Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Norma Jean Anderson

Norma Jean Anderson

Jan 5, 2007

Norma Jean Anderson, 88, a resident of Augusta, Kansas and formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, January 5, 2007 at the Lakepoint Nursing Center in Augusta. She was born July 18, 1918 in Hebron, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Lois F. (Schlemer) Kaminska. She was a 1936 graduate of Fredonia High School and attended Manhattan State College and the...

Viola A. "Betty" Dildine

Viola A. "Betty" Dildine

Jan 3, 2007

Viola Agnes "Betty" Dildine, 83, a resident of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Lakewood Heights in Wichita. She was born October 27, 1923 in Fredonia, the daughter of Dave and Mildred (Ross) Culbertson. She worked as a certified nurse"s aide for over 30 years at Hill Top Lodge, Wilson County Rest Home and...

Mae Betheen Shultz Becker

Mae Betheen Shultz Becker

Dec 31, 2006

Mae Betheen Shultz Becker, 88, a resident of Moundridge Manor in Moundridge, Kansas, formerly of Nevada, Missouri, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 in Moundridge. She was born February 1, 1918 in Hesston, Kansas, the daughter of Harvey M. and Elizabeth (Holdeman) Yost. She was a homemaker. On November 11, 1945 at Greensburg, Kansas, she married Lee Shultz. He preceded her...

Barbara Ann Studebaker

Barbara Ann Studebaker

Dec 31, 2006

Barbara Ann Studebaker, 37, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 near Neodesha. She was born June 6, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of David and Loretta (Gueulette) Studebaker. She was employed at Flint Oak Hunting Resort, rural Fall River, Kansas. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Fredonia and a member...

John R. Thompson

John R. Thompson

Dec 27, 2006

John R. Thompson, 81, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, formerly of Iowa and California, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at his residence in Altoona. He was born June 24, 1925 in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of John R., Sr. and Mildred (Mundt) Thompson. He was a member of the United States Navy during World War II, serving from 1943...

Edna Mae Shoop

Edna Mae Shoop

Dec 26, 2006

Edna Mae Shoop, 61, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the Via Christi Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1945 in Wichita, the daughter of Leo Melvin and Goldie Josephine (Robison) James. She worked for the City of Fredonia at the recycling center for 20 years. On Februay 27,...

Almeta Faye Turner

Almeta Faye Turner

Dec 23, 2006

Almeta Faye Turner, 91, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, December 23, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 21, 1915 in Bluff City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles A. and Cora E. (Pulliam) Heller. She was a graduate of Bluff City High School and attended what is now Emporia State University, obtaining her teaching certificate in...

Melvin W. Bunyard

Melvin W. Bunyard

Dec 22, 2006

Melvin W. Bunyard, 85, a lifelong resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Friday December 22, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1921 in Fall River, the son of Harvey Samuel and Viola Belle (Cornett) Bunyard. He was a sergeant in the United States Army, serving during World War II. He worked for 29...

Joseph Paul Ludwick

Joseph Paul Ludwick

Dec 19, 2006

Joseph Paul Ludwick, 86, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Via Christi Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus in Wichita. He was born September 26, 1920 in Fall River, the son of Ollie Edward and Clara Louisa (Axtel) Ludwick. He served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. South Dakota earning...

Francis L. Parker

Francis L. Parker

Dec 15, 2006

Francis L. Parker, 82, a long time resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, December 15, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born June 25, 1924 in Iola, Kansas, the son of John W. and Flora (Schuster) Parker. He served in the United States Army 1943-45 where he was stationed in the Philippines and New Guinnea. He was retired from...

Gene Fiscus

Gene Fiscus

Dec 15, 2006

Richard Eugene "Gene" Fiscus, 76, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, December 15, 2006, at his home in Fredonia. He was born April 10, 1930 in Fredonia, the son of Edgar Cecil and Ethel Mae (Durham) Fiscus. He served in the United States Army August 13, 1948 to his retirement on September 30, 1978, attaining the rank of...

William Henry Miller

William Henry Miller

Dec 12, 2006

William Henry Miller, 88, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of New Albany, Kansas and Alberta, Canada, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born January 10, 1918 in Alton, Missouri, the son of Charles W. and Edith (King) Miller. He was a retired automobile mechanic and farmer. His survivors include: Two sisters: Leona Harwood of New...

Dorothy A. (Cobb) Dodge

Dorothy A. (Cobb) Dodge

Dec 4, 2006

Dorothy A. Cobb Dodge, 96, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at Warrenton Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 27, 1910 in Downs, Kansas, the daughter of James G. and Myrtle M. (Roach) Cobb. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastern Star. She was married to James F....

Brooksie A. Henley

Brooksie A. Henley

Nov 16, 2006

Brooksie A. Henley, 91, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born September 23,1915 in Middletown, Kansas, the daughter of James and Clara (Kerley) Spillman. She was a homemaker. On April 29, 1937 in Fredonia, she married Floyd Henley. He preceded her in death October 9,...

Pearl S. Williams

Pearl S. Williams

Nov 14, 2006

Pearl S. Williams, 81, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 21, 1925 in Warick County, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore and Anna Victoria (West) Wintenheimer. She was born and raised in Indiana. Later in life she moved to Grove, Oklahoma, where she resided until 1998, when she...

Earl A. Wiles

Earl A. Wiles

Nov 8, 2006

Earl A. Wiles Jr, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born December 12, 1917 in Ash Valley, Kansas, the son of Earl A.and Minerva (Stevens) Wiles Sr. He was a retired Eaton Metal salesman and a real estate broker. On October 2,...

Chuck Dean Wells

Chuck Dean Wells

Nov 1, 2006

Chuck Dean Wells, 66, a resident of rural Fredonia, formerly of California, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born February 27, 1940 in Fredonia, the son of Chester and Ruth V. (Rogers) Wells. He was a mechanic for Penske Trucking for 20 years, retiring in 2006. On July 23, 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Virginia Lee Dunn

Virginia Lee Dunn

Oct 21, 2006

Virginia Lee Dunn, 64, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 23, 1942 in Elwood, Nebraska, the daughter of James W. and Vera (Roedl) Frisbie. She was a graduate of North High School in Wichita, Kansas. She was employed as a registered nurse at Beverly Health and Rehab in...

Jeremiah Thomas Mcginnes

Jeremiah Thomas Mcginnes

Oct 20, 2006

Jeremiah Thomas McGinnes, 16 month old son of Calvin and Christina (Kunz) McGinnes, died Friday, October 20, 2006, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born May 30, 2005 in Chanute, Kansas. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include: One brother: Michael Kunz McGinnes of the home One sister: Laila McGinnes of the home Grandparents: Carl...

Esther L. White

Esther L. White

Oct 19, 2006

Esther L. White, 96, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at Golden Living Center of Neodesha, Kansas. She was born April 14, 1910 in Fredonia, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Vollmar) Stroud. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Following graduation she worked for a few years at Gaede Bakery in Fredonia. She spent...

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