Calvin W. Harvey, age 91, passed away at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas on Friday, January 13, 2017. He was born on June 24, 1925.
Memorial Services are pending and will be announced at a later date.
Month: January 2017
Mabel Blanche Hoss
Mabel Blanche Hoss, 101, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at Cedar Village Long Term Care in Ness City where she had lived since 2001. She was born on January 11, 1916, to Lea and Maude (Gibson) Maranville on the family farm southeast of Ness City.
Mabel was schooled at home until fourth grade, then attended rural schools and graduated from Ness City High School in 1935. She married her classmate, George Hoss, on July 31, 1941. He died January 20, 1979. Although they did not have children, Mabel and George were enthusiastic supporters of the activities of their 30 nieces and nephews. They helped raise their niece, Donna Roof Skinner, who lived with them for many years and always considered their house her home.
Throughout her working years, Mabel was an actively involved farm wife. She also enjoyed other careers. She taught school for a combined nine years at one-room rural schools in Ness County, including Harold, Rosedale, Plum Creek, Manteno, and Nonchalanta. From 1959-1961 she served as Probate Judge and County Judge for Ness County. From 1961 till her retirement in 1978 she was Postmaster in the Ness City Post Office. Her husband died shortly after her retirement. From 1979-1998 Mabel spent the greater part of each year as a “snowbird” in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas.
During her early years Mabel was very active, along with her whole family, in the Oddfellows and Rebekah lodges. When she married she joined the Catholic Church. She was professionally active in the Postmasters Association, Business and Professional Women’s Organization, and was an avid supporter of the Ness County Historical Society. Hobbies included quilting and travel to both U.S. and foreign destinations.
Survivors include niece Donna Skinner of Davis CA; and many other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her sister Marie Harrel and her brother Rex Maranville.
Rite of Christian Burial Service was held Saturday, January 14, 2017, 9:30 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, Kansas.
Blanche A. Tomecek
Blanche A. Tomecek, 87, Timken, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas.
Mrs. Tomecek was born June 29, 1929, in rural Rush Center, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Oborny) Jecha. She was a lifelong resident of Rush County, Kansas. A 1947 graduate of La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas, she was a homemaker and farm wife. After her children were raised, she was employed as a cook at the Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse, Kansas, and Great Bend Manor, Great Bend, Kansas.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, Holy Trinity Parish Council, and was a trustee for the Bohemian National Cemetery, all of Timken, Kansas. She also was a member of FCSLA (Catholic Workman), Western Fraternal Lodge Association, Joy Club, Faith Sharing, Walnut Valley Senior Center, Rush Center, Kansas, and a Cub Scout den mother.
On April 23, 1952, she married James E. Tomecek at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas. He preceded her in death October 24, 1992.
Survivors include: two sons, Edward Tomecek, Timken, Kansas, and Frank Tomecek, Raytown, Missouri; four daughters, Julie Huber (Randy), La Crosse, Kansas, Martha Tomecek (Michel Cavigelli), Greenbelt, Maryland, Loretta Verhaeghe (Mel), Baldwin City, Kansas, and JoAnn Tomecek, Timken, Kansas; eight grandchildren, Justin Graff (Ashley), Anna Weinberg (Thomas), Noah Weinberg (Kaitlin), Brian Graff, Rebecca Verhaeghe, Kelsey Verhaeghe, Elizabeth Verhaeghe, and Katia Cavigelli; three great grandchildren, Emma Porras, Elliot Graff, and Graysen Porras; one brother in law, Edward Schwindt, La Crosse, Kansas; and one sister in law, Rosarie Jecha, La Crosse, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Charles Lee Tomecek; one son in law, John Graff; one brother, Edward Jecha; one brother in law, Harry Folkerts; and two sisters in law, Mary Folkerts, and Betty Schwindt.
Visitation will be Tuesday, January 17, 2017, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:00 P.M.
Church visitation will be Wednesday, January 18, 2017, from 9:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas, with Father Matthew Kumi, Father Henry Baxa, Father Pascal Klein, Father Charles Mazouch, and Father Ultan Murphy officiating. Interment will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery, Timken, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Bohemian National Cemtery, Timken, Kansas, or Holy Cross Cemetery, Timken, Kansas.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.
Gary Stuart Sandlin
Gary Stuart Sandlin, 83, of Longmont, Colorado passed away on January 5, 2017, at St Anthony’s North Hospital, Westminster, Colorado.
He was born June 10, 1933, in Palco, Kansas, to Edwin Sandlin and Mary Rachael (Dorman) Sandlin.
He graduated from Hill City Memorial High School, in 1951, and went on to earn a Bachelors and Masters degree in Geology from Kansas State University.
Gary worked as a geologist in Casper, Wyoming and Albuquerque, New Mexico, before becoming an independent geologist in Denver, Colorado. He was the Owner and President of Sandlin Oil Corporation.
Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding, playing his guitar, loved his profession of geology, and was an avid reader.
Gary is survived by his wife, Kathie Sandlin, daughter, Laura Rodriguez Sandlin and her husband, Paul Rodriguez, stepson, Billy Kimbrough, Sister, Karen Summers, Brother, Steve Sandlin, and his wife, Cathy, many nieces and nephews, previous wife Betty Keiswetter Higbie and her husband, Lee.
Gary is preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Mary (Dorman), Sandlin, son, Jeff Sandlin, brother,
Arlen Sandlin, brother, Curtis Sandlin.
A Celebration of Gary’s Life will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017, 11 AM, Rinn United Methodist Church, 3783 Bella Rosa Parkway, Longmont, CO 80504. (WCR 20 & I-25 Frontage Road)
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be given to the Salvation Army, c/o Donations, 1300 Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO, 80203, or to the Gary and Kathie Sandlin Geology Scholarship, Kansas State Foundation, 1800 Kimball Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan, KS, 66502-3373.
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Ida Marie Kuntz
Ida Marie Kuntz was born April 20, 1923 in Quinter, to Frank and Elizabeth (Leiker) Herzog. She passed away, January 11, 2017 at Cedar View Assisted Living, Hays, at the age of 93.
She attended school in Quinter. On January 18, 1944, Ida married Tony Kuntz at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Park. She was a lifetime resident of Park, and in 2013, she moved to Cedar View Assisted Living, Hays.
Ida was a loving homemaker whose hands touched many lives. She was a person who made sure everyone was greeted with a gentle, warm hug, was well cared for, had plenty to eat, and made everyone feel welcomed. Her hobbies included playing cards, quilting, crocheting rugs, reading, and watching the Royals. Her biggest joy was being with her family.
Ida had a deep and unwavering faith and was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella, and the Altar Society.
Survivors include seven children, Robert and wife Kathy of Quinter, Eileen and husband, Richard Bergmann of Salina, Leon and wife Barbara of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Roger of Grainfield, Steve and wife Sharon of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Virgil and wife LeAnn of Abilene, Tina and husband, Jeff Wick of Wamego; a brother, Ralph Herzog of Hays; two sisters, Peggy Molitar of Offerle, and Deloris Fortin of Fort Collins, Colorado; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Leo and Herbert Herzog; three sisters, Matilda “Tillie” Kuntz, Josephine “Jessie” Waldman, Viola Ochs; and a granddaughter, Melissa Kuntz.
Ida was a person of values. She lived those values as she formed the foundation for a better life for her family and friends by passing those values on to them. We must all be grateful that we had an opportunity to be touched by her goodness and loving hands.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Park. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday evening, from 5 to 7, with a parish vigil service following at 7. Both will take place at the funeral home in Quinter.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church Cemetery. Donations to the cemetery may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.
Condolences may be sent online at www.schmittfuneral.com.
Virginia Berry
WAKEENEY, KS — Virginia Berry, 79, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017.
Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney, is handling arrangements.
Sharon Katherine Cole
Sharon Katherine Cole, age 69, of Hays, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Hays Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Wednesday, January 18, 2016 at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Visitation will be Wednesday 11 AM – 3 PM at the funeral chapel.
A complete obituary is pending.
The Latest: Kansas deals with icy weather, accidents
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on ice storms in the central U.S. (all times local):
11:25 a.m.
A third wave of sleet and drizzle is glazing swaths of the central U.S. on the eve of the Martin Luther King holiday, adding to an icy mess that began caking the region Friday.
Much of the region remains under an ice storm warning Sunday. The latest round of storms dumped three-quarters of an inch of precipitation overnight near Kansas City, Missouri. That resulted in about one-quarter of an inch of ice, given temperatures that remained below freezing.
Two #KHP Troopers have been struck this morning on I-635!#MOVEOVER & #SLOWDOWN
The roads are ICY! #StayHome pic.twitter.com/WMxskIm9Fb
— Trooper Candice (@TroopCandiceKHP) January 15, 2017
In Kansas near Kansas City, two troopers escaped injury when their vehicles were struck while working a crash along northbound Interstate 635.
Photos from around the area. Ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 to 5/8 in. of ice. pic.twitter.com/MLRW6ZGEEg
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) January 15, 2017
KC man indicted for attempted sex trafficking of 12-year-old girl
KANSAS CITY- A Kansas City man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for the attempted sex trafficking of a minor, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Andrew Danny Freeman, 32, of Kansas City, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Today’s indictment replaces a criminal complaint that was filed against Freeman on Dec. 16, 2016. Freeman remains in federal custody without bond.
The federal indictment alleges that Freeman solicited a person he believed to be under the age of 18 to engage in prostitution on Dec. 15, 2016.
According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, an undercover officer received a series of text messages from Freeman on Dec. 15, 2016, in response to an online posting that was part of an undercover prostitution operation. Freeman allegedly made arrangements to meet the undercover officer and whom he believed to be her 12-year-old daughter at a local hotel. When he arrived for the meeting, the affidavit says, he gave the undercover officer $500 and was arrested.
FHSU to host ‘David Pinkley: Resume Sage’ in February
FHSU University Relations
Fort Hays State University’s Society for Human Resource Management will host David Pinkley, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center.
Pinkley, founder of The Resume Sage, is a world-class executive recruiter and hiring expert who will talk about topics including interviewing, resume writing, LinkedIn, networking and negotiating.
“The program will be jam-packed with real stories, practical advice and a heaping spoonful of commonsense,” said Dr. LeAnn Brown, assistant professor of management.
“Pinkley can help you land your first job after graduation and draws from diverse professional and life experiences,” she said.
For more information and to view Pinkley’s bio, visit www.theresumesage.com/who_we_are.aspx.
National Association of Wheat Growers CEO will speak at Mahanttan event
By JORDAN HILDEBRAND
Kansas Wheat
National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule will address farmers during the annual Kansas Commodity Classic on Feb. 8. The Commodity Classic is the annual convention of the Kansas Corn, Wheat and Grain Sorghum Associations, and will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 530 Richards Drive, Manhattan, Kan., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. It is free to attend and includes a complimentary breakfast and lunch; however pre-registration is requested. All Kansas farmers are invited to the Kansas Commodity Classic.
While at the Kansas Commodity Classic, Goule, along with leaders from other national grain commodity organizations, will address hot topic issues in agriculture, such as the struggling farm economy and what to expect from imminent Farm Bill discussions.
Originally from Texas, Goule holds degrees from Texas A&M and George Washington University, and served as a Subcommittee Staff Director for the House Agriculture Committee before moving to the National Farmers Union in 2009 as Vice President of Government Relations. He was appointed Senior Vice President of NFU Programs in 2014. Goule started his tenure as NAWG CEO in July of 2016. In addition, he also serves as the executive director of the National Wheat Foundation.
In addition to the National Grain Commodity panel, the Kansas Commodity Classic will also have a market update from Matt Hines, Lowen and Associates. Hines joined Lowen and Associates, an agricultural price risk management consulting and professional commodity brokerage firm located in Manhattan, Kansas, in 2007. Hines is a graduate of Kansas State University with a dual degree in Agricultural Economics and Milling Science & Management with years of experience in the grain merchandising world.
Also included on the agenda is an interactive session discussing the 2018 Farm Bill. Lunch will be provided free of charge. Participants will hear from a keynote speaker from the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.
The Kansas Commodity Classic will be held February 8, 2017, at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 530 Richards Drive, Manhattan, Kan. It is hosted by the Kansas Corn Growers Association, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association. The event is free to attend, but pre-registration is requested. Please go to https://kswheat.com/kscommodityclassic17 for Kansas Commodity Classic registration.
Cloudy, cold Sunday with freezing rain
An ice storm warning remains in effect for the area until Monday morning at 6am
Today
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 5pm. High near 32. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 27. North northeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of snow after 5pm. High near 35. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53.