Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Cook, Gerald L., 28, Drywall Consultant Construction
owner and operator, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 1995. Service 11 a.m. today, St. James Catholic Church.
Survivors: parents, Jack and Lea Cook of El Dorado; brother, Bryce Cook of Augusta; sister, Jackie Gnerlich of
Dallas, Jennifer Cook of Manhattan; grandmother, Beulah Cook of Wichita. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Oct 1995)
EL DORADO -- Jack D. Cook, 64, El Dorado, died
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006.
Mr. Cook was a drywall finisher for Mid-West Drywall.
Survivors include his wife, Lea June (Bachofer) Cook, of El Dorado; two daughters, Jacqueline Gnerlich of Allen
Texas, and Jennie Cook and husband Matt Hunn of El Dorado; a son, Bryce Cook and wife Lori of El Dorado; two brothers,
Dick and wife Diane of Wichita and Randy Cook and wife Karen of Cheney; a sister, Pam Mude and husband Marv of
Wichita; nine grandchildren, Logan Gnerlich of El Dorado, Bryce, Demi and Gerald Gnerlich, all of Allen, Texas,
and Jack, Will and Rose Cook, and Tyler and Preston Dennett, all of El Dorado.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church, 1012 Belmont, Augusta. Burial will be
in Sutton Cemetery.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church.
Visitation will follow the rosary.
(Salina Journal ~ 22 Dec 2006)
Clarence E. Hunn, 83, retired farmer, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1990. Service
10:30 a.m. Friday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, Robert of Augusta; daughter, Margie Hand of Austin, Texas; sister, Helen Bainbridge
of Topeka; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer
Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Sept 1990)
(Augusta Weekly Journal ~ 5 Jan 1888)
DIED
Samuel Stuart (sic), of Walnut township, on
Monday morning, last, of Pneumonia. Mr. Stuart (sic) was about 45 years of age, was of rugged constitution, and
usually enjoyed the best of health. He caught a severe cold while attending a sale some ten days before his death
which resulted in Pneumonia and he was suddenly taken away. He was an exemplary citizen, was beloved by all who
knew him and his entire neighborhood sincerely mourns its loss.
(Submitted by Julie Stevens)
Hansen, Harold C., 84, retired Gas Service Co. foreman, died Sunday,
July 14, 1996. Service 10 a.m. today, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Keith of Wichita, George of Brighton, Colo.; daughters, Dorothy Aelmore of Wichita, Debbie Landa
of Golden, Colo., Nancy Hansen of Wichita; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Christian
Church, Augusta. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 July 1996)
Lydia Alma (Ingold) Bafus, 86, homemaker, died
Saturday, Aug. 4, 1990. Service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Petersens' Funeral Home, Newton.
Survivors: son, Harold of Syracuse, N.Y.; daughter, Jean E. Brown of Renton, Wash.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 August 1990)
WHITEWATER - Donald Samuel Claassen, 84, retired
farmer from Whitewater, died Friday (April 28, 2006) at Wheat State Manor.
He was born July 13, 1921, at Whitewater to Edward and Catherina (Thiessen) Claassen.
He married Verbena Wedel June 6, 1943 at Goltry, Okla. She survives.
He attended both English and German schools near Whitewater during his grade school years. He attended Whitewater
High School and graduated in 1942 from Oklahoma Bible Academy. Along with his twin brother Daniel, he was recognized
in 1949 for an outstanding wheat crop by Sanners Feed Store of Whitewater magazine.
He was a member of the Swiss Church of Whitewater.
He is also survived by two daughters, Donna Babcock and husband David of Glenvil, Neb., and Janelle Queen of Hastings,
Neb.; five brothers, Daniel Claassen and wife Dora of Whitewater, Henry Claassen and wife Elsie of Whitewater,
Curt Claassena and wife Olga of Berne, Ind., David Claassen of Peoria, Ill. and Melvin Claassen and wife Martha
of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Brother in law Marvin Wedel of Enid, Okla; five sisters in law, Ruth Claassen of Santa
Cruz, Calif., Florence Claassen of Whitewater, Rosalie Glidewell of Lincoln, Ark., Ruby Sideman of Wichita and
Evelyn Wedel of Wichita; three step-grandchildren, Gene Babcock of Edgar, Neb., Beth Schlinctman and husband Rob
of Edgar, Neb. and Lee Babcock and wife Tara of Glenvil, Neb.; great granddaughter McKayla Brown of Hastings, Neb.;
and three step-great-grandchildren, James Babcock of Glenvil, Neb., Jessica Babcock of Glenvil., Neb., and Maggie
Schlictman of Edgar, Neb.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, three sisters, six brothers-in-law and six sisters-in-law.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Swiss Church of Whitewater with pastor Dale Janzen officiating.
Family visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral Home of Whitewater.
(Newton Kansan ~ April 29, 2006)
Florence Kaufman Claassen, 87, died Wednesday
(July 26, 2006) at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.
She was born Oct. 13, 1918, to John and Anna Kaufman in Freeman, S.D. She attended grade school and high school
in Freeman, S.D. She was baptized Sept. 25,1933, on confession of faith at Salem Mennonite Church in Freeman, S.D.
On March 20, 1941, she married Orlando Claassen of Whitewater. He preceded her in death May 21, 2004. Orlando and
Florence farmed near Whitewater for 40 years. During this time, she served at the Swiss Church in Whitewater as
youth choir director and Sunday school teacher, and she was active in the Sewing Circle. She also was active in
the Ladies Auxiliary at Berean Academy in Elbing. She was an accomplished seamstress and cook with which she served
her family and others in the community as well. In 1983, Florence and Orlando moved to Waxhaw, N.C., where they
spent 10 years doing volunteer work for Wycliffe Bible Translators. They moved back to Whitewater to spend their
last years with family.
Survivors include: nine children, Glenford and Linda Claassen of Waxhaw, N.C., Luanne and Homer Leichliter of Rochester,
Minn., Anita and Eldon Thiessen of Topeka, Arlys and Al Wiens of Munich, N.D., Darryl and Cindy Claassen of rural
Whitewater, Christine and D.J. Harms of rural Newton, Evanelle and Dan Olinger of Bel Aire, Priscilla and Sid Litke
of Port Washington, Wis., and Carol and Steve Blakeman of Sacramento, Calif.; 35 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; a stepmother; six brothers; and a grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lamb Mortuary in Whitewater.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Federated Church in Whitewater. A graveside service will be prior
to the memorial service.
A memorial has been established for JAARS, Inc., Wycliffe Bible Translators and Wheat State Manor, all in care
of the funeral home.
(Newton Kansan ~ July 28, 2006)
WHITEWATER - Claassen, Orlando M., 92, died
Friday, May 21, 2004. Service 11am Tuesday, at Swiss Church. Family visitation 7-8:30pm Monday, Lamb Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, Glenford and Darryl; daughters, Luanna, Anita, Arlys, Christine, Evanelle, Priscilla and Carol;
brothers, Henry, David, Curt, Daniel, Donald and Melvin; sister, Marie.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/22/2004.
SETH DANIEL ENSZ, day-old son of Joel and Marcia
Ensz of Whitewater, died Thursday, July 10, 1986. Service 4 p.m. Sunday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Other survivors: sister, Erika at home; grandparents, Duane and Glenda Mosiman of Benton, Arnold and Elma Ensz
of Santa Fe, N.M. Memorial has been established with Gideon International. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 12 July 1986)
Hazel Clara Entz, 91, of Whitewater, died Friday,
Aug. 13, 1993, at Wheat State Manor. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Swiss Mennonite Church, Whitewater,
with Pastor George Castillo and Pastor Arnold Entz officiating. Burial will be in the Swiss Church Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 9, 1901, at Conway Springs, to Steven and Clara Edwards. On May 22, 1927, she and Herman Entz
were married in Newton. He preceded her in death Nov. 17, 1972.
She was a homemaker and a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia.
Survivors include: son, Robert of Whitewater; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Memorials are to Back to the Bible Broadcast, Lincoln, Neb. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary has the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 16 Aug 1993 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Norman Alan Entz, 20, college student, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1992, of
injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: parents, Clifford and Vickie Entz of Peabody; brother, Gordon of El Dorado; sister, Amanda Entz of Peabody;
grandparents, Gus W. Entz of Peabody, Raymond G. and Barbara Tyler of Decatur, Ill. Memorial has been established
with Ponca (Ark.) Bible Camp. Visitation 3 to 10 p.m. today, Lamb- Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Jan 1992)
WHITEWATER -- Wilma Flaming Wohlgemuth Epp, 92, homemaker, died Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.She was born Nov. 7, 1912, to Henry D. and Agnes (Wiebe) Flaming in Lehigh. They preceded her in death.
She married Abe Wohlgemuth March 1, 1936. He preceded her in death March 1, 1977. She married Edwin Epp May 26, 1979. He preceded her in death Sept. 20, 1995.She was a member of the Swiss Church for many years before joining Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church after moving to Hillsboro.
Survivors include: four sons, Eldon Wohlgemuth and wife Jan of Whitewater, Howard Wohlgemuth and wife Carolyn of Hesston, Larry Wohlgemuth and wife Betty of Houston and Dick Wohlgemuth and wife Sue of Spring Grove, Minn.; a daughter, Kathy Wiebe and husband Larry of Whitewater; two stepsons, Norman Epp and wife Rosella of Hillsboro and Alvin Epp and wife Kay of Bradshaw, Neb.; three stepdaughters, LaVerna Quiring and husband Alden of Henderson, Neb., Evelyn Peterson and husband Dale of Clyde and Rosalie Mays and husband Roy of Enid, Okla.; a brother, Waldo Flaming and wife Hilda of Reedley, Calif.; 48 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.She also was preceded in death by: grandsons, Jeremy and Craig Wohlgemuth; a great-grandson, Noah Wohlgemuth; and granddaughter, Cheryl Quiring.
Graveside service was Saturday at Swiss Church Cemetery.Memorial service was Saturday at the Swiss Church in Whitewater with Pastors Dale Janzen, Dick Wohlgemuth and Roy Keller.Memorials have been established with the Parkview Building Fund and Swiss Church Building Fund, 216 S. Main, Whitewater, KS 67154.
Audrey G. Flory, 73, retired Faith and Life Book Store salesclerk, died
Tuesday, June 4, 1991. Service 2 p.m. today, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Ronald of Newton, Donald of Davison, Mich., David of Fayetteville, Ark.; daughters,
Gloria Cypert of California, Rebecca of Siloam Springs, Ark.; brothers, Gleason Williams of Grand Ledge, Mich.,
Garry Williams of Mobile, Ala., Harold Williams Jr. of Charlotte, Mich.; sisters, Wava Carberry of Grayling, Mich.,
Romah Carney of New Port Richey, Fla.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with Swiss Church, Wheat State Manor and Gideons International. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 1991)
ELBING - Emma Flory, 88, died Saturday (Dec.
3, 2005) at Hurst, Texas.
She was born April 24, 1917, in Mountain Lake, Minn., to George and Katie (Wiens) Regier. They preceded her in
death. She married Abraham Friesen June 28, 1945. He preceded her in death. She married Bob Flory August 9, 1992,
at the Swiss Church in Whitewater. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Bradley Friesen of Claremore, Okla., and Stanley Friesen of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter,
Myrna Sprenger of Hurst, Texas; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Swiss Church, Whitewater.
(The Newton Kansan ~ 6 Dec 2005)
NEWTON - Flory, Robert A. "Bob,"
87, retired District Sales Rep. for John Deere Implement Co., died Feb. 17, 2004. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30
p.m. Sunday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; service 10 a.m. Monday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Ronald, Donald and David; daughters, Gloria and Rebecca.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/19/2004.
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - May 5, 1986
ALFRED GRONAU, 73, of Whitewater, farmer and road maintainer, died Saturday, May 3, 1986. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Margaret; sons, Gene of Newton, Tony of Wichita; daughter, Sharon Tolle of Derby; brothers, Henry
of Newton, Joe of Whitewater; sister, Elizabeth Padgett of Florence; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with the American Heart Association and the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan. Lamb Mortuary.
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - February 20, 1993
Gronau, Margaret A., 78, homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Eugene of Whitewater, Tony of Wichita; daughter, Sharon Wright of Cedar Vale; brothers, Paul Rutschman,
Beryl Laswell, both of Newton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Whitewater
Volunteer Fire Department. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - October 9, 1995
Harder, Herbert H., 85, farmer, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Mary Ann; son, Carroll of Newton; stepsons, David Anders of Kansas City, Kan., Daniel Anders of
Gunnison, Colo.; daughters, Rogene House of Omaha, Joyce Mayfield of Oklahoma City; stepdaughters, Naomi Ford of
Galva, Lydia Schlundt of Vestal, N.Y.; brothers, Gus of Benton, Walter of Newton, Gerhard of Whitewater, Arthur
of Olathe, Harold of El Dorado; sisters, Martha Dyck of Normal, Ill., Ann Claassen, Elsie Regier, both of Newton,
Esther Wiebe of Whitewater, Ella Harnly of Manheim, Penn.; six grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
five stepgreat- grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Child Evangelism Fellowship of Kansas and Mexican
Mission Ministries, Inc. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
Jacob S. "Jake" Hiebert, 91, of Whitewater
died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at
the Swiss Church in Whitewater, with Pastors Dale Janzen and Arnold Ensz presiding. Burial will be in Swiss Church
Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Bob Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater.
The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He was born Dec. 9, 1912, near Lehigh, Kan., the son of Jacob C. and Susanna Goossen Hiebert.
On April 14, 1937, he married Mary Schmidt at Tabor Mennonite Church in Goessel, Kan. She survives of the home.
He lived on a farm south of Whitewater from 1944 to 1961, then moved into the city of Whitewater, where he lived
until his death. He was a retired farmer and builder and was a member of the Swiss Church of Whitewater, where
he served as a trustee for mnay years.
Other survivors, in addition to his wife, are a son, Willard Hiebert of Moorhead, Minn.; a daughter, Gladys Walling
of Winifred, Mont.; a sister, Edna Hiebert of Newton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter.
Memorials in his memory have been established with Ponca Bible Camp or Hospice Care of Kansas.
Bob Lamb Funeral Home of Whitewater is in charge of the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 14 Feb 2004 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Jeannette Isaac, 83, of Whitewater, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Services were 10 a.m. today at the
Swiss Church in Whitewater with Pastors Dale Jansen and Arnold Ensz officiating. Burial followed in Swiss Cemetery.
(El Dorado Times ~ 19 Oct 2004 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
KRAHN,
MARCIA LEANN (BUSENITZ)
Krahn, Marcia Leann (Busenitz), 36, HCA Wesley Medical Center registered nurse, died
Saturday, June 6, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Evangelical Free Church, Wichita.
Survivors: husband, Steve; sons, Matthew, Jordon, daughter, Allison, all at home; parents, Art and Carolyn Busenitz
of Benton; brothers, Jerome Busenitz of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dwight Busenitz of Whitewater, Tom Busenitz of Benton;
sisters, Cathy DeForest of Florence, Susan Carp, Jeanette Marcy, both of Wichita. Memorial has been established
with First Evangelical Free Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 1992)
Evelyn Ruth Langenegger, 99, of Fresno, Calif., and former longtime Whitewater
area resident, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Swiss Church in Whitewater. Burial
will follow in the Swiss Church Cemetery. Pastors Dale Janzen and Arnold Ensz will officiate. Visitation will be
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.
She was born Sept. 21, 1904, on a farm 1/2 mile northeast of Whitewater, the daughter of David Henry and Elise
Zuercher Rutschman. She attended Whitewater schools and graduated from Whitewater High School. She attended Bethel
College in North Newton for three years and then taught school for three years. On May 14, 1931, on a farm near
Elbing, she married Fred E. Langenegger, Sr. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2000. She was a member of the
Swiss Church of Whitewater. She was a retired homemaker.
Survivors include: sons, David Langenegger of Rogers, Ark., and Fred E. Langenegger, Jr. of Newton; daughters,
Orrine Brandt of Searcy, Ark., Evelyn Thiessen and Elizabeth Rempel, both of Fresno, Calif.; brother, Laverne Rutschman
of Newton; sisters, Jeannette Isaac of Whitewater; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with the Swiss Church building fund or Gideons International.
Bob Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater has the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 12 Nov 2003 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Langenegger, Frances Margaret, 93, homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Swiss Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Stephen; daughter, Edith Spinden of Burns; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three
stepgreat-grandchildren; seven stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Our Daily Bread,
Grand Rapids, Mich. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 August 2000)
Langenegger, Stephen, 94, farmer and stockman,
died Sunday, July 8, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: daughter, Edith Spinden of Burns; sister, Floreine Stangle of Wichita; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren;
three stepgreat-grandc hildren; seven stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Swiss Church Building
Fund. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 July 2001)
ARBIE LANGLEY, 90, of Whitewater, retired automobile mechanic, died Saturday, May 3, 1986. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Ida; sons, Roger of Seattle, Russell of Louisville, Ky.; daughters, Lucille McGonagle of Denver,
Marjorie Copeland of Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Fred of Tuscumbia, Ala., Ben F. of Leavenworth, Owen S. of Dearborn,
Mich.; sisters, Edna States of Wyandott, Mich., Agnes McCaig of Detroit; nine grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan. Lamb Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 May 1986)
Ida E. Langley, 90, homemaker, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Russell of Lincoln, Neb., Roger of Athens, Ala.; daughter, Lucille McGonagle of Denver; nine grandchildren;
three great- grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Gideons International and Wheat State Manor Nursing
Home. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Sept 1991)
Roth, Della Hattie, 99, homemaker died Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998. Service
2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Wilbur of Whitewater, Dean of Woodstock, N.H., Lynn of Wamego, Alan of Overland Park; daughter,
Lois Clinesmith of Whitewater; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials
have been established with Wheat State Manor and Swiss Church. Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Sept 1998)
Roth, Pauline, 72, homemaker, died Thursday, May 27, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: husband, Vernon; sons, John of Telluride, Colo., Dale of Boulder City, Nev., David of Whitewater; daughters,
Judy Schellenberg of Dallas, Ore., Debra Fouts of Denver; brother, Ralph Abbott of Canby, Ore.; sister, Elizabeth
Johnson of Beloit; three grandchildren; one great- grandchild; two stepgrandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Child Evangelism Fellowship and Hospice Inc., Wichita. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 May 1993)
Roth, Wilbur Kenneth, 80, retired farmer and stockman, died Sunday, July
14, 2002. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home; service 2 p.m. Friday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy Jean; son, Kenneth of Van Nuys, Calif.; daughters, Linda Claassen of Waxhaw, N.C., Susan
Ritta of Central City, Neb.; brothers, Dean of Woodstock, N.H., Lynn of Wamego, Alan of Overland Park; sister,
Lois Clinesmith of Whitewater; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Swiss Church
Building Fund and WYCLIFFE Ministries.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 2002)
Roth, Willie, 104, retired farmer, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Whitewater
Swiss Church.
Survivors: wife, Della; sons, Wilbur of Whitewater, M. Dean of Woodstock, N.H., Lynn of Wamego, Alan of Overland
Park; daughter, Lois Clinesmith of Whitewater; sisters, Dorothea Stark of Salem, Ore., Anne Jose of Fort Worth;
17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Wheat
State Manor. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 May 1997)
NEWTON - Harriet Rutschman, 82, died Sept.
7, 2006, after a long illness with multiple system atrophy.
She was born Aug. 9, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Luella Dupre Fischbach. A resident of Newton,
she was a retired Mennonite Mission worker and teacher.
She married Laverne Rutschman. He survives.
Other survivors include: four sons, David, Robert, Tom and Richard; a daughter, Ruth Rutschman Holliday; 17 grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, John Fischbach; a sister, Mary Lou Klinger; and a granddaughter.
Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Swiss Mennonite Church Cemetery, near Whitewater. Memorial service
will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Shalom Mennonite Church, Newton. The family will greet friends from 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday at Petersen's Funeral Home, Newton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Mennonite Mission Network, Shalom Mennonite Church or Harry Hynes
Memorial Hospice, all in care of the funeral home.
(Hutchinson News ~ 9 Sept 2006)
Schirmer, Ben C., 88, farmer and stockman, died Friday, July 10, 1998.
Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Mennonite Church, Halstead.
Survivors: brother, Wesley Lantz of Kansas City, Mo.; six nephews; two nieces. Memorial has been established with
First Mennonite Church, Halstead. Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 July 1998)
Frieda E. Schirmer, 82, retired teacher and librarian, died Sunday, June
22, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Mennonite Church, Halstead.
Survivor: brother, Ben C. Schirmer of Burrton. Memorial has been established with First Mennonite Church, Halstead.
Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 June 1986)
WHITEWATER - Stuart, Myrtle Vivian Wood, 86,
retired Christian Book Store owner and homemaker, died Feb. 13, 2004. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday;
service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, John Ashley and Elias G.; daughters, Mary Ann, Esther Joy, Rebekah Hope and Rachel Grace.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/16/2004 - 2/19/2004
WHITEWATER - Stucky, Marie H., 92, died April
28, 2005. Visitation with family 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Lamb Funeral Home; service 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Swiss
Church.
Survivors: son, Tim; daughters, Karen and Marlis; brothers, Henry, Melvin, David, Curt, Donald and Daniel; 9 grandchildren;
4 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/30/2005.
Stucky, Roy, 78, retired farmer, died Thursday, April 20, 2000. Visitation with family 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. today, Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Marie; son, Tim of Newton; daughters, Karen Patterson of Salina, Marlis Ortman of Overland Park;
sister, Viola Pankratz of Newton; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with
Berean Academy and Swiss Church Building Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 April 2000)
Tilson, Melvin J., 68, retired Mr. Steak Restaurant owner, died Monday,
Oct. 5, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Vera; sons, Terry of Elbing, Jerry of Whitewater; daughter, Judy Frieze of Chapman; brother, Lemuel
of Mar-Lin, Pa.; 10 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Whitewater Fire Department and Berean Academy,
Elbing. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Oct 1992)
WHITEWATER - Boyd M. White, 78, of Whitewater
died Thursday (March 23, 2006) at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.
He was born Aug. 16, 1927, in Allen, Neb., to Floyd A. White and Ardith Carol Caulk.
He married Betty J. Saxon March 6, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minn. He was a devoted and faithful husband, father and
grandfather. His wife, Betty, survives of the home.
He served the Lord in ministry throughout his life. He was a soldier for the Lord and taught many Bible classes,
worked with varied youth groups and pioneered the first AWANA groups and puppet ministries in the state of Kansas.
He had an evangelist heart and worked with Youth Camp Ministries and troubled youth throughout his life.
He was raised on a farm and loved working on them. He enjoyed gardening and was said to have "a preacher's
heart and farmer's blood."
His grandchildren will remember the "wisdom walks" they took with him as they were growing up.
He was an Army veteran.
In addition to his wife, other survivors include: daughter, Christine Flora and husband Ed of Sedgwick; sons Mark
D. White of Stover, Mo., and Jeffrey M. White of Kansas City, Kan.; sisters, Dorothy Bohler of Monument, Colo.,
and Helen Gould of Marlinsberg, Neb.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Bible Church. Dr. Robert Kleinschmidt of Calvary Bible Church in
Wichita will officiate. Burial will be in Swiss Church Cemetery in rural Whitewater.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. Family will greet friends from 5
to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established with Source of Light in care of the funeral home.
(Newton Kansan ~ 25 March 2006)
Craig Allen Wohlgemuth, 30, Resnik Motors Inc.
parts manager, died Wednesday, March 7, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Tammy; parents, Eldon and Jan, brother, Kevin, all of Whitewater; grandmother, Telsa Diller of
Bluffton, Ohio; stepgrandparents, Ed and Wilma Epp of Hillsboro. Memorials have been established with Swiss Church
Building Fund and AWANA youth group. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 March 1990)
WHITEWATER - Eldon Wohlgemuth, 69, of Whitewater
died Saturday (Nov. 25, 2006) at his home in Whitewater.
He had been a computer operator at Emprise Bank in Wichita.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swiss Church in Whitewater. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the Swiss Cemetery in Whitewater. Pastor Dale Janzen will officiate.
Memorials may be made to the Swiss Church Building Fund or Grace University Scholarship Fund. Lamb Funeral Home
in Whitewater is in charge of arrangements.
He was born March 3, 1937, in Whitewater to Abe and Wilma (Flaming) Wohlgemuth. He is a high school graduate.
On Aug. 28, 1958, he married Jan Diller in Ohio.
He was a member of Swiss Church in Whitewater.
Survivors include: wife, Jan of the home; son, Kevin Wohlgemuth of Peoria, Ariz.; brothers, Howard Wohlgemuth of
Hesston, Larry Wohlgemuth of Houston and Dick Wohlgemuth of Spring Grove, Minn.; sister, Kathy Wiebe of Whitewater;
and five grandchildren.
(Newton Kansan ~ 28 Nov 2006)
WHITEWATER - Epp, Wilma Flaming Wohlgemuth,
92, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Visitation with family 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Lamb Funeral Home; graveside
service 1 p.m. Saturday, Swiss Cemetery; memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Eldon, Howard, Larry, Dick; daughter, Kathy.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/22/2005.
AGNES WUTHRICH, 71, of Whitewater, missionary, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1988. Service 2 p.m. today,
Swiss Church.
Survivors: brothers, Gus W. and Herbert H. Harder, both of Benton, Walter E. Harder of Newton, Gerhard Harder of
Whitewater, Arthur of Olathe, Harold of Cassoday; sisters, Martha Dyck of Normal, Ill., Ann Claassen of North Newton,
Esther Wiebe of Whitewater, Elsie Regier of Newton, Ella Harnly of Manheim, Pa. Memorial has been established with
Big Branch Chapel Church, Hindman, Ky. Lamb-Nutter.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Oct 1988)
Wuthrich, Susan H., 86, homemaker, died Monday, April 27, 1992. Service
10 a.m. today, Swiss Church.
Survivors: daughters, Norma Jean Zuercher of Whitewater, Arlene Marie McCarley of Olathe, Sue Ann Warkentin of
Lincoln, Neb.; sister, Mary Whitson of Whitewater; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been
established with Back to the Bible Broadcast Missions Program and Wheat State Manor Nursing Home. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 April 1992)
Zuercher, Ellen L., 82, retired legal secretary, died Saturday, Feb. 20,
1999. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Survivors: niece, Judy Dane of Attica; nephew, Jon Zuercher of Kingsdown. Memorial has been established with the
Swiss Church, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Feb 1999)
Zuercher, Emma F., 100, homemaker, died Saturday, March 23, 1996. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Dwight of Rockford, Ill., Floyd of Elbing; daughter, Marjorie of Benton; brothers, Fred Langenegger
of Whitewater, Steve Langeneg ger of Burns; sister, Floreine Stangle of Wichita; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren.
Memo- rials have been established with Back to the Bible Broadcast and Gospel Missionary Union. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 March 1996)
Eugene E. Zuercher, 63, farmer, died Friday,
Sept. 14, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Swiss Church Cemetery, rural Whitewater.
Survivors: sisters, Ellen Zuercher of Harper, Wilma Zuercher of Newton. Memorials have been established with Giddeons
International and Swiss Church of Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Sept 1990)
Zuercher, Leslie, 72, farmer and stockman, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1992.
Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Elsie; sons, Ron of Smithville, Mo., Raymond of Olathe; daughter, Lynda Lambert of Wichita; brothers,
Dwight of Crystal Lake, Ill., J. Floyd of Elbing; sister, Marjorie Zuercher of Benton; eight grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with Gideon International and Gospel Missionary Union, 10000 N. Oak Traffic Way, Kansas City,
Mo. 64155. Lamb- Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Aug 1992)
WHITEWATER - Zuercher, Norma Jean, 72, retired
homemaker, died Feb. 18, 2004. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home; service 2
p.m. Sunday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: husband, Elwood; sons, Stan, Loren, Norman; daughter, Sandra; sisters, Arlene and SueAnn; 14 grandchildren;
5 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/20/2004.
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