Edna Mae Nash, age 93, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister (“Sissy”), died Saturday, October 24, 2015. She was born October 23, 1922, in Broughton, KS, to James H. and Sadie M. (Mall) Trumble. Edna was married to Herbert W. Nash for 70 years until his death in 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, James H. Trumble, Jr., and sister, Dotty Kissling.
Survivors include her son, Dexan Nash, Tucson, AZ; her daughter, Pamela Neiswender, Salina, and fiancé, Tony Sanchez; her sisters, Frances Richter, Salina, Letha Tobler, Arvada, CO, and Georgie Dierking, Clay Center, KS; grandson, Mark (Mary) Elmer and great-grandsons Chase and Chance, Lakeland, FL; granddaughter, Mandy Neiswender and great-grandsons, JoJo Sharp, both of Minneapolis, KS, and U.S. Marine Kade Ingram, San Diego, CA; granddaughter, Jaime (Kyle) Anthony and great-granddaughter, Ella Sydney, Kansas City, MO.
Edna (Eddie) can most be remembered for her daily walks along Santa Fe Avenue, her beautifully manicured lawn, plants and flowers at the family home, 653 Highland Avenue, and her love of Kansas sports. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date, as it was her wish to bequeath her body to KU Medical Center. Memorials are to American Heart Assn. and Tammy Walker Cancer Center.
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Daniel P. (Danny) Sims,
63, passed away Thursday, October 29th, in Wichita. He was born November 7, 1951 in Abilene, the son of Donald R. and Pauline C. (Zey) Sims. Growing up in Abilene, Dan attended St. Andrews grade school and graduated from Abilene High School with the class of 1970. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in Vietnam before returning to join the family business, Abilene Termite and Pest Control, and later managing it until 2001. . Dan was very social and enjoyed BBQ’s, parties and beer with his many friends and family. He had a generous warm heart and always remembered birthdays making the first call of the day to wish a “Happy Birthday”. Dan was most proud of his grandson, Andrew. He thought the world of him and had a special place in his heart for him. Dan will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Ted, Steve, Timothy and Christopher. He was a member of the St. Andrews Parish in Abilene.
Survived by: 2 Sisters Donita (Greg) Fitch Montgomery, AL
Beth (Chuck) Schasteen St. Louis, MO
3 Brothers Tom (Marcia) Sims Salina
Jack (Pam) Sims Newton
Mike (Connie) Sims Forsyth, MO
Grandson Andrew Todd Abilene
Daughter-in-law Teresa (Chris) Todd Abilene
Many beloved nieces and nephews, family, friends and neighbors.
The family has chosen cremation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 4th, at the St. Andrews Catholic Church with Celebrant Fr. Henry Baxa officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery. A Parish Rosary will be recited 5:00 PM Tuesday, November 3rd, at the Danner Funeral Home with family visitation following until 6:30PM. The family suggests memorial contributions in his memory be given to the V.A Hospice, Chapman American Legion or the St. Andrews Catholic School. They may be left at the church the day of the service or left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home POB 758 Abilene, Kansas 67410.
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Joseph A. (Joe) Horinek,
60, passed away Thursday, October 29th, in Abilene. He was born March 4, 1955 in Atwood, the son of Paul M. and Helen M. (Mazanec) Horinek. Growing up in Atwood Joe attended local schools, graduated from Atwood High School and attended Goodland Vocational Technical School. On November 4, 1975, he married Colleen J. Steinke in Atwood. The early years of their married life was spent in Atwood where he farmed, carpentered and was employed by Peterson Heat and Air. In 1985 they started Horinek Refrigeration. In 1992, the couple moved to Abilene where Joe was employed by Pestinger Heat and Air in Salina. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, woodworking and was an avid hunter. Joe was preceded in death by his father.
Survived by: Wife Colleen Horinek Abilene
Daughter Amie (Alex Dyehouse) Horinek Abilene
Son Austin Horinek Abilene
Granddaughter Lacey Horinek
Mother Helen Horinek Colby
Brother Paul (Joy) Horinek Jr. Colby
The family has chosen cremation. A memorial service will be held 2:30 PM Thursday, November 5th, at the Danner Funeral Home with Fr. Henry Baxa officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions in his name be made to the Joseph Horinek memorial fund. They may be left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home POB 758 Abilene, Kansas 67410.
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George A. Fredrickson, Jr., age 93, died Thurs., Oct. 29, 2015 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia. He was born on Sept. 17, 1922 in Concordia, KS to George (Sr.) & Dorothy (Sjolander) Fredrickson.
He attended Dist. 8 grade school and graduated from Concordia High School in 1940. He attended Kansas State University until he was accepted into the Army Air Force Cadet program. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and trained as a bombardier. He served during WWII in the Eighth Air Force and flew 35 bombing missions over Germany, with his final mission on Christmas Eve 1943. He returned to the states and trained Chinese cadets to bomb until the war was over. Upon returning to Concordia, he began to farm east of Concordia. He married Arlene Nelson in May 1947. She preceded him in death on Aug. 18, 1971. Their years together were filled with farm work, church activities at The Baptist Church, 4-H, Sunday family gatherings and fishing trips to Minnesota. George later married Betty Gibson, who preceded him on Aug. 15, 1979. On Aug. 2, 1980, George married Wanda Carlgren in Grand Island, NE and they made their home on the farm until moving into town in 2003. George was a member of The Baptist Church, American Legion Post #76 & VFW Post #588. George participated in the first NCK Honor Flight to Washington, DC in May 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda, Concordia; sons, Steven (Linda), Topeka & Ric (Lynette), Concordia; daughter, Debra Pishny (Roger), Waterville; step-daughter, Brita Smith (Thomas), Petaluma, CA & step-son, Greg Carlgren (Maggie), Concordia; sister, Phyllis Carlgren, San Antonio, TX; 6 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren & 2 step great grandchildren;
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Arlene; second wife, Betty; sister, Dell Christine Warner Powell; daughter in law, Eileen Fredrickson & step-son, Randy Carlgren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Tues., Nov. 3, 2015 at The Baptist Church, Concordia with Rev. David Fabarez officiating. Burial with Military honors by Ft. Riley, American Legion Post #76 & VFW Post #588 will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia. Visitation will be from 10 am to 9 pm with the family greeting friends from 6-8 pm, Mon, Nov. 2, 2015 at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Sunset Nursing Home or The Baptist Church in care of the funeral home.
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VIRGINIA “GINGER” MAYES, 92 died October 30, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on August 20, 1923 in Clay Center, Kansas. The daughter of Warren “Buck” and Viola (Miller) Tripp.
Ginger was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1941. She married Fred Mayes and he preceded her in death in 1966. The couple lived and worked in Lenexa before moving back to Clay Center in 1989. She attended the First Baptist Church of Clay Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother.
Survivors:
Daughter: Karen husband Ray Duvall, Clay Center, KS
Son: John and wife Valerie Mayes, Colorado Springs, CO
Son: Thomas and wife Dianna Mayes, Olathe, KS
5 Grandchildren and 9 Great-grandchildren
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 11:00AM at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home in Clay Center, KS
Officiating the service will be Rev. Matthew Coleman.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, KS.
There will be no respect calls.
Memorials may be made to Meadowlark Hospice or to CCARE (Clay County Animal Rescue and Education Center) and can be sent in care of the funeral home.
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LESTER LeROY ELSASSER, 95 died October 30, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on December 3, 1919 in Clay County, Kansas, the son of Karl and Lucy (McPheeters) Elsasser.
Lester married Nettie Hasselman on March 20, 1941 and she preceded him in death on April 29, 2006. They made their home in Geary and Clay Counties before moving to Wakefield in 1961. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of the Wakefield Lions Club. He is preceded in death by son, John, grandson, Jeff Sherbert, 2 brothers, Francis and Eldon, sister, Cleta Ruff, and son in-law, Dwight Sherbert.
Survivors:
Daughter: Jolene and husband, Merle Hammond, Clay Center, KS
Daughter: Marilyn Sherbert, Clay Center, KS
Daughter: Eunice and husband, Larry Kopfer, Clay Center, KS
Son: Vernon and wife, Sharon Elsasser, Touchet, WA
10 Grandchildren, 18 Great Grandchildren, 3 Step Great Grandchildren and 5 Step Great Great Grandchildren
Sister: Doreen Kanode, Chapman, KS
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 11:00AM at the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield, KS.
Officiating the service will be Rev. Todd Britt
Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, Wakefield, KS.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 9:30AM until service time at Madura Congregational Church, Wakefield, KS.
Memorials may be made to the Wakefield Museum or Medicalodge of Clay Center and can be sent in care of the funeral home.
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Blanch Rose (Jiricek) Woodmansee, 92, passed away October 29, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellsworth. She was born March 2, 1923 in Ellsworth County to Anna (Krizek) and Carl Urbanek. She married Stephen Jiricek in Ellsworth January 1, 1940. She married Harvey Woodmansee in Ellsworth June 2, 1989.
Blanche was a member of Daughters of Isabellas in Wilson, VFW Auxiliary in Ellsworth, and the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Altar Society, Ellsworth. She was a lifetime resident of Ellsworth County and a homemaker and farmwife.
Blanche is survived by her daughter, Carole Boor of Claflin; grandchildren, Stephen Boor of Sylvan Grove, Connie Boor of Hoisington, Mark Boor of Claflin, Christopher Boor of Olmitz, and Patrick (Lori) Boor of Larned; 7 great grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Jiricek; daughters, Janet, Sharon and Diane; son in law, Bernard Boor; great grandson, Jordan Boor; and husband, Harvey Woodmansee.
Visitation: 1-7 p.m., Mon., Nov. 2, at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Family will be present from 5-7 p.m.
Funeral mass: 10:00 a.m., Tues., Nov. 3rd at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Ellsworth with burial following in the Ellsworth Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Ellsworth, Kans 4 Kids, or Ellsworth County Cancer Fund, c/o Parsons Funeral Home, PO Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.
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Janis L. Albert, age 89, died October 28, 2015, at Lakeland, Florida of pneumonia and respiratory failure. Born October 10, 1926, in McPherson, KS, she was the oldest child of Rosalie and Clarence Burkholder. She graduated from McPherson High School, attended McPherson College and the Universities of Kansas and Hawaii.
In 1946, she married D.W. Passell (COL, U.S. Army), and as a military wife lived in Occupied Japan for four years, Germany for six years and four years in Honolulu, HI, as well as many stateside locations. They had one child, Bruce “Tad”, who died at age 18 in an auto accident. The marriage ended after 26 years. She was married to W.C. “Bud” Albert, (LT COL, U.S. Army), for 19 years, from 1974 until his death in 1993. Her marriage to Wayne W. Thomann ended after two years.
In 1968, she had the honor of being named hostess to President Thieu of Vietnam and his party, who were in Honolulu for meetings with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Jan was a gifted artist. She presented 21 One-Woman Shows, has work in the Parthenon Permanent Collection in Nashville, TN and was represented by galleries in Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida. Her favorite medium was watercolor.
In 1985, she began breeding Cockatiels in her Nashville aviary and exhibiting them nationwide, with birds winning Champion and Grand Champion status. She held various offices in the National Cockatiel Society before becoming President in 1999. After Bud’s death she sold most of her birds to move to Atlantic Beach, FL, later to Winter Haven, FL and finally to the Estates at Carpenters, move number 32 for her. She always had pets – birds, dogs and cats – in her life.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents, son Tad Passell, husband Bud Albert, brother and sister-in-law, Bruce and Marilyn Burkholder, sister, Elaine Sayler, and brother-in-law, Bernard Nordling.
She is survived by her sister, Barbara Nordling of Lawrence, KS, and her brother-in-law Adrian Sayler, of St. John, KS, as well as nine nieces, six nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Jan gives a special thanks to her long-time caregiver, Jenny Brannon, who became family to her.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460. The final resting place will be McPherson Cemetery, alongside her son Tad.
Memorials donations may be given to Southeastern Guide Dogs “PAWS FOR PATRIOTS” Program, 4210 77th Street East, Palmetto, FL 34221 or Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, 18328 Gulf Boulevard, Indian Shores, FL 33785.
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DATELINE: Geneseo, Kansas
NAME: Darrell L. “Skeet” Adamson
AGE: 79 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: October 29, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: rural Geneseo, Kansas
DATE OF BIRTH: September 20, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wichita, Kansas
PARENTS: William “Ted” and Pauline Wise Adamson
RESIDENCE: Geneseo for over 60 years, formerly of Valley Center, Kansas
OCCUPATION: Northern Natural Gas, owner/operator of George M. Smith Inc;
retired from Jayhawk Pipeline
EDUCATION: Graduated Geneseo High School in 1954
VETERAN: U. S. Army serving June 15, 1955 to June 4, 1957
MEMBERSHIPS: Former manager & member of Geneseo Golf Club; former volunteer for the Geneseo Fire Dept.
DATE OF MARRIAGE: May 9, 1958
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Geneseo, Kansas
SPOUSE: Nancy L. Smith
SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: March 3, 2003
SURVIVORS: Son, Randy & Allyson Adamson, Issaquah, Washington; Daughter, Tammy & Raymond Clark, Lyons; 2 Brothers, Lonnie & Janice Adamson, Salina, Gary & Connie Adamson, Three Rivers, Michigan; Sister, Debbie & Keith Werth, Gypsum; 6 Grandchildren, Kristin Adamson, Ryan Adamson, Tim Taylor, Chris Taylor, Adam Taylor, Carl Clark; 3 Great-
Grandchildren, Kameron Taylor, Jaxon Taylor, Axel Taylor
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Geneseo Cemetery,
Geneseo, with Military Honors by Ft. Riley Honor Guard. The family will receive friends following the service at the United Methodist Church in Geneseo.
OFFICIATING: Rev. Ron DeVore
MEMORIAL: Geneseo Golf Club or American Lung Association in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons