Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Opal Walker Ettleman
Opal Walker Ettleman, 96, of McPherson, died Feb. 15, 2001.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: daughter, Suzanne Morey, Salina; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Haddam. Burial will be in the Haddam Cemetery.
Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, is in charge of arrangements.
Walter Wedel
MOUNDRIDGE -- Walter Wedel, 86, of Moundridge, died March 29, 2001.
He was a former employee of American Coach.
Survivors include: wife, Pearline M. Wedel; sons, Don Wedel, Oxford, Wis., and Dale Wedel, Moundridge; daughter, Carol Lindsay, Moundridge; brothers, Allen Wedel, Moundridge, and LaVern Wedel, Newton; sisters, Elma Jantz, LuAnna Buller and Fern Koehn, all of Moundridge; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Moundridge Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Moundridge Funeral Home.
Verne D. Swenson
Verne D. Swenson, 49, of Manhattan, died April 8, 2001.
He worked as a payroll clerk at the Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, on his return in 1975 from military service with the U.S. Air Force, and from 1989 until his death worked as a payroll clerk in the Division of Facilities at Kansas State University.
Survivors include: mother, Irma M. Swenson, Alta Vista; brothers, Leon D. Swenson, Richland, Wash., and Carol R. Swenson, McPherson; and sister, Kathy Leonard, Manhattan.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Simpson United Methodist Church, Alta Vista. Burial will follow in the Prairie View Cemetery, southeast of Alta Vista.
Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Irwin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Memorials are suggested to the Simpson United Methodist Church, the Alta Vista Senior Center or the Names Project, in care of the funeral home.
Alva L. Bailey
Alva L. Bailey, 90, of rural McPherson, died Nov. 6, 2001.
He was a farmer.
Survivors include: son, Clifford W. Bailey, McPherson; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Glidden-Ediger Chapel. Burial will be at North Inman Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. tonight, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Glidden-Ediger Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association or the McPherson Church of Christ.
Grace M. Towers Kennedy
Grace M. Towers Kennedy, 87, of McPherson, died Aug. 15, 2001.
She was a homemaker and former owner of Galva Cafe. She also had worked in several public service positions, retiring in 1979.
Survivors include: son, David Kennedy, Frisco, Texas; daughters, Shirley Unruh, Galva, and Ann Brucker, Galva; sister, Elizabeth Frizzell, Nampa, Idaho; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one step-grandchild.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association or the Leukemia Society of America Inc.
Bertha Kliewer
CANTON -- Bertha Kliewer, 93, of Canton, died Dec. 10, 2001.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: son, Bruce Kliewer, Wichita; daughters, Ruth Haury, Wichita, and Gerry Schulz, Canton; brother, Raymond Peters, Hutchinson; and sisters, Olga Seidel, Hutchinson, and Esther Unruh, Newton; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Canton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lehigh Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Olson's Mortuary, Canton.
Memorials are suggested to the Canton United Methodist Church or Shiloh Manor Nursing Home in care of Olson's Mortuary, Canton.
Dorothy H. Fisher
SALINA -- Dorothy H. Fisher, 73, of Salina and formerly of Lindsborg, died Feb. 8, 2002.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: husband, John H. Fisher; son, Dick Harvey Fisher, Smithville, Ark.; daughters, Laura Caren Rhodenbaugh, Salina, and Trudy Kay Koopman, Aurora, Colo.; brother, Donald Turnquist, Lindsborg; and seven grandchildren.
No services are planned. The body was donated to the KU Medical Center. Ryan Mortuary, Salina, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Bethany College, Lindsborg.
Rhoda Becker Unruh
MOUNDRIDGE -- Rhoda Becker Unruh, 80, of Moundridge, died June 10, 2002.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: husband, Harvey J. Unruh, Moundridge; sons, Arlyn Unruh, Atwater, Calif., Steve Unruh, Galva, and Stanley Unruh, Clarksdale, Miss.; daughter, Donna Koehn, Livingston, Calif.; brothers, Ruben Becker, Galva, Raymond Becker, Burns, and Ed Becker, Moundridge; sisters, Frances Becker, Moundridge, Elizabeth Koehn and Molly Yost, both of Macon, Miss.; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lone Tree Church of God in Christ Mennonite, rural Galva.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with family present from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Moundridge Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Hyne Memorial Hospice or Gospel Tract and Bible Society, both in care of the funeral home.
Dorothey L. Hajek
MARION -- Dorothey L. Hajek, 77, of Marion and formerly of Tampa, died Jan. 21, 2001.
She was a retired dairy and poultry farmer and housewife.
Survivors include: son, Mark Hajek, Marion; daughters, Pauline Holub and Audrey McLinden, both of Marion; sisters, Ruth Weigel, Wichita, and Catherine Weigel, Connecticut; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Marks Church Holy Family Parish, Marion. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Tampa. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Zeiner Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Diabetes Association.
Martin L. Hanley
Martin L. "Marty" Hanley, 76, of McPherson, died Feb. 10, 2001.
He was a painter and interior decorator for Pyle Construction Co.
Survivors include: brother, James Handley, Sligo, Ireland; and sister, Celia, Dublin, Ireland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., with family present, at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 7:15 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church, McPherson, or the American Cancer Society.
Harold D. Liby
LINDSBORG -- Harold D. Liby, 41, of Lindsborg, died Jan. 20, 2001.
He was a fuel delivery man for Mid-Kansas Coop.
Survivors include: wife, Jodie B. Liby, Lindsborg; brothers, Larry Liby, Osage City, and Kenneth Liby, Chandler, Ariz.; and sister, Deborah Chamberlan, Fremont, Calif.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Evangelical Covenant Church, Lindsborg. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family receiving from 7 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Cancer Center of Kansas, or Bethany College basketball, in care of the Hays-Christians Funeral Home, P.O. Box 386, Lindsborg KS 67456.
Elden N. Prester
GENESEO -- Elden N. Prester, 78, of Geneseo, died March 30, 2001.
A veteran of World War II, he was co-owner of Prester's Drive-In and Prester's Grocery, both of Geneseo, former employee of the Missouri-Pacific Railroad, and former manager of Rolling Acres Golf Course, McPherson.
Survivors include: daughters, Cheryl S. Shirley, Geneseo, and Jayne E. Gottschalk, Wichita; sisters, Ida M. Taylor and Irene M. Hart, both of Geneseo; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Lyons. Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the Grace Lutheran Church "Pew Cushion Fund" in care of the funeral home.
