Butler County, Kansas
AARON, PHILLIP G.
Aaron, Phillip G. "Mike," 78, retired McCormick Armstrong offset
pressman, died Friday, May 25, 2007. Rosary service 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 28 and Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m. Tuesday,
May 29, both at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Andover, KS. Graveside service 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Calvary
Cemetery, Augusta, KS. Survivors include his wife, Georgia; children Mary Pat Aaron and husband Kevin Jones of
Wichita, Susan Aaron Moller and husband Stephen of Snohomish, WA, Rita Snider and husband Alan of Wichita, Vincent
Aaron and wife Mary of Wichita, Jaculin Aaron of New York, NY and Martha Aaron Ross and husband Philip of Leawood,
KS; sister Therese Schlotthauer and husband Cecil of Wichita; grandchildren Eric Snider and wife Ali, Jon Snider,
Jackson Ross, Amelia Ross, and Tim Bertrand; step-grandchild, Aaron Coon and wife April and their children Bayley
and Cassidey; sister-in-law Elaine Aaron of Wichita and life-long friend Richard Brown of Wichita. Preceded in
death by his parents Robert and Mary (Stafford) Aaron; his brothers Bob, Rev. Dick, Tom, Paul, and Bill Aaron;
and his sisters Mary Adele Carlman, Margaret Douglas, and Rita Carney. Memorial has been established with Anthony
Family Shelter, 256 N. Ohio, Wichita, KS 67214. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to the
family via www.dlwichita.com.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 May 2007)
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ALTENHOFEN, FRANZ
Franz Altenhofen, 70, retired Hesston Corp. employee, died Saturday, March
23, 1991. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. James Catholic Church,
Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Franziska; sons, Joe, Gary, daughters, Betty Mitchell, Sue Benton, all of Augusta; brother, Joseph
of Ayl, Germany; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 March 1991)
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CAMPBELL, MARION
Campbell, Marion, 94, of Tucumcari, N.M., formerly of El Dorado, retired
Skelley Oil Co. land lease office executive secretary, died Saturday, June 26, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Calvary Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivor: sister, Katherine Breen of Tucumcari. Kirby- Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 June 1999)
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CAREY, WADE ANDREW
WADE ANDREW CAREY, infant son of James and Theresa Carey of Augusta, died
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1986. Service 2 p.m. today, Calvary Cemetery.
Other survivors: brothers, Luke, Seth, both at home; grandparents, Harry and Betty of Humboldt, Wayne and Claudine
Madison of Augusta; great- grandmothers, Gertrude Davis of Douglass, Lola May Pouncey of Augusta. Memorial has
been established with the American Heart Association for children's heart defects. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Sept 1986)
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COLLING, GEORGE W.
AUGUSTA Colling, George W., 84, retired
Boeing electrical planner and W. W. II veteran, passed away, Thursday, May 17th, 2007. Viewing will be from 1-5
p.m. Monday at Headley Funeral Chapel. Rosary 7 pm Monday and Mass 10 am Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at St. James Catholic
Church, Augusta. Burial will be at Cavalry Cemetery, Augusta. George was born Aug 22.1922 at home in McCook, NE.
He is survived by brothers, Harold and Joseph; sisters, Doris Clifton and Marge Malleck; sons, Martin (Jean Hochevar),
Bradly (Marsha Towne), Bruce (Chris Jennings) and Brian (Loan); 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. James Knights of Columbus Seminarian Fund of Augusta,
KS or Kansas Veterans Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/20/2007.
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GALLAGHER, ALICE
ALICE GALLAGHER, 95, of 2100 S. Terrace, retired Catholic Book Store salesclerk,
died Friday, Jan. 27, 1989. Rosary 3:30 p.m. Monday, service 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, both at Catholic Care Center.
No immediate survivors. De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Jan 1989)
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HIRSCHFELD, DIANE
AUGUSTA - Hirschfeld, Diane, 54, passed
away Monday, October 16th, 2006. Rosary 7 pm Thursday and Mass at 12 noon Friday, October 20, 2006 at St. James
Catholic Church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Augusta. Diane was born in Garnett on August 15, 1952, the
daughter of Donald and Mary Jane (Lanham) Lickteig, of Richmond. She was co-owner of Augusta Flix, a former Ursuline
Nun, and a case manager for Big Brothers & Big Sisters and the Salvation Army. On March 3, 1984, she married
Robert "Bob" Hirschfeld and he survives. Other survivors include: sons, Kyle and his wife Julie of Haysville;
Aaron, Matthew, and Joseph, all of Augusta; her parents; brothers, Dennis Lickteig of Oakland, CA; Donald John
Lickteig Jr. of Trenton, MO; and Steven Lickteig of Washington, DC; sisters, Joan Meinhardt of Springfield, MO;
Janet Evans of Lawton, OK; Kathy White of Lakewood, CO; Patti Hettler of Monument, CO; Beth Bailey of Centennial,
CO, and grandchildren, Marissa, Jovian, Jaxon, and Noah. Memorials to St. James School 1012 Belmont Avenue Augusta,
Kansas 67010.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Oct 2006)
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HOEFGEN, JACQUELINE
JACQUELINE HOEFGEN'S SPIRIT LIVES ON
It was just a break to visit a fellow cheerleader's boyfriend, a quick ride down the road, short enough for Jacqueline
K. Hoefgen to return in time to urge her beloved Augusta High School to victory in a cross country track meet.
It was the ride that cut short Miss Hoefgen's spirited life, the ride that heavied the hearts of Augusta.
At 4:34 p.m. Monday, a car and a van collided outside Augusta at a rural Butler County intersection. Miss Hoefgen
was a passenger in the car. She was declared dead on arrival at an Augusta hospital. She was 15 years old.
On Tuesday, family, friends and classmates could only shake their heads in bewilderment.
''She was very well-known in the school," said Augusta High School principal James Ashcraft on Tuesday night
of the sophomore and varsity cheerleader. "Kids were really down today. A lot of kids were very close to her.
She had a lot of friends."
So close that a funeral Mass will be said for Miss Hoefgen in the Augusta High School auditorium at 2:15 p.m. Thursday.
So close that when the town learned Monday night of her death, about 100 individuals steadily trickled to the house
of parents John and Donna Hoefgen to share their grief.
''There were kids coming and going and crying," Miss Hoefgen's uncle, Joseph Hoefgen, of Emporia, said Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Hoefgen was born in Augusta on May 27, 1971, and grew up in Augusta. With her family, she belonged to St.
James Catholic Church and was active in the Catholic Youth Organization chapter. She loved to attend Butler County
Junior College baseball games for which her boyfriend, James Emmitt played. Emmitt said Tuesday: "Jacque had
a very high spirit and couldn't stand to waste time. She was always busy with her friends."
Miss Hoefgen will be buried in her cheerleader's uniform, her uncle said.
She is survived by her parents, a brother, Nick, a sister, Jenny, grandparents Jack and Mary Hoefgen and Myrtle
DeFore, and great-grandmother Anna DeWeese, all of Augusta.
Another sister, Barbara Ann, died at birth in 1967.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta. Memorial contributions in her
name may be made to a scholarship fund for Augusta High School cheerleaders through Citadel Bank of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Oct 1986)
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AUGUSTA - Hoge, Patricia,
54, retired Lehar's Restaurant waitress for over 10 years, of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Augusta, passed away
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005 in Pittsburgh. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home; rosary 7 p.m. Sunday;
funeral mass 9:30 a.m. Monday, both at St. James Catholic Church; burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Augusta.
She was a loving and caring mother and g'amma. She touched the lives of everyone she met. Her love of life inspired
other. Although she will be missed, her spirit and love will continue to touch our lives.
Survivors: father, Herman Hoge of Augusta; daughter, Jill Kucharski (Christopher) of Pittsburgh; son, Phillip Humphries
(Jasmine) of Haysville; stepdaughters, Crystal Newberry, Tiffiny Newberry, Amber Newberry all of Augusta; sisters,
Vicki Behrens (Terry) of Casa Grande, AZ, Sandra Endicott of Augusta; brothers, Gary Hoge (Vicki) of OK, Glenn
Hoge (Lisa) of Woodward, OK, Bernie Hoge (Brenda) of Augusta; many caring nieces, nephews and friends; dogs, Mitzi
and Abigail; bird, Tequila and Mr. Fish. Preceded in death by mother, Thelma; brothers, Joseph and Richard. Family
requests memorials be given to Pittsburgh Aids Taskforce, 905 West St., 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Dunsford
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/14/2005 - 10/16/2005.
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LERITZ, WILLIAM P. "BILL"
AUGUSTA - Leritz, William P. "Bill," 77,
passed away Sunday, April 2, 2006. Bill was born in Walnut, Kan. on April 21, 1928, he was the son of Ralph Cornelius
and Lyda Ann (Yostmeyer) Leritz. He retired as a truck driver from Knebler Construction after 48 years. On March
8, 1947 he married Norma Wilson. She survives. Other survivors include: sons, Bill Leritz and his wife Judy, Benton,
and Jeff Leritz, Wichita; daughter, Jeannine Coats and her husband Tom, Glen Allen, VA, and Marilyn Leritz, Augusta;
brothers, Lawrence Leritz, Romeo, MI, Bob Leritz, Stockton, MO; sisters, Elsie Williams, Pittsburgh, Pauline Ward,
Augusta, Frances Lathrop, Belton, MO, and Joan Lathrop, Texarkan a, AR; granddaughter, Melinda Leritz, and a grandson,
Zach Leritz, both of Las Vegas, NV; former daughter-in-law, Janel Malcom; step grandsons, Justin Jameson of Lawrence;
Jake and Jesse Jameson of Benton. He was preceded in death by brothers, R.C. and Joe and a sister Ruth Leritz.
Viewing Wednesday 3-8 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Rosary 7:30 p.m.
Thursday at St. James Catholic Church. A Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2006 at St. James
Catholic Church, Augusta. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials to St. James Catholic Church
Building Fund or American Cancer Society.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/5/2006.
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MILLER, ROSALYN A.
AUGUSTA - Miller, Rosalyn A., 69,
passed away Monday, February 12th, 2007. She was born in Lyons Kansas on July 22, 1937, the daughter of the late
John and Marie Bartel. She was a registered nurse for over 35 years retiring in 1996. On May 23,1960 she married
Chuck Miller. She is survived by her husband of 47 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by son Charlie
Miller and Brenda Trimble, Wichita; daughters Julie and husband Paul Schimmelpfenig, Wichita, Jill and husband
Bill Keazer, Augusta; brother Ronald John Bartel, Peoria, ILL.; grandchildren: Galen, Aaron, Chelsea, and Lauren
Miller, Brice, Jessica and Brock Keazer; Sara Weller, great-grandchildren, Gage, Tresa, and Addy Weller. Pets:
Jack, Maggie and Lola. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Bartel. Visitation Wednesday 1-5 at Headley
Funeral Chapel, Rosary Wednesday, 7pm at St. James Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at St. James Catholic
Church, at 10:30 am on Thursday February 15th, 2007.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/13/2007.
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MOORE, EVELYN
Moore, Evelyn Arlene, 71, Albert's and
Chateaubriand Restaurant employee, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1998. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Stephen of Wichita, Gary Moore of Augusta; stepdaughter, Carol Ferris of Omaha; two stepgrandchildren;
one tepgreat-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Hospice Incorporated.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Oct 1998)
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MOORE, KEITH NORMAN
KEITH NORMAN MOORE, 69, of Augusta, retired Butler County Printing, El Dorado,
employee, died Monday, March 21, 1988. Rosary, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
St. James Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn; sons, Gary of Dallas, Stephen of Augusta; daughters, Carol Farris of Omaha, Janet Dalton
of Phoenix; three grandchildren. GEORGE EDWIN TORREY, 73, of 2255 Forestview Drive, retired Professional Pharmacy
pharmacist, died Saturday, March 19, 1988. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Naomi; sons, Jack Sowder of El Dorado, Barry Sowder of Altadena, Calif.; daughter, Micha Ann Elliott
of Duarte, Calif.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Worldwide Church of God, 300 W. Green,
Pasadena, Calif. 91129.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 March 1988)
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MOORE, STEPHEN D.
ANDOVER - Moore, Stephen D., 58, died
May 24, 2006. Services to be announced.
Survivors: half-sisters, Carol Farris of Omaha, Neb., Janet Hansen of Hayward, Calif.; friend, Maurita Olivier
of Andover. Memorial has been established with Mercy Home Healthcare, 403 W. Central, Andover, KS 67002. Baker
Funeral Home, Wichita.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/27/2006.
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ORLOWSKI, CARMEN
Orlowski, Carmen, 82, Mobil/Socony Refinery housekeeper, died Friday, Aug.
18, 2000. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home; rosary and wake service 7 p.m. Monday; service
10 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. James Catholic Church; burial at Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Orlowski was born Jan. 27, 1918 to John H. Boehner and Julia A. Van Winkle.
Survivors: son, Daniel Orlowski; daughter, Helen Thompson both of Augusta; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren;
10 great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with St. James Catholic Church Building Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Aug 2000)
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PENNY, CATHERINE
Penny, Catherine, 98, homemaker, died Tuesday, July 22, 1997. Rosary 8:30
a.m. Friday, Service 9 a.m. Friday, both at St. John's Catholic Church.
Survivor: nephew, Thomas Collier of El Dorado. Memorial has been established with Hospice. Kirby-Morris Funeral
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 July 1997)
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PONDER, CARL RAYMOND
Ponder, Carl Raymond, 85, Mobil Oil Refinery pipefitter, died Monday, Jan.
17. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Chapel; service 10 a.m. Friday, St. James Catholic Church.
Survivors: son, Bruce of Bloomington, Ill.; daughter, Victoria Stephens of El Dorado; two grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with St. James Catholic Church Building Fund.
Cheney
Downey, Eleanor Ruth (Caler), 78, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 17. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, The United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, John of Wichita, Bob, Mike both of Cheney; daughter, Rose LaGree of Burrton; sisters, Marguerite
Hoskins of Oklahoma City, Alice Piper of Wichita; 12 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Cheney Public Library, P.O. Box 700, Cheney, 67025. Lanterman Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Jan 2000)
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POTTORFF, JAMES P.
Pottorff, James P., 74, retired cattle
rancher and farmer, died Friday, May 23, 2003 at Via Christi-St. Frances Hospital, Wichita. He was born Nov. 26,
1928 in Wichita to the late Lisle John and Anne R. Carney Pottorff. 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 Watershe d 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-laws,
James P. Jr. and Judy of Lawrence, Richard M. of Sunnyvale, CA., Michael L. and Cindy of Lawrence, Mark D. and
Peggy of Sgt. Bluff, IA, Stephen L. of Great Bend, Timothy A. and Meaghan of Carpentersville, IL; daughter and
son-in-law, Mary E. and Tim Hill of Burnsville, MN; 12 grandchildren. Rosary and visitation 7 p.m. Sunday; Mass
of Christian Burial 11:30 a.m. Monday, both at St. James Catholic Church; interment at Calvary Cemetery, Augusta.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to St. James Catholic School and Douglass Public Library. Dunsford Funeral
Home, Augusta.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/25/2003.
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SCHNEIDER, MARY ELIZABETH (MacLEAN)
Mary Elizabeth (MacLean) Schneider, 70,
homemaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home; service 11 a.m. Friday,
St. James Catholic Church.
Survivors: sons, John of Lawrence, Alan, Chuck, both of Augusta, Richard of Rose Hill; daughter, Donna Peckham
of Rose Hill; brother, Louise MacLean of East Moriches, N.Y.; sisters, Flora Bissonnette of Lompoc, Calif., Jean
Johnson of Monrovia, Calif.; 13 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with St. James Catholic Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Nov 1989)
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SCHOENHOFER, EARL JOSEPH
AUGUSTA - Earl Joseph Schoenhofer,
86, of Augusta died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004.
He was born March 23, 1918, to Karl and Tillie (Smith) Schoenhofer.
He was a retired warehouse supervisor for KFC. Some of his family members were raised in Parsons.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie; a daughter, Dottie Kasper of El Dorado; a grandson; several brothers and sisters,
Margaret Stevens, Claire Ryan and Charles Schoenhofer, all of Wichita, Larry Schoenhofer of Eureka Springs, Ark.,
Peggy Otis of Denver, Art Schoenhofer of Andover and Bill Schoenhofer of Lyons.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Don, Ed and Dave.
The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. today
at the church.
Memorials to the church or to Total Home Care and Hospice may be left at Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Sept 2004)
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SEAMAN, MARGARET HELEN (CORCORAN)
Margaret Helen (Corcoran) Seaman, 74, formerly of Augusta, homemaker, died
Monday, Sept. 17, 1990. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; service 10 a.m. Friday, St. James
Catholic Church, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Kevin of Hugoton; brothers, Harold Corcoran of Paris, Calif., Jack Corcoran of Neosho, Mo.; sister,
Madyln Hamm of Wichita; two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Sept 1990)
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SHIRK, GENEVIEVE E. "JEANNIE"
AUGUSTA - Shirk, Genevieve E. "Jeannie,"
85, retired St. James Catholic Church housekeeper, died Thursday, June 26, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday
and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday; rosary 6 p.m. Monday all at Headley Funeral Chapel; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. James
Catholic Church. Preceded in death by husband, John Shirk.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Bernadette and Randy Windhorst, Wichita; son and daughter-in-law, Frank and
Sara Shirk, St. Charles, MO; grandchildren, Angela and husband, Troy Radakovich, Andrew Shirk; great-gr andchild,
Mitch Radakovich. Memorials to St. James Catholic Church Building Fund, 1012 Belmont, Ave., Augusta, 67010.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/28/2003 - 6/29/2003.
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SHIRK, JOHN ALDEN
Shirk, John Alden, 73, retired Metropolitan Life Insurance agent, died Thursday,
June 4, 1992. Rosary 7 p.m. today, Dunsford Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Saturday, St. James Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Jeanie; son, Frank of St. Louis; daughter, Bernadette Windhorst of Wichita; sisters, Betty Harvey
of Benton, Wanda Gates of El Dorado; two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 June 1992)
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ADAMS, STEPHEN BLAKE
Adams, Stephen Blake, 53, Raytheon Aircraft senior technical represen tative,
died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Cedar Pointe Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Beverley; son, Brian; daughter, Amy all of Wichita; brothers, Joe Adams of Madisonville, Texas,
Bill Adams of Yukon, Okla. Memorials established with Cedar Pointe Baptist Church and American Cancer Society.
Watson Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Jan 2001)
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AFTON, BETTIE E.
Afton, Bettie E., 91, former Boeing Wichita employee, died Monday, Dec.
21, 1992. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Andover Cemetery.
Survivors: son, John D. of Benton; daughter, Louise Harrison of Wichita; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Augusta Medical Complex Long Term Care Unit. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Dec 1992)
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ALFARO, ROXANNE
Alfaro, Roxanne, 23, Friends University graduate, died Tuesday, July 18,
1995. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Broadway Mortuary.
Survivors: mother, Marta of the home; stepbrother, Maurico, stepsister, Ana Ruth, both of San Salvador, El Salvador.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 July 1995)
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ALLISTON, GRACE E.
Alliston, Grace E., 84, homemaker, died Monday, June 22, 1992. Service 1
p.m. today, Downing & Lahey. Memorial has been established with Greenwich United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Warren G. of Wichita; daughter, Carol McCollough of Loveland, Colo.; sisters, Vera Bally of Andover,
Winifred Stucker of Wichita; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23-24 June 1992)
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ALLISTON, WARREN GRIER
Alliston, Warren Grier, 67, farmer and Payne Township equipment operator,
died Tuesday Nov. 30, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Mr. Alliston was a board member of Butler Rural Water District 5 and past board member of the Farm Bureau Association.
Survivors: wife, Ruby; daughters, Pamela Good of Wichita, Paula Sparrow of Garden Plain; sister, Carol McCollough
of Loveland, Colo.; grandchi ldren, Andrew Minor, Kelsie Minor, Meghan Good, Derek Good. Memorial has been established
with American Heart Association, 2100 E. Douglas, Wichita, Kan. 67214.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Dec 1999)
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AMBLER, MARGARET
MARGARET AMBLER, 94, of Andover, homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1987.
Service 3 p.m. today, Andover Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, John of Valley Center, Robert of Wichita; brother, Delbert Jenkins of Stapleton, Neb.; sister,
Bertha Merritt of Stapleton; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Lakeview
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Feb 1987)
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ANDERSON, LEONARD W. "COWBOY"
HAYSVILLE - Anderson, Leonard W. "Cowboy," 63, retired car dealer, died June 27, 2007. Visitation 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, All Faiths
Mortuary and Crematory; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Andover Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Sheila Davison; son, Rocky; daughters, Tammy Fultz, Edana Suffield; brothers, Verle, Ross; sisters,
Jane, Pat, Diane.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/1/2007.
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ANDOVER Armstrong, W. Cecil, age 84, retired automotive instructor, died Friday, August 6, 2004. Visitation, Monday,
6:30-8 pm, Services, Tuesday, 1 pm, both at Countryside Christian Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Wanda; son and daughter-in-law,Jerry and Elizabeth Armstrong of Wichita; brother, Douglas Wallen
& wife Verda of Carthage, MO; grandchildren and spouses, Amy Galyon and Paul of Kechi, Allison Simon and Mike
of Clearwater, Seth Armstrong of Wichita; great-grandchildren, Cody Galyon, Grace Simon. Memorial: Countryside
Christian Church Vision Building Fund, 1919 S. Rock Rd., Wichita, KS 67207. Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/8/2004 - 8/9/2004.
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ARNETT, JACQUELINE D.
Arnett, Jacqueline D., 45, died Monday, June 5, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Hillside Funeral Home East.
Survivors: mother and stepfather, Dorothy and William Dunlap of Andover; brothers, Darwin Arnett, Alfred Arnett
both of Wichita; sister, Jacena Arnett of Wichita; grandmother, Dorothy Silverthorne of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 2000)
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BELL, ANNA BELLE (SCOTT)
Anna Belle (Scott) Bell, 94, homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1990. Service
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Central Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Walter of Wichita; brother, Hoyt Scott of Winfield; sister, Bessie Ferguson, address unknown; three
grandchildren; five great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Central Baptist Church. Dunsford Funeral
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Aug 1990)
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BELL, WALTER EDWARD
Bell, Walter Edward, 77, retired farmer and postal carrier, died Friday,
Oct. 22, 1999. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Faith Baptist Church, Andover.
Survivors: wife, Glennis; sons, Terry of Benton, Warren of Burlington; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Faith Baptist Church. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Oct 1999)
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BERG, CHARLES ANDREW
WINDOM - Charles Andrew Berg, 82,
died Sept. 29, 2005, at Pleasant View Home, Inman.
He was born March 17, 1923, in McPherson, the son of Erick B. and Ella C. Larson Berg. He graduated from Windom
High School in 1941. A lifetime McPherson County resident, he was a farmer and mail carrier.
He belonged to the Andover Lutheran Church, Windom; American Legion Post No. 24, McPherson; Rural Mail Carriers
Association, Kansas State Historical Society; and was a former member of USD 444 School Board. He served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
On April 28, 1954, he married Bonnie Beth Brown. She died July 18, 1994.
Survivors include: two sons, Wesley, Windom, and Kyle, Hutchinson; two daughters, Karen Hollingsworth and Kathy
Berg, both of Hutchinson; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda K. Barnhart; and a sister Genevieve Henry.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Andover Lutheran Church, Windom, with the Rev. Judith Wascher presiding.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Andover
Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Andover Lutheran Church, in care of Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson.
(Hutchinson News ~ 1 Oct 2005)
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BERGER, CHARLES EDWIN
CHARLES EDWIN BERGER, 57, of Augusta, retired Boeing Military Airplanes
construction electrician, died Monday, June 19, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Juanita; sons, Jonothan C. of Wichita, Carey P. of Lawrence; daughter, Shari G. Storm of El Dorado;
sister, Laura M. Weidman of Winfield; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart
Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 June 1989)
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BERGER, JUANITA "GERRY"
Berger, Juanita "Gerry," 67, retired legal secretary, died Monday,
Sept. 14, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Carey of Lawrence, Jonathan, address unavailable; daughter, Shari Storm of Rosalia; brothers,
Don Goucher of Pahrump, Nev., Lynn Goucher of El Dorado; stepbrothers, Larry Blythe of Augusta, Joe Blythe of Denver,
Jerry Blythe of California; sisters, Lois Chance, Roberta Alfaro, both of Augusta, Kay Hill of Home; stepsisters,
Glenda Nickum of Oklahoma; stepfather, George Blythe of Augusta; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Augusta Senior Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Sept 1998)
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BORG, KEITH EDWARD
Borg, Keith Edward, 48, Boeing Wichita machinist and farmer, died Friday,
July 9, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Survivors: wife, Janet; sons, Troy, Tony, both of Andover; daughters, Christy Anderson of Towanda, Misty of Wichita;
parents, George and Alice, brothers, David, Lyle, all of Wichita; sister, Rhonda Winters of Benton; seven grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 July 1999)
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BORN, CLEO G.
CLEO G. BORN, 82, of Wichita, retired St. Francis Regional Medical Center
licensed practical nurse, died Monday, June 30, 1986. Service 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: son, C. J. of Manhattan; daughters, Gladys Baxter of Wichita, Barbara Walker of Shawnee, Darlene Sena
of Canoga Park, Calif.; brother, Edward Chambers of Wichita; sisters, Marie Chambers, Bessie McCain, Christina
Yarbrough, all of Wichita, Kathryn Garcia of Canon City, Colo., Opal Goff of California; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 July 1986)
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BOSWELL, GARY WAYNE
GARY WAYNE BOSWELL, 39, of 618 Harvey Road, Transport America truck driver,
died Saturday, Jan. 21, 1989, as the result of injuries suffered in a pedestrian-truck accident. Service 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Resthaven Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Linda; daughters, Camala Hanshaw of Andover, Cindy, Melinda, both of Wichita; stepson, Brian Neuhauser
of Wichita; stepdaughter, Constance Clayton of Ontonagon, Mich.; mother, Eva Jean, brother, Michael, both of Wichita;
sisters, Roberta Sellers of Stillwell, Okla., Joyce McMichaels, Sandra Culbertson, both of Wichita; two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Jan 1989)
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BRACY, GERALD W.
Gerald W. Bracy, 50, Boeing Wichita planner, died Wednesday, April 8, 1992.
Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Twila; son, Sean at home; daughters, Kara at home, Christine of California; mother, Lorraine of
Pasco, Wash.; brother, Ron of Seattle. Memorial has been established with the American Lung Association. Downing
& Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 April 1992)
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BRASHEAR, ROBERT L.
Robert L. Brashear, 78, retired cabinet maker, died Thursday, Sept. 13,
1990. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Andover Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Roy, daughter, Frances Rickards, both of Wichita; sister, Mattie Storm of Pittsburg; two grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Meals On Wheels. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Sept 1990)
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BRATTON, DONALD R.
Bratton, Donald R., 72, retired Boeing Wichita electrician, died Thursday,
May 28, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Monday, First Evangelical Free Church.
Survivors: wife, Edith; daughter, Vickie Ann Scuka of Columbia, Ohio; three grandchildren. Memorials have been
established with First Evangelical Free Church and the Billy Graham Crusade. Hillside Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 May 1992)
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BREWER, MARY E.
Brewer, Mary E., 55, Capital Cities ABC Publishing training and production
manager, died Tuesday, June 15, 1999. Service 10 a.m. today, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Survivors: husband, Gary; sons, Jeff Pestinger of Dallas, Jeff of Topeka; daughters, Kelli Spalding of Lake Jackson,
Texas, Julie Norton of Cleveland, Okla.; stepdaughter, Julie Scheid of Minot, N.D.; sisters, Beverly Kent of Bella
Vista, Ark., Patricia Langley of Dothan, Ala., Nancy Pestinger of Salina; 10 grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with the Leukemia Society of America Team in Training program. Hillside Funeral Home West.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 June 1999)
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Brill, Glen A., 79, retired Boeing Wichita
tool and dye maker, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Andover Cemetery. Preceded in death
by his wife, Joanne Brill in 1990.
Survivors: children and spouse, Kathy and Jack Long, Mike Brill and Jim Brill all of Wichita; grandson, John Brill
of Wichita; brothers, Ken Brill of Westland, MI, Leo Brill of Wichita, Dave Brill and Bill Brill both of Sedgwick;
sister, Wanda Heaps of El Sobrane, CA. Hillside Funeral Home East, 682-5575.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/12/2003.
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BRILL, JOANNE D.
Joanne D. Brill, 58, homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 1990. Service 10:30
a.m. Thursday, Hillside Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Glen A.; sons, Michael M., James A.; daughter, Kathy; mother, Gwen Hoffman, all of Wichita;
one grandson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1990)
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BROCK, BILL DEAN, SR.
Bill Dean Brock Sr., 60, former roofer, died Friday, Oct. 4, 1991. Service
10 a.m. Tuesday, Andover Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Nona C. of Andover; sons, Bill Jr. of Los Angeles, Ron W. of Andover; daughters, Cynthia D. Prather
of Rose Hill, Amanda R. Phelps of Seattle; brother, Harold; sisters, Edith Hall, Mildred, both of Joplin, Mo.;
nine grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Venture House Episcopal Social Services. Cochran Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Oct 1991)
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Lyman H. Pitzer, Leon, Dies Here
Lyman H. Pitzer, 87-year-old resident of Leon, died here this morning following an illness of six weeks. Mr. Pitzer was a retired farmer.
He was born Feb. 13, 1864, at Cottonwood Falls and moved to the Potwin community in 1867. He married Clara Bricker in El Dorado on Sept. 20, 1885. She died in 1925 and in March, 1929, Mr. Pitzer was married to Clara Deweese at Winfield.
Mr. Pitzer left the Potwin community in 1901 and settled in Oklahoma where he lived until 1942 when he retired and moved to Leon.
Besides his wife, Clara, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edith Cox, Route 4, Mrs. Ellen Jansson, Blackwell, Okla., and Mrs. Orma Johnson, Ponca City, Okla.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Fostina Smith, Augusta, and Mrs. Beatrice Bannon, Burden; two sons, Mann, Ponca City, and Thomas Pitzer, Florence, Colo.; a step-son, Taylor Deweese, Augusta; a half-brother, Joseph Adams, Potwin; 26 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon from the Kirby Funeral home
at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Holderman cemetery, north of Potwin.
(El Dorado Times ~ 4 Dec 1951)chita Eagle, The (KS) - November 23, 2006
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MARTIN, JOHN S. "LITTLE JOHN", III
AUGUSTA - Martin, John S. III "Little
John," 49, loving husband, father and brother, passed away Sat., Nov.
18th, 2006. Viewing 2-8 Wednesday with family to greet friends from 6-8 and 10-5 Friday at Headley Funeral Chapel,
Augusta. Rosary 7 pm Friday and Mass 10 am Sat., Nov. 25, 2006 both at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta. Burial
at Calvary Cemetery, Augusta. John was born in Winfield on June 11, 1957, he was the son of the late John S. and
Mildred Jean (Baker) Martin. He had been a machinist at Spirit and Boeing for 18 years. John enjoyed tearing things
apart just to rebuild them, watching his kids play sports, and he loved to play slow pitch ball. He was a member
of the Knights of Columbus and a New Horizons 4-H club leader. On Feb. 25, 1986 he married Kim Moore in Augusta.
She survives. Other survivors include: his children, Candi Suter and her husband Chris of Augusta, Crystal Martin
and John Thomas "J. T." Martin of the home; a brother, Tom Martin and wife Vickie of Las Vegas, NV; sisters,
Nancy Barnaby and husband Art of Manhattan; Sally Morgan and husband Ed of Moline; Patty Wiseman and husband Randy
of Howard; and Jean Willson and husband Bill of Leavenworth. Memorials to John S. Martin III Memorial Fund c/o
Emprise Bank.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/22/2006 - 11/23/2006.
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