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Florence “Aldean” Clark Posted 6/16/13
Florence “Aldean” Clark, 87, of Wamego, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Wamego.
Aldean was born December 25, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde H. and Grace (Todd) Botkin. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1943 and also from Wesley Medical Center School of Nursing of Wichita in 1945. She worked as a nurse at Wesley Medical Center following her graduation until 1951. She then married Laurence A. Clark on December 31, 1951 in Wichita, and decided to stay home and raise her family. Laurence preceded her in death in 2007.
She was a past member of the Church of Christ in Harper, KS, a member of the Harper Bridge Club, and the K.V.B. Heritage Club of Wamego. She was one of the very first residents of Grandview Suites in Wamego, and was always involved in many activities there. She enjoyed and appreciated the fine-arts and old movies, and loved to travel in Great Brittan.
She is survived by; one son: Rev. Fritz Clark and his wife Jan, of Wamego, KS; one daughter: Lauren Kaine, of Charlotte, NC; a daughter in-law: Brenda Clark, of Olathe, KS; five grandchildren: Amy, Adam, Emily, Holly, Eric; eight great-grandchildren: Austin, Brittney, Andrew, Christopher, Lucas, Owen, Jade, and Blanche. She was also preceded in death by her son, L. A. Clark; and her sister, Virginia Ownby.
Funeral services for Aldean will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Burial will follow in Wamego City Cemetery. Mrs. Clark will lie in-state beginning at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday with family greeting friends during a visitation from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Wamego Community Health Ministry for medical services, and may be left in care of Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, PO Box 48, 66547. Online condolences may be left at www.stewartfuneralhomes.com.
Darleen Harrison Posted 6/14/13
Darleen Harrison, age 79, of Ogden, Kansas, died June 12, 2013, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
She was born April 26, 1934, in Wellington, Utah, the daughter of Ephriam “Boyd” and Ruth (Grames) Blackburn. She graduated from Carbon High School in Price, Utah in 1952.
On June 25, 1958, in Butte, Montana, she was married to John A. Harrison. John served in the U.S. Army and they spent some of their early years of marriage living in different locations, including overseas in Germany.
Darleen and her husband John built the Laundromat in Ogden and owned several apartments in Ogden. She mowed the cemeteries in Ogden for several years and also worked as an accountant for her longtime friend, the deceased Ed Murray.
She enjoyed making and collecting crafts. She and her friend Florence Foster made and then donated many of the Christmas decorations still used at Ogden City Park.
She is survived by her step-daughter Paula Nickols; one brother Van Perkins of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.
Darleeen was preceded in death by her husband John on October 26, 1995. She is also preceded in death by her step-son John R. “Bobby” Harrison; and siblings: Max, Rex, Donna, Paul, C.J., Carol and Lela.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, June 15th, at the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, Kansas.
Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
The Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, is handling the arrangements.
Mary Frances Heeth Posted 6/14/13
Mary Frances Heeth, age 77 of Manhattan, Kansas died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the Via Christi
Village in Manhattan, Kansas.
She was born on April 24, 1936 in Johnson County, Kentucky, the daughter of Quince and Lessie
(LeMaster) Trimble.
Mary was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing solitaire, rummy, yahtzee and bingo, cooking and baking
and watching western and classic movies. Her biggest joy of all was caring for animals. She always
had them around and would take in strays and care for them.
She was married to Robert P. Bartholic and from this union, they were blessed with a son. They later
divorced. She then married Varnedoe M. Heeth in 1970 and he preceded her in death in 1975.
She is survived by her son Bob Bartholic and wife Tina of Ogden, Kansas, five grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, Clarence, Dave,
Walter, Bruce and Whitey Trimble and one sister, Reva Parker.
Graveside inurnment services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Riley
Cemetery with Pastor Kevin Larson officiating.
A memorial has been established for the Riley County Humane Society. Memorial contributions may be
left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kansas.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.pfeifleyfuneralhome.com.
Merland Leer Posted 6/14/13
Merland John “Bud” Leer, 93, of rural Belvue, Kansas, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the St. Marys Manor. He was a life-long resident of the area.
Bud was born June 26, 1919, in rural Olsburg, Kansas, the son of John P. and Kathryn Knitter Leer. He attended local schools, and at an early age, started ranching and farming in the Olsburg area. He ran his stock operation there until 1987 when he moved to rural Belvue. In his retirement years he worked for Rezac Livestock Commission Company and Manhattan Livestock Commission Company. Bud also helped many local stockman. Bud loved working cattle and also enjoyed attending sales and auctions.
He married Marie E. Beard on December 6, 1957, in Manhattan, Kansas. She survives at their home.
He is also survived by his step-son, Loran George, Topeka; sister-in-law, Phyllis Leer, Manhattan; five step-grandchildren, seventeen step-great-grandchildren, five step-great-great-grandchildren, ten nieces and nephews, Rallond Wohler, Denise Webster, Danette Woodward, Dione Hoiser, Jim Ebert, Tom Ebert, Carol Pitney, Beverly Nelson, Larry Berner and Patsy Weixelman. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Wilma Wohler, a brother, Dwight Leer and daughter-in-law, JoAnn George.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, June 17, 2013, at Campanella-Evans Mortuary in Wamego. Reverend Jim Kiker will be officiating. Mr. Leer will lie-in-state on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. The family will greet friends starting at 1:30 p.m. His body will then be cremated and buried in Wamego City Cemetery at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Marys Manor or Grace Hospice, and those may be sent in care of the mortuary. Online condolences may be made at www.campanellafuneral.com.
Sharon Wells Posted 6/18/13
Sharon Kay Wells, age 65, of Manhattan, Kansas, died early Sunday morning, June 16, 2013, at the Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas.
She was born on October 20, 1947, in Mexico, Missouri, the daughter of Janes H. “Jim” and Edna E. (Darnell) White. At a young age her family moved to Manhattan where Sharon was raised and attended local schools. She graduated from Manhattan High School in 1965.
Sharon worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell for several years. She was the lone operator on the third floor during the tornado of 1966.
She was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, a devoted Adoration Chapel participant, and involved with Circle 5 at the church. She was also a member of the Riley County Genealogical Society and the Yard Art Classics Car Club. Sharon was passionate about genealogy and volunteered at the Latter Day Saints Family History Center and had traced her heritage back to the 9th century. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and photography, but most of all she was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter.
Sharon was married to Ronald E. “Ron” Wells on August 18, 1967, at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan. Ron survives of the home. Additional survivors include her two sons: Jim Wells and Don Wells both of Manhattan; her granddaughters Camille “Cami” Wells and her mother Teresa of Manhattan; two sisters: Sandra white of Olathe, KS and Gail Kenagy and her husband Loren of Roanoke, IL; her mother-in-law, Doretha “Dort” Wells of Manhattan; and two brother-in-laws: David Wells and his wife Rhonda Ketterling of Fargo, ND, and Dan Wells and his wife Mary Sue of Salina, KS.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Anita Steinhoff.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday at Seven Dolors Catholic Church with Father Joseph S. Popelka as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan.
The family will receive from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Wednesday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home. A Christian Wake Service will be held at 7:30 P.M. Wednesday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Chapel.
Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Camille “Cami” Wells Education Fund. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
