Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Alice Faye (Fitzmorris) Walsh

Alice Faye (Fitzmorris) Walsh

Nov 22, 2009

Alice Faye (Fitzmorris) Walsh passed peacefully at home on Sunday, November 22, 2009 with her family near her. Alice was born December 2, 1921 in Fredonia, Kansas. She attended Tenpenny School, a one-room school house, through the eighth grade. She graduated from Fredonia High School, then business Prep School in Wichita, Kansas. Later she was employed as a TWA Hostess...

Ruth Viola Darling

Ruth Viola Darling

Nov 21, 2009

Ruth Viola Darling, 95, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Salina, Kansas, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born November 24, 1913 in Bern, Kansas, the daughter of George Washington and Sadie (Sanders) Rogers. Ruth was a homemaker and also spent several years as a cook at St. Margaret"s Mercy Hospital...

Robert Leland Green

Robert Leland Green

Nov 21, 2009

Robert Leland Green (Bob), 74, died Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at home in Mt Vernon IN from complications of long standing pulmonary disease. He was born Jun 30, 1935 in Fredonia KS. His parents, Charles and Geneva (Manning) Green, and grandparents Thomas and Agnes (Evans) Green; and William and Alpha Mae (Hardcastle) Manning, preceded him in death. Bob was baptized...

Carl W. Scott

Carl W. Scott

Nov 17, 2009

Carl William Scott, Jr., 64, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia, Fall River and Howard area, died Monday, November 16, 2009, at his home in Fredonia. He was born February 20, 1945 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Carl W. and Mary (Shipman) Scott, Sr. Carl served in the United States Army 1965-1967, during the Vietnam War, achieving the rank...

John A. Ong

John A. Ong

Nov 5, 2009

John Alan Ong, 85, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died at his home on Thursday evening, November 5, 2009. He was born October 3, 1924 in Madison, Kansas, the son of William and Marguerite (Kennedy) Ong. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School. John served as a sergeant in the United States Army in the 24th Division, 19th...

Johnnie Gray

Johnnie Gray

Nov 4, 2009

Johnnie Gray, 81, a longtime resident of Coyville, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. She was born May 5, 1928 in Idabel, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alfred and Myrtle (Phillips) Gurley. She was a homemaker and worked part-time for the Coyville Post Office. On November 12, 1965 in Spearman, Texas, she married...

Maxine Troutman

Maxine Troutman

Oct 9, 2009

Maxine Troutman, 75, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Friday, October 9, 2009 at Windsor Place in Independence, Kansas. She was born December 7, 1933 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Frances (Porter) Dannels. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School. On December 31, 1952 at the First Baptist Church in Neodesha, she married Jack Troutman....

Helen Lorraine Wadel

Helen Lorraine Wadel

Oct 5, 2009

Helen Lorraine Wadel, 80, a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. She was born May 18, 1929 in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Minnie (Ratzlaff) Jantz. She was a homemaker. On January 18, 1953 in Fredonia, Kansas, she married Dennis Wadel. He survives at their home....

Emmett C Keller

Emmett C Keller

Sep 26, 2009

Emmett C Keller, age 89, a lifetime Fredonia resident died September 26, 2009. He was born June 3, 1920 in Fredonia, the second of two sons of William Edgar and Vennie (Meadows) Keller. His brother, Max preceded him in death. Emmett had a humble upbringing during the great depression. He grew up one mile west of Fredonia and as a...

Herman "Vic" R. Victor

Herman "Vic" R. Victor

Sep 18, 2009

Herman Ray "Vic" Victor, 77, a resident of Chanute, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born May 8, 1932 in Fredonia, the son of Carl Fred and Velma May (Powell) Victor Sr. Vic was a 1951 graduate of Fredonia High School and received a bachelor"s degree...

Tommy C. Connell

Tommy C. Connell

Sep 17, 2009

Tommy C. Connell, 83, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, Kansas, died early Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 24, 1926 in Fall River, the son of Johnnie and Elizabeth (Proehl) Connell. From 1944-1946, Tommy served in the United States Navy as a radio man 3rd class. He was employed...

Martin Loucks

Martin Loucks

Sep 16, 2009

Martin Loucks, 95, of Manhattan, KS, formerly of rural Fredonia, KS, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community, Manhattan. He was born December 8, 1913 in Copeland, KS, to Jonas P. and Nettie (Becker) Loucks. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Opal C. Loucks, his parents, sisters Elda of Moundridge, Opal Schowalter of Eldorado,...

Meredith Florene Smith

Meredith Florene Smith

Sep 12, 2009

Meredith Florene Smith, 89, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1920 in Miller, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Herbert and Mary Jane (Davis) Crim. On August 29, 1941 in Council Grove, Kansas, she married Ivan C. Smith. He preceded...

Reuben Schultz

Reuben Schultz

Sep 5, 2009

Reuben Schultz, 86, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and longtime resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died early morning on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born April 26, 1923 in Coy, Oklahoma, the son of Peter and Lena (Nightingale) Schultz. He was a farmer all of his life. On December 19, 1943 in...

Margie M. Ritz

Margie M. Ritz

Sep 3, 2009

Margie M. Ritz, 83, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born July 29, 1926 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Marilla (Kranz) Swank. She was a homemaker. Margie was married to Ira Dave Ritz. He preceded her in death May 26, 1994. She was...

Sharon Sandbothe

Sharon Sandbothe

Sep 2, 2009

Sharon Sandbothe, 76, a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 17, 1933 in Benedict, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Madge (O"Brien) Prunty. Sharon was a graduate of Benedict High School. In 1953, Sharon married Joseph J. Sandbothe. He survives at their home....

Ketha M. Cline

Ketha M. Cline

Aug 21, 2009

Ketha M. Cline, 84, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Labette County Medical Center in Parsons, Kansas. She was born December 26, 1924 in Gypsum, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Nora (Knapp) Kitterman. Ketha was raised in Gypsum and was graduated from Gypsum High School. In 1943 in Gypsum, she married Robert Earl Cline....

Mary Ann Delaney

Mary Ann Delaney

Jul 18, 2009

Mary Ann Delaney, 80, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 24, 1929 in New Albany, Kansas, the daughter of George A. and Hazel (Cooley) Young. She was a homemaker and farm wife. Mary was married to Damon Delaney. Together they operated Delaney"s Truck Produce, where they were famous...

Maurice Earl Wooten

Maurice Earl Wooten

Jun 27, 2009

Maurice Earl Wooten, 82, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 9, 1926 in Wilson County, Kansas, the son of George Robert and Cora Etta (Harman) Wooten. Maurice was a pub mill operator for 38 years at the Fredonia Brick Plant. He also worked as an operator at...

Lorene L. Myers

Lorene L. Myers

Jun 13, 2009

Lorene L. Myers, 88, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at her daughter"s home. She was born August 20, 1920 in Fredonia, the daughter of Oscar and Nell (Turney) Smith. On July 8, 1936, in Nowata, Oklahoma, she married Harold Myers. He preceded her in death December 2, 1993. Lorene was a member of the...