U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Obituaries Published April 1, 2004
Edith Adamson
Edith M. Adamson, 89, daughter of John and Annie (Kehrs) Adamson, was born Sept. 26, 1914 at Chester. She died March 22, at Pikes Peak Care Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Edith graduated from Chester High School. She then attended Colorado College, Colorado Springs, graduating in 1940. She taught school in the Colorado Springs area until her retirement in 1977.
She was a member of the Alpha Beta Kappa Sorority, and the District 11 Sorority. She was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth; and three sisters,, Viola, Jessie and Evelyn.
Survivors include a sister, Wilma Orr, Lincoln, Neb., two nephews and four nieces.
Graveside services were held Saturday at the Chester Cemetery. Interment followed.
Services were under the direction of the Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, Chester.
Elwin Lamb
Elwin Boyd Lamb, 79, died March 23 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, Kan.
He was born June 2, 1924, in Jewell County, son of Rufus and Mayme (Gutscher) Lamb.
He married Celia Fox June 11, 1950. Elwin, Celia and family resided in Burr Oak before moving to Clay Center. He was a mechanic for the Kansas Department of Transportation and also farmed and did radio and television repair.
Survivors besides his wife of Clay Center are two daughters, Mrs. Gailen Tyrell (Mitzi), Wakefield, Mrs. Gary Kearn (Melodie), Clay Center; two sisters, Doris Rogers, Abilene, and Marie Marshall, Superior; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a son Michael, an infant daughter, Machelle, and a sister.
Funeral services were March 27 at the Wesleyan Church, Clay Center, with Pastor Wayne Sams and Pastor David Redman officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center. Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, Clay Center, was in charge of arrangements.
Frances Stradley
Frances M. Stradley, 90, daughter of Calvin C. and Lucy May (Ferguson), Dake was born Nov. 27, 1913, at Hastings. She died Saturday at the Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home, Hebron.
Frances attended the Lowland Rural School and graduated from the Chester High School in 1931. She attended Peru Teachers College after which she taught rural school in Thayer County for three years.
On May 27,1934, she married Clinton M. Carpenter. To this union two sons were born, Lindon Clarence and Lester Wayne. They made their home in Osceola, Iowa. Mr. Carpenter died in 1943. On July 26, 1950, she married Harry Stradley. To this union one son was born, Carl Leroy. The married couple made their home in Hubbell. He died Feb. 14, 1996.
Frances attended the Hubbell United Methodist Church and was church pianist for 40 years. She also enjoyed singing old hymns, helping friends, family and neighbors, making rag rugs and quilts and mowing the yard and teaching and playing the piano.
Frances wrote the Hubbell News for the Chester, Hebron, Chester and Belleville papers for many years and also was a member of the Hubbell Board of Education.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Lester Carpenter in 1948, brothers, Adrian Dake in 1993 and Kenneth Dake in 1987; and her husbands, Clinton M. Carpenter and Harry Stradley, two granddaughters, one grandson, a step-daughter in-law and step son-in-law.
She is survived by two sons, Lindon Carpenter and Carl Stradley, of Hubbell; step-daughter, Mrs. Virgil Werner, Hubbell, step-son, Leo Stradley, Whittier, Calif.; one sister, Martha Agee, Wheatridge, Colo., seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Chester. Pastors Eldon and Mary Beth Nicholson will officiate.
Friends may call at the Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, Kan. from 9 a .m. until 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Interment will be in Hubbell Cemetery.
Brandy Wilton
Former Superior resident, Brandy Michael Wilton, 36, the son of Richard and Sharon (Moran) Wilton, was born Dec. 26, 1967, at Superior. He died Friday, March 26, at Monarch Hospice House, Lincoln, Neb., after a four year battle with cancer.
He graduated from Superior High School in 1986. Following graduation he served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Acadia. He was recruit petty officer. Feb. 14, 1992, he married Tracie Mendenall in Superior. They were divorced in 2002.
Brandy was a broadcaster at KRFS, Superior; KEGS, Emporia, and KHLS, Wichita. He was employed by A-1 Fiberglass and later at Swift-Echrich in Hastings until illness forced him to quit.
He was a member of the Capitol City Christian Church, Lincoln.
Survivors include his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Daniel Fullerton (Brooklyn) Lincoln, and Becka Whatley, Hastings; nephew and niece, Nicholas and Alaina Fullerton, Lincoln; grandparents, Chester and Eleanor Moran and Ralph and Esther Wilton, Superior.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Arthur and Stena Moran and Marie Wortman.
Services were held March 30, from the Megrue-Price Funeral Home Chapel in Superior, with Pastors Ken Fairbrother and Jim Stark officiating.
Pallbearers were Michael Hager, Brian Diehl, Dave Wilton, Terry Ground, Travis Renken, Ron Ahrens, Tony Akasmit and Tony Martin. Honorary Pallbearers were Elmer Striker, Pat Avey, Mike Fausch and Bill Rogers.
Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery with full military rites.
Ervin Windhorst
Ervin John Windhorst, 91, the son of Henry and Verbena (Hofts) Windhorst, was born on a farm near Byron, Oct. 22, 1912. He died March 25 at Parkview Haven, Deshler. He was one of six children born to his parents.
He attended Riber School District 91 and Ruskin High School.
He married Agnes Daisy Ocobock July 19, 1935, at the United Brethern Church, Republic. This union was blessed with two children, Darlene Irene and Darrell Lee.
In younger days Ervin helped on the family farm and later worked as a broom winder at the Deshler Broom Factory. The family moved to Wichita, in 1940 where Ervin worked at Boening Aircraft for five years. In 1947 he moved his family back to Deshler, where Ervin was employed by Galmore Construction for some time. In 1955 he went to work for Richard Reinke as plant superintendent at Reinke Manufacturing, Inc. He retired from Reinke Manufacturing in April, 1981.
Ervin enjoyed playing baseball, traveling and watching sporting events on television. Ervin and Agnes enjoyed doing to dances.
He was a past member of the Lion's Club, a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Deshler, where he served on the church council and was an usher. He was admitted to Parkview Haven Nursing home July 31, 2000.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Agnes on Nov. 24, 1997; daughter, Darlene (Fintel) Heckenlively; one brother, Elmer, two sisters, Esther Lipker and Freda Anderson and one son-in-law, Harold Fintel.
He is survived by his son, Darrell Windhorst, Stromsburg; and seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eldon Windhorst, Hebron, and Roy Windhorst, Deshler.
Services were held Monday at Peace Lutheran Church, Deshler, with the Rev. Phillip Nielsen officiating.
Interment was in the Deshler City Cemetery.
Ahrendts Funeral Home, Deshler, was in charge of arrangements.
JoAnn Winn
Former area resident, JoAnn Elaine (Chapman) Winn, 53, of Twin Falls, Idaho, died March 21, in Paul, Idaho, as a result of an automobile accident.
Services were Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rupert, Idaho, with the Rev. David Poovey officiating. Burial was in Paul Cemetery.
Mrs. Winn was born Feb. 12, 1951, to Ralph and Dorothy Chapman, in Superior. She graduated from Clay Center High School in 1970 and later from beauty school. She then became a licensed practical nurse. On June 1, 1985, she married Jim Winn.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Rupert, Idaho.
Survivors are her husband; one son, Jason, Paul, Idaho; her mother of Twin Falls; three brothers, Ron, Fairfield, Idaho; Richard, Mesquite, Nev., and Mike, Twin Falls, seven sisters, Pat Shadduck, Superior, Sunny Dick, Pasco, Wash.; Linda Fiscus, Twin Falls, Judy Karson, Medford, Ore.; Debbie Molar, Alda, Idaho; Becky Brown, Wichita, and Jean Jackson, Hastings.
She was preceded in death by her father, Two brothers and one sister.
