Freda M. Mcginnis
May 4, 2013
Freda M. McGinnis Freda M. McGinnis, 88, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the Hilltop Manor in Cunningham, KS. Born March 4, 1925, at Wilmore, KS, she was the daughter of Leslie and Pearl (Yandell) McGinnis. Freda was a resident of Cunningham, KS, for the past 19 years. She was a member of Assembly of God Church. She was...
Wade D. Zeigler
Apr 27, 2013
Wade D. Zeigler Wade D. Zeigler, 98, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, KS. Born October 8, 1914, in Codell, KS, the son of Robert and Millie (McCord) Zeigler, he was a farmer. Wade was a long time resident of Comanche County, KS, moving to Ottawa, KS in 2000. He graduated from Codell High...
Ruth Elizabeth Bird
Apr 26, 2013
Ruth Elizabeth Bird Ruth Elizabeth Bird, 96, died April 26, 2013, at Pioneer Lodge, Coldwater, KS. She was born October 18, 1916, to Roy Wick and Bettie Sue (Robey) Boisseau in Larned, KS. She graduated from East High School in Wichita, KS and Kansas University in 1938, with a BS in Education. Following her graduation, she taught elementary education in...
Ruth Caroleen Mcenterfer Patterson
Apr 26, 2013
Ruth Caroleen McEnterfer Patterson Ruth Caroleen McEnterfer Patterson, 92, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born November 2, 1920, in Belvidere, Neb., she was the daughter of David and Iva Nyle (Phelps) Person. Ruth was a resident of Coldwater, KS, previously living in the Council Grove, KS area. She graduated from Wilsey...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Lou Pavlik
Apr 26, 2013
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Lou Pavlik Jacquelyn "Jackie" Lou Pavlik, 82, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born February 18, 1931 at Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Earl and Hattie Fern (Drake) Martin, she was a homemaker. Jackie was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. She attended Coldwater Grade School and graduated from Coldwater High...
Eldon Otis Hecht
Apr 16, 2013
Eldon Otis Hecht Eldon Otis Hecht, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Eldon was born in Smith Center, KS on December 24, 1925, to Ernest C. and Ella (Rayl) Hecht, joining his older sister, Ernestine. The family moved to Clovis, NM not long afterwards. In the 1930's, two brothers arrived, first...
Virginia Thuralene Carthrae
Apr 15, 2013
Virginia Thuralene Beeley Carthrae was born January 4, 1919 in Enid, Oklahoma. She passed away peacefully on April 15, 2013 in Houston, Texas. She was born in her grandmother's house and traveled to Coldwater when she was 10 days old and graduated from Coldwater High School. Higher education beckoned and resulted in graduation from Southwestern Assemblies of God Bible College...
Fred E. Webb, Jr.
Apr 12, 2013
Fred E Webb Jr ,79, passed from this life Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital in Wichita, KS. Fred was the son of Fred and Esther (Schrock) Webb and was born May 28,1933, at the family home in Protection, KS. He graduated from Protection High School in 1952. In 1953 he married Marlene Filson and to...
Charles Edward Lauffer
Mar 29, 2013
Charles Edward Lauffer Charles Edward Lauffer, 91, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at the Minneola District Hospital in Minneola, KS. Born December 7, 1921, at Piedmont, KS, he was the son of Ray and Sarah (Norman) Lauffer. Charles was a long time resident of the Protection, KS area, moving there in 1956. He graduated from Piedmont High School in...
Richard Leroy Dome
Mar 20, 2013
Richard Leroy Dome Richard Leroy Dome, 70, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at his residence in Hutchinson, KS. Born January 25, 1943, in Protection, KS, he was the son of Richard George and Madeline Josephine "Jo" (Van Dorn) Dome. Richard was a resident of Hutchinson, KS, previously living in Dodge City, KS, for many years. He graduated from Protection...
Lillian Audrey Pope
Mar 16, 2013
Lillian Audrey Pope Lillian Audrey Pope, 78, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born May 26, 1934 in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of Agnes Goodall. Lillian was a long time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1981 from New Bedford, Mass. She was a member of the First Christian...
Robert "Bob" Dewayne Bare
Mar 12, 2013
Robert "Bob" Dewayne Bare Robert "Bob" Dewayne Bare, 87, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 7, 1926, on a farm in Clark Co., KS, the son of Chester Isaac and Bessie Pearl (Booth) Bare, he was a rancher. Robert was a lifetime resident of Clark Co., KS. He was baptized...
Helen Mae Metzger
Mar 9, 2013
Helen Mae Metzger Helen Mae Metzger, 94, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at her residence near Wilmore, KS. She was born July 7, 1918, at the Booth farm in Kiowa County, KS, the daughter of Henry and Bessie (Bell) Booth. She attended Booth Country School, then graduated from Wilmore High School in 1938. Helen married August Metzger on May...
Dirk Alan Reed
Mar 6, 2013
Dirk Alan Reed Dirk Alan Reed, 57, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Dirk was the son of Floyd and Evelyn (Lenertz) Reed and was born on August 14, 1955, at Achenbach Memorial Hospital in Hardtner, KS. He arrived on their first wedding anniversary. Dirk started school at Aetna, KS, then he...
Jessie Maxine Huck
Mar 1, 2013
Jessie Maxine (Wait) Huck On October 27, 1915, Maxine entered this world as the first child of John and Minnie (Sinkle) Wait. Her brothers and sisters were Ruth Smitherman, John Wait, Doris Riner, and Merle Wait. They were all born east of Protection. The family was active in the Baptist Church in Protection. Maxine and her sister Ruth accepted Christ...
Albert Boyd Cox
Feb 10, 2013
Albert Boyd Cox Albert Boyd Cox, 91, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born October 19, 1921, at Protection, KS, he was the son of William and Sallie (Harned) Cox. Albert was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended Protection Grade School and graduated from Protection High School. He was a...
Kenneth Oscar Durbin
Feb 1, 2013
Kenneth Oscar Durbin Kenneth Oscar Durbin, 96, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Born October 19, 1917, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was the son of Bruce and Gertrude (Brown) Durbin. Kenneth was a resident of Protection, Kansas for seventeen years, moving there from Cody, Wyoming. He was a veteran of World...
Ricky L. Northern
Jan 16, 2013
Ricky L. Northern Rick was born in Ashland, Kansas on September 1, 1946 to Harold and Leona (Herd) Northern. The family returned to California in 1948 residing in Santa Ana until their return to Coldwater in 1953, where he has lived until his death from Bulbar ALS on January 16, 2013 at Kansas City Hospice House. He graduated from Coldwater...
Charles "Chuck" L. Meek
Jan 5, 2013
Charles L. 'Chuck' Meek Charles Larken Meek was born on November 16, 1943, to Joseph Meek and Ruth (Rowe) Meek in Linn Creek, Missouri, and passed away January 5, 2013, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Chuck spent his early childhood in Northeast Kansas in the town of Lyndon, later moving to live with relatives after the passing of...
Ronald "Ron" George Brosius
Jan 3, 2013
Ronald "Ron" George Brosius Ronald "Ron" George Brosius, 79, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 23, 1933, at Dodge City, KS, he was the son of George "Pete" Cecil and Laura Irene (Lenz) Brosius. Ron was a long time resident of the Coldwater, KS area, moving there in 1978 from...
