No. 168 in Kansas City, Kan., for 47 years. He was also a U.S. Army Veteran of WW II, a life member of the Disabled American Veteran's Chapter No. 1 in Kansas City, Kan., and a life member of American Legion Post No. 58 in Topeka. He helped the Sister Servants of Mary in Kansas City, Kan., with construction projects for over 35 years.
He is preceded in death by his wife Mae Gander, in 2000; two brothers, William Gander, in 1987, and Kenneth Gander, in 1996; one sister, Thelma Ruth Gander, in 1936; and one daughter, Shirley Marie Holloway Gander, in 1982.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Gander and John Gander, both of Bonner Springs; three brothers, Maynard Gander, Elizabeth, Col., Gerald Gander, Shelbyville, Mo., and David Gander, Montreal Mo.; nine grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Sister Servants of Mary, 800 North 18th Street, Kansas City, Kan., 66012.

Idah Pearl Campbell
1904 - 2001
Services for Idah P. Campbell, 97, Tonganoxie, will be May 3 at the United Methodist Church, Tonganoxie.
Mrs. Campbell died Monday, April 30, at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center.
She was born Feb. 7, 1904, in Horton, the daughter of Oscar and Zoa Breyman. She graduated from Horton High School in 1923. She worked in a Dry Goods Store in Horton and Corning, Kan., before moving to Sunflower Village and working at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant, De Soto during WW II. The family moved to Tonganoxie in 1946, where she worked at Zoellner's Dry Goods Store, retiring in 1974. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and Florence Riford Senior Citizens all of Tonganoxie. She married Kenneth Reed Campbell in 1926.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, in 1970.
Survivors include three daughters, Juanity Klinkenberg, Kansas City, Mo., Lola Campbell, Amityville, N.Y., and Marilyn Bundy, Tonganoxie; 10 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer's Association or Tonganoxie Nursing Center c/o Quisenberry Funeral Home, PO box 993, Tonganoxie, Kan., 66086.

Helen McKissor Cline
1911 - 2001
Services for Helen McKissor Cline, 89, Bonner Springs, were April 28 at the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Cline died Saturday, April 14, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee.
She was born July 11, 1911, in Willard, N.M., the daughter of William James and Minetta Boyle McKissor. She grew up in Minneapolis, Kan., married George Raymond Cline in 1933, and then moved to Tonganoxie. She moved to Bonner Springs in 1972, after retiring from her job of 16 years at Simmons Mattress Co., Kansas City, Kan. She was a former member of the Methodist Church in Tonganoxie, transferring her membership to the First Christian Church of Bonner Springs after she moved.
She is preceded in death by her husband, George Cline; her parents, William and Minetta; three brothers, Emmet, Ivil, and Charles McKissor; three sisters, Doris Harmon, Eunice Smith, and Valeria Cline; one son, George Lynn Cline and one grandson, Mark Enloe.
Survivors include one son, and daughter-in-law, Dean and Betty Lawrence Cline of Houston, Texas; one daughter and son-in-law, Beth and David Enloe of Bonner Springs; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials, in lieu of flowers to the Memorial Fund of the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs.

Gerald Burdette
1920 - 2001
Graveside services for Jerry Burdette, 81, Tucson, Ariz., will be May 3 in Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mr. Burdette died Thursday, April 26, at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz.
He was born March 7, 1920, in Joplin, Mo. He was a retired minister for the J-6 Church of Christ, Tucson, and recently attended the Mission Valley Church of Christ, Tucson. He was an Army veteran of WW II and Korea, serving as a Master Sgt. He retired from the Bendix Corp. in Kansas City, Mo., where he worked as an engineer.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Burdette, in 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Milly Burdette, Tucson, Ariz., three sons, Don Wheeler, Tucson, Ariz., Floyd Wheeler, and Tom Pain, both of Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Georgia Schwemin, Bonner Springs, Donna Bottgenbach, Sequim, Wash., Delores Mead, Harlingen, Texas; one brother, Ralph Burdette, Pittsburg; one twin sister, Geraldine Sheill, Imperial Beach, Cal.; 12 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society c/o Alden-Harrington Funeral Home.

Ann Marie Miller
2000 - 2001
Graveside services for Ann Marie Miller, 6 months, Kansas City, Kan., were May 1, at the Glenwood Cemetery, near Bonner Springs.
Miller died on Saturday, April 28, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
She was born Oct. 31, 2000, in Kansas City, Kan.
Survivors include her parents, Richard and Kelly Miller, Kansas City, Kan.; maternal grandparents, Karen Stevens of Tawakanee, Texas; maternal great-grandparents, George and Marjorie Goetz, Kansas City, Kan.; paternal grandparents, Dean and Rebecca Miller, Kansas City, Kan.; and other family and friends.

Othal O. Wiley
1901-2001
Eva Wiley
1905-2001
Memorial services for Othal O. Wiley, 100, and Eva Graham Wiley, 95, both of Yuma, Ariz., were Tuesday, May 8, at First United Methodist Church, Yuma. A second memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Reno Church, Tonganoxie. Inurnment will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie.
Mr. Wiley died May 3 in Yuma. Mrs. Wiley died March 11 in Somerton, Ariz.
Othal Wiley was born Feb. 24, 1901, near Linwood, the son of Lemuel and Anna (Hilner) Wiley. He grew up and attended school in Leavenworth.
He farmed near Reno for many years, and served on the Reno Township Board and Leavenworth County Conservation Board. He was a member of Reno Methodist Church.
Eva Graham was born March 24, 1905, near McLouth, the daughter of Robert and Nannie (Osborn) Graham. She graduated from Tonganoxie High School and earned a teaching certificate from Emporia State Teachers College.
She taught at Smith School, northeast of Tonganoxie, for two years.
She was a member of Reno Methodist Church, Reno Ladies Aid, Busy Bee Club and Kent HomeMakers EHU. She served on Leavenworth County EHU Extension Council and as a justice of the peace for Reno Township.
From 1962 to 1969, she worked at the Kansas University Student Housing Department. In Yuma, she volunteered at the Senior Citizen Nutrition Center and received an honorary citation for her work. She also helped with the Council on Aging.
The couple married Nov. 2, 1924.
Survivors include two daughters, Janet Kaiser, Topeka, and June Hagenbuch, Lawrence; a son, Emil F. Wiley, Lawrence; Othal Wiley's brother, Walter Wiley, Tonganoxie; Othal Wiley's sister, Elizabeth Hammons, Tonganoxie; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a stepgreat-great-grandchild.
The family will meet friends following the services in Tonganoxie.
The family suggests memorials to Tonganoxie Historical Society for the Reno Church, Tonganoxie United Methodist Church, American Diabetes Assn. or American Heart Assn., and they may be sent in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie 66086.

Marvin E. Lynn
1936 - 2001
Services for "Bud" Lynn, 65, Overland Park, were May 7, at the United Methodist Church, Overland Park.
Mr. Lynn died Thursday, May 3, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee.
He was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Lenexa. He was a 1954 graduate of Bonner Springs High School, and attended both the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. He was a member of Valley View United Methodist Church and Roger E. Sherman Masonic Lodge. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired in 1991 from Sears and Roebuck.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn R. Lynn, Overland Park; one son, Leslie Lynn, Overland Park; one daughter, Julie David, Lenexa; one brother, Edward Lynn, Scottsdale, Ariz.; one sister, Allene Drennon, Edwardsville; and two grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Valley View U.M.C. Building Fund.

Madonna Mildred Wilson
1938 - 2001
Services for Madonna M. Wilson, 63, Basehor, were May 8, at the Open Door Baptist Church. Burial was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, south of Harrisonville, Mo.
Mrs. Wilson died Thursday, May 3, at her home.
She was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Harrisonville, Mo. She was a life-long member of the Open Door Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan., and had previously worked as a sales associate at the Metcalf South Sears store for more than 19 years, retiring in 1999.
Survivors include her husband, Donald L. Wilson, Basehor; two daughters, Doneen Childress, Topeka, and Donita Oehlert, Shawnee; two sons, Donald E. Wilson, Bonner Springs, and Donlee Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas; one sister, Anna Lee Moore, La Cygne; and six grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the A.L.S. Association c/o the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, 214 Oak St., Bonner Springs, Kan., 66012.

Dorothy Dale Huffman
1935 - 2001
Services for Dorothy D. Huffman, 65, Kansas City, Kan., were May 8 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial followed at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Huffman died Friday, May 4, at her home.
She was born Oct. 31, 1935, in Hartville, Mo. She had worked at Providence Medical Center and the nursing home in Bonner Springs for 25 years. Before that, she was a housewife.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Viola Thompson, in 1978; and two brothers, Wilbur Gardener, in 1991, and Harold Gardner, 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Troy Huffman, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Paul Hurt, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., David Hurt, Kansas City, Kan., Timothy Hurt, New Orleans; nine stepchildren, Troy Huffman and Michael Huffman, both of Dallas, Terry Huffman and Steve Huffman, both of Overbrook, Texas, Tracy Huffman, Paola, Kim Huffman, Clyde Huffman, and Connie Harvey, all of Kansas City, Kan., and Jeff Huffman, Spring Hill; one sister, Mary Anderson, Seymour, Mo.; two brothers, Calvin Gardener, Kansas City, Kan., and Kirmeth Gardener, Lynn Valley; three granddaughters and many other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Kansas City Hospice c/o Alden-Harrington Funeral Home.

Alice M. Beale
1927 - 2001
Services for Alice Beale, 74, Adrian, Mo., were May 9 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial was in Old Monticello Cemetery, Shawnee.
Mrs. Beale died Saturday, May 5, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
She was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Shawnee. She was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, but most recently attended the Altoona Baptist Church in Adrian, Mo. She attended the senior activities in Adrian, Mo.
She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Lydia Widmer and her brothers, Casper Widmer and Horold Widmer.
Survivors include one son, Donald Beale, Apache Junction, Ariz.; one daughter, Linda Miller, Bonner Springs; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials to Altoona Baptist Church, Adrian, Mo.

Cecile May Culp
1911 - 2001
Services for Cecile M. Culp, 89, De Soto, were May 7 at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel. Burial was in De Soto Cemetery, De Soto.
Mrs. Culp died May 4.
She was born June 3, 1911. She was a lifelong resident of De Soto. She was a graduate of Dickenson Business College, and Sherwood Conservatory of Music, where she earned her teacher's degree in organ and piano. She was an organist and pianist in churches and was the author of several books.
Survivors include one daughter, Joann Mizell, Shawnee; two sons, Jim Alexander, Sun City, Ariz., and Jack Alexander, Fulton, Mo.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Orville C. Williams
1924 - 2001
Orville Williams, 77, Huntington Beach, Cal., died at his home. Cremation and private memorial services were held.
Mr. Williams was born Jan. 11, 1924, in Bonner Springs, the son of Bert T. and Elsie Williams. He graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1942, and served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. After service, he settled in California, where he worked for Freestone until he retired. Then he taught at Vo-Tech in Huntington Beach for several years.
His wife, his parents, three brothers, and one sister precede him in death.
Survivors include his sons, Craig and Mark; two brothers, Harley and Galen; and six grandchildren.

Wilbert W. Marshall
1913 - 2001
Graveside services for Buck Marshall, 88, De Soto, were May 5, at the De Soto Cemetery, De Soto.
Mr. Marshall died Wednesday, May 2, at Indian Creek Nursing Center.
He was born Jan. 9, 1913, in Sherwood Junction, Kan., one of six children. He moved to De Soto when he was 18. He attended De Soto Baptist and worked as a farm hand in spite of his disabilities. He chose to live on his own, raising cows for milk before there were big dairies.
His mother, Hilda Dora Blakesley, and his father, Albert Marshall, precede him in death.
Survivors include his sister, Ruby Lackey, Independence, Mo., and many nieces and nephews.

Thomas K. Walta
1956 - 2001
Services for Tom Walta, 44, Kansas City, Mo., were May 9 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs.
Mr. Walta died Saturday, May 5, at his home.
He was born Nov. 27, 1956, in Manhattan. He was a carpenter working with several construction companies in the Kansas City area, and was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local No. 61
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Dorothy Walta, Bonner Springs; one brother, Dan Walta, Kansas City, Kan.; and a host of aunts, uncles, family and friends.

V. Darlene Patterson
1903-2001
Private services have been planned for V. Darlene Patterson, 98, Bonner Springs. Cremation has taken place.
Mrs. Patterson died Tuesday, May 8, at Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe.
She was born Feb. 27, 1903, in Wagner, S.D., living in Bonner Springs since 1929.
She was a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she received her teaching degree. She taught school in Wyandotte County for 25 years. She took a leave from Stony Point Elementary to teach U.S. military children in both Frankfurt, Germany and Tokyo, Japan.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Bonner Springs.
Her husband, Charles R. Patterson, preceded her in death, in 1948.
Survivors include a son, Dick Patterson, Olathe; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests contributions to Odyssey Healthcare of Kansas City, 9229 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., 64114; or Children's Mercy Hospital, c/o Resource Development Office, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., 64108.
The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred Hendee
1928 - 2001
Services for Mildred Hendee, 72, Iberia, are May 17 in the Family Worship Center, Kansas City, Kan. Interment will be in Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, Mo.
Mrs. Hendee died Sunday, May 13, in St. Mary's Health Center, Jefferson City.
She was born Nov. 25, 1928, at Armourdale, Kan., the daughter of Reed and Lilly Nunn. She was baptized early in life and was a member of the First Christian Church, Armourdale. She was also active in the Faith Temple Family Worship Center, Kansas City, Kan., and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of the Moose, Muncie, Kan., and the American Legion Post, Iberia, for 40 years. She was married to Edward Charles Hendee in 1949.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in 1977.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Louise Landess, Shawnee, and Patricia Ann Dake, Iberia; and one sister, Hazel Villeril, De Soto.
The family suggests memorials to the Faith Temple Family Worship Center Building Fund.

Duster William Daniels
1922 - 2001
Services for Duster W. Daniels, 79, Bonner Springs, are May 18 at the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in the Veterans Administration National Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Mr. Daniels died Monday, May 14, at the Medical Lodge, north of Kansas City, Kan.
He was born Jan. 5, 1922, in Swain, Arkansas. He was a machine operator for Inland Cold Storage, retiring in 1959. He was a charter member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Kansas City, Kan., and an Army veteran of WWII.
Survivors include his wife, Gracie Daniels, Bonner Springs; two sons, Dewayne Daniels, Kansas City, Kan., and James Daniels, Easton, Kan.; four daughters, Vivian Reeves, Bonner Springs, Alice Gowin and Patricia Davidson, both of Kansas City, Kan., and Junita Hanners, Burlington; three sisters, Frankie Smith, Jasper, Ark., Marie Owens, Sarcoxie, Mo., and Bobby G. Hall, Springdale, Ark.; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Vernon E. Stephens
1920 - 2001
Services for Vernon Stephens, 80, Bonner Springs, are May 17, at the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs. Burial will be in Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale, Kan.
Mr. Stephens died Monday, April 14, at the Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, Olathe.
He was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Hillsdale, Kan. He retired from King Radio in Olathe in 1985, where he worked as a quality control inspector. He was a former vice president of the Edwardsville State Bank and manager at several credit unions in the Bonner Springs and Kansas City areas. He was a member of the Topeka Masonic Lodge No. 17, the Scottish Rite of Northeast Kan., the Abdallah Shrine Temple of Overland Park where he was a former president, Eastern Star No. 302, Bonner Springs, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3191 of the Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, where he was a former president, and a member of the First Christian Church of Bonner Springs, where he was a minister. He was previously married to Ruth Dicke Stephens Vochatzer.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret D. Stephens, Bonner Springs; three daughters, LeAnne DeTar-Newbert, Bonner Springs, Denise Claypool, Osawatomie, Kan., and Terry Allen, Westwood, Kan.; three sons, Tom DeTar, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Jim DeTar, Raytown, Mo., and Mike DeTar, Tulsa, Okla.; Three sisters, Mildred Blackburn, Drexel, Mo., Muriel Mische, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Velma Seuferling, Cameron, Mo.; three brothers, Gerald Stephens, Los Gatos, Cal., Charles Stephens, Bartlesville, Okla., and Don Stephens, Independence, Mo.; 17 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.

Albert Watterson Sr.
1929-2001
Funeral services for Albert Ray Watterson Sr., 71, Olathe, were Tuesday, May 22, at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Watterson died Friday, May 18, at Olathe Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Tulsa, Okla., and had lived in the Kansas City area most of his life.
He was a heavy equipment operator for 45 years for Local No. 101, working for Bowen Construction. He retired in 1990.
He was a past governor for the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1999 and a member of the Merriam Eagles Lodge.
His first wife, Elmira Ellen Gulley Watterson; a son, Danny Watterson; a daughter, Omega Sue Reynolds; and a stepdaughter, Billie Jo Hensley, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Watterson, of the home; six sons, Albert Ray Watterson Jr., Frank Watterson and John Watterson, all of Olathe, Jesse Watterson, Galitan, Mo., and Gary Watterson and Shannon Watterson, both of Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Kathy Wiser, Edwardsville, and Mary Watterson, Kansas City, Kan.; a stepson, Michael Hart, Overland Park; three stepdaughters, Vicki Lyman, Toni Hosseinpour and Sandy Hart, all of Kansas City, Kan.; and two sisters, Marie Boyer, Olathe, and Marion Brown, Nursery, Texas.

Russell Joseph Theno
1957 - 2001
Services for Rusty J. Theno, 43, Charlotte, N.C., were May 21 at the Quisenberry Chapel, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mr. Theno died Wednesday, May 16 in Winston-Salem, N. C.
Rusty was born July 31, in Lawrence, the son of John and Mary Theno. He was a 1975 graduate of Tonganoxie High School. He was employed as a gas line foreman for Classic City Mechanical Company, Winterville, Ga.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Jacob Theno, in 1998
Survivors include his mother, Mary Theno, Tonganoxie; two sons, Rodney and Stephen Theno, both of Lawrence; one daughter, Lisa Marie Theno, Lawrence; two brothers, John Scott Theno, Kansas City, Mo., and Alan Jacob Theno, Tonganoxie; and one sister, Marylea Daugherty, St. Louis, Mo.
The family suggests memorials to his children's scholarship fund c/o Quisenberry Funeral Home, PO Box 993, Tonganoxie, Kan., 66086.

Martha Lou Burns
1928 - 2001
Graveside services for Martha L. Burns, 73, Bonner Springs, are May 24 at Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Burns died Monday, May 21, at the Center for Long Term Care, Bonner Springs.
Martha was born June 17, 1928, in Texarkana, Ark. She was married to Millard Burns in 1947. She worked for Miller Pharmacy as a bookkeeper for more than 20 years before she retired in 1985. She was a member of Rehm's Park Baptist Church, Bonner Springs.
Survivors include her husband, Millard Burns, Bonner Springs; one daughter, Gloria Jean Burns, Westwood, Kan.; two granddaughters and three great-granddaughters.
The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer Association ? Heartland Chapter c/o Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, 214 Oak Street, Bonner Springs, Kan., 66012.

Charles T. Moulden Jr.
1921 - 2001
Charles T. Moulden Jr., Lt. Col. U.S. Army retired, 79, Lawrence, died Monday, May 14, at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Cremation with burial of remains at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth.
Mr. Moulden was born July 11, 1921, in Kansas City, Kan. Charles was a WW I Navy pilot/instructor. He owned Moulden Painting Company. Charles had been a flight activity commander with the Kansas National Guard for 20 years. He also served in the Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was a past commander of the American Legion Post No. 83, past member of Wyandotte Masonic Lodge No. 3, the Abdallah Shrine, and life member of the National Guard Association. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, Lawrence.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Moulden, Lawrence; one son, Charles Tom Moulden, Grand Junction, Colo.; three daughters, Charlene Biles, Bonner Springs, Jamey Wills, Shawnee, and Debbie West, Overland Park; one sister, Rita Jo Glattis, Overland Park; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers to the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, Good Samaritan Fund, 1429 Kasold Dr., Lawrence, Kan., 66049, or to the Multiple Sclerosis Mid-America Chapter, 5443 Martway, Mission, Kan., 66205, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Daniel W. Chaline
1962-2001
Services for Daniel Warren Chaline, 38, Osawatomie, were Saturday, May 26, at Faith Builders International Church in De Soto. Military graveside services were at De Soto Cemetery.
Mr. Chaline died Tuesday, May 22, 2001 in Osawatomie.
He was born May 25, 1962, in Houston, the son of Robert Elton and Billie Pearl McAlpine Chaline.
He had lived in Tonganoxie, Kansas City, Kan., and Clearwater Beach, Fla. He moved to Osawatomie in March 2001.
He graduated from Big Bend Community College in 1979, and the Johnson County Community College nursing program in 1996. He was a forklift operator for KC Cold Storage in Bonner Springs and also was a registered nurse.
Mr. Chaline also served in the U.S. Army for eight years.
He was a member of the Faith Builders International Church in De Soto, where he participated in Operation Sunshine and R.O.C.K. organizations, Teamsters Local Union No. 838 and the Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri.
He married Patricia Ann Ramsey on Oct. 1, 1992, in De Soto. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include his father, Robert Elton Chaline, Houston; his mother, Billie Pearl McAlpine Chaline, Pasadena, Tex.; a grandmother, Naomie Thibbeaux, Houston; five daughters, Julia Ann Rose Chaline, of the home, Ashley Lee Ann Chaline, Overland Park, Skylar Michale Chaline, Gardner, Alicia Chaline, Manhattan, and Katrine Chaline, Tonganoxie; two sons, Thomas Daniel Christian Chaline, Tonganoxie, and Robert Warren Chaline, Manhattan; five brothers, Richard Chaline, Pittsburg, Randall Chaline, Fort Stockton, Texas, Gerald Chaline and Roger Chaline, both of Houston, and Brian Chaline, Palm Bay, Fla.; two sisters, Patricia Lois Chaline, Pasadena, Texas, and Lisa Chaline, Anoka, Minn.; and a grandson.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Operation Sunshine, sent in care of Faith Builders International Church, 8390 Peoria, De Soto, Kan., 66018.Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, was in charge of arrangements.

Charles A. Moore
Services for Charles Moore, 78, Tonganoxie, were May 30, at the United Methodist Church, Tonganoxie. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor.
Mr. Moore died Sunday, May 27, 2001 at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center.
He was born March 26, 1923 in Florence, Kan., the son of Arthur and Leona Moore. He married Geraldine McCall in 1973. He was a WW II Army veteran, a member of the United Methodist Church, Basehor, the American Legion Post No. 170, Chanute, Kan., VFW Post No. 11499, Basehor, and the Phi Mu Symponia honorary fraternity. He received a bachelor of arts degree in business and a master's degree in Spanish from Emporia State College. He retired in 1987 from Neosho County Community College, where he taught Spanish, French and business classes.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine, Tonganoxie; a daughter, Sarah Moore Glod, Richmond, Va.; a stepdaughter, Marilyn McGown, Tonganoxie; a brother, Fred Moore, Effingham, Ill.; two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the United Methodist Church, Basehor, in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, PO Box 993, Tonganoxie, Kan., 66086.

Margaret L. Gebhardt
1913 - 2001
Services for Margaret Gebhardt, 88, Bonner Springs, were July 23, at Zion United Church of Christ, Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Gebhardt died Tuesday, July 17, at Providence Place.
Margaret was born May 6, 1913 in Redding, Iowa. She worked for 29 years at the Wyandotte County Courthouse in the Appraiser's Office, Register of Deeds Office, and the Election Commissioner's Office. She was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ. She was a Silverhaired Legislator. She had been a member and former president of the PTA, at Welborn and Bonner Springs, the BPW, Wyandotte County Citizens, the SW Democratic Club and many other civic organizations.
She is preceded in death by one son, George Jerry Gebhardt.
Survivors include her husband, George J. Gebhardt, Bonner Springs; one son, Larry Gebhardt, Overland Park; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials, in lieu of flowers to Zion United Church of Christ.

Charlotte L. Tichenor
1935 - 2001
Services for Charlotte Tichenor, 66, Omaha, Neb., were July 19 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Burial was in Grinter Chapel Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Tichenor died Monday, July 16, at her home.
Charlotte was born March 12, 1935, in Edwardsville. She was a former member of the Bonner Springs Baptist Church. She was formerly employed by Colgate-Palmolive Peet Co. before moving to Omaha, Neb. in the late 1970s.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Tichenor, in 1986.
Survivors include two sons, Carl Tichenor and Barry Tichenor; one daughter, Loretta Martin, all of Omaha, Neb.; and four grandchildren.

Florence B. Tynan
1916 - 2001
Graveside services for Florence Tynan, 84, Tonganoxie, were July 25 at National Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Mrs. Tynan died Sunday, July 22, at the Center for Long Term Care, Bonner Springs.
Florence was born Sept. 21, 1916, the daughter of Howard and Anna Moss. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church, McLouth. She married Eugene Tynan in 1965.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene, in 1995.
Survivors include one son, Howard Olsen, Mt. Carmel, Ill.; one daughter, Anna Meyer, Linwood; one grandson, and two great grandchildren.

Mary D. Rambo
July 24, 2001
Services for Mary Rambo, 82, Bonner Springs, were July 24, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home. Burial was in Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Rambo died Friday, June 20, at Providence Place.
Mary was born in Ozawkie, Kan. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Ozawkie Church of the Brethren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Rambo, in 1996.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.