Kenneth A. Erickson 1912 - 2001
Kenneth (Kenny) Albin Erickson, 88, Marquette,
passed away Friday, May 11,
2001, at Riverview Estates, Marquette.
Kenny was born October 9, 1912, at Falun, Kansas,
son of Albin and Mattie
(Kimble) Erickson. He was united in marriage
to Norma Crist on May 11, 1934
at the Marquette United Methodist Church.
They farmed until moving to town
in 1975. Norma passed away on January 14,
1992.
Kenny was a past member of the school board, the
Township board and was a
member of the Marquette United Methodist Church
and the Marquette Senior
Center.
Survivors include one son, Don Erickson and wife,
Rose, rural Marquette; one
daughter, Sharon Jader; two sisters, Arlene Tuegel,
Sandy Springs, Maryland,
and LuRee Evans, Yuma, Arizona; eight grandchildren;
fourteen
great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren;
and seven
step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m Monday,
May 14, 2001 in the
Marquette United Methodist Church, with Pastor
Larry Brock presiding.
Burial was in the Marquette Cemetery, north of
Marquette.
Memorials may be made to Riverview Estates, Marquette
United Methodist
Church, or Marquette Senior Center.
Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette, was in charge
of the arrangements.
The Marquette Tribune, May 23, 2001
Marian Rummel 1920 - 2001
Marian Rummel, 80, Marquette, passed away Wednesday,
May 16, 2001, at Salina
Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Rummel was born Marian Bennett on June 1,
1920, at Morrill, Nebraska.
She had lived in Marquette for six years, moving
from Strong City. She was
a homemaker and member of the Elim Lutheran Church,
Marquette.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd
H. in 1976, a son, Roland
"Pody" Rummel, and a grandson.
Survivors include eight sons, Richard Rummel and
Rodney Rummel, both of
Minutare, Nebraska, Ray Rummel, Lawrence Rummel
and Randy Rummel, all of
Salina, Russell Rummel, Strong City, Ronald Rummel,
Ellis, and Robbin
Rummel, McPherson; two daughters, Rita Brown and
Rhonda McEachern, both of
Marquette; two brothers, Glen Bennett, Casper,
Wyoming, and George Bennett,
Gillette, Wyoming; six sisters, Nell Maddox and
Lela Young, both of Sidney,
Nebraska, Della Weber, Bothell, Washington, Myrul
Brown, North Platte,
Nebraska, Lana Espejo, McMinville, Oregon, and
Dema Speer, Grand Island,
Nebraska; twenty-eight grandchildren and twenty-three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday,
May 21, 2001, in the Elim
Lutheran Church, Marquette, with Pastor Larry
Cross officiating. Burial was
in the Marquette Cemetery, north of Marquette.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette, handled the arrangements.
The Marquette Tribune, May 23, 2001
Otis L. Gomer 1905 - 2001
Mingnon P. Gomer 1907 - 2001
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May
25 at 11:00 a.m. in the Elim
Lutheran Church, Marquette, for Otis L. Gomer
and Mingnon P. Gomer, with
Pastor Larry Cross officiating. The family
will be at the service and at
the lunch following to greet friends. Inurnment
will be at a later date at
the Lutheran Cemetery, west of Marquette.
Otis L. Gomer, 94, passed away Saturday, October
28, 2000, at Hospice House
Woodside, Pinellas Park, Florida.
Mingnon P. (Ping) Gomer, 92, passed away Monday,
October 9, 2000, at Hospice
House Woodside, Pinellas Park, Florida.
Otis was born November 5, 1905, at Lost Springs,
Kansas, son of John and
Erika (Pearson) Gomer.
Mingnon was born October 20, 1907, at Langley,
Kansas, daughter of Foster
and Emma (Johnson) Buffington.
Both families of Otis and Mingnon moved to Marquette,
Kansas, during their
early ages where they attended schools.
They were united in marriage on
November 14, 1927.
After their marriage, they moved to Glasco, Kansas
where Otis worked in a
meat market. Later, he became a meat market
manager for Safeway stores at
various locations in Kansas. In 1945 Otis
and Mingnon returned to Marquette
and bought a farm, raising crops and feeding cattle.
In 1957 they sold
their farm and moved to Florida and bought a motel
on Clearwater Beach.
After operating the motel, Otis worked in real
estate until retirement at
the age of 65 in 1970.
Preceding Otis in death were his parents, two
brothers, Dawsey Gomer and
Orville Gomer, two sisters, Lola Smith and Gladys
Jost, and one daughter,
Twila McClung.
Preceding Mingnon in death were her parents, two
brothers, John Buffington
and Leo Buffington, three sisters, Mildred Wilson,
Mabel Sharkey, and Myrtle
Griggs, and one daughter, Twila McClung.
Otis is survived by one brother, Leroy Gomer,
Yuba City, California.
Survivors of Otis and Mingnon include one daughter,
Reta Gomer Loy, four
grandchildren, Kelly Otis McClung, Joe Britt McClung,
Dea Loy Guzzi, and
John Foster Loy, and three great-grandchildren,
Joe Roger McClung, Kyle
Kelly McClung, and Bradley Foster Loy, all of
Florida.
The Marquette Tribune, May 23, 2001
May 16, 2001
Harry Ledell Sr. 1907 - 2001
Harry Ledell Sr., 93, McPherson, passed away Saturday,
May 5, 2001, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson.
Harry was born November 24, 1907, son of Bengt
Alfred and Johanna (Nelson) Ledell, at his parents homestead in
McPherson County.
A McPherson County resident all of this life,
he attended the Hilton Country School in McPherson County. He was
a retired
wheat and dairy farmer. On May 1, 1931,
he married Gladys Marie Garton at McPherson. She passed away on
December 31, 1932. On May 14, 1940, he married
Mary Louise McKeever at Excelsior Springs, Missouri. She passed
away March 19, 1988.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church,
McPherson, where he was an active member, participating in many
capacities through the years. He also served
as a school board member of Hilton Country Schools.
Preceding him in death were his parents, spouses,
eight sisters, Margaret Schaffer, Agnes Schaffer, Mable Sandahl, Anna
Nelson, Elva Paulseen, Evalina Johnson, Marcella
Larson and Edla Ledell, and one brother, baby boy Ledell.
Survivors include one son, Jo Ledell, Jr., McPherson;
five daughters, Marilyn Reed, Lenexa; Phyllis Bell, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Marjorie Ledell, Edmonds, Washington, Judy Ledell,
Atchinson, and Julia Slaven, Kansas City, Missouri; one brother,
Burdett Ledell, McPherson; one sister, Esther
Hjerpe, McPherson; thirteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
May 8, 2001, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, McPherson, with Rev.
Michael Fibranz officiating. Burial was
in the McPherson Cemetery, McPherson.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran
Church, McPherson.
The Marquette Tribune, May 16, 2001
Leo E. Anderson 1924 - 2001
Leo E. Anderson, 77, Lindsborg, passed away Saturday,
May 5, 2001, at the Lindsborg Community Hospital.
He was born May 2, 1924, at rural Smolan, Kansas,
son of Emmanuel and Naomi (Carlson) Anderson.
He was a retired dairy farmer and rural mail carrier.
He was a lifetime area resident of Lindsborg and Smolan.
He was a member of the Salemsborg Lutheran Church,
rural Smolan, where he served on the church council. He was also
a
member of the American Legion Emil Pinkall Post
#140, and a former member of the McPherson Legion Basketball Team in
1949.
He was a U.S. Seabees veteran of World War II.
On June 10, 1951, he married JoAnn Lindgren at
Salina.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Harley
Anderson.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Anderson, Lindsborg;
a son, Doug Anderson, Lindsborg; three daughters, Lynda
Anderson, Washington, Jane MacDonald, and Sonja
Anderson, both of Smolan; three brothers, Norman Anderson, Long
Beach, California, Paul Anderson, McPherson, and
Dave Anderson, Lindsborg; a sister, Ilene Cooper, Salina; six
grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 10, 2001, at the Salemsborg Lutheran Church, rural Smolan, with
the Revs. Ray Mai and Don Hawk officiating.
Burial was in the Salemsborg Lutheran Cemetery, rural Smolan.
Memorials may be made to the Salemsborg Lutheran
Church or Lindsborg Community Hospital.
The Marquette Tribune, May 16, 2001
Myra A. Anderson 1920 - 2001
Myra Aileen Anderson, 80, Lindsborg, passed away
Friday morning, May 4, 2001, at the Lindsborg Community Hospital.
Aileen was born October 19, 1920 at Union, Kansas,
daughter of Arthur and Helen (Shay) Barngrover.
She attended country schools in Kingman County
where she returned each year for their annual school reunion in Kingman.
She was a graduate of Kingman High School.
At 20 years of age, she went to Welder's School in Wichita where her
parents were living and met Chloris Hendershot.
The girls have been life long friends after their experiences at Beech
Aircraft. Aileen visited in Marquette with
the Hendershot family and became one of the family as the years went on.
She
worked in the American Red Cross office in Wichita
for more than ten years. At this time, she met Estel Anderson.
She and
Estel were united in marriage on June 22, 1956
in Wichita. They both worked in Wichita before he joined the construction
company that was building the interstate highways
around Kansas City. They lived in Cameron, Missouri for 19 years
until
Estel's retirement. They then chose to retire
in Lindsborg so they moved there in 1983. Estel passed away March
8, 1991.
Memberships include the Trinity United Methodist
Church and American Legion Auxiliary, both in Lindsborg, the Marquette
Moderns of which she was a past president and
the Marquette Town and Country Club. She was an active worker for
the
Lindsborg Senior Center. Until the Bowling
Lanes closed in Lindsborg, she was an avid bowler in Cameron and Lindsborg.
She transferred her Rebakah Lodge membership
from Cameron to the McPherson Myrtle Lodge.
Aileen did beautiful handwork, knitting and crocheting
beautiful tablecloths, afghans, and baby sweaters for all. She also
enjoyed embroidery and quilting quilts.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband,
one sister, Virginia, and one brother, Glen.
Survivors include her step-son, Gary Anderson
and wife, Linda, North Richland Hills, Texas; two grandsons, Christopher
Anderson, Dallas, Texas, and Jerod Anderson, Fort
Collins, Colorado; one brother, Wilbur Barngrover, Belle Plaine; nieces
and nephew.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday,
May 8, 2001 in the Trinity United Methodist Church, Lindsborg, with
Pastor David Smith officiating. Burial was
in the Marquette Cemetery, north of Marquette.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity United
May 9, 2001
Florence E. Beene 1911 to 2001
Florence Edna Beene, 89, Wellington, passed away
late Friday afternoon,
April 27, 2001, at the Sumner Regional Medical
Center.
She was born the daughter of Edward Sherman Babcock
and Nellie Florence Zoll
on November 26, 1911, at Jetmore, Kansas.
On April 19, 1939, she married Oscar "Curly" Beene
at Wellington. Oscar
died September 5, 1982.
Florence graduated from Wellington High School
in 1929. She attended
Friends University and graduated from the Kansas
School of Cosmetology.
Florence started her career in Wellington, having
worked at various beauty
shops before starting her own. In 1956,
she opened Florence's Beauty Shop
and operated the shop until she retired in 1983.
She moved to the Wheat
Capital Manor that year and continued to do hair
for some of the residents.
She had a fondness for dolls, hat pins, and hat
pin holders. She had an
extensive collection of all three. Florence
loved to cook and had won the
Mayor's Cookie Jar Award at the Wheat Festival.
One of her favorite things
to do was play the Kazoo for the Wheat Capital
Band. Florence was working
with Mildred Stalcup on the history of the First
United Methodist Church
where she was a devoted member to the church and
to her savior Jesus Christ.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents,
husband, two brothers, Henry
Donald Babcock, and Wayne Babcock, and two sisters,
Olive McCoy and Ruby
Johnson.
Survivors include one son, Edward Beene, Mesa,
Arizona; two daughters and
their husbands, Annette and Larry Myers, Edmond,
Oklahoma, and Janet (Jan)
and Lyle (Corky) Saum, Marquette; a step-daughter
and husband, Sue and Rich
Cale, Las Vegas, Nevada; two sisters, Neva Troutman
and Virginia Messenger,
both of Enid, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren, and
thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
May 1, 2001 at the First
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Quentin
Bennett officiating. Burial
was in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the First United Methodist
Church Building and
Grounds Fund, 202 West Harvey, Wellington, Kansas
67152, in loving memory
of Florence.
The Marquette Tribune, May 9, 2001
May 2, 2001
Roger L. Daeschner 1937 - 2001
Roger Lee Daeschner, 64, Houston, Texas, formerly
of Conway, Kansas, passed
away Tuesday, April 17, 1934.
He was a teacher and high school principal.
He also created and sold
woodcrafts.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon; three sons,
R. Todd Daeschner, Wichita,
Troy Daeschner, Round Rock, Texas, and Tim Daeschner,
Lake Jackson, Texas;
one stepson, Jeff Vyner, Houston, Texas; a brother,
Jay Daeschner, Rising
Sun, Indiana, formerly of Marquette; six grandchildren
and three
step-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday,
April 21, 2001 at King of
Glory Lutheran Church, Houston.
The family has suggested blood donations to be
made to any blood bank in his
memory.
(Editor's note: The address for Jay Daeschner
is 117 N. High Street, Rising
Sun, Indiana 47040.)
The Marquette Tribune, May 2, 2001
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