Larry L. Baecht
Apr 2, 2016
Larry L. Baecht, 76 of Ellsworth, KS died April 2, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Larry was born September 7, 1939 in Concordia, Kansas to Jewell K. and Lucille (Seifert) Baecht. Larry grew up in the Clyde / Clifton area where he attended elementary, jr. and sr. high school graduating class of 1957. He graduated from Wichita State...
Zella I. Hamel
Mar 31, 2016
Zella I. Hamel, age 96, left her earthly home on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia. She was born on Oct. 2, 1919 in Oakley, KS to Louis J. & Georgiana (Benoit) Hamel. Zella lived in Goodland, KS. She worked as a waitress in the Goodland area and was a member of the Catholic Church in Goodland....
Robert "Ted" Ryser
Mar 29, 2016
Robert "Ted" Ryser, age 66, Clyde resident, entered into rest on, March 29, 2016 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 6, 1950 to Edward C. and Ruth K. Ryser. Ted attended Dist. 59 grade school in Ames, Kansas and graduated from Clyde High School 1968. He also graduated from NCK Beloit AVTS Heavy...
Betty M. Schenk
Mar 23, 2016
Betty M. Schenk, age 90, returned to her heavenly father on Wed., March 23, 2016. She was a resident at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia. Betty was born on May 14, 1925 in Agenda, KS to Joseph E. & Golda L. (Campbell) Doupnik.
Betty grew up in Wayne, KS & graduated from Concordia High...
Elden K. Nelson
Mar 8, 2016
Elden K. Nelson, age 88, died Tues., March 8, 2016 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS. He was born on June 26, 1927 in Rural Concordia to Edwin O. & Frances (Parson) Nelson.
Elden graduated from Concordia High School. He married Anita Larsen on Sept. 19, 1953 at The Baptist Church, Concordia. Elden...
Howard Spencer, Sr.
Mar 6, 2016
Howard Thomas Spencer, Sr. passed away March 6, 2016, at the age of 93.
Howard was born in Concordia KS on March 5, 1923, to M. Ernest and Lillie B. McCall Spencer. Howard lived in Concordia until enrolling at Kansas State Agricultural College (now KSU) in 1941. He left school to enlist in...
Elma M. Trost
Mar 1, 2016
Elma M. Trost, age 99, died Tues., March 1, 2016 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS. She was born on May 21, 1916 near Miltonvale, KS to Roy M. & Beulah V. (Grout) Revell.
She attended Concordia schools through her sophomore year. She married Harry L. Trost on March 20, 1934 in Concordia,...
Howard Kenworthy
Feb 24, 2016
Howard Kenworthy, age 72, died Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born on April 3, 1943 in Westmoreland, KS to LeRoy & Minnie (Holder) Kenworthy.
He graduated from Frankfort High School in 1961. He married Mary Carol Leupold and they later divorced. He married Mary Lee (Blackwell) Graham on Nov....
Ruby L. Larsen
Feb 21, 2016
Ruby L. Larsen, age 90 of Jamestown, KS died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at Marquis Place, Concordia, KS. She was born on Aug. 30, 1925 in San Acacio, CO to Peter & Hilda (Sallman) Rasmussen.
She graduated from Concordia High School in 1944 after attending rural schools in Kansas and Colorado. She worked as a...
Gloria L. Canfield
Feb 19, 2016
Gloria Lee (Burns) Canfield, age 78, died after multiple surgeries, on February 19, 2016, at Cloud County Health Center. Gloria was born March 4, 1937 in Concordia, Kansas. Gloria was the loving wife of David G. Canfield for 48 years; they were married on December 27, 1968.
Gloria is survived by: her husband,...
Harvey &Quot;Swede&Quot; M. Olson
Feb 18, 2016
Harvey Morris "Swede" Olson, 90, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Concordia.  Harvey was born July 24, 1925 on the family farm in Saline County to Albin J. and Martha Elizabeth (Burch) Olson.
Harvey was one of the last of the Greatest Generation. He landed at Normandy France 15 days after D-Day, fought in the Battle...
Patricia Jean Higgins
Feb 12, 2016
Patricia J. Higgins, age 64, Salina resident, formerly of Concordia, entered into rest on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. She was born on September 27, 1951 in Concordia, Kansas to Walter J. and Vera L. (Nickerson) Higgins.
She is survived by her 3 sisters, Marcia Ann Anderson, Salina, Ks.; Mary Beth Valcoure...
Leah C. Dunkin
Feb 5, 2016
Leah C. Dunkin, age 105, died Fri., Feb. 5, 2016 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS. She was born Feb. 13, 1910 on a farm close to Palmyra, IL to Frank & Elfa (Etter) Flentje.
When she was a small girl, she moved with her family to a farm south of...
Ronda S. Thoman
Jan 30, 2016
Ronda S. Thoman, age 65, entered into rest on January 30, 2016 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. She was born on December 22, 1950 in Concordia, Kansas to Wilfred and Jane (Charbonneau) Thoman. Ronda graduated from Jamestown High School 1971. She worked on the family farm and for area farmers. She also worked for Mom and Pop's &...
Jean D. Benge
Jan 25, 2016
Jean D. Benge, age 93, entered into rest on January 25, 2016 in Topeka, Kansas. She was born August 12, 1922 in Clyde, Kansas to Archibold and Eva (Caron) Boling. Jean married Harlan B. "Tuffy" Benge on June 30, 1940 in Fairbury, N.C. He preceded her in death on March 2, 1993. Jean was a homemaker. She spent most of...
Carolyn "Darlene" Goodfriend
Jan 22, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Carolyn "Darlene" Goodfriend, 91, of Iowa City, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. She was the third child born to Herbert Delano Essig and Grace Emily Markley Essig on Dec. 31, 1924, on the family farm north of Bennington, Kan. Preceding her in death were her husband, Joe Goodfriend, and siblings, June Babcock, Margaret...
Gary (Bogey) F. Bogart
Jan 19, 2016
Gary F. (Bogey) Bogart, age 72, passed away on Tues., Jan. 19, 2016 at Republic Co. Hospital, Belleville, KS. He was born on Aug. 12, 1943 in Concordia, KS to Joseph S. & Celia B. (Hubert) Bogart.
Gary graduated from Concordia Catholic High School in 1961. He married Marilyn J. Mosher on Nov....
Edward Lee Biery
Jan 12, 2016
Edward Lee Biery, age 75, entered into rest on, January 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 26, 1940 in Rural St. Joseph, Kansas to Wilfred E. and Marie R. (Patenaude) Biery.
Lee was a 1958 graduate of Clyde High School.
He married Betty Kegle on November...
Harold Granere
Jan 4, 2016
Harold C. Granere, age 98, entered into rest on Mon, Jan. 4, 2016 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, Kansas. He was born July 23, 1917 in York, Nebraska to John and Edna (Peterson) Granere.
Harold grew up in Washington County, Kansas. He graduated 8 th grade from Marcotte Country School in Rural Washington County. Harold was...
Marguerite J. Townsdin
Jan 4, 2016
Marguerite Townsdin, age 90, died Mon., Jan. 4, 2016 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS. She was born on June 29, 1925 in Rural Jamestown, KS to Winnie G. & Goldie M. (French) Krohn.
Marguerite graduated from Concordia High School and was a lifelong Cloud Co. resident. She married Glen F. Townsdin on Oct. 22, 1944...
