Troy D. Hostetler 1970 - 2001
HUTCHINSON -- Troy D. Hostetler, 30, Hutchinson,
passed away Tuesday, January
30, 2001, at Washington, Kansas as the result
of an automobile accident.
Troy was born February 27, 1970, at Hutchinson
and was a former resident of
Inman, moving to Hutchinson in 1996. He
was an area sales manager for Case
Credit and a member of the Trinity United Methodist
Church, Hutchinson.
Survivors include his wife, Dana (Geiman) Hostetler,
Hutchinson; a son,
Caden Hostetler, of the home; his parents, Shirley
Hostetler, Hutchinson,
and Gary and Judy L. Hostetler, McPherson; his
father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Gene and Lynn Geiman, Lindsborg;
a step-brother, Kevin
Ediger, Windom; two sisters, Cherie Chasteen,
Great Falls, Montana, and
Sonja Good, Hesston; his maternal grandmother,
Doris Hjelmstead, Golden,
Colorado; and his paternal grandmother, Odena
Hostetler, Inman.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday,
February 3, 2001, at
Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, with
the Revs. Nick Warner and
Howard Wagler officiating. Burial was in
the North Inman Cemetery, Inman.
Memorials may be made to the Troy Hostetler Memorial
Fund, in care of
Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, 300 E. 30th,
Hutchinson 67502.
The Marquette Tribune, Feb. 7,2001
Eldon A. Peterson 1910 - 2001
LINDSBORG -- Eldon A. Peterson, 90, Lindsborg,
formerly of McPherson and
Marquette, passed away Friday, February 2, 2001,
at his home.
Mr. Peterson was born September 3, 1910, at Dresden.
He was in the grocery
business in Marquette, Lindsborg, and McPherson.
He was a member of the
Evangelical Covenant Church and Lions Club, both
of Marquette. He was a
former member of the Marquette School Board, Lindsborg
Kiwanis Club,
Gideon's and Marquette City Council.
Survivors include his wife, Maybelle Peterson,
of the home; three daughters,
Jolene Reiswig, Marion, Bernita Sveiven, Fairfax,
Virginia, and Coralee
Murray, Budapest, Hungary; 12 grandchildren; and
11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
February 6, 2001 in the
Evangelical Covenant Church, Lindsborg, the Revs.
Jeff Waugh and Don Hawk
officiating. Burial was in the Marquette
Cemetery, north of Marquette.
Memorials may be made to the Marquette Evangelical
Covenant Church or
Gideon's International.
The Marquette Tribune, Feb. 7,2001
Charles H. Zimmerman 1937 - 2001
Charles H. Zimmerman, 63, Salina,
passed away Friday, March 9, 2001, at
Salina Regional Health Center.
Mr. Zimmerman was born September 25, 1937, at
Colebrook, Pennsylvania, and
was a Salina resident for 35 years, moving from
Middletown, Pennsylvania.
He worked for Bob Smith Salvage for 15 years,
for Gibson Industrial Controls
for eight years, and Tony's Pizza Service for
5 years. He was a member of
Belmont Boulevard Church of the Nazarene and Green
Lantern Coffee Club and
served as pastor's assistant for First Church
of God.
Survivors include his wife, Connie M., Salina;
a son, Andy Zimmerman,
Solomon; four daughters, Pam Glavin, Marquette,
Patricia Lyles, Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, Cindy Cash, Salina, and Deloria Velasquez,
Bavaria; two brothers,
Kenneth Zimmerman, McPherson, and Ed Zimmerman,
Salina; two sisters, Betty
Dullabaun, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and Anna Mae
Godwin, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania; two half-brothers, Paul and Leroy,
both of Pennsylvania; nine
grandchildren, among those are Dustin and Richard
Glavin, both of Salina;
and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday,
March 13, 2001, at Belmont
Boulevard Church of the Nazarene, Salina, with
Rev. Paul Long officiating.
Burial was in Delphos Cemetery.
Wilma L. Swabby 1915 - 2001
Wilma L. Swabby, 85, Little River, passed
away Friday, March 9, 2001, at
Sandstone Heights, Little River.
Mrs. Swabby was born Wilma L. Hailings on April
5, 1915, at Windom and was a
lifetime resident of the Little River and Windom
area. She was a homemaker
and a member of Andover Lutheran Church, WELCA,
and Andover Ladies Quilting
Group, all of Windom.
Her husband, Hiram Ford, died in 1987.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Doris Ann Miller,
Windom; two
grandchildren; a great-grandchild and a step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
March 13, 2001, at Andover
Lutheran Church, rural Windom, the Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ulliman
officiating.
Burial was in the Excelsior Cemetery, south of
Marquette.
Memorials may be made to Andover Lutheran Church,
Sandstone Heights Nursing
Home or the American Cancer Society.
March 7, 2001
LaVerne Anderson 1916 - 2001
LaVerne Anderson, 85, formerly of Geneseo, passed
away Saturday, February
24, 2001, at Sandstone Heights, Little River.
LaVerne was born February 23, 1916, at Geneseo,
Kansas, daughter of Louis W.
and Carrie Ann (Stackhouse) Droegemeier.
She was married to Anerd M.
"Swede" Anderson. Except for a few years
early in her marriage, she was a
lifelong resident of Geneseo, attending school
there and graduating from
Geneseo High School in 1933. Anerd passed
away in 1964.
LaVerne was employed by Geneseo Grain as a bookkeeper.
She served as City
Treasurer of Geneseo for many years and was the
treasurer of the Geneseo
Alumni Association for 25 years.
She was a longtime member of the Geneseo United
Methodist Church and was
also a member of the 55-Plus Club in Geneseo.
She moved to Little River in 1998 and became a
resident of Sandstone Heights
in 1999.
Preceding her in death besides her parents and
husband were two brothers,
Francis Droegemeier, and Della "Dutch" Droegemeier.
Survivors include one daughter, Gerda (Gib) Harris,
Shell Knob, Missouri;
two brothers, Walt Droegemeier, Geneseo, and Eugene
Droegemeier; three
grandchildren, Tracey (Phil) Stout, Ft. Collins,
Colorado, Trudy (Reuben)
Best, Platte City, Missouri, and Troy (Deb) Harris-Abbott,
Atlanta, Georgia;
five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday,
March 1, 2001, in the
Geneseo United Methodist Church with Pastor Janet
Weathersbee officiating.
Burial was in the Geneseo Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Geneseo United Methodist
Church or the Diabetes
Association.
Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Marquette Tribune, March 7, 2001