Obituaries

Jul 7, 2015

Guy Gary Geiger, age 83, of Concordia, KS. Born April 26, 1932, in New Milford, CT. Died on July 7, 2015, at the Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. Death was due to Alzheimer's and complications from diabetes. Guy was born to the deceased Mary (Smith) Geiger and deceased John Joseph Geiger, the youngest of five children. He is pre...

Jul 2, 2015

Mildred M. Vanek, age 107, of Concordia, KS., died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Glenn Moore Meadows Nursing Home in Holton, KS. She was born March 8, 1908 to John and Rachel Davies in Concordia, KS. Mildred married William W. Bennett in 1926. He preceded her in death in 1967. They had one daughter - Bonnie. Later Mildred married...

Jun 26, 2015

Patricia Ann Sleffel, age 71, of Concordia, KS., died on June 26, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center. Patricia was born January 2, 1944 to Emory and Doris (Press) Breault, in Concordia, KS. She attended Minneapolis High School and Cloud County Community College. She worked at Martin Drug Store and Ben Franklin Store in Concordia, KS. She met Carroll Sleffel...

Jun 11, 2015

Ronald Dean Goddard, 74, died Thursday, June 11th at his home in Jamestown Kansas following a brief illness. He was born September 17, 1940 at Delpohos, KS. to Wilfred "Wayne" and Elva Maxine (Alderson) Goddard. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Donald Goddard, step-father Art Copple, and granddaughter Sara Goddard. Ron is survived by his wife...

Jun 2, 2015

Wayne Steinert, 78, of Concordia, passed away Tuesday, June 2 at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born August 26, 1936 in Great Bend, Kansas to Elmer and Elnora (Ochs) Steinert. Wayne was preceded in death by a brother, Gary (Ann) and a daughter-in-law, Hilary. He is survived by his wife, Nonnie; sons Kevin (Susan) of Concordia;...

May 13, 2015

Sister Francis Alma Royer died May 13, 2015, at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, KS. She was 89 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years. She was born in Dryburg, MI on October 18, 1925 to Francis and Alma Savoie Royer, the third of eleven children, and was baptized Gertrude Mary. She entered the...

May 3, 2015

Ruby I. Cairns, 82 of Concordia, died May 3rd 2015 in Wichita. She was born August 10, 1932 to Peter and Katherine (McCarthey) Hiltgen in Kimeo, KS. She was united in marriage to Lavern Cairns in September 1948 in Riley. The couple lived on a farm in Greenleaf while Ruby worked as a nurse's aide in Washington...

Apr 24, 2015

Norma Lee Pearl (Kearns) Ward, age 74, of Concordia, KS., died Friday, April 24, 2015 in Salina, KS. She was born April 19, 1941 to Clyde and Ruby (Gunn) Kearns at Concordia, KS. Norma previously worked at Lester's Sweet Shop and St Mary's Convent. She is survived by: Daughters: Mona Renee Pearl Young - Salina, KS Christine Pearl Lynn...

Apr 17, 2015

Ruth E. Trowbridge, age 83, died Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born December 5, 1931 in Jamestown, Kansas to Ted & Blanche Christenson. Preceded in death by parents, siblings Betty Jo and Albert. Survivors: Husband Milford "Ray" Trowbridge (married 9/15/1953) Concordia, KS Two daughters: Renita Brown and husband T.K. Brown Teena Trowbridge & friend Jerry. Three...

Apr 15, 2015

Sister Marquita Murguia died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Mount Joseoh Senior Villa in Concordia, KS. She was 93 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 74 years. She was born in El Paso, TX on September 16, 1921, to Manuel and Maria Gonzales Murquia, the first of two children, and was baptized Lydia. She entered the...

Mar 31, 2015

Nora E. Larsen, 92 died March 31, 2015 at Sunset Home, Concordia. She was born November, 3 1922 to Charley E. and Penelope. T McDonough Laman in Rice, Cloud County, KS. Nora attended rural grade school and graduated from Concordia High School in 1940. After graduation she worked in Dallas, TX for an insurance agency until 1942...

Mar 29, 2015

Lawrence DeShazer, age 69, of Jamestown, KS, formerly of Wichita, KS. Died March 29, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center. He was born May 28, 1945 to Jim and Lorene (Fanning) DeShazer at Wichita, KS. Lawrence is survived by his "girls": Bertha Wiebe of Wichita, KS.; Candy Tholstrup of Jamestown, KS.; Stephanie Brown of Wichita,...

Mar 19, 2015

Sharron Sutton-Kearn, age 68, of Concordia, Kansas died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born January 30, 1947 in Pensacola, Fl to Joseph Benjamin Sr. & Rosalie (Martin) Lee. Sharron married Donnie D. Kearn December 28, 1989 in Concordia, Kansas. She worked at Subway for many years and was known as "Subway...

Mar 17, 2015

Merrill Dale Beaushaw, age 101, of Abilene, KS., formerly of Jamestown, KS., died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Memorial Hospital - Abilene, KS. He was born July 22, 1913 to Evelyn B. & Ada G. (Logan) Beaushaw, on a farm west of Jamestown. Merrill married Esther Pickle September 18, 1949. They have three daughters. He was a...

Feb 20, 2015

Frances L. Foster, age 64, of Concordia, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas after a brief illness. She was born October 8, 1950 at Gilroy, California, the daughter of Vern & Bernice Lydick. She was a retired dental assistant. Frances is survived by one Son: Kevin Rosch & his significant other, Candy...

Feb 14, 2015

Carl E. "Casey" Noyes, age 83, of Jamestown, Kansas, died February 14, 2015 at Heartland Haven in Inman, Kansas. He was born November 22, 1931 to John and Ada (Luthur) Noyes at Green, Kansas. Casey served three years in the Marines during the Korean Conflict - 1951-54. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for Cloud County....

Feb 13, 2015

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Feb 13, 2015

Vera Marguerite Stensaas, Concordia, passed away at Sunset Home on February 13, 2015 after a long illness. She was born October 22, 1927 in Concordia to Ted E. and Hilda H. Johnston. She eloped to the Ozarks with Robert M. "Bob" Stensaas on July 1, 1949.

Vera worked most of her adult life at the...

Feb 4, 2015

CONCORDIA - Peggy Jean Doyen, 91, of Concordia died February 4, 2015. She was born December 27, 1923, to Lela Irene (Leroux) Block and George Edgar Block. She was the oldest of three sisters. She married Lee Warren Doyen on July 26, 1947. They had three children. Peggy grew up on a farm outside Preston, Kansas. She...

Jan 8, 2015

Ella Thurston of Jamestown died Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit. She was 89 and had been in ill health for some time. Ella was born September 9, 1925 near Concordia to parents Gasper and Lottie Fraser. When she was small the family moved to a farm near Wayne, Kansas. Ella was the...