Glen E. Steyer, 75, of Salina, passed away October, 31, 2015. He was born January 12, 1940 to the late Lloyd Fulton and Orlu Annie (Kime) Steyer in Hastings, Nebraska.
He married Freeda Lee, September 4, 1971 at the Oxford Methodist Church in Oxford, Kansas.
Glen served on many boards including, Salvation Army, Salina Credit Counciling, RSVP, and First Bank Kansas Travel Advisory Board. He volunteered for the Salina Chamber of Commerce, Meals on Wheels and Trinity United Methodist Church. He served as a President of Salina Civitan, as well as a District Govenor. He worked at First Bank Kansas as a bank officer for many years.
Left to mourn his passing are his wife Freeda of the home, sister Louann (John) Joyce of Clinton, MA and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Barry Dundas officiating. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Ryan Mortuary, Tuesday, November 3, with family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Interment will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 5, at Oxford Cemetery, in Oxford, KS.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, Civitan Research Center or Salvation Army and are in care of Ryan Mortuary 137 North Eighth Salina KS 67401.
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Kathleen (Katie) June Kagle passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015. She was born in Stanton, NE, on May 29, 1923, the fourth of twelve children to Claude & Laura (Bond) Snyder.
Katie was no stranger to hard work with younger siblings to look after and working to help support the family. After his service in World War II, William (Bill) Kagle and Katie were married. Surviving them are their five children, Patsy Rasmussen (Robert) of Pecos, NM, Bill Kagle, Jr. of Concordia, KS, Janet McKenna (Kenny) of Oklahoma City, OK, Laura Hopkins Cockroft (Richard) of Salina, KS, Lonnie Kagle of Concordia, KS, eight grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, brother Duane Snyder (Dorothy) of Concordia, KS, sister Darlene Ellison of Jamestown, KS, and several nieces and nephews. Katie was preceded in death by husband Bill, grandson Eli Kagle and great grandson Clayton McGuire.
In Katie and Bill’s retirement years, they were busy making handmade wooden crafts as well as Katie employing her sewing talents making dolls and bunnies. She enjoyed yard sales, taking rides through small town areas, cooking for everyone, working in her yard, enjoying her neighbors and hosting Saturday morning coffee and cinnamon rolls with family. Katie enjoyed the comforts of her home through the age of 91.
The family extends a big “thank you” to extended family, friends, and neighbors who shared Katie’s life and gave their time and love to her.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm, Wed., Nov. 4, 2015 at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home with Jim Winter officiating and burial following the services at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 am to 9 pm Tues. and Wed. after 8 am until the service time at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Concordia City Park in care of the funeral home.
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NEWTON – Reva I. Goodwin was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 30. 2015, at Asbury Park Assisted Living Center of Newton. She was 92 years and 1 day old. She was born on October 29, 1923, at Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of Paul and Hazel (Saucerman) Riggs. On May 15, 1942, she was united in marriage to Harold Goodwin. Their union was blessed with four children: Sheryl, Ron, Bonnie and Dawna. She was a homemaker and loving mother. She had been a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Florence, the Wonsevu Christian Church and the Christian Church of Florence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; a brother , Bob Riggs and a sister, LaVerne Boyer. She is lovingly survived by her children: Sheryl Bartlett of Wichita; Ron and wife Fern of Burns; Bonnie Walton and husband Hank of Welch, Oklahoma; and Dawna Schmidt and husband Calvin of Moundridge; a sister, Letha Shea of Concordia; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation with family will be held from 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Zeiner Funeral Home of Marion. Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at the Burns United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Burns Cemetery. A Memorial Fund has been established for the Good Shepherd Hospice in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm, Marion, KS, 66861.
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Sandra L “Sandy” Huber, 49, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 12:55 a.m., Sunday, November 1st, 2015 while in the company of family members, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas.
Sandy was born in Brunswick, Maine on December 23, 1965, a daughter of the late Margaret Ann (Diegelman) and Larry Dean Rierson.
Sandy attended Roosevelt grade school, Park School, McPherson Junior High and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas 1983. She then attended and graduated from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.
She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church McPherson, Kansas.
Sandy was a homemaker and she took great pride in providing for her family in this manner. She also worked for K-Mart for several years prior to starting a 24 year career with Farmers Alliance Insurance Company. Through the years she worked as a Rate Clerk, Technical Trainee, Testing Analyst, and was currently the Administrator for Payroll and Benefits.
Sandy was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority at Emporia. She enjoyed cooking, baking, shopping, going to the boy’s activities, and being with family and friends.
Sandra L. Rierson was united in marriage to Norman D. Huber on August 18, 1990 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, McPherson, Kansas.
She is survived by her husband of over 25 years, Norman Huber, of McPherson, Kansas; her sons, Andrew Huber, of McPherson, Kansas and Blake Huber, of McPherson, Kansas; her sisters, Theresa “Terry” Bettels and her husband Carl, of Butler, Missouri and Anita Davison and her husband Darren, of Hutchinson, Kansas; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, Larry and Margaret Rierson, and a nephew, Austin Michael Malark.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 4 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, McPherson.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, November 6, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, McPherson, Kansas, with Fr. Hien Nguyen officiating.
The final resting place will be at the Empire Cemetery, rural Galva, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the “Sandy Huber’s Children’s Education Fund” in memory of Sandy and they can be sent in care of the Glidden – Ediger Funeral Home; 222 West Euclid Street; McPherson, Kansas 67460.
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Terry L. Ross, 61, of McPherson, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015, at McPherson Health & Rehab.
He was born June 22, 1954, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Beul Burns and Alta Bernice (Underwood) Ross. He worked for many years as a welder and had recently worked for Frisbie Construction Company in Salina.
He was preceded in death by his father and his fiancée, Donna Jean White.
Survivors include: two sons, Jason Ross of Norton, KS and Jonathan Ross of Larned, KS; a daughter, Jamie Engel of Lula, GA; his mother, Bernice Peppiatt (Richard) of Lindsborg, KS; brothers, Robert Ross of McPherson, KS and David Ross (Pam) of Crossville, TN; a sister, Marcia Bartlett (Calvin) of Wichita, KS; step-mother, Wilma Ross of Topeka, KS; step-brother, Ron Massek (Pam) of Omaha, NE; four grandchildren and several nieces & nephews.
A private family graveside service will be held at Crestwood Memorial Park in McPherson at a later date.
Memorial donations may be given to the American Cancer Society in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.
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DATELINE: Lyons, Kansas
NAME: Leonard E. Scheuerman
AGE: 87 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: October 31, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: residence in Lyons
DATE OF BIRTH: August 20, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH: rural Bison, Kansas
PARENTS: Henry and Hazel Stanley Scheuerman
RESIDENCE: Lyons since 2006
OCCUPATION: He supervised and built grain elevators, in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas
EDUCATION: graduated from Bison High School in 1945
MEMBERSHIPS: Church of the Nazarene, Lyons; former member of Elks Lodge and Moose Lodge, Hutchinson, Eagles Lodge, Great Bend
DATE OF MARRIAGE: May 19, 2006
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Lyons,
SPOUSE: Mary Ann Feist
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary of the home; 2 Sons, Jim Scheuerman, Greensburg, Jack Scheuerman, Larned; Daughter, Sherry Headlee, Mora, New Mexico; Step-Son, Rick Doeden, Lyons; 3 Step-Daughters, Terri Hernandez, Lyons, Pam Brittan, Lantana, Texas, Shirleen Cook, Lyons;
Brother, Bob Scheuerman, Montrel, Canada
9 Grandchildren, 11 Step-Grandchildren; Many Great-Grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Wilbur John Scheuerman; Sister, Dolores Scheuerman
SERVICES: 10:30 A.M., Thursday, November 5, at Church of the Nazarene, Lyons
OFFICIATING: Rev. Dr. Donald Strohmeyer
BURIAL: Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons
MEMORIAL: Church of the Nazarene in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons
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DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: Albert “Chis” Chism
AGE: 76 yrs.
DATE OF DEATH: October 31, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: Hutchinson Regional Hospital, Hutchinson, KS
DATE OF BIRTH: June 15, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH: Forty-Four, Arkansas
PARENTS: Owen W. and Unice G. Collins Chism
RESIDENCE: He was a near life-long resident of Sterling, KS
OCCUPATION: He was a pulling unit operator in the oil fields.
DATE OF MARRIAGE: July 20, 1957
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Chase, Kansas
SPOUSE: Marquita Casey
SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: April 17, 2002
SURVIVORS: Son, Jack Chism, McPherson, KS; daughter, Sharol and Kerry Wagerle, Sterling, KS; brothers, Ullman Chism, Salem, AR, Doug Chism, Gt. Bend, KS, and Jim Chism, California; 3 grandchildren, Lisa Plumb, Toni Hughes, and Brian Wagerle; 12 gt. grandchildren; and 7 gt. gt. grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents; wife; daughter, Lori Ann Chism; granddaughter, Ginny Larkin; two brothers, William and Howard Chism; and sister, Versie Staggs
SERVICES: 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, Chase, Kansas.
OFFICIATING: Pastor Charles Kirk
BURIAL: Chase Springdale Cemetery, Chase, KS
VISITATION: 2-7 P.M. Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with family present from 5-7 P.M.
MEMORIAL: Albert “Chis” Chism Memorial Fund, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.