Obituaries
Ronal Harry ‘Ron’ Tridle
McCUNE — Ronal Harry “Ron” Tridle, 74, of McCune died at 4:43 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health the past year. He was born on Feb. 15, 1937, to Harry David and Naomi Ruth (Grandle) Tridle in McCune. He grew up and attended school in McCune and was a 1954 graduate of McCune High School. On June 8, 1963, he married Sharon Prichard in Scammon. The couple celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary this year. F...
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Cecilia D. ‘Diane’ Chapman
Cecilia D. “Diane” Chapman, 50, of Parsons died at 9:51 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born on Oct. 15, 1960, in Parsons to David A. and Yvonne D. (McKnight) Mead. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1979 graduate of Parsons High School. She married Allen Chapman on April 20, 1979, in Parsons. Following marriage, she worked at the Parsons State Hospital and Training C...
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Bette J. Baldwin
Bette J. Baldwin, 85, of Parsons died at 10:23 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born on Oct. 15, 1925, in Olathe to C.W. and Lula (Laughlin) Thurston. She grew up and attended school in the Johnson County area and was a graduate of Stanley High School. She married Val L. Baldwin. She worked in bookkeeping. Survivors include two sons, Gary L. Baldwin of Parsons and Greg L. Baldwin of Bas...
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Ronal Harry ‘Ron’ Tridle
McCUNE — Ronal Harry “Ron” Tridle, 74, of McCune died at 4:43 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health the past year. His wife, Sharon Tridle, survives of the home. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons with private interment at a later date. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Make-A-Wish Foundation ...
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Timothy J. ‘T.J.’ Jacobs
ERIE — Timothy J. “T.J.” Jacobs, 64, of Erie died Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, 2011, at his home. His wife, Robin Jacobs, survives of the home. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Erie. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Monday at the church, where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary. Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, will announce complete obituary details later. Online ...
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Leah Jeanne (Caulkins) Buckland
BORGER, Texas — Leah Jeanne (Caulkins) Buckland, 86, of Borger, Texas, died on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Leah was born on Sept. 12, 1924, in Parsons to Harold and Ruby Caulkins. She married Theodore (Ted) Edward Buckland Jr. in 1952 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a minor in English from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg. She taught P.E. at numerous high schools and junior colleges in Kan...
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Theda K. Westhoff
GIRARD — Theda K. Westhoff, 84, of Girard, formerly of Walnut, died at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at her daughter’s residence in Bonner Springs surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 19, 1926, at Girard to Charles and Essie (Hazen) Doherty. She attended schools in the Greenbush, Walnut and St. Paul areas. She married Leonard M. Westhoff on May 23, 1944, in St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Greenbush. He preceded her in death on De...
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Jeanne Ellen Moon service
The service for Jeanne Ellen “Jee-Jee” Moon, 71, who died on Sunday, Aug. 21, in Albuquerque, N.M., will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Mound Valley. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation or a charity close to the donor’s heart.
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Shirley Jean Wishall
COFFEYVILLE — Shirley Jean Wishall, 70, of Coffeyville died on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born on July 26, 1941, at Chautauqua to Clarence and Treva (Clayton) Huckstep. She grew up and attended school in Elgin and graduated from Peru High School in Peru in 1961. After graduating from high school, she moved to Coffeyville and worked at George’s Cafeteria, where she met her husband. On June 7, 1969, she marr...
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Lois 'Myrle' Cary
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Lois "Myrle" Cary, 96, of Springfield, Mo., died in the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at a nursing home in Springfield, Mo. She was born Aug. 16, 1915, to Stephen Franklin Cooper and Daisy Mae (Rhodes) Cooper. She married Ralph "Pete" Cary on April 14, 1946. He preceded her in death on Aug. 20, 2010. Survivors include a son, Walter Cary of Springfield, Mo.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Others...
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LoRene Elizabeth Schaal
LoRene Elizabeth Schaal, 96, of Overland Park died at Manor Care on Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, 2011. She was born in Chanute on March 14, 1915, to Eddie and Geneva (Burton) Gibson. She married Willis C. Schaal on July 2, 1938, in the First Presbyterian Church of Parsons.They lived in Parsons many years and owned and operated Western Glass Co. in Parsons. She also worked as a cosmetologist, operating her own business in Cherryvale. She also had...
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Donna Jean Nibarger
GARDNER — Donna Jean Nibarger, 69, of Gardner died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at her home. She was born Sept. 17, 1941, in Erie to Ernest and Bertha Opal (Whitson) Triplett. She grew up in Parsons. She married Dannie L. Nibarger on May 29, 1959, in Parsons. She was a retired housekeeper for Johnson County nursing homes. Survivors include her husband, Dannie, of the home; a daughter, Beverly Ann Nothnagel of Gardner; a son, Jerry L. Nibarger of G...
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Robert Charles Ewing
RIO HONDO, Texas — Robert Charles Ewing, 81, of Rio Hondo, Texas, formerly of Parsons, died on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, at his farm in Newton, Texas. Mr. Ewing was born on March 21, 1930, in Dallas where he was a business man for 32 years owning Bob's Sporting Goods and Signature Sports Wear. He is survived by his wife, Boo Ewing of Rio Hondo; sons, Robert Michael Ewing of Norfolk, Va., and Kevin Charles Ewing of Hickory, N.C.; daughter, Shann...
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LoRene Elizabeth Schaal
OVERLAND PARK — LoRene Elizabeth Schaal, 96, of Overland Park, formerly of Parsons, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, 2011, at the Manor Care Nursing Facility at Overland Park. Her husband, Willis C. “Willie” Schaal, preceded her in death on May 31, 1991. Further obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
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Shirley Aiken
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — Shirley Aiken, 72, of Shoreview, Minn., died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Lino Lakes, Minn., following a brief illness. Survivors include a daughter, Sheri Fairbanks of Lino Lakes, Minn.; two grandchildren; a brother, John Simmons of rural Parsons; and three sisters, Lucille Janssen of rural Parsons, Lillian Roosevelt of Sedan and Nancy Dague of Galesburg. She was preceded in death by ...
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Earl Leon Simmons
GALESBURG — Earl Leon Simmons, 63, of Galesburg died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, near Chanute. He had been in ill health but death was unexpected. He was born Nov. 3, 1947, to Thomas and Dorothy (Hopeman) Simmons near Kimball. He moved with his family to a farm near Galesburg in December 1947. He attended schools in Galesburg and was a 1965 graduate of Galesburg High School. He served in the Kansas National Guard from 1964 to 1970. Through the yea...
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Earl Simmons
GALESBURG — Earl Simmons, 63, of Galesburg died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Arliene L. Willis
CHANUTE — Arliene L. Willis, 96, a resident of the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute, and a former longtime resident of Luray, died at 5:25 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at the care center. She was born Jan. 5, 1915, at Luray to Charles and Ada (Girton) Lorenc. She grew up in Luray and graduated from the Luray High School. Following her high school graduation she moved to Chanute and was employed at the J. C. Penney store. Mrs. Willis was e...
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E. Leona McElhaney-Lee
E. Leona McElhaney-Lee, 92, of Parsons died at 9:52 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born Sept. 3, 1918, at Wathena, a daughter of Ernest M. and Melissa Fern (Ebersole) Hudkins. She lived in Arkansas until she was 8 and then came to Parsons and attended school here. She received her general equivalency diploma in 1970 and then attended nurse’s school at Independence. She was employed as a certi...
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Oval (Dunnick) Watson
FRONTENAC — Oval (Dunnick) Watson of Frontenac died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg. Mrs. Watson was born at West Mineral to Clarence and Hazel West Kennedy. She was raised in West Mineral and graduated from West Mineral High School. She was a homemaker and also worked for McCune Mutual Telephone, later Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, as an operator. She also worked at Brodrick’s and the Kansas Army ...
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