Obituaries
Andrea D. Taylor, 56, of Parsons died at 6 a
Andrea D. Taylor Andrea D. Taylor, 56, of Parsons died at 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home.
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C. Melvin 'Mivi' Willis
CHANUTE -- C. Melvin "Mivi" Willis, 95, of Chanute died at 3:12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born May 16, 1913, at Galesburg to Chester C. and Hazel (Redman) Willis. During his childhood, the family moved to Chanute, and he graduated from Chanute High School. He graduated from Fort Scott Junior College and then attended Emporia State Teachers College. On Sept. 4, 1937, he married Arliene L...
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Natalie Sandwith
Natalie L. Sandwith NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- Natalie L. Sandwith, 84, of New Hartford, N.Y., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at her home. She was born in Parsons on July 15, 1924, to Nathaniel and Josephine Willis. She was raised and educated in Parsons. On Feb. 25, 1944, she married Charles M. Sandwith, also of Parsons. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Vicki Washburn of Plattsburgh and Mary Beth Demers of Ogdensburg; four ...
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Edith Marie Idleman
Edith Marie Idleman BELLA VISTA, Ark. -- Edith Marie Idleman, 67, Bella Vista, Ark., died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at her home Bella Vista. She was born May 6, 1941, in Cherryvale to Ignatus S. and Martha Augusta (Isle) Maher. She was raised in Cherryvale and attended schools there. She married Larry Idleman on April 4, 1959, in Denver. He survives. Other survivors include her mother, Martha Maher; a daughter, Jana Osterhout of Bella V...
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Melvin Willis
Melvin Willis CHANUTE -- Melvin Willis, 95, a resident of Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute, died at 3:12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. His wife, Arliene Willis, survives at Heritage. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons.
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Derek Mosier
Derek Mosier Derek Mosier, 20, of Parsons died early Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Parsons. His death was unexpected. Among his survivors are his parents, Brian and Karen Mosier of the home. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
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Glen R. Bozman
CENTER, Colo. -- Glen R. Bozman, 67, of Center, Colo., formerly of Edna, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born March 31, 1941, in Edna to Sumner O. and Dorothy E. (Brown) Bozman. He grew up and attended schools in Edna and was a 1959 graduate of Edna High School. Throughout much of his adult life, he lived and farmed in the Edna area. In 1988, he moved to Colorado, where he managed a carro...
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Gladys G. Martin
Gladys G. Martin, 92, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. She was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Hallowell to Cleve and Ethel Bagby. Gladys was a retired Grandy's Granny. She was married to William G. Martin. He died. Survivors include a sister, Ila Freeman. She also was preceded in death by her son, Phillip R. Martin. The service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakeview Funeral Home, 12100 E. 13th St., Wichita. The family sugests memorials to the Ameri...
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Alfred Eugene Wooster
BURIEN, Wash. -- Alfred Eugene Wooster, 99, of Burien, Wash., passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, as a result of kidney failure, having come within seven months of living for a full century. Born Sept. 5, 1909, in the small farming town of Erie in Southeast Kansas, the son of a rural U.S. mail carrier Gene Wooster received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1933, at the depth of the Great Dep...
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Aileen Ware
HERMISTON, Ore. -- Aileen Ware, 86, of Hermiston, Ore., died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. She was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Wichita to Guy and Ruth (Cross) Wertz. She graduated from Mound Valley High School in 1940. She married Cecil Ware on Oct. 19, 1940, in Mound Valley. She later worked for Sears Roebuck in Hermiston, Ore., as a credit manager. Survivors include a son, Leonard; two grandchildren; four grea...
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Sara E. Grosdidier
ST. PAUL -- Sara E. Grosdidier, 77, of rural St. Paul died at 8:25 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born July 31, 1931, in Parsons to Charles Henry and Sara Ellen (Brown) Steinbacher. She grew up and attended schools in the South Mound and St. Paul areas and was a 1949 graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Paul. Prior to marriage, she worked at Montgomery Ward in Parsons. She married Fr...
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Gladys G. Martin (pic) Gladys G
Gladys G. Martin (pic) Gladys G. Martin, 92, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. She was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Hallowell to Cleve and Ethel Bagby. Gladys was a retired Grandy's Granny. She was married to William G. Martin. He died. Survivors include a sister, Ila Freeman. She also was preceded in death by her son, Phillip R. Martin. The service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakeview Funeral Home, 12100 E. 13th St., Wichita. The family sugests memori...
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Alfred Eugene Wooster (pic) BURIEN, Wash
Alfred Eugene Wooster (pic) BURIEN, Wash. -- Alfred Eugene Wooster, 99, of Burien, Wash., passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, as a result of kidney failure, having come within seven months of living for a full century. Born Sept. 5, 1909, in the small farming town of Erie in Southeast Kansas, the son of a rural U.S. mail carrier Gene Wooster received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1933, ...
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Aileen Ware (w/pic free) HERMISTON, Ore
Aileen Ware (w/pic free) HERMISTON, Ore. -- Aileen Ware, 86, of Hermiston, Ore., died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. She was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Wichita to Guy and Ruth (Cross) Wertz. She graduated from Mound Valley High School in 1940. She married Cecil Ware on Oct. 19, 1940, in Mound Valley. She later worked for Sears Roebuck in Hermiston, Ore., as a credit manager. Survivors include a son, Leonard; tw...
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Patsy Lou Earls
CHERRYVALE -- Patsy Lou Earls, 66, of Cherryvale died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at her home. She was born Oct. 19, 19442, in San Bernardino, Calif., to Jacques Reemer and Myrtle Lucille (Robinson) Montgomery. She attended San Bernardino schools and later attended beautician school. She was a cake decorator in Moline and at Country Mart. She married Eugene Line Jr. He survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, William Fausnaught of...
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Jo Burrows Lytle Newmyer
OSWEGO -- Jo Newmyer, 86, of Oswego died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. She was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Medford, Okla., to Francis and Albert "Shorty" Burrows. Her mother died when she was an infant and she was raised by her father and stepmother, Zoe "NaNa," who later adopted Jo. She is a 1941 graduate of Oswego High School. She married Glenn E. Lytle on Oct. 12, 1946. He died in the mid-1960s. On June 27, 1988, she married Lowell "Red" Newmyer. H...
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Charles V. 'Chuck' Shaw
CARMICHAEL, Calif. -- Charles V. "Chuck" Shaw, 92, of Carmichael, Calif., formerly of Galesburg, died at 11:55 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, at Aegis of Carmichael Assisted Living Facility in Carmichael. He was born Jan. 21, 1917, in Galesburg to Homer Ivan and Maud (Trowbridge) Shaw. During World War II, he was stationed at Fort Ord, Calif., while serving in the U.S. Army. He married Ruby Arrena Culbertson on Dec. 31, 1941, in Parsons. Foll...
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Sara E. Grosdidier
ST. PAUL -- Sara E. Grosdidier, 77, of rural St. Paul died at 8:25 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She is survived by her husband, Francis E. Grosdidier, of the home. The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, where the family will receive friends immediate...
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Orpha Sandberg
SPRING GROVE, Va. -- Orpha Marie Sandberg, 90, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell, Va. She was born on Sept. 13, 1918, in Cherryvale, the daughter of the Rev. Vernon Franklin and Mattie Olive (Pilkington) xShe married Rudolph Roy Sandberg on Aug. 27, 1939, in Bartlesville, Okla. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1977. She lived most of her adult life in Chanute and in 2000 moved to Spring Grove, Va. She was ...
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George Kovaciny
George Kovaciny, 87, a resident of Parsons Presbyterian Manor, died there at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. He was born Feb. 5, 1922, at Stafford Springs, Conn., to Stefan and Katarina (Michalek) Kovaciny. He attended schools in the Stafford Springs area and then served in the United States Army during World War II, attaining the rank of technical sergeant, fourth grade. Following the war, after obtaining his GED by exam, he attended C...
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