Leland John Istas
Dec 31, 2015
John Istas, age 77, longtime Concordia resident, entered into rest on December 31, 2015 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born June 29, 1938 in North Branch, Kansas to Caliste J. and Evon R. (Demars) Istas. He attended school in Aurora. John was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. He sold grit papers to...
Mary Arlene Adams
Dec 27, 2015
Mary Arlene Adams, age 98, went to be with the Lord, on December 27, 2015 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. She was born June 15, 1917 in Oak Hill, Kansas to Clyde and Hazel (Hanson) Stanley. She was a graduate of Miltonvale High School. In 1936 she married Hilburn Adams. He preceded her in death January 10, 1990....
Phyllis J. Moon
Dec 20, 2015
Phyllis J. Moon, age 90, passed away on Sun., Dec. 20, 2015 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia. She was born on August 12, 1925 in Concordia, KS to John & Minnie (Mercier) Gray.
She attended Logan Center grade school and graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1943. After graduation she worked in...
Gregg Hodgens
Dec 18, 2015
Gregg Hodgens, age 40, went to Heaven on December 18, 2015 at the Concordia Health Care Center. He was born February 11, 1975 in El Dorado, Kansas to Ken and Frieda (Parker) Hodgens. Gregg was a 1993 graduate of Circle High School; Butler County Community College and Manhattan Christian College where he received his degree in cross cultural communications. He...
Alice L. Manthey
Dec 12, 2015
Alice L. Manthey, age 90, passed away on Sat., Dec. 12, 2015 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS. She was born on Oct. 19, 1925 in Jamestown, KS to Reuben L. & Mary (Andersen) Hansen. Alice graduated from Concordia High School in 1943 & later graduated from Salina Beauty Academy. She lived most of her life in Concordia and owned...
Bertha M. Koch
Dec 8, 2015
Bertha M. Koch, age 87, passed away on Tues., Dec. 8, 2015 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, KS. She was born on June 5, 1928 in Miltonvale, KS to Arthur J. & Amanda M. (Charbonneau) Adam.
She attended country school Dist. #61 near Miltonvale. She married Anthony J. Koch on June 16,...
Sr. Margaret Ann Buser
Dec 7, 2015
Sister Margaret Ann Buser died December 7, at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia, KS. She was 98 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 79 years. She was born in Halstead, KS, on December 31, 1916, to Daniel and Ida Winterscheidt Buser, the sixth of eight children, and was baptized Edith Marguerite. She entered the Sisters of...
Peggy Jean Loveland
Dec 5, 2015
Peggy Jean Loveland, 77, a longtime Concordia resident, entered into rest on December 5, 2015 at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born August 5, 1938 in Miltonvale, Kansas to Harvey Lee and Kate Ellen (Ennis) Loveland.
She was a 1956 graduate of Miltonvale High School. Peggy received her Associate's degree from...
Janice Lucile Elstrom
Dec 2, 2015
Janice Lucile Elstrom, age 73, was welcomed into heaven on December 2, 2015 at the Nicol Home in Glasco, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1942 in Arkansas City, Kansas to Ivan Albert and Glenna Lucile (Reed) Keown. On June 13, 1964, she married Allan C. Elstrom at the Christian Church in Arkansas City, KS. They were privileged to celebrate...
Audrey D. Mallam
Nov 29, 2015
Audrey Deane (Hillan) Mallam, age 89, died Sun., Nov. 29, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was born on July 29, 1926 in Concordia, KS to Edward W. & Goldie M. (Parsons) Hillan.
She grew up in Concordia and graduated from Concordia High School in 1944. She married Charles B....
Sr. Celestine M. Ruder
Nov 28, 2015
Sister Celestine Ruder died November 28, 2015, at Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, KS. She was 98 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 80 years. She was born in Antonino, KS, on May 15, 1917, to Henry and Mary Boos Ruder, the fourth of eleven children, and was baptized Rosaline. She entered the Sisters of...
Marjorie I. Gates
Nov 23, 2015
Marjorie I. Gates, age 94, entered into rest on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia. She was born May 14, 1921 to Jordan and Alice (Barber) Rexroat. Marjorie graduated from Downs High School and then attended Fort Hays State University Teacher's College for 1 year. She married Raymond Gates on September 29, 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona.  ...
Gloria Jean "Jeannie" Fees
Nov 19, 2015
Gloria "Jeannie" Fees, age 80, entered into rest on November 19, 2015 at the Sunset Nursing Home in Concordia. She was born on July 31, 1935 in Aurora, Kansas to Paul A. and Viola L. (Mason) Collins. She married Ted Carlton and they later divorced. Gloria then married Paul Fees in Jamestown, Kansas and he preceded her in death in...
Patricia "Pat" E. Cox
Nov 19, 2015
Patricia "Pat" Ellen (Pryor) Cox was born on March 18, 1931 in Nebraska City, NE to Glendon and Nita (Dillon) Pryor. She passed away November 19, 2015 in Concordia, KS. As a young girl she spent many happy times with relatives and friends in and around Peru, NE. Her family moved to California in 1940 then to Alabama in 1943...
Jack D. Burns
Nov 18, 2015
Jack D. Burns, age 66, died Wed., Nov. 18, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS. He was born on July 8, 1949 in Concordia, KS to Hiram J. "Jack" & Clara L. (Seals) Burns.
Jack graduated from Concordia High School. He served in the US Army. He worked for the City of Concordia for his...
Melva D. Gerard
Nov 16, 2015
Melva D. Gerard, age 84, died Mon., Nov. 16, 2015 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS. She was born on Sept. 30, 1931 in Wichita, KS to Lemuel & Louise (Warnholz) Williams.
She married Burton K. Gerard on Sept. 20, 1947 in Caldwell, KS. He preceded her on Oct. 7, 1998. They lived in several different communities...
Virginia L. Faulkner
Nov 14, 2015
Virginia L. Faulkner, age 93, died Sat., Nov. 14, 2015 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS. She was born on Jan. 10, 1922 in rural Cameron, MO to Irvin A. & M. Marguerite (Madison) McHenry.
She graduated from high school in Cameron, MO. She married Warren Campbell on Dec. 5, 1941 in rural Cameron, MO and preceded...
Bernita M. Chaput
Nov 8, 2015
Bernita M. Chaput, age 59, Clyde Resident, entered into rest on November 8, 2015 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde. She was born on March 7, 1956 to Bernard Emile and Edith May (McCall) Chaput.
Bernita was a Clyde High School Graduate. She served in the U.S. Air Force. She received her RN...
Patrick Lee Fraser
Nov 7, 2015
Patrick Lee Fraser of Omaha, Nebraska died November 7, 2015 in Carthage, Missouri after a short battle with esophageal cancer. Patrick passed away surrounded by his family. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on July 25, 1953 to parents Raymond and Patricia Fraser. He spent most of his childhood in Manhattan and Topeka, Kansas. Patrick was the youngest of 3...
Maryjo Ann Stortz
Nov 7, 2015
Maryjo Ann Stortz, age 81, entered into rest on November 7, 2015 at the Nicol Home in Glasco, KS. She was born East of Glasco, KS on May 15, 1934 to Caswell B. & Rachael L. (Rogers) Pritchett. She married Olin E. Stortz on Dec. 20, 1954 in Glasco, KS. He preceded her on July 6, 2014....
