Miscellaneous Reno County, Kansas Deaths
(Listed in the Hutchinson News)

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Joanna Belle Bailey LYONS - Joanna Belle Bailey, 93, died Nov. 4, 2001, at Hutchinson Hospital. She as born July 17, 1908, at Burrton, the daughter of Roy and Bertha Elenor Wi-lson Gaw. A longtime resident of Lyons, moving from Burrton, she taught school in Lyons and Rice County, and retired in 1973, after 16 years as Deputy City Clerk of Lyons. She graduated from Burrton High School in 1926 and Sterling College. She belonged to Lyons Christian Church, Order of Eastern Star Queen Esther Chapter and Rebecca Lodge Crystal Chapter, both of Rice County, the Association of Retired Teachers, and was a gray lady for Lyons Hospital District. On May 26, 1929, she married John Ernest Bailey at Great Bend. He died Dec. 3, 1967. Survivors include: a son, Roy Edward, Galveston, Texas; a daughter, Renae Colle, Sterling; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: a brother, Wilson Gaw. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Will Best officiating. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Burrton City died Nov. 3, 2001, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1915, at Pretty Prairie, the son of Frank and Amy Cady McClellan. A resident of Cunningham since 1969, coming from Pratt, he was an oilfield worker, owned Casing Crew, was a farmer, and worked as a guard for Northern Natural Gas. He also owned several rentals. He belonged to Cunningham Methodist Church, and the Lions Club of Cunningham. On March 18, 1955, he married Maurine Newton McClellan at Pratt. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Bob, Overland Park; a stepdaughter, Sheryl Eufinger, Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Edith Gillen, Wimberly, Texas; and a granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Finley. Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Maud died Nov. 3, 2001, at Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse. He was born June 20, 1936, at Park, the son of Alphonse and Tillie Kuhn Depperschmidt. A resident of La Crosse for 35 years, coming from Downs, he was a mill supervisor in the furniture industry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1955 to 1957, in the Korean War. He belonged to St. Michael's Catholic Church, La Crosse, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a 21-year volunteer for the La Crosse Fire Department. On Nov. 9, 1957, he married Mary Schumacher at Grainfield. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, David, Wichita, and Patrick, La Crosse; two daughters, Tammy Randa, Beloit, and Cindy La Mastres, Dallas, Texas; his mother, Tillie Depperschmidt, Colby; four brothers, Gerald, Hill City, Marvin, Salina, Kenneth, Smith Center, and Lester, Derby; three sisters, Kathleen Woerple and Marilyn Heble, both of Colby, and Linda Waddell, Stockton; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by: his father. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, La Crosse, with Father Benjamin Martin officiating. Friends may visit from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Interment will be in La Crosse City died Nov. 4, 2001, at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born June 29, 1958, at Dodge City, the son of Donald L. and Marie Harrison Kimler. A Dodge City resident, moving to Topeka in 1975, he was an information services technician, owning and operating a communications business and working for several computer firms in Topeka, before returning to Dodge City in 2000. He belonged to First Christian Church, Dodge City. Survivors include: his mother and stepfather, Marie and Kent Ross, Dodge City; fiancee, Tamyra Kreger, Dodge City; a brother, Lonnie Lee Kimler, Caledonia, Minn.; a sister, Donna Marie Chapman, Wichita; a stepbrother, David Ross, Dodge City; two stepsisters, Brenda Scott, Fort Worth, Texas, and Sue Franks, Alexandria, Va.; several nephews and nieces; and four great nieces. He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Dodge City, with Larry Williams presiding. There will be no visitation; cremation has taken place. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be sent to Ford County Humane Society or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Helen Norman ANTHONY - Helen Norman, 85, died Nov. 3, 2001, at Anthony. She was born Feb. 19, 1916, at Grand Junction, Colo., the daughter of George and Emma Felkel Schmidt. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Church of Christ and the Flowerdale Club. On Nov. 28, 1940, she married Everett M. Norman at Kiowa. He died Aug. 23, 1983. Survivors include: two daughters, Priscilla Shellhammer, Anthony, and Patricia Norman, Bangkok, Thailand; a sister, Mildred Waller, Burlington; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Forest Park died Nov. 4, 2001, at the Hamilton County Extended Care Facility, Syracuse. Glenn Willard Lake BUFFALO, Okla. - Glenn Willard Lake, 84, died Nov. 3, 2001, at Harper County Community Hospital, Buffalo, Okla. Raymond J. Smith LEXINGTON, Ky. - Raymond J. Smith, 94, died Oct. 17, 2001. He was retired vice president of C.O. Mammel Food Stores, Great Bend. He attended Kansas State University for two years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He belonged to Great Bend United Methodist Church, was active in the Stephen's Ministry, and was a board member of YMCA, Boy Scouts, married Anita Cramm Smith. She preceded him in death. Survivors include: two sons; a daughter; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Lexington, Ky. Memorials may be sent to the Hope Center, in care of Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, Ky. Robert Neil Nagel ULYSSES - Robert Neil Nagel, 61, died Nov. 4, 2001, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. Funeral arrangements are with Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Theresa F. M. Nobert McPHERSON - Theresa F. M. Nobert, 74, died Nov. 3, 2001, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. She was born March 4, 1927, at Concordia, the daughter of Francis O. and Genevieve Courville Charbonneau. A resident of McPherson since 1999, formerly of Glasco, she was a homemaker, a nurse's cadet, a surgical nurse and clerical nurse for area hospitals and nursing homes in Concordia, Beloit, Fall City, Neb., Glasco, Delphos and Lincoln, Neb. She was also a C.N.A instructor of the North Central Kansas Area Vo-tech in Beloit. She belonged to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, McPherson, and was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Glasco. On June 14, 1949, she married Armel P. Zeke Nobert Jr. at Concordia. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jean "Mick," McPherson; three daughters, Jane Ann Jones, Galva, Mary Lynn Powell, McPherson, and Patricia M. "Patty" Wesley, McPherson; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: four brothers, Reynold, Abner, Clifford and Norman Charbonneau. Rosary will be at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, McPherson. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with Father Paul Oborny presiding. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with family present from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Burial will be in McPherson died Nov. 3, 2001, at Anthony. She was born March 18, 1999, at Leoti, the daughter of Jay and Britt Hedlund Gates. Survivors include: her parents; her grandparents, Chris Hedlund and Janie Hedlund, both Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Rex Gates and Janie Gates, both Anthony; great grandparents, Hal and Zoa Hedlund, Montezuma; and her great-great-grandmother, Izel Dunning, Anthony. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Christian Church, Anthony, with Pastor John Schnelle officiating. Interment will be in Spring Grove died Nov. 4, 2001, at her home, Dodge City. Funeral arrangements are pending with Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Survivors include: four sons; father, Dodge City; five brothers, including Vernon, Robert, Michael and Kenneth Schneweis, all of Dodge City; three sisters, including Donna Dick and Karla Durrant, both of Dodge City; eight grandchildren. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City, with Fathers Colin Boor, Ted A. Skalsky and Ted Stoecklein presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Cathedral Building Campaign or to Hospice of the Prairie, both in care of the funeral home.

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