Charles Womack
Jan 18, 2018
Charles Womack, age 83, entered into rest on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 26, 1934 in Caruthersville, Missouri to Harold J. and Margaret (Womack) Brigance
Charles served in the United States Army Special Forces, Green Berets, for 20 years and also served in the...
Clarence Raymond Houser, Jr.
Jan 16, 2018
Clarence Raymond Houser, Jr. of Tucson, AZ and formerly of Concordia, KS. passed from his amazing life on earth on January 16, 2018 . He was born September 6, 1937 in Wichita, KS. He had a very happy childhood growing up in Wichita. Ray (Boogy) had an Illustrious high school and collegiate football and baseball career. His athleticism earned him...
Jay D. Strait
Jan 14, 2018
Jay D. Strait, age 56, entered into rest on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at his residence in Concordia, Kansas. He was born March 8, 1961 in Concordia, Kansas to Jack and Donna (Kalivoda) Strait. He was a 1979 graduate of Concordia High School, where he wrestled for CHS all 4 years. He attended Cloud County Community College in Woodworking. He...
Gertrude Whitebread
Jan 10, 2018
Gertrude Whitebread, age 98, entered into rest, Wed., Jan 10, 2018 at Sunset Nursing Center, Concordia. She was born on Nov. 3, 1919 in Concordia, KS to Jacob Benjamin and Pearl Mae (McNelly) Whitebread. Gertrude attended school in Concordia and graduated from Concordia High School in 1937. She was employed for 2 years at the Clay County Welfare Department in...
Erma Marie Holmes-Reynolds
Jan 10, 2018
Erma Marie Holmes-Reynolds, 95, of Casa Grande passed away peacefully with her loving husband, Hance Carey by her side on January 10, 2018. Erma was born on June 4, 1922 to Lorn Issac and Goldie W. Empson in Concordia, Kansas.
Erma was an energetic woman who always enjoyed being busy. She had an...
Lorene I. Huscher
Jan 6, 2018
Lorene I. Huscher, 102, Concordia, died January 6, 2018. She was born June 20, 1915, in Atchison, Kansas, to Frank and Mae (Springsted) Perry. When she was six months old, the family moved to Concordia, Kansas. Lorene attended Concordia schools, graduating in 1933. She was employed by The Concordia Ice and Cold Storage as stenographer and bookkeeper for five years....
Sheri Lee (Wait) Cyre
Jan 4, 2018
Sheri Lee (Wait) Cyre, age 54, entered into rest, Thurs., Jan. 4, 2018 at her home in Jamestown, KS. She was born on July 3, 1963 in Clay Center, Kansas to Leland M. & Jolene K. (Cramer) Wait. Sheri grew up in Clay Center, KS. Sheri attended Clay Center Community High School.  Sheri attended Cloud County Community College, Concordia and...
Joseph E. Kuchera
Dec 31, 2017
Joseph E. Kuchera, age 84, entered into rest on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia, Kansas. He was born in Belleville, Kansas on February 11, 1933 to Joseph and Mary (Goodyear) Kuchera. Joseph married Patricia Russell on June 5, 1955 in Concordia, Kansas. He was a 1951 graduate of Belleville High School. After High School...
Krystal Star Link
Dec 28, 2017
Krystal Star Link, 31, died peacefully in her home on December 28, 2017 after a long battle with a rare stomach cancer. She was born on July 3, 1986 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Alice Bussey and David Valdez. She had a happy childhood growing up in Texas, which was often spent playing (highly competitive) Monopoly and Mexican bingo with...
Ladonna L. Koster Chappell
Dec 2, 2017
LaDonna L. (Fosdick) Koster Chappell, age 92, left this earthly life on Sat., Dec. 2, 2017 at the Bethany Home, Lindsborg, KS. She was born on July 27, 1925 on a farm north of Miltonvale, KS in the Colfax Twp.
At a very early age, LaDonna, her mother, Laura Rowena Fosdick & grandmother,...
Dorothy M. Bowersox
Nov 29, 2017
Dorothy M. Bowersox, age 91, died Wed., Nov. 29, 2017 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS. She was born on Sept. 22, 1926 in Belleville, KS to William & Clara (Luis) Roberts.
She graduated from Belleville High School and received her BSN at Marymount College. Dorothy married Melvin L. Bowersox on May...
Dean Decker Brewer
Nov 25, 2017
Dean Decker Brewer, a lifetime resident of rural Norway, Kansas, died at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas, the morning of November 25, 2017. He was born to Joseph Elmer Brewer and Norma Marie Brewer on February 18, 1927 at their home, near Norway. To their union six sons were born: John, Joseph, Owen, Archie, Melvin and Dean. His mother...
Patricia L. Kuchera
Nov 23, 2017
Patricia L. Kuchera, age 84, entered into rest on Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kansas. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on January 11, 1933 to William and Mabel (Nelson) Russell. Patricia married Joseph Kuchera on June 5, 1955 in Concordia, Kansas. She was a 1951 graduate of Concordia High School. Patricia worked for...
Duane L. File
Nov 23, 2017
Duane L. File, age 72, entered into rest on Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kansas. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 30, 1945 to Kenneth E. and Ruth C. (Cooper) File. Duane was a 1964 graduate of Republic High School. He also went on and was a graduate from Manhattan Area Vo-Tech...
Rita Marie Kisslinger
Nov 20, 2017
Rita Marie Kisslinger, age 85, entered into rest on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kansas. She was born on September 21, 1932 in Ness County, Kansas to Christian and Appolonia (Meis) Dinges. She attended Ness City Country School in Ness County. She loved spending time with her family and most of all her grandchildren....
Sr. Veronica A. Baxa
Nov 15, 2017
Sister Veronica Ann Baxa died November 15, 2017 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. She was 76 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 57 years. She was born in Concordia, KS, on November 12, 1941 to Fred and Lottie Oborny Baxa, the oldest of six children, and was baptized Veronica Ann. She...
Edna Mae (Liby) Ryals
Nov 7, 2017
Edna Mae (Liby) Ryals, age 99, entered into rest on, November 7, 2017, at McPherson Hospital in McPherson, Kansas. She was born on May 4, 1918 in Concordia, Kansas to Roy E. and Maud (Suprenant) Spratlen. Edna was a 1936 graduate of Concordia High School. On October 9, 1937 she married Carl E. Liby in Clay Center, Kansas at the...
Luella M. Resco
Nov 6, 2017
Luella M. Resco, age 86, entered into rest on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde Kansas. She was born on August 6, 1931 in Bird City to Lale and Viola (Gutzman) Gilliland. Luella committed her life to God at a young age and was faithful to that choice throughout her life. She married Morris D. Resco...
Dale Jon Anderson
Nov 6, 2017
Dale Jon Anderson, age 75, entered into rest on, Monday, November 6, 2017 in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was born on December 31, 1941 in Clay Center, Kansas to Claude and Ruth (Rundle) Anderson. Dale was a graduate of Clifton High School. He was a pipeline welder and was employed by the Local 798 Union in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked on...
Harold J. Lambert
Nov 3, 2017
Harold J. Lambert, age 69, entered into rest on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Cloud County Health Center in Concordia, Kansas. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on November 14, 1947 to Francis and Mary (L'Ecuyer) Lambert. Harold was a 1965 graduate of Clyde High School. Harold served in the United States Marine Corps. Harold married Madeline Tate on...
