Frieda V. Scheuerman, 96, La Crosse, Kansas, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Rush County Memorial Hospital Intermediate Swing Bed, La Crosse, Kansas.

Mrs. Scheuerman was born February 2, 1922, in rural Northwest Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Philip and Pauline (Wagner) Funk. She was a lifelong resident of Barton County, Kansas, and Rush County, Kansas. She was a homemaker and a dietary aide at Rush County Memorial Hospital before her retirement in 1991.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and WELCA, both of Otis, Kansas.

On September 16, 1945, she married Orland L. Scheuerman at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas. He preceded her in death September 26, 1979.

Survivors include: three sons, Perry Scheuerman (Cindi), Elk City, Oklahoma, Randall Scheuerman (Viki), Pelopia, Greece, and Craig Scheuerman (Carol), Bison, Kansas; one daughter, Lana Scheuerman, Wichita, Kansas; and three grandchildren, Lisl Scheuerman, Norman, Oklahoma, Phillip Scheuerman, Derby, Kansas, and Tristan Scheuerman, Elk City, Oklahoma.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Pamela Scheuerman; four brothers, Emmanuel Funk, Rubin Funk, Herbert Funk, and Sigmund Funk; an infant brother; and three sisters, Amelia Funk, Hilda Maier, and Wilma Funk.

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 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 8:00 P.M.

Church visitation will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019, from 9:00 A.M. to 9:50 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas, with Pastor Phyllis Burdge officiating. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Otis, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family request memorials to the Rush County Memorial Hospital Foundation Radiology Fund.

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.

Shawnee, Kansas – Wynn Scott Laird, 71, died on January 9, 2019. He was born on May 29, 1947, in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Winfield Scott Laird and Verlie Florence Munstedt. He married Sherry Lee Anderson on September 3, 1966, in Dighton, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sherry, and his parents, Winfield and Verlie Laird.

Wynn spent his childhood in Dighton, Kansas and graduated from Dighton High School in 1965. As a young man, Scott was a typical small-town boy… playing any sport under the sun, helping with farm work and tinkering with anything that had a motor or electrical circuitry. He attended Wichita State University, graduating in 1970 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Right out of college he accepted a position with American Risk Management in Niles, Ohio, which turned out to be a lifetime job!

Scott and Sherry moved to Niles, Ohio, in 1971, where their only son, Wade Scott Laird, was born on June 23, 1973. They spent the next eight years in Northeast Ohio where he continued with his passion of sports and tinkering. Niles, Ohio is where Scott fell in love with the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns….he loved those teams the rest of his life. Whether it was coaching his son’s baseball team or building elaborate train sets in the basement of their Niles home, he was always involved, teaching and loving on those closest to him. Many Saturday afternoons were spent at the mall with Wade, giving him quarters to play the new thing…..video games!

Scott accepted a new position with American Risk Management that moved the family to Prairie Village, Kansas in 1982. The early years in Kansas City were spent doing much of the same…coaching baseball, leading in Boy Scouts and working tirelessly at his job…so much so that he was a one-man office. Scott joined the OP Lions Club and developed a passion for the civic services their Club provides. He developed lifetime friendships through that organization. Trips to Western Kansas were made as often as possible to see family and friends, for dove/pheasant hunting and for every Christmas break.

He was blessed with his first grandchild, Nadia Elise Laird, on September 10, 2000, and his second grandchild, Walker Sever-Laird, on March 1, 2004. After Scott retired in 2016, his love for the grandchildren and all his hobbies came to full bloom. His happiest times were spent with Nadia and Walker doing anything and everything together. He was a devoted family man from start to finish always thinking of others before himself.

A Funeral Service will be held at the First Christian Church in Dighton, Kansas on Monday, January 21, 2019, at 10:00am, with Rev. Aeril Smith officiating. Burial will be in Healy Cemetery at Healy, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to Olathe Health Hospice House/Olathe Health Charitable Foundation in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Friends my call from 6:00pm to 7:30pm Sunday evening at Boomhower Funeral Home in Dighton. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.

Cheryl Kay Synoground, 72, passed away at her home Friday, January 11, 2019.

Cheryl was born December 20, 1946 in Smith Center, KS, the daughter of Ivan “Swede” and Elsie (Wehe) Fiene. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran, rural Athol, KS, on March 30, 1947 and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on June 6, 1960 at First Saint John Lutheran where she was a member the majority of her life.

She attended the Myers one-room school house in rural Athol through 8th grade. She graduated from Kensington High School in 1964, and continued her education at Brown Mackie in Salina, KS. After graduation she worked for Graves Trucking in Salina. August 1st, 1970 she was married to Richard Ray Synoground. The married couple moved to Kansas City where she continued to work until she had children when she became a full time homemaker. The union was blessed with four children, Scott, Christy, Holly, and Adam.

After retirement Cheryl and Richard relocated back to the Fiene family homestead in 1995. Cheryl was a dedicated servant to her home congregation at First St. John Lutheran and was very active in the LWML. She also enjoyed tending to her flowers, baking cinnamon rolls, and making various crafts. She was blessed with two grandchildren who relocated to Kensington in 2016. She would’ve told anyone that her time with Ada and Ivan were what she had been waiting her whole life for. They will greatly miss having her as a part of their lives.

Cheryl is survived by her husband, Richard, of the home. Son Scott, Kansas City, KS, daughter Christy, Kansas City, MO, son Adam and Connie (Brandt) and their two children Ada Kay and Ivan Brandt, Kensington, KS. Two sisters, Sharon Reed, Jenks, OK and Ajean Montgomery, St. Louis, MO and too many cousins, extended family, and friends to mention. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan “Swede” and Elsie Fiene, mother-in-law Violet Synoground and an infant daughter Holly.

A celebration of Cheryl’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 at First Saint John Lutheran Church, Kensington, KS with Pastor Joel Hiesterman officiating. There will not be a public visitation as cremation was chosen, but the family will receive visitors on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at All Faiths Funeral Chapel, Smith Center, KS from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the LWML of First St. John Lutheran and can be sent in care of the funeral chapel. Final inurnment will be at Pleasant View Cemetery at a later date.

Kensington resident Suzanne R. Atchison passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Smith Center Health & Rehab in Smith Center at the age of 72.

She was born January 21, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of Thomas & Rose Mary (Collins) Field.

Sue was united in marriage to Curtis L. Atchison on June 9, 2007 in Tracy, California. He survives.

Other survivors include her son, Adam Basikowski of Modesto, CA; 2 daughters, Rose Marie Teel of Suisun City, California and Lori Avila of Pueblo, Colorado; a sister, Judy Ortega of Salt Lake City, Utah; 7 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

The family will hold a celebration of life service at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019 at the First Methodist Church, Alma, NE, with Pastor Jim Bendorf Officiating.

Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, January 18,, 2019 at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, KS.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or American Cancer Society.