Butler County, Kansas
Timothy Luther Albright, 39, former Augusta resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998
in Dallas, Texas. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 at the Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta Chapel.
His service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 at St. James Catholic Church. Father James Mainzer will officiate.
He was employed as a grounds keeper and landscaper. He also resided in Wichita, Junction City and Lincoln, Neb.
He was born Jan. 15, 1958 in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho to Ted and JoAnn (Johnston) Albright. Survivors include brothers,
Kip, Peter and Tad Albright; sisters, Cindy Kerby, Susan Paugh; parents, Ted and JoAnn Albright; grandmother, Marie
Johnston. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has
been established with Catholic Charities, Inc., 437 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Friday ~ 16 Jan 1998)
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ALTENHOFEN, FRANZ
Retired Hesston Corp. employee Franz
Altenhofen, 70, Augusta, died Saturday,
March 23, at HCA Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Dunsford
Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta, Father James
Billinger officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Altenhofen was born July 22, 1920, in Ayl, Germany, to Barbara Altenhofen and Nikolaus Altenhofen. On November
14, 1946, he married Franziska Lutz-Schuh. Survivors include his wife, Franziska; two sons, Joe and Gary, both
of Augusta; two daughters, Betty Mitchell and Sue Benton, both of Augusta; a brother, Joseph of Ayl, Germany; five
grandchildren; two step-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 25 March 1991)
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JOSE ARREDONDO, 65, 1239 Hooper, died Sunday at his home. His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at the Dunsford Funeral Home. The rosary will be said at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home. Monsignor Charles F.
Walsh will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. He was born March 19, 1919 in Pueblo, Mexico, to Candelario
and Fransica Jimenz Arredondo. He married Mary Valadez Sept. 13, 1947 in El Dorado. She survives. He was a retired
maintenance person for the Santa Fe Railway. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II. Other survivors include sons, Joe Jr., John, both of Augusta; daughters, Delores Burrows
of Towanda; half brothers, Jesse, Toney, both of Fontana, Calif.; sister, Rosa Gallegos of Chicago, Ill. And five
grandchildren.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 8 Oct 1984)
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HELEN RUTH (PONDER) BARDOT, 84, Wichita, sister of Augusta resident Carl Ponder, died
Wednesday, Feb. 19. Rosary will be read at 7 p.m. Friday at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. A funeral service
will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta, the Father James Billinger officiating. Burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery. Bardot was born Feb. 8, 1908, in Salisbury, Mo., to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ponder. On
Nov. 7, 1933, she married James Edwin Bardot in Salisbury. Survivors include a son, Jerry of Wichita; daughters,
Mary R. Evans of Independence, Mo., Shirley Malan of Beaumont, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on July 22, 1989, and a brother, Harold Ponder.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Thursday ~ 20 Feb 1992)
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CHARLES BURRESS RITES TUESDAY
Funeral services will be held at St. James Catholic church Tuesday morning at 9:30 for Charles Edwin “Ted” Burress,
49, who died Saturday enroute to St. Joseph hospital after suffering a heart attack. Father Robert Kocour will
conduct the services. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery at Augusta. A Catholic prayer service will be held
at Dunsford Funeral Home at 8 o’clock Monday evening for friends and relatives.
Charles Edwin “Ted” Burress was born Nov. 2, 1918 in rural Andale, the son of Charles Wilbur and Flossie (Deeds)
Burress. He was married to Dorothy Schneider in Augusta on June 8, 1951.He came to Augusta from Andale in 1919
and was a consignee for Mobil Oil Corp.
He was a member of the St. James Catholic church, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 5328
and a member of the B.P.O.E. Lodge 1462 at Augusta. He served with the 35th Division and served in Europe during
World War II.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 29 July 1968)
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DOROTHY M. (SCHNEIDER) BURRESS, 69, of Augusta died Saturday, Feb. 8, at Augusta Medical
Complex Long Term Care. Her rosary service will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel. Her funeral
service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. James Mainzer officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Dorothy M. Schneider was born Jan. 3, 1928, in Augusta to Andrew P. and Ella
(Coday) Schneider.
She married Charles Edwin Burress June 8, 1951, in Augusta. He preceded her in death in 1968. She was a homemaker
and a member of St. James Catholic Church. Survivors are son, Charles P. Burress of Augusta; daughters, Jill Young
of Wichita and Melissa Davidson of Augusta; grandchildren, Megan Morgan, Ryan Davidson, Andrew, Rance and Abbie
Burress and Ashton and Amber Young and great-grandson, Cody Morgan. A memorial has been established with the St.
James Catholic Church building fund. Contributions may be sent to the funeral home.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 10 Feb 1997)
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RALPH R. COATS DIED TODAY AFTER TWO WEEKS ILLNESS
Ralph Richy Coats, 48, Magnolia lease worker near Augusta for the past 18 years,
died at 3 o’clock this morning at the Allen Memorial hospital at El Dorado from a cerebral hemorrhage after an
illness of two weeks. He had been an oil field worker all his life and came here from Bigsby, Okla., in 1922. He
was born at Lima, Ohio, March 31, 1891. He married Helen Finkler on March 8, 1913, at Casey, Ill.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Friday ~ 8 March 1940)
Ralph Richie Coats was born March 31, 1891 in Lima, O. He departed this life
at the age of 48 years, 11 months and seven days at the Allen Memorial hospital at 3 a.m., Friday, March 8. As
a young man he went to Casey, Ill. Where he met and married Barbara Ellen Finkler, March 8, 1913. He lived here
six years when with the three children and wife he moved to Bigsby, Okla. in 1919 where their daughter, Delores,
was born.
With the family he moved back to Augusta in 1922 where he had been with the Magnolia Oil company until his death.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Darter of Douglass, and Delores of the home; two sons, Roscoe
of the home, and Victor of Carlyle, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. C.C. Bathel, Lima, O., Mrs. Ethel Kranz, Portsmouth,
W. Va., Mrs. Helen Gallatin, Martinsville, Ill.; a grandson, Gary Ernest Darter; a nephew, Victor Bathel of Augusta;
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Finkler and family; one aunt, uncle, nieces, nephews and cousins. As a man he was patient, honest
and understanding and will be remembered by his fellow workmen and friends. Interment was in Calvary cemetery on
Monday. Services at the grave were read by Rev. John M. Moeder, pastor of the St. James Catholic church. The pall
bearers were: Joe Huston, F.W. Moriarty, Tom Westbrook, Joe Crowder and Scott Carman.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Thursday ~ 21 March 1940)
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COLGAN FUNERAL TIME BEING ARRANGED TODAY
Thomas Jerome Colgan, 64, died yesterday in St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Dunsford
Funeral Home is in charge. The Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel. Funeral services will
be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from St. James Catholic church with the Mass by father Thomas Colgan, a cousin of
the deceased. Father W.J. Cremin will assist. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Mr. Colgan was a life-long resident
of Butler county. He was born Oct. 8, 1898, the son of Martha Kelly Colgan and Frank T. Colgan. He was a member
of St. James Catholic church. Survivors include two brothers, Francis of Augusta, and Dr. John of Eagle Rivers,
Wis.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Saturday ~ 5 Jan 1963)
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William Louis Colling, 45, Eufaula, Okla., died Saturday, July 23, 1994 at St. Francis
Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. There will be a Rosary at 7 p.m. tonight at the Dunsford Funeral Chapel. His funeral service
will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta with Father James S. Mainzer
officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Augusta. He was born on Nov. 29, 1948 in McCook, Neb., as
the son of George and Rebecca Combow Colling. The former toolmaker is survived by his brothers, Bruce, Brian, both
of Augusta, Martin of Caldwell, Bradley with the USAF stationed in Germany; his parents, George & Rebecca of
Augusta. A memorial has been established with the St. James Catholic Church of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 25 July 1994)
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ROSARY THURSDAY FOR MRS. DEARING Rosary will be held
at 7 o’clock Thursday evening at Dunsford Chapel for Mrs.
Jane Marie Dearing, 70, who passed
away Tuesday. Requiem Mass will be said at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the St. James Church. Father James J. Shaughnessy
will say mass. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Dearing was born at Girard, Kans., March 20, 1893, the daughter of Ruben and Jennie Webb. She was married
to Charles B. Dearing, at Girard July 18, 1918. Her husband preceded her in death in 1961.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Maxine E. Lackey of Douglass, Mrs. Charlene Thompson of Augusta and Patricia
Morris of Tucumcari, N.M.; a son Robert E. of White Bluff, Tenn.; two sisters, Anna Webb and Maggie Deeter of Ogden,
Utah; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The family will be gathering at 816 Lulu.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 12 Feb 1964)
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The funeral services for Edward Delaney
who died at the Augusta hospital will be held from the St. James church tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. Mr. Delaney
was a native of New Jersey but has made his home in Rose Hill for years.
He is survived by a brother, Den Delaney, of Salisaw, Okal., eight children and four step-children. The children
are, Edward, of Kinney, Neb., Andrew of Beatrice, Neb., John of Mount Rose, Mo., Mrs. Howard Kimmell of Leona,
Kansas, Mrs. John Mahaffey, and Mrs. Don O’Connell of Salamon City, Idaho, Mrs. Homer Hanson, Hiawatha, Kansas,
Mrs. Matt Stewart, Baker, Idaho, John and Dr. M. Cochran of Augusta, Mrs. Frank Culver, Dayneville, Kansas, and
Mrs. Ed Delaney of Kinney, Neb. All the children will be here for the funeral services except two.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Tuesday ~ 21 May 1921)
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Gertrude E. Fischer, 96, Augusta, died Thursday, Dec. 24, at Villa Maria in Mulvane. A funeral service was held
today at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta, Father James Mainzer officiating. Burial was in the Calvary Cemetery.
Fischer was born Oct. 19, 1896, in Foxburg, Pa., to Elizabeth (Duffy) Francis Moriarty. On May 21, 1921, she married
Herman Fischer in Winfield. He preceded her in death. Fischer was retired in 1965 as dispatcher to the Augusta
Safety Department. She belonged to St. James Catholic Church and the St. James Altar Society.
Survivors include sons, John Fischer of Fallbrook, Calif., Edward Fischer of Jenks, Okla.; daughters, Elizabeth
Markley of Augusta, Helen Cross of Bethany, Okla., Marjorie Flynn of Evansville, Ind.; sisters, Sister Carmelita
Moriarty of Wichita, Julia Bray of Houston, Texas, Mary Bowers of Augusta; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Ted Moriarty, Francis “Bud” Moriarty and Wade Moriarty; sisters, Kathryn
Moriarty and Margaret Bruce; and grandsons, Michael & James Erwin. Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta is in charge
of arrangements. A memorial has been established with Villa Maria, 116 E. Central, Mulvane, Kan. 67110.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 28 Dec 1991)
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Patrick Hughes was born in Ireland in 1833, coming to America in 1876. In 1885 he moved to Butler county,
and settled on a farm southwest of Augusta in Pleasant township, where he lived until six years ago. He moved from
the farm to Wichita, where three of his sons reside. He suffered an attack of heart failure, Saturday night, which
was feared would prove fatal but he rallied. Monday afternoon he walked down the stairs at his home, 116 North
Osage Avenue, and when he reached the bottom grew faint and fell to the floor. A physician was called but he died
in a few minutes. Mr. Hughes had been blind for six years. He is survived by a widow, five sons and two daughters.
The late Mrs. A.J. Lehr, of Augusta, was a daughter. Funeral services were held at the Pro-Cathedral, Wichita,
Wednesday morning, at 10:30 o’clock. Interment in Calvary cemetery.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Friday ~ 24 March 1911)
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YOUTH DIES SIX HOURS AFTER NEAR DROWNING
After he had been rescued from drowning, had dressed and walked a mile to his home, John Francis Finkler,
20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Finkler, who lived a mile west of Augusta on the Foster lease, died at 10:20
o’clock Saturday night from hemorrhages at his home.
The heroism of Francis Moriarity, 15- year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Moriarity, saved young Francis from drowning.
The lads were swimming in Dry Creek, a small stream about two miles West of this city, which is a popular swimming
place for the boys of this vicinity. In water some ten feet deep, young Finkler sustained an attack of unknown
character, but from his struggles the boys knew that he was in distress.
Young Moriarity made three attempts to bring the lad to shore before he succeeded. After the rescue first aid methods
of resuscitation were applied and the boy revived and apparently was none the worse for the adventure, although
he admitted that he felt slightly ill. He dressed and walked to his home.
A physician was summoned. The boy gradually grew weaker, and hemorrhages of the mouth and nose could not be checked.
He died at 10:20 o’clock, after a brave fight for his life.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock under the direction of the J.F. Dunsford Funeral Home,
at the Catholic church. The Rev. James Hayes will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery, north
east of Augusta.
The boy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Finkler; four sisters: Mrs. Ross Coates, of Augusta; Mrs. Floyd
Butcher of Gridley; Mrs. W. Earnhart of Shidler, Okla.; and Katie of Augusta; and two brothers Peter of Madison,
and Harold and Frank of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 12 July 1926)
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ALBEN W. “ABE” FISHER, 61, of Douglass, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, in his home.
Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta. His funeral service will begin
at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. James Mainzer officiating. Burial will follow
in Calvary Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Alben Warren Fisher was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Caldwell to Leonard Hugo and Mildred Julia (Becker) Fisher. He married
Georgianne Hemmen June 13, 1957, in Schulte. He was a retired elevator constructor and Treasures Antique Shop owner.
Survivors are wife, Georgianne Fisher of Douglass; sons, Greg Fisher of Wichita and Bart Fisher of Augusta; daughters,
Michelle Weber of Overland Park, Gina Hook of Wichita, Diana Burress of Augusta and Jill Fisher of Douglass; brothers
Delbert Fisher of Alabama, Leonard Fisher of Massachusetts, Rev. Kyle Fisher of Colorado, George Fisher of Montana,
Bill Fisher of Wichita and Mike Fisher of Bonner Springs, Mo.; sister, Grace Carel of Wichita and nine grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and St. James Catholic Church Building Fund. Contributions may
be sent through Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 5 Nov 1997)
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DEPARTED
The funeral of Mrs. John Hannon, who died at 9 o’clock, Tuesday night, at her home six miles
northwest of Augusta was held at St. James Catholic church at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. James
Hayes.
Mrs. Hannon was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schneider and sister of George Schneider of Towanda. She was
a devout member of the Catholic church and faithful in the discharge of all her duties. A husband and three sons
are left to mourn the loss of a beloved wife and mother, and other relatives and friends.
(Augusta Journal ~ Friday ~ 6 Oct 1911)
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RICHARD HANNON was born near Mallow, in County Cork Ireland, January 6, 1839, and died in St. Francis Hospital,
in Wichita, Kansas on Friday evening, May 27, 1910, after a few days illness which necessitated an operation, from
which he could not recover.
As an orphan boy he was brought to America by his uncle when he was 12 years old. They lived for five years in
New York state when they removed to Burgen county Illinois, where the subject of this sketch continued to live
until he came to Kansas in May, 1870 and located on a farm on Whitewater which he still owned and lived on at the
time of his death.
He was married to Miss Mary Sullivan, at Lacon, Ill., February 5, 1861. To this union eight children were born,
three of whom died in infancy and childhood. The five living are: J.D. Hannon, of Towanda, Mrs. G.P. Schneider,
of Towanda; Mrs. T.P. Mannion, of El Dorado; Mrs. Henry Hugues, of Kansas City, Mo.; and Miss Agnes Hannon who
lived at home. These together with his invalid and afflicted wife are left to mourn the irreparable loss of a kind
and affectionate father, and a loving and dutiful husband whose care and anxiety for the welfare of his loved ones
was ever manifested in his everyday life, and never did there live a man who was more devoted to his dear wife
and children than he whose death we mourn today, and whose memory we shall ever revere and whose pure honorable,
and upright Christian life shall be an inspiration to all of us to emulate his noble traits of character.
He was a devoted member of the Catholic church and his religion was of the truest type, as exemplified by his everyday
Christian life from his early childhood to the day of his death. His funeral took place, Monday, May 30 at 10 o’clock,
from the Catholic church at Augusta, and he was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. James Hayes, his pastor and friend, whose sermon upon this sad occasion was very impressive and
touching. His funeral was largely attended, and many were the kind words of sympathy and consolation offered by
the good friends and neighbors who did all in their power to aid and comfort the afflicted ones. Farewell dear
father, thou hast gone to reap the reward of a life well spent, and may we so live that when this early pilgrimage
is ended we shall have a long remain with you in Heaven shall be our constant hope and prayer.
(Augusta Journal ~ Friday ~ 3 June 1910)
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HOEFGAN INFANT RITES WEDNESDAY
Graveside services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at Calvary cemetery in rural Augusta for Barbara Ann Hoefgen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hoefgen, who died at the Allen Memorial Hospital
in El Dorado Monday. Father Robert Kocour will conduct the rites. Survivors in addition to the parents are grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoefgan and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence DeFore, all of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 31 Oct 1967)
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KENNEDY, BETTY KATHRYN
BETTY KATHRYN KENNEDY, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000, in her home in Augusta.
Her funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, at St. James Catholic church with Father Lisle Pottorff
officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at St. James. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery,
Augusta. She was born March 18, 1929, in Denver, Colo., as the daughter of William F. Kreutter and Dorothy A. Friedricks
Kreutter. On March 8, 1954, she was married to Delbert Kennedy in Amarillo, Texas. He survives.
Mrs. Kennedy attended the University of Denver where she majored in Chemistry and Lab Research, but she remained
a homemaker to rear her three daughters. She traveled abroad with her husband in the Air Force, and studied oil
painting under Mr. DeVit in the Philippines. Returning to the States she went back to work at St. Joseph Hospital,
Wichita, and became a medical transcriptionist for ten years before she retired. In 1989 the couple relocated to
Augusta to build their home, but in 1992 she came down with Alzheimer’s disease. She spent the next eight years
under her husband’s care. Mrs. Kennedy was involved in Catholic education, volunteering her time working in the
school library at Sacred Heart when the family lived in Florida.
Aside from her husband, she is survived by daughters Dorothy Milliken, Edmond, Okla., Patricia Kennedy of Wichita,
and Mary Karst of Newton; one brother, William Kreutter of Denver, Colo., and four grandchildren. Memorials have
been suggested for either SCCS Home Health & Hospice, 1410 N. Woodlawn, Suite D, Derby, Kan., 67037, or the
National Federation of the Blind, 3250 S. Kessler, Wichita, 67217. The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge
of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 18 Feb 2000)
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WAYNE M. KLETCHKA, 51 Rose Hill, former Augustan, died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 11, at his home following a
long illness. His funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
in Andover with Father Mike Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Augusta. He was born
on Dec. 18, 1942 in Wichita as the son of Sylvester C. and Evelyn A. Orth Kletchka.
The Boeing-Wichita engineering manager is survived by his wife, Donna Marie of the home; son, Matt of Augusta;
step-son, Ty Peckham of Houston, Texas; daughters, Rainey Rash of Rose Hill, Tracey Anderson of Wichita; step-daughter,
Julie Peckham of Wichita; mother, Evelyn of Goddard; sisters, Sandy Dicus of Leon, Bonnie McDaniel of Rockport,
Texas; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorials have been established with the Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd., Wichita, Kan. 67212 and with Kansas
Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. 320 W. 21st Street, Wichita, Kan. 67201.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 13 Sept 1994)
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The funeral of Albert Lanner
was held at St. Henry’s church last Sunday afternoon and the remains deposited in the Catholic cemetery northeast
of Augusta. Albert Manacho Lanner was born August 22, 1890, and died April 19, 1907. He was, therefore, nearly
seventeen years old? Spinal trouble in early infancy prevented the full development of his body. The past year
he has been suffering from dropsy. He was a bright lovable little fellow and a gentleman.
A few weeks ago we invited him into the JOURNAL office to see the press run as he said he had never seen one in
operation. When he was leaving, we asked him if he would like to read and gave him some daily papers. The most
polished gentleman could not have made a nicer acknowledgment.
(Augusta Journal ~ Friday ~ 26 April 1907)
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GRAVESIDE SERVICES Funeral services for Ethel S. Lehr will be held in Ellinwood with graveside services held at the Augusta Catholic cemetery Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 6 May 1959)
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GRAVESIDE SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR FRANCIS LEHR
Graveside services for Francis LeRoy
Lehr, will be held at Calvary cemetery,
northeast of Augusta, Tuesday at 2 p.m. His wife, the former Ethel Dovel, and four children survive. Mr. and Mrs.
C.M. Dovel went to Ellinwood Sunday.
An account of the tragedy from the Ellinwood Leader follows: Fumes inhaled while attempting to rescue a fellow
worker who had been overcome while working inside an empty oil storage tank north of Claflin provided fatal Friday
afternoon to Francis L. Lehr, 47, Ellinwood. He was attempting to rescue Rex Alexander, 37, Lyons, who apparently
was unconscious or dead by the time Lehr reached him. The accident occurred about 1:30 o’clock on Texas company’s
H Disque lease, five miles north of Claflin, as the two men were cleaning the storage tank. Texas officials who
investigated state that Alexander had entered the tank to hold bolts while Lehr loosened them from a cover on the
outside. Lehr heard Alexander fall to the bottom of the tank and, after calling to Tom Miller, who was working
nearby to secure a chair and some help, immediately went to his rescue, it was reported. Apparently Lehr was overcome
by the fumes soon after he entered. Both men were dead when removed through the cover that had been opened on the
side of the tank.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 11 March 1946)
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DEPARTED
KATHERINE HUGHES, daughter of Patrick and Carrie Hughs was born in Dublin,
Ireland, May 9, 1867. They migrated to America and settled in Illinois when Katherine was but a child, coming from
Illinois to Kansas in 1885, in which state she lived until Monday, January 16, 1911, when she departed this life,
cause of death being pneumonia.
Miss Hughes was married October 3, 1894, to A.J. Lehr. Four children came to bless them, Andrew, 15 years old;
Francis, 12 years old; Leo, aged 9; and Thelma, aged 7, who are left with a husband, five brothers, two sisters
and a father and mother, to mourn the loss of a devoted mother and a kind daughter and sister. The funeral was
held at the Catholic church, Wednesday, at 10 o’clock a.m.; interment in the Catholic cemetery. Owing to the illness
of her husband and daughter, Thelma, they were not present at the funeral.
(Augusta Journal ~ Friday ~ 20 Jan 1911)
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MRS. STEPHEN LEHR DIES AFTER LENGTHY ILLNESS
A resident of Butler county for the past 70 years, Mrs.
Mary Catherine Lehr, 80, died late
last night after a lengthy illness of 16 months. Funeral rites will be announced by the Dunsford Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lehr, the daughter of Ellen and John Culhane, was born in Franklin, Pa. She was a member of the St. James
Catholic church and interment will be made in Calvary cemetery. She was married to Stephen Lehr April 29, 1896.
Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Slee of Augusta and Mrs. Joe Haack of Wichita, and a son, Paul, at
home. A granddaughter, Darleen Slee, also survives.
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LEHR FUNERAL IS ANNOUNCED
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Paul
Lehr, 74, long-time Augusta resident
who died Monday evening in St. Francis Hospital at Wichita. Mr. Lehr had been a resident of the Woodlawn Rest Home,
Wichita.
Rosary will be said for Mr. Lehr at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary in Wichita. Funeral services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. James Catholic Church, Augusta, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Lehr
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Haack of Wichita and Mrs. Elle Slee of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 18 Feb 1976)
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LEHR, STEPHEN
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STEPHEN LEHR SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
STEPHEN J. LEHR, 81, died Wednesday night in St. Francis hospital in Wichita.
Funeral services will be held at St. James Catholic church in Augusta Saturday at 10 a.m. with Rev. G.N. Stewart
in charge. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery. The rosary will be read at the Lehr home at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Stephen Lehr was born August 17, 1865 at Huntington, Ind. His marriage to Mary Catherine Culhane took place April
29, 1896 in Wichita. She died May 6 of this year. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Slee of Augusta and Mrs.
Joe Haack of Wichita; one son, Paul of Augusta; a grandchild, Darlene Slee of Augusta. Steve Lehr was a successful
farmer during the long active years of his life. He was a member of the Catholic church.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Thursday ~ 13 June 1946)
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GRACE LIPSCOMB RITES SATURDAY
Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at St. James Catholic Church for Grace Lipscomb, 87, of Wichita who died at St. Francis Hospital at Wichita Wednesday. A Christian Wake
Service will be held at the Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel at 7 o’clock Friday evening. Father Thomas Reilly will
conduct both services. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Grace Lipscomb was born Nov. 6, 1887 in Kansas, the daughter of Benoni Richard and Marilla (Cowles) Smith. She
was married to Thomas Herbert Lipscomb at Augusta on Feb. 18, 1914. She was a member of the St. James Catholic
church.
Survivors include two sons, Leo and John Richard Lipscomb, both of Augusta; two daughters, Margaret O’Reilly of
Wichita and Louise Baker of Anaco, Venezuela; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A son, William Morris
Lipscomb preceded her in death.
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MRS. MARY A. LIPSCOMB DIES MONDAY AFTERNOON
MRS. MARY A. LIPSCOMB of near El Dorado passed away Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in the St. Francis hospital in Wichita. She came to Kansas from Macon county, Mo., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mannion, Sr., in 1867. She was six years old at the time. She is survived by three sons, C.R. Lipscomb of
El Dorado and T.H. and James Lipscomb of Augusta, sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband,
John Lipscomb passed away in December, 1908. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the
St. James Catholic church. Six nephews will act as pallbearers.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Tuesday ~ 5 Aug 1930)
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LIPSCOMB SERVICES HELD ON FRIDAY
THOMAS HERBERT LIPSCOMB, 72, who resided on Route One, died yesterday at his home.
Dunsford Funeral Home is in charge of services. There will be a Rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday in The Dunsford chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday from St. James Catholic church with Father C.E. Pfirman in charge.
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers will be Harold Mannion, William Mannion, Andy Lehr. O.J. Redington,
Phil McDonough and Lawrence Lipscomb.
Mr. Lipscomb was born in rural Augusta March 13, 1887, the son of Mary Mannion Lipscomb and John Lipscomb. He was
married to Grace Smith Feb. 18, 1914 in Augusta. She survives. Surviving children are Mrs. Margaret O’Reilly of
Wichita; Mrs. Louise Baker, Augusta; Leo and Richard, Augusta. One son, Maurice, is deceased. A brother, James,
lives at El Dorado. There are 20 grandchildren. Mr. Lipscomb was a retired oil field pumper. He was a member of
St. James Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 27 May 1959)
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HAROLD AUGUST LOHF, 74, Augusta, died Dec. 26, in his home.
A wake service is 7:30 p.m. tonight at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. A funeral service is 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 29 at St. James Catholic Church of Augusta. Father James Mainzer will officiate the service. Interment will
follow in Calvary Cemetery, Augusta.
He was born April 9, 1919 in Davenport, Iowa the son of Louis and Edith Dubey Lohf. Dec. 8, 1942 he married Olga
Marie Androes in Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death Sept. 24, 1991. He was a former resident of McPherson,
who moved to Augusta in 1978. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 28 Dec 1993)
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BARDOT, JAMES EDWIN
BARDOT ROSARY TONIGHT AT FUNERAL HOME HERE
JAMES EDWIN BARDOT, 83, of Augusta, died Saturday at St. Francis Regional Medical
Center in Wichita. A rosary will be held tonight in the Dunsford Funeral Home chapel beginning at 7. Services for
the retired Boeing Military Airplanes worker will be 12 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church with Fa. Jim
Billinger officiating. Burial will follow the services at Calvary Cemetery. He was born on Oct. 30, 1905 in Salisbury,
Mo. To Fred and Katherine Bardot. On Nov. 7, 1933 he was united in marriage to Helen Ruth Ponder in Salisbury.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; son, Jerry of Wichita; daughters, Mary R. Evans of Independence, Mo., Shirley
A. Malan of Beaumont, Texas; sisters, Ruth Fuenfausen of Salisbury, Irene Schroeder of St. Ann, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorials are to the St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Dunsford Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 24 July 1989)
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RAY, MALCOM
MALCOM RAY, 87, Augusta, retired Mobil
Oil engineer, died Thursday, May 16, 2002. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow, May 18, in Dunsford Funeral
Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Ida Elizabeth Ray and daughter, JoAnn Edith McDaniel. Survivors include: brothers, John W. Ray,
Jr. of Gulf Breeze, Fla. And James T. Ray of Riverside, R.I.; sister, Jean E. Ray of Hudson, N.H. Memorial established
with Total Home Care Hospice. Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is handling the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 17 May 2002)
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SHAFT, MARY
LOU (RYMPH)
MARY LOU (RYMPH) SHAFT, 72, Douglass,
retired nursing home administrator and area manager, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died Sunday, Feb. 9,
2003, surrounded by family and friends.Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Calvary Cemetery,
Augusta. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. She was born in Harper on
Aug. 9, 1930 and lived in Douglass. She was preceded in death by mother, Vareen Rymph. Survivors include: husband,
Howard D. Shaft of Douglass; father, Delmar Rymph of Conway Springs; son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Beverly
Mardis; stepson and step daughter-in-law, Craig and Mary Shaft. Memorials established with St. James Catholic Church
Building Fund, 813 State, Augusta, 67010, and Hospice Care of Kansas, 3241 E. Victor, Wichita, 67218. Hillside
Funeral Home of Augusta has charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette)
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POTTORFF,
JAMES
JAMES P. POTTORFF, 74, Wichita, retired
cattle rancher and farmer, died Friday, May 23, 2003 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born
Nov. 26, 1928 in Wichita to the late Lisle John and Anne R. Carney Pottorff. Mass of Christian Burial was held
yesterday at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Augusta.
He was a graduate of Wichita Cathedral High School and attended Kansas State University earning an Associate Degree
of Applied Science. Mr. Pottorff was a veteran of the Army, serving during the Korean War. He was a 4th degree
Knight of Columbus and served as district deputy, president of Rock Creek Joint Watershed District Board. He also
served on the Rock Creek Township Board, Douglass Public Library Board and Douglass Fire Board.
On Dec. 20, 1951, he married Catherine I. Stover at Arkansas City. She survives. Also surviving: brother, Rev.
Lisle J. Pottorff Jr. of Douglass; sons and daughters-in-law, James P. Jr. and Judy of Lawrence, Richard M. of
Sunnyvale, Calif., Michael L. and Cindy of Lawrence, Mark D. and Peggy of Sgt. Bluff, Iowa, Stephen L. of Great
Bend, Timothy A. and Meaghan of Carpentersville, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Mary E. and Tim Hill of Burnsville,
Minn.; 12 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. James Catholic School and Douglass Public Library. Dunsford Funeral
Home of Augusta had charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette)
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SHIRK, JEANNIE
GENEVIEVE E. “JEANNIE” SHIRK, 85,
Augusta, St. James Catholic Church housekeeper, died Thursday, June 26, 2003. A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 1, at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Visitation is possible from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. today. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. this evening in the Headley Funeral Chapel in Augusta. She
was born on Jan. 1, 1918 in New Jersey and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Kerval Sokol.
She was a member of Augusta St. James Catholic Church, the church choir, past president and member of the Altar
Society, and a charter member of Harvest House. On May 30, 1943 she married John Alden Shirk. He preceded her in
death. Survivors are: son and daughter-in-law; Frank and Sara Shirk of St. Charles, Mo.; daughter and son-in-law,
Bernadette and Randy Windhorst of Wichita; grandchildren, Angela Radakovich and husband, Tony and Andrew Shirk;
great-grandson, Mitch Radakovich. Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Catholic Church Building Fund,
1012 Belmont Ave., Augusta, 67010. Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta has charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 30 June 2003)
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KENNEDY,
DELBERT
DELBERT RAYMOND KENNEDY, 75, Oklahoma
City, formerly of Wichita, died Friday, July 9, 2004. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at St.
Ann’s Home with a rosary at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. He served in the Korean War and retired a senior master sergeant
after 20 years in the United States Air Force. His hobbies included water-skiing as the clown with the Wichita
Water Ski Club, volunteering time with the Augusta Air Museum, and playing volleyball.
Survivors are: son-in-laws, Paul Milliken and Paul’s parents, Wally and Faith Milliken; Mike Karst and Mike’s parents,
Herb and Tally Karst; grandchildren, Christy and John Milliken, Jacob and Max Karst. He was preceded in death by:
his wife, Betty; daughters, Dorothy Milliken and Patricia Kennedy and Mary Karst. Donations may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association. Baggerly Funeral Home of Edmond, Okla., has charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 12 July 2004)
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SCHOENHOFER,
EARL JOSEPH
EARL JOSEPH SCHOENHOFER, 86, Augusta,
died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. His Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 21, at St. James Catholic
Church in Augusta. A Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. tonight, Sept. 20, in the church. Mr. Schoenhofer was
a retired warehouse supervisor for KFC. He was born March 23, 1918 as the son of Karl and Tillie (Smith) Schoenhofer.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie, daughter Dottie Kasper of El Dorado, grandson Cody Kasper of El Dorado, brothers
and sisters, Margaret Stevens, Claire Ryan, and Charles Schoenhofer, all of Wichita, Larry Schoenhofer of Eureka
Springs, Ark., Peggy Otis of Denver, Colo.l, Art Schoenhofer of Andover, Bill Schoenhofer of Lyons. He was preceded
in death by his parents, three brothers (Don, Ed, and Dave). Memorials to St. James Catholic Church or Total Home
Care or Hospice & Hospice have been suggested. The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta has charge of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 20 Sept 2004)
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BOLINGER,
TONY, JR.
TONY BOLINGER JR., 71, Towanda, insulation
installer, sales and service employee for Overhead Door Company, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004. Mr. Bolinger served
four years in the United States Navy and eight years in the United States Air Force. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday
and Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta.
Survivors are: wife, Rose; sons, Mike and wife, Ann Bolinger of Maize, Scott and wife, Wendy Bolinger of Towanda;
daughters, Mary O’Shea and husband, Mike of Grasonville, Md., Bell Adair and husband, Peyton of Wichita; brothers,
Tom of Cerritos, Calif. And Ted Bollinger of Visailia, Calif.; nine grandchildren. Memorials to St. James Catholic
Church Building Fund and/or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta has charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 22 Nov 2005)
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COLLING,
REBECCA
REBECCA ANN COLLING, 75, of Augusta,
homemaker, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, and her service will
be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, both at St. James Catholic Church. Mrs. Colling is survived by husband, George;
sons, Bruce, Brian both of Augusta, Martin of Caldwell, Bradley of Rapid City, S.D.; brother, Charles Combow of
Augusta; sisters, Helen Vanhouton of Amogerdo, N.M., Mary Ann Dehncke of Norton, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with St. James Catholic Church. Dunsford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Advocate)
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BARDOT, MARK A.
MARK ANTHONY BARDOT, 39, Wichita,
died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001.
His service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17 at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. Mr. Bardot is survived by
mother, Jane Densmore McLemore; father, Jerry Bardot both of Wichita; brother, Jeff of Pratt; sisters, Kathy Bardot
of Pratt, Konnie Robinson of Newton; Karen Konkel of Wichita.
(Augusta Daily Gazette)
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BOLINGER,
TONY, JR.
TONY BOLINGER JR., 71, Towanda, insulation
installer, sales and service employee for Overhead Door Company, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004. Mr. Bolinger served
four years in the United States Navy and eight years in the United States Air Force. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday
and Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta.
Survivors are: wife, Rose; sons, Mike and wife, Ann Bolinger of Maize, Scott and wife, Wendy Bolinger of Towanda;
daughters, Mary O’Shea and husband, Mike of Grasonville, Md., Bell Adair and husband, Peyton of Wichita; brothers,
Tom of Cerritos, Calif. And Ted Bollinger of Visailia, Calif.; nine grandchildren. Memorials to St. James Catholic
Church Building Fund and/or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta has charge of the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 22 Nov 2005)
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BERNDSEN,
SIMON B.
SIMON B. BERNDSEN, 90, Douglass, died
Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at Medicalodge of Douglass. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 Thursday, Dec.
23, at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, with
Rosary at 7 p.m. that evening at Headley Funeral Chapel in Augusta.
Mr. Berndsen was born on Dec. 21, 1913 in Andale the third child of John Henry and Mary R. (Kraus) Berndsen. He
attended Andale schools and joined the United States Navy in January of 1941, served on the battleship USS Oklahoma.
He was on board the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, he was assigned
to the USS Sarsi and served in the Aleutian Islands. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Chief Motor Machinist
Mate on Dec. 28, 1946. He was employed by Boeing in Seattle, Wash. from 1946 to 1948.
On April 17, 1948 he married Bernetta Marie Metzen in Seattle, Wash. They moved to Garden City in 1948. Berndsen
worked as a farmer/rancher in several western Kansas cities until 1954, when they moved to Snowville, Utah. In
1956, he moved to a farm east of Rock and served as ranch foreman for Stelbar Oil Corp. for 25 years, retiring
in 1987 and moving to Douglass. After retiring he remained active by working for Rock Township and helping area
farmers until 1992. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and also a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors
Association.
He is survived by his wife, Bernetta of the home; daughters, Carolyn Kaplan and husband, Bob of Andover, Mary Lou
Mauk and husband, Terry of Rose Hill; son, John H. Berndsen and wife, Lorna of Winfield; 10 grandchildren, Kristian,
Aaron, Adam, Sarah and Brett Mauk, Kimberly, Kristine, Michelle and Kenton Kaplan, Paul Berndsen; three great-grandchildren,
Shawn and Christopher Begich, Margaret Mauk; sisters, Josephine Green, Laura Call and husband, Ed of Wichita; sisters-in-law,
Louise Berndsen of Wichita, Helen Berndsen of San Leandro, Calif., and Eileen Berndsen of Hutchinson. Memorials
established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or St. James Catholic Church. Arrangements under the direction of
Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 20 Dec 2004)
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LINOT-KORTH,
JOAN FRANCES
JOAN FRANCES LINOT-KORTH, 42, Kansas
City, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb. 21, 2005 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Rosary at 8 p.m. Friday,
with visitation following and Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, all at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Joan
was born in Wichita on April 4, 1962, the daughter of Joe Sr. and JoAnn (Swaney) Linot. She graduated from Circle
High School in 1980, graduated from Kansas State University Research Medical Center, and worked as a medical technologist
at Community Blood Bank.
She is survived by: sons, David, Eric, Luke and Adam; daughter, Jessica; parents, Joe Sr. and JoAnn Linot of El
Dorado; brothers, Joe Linot Jr. and wife, Becky of Wichita, Jerry Linot and wife, Teresa of El Dorado; sister Jean
Gibbs and husband David of El Dorado, nieces and nephews, Laiken, Logan, Lenexa, Alec and Reid Linot, Janay, Jacy,
Jonam and Jaydee Gibbs, and Natalie Williams. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy and Mava Swaney
and Maynard and Marguerite Linot. Memorials in lieu of flowers to St. Catherine’s of Siena Catholic School, or
donor’s choice in care of Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 24 Feb 2005)
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BERNDSEN, ANTON E.
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR “TONY” BERNDSEN TOMORROW
ANTON E. “TONY” BERNSDEN, 71, Route 2, died Saturday, May 15, at the Augusta Medical
Complex. His service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, at St. James Catholic Church. Father David Cushing will
officiate and burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 7:30 o’clock tonight at St. James
Church. A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. He was born Nov. 17, 1910 in Andale to
Joseph and Theresa Horsch Berndsen. He married Catherine Betzer Aug. 10, 1939 in Augusta. She survives.
He moved from Andale to this area in 1939. He was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. James Catholic
Church and the Knights of Columbus. Other survivors include two sons, David Berndsen and Timothy Berndsen, both
of Augusta; two daughters, Dianne Coiner and Debbie Weaver, both of Wichita; three brothers, Willie Berndsen, Omaha,
Neb., Manuel Berndsen, Santa Susannah, Calif., and Eugene Berndsen, Wichita; four sisters, Edna Rogers, Naomi Bauer,
Irene Casey and Agnes West, all of Wichita, and 12 grandchildren.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 17 May 1982)
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BUSCH, CECIL
ANTHONY
CECIL A. BUSCH SERVICE TUESDAY
CECIL ANTHONY BUSCH, 91, Route 2, died Saturday at Longton. His funeral will
be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the St. James Catholic Church. Father Thomas Stroot will officiate and burial will be
in the Calvary Cemetery. A memorial has been established with the St. James Catholic Church. He was born Sept.
7, 1894 in Udall to Michael A. and Anna Bently Busch. Busch married Emma Pearl Ashworth Dec. 30, 1918 in Wellington.
She preceded him in death in 1982. He was a farmer. Survivors include sons, John and Lawrence “Larry” of Augusta;
daughters, Ruth Manning of Augusta, Lois Hagebusch of Toronto and Emma Noland of Longton; 13 grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren. The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 30 Dec 1985)
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BUSCH, EMMA
PEARL
EMMA BUSCH DIES AT 83
EMMA PEARL BUSCH, 83, Route 2, died Monday, Nov. 8, at the Augusta Medical
Complex. Her service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at St. James Catholic Church here. Father David Cushing
will officiate and burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Dunsford Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with St. James Catholic Church and AMCI. She was born Jan.
7, 1899 in Cowley County to Thomas A. and Bertie Leo York Ashworth. She married Cecil Anthony Busch Dec. 30, 1918
in Wellington. He survives. Other survivors include sons, John Busch and Larry Busch, both of Augusta; daughters,
Emma Noland of Longton, Ruth Manning and Lois Hagebusch, both of Augusta, and Bernice Spivey of Leon; a brother,
Albert Ashworth of Wichita; a sister, Jessie M. Slater of Wichita; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Tuesday ~ 9 Nov 1982)
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BYRNE, THOMAS
LEO, SR.
BYRNE SERVICES TOMORROW
Funeral services for Thomas Leo Byrne,
Sr. will be held Wednesday at 9:00
a.m. at St. James Catholic Church. Father Michael A. O’Neill will be in charge. The rosary service will be held
at 7:30 o’clock this evening at the Dunsford Funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery with military service
at the graveside.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 28 Oct 1952)
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COLGAN, FRANK
COLGAN SERVICE HELD WEDNESDAY
Frank Colgan, aged 83, died February 24 in Wichita – St. Joseph’s hospital.
He had been in poor health for a number of years. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday from St. James
Catholic church with Fr. C. Edward Pfirman in charge. The Rosary will be recited at Dunsford’s chapel Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
Mr. Colgan was born June 28, 1873 in Stark County, Ill. He was the son of Ann Feron Colgan and Thomas Colgan. He
was married to Martha Kelly who died in 1905. Surviving sons are Tom and Francis of Augusta and Joe of Wisconsin.
There are two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Colgan came to this county in 1895 from Illinois.
He was a member of St. James Catholic church.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 25 Feb 1957)
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CULHANE,
JOSEPH THOMAS
JOSEPH CULHANE DIES TODAY
Joseph Thomas Culhane, 65, of near Benton, died at 4 a.m. today in the St. Francis
hospital in Wichita. He is survived by a widow; two sons, Leo and Francis of Benton; and a sister, Mrs. Stephen
Lehr of Augusta.
Mr. Culhane was born May 29, 1876, in Franklin, Pa., the son of John and Ellen Culhane.
Funeral services will be held at the St. James Catholic church, the time to be announced later. Dunsford Funeral
Home is in charge.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 7 Jan 1942)
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CULHANE,
MARY ANN
FORMER RESIDENT OF BENTON DIES
MRS. MARY ANN CULHANE, 79, Wichita, died Thursday at St. Francis hospital. She
moved to Wichita 12 years ago from Benton. Mrs. Culhane was born Nov. 6, 1881, at Wyoming, Ill. She was a member
of St. Joseph’s Catholic church and St. Joseph’s Altar society.
Survivors include two sons, J. Leo, of the home, and J. Francis, Wichita, two brothers, J.L. Marnane, and D.R.
Marnane, both of Wichita, and five grandchildren.
Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary of Wichita has charge of arrangements. They will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from St. Joseph’s
Catholic church with burial in Calvary cemetery, Augusta. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Flanagan-Hunt
mortuary.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Saturday ~ 18 March 1961)
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DAVIS, CECILIA
ALICE
DAVIS FUNERAL AT ST. JAMES
CECILIA ALICE DAVIS, 88, of Cherry Creek Village Nursing Home in Wichita, died
early Saturday morning. Her services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic church with Rev. Jim Billinger
officiating and burial will be in the Calvary cemetery.
She was born to William and Katherine Flarity on June 29, 1901 in Edgerton, Wis. On May 8, 1920 she married Durrel
Hiram Davis in Edgerton. He preceded her in death in 1956. The former owner of the drive-in theatre at Yates Center
is survived by her daughter, Joan Hassel of Toledo, Ohio; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta has the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 3 July 1989)
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DEARING,
CHARLES B.
SERVICES ON THURSDAY FOR CHARLES DEARING
Funeral services for Charles B. Dearing, 235 Walnut Street, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St.
James Catholic church with Father C.E. Pfirman officiating. He died at his home yesterday at the age of 78 after
an illness of one year.
Mr. Dearing had resided in Butler county since 1920. He was born Jan. 7, 1883 at Arcadia, Kans., the son of Nancy
E. Bixler Dearing and James Dearing. He was married to Jane Marie Webb July 18, 1918 at Girard, Kans. She survives.
The following children survive: Mrs. Maxine E. Lackey, Rose Hill; Mrs. Charlene Thompson, Augusta; Mrs. Patricia
Morris, Tucumcari, N.M.; and Robert E. Dearing, White Bluff, Tenn. Other survivors are three brothers, John of
Seiling, Okla., Roy of Ft. Scott, N.W. of Sedalia, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Johnston, Ft. Scott and Mrs.
Minnie Phillips, Altamont; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Dearing resided in Arma, Kans., before moving to Butler county. He had served as custodian at the Elks Club.
He was a member of St. James Catholic church and B.P.O.E. No. 1462. Dunsford Funeral Home is in charge.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Tuesday ~ 28 Nov 1961)
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COLGAN, FRANCIS JAMES
FRANCIS JAMES COLGAN, 74, of Mulvane,
died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita. Mr. Colgan was a former Augusta resident and a retired employee
of the Mobil Oil Corp. here. He was born September 27, 1902 in Wyoming, Illinois and was a veteran of the second
World War. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
of America union.
Surviving are a brother, Joe Colgan of Eagle River, Wisconsin, and a cousin, Mrs. Rita Stolz of Wichita.Rosary
will be said at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Dunsford Funeral Chapel, with funeral services at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St.
James Catholic Church, Augusta, with Fr. James Etough officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 8 Nov 1976)
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DREILING, HEATHER
ANN
DREILING GIRL BURIED TODAY
HEATHER ANN DREILING, 10-month-old daughter of Rick and Eileen Dreiling, was buried
today in Calvary cemetery of rural Augusta. She died Wednesday night at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. A
funeral service for the infant was held at 3 o’clock this afternoon in St. James Catholic church. Father James
Eatough officiated. Heather Ann is survived by her parents, a sister, Hanna Marie, all of the home; grandparents,
Alma and Mary F. Dreiling of Victoria; great grandparents, Sophia Dreiling of Victoria, and Anna Walters of Hays.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Friday ~ 28 Oct 1983)
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EVANS, JUDITH ANN EVANS
GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR INFANT TODAY
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today for
Judith Ann Evans, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Harold Evans of Augusta. Services will be held in Calvary cemetery, Augusta, with Rev.
C.E. Pfirman, pastor of St. James Catholic church, Augusta, officiating. Dunsford’s Funeral Home is in charge.
The baby died at 3:20 a.m. yesterday in St. Francis hospital, Wichita. She was born in St. Francis hospital early
Thursday morning. In addition to the parents, Judith Ann is survived by a brother, William Darren.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Saturday ~ 7 Jan 1961)
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EWALD, CARL
J.
CARL JACOB EWALD, 75, Augusta, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at Via Christi
St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 24, at St. James Catholic
church. Cremation will follow. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the church. This retired maintenance
worker for ITT Hancock leaves his wife, Betty of Augusta; sons, James Ewald of Mio, Mich., Thomas Ewald of Lewiston,
Mich., Steven Ewald of Kooskia, Idaho; daughters, Carla Schwab and Penny Mosier, both of Augusta, Sherry LePlaunt
of Indiana, Ellen Love of Howard; brother, Bernard Ewald of Forsyth, Mo.; 32 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren,
and six step-great-grandchildren. The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 22 Dec 1999)
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FINKLER,
HAROLD P.
SATURDAY CRASH IS FATAL TO LOCAL MAN
HAROLD P. FINKLER, 33, of Augusta, was killed and two women, Lois Allen and
Irene Hoskinson both of Wichita, were badly injured Saturday night about 7 o’clock when a light coupe in which
all three were riding crashed into a heavy truck trailer on highway 54 about one quarter mile east of Brae Burn
Inn which is located about eight miles east of Wichita.
The trailer was loaded with coal and was attached to a truck driven by Roland A. Munsell, of Sedgwick. Coroner
G.C. Davis and Deputy Sheriffs Fishback and Duncan, of Wichita, said the heavy truck and trailer had been brought
to a halt on the pavement, headed west. Munsell said that he was walking to the rear of the trailer to start the
rear lights burning, as it was getting dark. The coupe, belonging to Mrs. Hoskinson, was going west at a high rate
of speed when the accident occurred. She is thought to have been driving at the time of the accident.
KILLED ALMOST INSTANTLY.
The driver apparently saw the trailer when but a few yards away. She tried to swerve in time but the right side
of the coupe caught the corner of the trailer. So heavy was the load of coal that the trailer moved but little.
The entire right side of the coupe was bashed in and the top was torn away or smashed to a mass of wreckage.
The coupe spun around and came to a halt in the ditch, headed north. Suffering from head injuries described by
the coroner as terrible, Finkler was lifted from the wreckage. A Downing ambulance, from Wichita rushed to the
scene. It was thought that life could be observed in Finkler and he was rushed to Wesley hospital with the women.
Physicians declared Finkler dead. The officers said that Finkler was sitting in the coupe in such a position that
he caught the full force of the blow.
EMPLOYED BY WHITE EAGLE.
HAROLD FINKLER was born June 29, 1902, at Prairie Depot, O. He came to Augusta with his parents 18 years ago from
Casey, Ill. He was a graduate of Tri-State college at Anagola, Ind., where he completed a four year engineering
course. For the past five years he has been employed at the White Eagle refinery here.
He is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Finkler; four sisters, Mrs. Ralph Coats, Augusta; Mrs.
Floyd Butcher, Gridley, Kans.; Mrs. William Ernhart, Osage, Okla., and Katie Finkler, Augusta; two brothers; Frank
Finkler, Augusta, and Pete Finkler, Madison, Kans. Another brother, John, was drowned in Dry Creek nine years ago
last July.
Funeral services will be at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the St. James Catholic church with Rev. M. Gorges in
charge. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Dunsford Funeral Home today.
The casket will not be open at the church. Paul bearers will be Paul Harness, Edward Warren, Byron Parrish, Ernest
Nelson, O.O. Harris and Harry Guest.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 6 Jan 1936)
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GRANTHAM,
JACK
JACK GRANTHAM, 75, died Sunday, April 30, 2000.
His funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at St. James Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
A rosary will be said at St. James Catholic Church at 7 p.m. tonight. He was born April 24, 1904 in Kim, Colo.,
as the son of Daniel and Grace Jordan Grantham. During World War II, he trained war dogs with the U.S. Marine Corps.
He and Kathryn Maloney were united in marriage in Wichita on June 16, 1948. He was an entrepreneur in tax and public
accounting in the Wichita area for more than 25 years. He was an ardent and accomplished golfer. His other interests
included flying, fishing, and gardening. Mr. Grantham was very proud of his wife and nine children and often told
people he had a “metric ton of kids.”
This retired tool designer/tax accountant leaves his wife, Kathryn; sons, Daniel Grantham of Denver, Colo., Tony
Grantham of Boston, Mass., Matt Grantham of Augusta, and Chris Grantham of Wichita; daughters, Frances Dix of Hoseshoe
Bay, Texas, Margaret Carrell of Louisville, Ky., Terry Johnson of Wichita, Marty Magill of Peck, and Judy Miller
of Leirlip, Ireland; sister, Minnie Jackson of California, 11 grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren. Memorials to the St. James Building Fund are suggested. The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta
is in charge of arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette)
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HANNON, AGNES
CLARE
HANNON DEATH IS ANNOUNCED TODAY - AGNES
CLARE HANNON, 75, of El Dorado died
there yesterday morning after a three-month illness. Kirby Funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Miss
Hannon was born August 4, 1880, on a farm southwest of Augusta. The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hannon,
pioneer Butler county couple, she had lived her entire life in the county, and had lived in El Dorado since 1912.
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. Phil McDonough, Mrs. L.M. Burns, and Mrs. D.O. McKinney, all of El Dorado;
and three nephews, W.R. Mannion and Thomas P. Mannion Jr., both of El Dorado and Andrew P.Schneider of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 11 Oct 1955)
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HERBERS,
ROBERT MICHAEL
SERVICES FOR INFANT
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 9, at 9:30 a.m. in St. James Catholic church for Robert Michael Herbers, aged five months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Herbers. The baby died Thursday afternoon
in Wichita hospital. In addition to his parents, two brothers, Lawrence, seven, and Donald, three, survive, also
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Herbers and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Frischenmeyer of Mulvane.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Friday ~ 6 Jan 1950)
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HOEFGEN,
JACQUELINE
An Augusta High School varsity cheerleader is dead and two other teenagers were clinging to life today after two
vehicles collided northeast of Augusta yesterday. Fifteen-year-old Jacqueline Hoefgen was
dead at the scene, according to Butler County sheriff Dave Williams. Two other teenagers, Kristina Payne of Augusta
and Bradley Link of El Dorado, both 16, were listed in critical condition this morning at the Wesley Medical Center
in Wichita, according to a Wesley spokeswoman. Both were patients in surgical intensive care today.
Hoefgen and Payne were passengers in a small car driven by 16-year-old Paige Wilson of Augusta, according to authorities.
Payne and Wilson are also members of the varsity cheerleading squad at the high school here. The fatal accident
had many fellow students here and in Leon in a state of shock today. The accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. 1 ½
miles northeast of Augusta on a county road. The sheriff said the southbound car was struck broadside at an unmarked
intersection about a mile east of Ohio Street by a van driven by Dwane P. Spies, 15, of Leon. Link and Mike Schill,
17, of Leon, were passengers in Spies’ east-bound vehicle. Link was pinned under the van and Payne was thrown between
30 to 40 feet from the car, according to the sheriff. Payne was taken from the scene by a Life Watch helicopter.
Augusta Medical Complex director of nursing Pat Pierce said Link was stabilized at AMCI before he was transported
by a Life Watch helicopter to Wesley. Pierce said Spies and Schill were treated at AMCI and released. Wilson was
admitted for observation.
The three boys are students at Bluestem High School in Leon. Rosa Lee Cox, BHS secretary, said the boys were visiting
Matt Craft of Augusta. Craft is also a student at Bluestem. The boys were coming back to Leon when the accident
occurred, according to Cox. Link and Spies are football players. They were scheduled to leave at 5 p.m. on the
school bus for a football game at West Elk in Howard. Originally that game was scheduled for last Friday but rains
and poor field conditions forced school officials to schedule the game for Monday, according to Cox. Armand Hillier,
AHS assistant principal, said he thought the three cheerleaders had gone to see a friend and were returning to
Augusta to attend the Augusta Invitational Cross Country meet. Hillier reports parents of some students called
today to say their children would not be in school because of the accident. Other AHS students have gone home,
he said. “They are having a hard time dealing with this,” Hillier said, “Some are individually seeing the counselor
and others are talking with teachers.” BHS counselor Brad Young said students and the town have been deeply affected
by this and other accidents this summer. “One girl who should have been a junior was seriously hurt when she was
riding a moped this summer. She still has not fully recovered. We had a young man who graduated a couple of years
ago who was killed when a train struck his car. Then we had that accident a couple of weeks ago when Loren Bevan
was killed. One of the girls in that accident was a former BHS student. It all has a cumulative effect on the kids.
You hope it’s going to end. I just hope it stops.”
A FUNERAL MASS
The funeral mass for Hoefgen will be at 2:15 p.m. Thursday in the Augusta High School auditorium. Father Thomas
Stroot of St. James Catholic church will officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The rosary will be said
at 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. James Church. The AHS sophomore was born May 27, 1971 in Wichita to John and Donna DeFore
Hoefgen. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she leaves a brother, Nick
and a sister, Jenny of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoefgen and Myrtle DeFore, and great-grandmother,
Anna DeWeese, all of Augusta. A sister, Barbara Ann, preceded her in death in 1967. A memorial to Cheerleader Scholarship
Fund for Further Education has been established with the Citadel Bank of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 7 Oct 1986)
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FISCHER,
HERMAN A.
HERMAN A. FISCHER DIES SUDDENLY THIS MORNING
HERMAN A. FISCHER, 54, died suddenly at him home at 4 o’clock this morning
from a heart attack. He worked yesterday at his chair at the Brown barber shop and seemed all right when he left
the shop last evening. He has been suffering for some time but thought that he had stomach trouble. His physician
said today that he had been suffering from angina pectoris, a serious heart ailment. He had been at the Brown barber
shop for 22 years.
He was born at Tipton, Mo., March 28, 1882. He was a member of the Catholic church. He served an enlistment in
the U.S. Navy as soon as he was old enough to enlist and had visited many parts of the world as a sailor. He is
survived by his wife and five children, three daughters, Marjorie, Helen and Elizabeth; and two sons, John and
Edward; two sisters, Mrs. Lewis Eckly, California, Mo., and Mrs. Bertha Miller, Tipton, Mo.; and one brother, Dr.
E.J. Fischer, Tipton, Mo. Funeral arrangements were not completed at noon today. They will be announced in The
Gazette tomorrow. Dunsford’s have charge of the arrangements. The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 1936,
front page.
Funeral services for Herman A. Fischer will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock at the St. James Catholic church.
Pall bearers will be W.B. Jones, Lisle Carr, Ed Will, Roy Mercer, Dick Clawson and Charles Rawlings.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 31 March 1936)
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GALLEGOS,
MICHAEL GALLEGOS
Funeral services were held this morning at the Catholic church for Michael Gallegos,
who died Tuesday in the Santa Fe hospital at Mulvane.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ 7 Dec 1933)
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JOHNSTON,
DANIEL ARTHUR
DANIEL ARTHUR JOHNSON, 31, Wichita, died Saturday, July 13, at HCA Wesley Medical
Center, Wichita. He is the son of Sonny and Madeline Johnston of Augusta. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight
at Dunsford Funeral Chapel. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta,
with Father James Billinger officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Johnston was born Aug. 5, 1959 in El Dorado to Madeline Seibel and Sonny Johnston. Other survivors include brothers,
Michael, Gary, Ronald, all of Wichita, Donald of Olathe, Paul of Bartlesville, Okla.; sisters, Wendy Ann Scott
of Edmond, Okla., Mary McElroy of Goddard. A memorial has been established with St. James Catholic Church.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Monday ~ 15 July 1991)
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