Cemetery Index

Services for Elizabeth Bahnmaier, 94, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lecompton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don R. Flanner officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Miss Bahnmaier died today, Jan. 8, 1992, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 10, 1897, at Lecompton, the daughter of George Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Neis Bahnmaier.

Miss Bahnmaier grew up in Lecompton and attended Douglas County schools. She also attended the Bonebrake Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. She had worked as a cook at the Kansas Union, Theta Tau fraternity and the Varsity House, all at Kansas University.

She was a member of the Big Springs United Methodist Church, a life member of the Lecompton Historical Society and a member of several quilting groups in Lawrence.

Survivors include a sister, Ester Matney, Morris, Ill.

The family suggests memorials to the Lecompton Historical Society in care of Rumsey Funeral Home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the funeral home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 8 Jan 1992)

Topeka — Services for Verna C. Bahnmaier, 93, Topeka, will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, Topeka. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Bahnmaier died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at United Methodist Home, Topeka.

She was born Oct. 4, 1908, in Kansas City, Kan.

Mrs. Bahnmaier lived most of her adult life on the family farm southwest of Lecompton before moving to Topeka. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Stull United Methodist Church.

She married Andrew Bahnmaier on May 20, 1931. He died Aug. 17, 1968.

Survivors include a daughter, Leah Mae Shaw, Silver Lake; a son, John Bahnmaier, Gladstone, Mo.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call after 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive them from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer's Assn., in care of Maynard Cox, 7220 S.W. Asbury Drive, Topeka 66614 or the Stull United Methodist Church in care of Mr. Howard Hildenbrand, 349 N. 1700 Road, Lecompton 66050.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 19 Aug 2002)

LAWRENCE --- Marion Lavon "Bub" Baugher, 63, Lawrence, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Lawrence.

Mr. Baugher worked in construction for most of his life.

He was born Sept. 1, 1939, in Lecompton, the son of Sheldon and Evelyn McMillen Baugher. He was raised in Lecompton and graduated from Lecompton High School.

He married J. Elaine Kay. They divorced.

Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Baugher, Lecompton; two sons, Terry Baugher, Eudora, and Loren Baugher, Lawrence; a brother, Larry Lee, Lecompton; a sister, Gloria Ward, McLouth; and a granddaughter.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stull Cemetery. Mr. Baugher will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Way and sent in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, 66044.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 21 Dec 2002)

Services for Walter L. Bell, 78, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home with military honors by Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 of the American Legion. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Bell died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born July 3, 1925, in Ottawa, the son of Albert Loren Bell and Frances Opal Wilkens.

A graduate of Ottawa High School, Mr. Bell served as a Merchant Marine during World War II and in the Army during the Korean War. He then worked for Mobile Oil Co. and Snap-On Tools. He moved to Lawrence in 1961 and worked in the pharmacy department at Kansas University for 20 years before he retired in 1987.

Mr. Bell was a member of Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 of the American Legion and Alford-Clarke Post No. 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He married Ruth Marie Well on Jan. 30, 1959, in Quitman, Miss. She survives, of the home.

Other survivors include a son, John J. Richardson, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to Christ Community Church, sent in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.
(Lawrence Journal World ~ 29 Nov 2003)

Services for Mina Ann Bidinger, 56, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Davidson Chapel in Topeka, with the Rev. Mark L. Deeter officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Bidinger died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1995, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 3, 1938, in Carbondale, the daughter of Marshall P. and Bertha J. Beyless Redmond. She lived in Topeka until moving to Lawrence in 1960. She attended Highland Park High School. She was employed for 18 years by the Lewis Veterinarian Clinic in Lawrence.

She married Leo J. Bidinger, Sept. 2, 1955, in Topeka. He survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Lea Ann Cooper, Lawrence; two sons, Leon J., Perry, and Joe C., Ben Salem, Pa.; three sisters, Eileen Best and Jean Berry, both of Topeka, and Bernice Reavis, Del Rio, Tex.; and six grandchildren.

Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday, at Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka, where the family will meet with friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1314 SW Arrowhead, Topeka 66604, or to the Grace Baptist Church, 1110 NE Mich., Topeka 66616.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 12 Jan 1995)

Esther A. Boehringer, 81, retired minister's wife, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 1986. Services, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Petersen Funeral Home, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Stull (Kan.) Cemetery.

Survivors: sons, Larry of Wichita, Roland of Plaquemine, La.; daughters, Joyce Ewert of Geneseo, Ill.; Arlene Miller of North Platte, Neb.; brother, Eran Bergert of Rochester, Minn.; sister, Irma Bergert of Newton; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Friendly Acres Care Home, Newton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Sep 1986)

Services for Daisy B. Bowen, 85, Topeka, were to be this morning at Tibbetts-Griffin Funeral Chapel in Topeka with the Rev. Bill Stark officiating. Burial was to be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Bowen died Friday at a Topeka nursing home.

She was born Aug. 22, 1904, near Richland. She lived and worked in Richland through World War II and worked as a proofreader for Kansas Color Press in Lawrence until her retirement in 1974.

She married Roy S. Bowen on Dec. 31, 1922, in Lawrence. He died in 1939.

Survivors include a son, Bobby R. Bowen, Berryton; a daughter, Beverly K. Nicholson, Wakarusa; a sister, Bessie Montfoort, Overbrook; four grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Assn., Kansas Affiliation, 5375 S.W. Seventh St., Topeka, 66606.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 22 Jan 1990)

Services for Samuel Archie Confer, 100, Lecompton, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home, Lawrence. Burial will follow in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Confer died Monday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka.

He was born June 8, 1890, at Richmond, Mo. He later lived in Clay, Riley and Douglas counties in Kansas.

Mr. Confer worked as a farmer, for a railroad, the Kansas Highway Department and Commonwealth Theatres. He retired in 1987.

A veteran of World War I, he once belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.

On Sept. 24, 1919, in Clay Center, he married Marie Eppler. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Walter, Clay Center, and Melvin, Big Springs; a daughter, Carol McCune, Lawrence; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorials to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assn., sent in care of the funeral home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 17 July 1990)

Services are pending for Mabel Sophia Damm, 87, at Rumsey Funeral Home.

She was a longtime resident of the Big Springs and Stull communities, but most recently had been living in Tecumseh with her daughter.

Mrs. Damm died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1992, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include two daughters, Norma Lynch, Tecumseh, and Betty Carothers, Carbondale; and a son, Charles Damm, Marysville, Calif.
Lawrence Journal-World ~ 31 Aug 1992)

DEISTER, GLADYS

STRONG Stull /STRONG -- Inurnment services for Gladys Deister, 93, Griffin, Ga., will be held at 11 a.m. today at Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Deister died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at Spalding Regional Hospital, Griffin, Ga.

She was born Oct. 27, 1905, in Meadville, Mo., the daughter of Henry and Nina Wilmonth Lay Deister.

Survivors include a son, Gerald Bailey, Griffin, Ga.; two brothers, Arnold Lay, Colorado, and Carl Lay, Kansas; a sister, Bergie Toner, Missouri; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 15 May 1999)

Services for Edwin Peter Hildenbrand, 91, Lecompton, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Hildenbrand died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993, at a Topeka nursing home.

He was born Jan. 29, 1902, near Stull, the son of George John and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Neis Hildenbrand. He graduated from Deer Creek Grade School and attended Lawrence Business College.

Mr. Hildenbrand was a farmer and stockman near Stull.

He was a member and elder of Stull Church of Christ and a member of the Lecompton Historical Society. He also was sexton of Stull Cemetery for many years.

He married Rosa L. Roller on Oct. 22, 1924, near Stull. She died March 31, 1987.

Survivors include a daughter, Margie Hildenbrand, Lecompton; and two sisters, Dorothy Moss, Topeka, and Naomi Nelson-Adair, South Bend, Ind.

Friends may call after 8 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn. and sent in care of the funeral home, 1321 S.W. 10th, Topeka, 66604.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 15 Nov 1993)

Services for Wilbur M. Hildenbrand, 82, rural Tecumseh, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kent M. Melcher officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Hildenbrand died Friday at a Topeka hospital after a long illness.

He was born Nov. 8, 1907, in a farm home south of Big Springs. His family moved to Lecompton in 1912, and he graduated from Lecompton High School. He lived in the Shawnee Heights Community for the past 30 years.

Mr. Hildenbrand was a member of the United Brethren Church and a life member of Lane University Museum, both in Lecompton. He was a member of three senior citizens groups: the Sunshiners of Shawnee Heights, Golden Times of Berryton and Goldenrods of Lecompton.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 3 March 1990)

OSKALOOSA --- Clifford W. Houk, 79, Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003, at a Lawrence hospital after an extended illness.

He was born Dec. 12, 1923, on the family farm at Stull, the son of George and Emma Walter Houk. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1941 and had lived in Oskaloosa since 1972.

Mr. Houk was a dairy farmer in the family dairy, where was a co-owner and operator of the CAJ Dairy, southeast of Oskaloosa since 1972.

Mr. Houk was a member of Oskaloosa United Methodist Church. He served as mayor of Oskaloosa and as a former Jefferson County commissioner. He also served on the board of directors for Mutual Savings Association and the Extension Council for both Douglas and Jefferson counties.

Mr. Houk was a former community leader for the Stull Busy Beavers Club in Douglas County and the Jolly Juniors 4-H Club in Jefferson County.

He married Phyllis Irene Forrester on June 4, 1944, at Stull. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, John Houk, Oskaloosa; a daughter, Mary Smith, Topeka; a brother, Ralph Houk, Winter Haven, Fla.; a sister, Hazel Wise, Raytown, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Mr. Houk was preceded in death by two sons, Allen Jay Houk, on Aug. 17, 2003, and Steven Houk, who died in infancy, and two brothers, Harold Houk and Russell Houk.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Oskaloosa United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County 4-H Foundation Scholarship Fund and sent in care of Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, 66066.
(Topeka Capital-Journal ~ 18 Sept 2003)

Services for Oscar Kropf, 85, Berryton, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Clinton Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Kropf died today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born Nov. 29, 1904, at Stull. He attended Mound Elementary School in rural Douglas County and Strickler's Business College in Topeka. He worked as a farmer and stockman until his retirement in the mid-1970s.

Mr. Kropf was a member of Watson Grange and Clinton Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder for many years.

Survivors include a sister, Laura M. Kennedy, Berryton.

Friends may call from noon until 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Rumsey Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Clinton Presbyterian Church in care of the funeral home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 9 Nov 1990)

Services for Patricia Ann "Pat" Lusk, 52, Texhoma, Tex., will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Texhoma, Okla., with the Rev. Charles Byer officiating. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Stull, Kan.

Mrs. Lusk died Saturday, June 15, 1996, at Memorial Hospice in Dumas, Tex.

She was born July 13, 1943, in Wellington, Tex., the daughter of Arlene Durham. She was a former resident of Lawrence and was employed as title clerk for Texas County Chrysler in Guymon.

She was married to Richard Steven Lusk on Nov. 16, 1962, in Amarillo, Tex. He survives of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Tracy Perkins and Tina Meyer, both of Texhoma; a son, Steven Lusk, Guymon; two sisters, Tanya Herald, New Milford, Conn., and Jan Durham, Dallas; a brother, Adrian Pendergrass, San Antonio; and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lori Jane Lusk.

The family suggests memorials to the Pat Lusk Hospital Fund at the First National Bank of Texhoma or to the Memorial Hospice of Dumas.

The Dawson-Welch Funeral Home in Texhoma, Okla., is in charge of the arrangements.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 17 June 1996

STRONG Texhoma, Okla. /STRONG -- Services for Richard Steven Lusk, 59, Texhoma, Tex., will be 10 a.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Texhoma, Okla. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Stull Cemetery, Stull, Kan.

Mr. Lusk died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at his home.

He was born Jan. 21, 1942, in Lawrence, the son of Hubert and Caroline (Bowen) Lusk. He graduated from school in Berryton, Kan.

He was a heavy equipment operator for Texas County Precinct 3. He did farming and electrical work. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

He married Patricia Ann Pendergrass Nov. 16, 1962. She died in 1996. He married Sue (Grabeal) Smalts June 21, 1997. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Tracy D'Ann Perkins and Tina Meyer, both of Texhoma, Tex.; a son, Steven, Pampa, Tex.; a stepdaughter, Shawna Schramm, Texhoma, Tex.; two stepsons, Kam Smalts, Hammon, Okla., and Lane Smalts, Eufaula, Okla.; a sister, Caroline Lauhoff, Amarillo, Tex.; nine grandchildren and eight stepgrandchildren.

A daughter, Lori, died earlier.

Dawson-Welch Funeral Home, Texhoma, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 29 June 2001)

Services for Dorothy Elizabeth Moss, 97, Topeka, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

She died Wednesday, March 23, 1994, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born Oct. 2, 1896, at Stull, the daughter of George and Minnie Neis Hildenbrand.

She lived most of her life in the Shawnee Heights area.

She graduated from Lawrence's Liberty Memorial High School and attended Kansas State Normal School in Manhattan.

She was a charter member of Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church and had been a member of United Methodist Women for 80 years.

She taught children's Sunday School classes for many years and was a graduate of the Flo Menninger Bible Class.

She married George C. Moss Oct. 15, 1918, at Stull. He died Oct. 1, 1982. A daughter, Georgine Bigos, and an infant son also preceded her in death.

Survivors include a daughter, Esther Wulfkuhle, Lecompton; a sister, Naomi Nelson, Adair; four granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.

Friends may call today at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church, 6020 S. E. 44th St., Tecumseh 66542.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 25 March 1994)

Services for Minnie Myers, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Myers died Thursday, May 27, 1999, in rural Lawrence.

She was born June 29, 1908, in Arkansas City, the daughter of Dennis B. Delgadillo and Mary (Caduge) Delgadillo. She moved to the Lawrence area in 1934 from Mayetta.

She was a member of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Holton, and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Lecompton. She was also a member of the Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Indian Tribe, Mayetta.

She married Claude L. Myers. He died in 1981.

Survivors include a son, Claude L. Myers, Jr., Topeka; four daughters, Mary Rose Manis, Topeka, Regina Andrew, Lawrence, Claudette Oldham, Lecompton, and Katherine Flood, Mt. Morris, Mich.; a brother, Anthony Delg, Topeka; a sister, Virginia Jacobson, Mayetta; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by a son, Jerome Myers in 1935.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.

The family suggests memorials to the Ottawa Branch of Midland Hospice, and they may be sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home and Crematory.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 28 May 1999)

Memorial services for Amelia Mary Nichols, 98, Lecompton, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with the Rev. Paul Iwig officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Nichols died today at Heritage Manor in Lawrence. She was born March 18, 1892, near Stull. She was a lifelong resident of the Stull area.

She was married to Charles Thomas Nichols on Jan. 12, 1927, in Stull. He died in 1953.

Survivors include a son, Clifford C., Lecompton; a brother, Ernest Wulfkuhle, Lawrence; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

The family will receive friends after the service.

The family suggests memorials to the Stull United Methodist Church, in care of the mortuary.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 7 Nov 1990)

Services are pending for Raymond Thomas Nichols, 72, rural Lawrence, who died Friday, April 22, 1994, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Rumsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 23 April 1994)

Services for Beulah O'Connor, 90, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary with the Rev. Alton Pope officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. O'Connor died Sunday, May 23, 1993, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born Dec. 6, 1902, in Nebraska, to George and Jessie Shaw Armstrong. She had lived in the Stull area for many years before moving to Lawrence.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Lawrence.

She married Jess M. O'Connor on June 13, 1919, in Lyndon. He died Aug. 12, 1969.

Survivors include two sons, Everett M. O'Connor, Rogers, Ark., and Glen F. O'Connor, Berryton; a sister, Ruth Albers, Wichita; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Friends may call until 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.

The family suggests memorials to the Central United Methodist Church or the Good Samaritan Fund at Presbyterian Manor and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 26 May 1993)

RICHARDSON, MARY INEZ

Lyndon — Services for Mary Inez Richardson, 92, Melvern, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Richardson died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at Newman Hospital, Emporia.

She was born June 22, 1910, in Hugoton, the daughter of Stephen S. and Emma E. (Fitzgerald) Holloway. She was raised in Big Springs and moved in 1934 to rural Melvern, where she lived until she moved to Melvern in 1982.

Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker. She wrote the Melvern News for the Osage County newspaper for several years. She was a member of Melvern United Methodist Church.

She married Marvin Richardson on July 16, 1927, in Olathe. He died December 25, 1985.

Survivors include two sons, Gaylord, Overbrook, and Dale, Carthage, Mo.; four daughters, Betty Bumgardner, Platteville, Wis., Addie Hoffsommer, Overbrook, Lois Maine, Olivet, and Cheryl Valliquette, Seligman, Mo.; 27 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

A son, Thayer, and a daughter, Evelyn, died earlier.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

The family suggests memorials to the church or an organization of the donor's choice, sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 160, Lyndon 66451.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 30 Aug 2002)

Services for Dick D. "Sandy" Sanders, 60, of rural Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Chapel. Burial with American Legion honors will be at Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Sanders died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, at his home after an extended illness.

He was born Feb. 11, 1944, in Leavenworth, the son of Walter and Lena Blanchard Sanders. He had lived in Lawrence for 16 years.

Mr. Sanders had worked as an equipment manager for CAS Construction Co. since 1992. He formerly worked for Martin Tractor Co. and for W.A. Dunbar and Sons.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the American Legion Bicentennial Post No. 225 in Ozawkie. He also was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 309 in Lawrence. He was active in the Eagles Golf Assn.

Mr. Sanders was a graduate of Independence (Kan.) High School and attended Pittsburg State University.

He married Bertha Sawyers on July 20, 1984, in Miami, Okla. She survives, of the home.

Other survivors include his mother, Independence, Kan.; two daughters, Christy Stegman, Topeka, and Deborah Sanders, Champaign, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Shelley Wolfhope, Austin, Texas; two stepsons, Greg Woelk, Topeka, and Mark Woelk, Lawrence; two sisters, Mary Passauer and Judy Quigley, both of Independence; and five grandchildren.

A daughter, Marsha Sanders, died earlier.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.

The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, sent in care of the chapel.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 23 Aug 2004)

Services for Elmer D. Schneider, 77, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with the Rev. James Rodgers officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery, Stull.

Mr. Schneider died Friday, Sept. 18, 1992, after a long illness.

He was born Jan. 31, 1915, in Richland, the son of Valentine and Pearl Thatcher Schneider. He attended school in Topeka and lived a few years in Pineville, Ark. He spent most of his life in the Stull and Lawrence areas.

Mr. Schneider worked for the Kansas Turnpike Authority for 16 years before retiring in 1980. He owned the El Navajo Auto Court, service station and grocery store for a number of years. He also managed several service stations in Lawrence.

He was an active member of the Aerie No. 309 Fraternal Order of Eagles for 26 years, serving as trustee for 12 years. He also was a member of Stull United Methodist Church, Retired Eagles Activity Club and the Elk's Lodge of Ottawa.

He married Pearl Houk on Oct. 6, 1940. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Elmer of Topeka; two daughters, DeAnn Rahmeier and Deneise Schneider, both of Lawrence; a sister, Sevilla McDermed of Topeka; a brother, Carl of Tecumseh; eight grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and one great-grandchild.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice Care of Douglas County or the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn.

The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the mortuary.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 19 Sept 1992)

Services for William Roy Schulz, 85, New York, N.Y., are pending at Rumsey Funeral Home.

Mr. Shulz died Monday, Nov. 18, 1991, at his home in New York. He was born Feb. 7, 1906, in Lawrence.

He worked as the office manager for Lone Star Cement Co. before he retired.

Survivors include a nephew, Howard Hildenbrand, Lecompton; and a niece, Lois Condley, Topeka.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 18 Nov 1991)

STRONG Lyndon /STRONG -- Services for Paul Edwin Schwemmer, 83, Lyndon, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Lyndon United Methodist Church, Lyndon. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery, Stull.

Mr. Schwemmer died Monday, March 20, 2000, at his home.

He was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Topeka, the son of David and Anna Schwemmer. He moved to Lyndon in 1969 from Stull.

Mr. Schwemmer served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Lyndon United Methodist Church.

He married Wilma Wulfkuhle on April 16, 1942, in Stull. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include a daughter, Joyce Pierce, Lyndon; two sisters, Bertha McFarland, Boerne, Tex., and Molly Morgan, Sun City, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

A daughter, Cynda Kay Schwemmer, died August 20, 1982.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon, where the family will receive them from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The family suggests memorials to the Lyndon United Methodist Church, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 160, Lyndon 66451.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 21 March 2000)

Services for Alma M. Walter, 91, rural Lecompton, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stull Cemetery in Stull.

Mrs. Walter died today, May 15, 1992, at the Woodlands Health Center in Topeka.

She was born Nov. 29, 1900, in rural Linwood, the daughter of Fredrick Torneden and Caroline Kampschroeder.

She grew up in Linwood and attended schools there. She also attended the Lawrence Business College.

Mrs. Walter trained and worked at McConnell Hospital in Lawrence, which was located at the northeast corner of Eighth and New Hampshire. She also worked in Kansas City, Mo., and Topeka. She worked at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., for 10 years.

She moved to Warsaw, Mo., in 1956 and worked with her husband in real estate development. They owned and operated a candle shop, wrought iron shop and White Branch water system in Warsaw. She retired in 1984.

She was a member of the Big Springs United Methodist Church.

She married Madison C. Walter on March 4, 1931, in Paola. He died July 6, 1986.

Survivors include a son, Melvin M. Walter, Big Springs; two brothers, Albert Torneden, Lawrence, and Arnold Torneden, rural Tonganoxie; a sister, Lillian Gantz, Lawrence; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until the service time Monday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 15 May 1992)

Services for Charles A. Walter, 75, Oskaloosa, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with the Rev. James Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Walter died Friday, Sept. 27, 1991, in a farm accident.

He was born Oct. 29, 1915 in Douglas County, the son of August Albert Walter and Anna Elizebeth Nichols.

A farmer and stockman, Mr. Walter grew up in the Stull community and attended Mound School. He moved to rural Oskaloosa in 1980 and was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Stull.

He married Ella Mae Casey on Sept. 15, 1949 in Stull. She died June 27, 1981.

Survivors include a son, August C. Walter, Perry; a daughter, Charlene Norman, Oskaloosa; a sister, Leatha Worthington, Lecompton; and four grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 29 Sept 1991)

Services for Arthur E. Wulfkuhle, 95, Topeka, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stull United Methodist Church. Private burial services will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Wulfkuhle died Sunday, April 23, 1995, at a Topeka care home.

He was born May 19, 1899, in Stull, the son of William and Mary Buchheim Wulfkuhle. He farmed in the Stull area all of his life and was active in the Stull community. He was a member of Stull United Methodist Church.

He married Pearl L. Boehringer on Dec. 25, 1922, in Stull. She survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Clarence, Berryton, Wayne, Tecumseh, and Lloyd, Lecompton; three daughters, Erma Worley, Lawrence, Eula Butler, Seattle, and Velma Howbert, Berryton; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Clinton, in June 1950; an infant son, Clayton; and a daughter, Lily Sather, on Oct. 28, 1949.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today until 6 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka.

The family suggests memorials to Stull United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Lecompton 66050.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 24 April 1995)

LAWRENCE- Funeral services for Donald Leroy Wulfkuhle, 80, Lawrence, were held last Thursday at the Stull United Methodist Church. Burial followed at the Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Wulfkuhle died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at the Ottawa Retirement Center in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born May 29, 1926 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Harry O. and Helen H. (Bahnmaier) Wulfkuhle.

Mr. Wulfkuhle attended Yarnold School and Lawrence High School. He was a member of the Stull United Methodist Church. He farmed with his father Harry until he volunteered for the Air Force in 1951. Donald served in the Air Force at Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas, where he met Shirley D. Hilliard and they married on June 20. 1953, she survives. He was a truck driver in Korea before ending his career in Wichita, Kansas where he was honorably discharged in 1955. Donald and Shirley bought a farm near his parents where he started a family, farmed, and raised cattle.

Mr. Wulfkuhle was a regular at the coffee shop and enjoyed seeing his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include sons, Chris and wife Kathy of Spring Hill, Kansas; and Kenny and wife Leah of Perry, Kansas; daughter Carol Cooper and husband Gary of Osawatomie, Kansas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren..

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Arthritis Foundation sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 6 June 2007)

Services for Ernest F. Wulfkuhle, 95, Stull, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Stull United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Margaret Gunselman officiating. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Wulfkuhle died Friday, Aug. 6, 1993, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born April 13, 1898, in Stull, the son of Christian and Mary Ann Schneider Wulfkuhle.

Mr. Wulfkuhle lived in Stull all his life. He was a farmer and stockman. He attended Yarnold School and was a member of the Stull United Methodist Church.

He married Frances Scharlotte Bahnmaier on April 16, 1922, in Lawrence. She survives at the home. A son, Wesley, died in 1985.

Other survivors include a son, Homer, of Stull; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home, Lawrence.

The family will meet with friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Stull United Methodist Church.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 7 Aug 1993)

Services for Frances Wulfkuhle, 99, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stull United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Wulfkuhle died Thursday, July 26, 2001, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born Sept. 1, 1901, in Lecompton, the daughter of Charles F. and Alice Elizabeth (Buchheim) Bahnmaier. She attended school at Lecompton.

Mrs. Wulfkuhle was a lifelong resident of Stull until she moved to Presbyterian Manor. She was a member of Stull United Methodist Church.

She married Ernest Frederick Wulfkuhle on April 16, 1922, in Lawrence. He died Aug. 6, 1993.

Survivors include a sister, Florence Mitchell, Lawrence; six grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

Two sons preceded her in death. Wesley Wulfkuhle died in April 1985, and Homer Wulfkuhle died Jan. 19, 1998.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at Stull United Methodist Church.

The family suggests memorials in her name to the church, and they may be sent in care of the funeral home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 29 July 2001)

Funeral services for Homer W. Wulfkuhle, 62, Berryton, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stull United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Wulfkuhle died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, at a Lawrence hospital.

He was born June 15, 1935, in Topeka, the son of Ernest and Frances Wulfkuhle. He attended Big Springs grade school and graduated from Berryton Rural High School in 1954. He was a lifelong farmer and stockman in the Stull area.

He was a member of the Stull United Methodist Church, where he held various offices. He served on the Federal Land Bank board and the Wakarusa Watershed board. He was a member of the Douglas County Farm Bureau and served as a board member. He was a member of the Douglas County Livestock Assn. and active in the Kansas Young Farmers. He received the Kansas Young Farm Family Award.

He married Judith Ericson on Sept. 23, 1956, in Lawrence. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his mother, of Lawrence; two daughters, Gayle Vannicola, Lecompton, and Lisa Pearson, Scott City; two sons, Mark, Berryton, and Brian, Lawrence; and eight grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Stull United Methodist Church. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The family suggests memorials to the Stull United Methodist Church.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 21 Jan 1998)

Memorial services for Pearl L. Wulfkuhle, 96, Topeka, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stull United Methodist Church. Private graveside services will be at Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Wulfkuhle died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at a Topeka care home.

She was born July 17, 1900, in Bethel, Mo., the daughter of John and Lillie Kraft Boehringer.

She lived in Bethel until the age of three. She lived in Stull until 1991, when she moved to Topeka. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stull United Methodist Church, Richland Flower Club and the Jolly Quilters.

She married Arthur E. Wulfkuhle on Dec. 25, 1922, in Stull. He died on April 23, 1995.

She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lily Sather, on Oct. 28, 1949; an infant son, Clayton, in 1933; and another son, Clinton, in June 1950.

Survivors include three sons, Clarence, Berryton, Wayne, Tecumseh, and Lloyd, Lecompton; three daughters, Erma Worley, Lawrence, Eula Butler, Seattle, and Velma Howbert, Berryton; a sister, Ruby Findley, Newton; 18 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit after 11 a.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 S.E. Minnesota, Topeka. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorials to Stull United Methodist Church, Route 1, P.O. Box 145, Lecompton, Kan., 66050.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 9 Feb 1997)

Services for Robert L. Wulfkuhle, 81, Lawrence, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stull United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Stull Cemetery.

Mr. Wulfkuhle died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

He was born June 9, 1922, in Stull, the son of Harry O. and Helen Bahnmaier Wulfkuhle. He lived his entire life in the Big Springs and Stull communities.

Mr. Wulfkuhle was a farmer. After retiring, he read meters for Kaw Valley Electric Co. He was a lifelong member of Stull United Methodist Church, Mount Oread Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 309 and the Lecompton Historical Society.

He married Maxine A. Hawes. She died earlier.

Survivors include a son, Harry R., Chesapeake, Va.; a brother, Donald, Perry; and two grandsons.

Friends may call after noon Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel in Topeka, where the family will receive them from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

The family suggests memorials to the church, sent in care of Howard Hildenbrand, 349 N. 1700 Road, Lecompton 66050.

Online condolences may be sent at www.funeralchoice.com.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 11 Oct 2003)

PERRY- Funeral services for Shirley D. Wulfkuhle, 78, Perry, (formerly of Richmond) will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stull United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Stull Cemetery.

Mrs. Wulfkuhle died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Ottawa Retirement Village.

She was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of William Robert and Frances Park Hilliard. She graduated from high school in Fort Worth in 1947.

Mrs. Wulfkuhle was employed by Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator in Topeka and Ottawa. Later she was a telephone information operator for The University of Kansas. She helped with the family farm until part of it was taken to create Clinton Lake. She was a member of Stull United Methodist Church, and was an avid Jayhawk fan. She enjoyed crafts, tole painting, woodcarving, chair caning, gardening, watching college football, basketball and the Kansas City Royals.

She married Donald Leroy Wulfkuhle on June 20, 1953, while he was stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. He died May 27, 2007.

Survivors include two brothers Robert Hilliard, Longview, Texas and William Hilliard, Ennis, Texas; two sons, Chris and wife Kathy, Spring Hill, Kenny and wife Leah, Perry; a daughter, Carol Cooper and husband Gary, Osawatomie; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Anderson and husband James, Stacy, Randi, Alex, Gina, and Daniel Wulfkuhle, Nicole and Lindsey Cooper; and three great grandchildren, Avery, Alyssa and Ashley Anderson.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the church, in care of the funeral home

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com
(Topeka Capital-Journal ~ 4 April 2008)

Memorial services for Anna Elizabeth Yahn, 94, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Miss Yahn died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at her home.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 5 Aug 2000)

LAWRENCE Henry William Yahn, 81, retired chemist, died Monday, Aug. 14, 1989. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Stull (Kan.) Cemetery.

Survivors: sisters, Anna of Lawrence, Lillian of Chanute. Memorial has been established with Kansas School for the Deaf. Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 15 Aug 1989)

Services for Lillian Margaret Yahn, 84, Chanute, will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Stull Cemetery.

Miss Yahn died Saturday, Nov. 19, 1994, at Arolyn Heights Nursing Home in Chanute.

She was born Oct. 27, 1910, in rural Douglas County, the daughter of William F. and Emmaline M. Edson Yahn. She attended public schools and graduated from Lawrence High School and Kansas University. She remained in Lawrence until she moved to Chanute in 1984. She attended the First Baptist Church in Lawrence.

Survivors include a sister, Anna Yahn, Lawrence.

The family suggests memorials to the organization of the donor's choice, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 21 Nov 1994)

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