Obituaries

Apr 21, 2013

Franklin Leon White Jr., age 45, of Wichita, KS., died Sunday, April 21, 2013. He was born May 2, 1967 to Franklin Sr. and Sharron Kay (Lee) White in Pensacola, FL. He was a warehouse manager for a Mattress Company. Franklin is survived by his father: Franklin Sr. - Cantonment, FL. Mother & Step-father: Sharron Sutton - Kearn &...

Apr 13, 2013

Rev. Russell J. Gotschall, age 93, of Concordia, KS., died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Cloud County Health Center. He was born in Franklin, Illinois on December 22, 1919 to Fred and Faye (Izzeta) Gotschall. He was preceded on death by his beloved wife of 71 years, Eula "Cindie" (Eubanks) in 2012. Russell is survived by his children: Elisha...

Mar 11, 2013

Shirley Ann (McCollough) Grimm, loving wife, mother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 11, 2013 at Salina Regional Health Center - Salina, KS. Shirley was born July 9, 1960 in Beloit, Kansas to Albert and Emma (Wagner) McCollough. She married Joseph Dean Grimm, her loving husband of 56 years, in Beloit, KS on...

Feb 28, 2013

LeRoy E. Ninemire, age 81, of Winfield, Kansas died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Wichita, KS. He was born March 6, 1931 at Concordia, KS., to Ernest & Mary Ninemire. He is survived by several Cousins: John (Betty) Ninemire - Riverside, CA Eldon (Pam) Ninemire - Denton, KS Leo (Mary Lou) - Concordia, KS Rhea Mansfield - Concordia, KS...

Feb 22, 2013

Raymond Eugene King, age 83, of Concordia, Kansas died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. He was born April 7, 1929 at Concordia son of Elwin and Bertha (Alexander) King. He was united in marriage to Merridy Baily November 23, 1949, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Concordia, KS. Reading, especially Civil War...

Feb 19, 2013

Althea M. Bowyer, age 83, of Concordia, KS., died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born February 21, 1929 to Webster and Lottie (Schmidt) Janke at rural Woodbine, KS. Althea graduated from Chapman High School. She married Vernon Bowyer on July 24, 1949. He preceded her in death May 29, 1998. They owned and...

Feb 16, 2013

Phyllis Ione Gould was born on October 17, 1929, and passed away at her home on Saturday, February 16, 2013. She was born on the original Christensen family homestead in Southern Republic County, Kansas. She was the daughter of W.L. (Roy) Gile and Julia Holgerson Gile.

Phyllis attended district #48 grade school and Norway schools....

Feb 2, 2013

CONCORDIA - Lee Warren Doyen, 91, of Concordia died Feb. 2, 2013. He was born July 26, 1921 to Millie (Derby) and Orville Doyen. He was the oldest of four brothers. He married Peggy Block on his birthday in 1947 in Emporia. They had three children. He grew up in Rice. He started first grade at the Rice School...

Jan 27, 2013

Levi Deneault, age 92, of Concordia, KS died January 27, 2013 at Sunset Home. He was born April 5, 1920 in Concordia, KS, to Victor and Henrietta (Goyette) Deneault. He attended Concordia rural schools. Levi was in World War II serving from November 1941 to September 1945. He served as 5th Air Force Bomber crew in South Pacific. Levi...

Jan 22, 2013

LeRoy Workman, age 83, of Concordia, KS, died Tuesday January 22, 2013 at Sunset Home. LeRoy was born June 23, 1929 to Plesie and Gladys (Goss) Workman at Elk Falls, KS. He was in the Navy from 1951-1955 during the Korean conflict. LeRoy married Thelma Starr September 1, 1957 in Towanda, KS. She preceded him in death June 20,...

Jan 19, 2013

Kay F. Goodin, age 67, of Concordia, Kansas died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Cloud County Health Center. Kay was born January 18, 1946 at Kansas City, MO, to Clem & Hertha (Hahnfeld) Baur. After 20 years, Kay retired from the U.S. Navy in 1986 as a Chief Air Traffic Controller. She and her husband, Claude, moved to Concordia...

Jan 11, 2013

Eric N. Young, Concordia, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 at Cloud County Health Center. He was 37. Eric was born Sept. 2, 1975 at Kokomo, IN, the son of Omar Young, Jr. and Mary Wright Young. Survivors include: 3 Sons: Alex Young - Indiana Austin Young - Indiana Kalib Young - Indiana 2 daughters: Heather Young - Miltonvale, KS...

Dec 22, 2012

James "Jim" Nelson, Jamestown, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Jim was born June 7, 1933 at rural Jamestown, Ks, the son of Eddie Nelson and Dorothy Street Nelson. He married Glenda Sue Woodman on Dec. 3, 1966 at Concordia. Survivors include: Wife: Glenda Nelson Sons: Martin (Lucilla) Nelson - Concordia Tony Nelson - Concordia Eric (Justine) Nelson - Cordell,...

Nov 5, 2012

David L. Delorge, age 62, of Concordia, KS., died at his home on November 5, 2012. He was born November 5, 1950 to Oliver and Natalie (Leckberg) Delforge in Concordia, KS. He graduated from Concordia High School. David Married Terry Majors December 4, 1970 in Concordia, KS. She preceded him in death May 16, 2012. He worked for the...

Sep 21, 2012

Timothy (Tim) Bert Menard, 81, left this life on Sept. 21, 2012, to be with his Father in Heaven. He was born in Brookeville, KS Nov. 17, 1930, to Francis and Christella (Bier) Manard. Tim lived in Clyde, KS until the age of ten, then moved to Concordia where he lived the rest of his years. Following his graduation...

Sep 14, 2012

Andrew K. Sandoval, of Concordia, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Hebron, NE. Andrew was born Aug. 12 1985, the son of Kenneth and Leisha Brito Sandoval. Andrew was a pre-treatment specialist at Reinke Manufacturing at Deshler, NE. Survivors include his wife Amanda Crane, one daughter Avalin Sandoval. Also surviving are his parents: Kenneth Sandoval and Fiance Trace Lopez,...

Sep 11, 2012

Sister Susan Kongs died September 11, 2012, at Nazareth Motherhood in Concordia, KS. She was 95 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years. She was born is Seneca and was baptized Susanna Bernadine. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS on September 14, 1938. On March 19, 1939, Susanna received the habit of...

Sep 3, 2012

Ivon H. Owens Sr. of Concordia, Kansas regretfully breathed his last breath at his home on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, his parents' anniversary, at the age of 69. He had battled the past few years not only with chronic COPD, but also with doctors, family and everyone else who tried to tell him how they thought he should live...

Aug 17, 2012

Douglas W. Swihart, Concordia, died Aug. 17, 2012 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS. He was 80 years old. Doug was born May 30, 1932 at Concordia, KS, the son of George H. Swihart and Elizabeth A. Sweeting Swihart. Doug was retired as the manager of the Concordia Moose Lodge. He served in the U.S. Air Force...

Aug 13, 2012

May 23, 1921 - August 13, 2012; Age 91 years, 2 months, 21 days Rudy Irene Dyer was born in Florence, Kansas, Virgil Bruce ad Myrtle Helen Yoho Dyer. When Ruby was about two years old, her parents' marriage failed, and her older brother Virgil was sent to an orphanage, her younger sister Evelyn stayed with their mother, and...