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Eldon M. De Witt 1917 - 2001
HUTCHINSON Eldon M. DeWitt, 83, Hutchinson,
formerly of Marquette, passed
away Tuesday, January 23, 2001, at the Hester
Care Center in Hutchinson.
Eldon was born August 5, 1917 at Chapman, Kansas,
son of Clarence and Daisy
(Hunsinger) DeWitt.
He was united in marriage to Julia Schwerdtfager
on April 16, 1944 at
Salina. They farmed for over 40 years south
of Marquette. Eldon was also a
well known carpenter in the area. They spent
six years in Buhler before
moving to the Hester Center in Hutchinson one
year ago.
Memberships include the Buhler United Methodist
Church, Buhler, and the
Marquette American Legion, Marquette.
Eldon served his country well in the Army during
World War II. He received
the Purple Heart for being wounded.
Survivors include three sons, James (Vicky) DeWitt,
Wichita, Kenneth (Rosie)
DeWitt, Salina, and Thomas (Bonnie) DeWitt, Falun;
two daughters, Lois
(Jerry) Rupert, Beverly, and Linda Crane, Buhler;
one sister, Leona Fleagle,
Hiawatha; one brother, Elmer DeWitt, Chapman;
nine grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,
January 27, 2001 in the
Marquette United Methodist Church with Pastor
Mike Rose and Pastor Larry
Brock officiating. Burial was in the Excelsior
Cemetery, south and west of
Marquette.
Memorials may be made to the Buhler United Methodist
Church, or the Hester
Care Center, Hutchinson.
Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette, handled the arrangements.
The Marquette Tribune, Jan. 31, 2001
1/24/2001
Bethel G. Bowers
1909 - 2001
MCPHERSON Bethel G. Bowers, 91, Gypsum,
passed away Sunday, January 14,
2001, the The Cedars in McPherson, Kansas.
She was born Bethel G. Austin on November 3, 1909
at Oxford, Kansas. She
had been a Gypsum resident for many years until
moving to The Cedars in
McPherson. She and her husband farmed southwest
of Gypsum for many years.
She was also a homemaker.
Memberships include the Temple Church and the
Friendly Neighbors Club, both
of Gypsum.
Preceding her in death were her husband Gae, who
died in 1981, and two sons,
Gaegene Bowers and Clint Bowers.
Survivors include one daughter, Judith Thiel,
Lindsborg; one son, Robin
Bowers, rural Marquette; one sister, Pauline Johnson,
Wichita; four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Tuesday, January
16, 2001, at the Temple Church
Cemetery, southeast of Gypsum, with Rev. Dennis
Mullins officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Church, Gypsum,
or to The Cedars,
McPherson.
The Marquette Tribune, Jan. 24, 2001
Bernard Paul Oelke
1927 - 2001
KANSAS CITY, MO. Bernard Paul Oelke, 73,
passed away Wednesday, January 3,
2001, at his home in Kansas City, Missouri following
a lingering illness.
He was born June 9, 1927 in Cheyenne, Wyoming,
and was a retired Federal
Weather Meteorologist.
He was preceded in death by one son, Bradley Paul
Oelke.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor (Munson) Oelke,
of the home; five sons,
Gary Oelke, of the home, Greg Oelke, Springfield,
Missouri, Dave Oelke,
Charles Oelke, and Timothy Oelke, all of Kansas
City, Missouri; nine
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 6,
2001, at Muehlback Mortuary,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Alfred and Ina Munson were the parents of Eleanor
Oelke.
The Marquette Tribune, Jan. 24, 2001
Vern Levi Myers
1916 - 2001
HUTCHINSON Vern Levi Myers, 84, Hutchinson,
Kansas, passed away Monday,
January 15, 2001, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson.
He was born November 18, 1916, at Windom, son
of Vade Hiram and Laura Adela
(Sundgren) Myers. He was a Hutchinson resident
since 1981, moving from
Little River.
He was a graduate of Windom High School and attended
Kansas State
University. He was a retired farmer and
had also been employed by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, helping construct the
Kanopolis Reservoir and Dam.
He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, Hutchinson,
and a former board
member of the Rockville and District #444 school
districts, the Farmers Home
Administration, and served as treasurer of the
Rockville Township. He was a
WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy.
On January 23, 1949, he married Pearl Adell Krob
in Turon.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Myers, Hutchinson;
two daughters, Janet L.
Gobber, Hutchinson, and Patricia A. Dunmire, Leek,
England; two brothers,
Wesley Myers, Phoenix, Arizona, and Gene Myers,
Colville, Washington; four
sisters, Ailene Redding and Bonnie McMurray, both
of Hutchinson, Laura Lee
Norland, Galva, and Rozann Cedarholm, Lindsborg;
and three grandchildren.
A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. Friday,
January 19, 2001, at
Westside Baptist Church, Hutchinson, with Pastors
Tim Adrai and Eldon Smith
officiating. Graveside services were held
at Excelsior Cemetery, rural
Marquette, with the Fort Riley Honor Guard presiding.
Memorials may be sent to the church or to the
Parkinson's Disease
Foundation.
The Marquette Tribune, Jan. 24, 2001
1/17/2001
Ruth Dale Duncan Middleton 1900 -
2001
Ruth Dale (McMickell) Duncan Middleton, 100, passed
away Tuesday, November
7, 2000.
She was born March 22, 1900, in Saline County,
Kansas, on a farm near the
towns of Salina and Gypsum. Her parents
homesteaded the last quarter
section of land in Kansas under the Homestead
Act in 1902 and Ruth lived
there with her family until she came to Burlington,
Colorado to teach music
and physical education in 1924.
In 1926, she married Carl G. Duncan, a teacher
and administrator. To this
union were born four children, three of whom survive:
JoAnn (Bud) Kincaide,
Long View, Texas; Carl (Joan) Duncan, Littleton,
Colorado; and Earl (Betty)
Duncan, Longmont Colorado. Carl G. Duncan
preceded her in death in 1974.
Ruth was also preceded in death by her daughter,
Lois Collins, and sister,
Eleanor O'Dell.
In 1981, she was married to Donald S. Middleton,
who preceded Ruth in death
on March 21, 1995.
Before coming to Colorado, Ruth taught five years
in elementary schools in
Kansas, two years at Burlington, Colorado, and
24 years in Pueblo County
District No. 70 at Avondale, Colorado, serving
as elementary principal of
the Avondale School for 13 years. Other
activities include: past president
of the American Legion Auxiliaries of Cortez,
Colorado and Oak Creek,
Colorado; past president of Federated Women's
Clubs in both Cortez and Oak
Creek; member of No. 132 Wild Rose Chapter of
O.E.S. for more than fifty
years; present member of P.E.O. Chapter BT; and
past president of the Monday
Music Club.
Ruth was an accomplished musician. She served
as organist for 50 years at
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pueblo.
Survivors include four step-daughters, Roberta
Jean (Henry) Hanna, Cloquet,
Minnesota, Mary (Kenneth) Ray, Arvada, Colorado,
Linda (Alan) Thompson,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Betsy Towell, Brookfield,
Wisconsin; one sister,
Eula Hoover, Pueblo, Colorado; 15 grandchildren;
and 28 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
November 11, 2000, at
Westminster Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Pat
Hurley officiating.
1/10/2001
Mildred J. "Mimi" Boydston 1905 - 2001
Mildred J. "Mimi" Boydston, 95, McPherson, Kansas
passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001 at Shiloh Manor, Canton.
Mrs. Boydston was born June 6, 1905 at Marquette,
daughter of Emil and Alma Elizabeth (Burnison) Vann. She attended
the Marquette grade schools and graduated from
Marquette High School. She then attended and graduated with a teachers
certificate from Emporia State Teachers College
in Emporia, Kansas.
She married Ray Thomas Boydston on December 29,
1924, at Lyndon, Kansas. He passed away on September 21, 1981.
She was Canton resident since 1991, moving from
McPherson. She was a homemaker, taught school for a short time at
Marquette Elementary School, was a bookkeeper
at J.C. Penney's, and worked at Bixby Jewelry Store, both in
McPherson, for a few years before working as a
Teller at McPherson Bank and Trust Company, until her retirement.
Memberships include the Trinity Lutheran Church,
where she taught Sunday school and was active in other church functions,
Order of the Eastern Star, where she was twice
a Past Worthy Matron, and volunteer for the American Cancer Society, all
in McPherson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband; one son, Thomas Wesley Sundahl; two sisters, Elsie Hudson and
Vivian Stwalley; and one brother, Maynard Vann.
Survivors include one daughter, Virginia Sundahl, McPherson; four
grandchildren, Tom Sundahl, Kevin Sundahl, Laura
Smysor and Susan Ryan; and eight great-grandchildren, Shane Sundahl,
Kristian Sundahl, Lukas Sundahl, Mark Sundahl,
Joe Smysor, Matt Smysor, Amanda Ryan and Kevin Ryan.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday,
January 8, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church, McPherson, with Rev.
Michael Fibranz officiating. Burial was in McPherson
Cemetery, McPherson. Memorials may be made to the Trinity
Lutheran Church, McPherson, Shiloh Manor, Canton,
or the Alzheimer's Association.
Le Roy Peterson 1906 - 2001
LeRoy Peterson, 94, passed away Friday, December
29, 2000, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. The oldest son of William A.
and Anna (Ternstrom) Peterson, he was born December
6, 1906, in the Mt. Vernon Community, Kingman County, Kansas.
Brought by his parents to Lindsborg in March 1907,
at the age of three months, he was baptized Clarence LeRoy by Dr.
Alfred Bergin. With the exception of two years
spent in Southern Texas and three years in the military during World War
II,
he spent his years in the Fremont and Lindsborg
area.
He graduated from and attended Marquette High
School and Wichita Business College. His three years in the military were
spent as a medical corpsman attached to the 6th
Night Fighters Squadron of the 7th Air Force. He attained the rank of
Sergeant.
After his honorable discharge from the Army in
October 1945, he was employed as bookkeeper and office manager in
several Lindsborg businesses, namely: Leaf's Garage,
Anderson's Bros., Superservice and Peterson Bros. (no relation).
On June 4, 1949, he was united in marriage to
Alyce Cedarholm. She passed away on July 25, 1975. In May 1966, he was
appointed Assistant City Clerk of the City of
Lindsborg, appointed City Clerk in 1967, and served in that capacity until
May
1, 1976. Since then he was semi-retired, often
seen at the office doing volunteer work. He was preceded in death by a
sister, Viola Dahlsten, and a brother, Paul Dahlsten.
Survivors include two brothers, Carl William Peterson,
Lindsborg, Milton Peterson and wife, Mildred, Salina; one sister,
Gladys Peterson, Lindsborg; and sister-in-law,
Annabelle Cotherern Peterson, Fresno, California. Following a private funeral
service, burial was in the Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg.
Memorials may be sent to Bethany Lutheran Church, Bethany
Home, or the Lindsborg Community Hospital, all
of Lindsborg, in care of Hays-Christians Funeral Home, P.O. Box 386,
Lindsborg, Kansas 67456.
Robert Patrick Istas 1960 2001
Robert Patrick Istas, 40, Rogers, Arkansas, formerly
of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2000,
at St. Mary's Hospital, Rogers. Mr. Istas was
born July 25, 1960, at Concordia, Kansas. He worked in inside sales at
Industrial Bearing and Transmission.
He served in the Marine Corps and was a member
of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Spoon) Istas;
his mother, Mary J. Istas, Carl Junction, Missouri;
two daughters, Sarah Istas and Ashley Istas, both of Concordia; four
brothers, William Joseph Jr., Superior, Nebraska,
Rex Alan, Austin, Texas, John, Rochester, New York, and Jason, Carl
Junction, Missouri; and two sisters, Janice Istas,
Hutchinson, and Susan Lawrence, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday,
December 30, 2000, at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, 300 E. 30th,
Hutchinson, Kansas with Pastor Wayne Pitman officiating.
Cremation followed the service. Memorials may be made to the
American Heart Association or a charity of the
donor's choice.
Dorothy M. Dahlsten 1913 - 2001
Dorothy M. Dahlsten, 87, Lindsborg, passed away
Friday, December 29, 2000, at Lindsborg Community Hospital. She
was born March 11, 1913, at Hooker, Oklahoma,
daughter of D.M. and Myrtle (Buchanan) Rudd. She was a resident of
Lindsborg for many years, moving back from Abilene
in April 2000. She was a retired school teacher and homemaker. She
was a member of the Freemount Lutheran Church,
rural Lindsborg, the WELCA of the church, and the Galaxy Club,
Lindsborg.
On August 22, 1940, she married Evert Dahlsten
at Hooker, Oklahoma. He died May 5, 1971. Survivors include a son,
Jerry Dahlsten, Lenexa; a daughter, Shirley Pekarek,
Kensington; and five grandchildren. A memorial service was held at
10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at the Freemount
Lutheran Church, rural Lindsborg, with Pastor James A. Harrison
officiating.
A private burial was held prior to the service
in the Freemount Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Lindsborg. Memorials may
be made to the Freemount Lutheran Church, in care
of Hays-Christians Funeral Home, P.O. 386, Lindsborg, Kansas
67456.
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Shirley M. Alstatt, 62, Lindsborg, passed away
Saturday, December 23, 2000, at Infinia, McPherson, Kansas.
She was born January 26, 1938, at Little River,
Kansas, daughter of Ivan and Mabel (Carlson) Snell. She
was a resident of Lindsborg since 1960, moving
from McPherson.
She was a homemaker, and former employee at the
Lindsborg Community Hospital and an Avon Dealer.
She was a member of the Elim Lutheran Church,
Marquette, the American Legion Auxiliary, Lindsborg, and
the VFW Auxiliary, Salina. On January 3, 1958,
she married Dean W. Alstatt at McPherson. Survivors
include her husband, Dean W. Alstatt, Lindsborg;
one son, Allen R. Alstatt, Marquette; and two brothers,
Sheldon Snell, McPherson, and Ivan Snell Jr.,
Wichita.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday,
December 27, 2000 at the Hays-Christians Funeral
Chapel, Lindsborg, with Pastor Larry Cross officiating.
Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery, west of
Marquette. Memorials may be made to Infinia of
McPherson or the Elim Lutheran Church, Marquette, in
care of Hays-Christians Funeral Home, P.O. Box
386, Lindsborg, Kansas 67456-0386.
Alson V. Nolan Jr.
Lt. Col. USAF Retired, Alson V. Nolan Jr. of Westlake
Village, California passed away on Friday, December
8, 2000 after a long illness. Alson (Al) was born
September 8, 1919 in Kingman, Indiana. He attended school
in Indiana, Kentucky and the University of Pittsburgh.
He worked for National Cash Register before
entering the Army of the US in 1941. He married
Mary Lee Catron in 1941.
Two sons were born to this union--Alson V. Nolan
III and Robert Earl Nolan (deceased). Mary Lee passed
away in 1968. Alson was commissioned in the Army
Air Corp in 1942. He had many duty assignments in the
Continental U.S., primarily in the financial and
statistical area. His overseas assignments included
Newfoundland, Korea, Vietnam, France, and Germany.
His final AF duty was to close out all the US Military
units in France-a project called Freloc.
Col. Nolan retired from active duty on July 16,
1968. In 1969 he married Mary Katherine Wickstrom, who
survives him. He is also survived by one son,
Alson V. Nolan III of Texas, one brother, James R. Nolan of
South Carolina, and three grandsons, Michael,
Jeffrey and Robb. Alson lived in Westlake Village for 31
years and was a charter member of the Westlake
United Methodist Church, a lifetime member of the
Retired Officers Association, and a charter member
of the WWII Memorial Society.
Alson was a patient, kind and loving man, always
ready to help others. He will be greatly missed by his
family and many friends. A memorial service was
held Monday, December 11, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Westlake United Methodist Church. Memorials may
be made to the Westlake United Methodist Church,
1049 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village, CA 91362
or Fitzgerald Senior Support Center, 401 Hodencamp
Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.