Miscellaneous Reno County, Kansas Deaths
(Listed in the Hutchinson News)
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The Rev. Roger W. Thomas
The Rev. Roger W. Thomas, 77, died Dec. 11, 2001, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 29, 1924, at Union City, Pa., the son of Will and Laura Iva Brooks Thomas. A resident of Hutchinson since 1992, formerly of Lebanon, he was a resident of Kansas since 1964, coming from Oregon and California. He graduated from Western Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Ore., and St. Mary's of the Plains, Dodge City. He completed his masters at Kansas State University. He was a retired United Methodist Church minister, serving 15 churches in Kansas since 1964. He was also a substitute teacher in Hutchinson, Buhler and Nickerson school districts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, serving in World War II. He belonged to Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. On June 24, 1944, he married Mary Duran at Long Beach, Calif. She died March 14, 1968. On Aug. 5, 1974, he married Mary Elizabeth Routledge Dimitt at Garden City. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, David, Wichita, and Ron, Tulsa, Okla.; three stepsons, David E. Dimitt, Garden City, and Roger and Chris D. Dimitt, both of Hutchinson; a daughter, Norma Overmiller, Smith Center; four stepdaughters, Lee Ann Shook, Ulysses, Terra Sue Hibbert, Hoisington, Sherry Odendahl, Wichita, and Mary Lane Keeling, LaVeta, Colo.; a brother, LaRue Thomas, Sebring, Fla.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rose Amiee Thomas. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with a second service at 2 p.m. Monday at Thornburg Church, Thornburg, with the Revs. Alan Stambaugh, Jean Devine and Arden Roush officiating. Friends may visit before the service Friday or sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Thornburg died Dec. 11, 2001, at Schowalter Villa, Hesston. He was born Sept. 5, 1940, at Goessel, the son of Art and Malinda Pauline Schmidt Janzen. He had been a tool-grinder attendant and taxi driver in Adrian, Mich., and was a clerk at Sav-A-Trip, Hesston, since 1986. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a life member of the North American Hunting Club and the American Legion. Survivors include: his parents, both of Hesston; a son, David Janzen, Seattle; four daughters, Cindy Vasher, Niangna, Mo., Toni Janzen, Corpus Christi, Texas, Cari Janzen, San Antonio, and Robin Danglade, Michigan; a brother, Jim Janzen, Hesston; a sister, Judy Hess, Greeley, Colo.; and 11 grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Hesston City died Dec. 10, 2001, at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart. She was born March 8, 1923, at Keyes, Okla., the daughter of Henry Allen and Mary Davolt Whisennand. A lifelong resident of rural Keyes, she was a homemaker. On Jan. 15, 1945, she married Henry Lloyd Talbert at Elkhart. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Henry Lane and Richard "Dick," both of Keyes; a daughter, Sandra Kay Kersey, El Paso, Texas; a brother, Bob Whisennand, Marietta, Okla.; a sister, Jean Flemming, Keyes; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Elkhart Church of God, with the Rev. John Morden presiding. Burial will be in Elkhart died Dec. 11, 2001, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. She was born Nov. 13, 1948, at Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Joseph and Emma Pauley Nuzum. She was a former Seward County correctional officer. On Jan. 6, 1989, she married Jose L. Chavez at Liberal. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Manuel Erives, Liberal; six daughters, Teresa Riechart, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Veronica Estrada, Dupont, Colo., Yolanda Castillo, Rosario Estrada and Ramona Diaz, all of Liberal, and Jessica Borunda, Dodge City; three brothers, Charles, Donald and Marvin Tippery, all of Council Bluffs; three sisters, Judy Money, Omaha, Neb., Trish Fink, Council Bluffs, and Bonnie McKee, Lakewood, Colo.; and 15 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother; and a son, Marvin Penry Jr. Memorial service will be at 6 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Liberal, with Father Patrick Keyes presiding. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Kitch-Brenneman Funeral Home, Liberal, is in charge of arrangements.
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