Obituaries

George E. Kellogg

George E. Kellogg

May 29, 2006

George Kellogg, 78, Linn, died Monday, May 29, 2006 at the Linn Community Nursing Home. He was born April 27, 1928 at Irving to Charles H. and Mabel (Sedlacek) Kellogg. George was a truck driver in commercial trucking. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was a former member of the VFW. George was preceded...

Mildred H. Gibson

Mildred H. Gibson

May 14, 2006

Mildred Lampe Gano Gibson, 82, Washington, died May 14, 2006, at the Washington County Hospital. She was born April 18, 1924, in the Lanham community of Gage County, NE the daughter of William “Bill” and Caroline (Scheele) Lampe. Mildred was baptized and confirmed in the Lanham Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hanover High School in 1942. Millie taught country school...

Isabel Marie Diederich

Isabel Marie Diederich

May 11, 2006

Isabel Marie Diederich, 82, died at her home in Barnes, Thursday, May 11, 2006. She was born February 21, 1924 in Washington to Xavier and Mary Isabel (Jedliska) Scheetz. Isabel married Walter John Diederich on January 20, 1948 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Hanover. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Greenleaf and St. John’s...

Betty L. Nutsch

Betty L. Nutsch

Apr 28, 2006

Betty L. Nutsch, the daughter of William J. and Lillian Schleier Hiltgen, was born October 26, 1922 at Barnes, Kansas. She died April 28, 2006 at Fairbury, Nebraska at the age of 83. Betty was a homemaker and was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Morrowville. She was a member of the altar society at the...

William R. "Bill" Dusin

William R. "Bill" Dusin

Apr 27, 2006

Washington - William R. “Bill” Dusin, 69, died Thursday, April 27, 2005 at the Hanover Hospital. He was born at Odell, NE to August E and Grace (Koch) Dusin on May 13, 1936. Bill was one of nine children. Bill worked with sales and advertising in the newspaper publishing industry. He married Connie Lee Rollman at the Good Shepherd Lutheran...

Walter H. Woods

Walter H. Woods

Apr 27, 2006

Pastor Walter Woods, 59, Haddam, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Walter Holt Woods was born August 2, 1946 to Joseph and Elizabeth (Cameron) Woods at Willmington, NC. He attended the Hanover County Schools in North Carolina and later the Tomilison Bible College of Cleveland, TN. He had a salvation experience at the Church of...

Myra B. Wilkinson

Myra B. Wilkinson

Apr 18, 2006

Myra B. Wilkinson, 93, died April 18, 2006 at Tempe, AZ. She was born on December 22, 1912 at Washington, to Earl and Rosa (Lesher) Pascal. Myra formerly attended the Church of Christ Christian Church in Morrowville and was a homemaker. On July 10, 1937 she married Kenneth L Wilkinson at Throop. He preceded her in death on June 23,...

Margaret D. Baird

Margaret D. Baird

Apr 15, 2006

Margaret Dorothy Baird, 97, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born April 23, 1908 to Daniel August and Magdalena (Specht) Wohler in Riley County. Margaret was a homemaker and a retail sales clerk. She married Floyd M. Baird at Green, KS on February 22, 1928. Floyd preceded her in death on June 9, 1947....

Erwin E. von Lehe

Erwin E. von Lehe

Apr 15, 2006

Erwin E. von Lehe, 98, Linn, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at the Washington County Hospital, Washington. He was born May 11, 1907, the third child and first son to Johann Hinrich and Lydia Dorothea (Frese) con Lehe at the farm near Clifton and was baptized by his grandfather Rev. E.A. Frese, then pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He attended...

Clariece B Seachord

Clariece B Seachord

Apr 10, 2006

Clariece Seachord, 77, Washington, died Monday, April 10, 2006 at her home. She was born September 6, 1928 at Morrowville to John W. and Lillian (Eichman) Bertram. Clariece taught school, was a member of Kansas Teachers Assoc and NEA and loved gardening. On August 22, 1949 she was united in marriage to James R Seachord at Hays, KS. To this...

Ronald L Eaton

Ronald L Eaton

Apr 10, 2006

Ronald L. Eaton, age 63 of Washington, KS, died Monday April 10, 2006 at Washington Community Hospital. Ron, the son of Lloyd and Emma Kimzey Eaton, was born July 15, 1942 at Fredonia, Kansas. Ron was a high school graduate and he owned and operated Eaton Body Shop in Washington. Ron served as a board member of Beloit Vocational Tech...

Mary Katherine Whitaker

Mary Katherine Whitaker

Apr 9, 2006

Kay Whitaker, 78, Tonganoxie, passed away peacefully at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center, April 9, 2006. Kay was born on February 29, 1928 in Ramona, OK to Nathaniel and Goldie (Armstrong) Ellis. She grew up on Oklahoma and Nevada, graduating from Sparks Nevada High School. She attended college at the University of Nevada-Reno. Kay was united in marriage to Warren Whitaker...

Robert Walter

Robert Walter

Apr 5, 2006

Robert Eugene “Admiral” Walter, the son of Clarence and Alice Donohue Walter was born January 20, 1951 at Belleville, Kansas. He died April 5, 2006 at his home in Washington, Kansas at the age of 55. Bob attended school in Washington and graduated from Washington High School in 1969. Upon graduation from high school he enlisted in the United States...

Frances Rose Van Winkle

Frances Rose Van Winkle

Mar 23, 2006

Frances Rose Van Winkle, 78, died March 23, 3006, at Hanover. Frances was born February 4, 1928 at Linn to Henry and Lottie (Rose) Oestreich. Frances married Marvin Van Winkle at the United Methodist Church in Linn, on May 4, 1947. To this union they were blessed with three sons and two daughters. She was a homemaker for her family...

Harold Dean Coder

Harold Dean Coder

Mar 18, 2006

Harold Dean Coder,79, died March 18, 2006 at Mankato, KS. He was born on October 31, 1926 at Enosdale to Omar and Cora (Huffman) Coder. Dean was a machinist for an envelope manufacturing company. He married Sara Ann "Sally" Flury on November 15, 1953 at the United Methodist Church, Washington. She died May 25, 1975. He was also preceded in...

Charles L. Keylon

Charles L. Keylon

Mar 17, 2006

Washington - Charles L. Keylon, 65, Washington, died Friday, March 17, 2006. He was born on July 6, 1940 in Kansas City, KS to Herbert and Lola (Hall) Keylon. Charles worked as a printer for Delux Check Printers. Charles is survived by three daughters, Diana Svanda and husband Rick, Washington, Candi Bonsal, Fairbury, NE, Tresa Fraden and husband Ken, New...

Alfred Louis William Luhring

Alfred Louis William Luhring

Mar 17, 2006

Alfred Louis William Luhring, 90, died Friday, March 17, 2006 at the Linn Community Nursing Home, Linn. He was born on April 30, 1915 to Henry H. and Augusta H. (Peters) Luhring. Alfred was a life long farmer in the Hollenberg area. On August 21, 1940 he was united in marriage to Emma Fritzler at the Zion Stateline Lutheran Church,...

Erna M. Wilkens

Erna M. Wilkens

Mar 9, 2006

Erna Marie Wilkens, 90, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at the Linn Community Nursing Home. She was born on January 2,1916 in rural Linn to George and Caroline (Roetter) Wilkens. Erna was a lifelong resident of the community. Erna was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Frank Wilkens and Herman Wilkens; and a sister, Selma Brandt. She is survived...

DeLoris Rosenkranz

DeLoris Rosenkranz

Mar 9, 2006

DeLoris Rosenkranz, 83, Washington, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at the Homestead Nursing Home. She was born, April 1, 1922 in Cuba, KS to Joel and Stella (Morgan) Freeman. DeLoris worked as a telephone operator. On August 23, 1941 she was united in marriage to Garold “Bill” Rosenkranz at the Washington Presbyterian Church. To this union they were blessed with...

Michael A. Brennan

Michael A. Brennan

Feb 21, 2006

Michael Anthony Brennan, 63, died at his home, February 21, 2006. He was born at New Haven, CT on March 17, 1942 to Richard J and Constant P (Bova) Brennan. Michael served in the US Navy, receiving a honorable discharge July 5, 1966. He was in management with the UP Railroad. He married Constance M. Martin at Elizabethtown, NY on...