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Dorothy Flora Millicent Nelson Esping 1914-2010
Dorothy Flora Millicent Nelson Esping, 95, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at home in Lindsborg. She was born July 29, 1914, in Vilas to Ernest Ferdinand and Amanda Amelia Nelson Nelson. Her great-grandfather was Nels Peter Flyckt of Smolan. She married Kenneth Esping on July 28, 1939, in Vilas. He preceded her in death in 1967. She was a lifelong educator who began her teaching career at the age of 17 at Peach Grove Grade School in rural W...
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June H. White 1918-2010
June H. White, 91, Galesburg, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at her home. She was born July 31, 1918, at Meridian, Miss., to Harry and Anna Ethel McConnell Lawrence. Her family later moved to Burlington, where she attended the Burlington High School. She married Lawrence Dewey, and they later divorced. On Dec. 11, 1946, she married James R. “Jim” White at Burlington. They moved to Galesburg in 1960. He died on Oct. 30, 2009. She was a mem...
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Engagement — Boaz/Bruenger
Alice Boaz-Tobin, Lauren Tobin and Lyle and Diana Bruenger, all of Chanute, announce the engagement of their children, Katie Boaz and Derrick Bruenger, both of Chanute. Boaz received her bachelor’s degree in social work from Pittsburg State University. She is employed with ANW Special Education Coop. Bruenger received his bachelor’s degree in science and technology from PSU. He is employed with Nu-Wa Industries in Chanute. The wedding will be...
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Kenneth B. Kinne 1922-2010
Kenneth B. Kinne, 88, rural Erie, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Erie to Orton A. and Flora Burlingame Kinne. He attended rural elementary school there and was a 1939 graduate of Erie High School. He was a farmer and stockman his entire life. He enjoyed dancing and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He and Mary Ann Yockey ...
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Chester Hale 1919-2010
Chester Hale, 90, Chanute, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born May 17, 1919, in Mound Valley to Harry and Rose Etta Buscher Hale. He married Martha Jean Turner in July 1949 in Parsons. She preceded him in death in March 1968. He married Audrey Naomi Cawthorn in May 1969 in Chanute. She preceded him in death in 1995. He served as police chief for the city of Chanute. Survivors include a daugh...
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Orris Sheldon Cox 1919-2010
Orris Sheldon Cox, 90, Petrolia, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at his home. He was born May 4, 1919, in Dewey, Okla., to Argus Lloyd and Stella Agnes Mason Cox. He attended schools in Chanute and Topeka. He married Lucille M. Hainback on Nov. 25, 1947, in Iola. She survives. He joined the U.S. Army in November 1942 and was discharged in November 1945. He was a Ground Aircraft Observer, having served in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes...
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James Fredrick Evans 1961-2010
James Fredrick “Jim” Evans, 48, Iola, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Sept. 11, 1961, at Independence to Solomon A. and Barbara E. George Evans. He attended Iola schools. He traveled working construction. Survivors include three daughters, Tabitha Coykendall, Rachel Harrington and Heidi Coykendall, all of Humboldt; his parents, Solomon and Leinetta Evans, Yates Center; a brother, Jon Evans,...
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Kenneth B. Kinne
Kenneth B. Kinne, 88, rural Erie, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Kinne, on May 17, 2005. Following cremation, graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Chanute under the direction of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons. Contributions to Hospice Care of Kansas may be made in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons...
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Walter Warden Bryan 1920-2010
Walter Warden Bryan, 90, Parsons, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He had been in failing health. He was born Jan. 18, 1920, in Neodesha to Charles Elmer and Sarah Mahala Dowty Bryan. He attended school in Neodesha and served in the Construction Battalion of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was employed with Standard Oil as a pipefitter for 27 years. He attended the Bethel Church of God in Neodesha....
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Melva E. Lew 1948 – 2010
Melva Eleather Lew, 61, Humboldt, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Melva was born in Maypen Clarendon, Jamaica, on Dec. 20, 1948, the daughter of Sydney and Icelyn Knott Lyn. She had lived in Humboldt for 13 years. She was united in marriage to Dan Lew. They later divorced. Melva worked as a quality control inspector in the cabinet manufacturing Industry. Melva is survived by a daughter, An...
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John A. Hodson 1955-2010
John A. Hodson, 54, Yates Center, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 in Chanute. John was born in Springfield, Ill., the son of the Rev. Frank A. and Lora O. Leugemors Hodson. John was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Iola and the First Presbyterian Church of Yates Center, where he served as an Elder. He worked for Gordon Jewelry in Dallas, Texas where he was the assistant manager. John moved from Texas to the Chanute area to be closer t...
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Buford Martin Anderson 1948 – 2010
Buford Martin Anderson, 61, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 at his home. Buford was born in Chanute on July 21, 1948, the son of Donald Bruce and Alice Marjorie Janssen Anderson. He attended Swede Center and Petrolia schools, graduating from Chanute High School in the Class of 1966. He also attended Chanute Junior College. He was united in marriage to Gloria Rankin on May 22, 1976 in Chanute. She preceded him in death on Sept. 1, 2002. Bu...
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Charles ‘Chuck’ Owens 1940-2010
Charles “Chuck” Owens, 69, of Neodesha, formerly of Parsons, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at his home. He was in failing health for the last several years. He was born Sept. 13, 1940, at Jasper, Ark., a son of Calvin Walter and Anne Mae Hatfield Owens. At a young age his family moved to Parsons where he was raised and attended school. He graduated from the Parsons High School with the Class of 1958. He later received a Master’s Plumbing Li...
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Melva Lew
Melva Lew, 61, Humboldt, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel.
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Herman Delose Jackman 1918-2010
Herman Delose Jackman, 91, Moran, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1918, in Gas to Henry Herman and Cecil Faye Pope Jackman. He attended Gas and Iola schools. As a young man he worked for Pet Milk Company. He operated Jackman Brothers Construction for most of his adult life. In later years he worked for Klein Tool, Inc., retiring in 1987. On July 17, 1938, he married Florence Alliene Gay. She died on Oct. 29, ...
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Larn Arnel Perkins Sr. 1939-2010
Larn Arnel Perkins Sr., 70, Chanute, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born Aug. 16, 1939, in Reed Springs, Mo., to William Edward and Anna May Maggard Perkins. He married Jackie Bilderback on Sept. 9, 1971, in Ozark, Mo. She survives. He was an over-the-road truck driver. Other survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Ann and Mark Applegate, Excelsior Springs, Mo.,...
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Nicole Kaylee Sigg 1984-2010
Nicole Kaylee Sigg, 25, Iola, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Nov. 19, 1984, at Fort Scott and grew up in Iola where she attended school. She had completed the certified nurse’s aide program at Neosho County Community College in Chanute. Survivors include three sons, Karson Sigg, age 6, Keaton Gott, age 4, and Konner Gott, age 2; her parents, Dan and Jan Sigg, Iola, a...
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Death notice
Charles “Chuck” Owens, 69, Neodesha, formerly of Parsons, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at his home. Among survivors is his wife, Jan, of the home. Further obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
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Rose Z. McCaine 1942-2010
Rose Z. McCaine, 67, Chanute, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. She was born March 15, 1942, Chanute to Ira and Neva Brown Herndon. She attended schools in Chanute. She married Bill Key. He preceded her in death in 1963. She later married John McCaine. He also preceded her in death. She worked as a laborer in the manufacturing field. She also worked as a bartender at the Cecil J. Meeker V.F.W. Post 1654...
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Martha L. "Marty" Brown
Martha L. “Marty” Brown, 87, Overland Park, KS, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House. The Funeral Liturgy will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St., Overland Park, where friends may call from 9-10 a.m. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice House. Marty was born July...
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