Obituaries

Ruby I. Cairns

May 3, 2015

Ruby I. Cairns, 82 of Concordia, died May 3rd 2015 in Wichita. She was born August 10, 1932 to Peter and Katherine (McCarthey) Hiltgen in Kimeo, KS. She was united in marriage to Lavern Cairns in September 1948 in Riley. The couple lived on a farm in Greenleaf while Ruby worked as a nurse's aide in Washington...

Norma Lee Pearl - Kearns -Ward

Apr 24, 2015

Norma Lee Pearl (Kearns) Ward, age 74, of Concordia, KS., died Friday, April 24, 2015 in Salina, KS. She was born April 19, 1941 to Clyde and Ruby (Gunn) Kearns at Concordia, KS. Norma previously worked at Lester's Sweet Shop and St Mary's Convent. She is survived by: Daughters: Mona Renee Pearl Young - Salina, KS Christine Pearl Lynn...

Ruth E. Trowbridge

Apr 17, 2015

Ruth E. Trowbridge, age 83, died Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born December 5, 1931 in Jamestown, Kansas to Ted & Blanche Christenson. Preceded in death by parents, siblings Betty Jo and Albert. Survivors: Husband Milford "Ray" Trowbridge (married 9/15/1953) Concordia, KS Two daughters: Renita Brown and husband T.K. Brown Teena Trowbridge & friend Jerry. Three...

Sister Marquita Murguia

Apr 15, 2015

Sister Marquita Murguia died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Mount Joseoh Senior Villa in Concordia, KS. She was 93 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 74 years. She was born in El Paso, TX on September 16, 1921, to Manuel and Maria Gonzales Murquia, the first of two children, and was baptized Lydia. She entered the...

Nora E. Larsen

Mar 31, 2015

Nora E. Larsen, 92 died March 31, 2015 at Sunset Home, Concordia. She was born November, 3 1922 to Charley E. and Penelope. T McDonough Laman in Rice, Cloud County, KS. Nora attended rural grade school and graduated from Concordia High School in 1940. After graduation she worked in Dallas, TX for an insurance agency until 1942...

Lawrence Deshazer

Mar 29, 2015

Lawrence DeShazer, age 69, of Jamestown, KS, formerly of Wichita, KS. Died March 29, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center. He was born May 28, 1945 to Jim and Lorene (Fanning) DeShazer at Wichita, KS. Lawrence is survived by his "girls": Bertha Wiebe of Wichita, KS.; Candy Tholstrup of Jamestown, KS.; Stephanie Brown of Wichita,...

Sharron Sutton-Kearn

Mar 19, 2015

Sharron Sutton-Kearn, age 68, of Concordia, Kansas died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born January 30, 1947 in Pensacola, Fl to Joseph Benjamin Sr. & Rosalie (Martin) Lee. Sharron married Donnie D. Kearn December 28, 1989 in Concordia, Kansas. She worked at Subway for many years and was known as "Subway...

Merrill D. Beaushaw

Mar 17, 2015

Merrill Dale Beaushaw, age 101, of Abilene, KS., formerly of Jamestown, KS., died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Memorial Hospital - Abilene, KS. He was born July 22, 1913 to Evelyn B. & Ada G. (Logan) Beaushaw, on a farm west of Jamestown. Merrill married Esther Pickle September 18, 1949. They have three daughters. He was a...

Frances L. Foster

Feb 20, 2015

Frances L. Foster, age 64, of Concordia, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas after a brief illness. She was born October 8, 1950 at Gilroy, California, the daughter of Vern & Bernice Lydick. She was a retired dental assistant. Frances is survived by one Son: Kevin Rosch & his significant other, Candy...

Carl E. Noyes

Feb 14, 2015

Carl E. "Casey" Noyes, age 83, of Jamestown, Kansas, died February 14, 2015 at Heartland Haven in Inman, Kansas. He was born November 22, 1931 to John and Ada (Luthur) Noyes at Green, Kansas. Casey served three years in the Marines during the Korean Conflict - 1951-54. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for Cloud County....

Vera M. Stensaas

Feb 13, 2015

Vera Marguerite Stensaas, Concordia, passed away at Sunset Home on February 13, 2015 after a long illness. She was born October 22, 1927 in Concordia to Ted E. and Hilda H. Johnston. She eloped to the Ozarks with Robert M. "Bob" Stensaas on July 1, 1949.

Vera worked most of her adult life at the...

Dale Eldon Peterson

Feb 13, 2015

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Peggy Jean Doyen

Feb 4, 2015

CONCORDIA - Peggy Jean Doyen, 91, of Concordia died February 4, 2015. She was born December 27, 1923, to Lela Irene (Leroux) Block and George Edgar Block. She was the oldest of three sisters. She married Lee Warren Doyen on July 26, 1947. They had three children. Peggy grew up on a farm outside Preston, Kansas. She...

Ella Thurston

Jan 8, 2015

Ella Thurston of Jamestown died Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit. She was 89 and had been in ill health for some time. Ella was born September 9, 1925 near Concordia to parents Gasper and Lottie Fraser. When she was small the family moved to a farm near Wayne, Kansas. Ella was the...

Orville R. Henderson

Dec 3, 2014

Orville Henderson, age 96, of Concordia, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at Mount Joseph Senior Village. He was born November 26, 1918, to Elmer and Addie (Chigbrow) Henderson at rural Nelson Center. He graduated from Concordia High School in 1936. Orville and Charles "Penny" Hull (brother-in-law) were partners for many years in a farming/stockman operation. He was on...

Eva M. Harris

Nov 2, 2014

Eva Mary Harris, Concordia, died Nov. 2, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was 61. Eva was born March 5, 1953 at Mt. Holly, N.J. the daughter of Raymond Harris and Edna Cameron Harris. Survivors include 2 Sons: Michael Harris & wife Brandy - Parachute, CO Robert Harris & FiancAC. Patricia Pruitt...

Richard J. Christianson

Oct 28, 2014

Richard Jasper Christianson, age 81, of Concordia, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Mount Joseph Senior Village. He was born July 7, 1933, to Clarence and Thelma Christianson, growing up on the family farm. In 1956, he married Jeanette Carrier, who preceded him in death. To this union were born three sons: Terry, Glen, Timothy, and...

Ruth Ilene (Beden) Alkire

Oct 22, 2014

Ruth Ilene (Beden) Alkire, age 90, of Concordia, Kansas, Died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center - Salina, KS. She was born Feruary 5, 1924 to Albert and Elsie (Barker) Beden at Barnes, KS. Ruth Graduated from Concordia High School in 1942. She married Harold Junior Alkire on June, 9 1946 at Salina, KS....

Bessie Arlene (Heina) Holechek

Oct 21, 2014

Bessie Arlene (Heina) Holechek, 85, Concordia, died Oct. 21, 2014, at Sunset Home. Born June 13, 1929, at Cuba, Kan. to John and Frances (Havel) Heina. Married Kenneth Holechek April 18, 1948. He survives, with sons, Daryl and Roger; sister, Blanche Kauer; sister-in-law, LeEnora Heina; 3 grandchildren. Preceded by: parents, 3 brothers, one great-grandson. She was secretary/co-owner...

Brenda J.(Predmore) Coyle

Oct 15, 2014

Brenda Jolene (Predmore) Coyle, age 57, of Agenda, Kan., died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, Kan. She was born Nov. 17, 1956, to Melvin and Irene (Cherney) Predmore in Concordia, Kan. Brenda attended country school at Rice and Sibley. She graduated from Concordia High School in 1974. She worked as a CNA...