Month: April 2017
Spring turkey hunting addictive
KDWPT
PRATT – The sound of a gobble will stop a turkey hunter in their tracks – anytime, anywhere. Like no other sound you’ve heard, a gobble is a high-pitched, rattling chortle that seems to erupt from a tom’s throat. It carries far on a calm spring morning, which can be good and bad for the turkey. Gobbles also signal the start of the spring turkey season.
Spring turkey hunting entails calling males, or toms, within range by imitating the call of a female, or hen. It’s both exhilarating and nerve frazzling. But be forewarned, many become hopelessly addicted to the adrenaline rush of spring turkey hunting after just one experience.
The Kansas spring turkey season opened for youth and hunters with disabilities on April 1 (During the youth season, youth 16 and younger may hunt with adult supervision). Archery hunters started hunting April 3, and the regular shotgun/archery season is April 12-May 31, 2017. All hunters need a turkey permit, as well as a hunting license, unless exempt by law. Go to www.ksoutdoors.com for all spring turkey regulations, a unit map, as well as license and permit fees. Only bearded birds may be harvested during the spring season, and hunters may take one bird per permit and one bird per game tag in designated units. Turkey permits are not available online and must be purchased at Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) offices or license vendors.
Toms may gobble throughout the year, but they are most vocal in the spring during the breeding season. They sound off to let hens know they’re available, which is the good thing. However, gobbles also let hunters know where they’re located, which is the bad thing, if you’re a turkey.
Finding turkeys is the first step of a spring turkey hunt. Our largest game bird roosts in mature trees, so any timber stand, shelterbelt, creek bottom or even old homestead can host roosting turkeys. Scout likely areas by searching for tracks on dirt roads, glassing edges of stubble and winter wheat fields or listening for gobbles just after sunset. Toms have a peculiar habit of gobbling just after they fly to roost in the evening and just before they fly down in the morning, so if you hear that, you know you’ve found a great spot.
To take some of the guesswork out, consider hunting public lands. KDWPT manages more than 500,000 acres of state and federal land for public hunting, and more than 275,000 acres of private land are enrolled in the spring Walk-in Hunting Access (WIHA) program, so there’s plenty of spots to choose from this Spring. The 2017 Spring Turkey Hunting Atlas includes maps showing all public hunting lands and is available wherever licenses are sold, so grab yours today or download a copy from www.ksoutdoors.com.
Once you’ve found birds, the next step is to set your alarm for “dark-thirty” the next morning. Under the cover of darkness, try to quietly get in position 75 to 100 yards from the roost. Sit with a tree wider than your shoulders at your back, in full camouflage and watch the woods wake up. When you hear the sound of turkeys from their roost, make some soft tree yelps on your call to convince a tom you’re a new hen roosted nearby. After the birds fly down, the calling strategy begins. A tom will often gobble in response to your calls, but it’s never a sure thing. Real live hens are tough to compete with and may lead your tom away, and turkeys have excellent vision, so one false move can send a bird off. But when it works and you call a bird within range, watching and listening as a big tom gobbles, struts and spits so close is an experience you’ll never forget – and one you’ll want to repeat again and again.
Keeping safe during the spring turkey season requires some extra precaution because hunters are dressed in full camouflage and making sounds like a turkey. Sitting against a tree wider than your shoulders protects you if an unthinking hunter stalks your call from behind. Always assume any sound you hear is another hunter, and always yell or whistle if you see another hunter. Any movement like a wave could draw fire. Always be sure of your target before you pull the trigger, and that means you have to see a beard on the bird during the spring season. Some hunters will wear an orange hat walking in and out of the woods, and they hang that hat on a limb above them while sitting. It’s also a good idea to wrap a bird you kill in florescent orange for the carry out.
KHP: 2 from Hays hospitalized after car hits a deer
MCPHERSON COUNTY – Two people from Hays were injured in an accident just before 9a.m. on Saturday in McPherson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Malibu driven by Babara Camara,
30, Hays, was northbound on Interstate 135 one mile north of Moundridge.
The car hit a deer came that came out of the ditch.
Camara and a passenger Larissa Fagundes, 20, Hays, were transported to the hospital in McPherson. They were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Tiger Tennis takes early lead before falling to Lindenwood
St. Charles, Mo. – The Fort Hays State tennis team dropped a hard-fought match with Lindenwood Saturday afternoon (April 8) on the road, 7-2. The Tigers took two of the three doubles matches before the Lady Lions captured all six singles points.
Fort Hays State dips to 10-9 this season and 1-7 in MIAA play, while the Lady Lions are now 9-12 overall and 2-6 in the league.
Natalie Lubbers and Lauren Lindell got things started with an easy 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles before Macy Moyers and Laura Jimenez-Lendinez were topped at the No. 2 spot, 8-4. It was up to Jessica Johnson and Nicole Lubbers to give the Tigers the advantage moving into singles play, and that’s exactly what they did. The pair held on to win the No. 3 match in thrilling fashion, 9-7.
The Lady Lions turned things around in singles play, winning all six matches to secure the match. The Tigers kept things close in several matches, forcing a third set three times. Natalie Lubbers jumped on top by taking the first set at the No. 2 singles position, but Haya Hamad rallied to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Jimenez-Lendinez rebounded from a 7-5 first set loss to take the second frame, 6-3. However the No. 1 player from Lindenwood took care of business in the final set, winning 6-1. Moyers also took her match the distance by winning the second set 6-4.
The Tigers will wrap up their MIAA regular season Sunday when they face off with Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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Tiger women’s track competes in two events, Lopez breaks school record
Fort Hays State women’s track and field turned in a solid showing at a pair of events this weekend (April 7-8), competing at the Friends Invitational in Wichita, Kan. and the West Texas A&M Classic in Canyon, Texas. The Tigers turned in a well-rounded performance between sprinters, distance runners and field participants.
Friends Invitational
Lauren Roberts had a solid day, placing in both the 800m run and the 1500m run. She came in third place in the 800m with a time of 2:23.28 and in the 1500m she crossed the line in 4:54.01, good for second place.
The Tigers dominated in the 5000m run, sweeping the top three places. Shea Bonine led the pack with a time of 17:31.58, finishing first. Micki Krzesinski and Sophie Dalmasso where the next two to finish with times of 17:39.36 and 18:27.21, respectively.
Kelly Wycoff picked up a first place finish and improved her provisional mark in the 100m dash with a time of 11.85 seconds and Peri Lange rounded out the sprints for FHSU with a third place finish in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:07.21.
In the field events, Selam Ball was the lone Tiger to place when she picked up a second place finish in the pole vault. Her vault of 10′ 11.75” was tied for first with Iowa Western’s Monique Apuakehau but came a try after Apuakehau cleared the height.
Rounding out the top finishers for the Tigers was the 4x100m relay team of Yamoudji Diarra, Lindsay Shupe, Amber Forbes, and Wycoff. The sprinters combined for a time of 48.64 seconds and a third place finish.
West Texas A&M Classic
The Tigers sent their multi-athletes and javelin throwers south to compete at the West Texas A&M Classic.
Estefania Lopez broke her own school record in the javelin with a toss of 175′ 5″, improving her automatic NCAA qualifying mark and extending her lead as the top thrower in the country. The second-best throw in NCAA Division II this year is more than 20 feet shorter than Saturday’s heave. Lopez finished first in the field of 14 throwers.
Freshman Alexcia Deutscher also improved her season-best mark, finishing second with a toss of 149′ 0″. The provisional mark moves her back into fifth in the country and second in the MIAA behind her teammate.
Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Kearney, Neb. on Saturday (April 15) when they compete in the UNK Loper Invitational.
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FHSU men’s track and field picks up four provisionals
Fort Hays State men’s track and field competed in a pair of events this weekend (April 7-8), splitting time between the Friends Invitational in Wichita, Kan. and the West Texas A&M Classic in Canyon, Texas. The Tigers saw 10 individuals reach the podium, with four of them touching provisional marks.
Friends Invitational
Sam Dreiling and Layton Werth were the lone champions for the Tigers, finishing on top of the field in the pole vault and 5000m run, respectively. Dreiling increased his provisional mark on the year with a vault of 16′ 1.25” while Werth claimed the win crossing the line in with a time of 15:04.10.
The Tigers also had five runner-ups on the day thanks to Jake Morrow, TJ Dozier, Brock Elgin, Brett Meyer and Kolt Newell. Morrow tied with Dreiling by setting a provisional mark at 16′ 1.25” in the pole vault, but Dreiling cleared the height in a try before Morrow to take first. Dozier took second place in the hammer throw for the second consecutive week with a toss of 177′ 0.5”. Rounding out the second place finishers was Elgin in the 3000m steeplechase (9:56.88), Meyer in the 1500m run (3:56.54) and Newell, who picked up a provisional mark in the high jump leaping 6′ 9”. Newell rounded out the top three finishers for FHSU with a third place finish in the long jump, clearing a distance of 21′ 8”.
West Texas A&M Classic
The Tigers also sent a few athletes south to compete in the West Texas A&M Classic. Derek Bixenman came back with a provisional mark of 6,437 in the decathlon, placing second in the event with a new personal-best. The junior was the top finisher in three of the 10 events, including clearing the 6′ 4.25″ bar in the high jump and tossing the javelin 173′ 11″.
Cameron Fouts won the javelin throw with a heave of 189′ 0″, a personal best for the freshman.
Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Kearney, Neb. on Saturday (April 15) when they compete in the UNK Loper Invitational.
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Tiger Softball picks up split at Washburn
TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State softball picked up its second doubleheader split in as many days on Saturday (April 8), knocking off Washburn in game one, 3-2, before being shut out in the nightcap, 3-0. With the spilt, the Tigers are now 11-33 overall and 4-14 in the MIAA while the Ichabods now sit at 21-24 this season and 8-8 in the conference.
Game 1: Fort Hays State 3, Washburn 2
After three scoreless innings to start the game, the Tigers struck first with a run in the fourth. Bailey Boxberger led off the inning with a double before pinch runner Claudia Vazquez ended up on third after a fielding error by the Ichabod shortstop. With the bases loaded thanks to a walk to Bailey Kennedy, Lily Sale stepped to the plate. Sale worked a full count and then worked a walk of her own pushing the runner on third home. The lead did not last long however, as the Ichabods lifted back-to-back homers to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
Kylie Strand led off the sixth inning by reaching on an error and then swiped second. Then Kennedy traded places with Strand and tied the game with an RBI double to right field. Two batters later, Candace Bollig ripped a ball back up the middle, plating Kennedy and giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead.
The Tigers held on to the lead for the next two innings, allowing just one runner in each frame to claim the victory. Hailey Chapman (6-18) picked up her team-leading sixth win of the season by tossing all seven innings for the Tigers. She gave up two earned runs on seven hits, no walks and four strikeouts.
Game 2: Washburn 3, Fort Hays State 0
Washburn took the lead early when they plated a run in the second inning on multiple Tiger errors. The Ichabods started the inning with two runners on thanks to back-to-back errors from the Tigers, then in the next at bat the third error of the inning allowed a run to score. The Ichabods built their lead to three with one-run frames in the fifth and sixth.
The Tiger bats struggled in this game two, tallying just four singles. Kennedy, Bollig, Boxberger and Jeni Mohr all collected singles in the loss. Bollig extended her hitting streak to four games with a leadoff single in the sixth, the longest current streak for any Tiger.
Carrie Clarke (5-11) took the loss for FHSU by tossing all six innings. She allowed just one earned run on four hits to go along with two walks and four strikeouts.
The Tigers will open a 10-game home stand on Tuesday (April 11) when they face off with Central Oklahoma in a conference doubleheader. First pitch in game one is slated for 1 p.m.
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Kansas jury clears suspect of attempted-murder charge in shooting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas jury has cleared a man of attempted-murder charges linked to a shooting nearly a year ago.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a Shawnee County jury acquitted 29-year-old Joshua Mathews Yasuo Valdivia on Friday, also clearing him of a weapons count. Jurors did find him guilty of interference with a law enforcement officer.
Valdivia testified Thursday, denying he had never met Dennis and didn’t shoot him eight times. Dennis survived.
Jurors had the option of acquitting Valdivia or convicting him of attempted first-degree murder or attempted second-degree murder.
A co-defendant, 23-year-old Malik Yates, is serving more than four years in prison on convictions of aggravated burglary and interference with a law enforcer. He pleaded guilty last October, when a charge of attempted first-degree murder was dropped.
UPDATE: 5 earthquakes in north-central Kansas since Friday
JEWELL COUNTY – Five small earthquakes hit north central Kansas since Friday. The most recent hit just before 2 p.m. on Saturday. It measured 2.6 and was centered approximately 8 miles southeast of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was the tenth quake in Kansas this week.
A 2.6 magnitude quake hit just after noon Saturday and was centered approximately 10 miles southeast of Mankato.
A 2.9 magnitude quake hit just after midnight Saturday and was centered approximately 5 miles southeast of Mankato.
In addition, a 2.6 magnitude quake also hit 11 miles northeast of Caldwell in Sumner County just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, a 3.3 magnitude quake hit at 3:08 p.m. and was centered approximately 8 miles southeast of Mankato
The agency reported two quakes in the same area Thursday, and two others on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Saturday’s quakes according, according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.
The USGS recorded 7 Kansas earthquakes in March and 6 in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
JEWELL COUNTY –A seventh earthquake this week hit north-central Kansas on Saturday. It is the ninth quake in Kansas this week.
The 2.6 magnitude quake hit just after noon and was centered approximately 10 miles southeast of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A 2.9 magnitude quake hit just after midnight and was centered approximately 5 miles southeast of Mankato.
In addition, a 2.6 magnitude quake also hit 11 miles northeast of Caldwell in Sumner County just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, a 3.3 magnitude quake hit at 3:08 p.m. and was centered approximately 8 miles southeast of Mankato
The agency reported two quakes in the same area Thursday, and two others on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Saturday’s quakes according, according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.
The USGS recorded 7 Kansas earthquakes in March and 6 in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
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JEWELL COUNTY – A sixth earthquake this week hit north-central Kansas early Saturday. It is the eight quake in Kansas this week.
The 2.9 magnitude quake hit just after midnight and was centered approximately 5 miles southeast of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In addition, a 2.6 magnitude quake also hit 11 miles northeast of Caldwell in Sumner County just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, a 3.3 magnitude quake hit at 3:08 p.m. and was centered approximately 8 miles southeast of Mankato
The agency reported two quakes in the same area Thursday, and two others on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Saturday’s quakes according, according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.
The USGS recorded 7 Kansas earthquakes in March and 6 in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
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JEWELL COUNTY – A fifth earthquake this week hit north-central Kansas. It is also the sixth quake in Kansas since Sunday.
The 3.3 magnitude quake hit at 3:08 p.m. Friday and was centered approximately 8 miles southeast of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The agency reported two quakes in the same area Thursday.
A 3.2 quake hit at 7:13p.m. and was centered three miles south of Mankato and just after 11 a.m. Thursday a 3.0 quake and was centered approximately six miles southeast of Mankato.
The agency reported a 2.7 quake 9 miles southeast of Mankato just after 5:30 Wednesday morning.
Just after 1p.m. Tuesday a 3.4 quake was centered nine miles southeast of Mankato.
Residents report feeling the earthquakes, according to Jewell County Sheriff Don Jacobs. There are no reports of damage or injury from Friday’s quakes according to Jacobs.
On Sunday, the USGS reported a 2.8 earthquake was centered approximately 2 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge at 6:15p.m.
The agency recorded 7 earthquakes in March including a 2.9 quake March 30, near Belle Plaine.
The USGS also recorded 6 earthquakes in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
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JEWELL COUNTY – A fourth earthquake this week hit north-central Kansas on Thursday. It is the fifth earthquake in Kansas this week.
The magnitude 3.2 quake hit at 7:13p.m. and was centered three miles south of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Just after 11 a.m. Thursday a 3.0 quake and was centered approximately six miles southeast of Mankato.
The agency reported a 2.7 quake 9 miles southeast of Mankato just after 5:30 Wednesday morning.
Just after 1p.m. Tuesday a 3.4 quake was centered nine miles southeast of Mankato.
Residents report feeling the earthquakes, according to Jewell County Sheriff Don Jacobs. There are no reports of damage or injury from Thursday’s quakes according to Jacobs.
On Sunday, the USGS reported a 2.8 earthquake was centered approximately 2 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge at 6:15p.m.
The agency recorded 7 earthquakes in March including a 2.9 quake March 30, near Belle Plaine.
The USGS also recorded 6 earthquakes in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Thursday’s quakes according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.
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JEWELL COUNTY – A third earthquake this week hit north-central Kansas on Thursday.
The quake just after 11 a.m. measured 3.0 and was centered approximately six miles southeast of Mankato, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The agency reported a 2.7 quake 9 miles southeast of Mankato just after 5:30 Wednesday morning.
Just after 1p.m. Tuesday a 3.4 quake was centered nine miles southeast of Mankato.
On Sunday, the USGS reported a 2.8 earthquake was centered approximately 2 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge at 6:15p.m.
The agency recorded 7 earthquakes in March including a 2.9 quake March 30, near Belle Plaine.
The USGS also recorded 6 earthquakes in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Thursday’s quake, according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.
FBI reviews how they handle terrorism-related tips
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the FBI has been reviewing the handling of thousands of terrorism-related tips and leads received over the past three years to make sure they were properly investigated and no obvious red flags were missed.
The review follows attacks by people who were once on the FBI’s radar but who, in the past 12 months, have been accused of violence in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub, on the streets of New York City and at a Florida airport.
In each case, it was determined the suspects didn’t require continued law enforcement scrutiny months and sometimes years before the attacks.
The review is an acknowledgment of the FBI’s challenge in predicting which of the thousands of tips received annually might one day materialize into a viable threat.
Melva Rae Stephan
Longtime Goodland, Kansas, resident Melva Rae Stephan, 97, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.
Melva was born on June 23, 1919 in Long Island, KS to Harlan Curtis and Clara Cyrena (Thornton) Atkinson. She was one of two children. In 1920, when Melva was only one, the family moved from Long Island to Goodland. Melva attended school in Goodland, and graduated in 1938 from Sherman Community High School.
On February 14, 1942, Melva married Virgil Patrick Stephan in Goodland. To this union, two children Lonnie and Mary were born.
Melva worked for 30 years at JCPenny’s in Goodland as a sales clerk. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the GRMC Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary. She just recently received her 41 year pin from the GRMC Auxiliary and her 71 year pin from the VFW Auxiliary. Melva enjoyed needlework and was an avid reader. She also enjoyed spending much of retirement with all of her grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband Virgil, a grandson Mike Tagtmeyer, a great granddaughter Sheena Tagtmeyer, her son-in-law Phil Brockus and her sister and brother-in-law Maxine and Dale Rauscher.
She is survived by her two daughters; Lonnie (Gary) Newell of Goodland, KS and Mary Brockus of Smith Center, KS. She is also survived by five grandchildren Lee (Jenni) Newell of Stilwell, KS, Lorie (Mike) Abbey of Goodland, KS, Gina (Keith) Snethen of Goodland, KS, Greg (Deanna) Newell of Ulysses, KS, and Pat (Jessica) Tagtmeyer of Smith Center, KS; as well as 14 great grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Melva were held on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 10:30 AM MT at the First Christian Church with Pastor Doug Amend officiating. Burial was held in the Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, KS.
Visitation was held on Sunday, April 9, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.
Memorials may be designated to the First Christian Church or to Hospice of Sherman County and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.
Online condolences may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.
Funeral service arrangements were entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.
Juanita Rose ‘Nita’ Teller
Juanita Rose “Nita” Teller, 18, Hays, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center.
She was born April 21, 1998 in Wichita, Kansas and was the daughter of Katherine L. Teller. She attended Hays High School and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she was a Youth Deacon and recently, ordained a Deacon in the church. Her two great loves were her daughter and music. She was a great mother, and enjoyed playing clarinet and violin in the school orchestra, and she taught herself to play piano.
Survivors include her Mother; Katherine Lynne Teller of Hays, her daughter; Aryana Reese of Hays, two brothers; Richard McKinley “Rick” Packard and Alexander Gale “Alex” Packard, both of Hays, her grandmother; Patsy Rose Teller of Hays, three aunts; Jean Ellen Teller of Lawrence, Patricia Gayle Klonicki and husband Michael of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mary Ann Halleran and husband Michael of Emporia, and two cousins; Maura Rose Halleran and Thomas William Halleran.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather; Gale Eldon Teller.
A celebration of Nita’s life will take place at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church, 2900 Hall Street, Hays. Inurnment will follow in the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 am until service time on Wednesday at the church.
Memorials can be made to the Aryana Reese Fund, and may be left at the church on Wednesday or mailed to Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, to be forwarded on to the family. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com
Yvonne B. Werth
Yvonne B. Werth, SFO, LT/Col, USAF/NC/Ret. age 89, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born November 6, 1927 on a farm near Schoenchen, Kansas to John A. and Rose M. (Stoecklein) Werth. She attended parochial and high school in Schoenchen. She received her nursing degree at St. John’s School of nursing, affiliated with Marymount College, Pediatrics affiliation at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Shortly after graduation in 1948 she responded to the National Polio Foundation through the Denver registry for the Polio victims in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
She was commissioned a 2nd Lt March 24, 1951 and entered the Air Force May 27, 1951. The following were her assignments, Shepperd AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. Burtonwood AFB, Lancashire England, Norton AFB, San Bernardino, Calif. School of Aviation Medicine (Flight Nurse course) Gunter, Alabama, Clark AFB, Philippines, Hamilton AFB, Calif, Chief of nursing service 9th Aeromedical South of Pacific command, Hq, Tachikowa, Japan. (Water survival training in Japan). Vance AFB, Oklahoma, Holleman AFB, New Mexico, Los Angeles AF station, Calif. In 1964, she was awarded the AF commendation medal. In 1968, she went on an inspection tour with the AFIG team. On January 17, 1972, she retired from the AF to her residence in Huntington Beach, Calif. She moved to Hays Nov 1998.
She was a member of St. Joseph Church and made her profession in the Secular Franciscan Order on March 19, 2000. She was a member of the Knights of the Immaculation Assoc. of the Miraculous Medal, Marian Helpers of the Devine Mercy, Universal Living Rosary Association which is a mission partner with catholic church. Extension society, spiritual child of Padre Rio (St. Rio), member of the Schoenchen Altar Society and Military Officers Assoc.
She has (15) spiritual daughters (Professed) and 10 spiritual sons (priests) through the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and several families (through sons a family plan). She and her family were involved with many mission projects for 30 years.
She is survived by her brother, Allen Werth of Louisville, Kentucky.
She was preceded in death, by her parents; a brother, Edwin and sisters, Hubertine and Orlinda and Richarda.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Monday, April 10, 2017 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Schoenchen, Kansas. Burial with military honors courtesy of the Hays VFW Honor Guard will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, April 9, 2017 5 PM – 8 PM with a parish vigil service at 7 PM and Monday visitation will be 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Humane Society of the High Plains or St. Anthony Church.
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected]