Obituaries

COUNCIL GROVE — Laura “Lorraine” Mason, 89, lifetime resident of Council Grove, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Morris County Hospital in Council Grove. She was born June 9, 1923 in Council Grove to Joseph...

IUKA — Mary Louise Kleiman, 82, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at her home in Iuka. She was born on Oct. 2, 1930 in Iuka, the daughter of Eugene and Eulah Lawrence Helsel. On July 8,...

OLATHE, Colo. — Harvey J. McHenry, age 87, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at his home in Olathe, Colo. Harvey was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Belmont, to Belle (Smart) McHenry and Pleasant McHenry. He worked...

KINGMAN — Marjorie M. “Marge” Buscher, 90, died March 5, 2013 in Kingman. Marge was born May 7, 1922 at Willowdale, Kan., the daughter of T.J. and Pauline Zoeller Sheahan. A lifetime resident of the Kingman...

KINGMAN — Anthony E. “Tony” Allison, 45, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. He was born June 17, 1967, the son of Robert and Carolyn Albright Allison. He is survived by his son, Clayton; mother, Carolyn; brother,...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Della E. Wedel, 98, died March 3, 2013. She was born May 23, 1914 at Pretty Prairie, the daughter of Jonathan and Rosa Kaufman Goering. She was a member of the First Mennonite...

BOULDER, Colo. — Bob McCartney, 76, entered peacefully into eternity on March 2, 2013. Bob was born on Dec. 1, 1936 in Shawnee, Okla., to Cleo and Dorothy McCartney. After stops in Texas and New Mexico,...

KINGMAN — Leonard C. Base, 98, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Harper. He was born Jan. 18, 1915 at Murdock, the son of Jonas and Barbara Saner Base. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community,...

LYONS — Bill Schoenhofer, 85, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Bill was born on Sept. 21, 1927 to Carl and Tillie Smith Schoenhofer in Walnut. Bill was the youngest of 11 children. Bill was raised in...

KINGMAN — Merlyn Jean Boyer-Darling, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. She was born July 13, 1938 at Kingman, the daughter of Owen Eugene and Jennie Iva Faulds Clark. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community,...