Jan Marie (Johnson) Deenihan, daughter of Kenneth Warren and Beryl (Sehulke) Johnson, was born March 1, 1959 in Phillipsburg, Kansas and passed away August 12, 2019 in Hays, Kansas at the age of 60.

Jan grew up in Glade and graduated from Phillipsburg High School. October 26, 1984, she married Michael Deenihan at the Hill City Park Gazebo. They had their marriage blessed in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on New Year’s Eve. They were married nearly 21 years, raising three daughters together, until Michael passed away August 7, 2005.

Jan was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hill City, Kansas. She was an active member of the community working 30 years for the city. Displaying her selflessness and desire to put others first, Jan was very active in Girl Scouts. She was a troop leader for several troops at one time, the Service Unit Manager for several years, a Camp Adult Guide, served on a few council advisory committees, and was treasurer for the local foundation. During this time, she earned the nickname, Jinx. She was a past honored Queen of Bethel 54 in Phillipsburg, Kansas. As an active member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary, she served as a member of the Color Guard throughout the years for Memorial Day Services.

Jan loved spending time with her family and enjoyed much of her free time traveling to visit her mother and daughters. But her grandchildren gave her the greatest pleasure of all. Jan was the “Best Grammy” ever! You’d find her heading to everything she possibly could if her grandchildren were involved. Just a few of the activities she attended were dance recitals, cheer competitions and baseball tournaments, showing up even if only one game was scheduled. Moose and Minnie, her two grand-dogs, were well loved whenever Jan would “babysit” them.

Jan was preceded in death by father, Kenneth W. Johnson; husband, Michael Deenihan and foster brother, Derald Lewis. Survivors left behind to cherish her memory include: mother, Beryl Johnson, Glade; sister, Kay Rose and husband, Steven, Agra; brother, T.D. Johnson and Jenneth Streit, Phillipsburg; daughters: Bridget Deenihan and husband Jonathan Kosik, Nashville, Tennessee, Brianna Wolf and husband Blake, Concordia, and Erin Deenihan and partner Amanda Ray, Hays; three grandchildren: Hunter Wolf, Aspen Wolf, and Adeline Kosik, along with other relatives and many friends.

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November 29, 1928 – August 14, 2019

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Judith “Judy” McDowell Loyd was born August 29, 1948 to Clayton and Leona McDowell in Kirwin, Kansas. She passed away on August 7, 2019 in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 70.

She married Terry Loyd on April 1, 1966. Judy and Terry Loyd had two children, Michele (Shelly) Jenks and Brian Loyd. The family moved to Denver, CO in 1979 but Judy always considered Kirwin her home.

Judy loved life and family. She spent much of her life attending family functions and activities. Judy was an active member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church as well as the Red Hat Society.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Clayton and Leona McDowell. Judy is survived by her husband, Terry Loyd, her children Shelly (Craig) Jenks, Brian Loyd, her 5 grandchildren Justin Loyd, Colton Yoder, Clayton Yoder, David Loyd, Savannah Yoder and 1 great-grandchild Auston Yoder. Judy is also survived by a sister Arlene Westbrook and a brother Clayton (Junior) McDowell.

The Family will conduct a Celebratory Mass that will be held at the Saints Phillip and James Catholic Church on August 30, 2019 at 2pm followed by a brief graveside service at Kirwin Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

Erma Maxine John, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Clara Barton Hospital In Hoisington, Kansas. Erma was born August 27, 1927 in Webb City, Missouri, the daughter of James Monroe & Della (Williams) Patterson. A resident of Hoisington for a short time, she had been a resident of Tribune, Kansas since 1947 moving from Webb City, Missouri. Following retirement, Erma and her husband Bob moved to Bushton, Kansas for sixteen years to be near grandchildren, returning to Tribune in 2006 She was a homemaker and was a retired bank teller.

Erma was always active in the Tribune/ Greeley County community, serving for over 60 years in the Greeley County EHU (Now FCE) where she held several state board offices including serving as State President from 1983 through 1985. In the 1970’s, she was one of the first women elected to the Tribune City Council and was elected President of the Kuder Senior Center last year.

On November 3, 1946 she married Robert Leon John at Webb City, Missouri. Robert passed away on January 14, 2012 in Tribune, Kansas.

Erma’s surviving family includes-

Two children-
Janice Fahrenholtz Andover, Kansas (recently of Tribune, Kansas)
Robert & Margie John- Bushton, Kansas

Six grandchildren-
Cameron & David Jeter- Houston, Texas
Ashley & Trevor Angell- Andover, Kansas
Samuel & Monica Fahrenholtz- Phoenix, Arizona
Jessica & Jesse Sullivan- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Matthew & Emily John- Lexington, Kentucky
Jennifer & Liam Stringham- Hays, Kansas

Eight great grandchildren-
Harrison Jeter- Houston, Texas
Clair Jeter- Houston, Texas
Deacon Angell- Andover, Kansas
Titus Angell- Andover, Kansas
Jonah Angell- Andover, Kansas
Everly Fahrenholtz- Phoenix, Arizona
Betsy John- Lexington, Kentucky
Jonathon Stringham- Hays, Kansas

Her parents, two brothers and a son-in-law, Dr. Randall Fahrenholtz precede her in death.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm (MDT) Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Tribune, Kansas with Terry Woodbury officiating.

Private burial will be in Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas.

There will be no calling times.

A short memorial service will be held at 3:30 pm (CST) Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Bushton Community Center.

Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church, Greeley/Wallace Counties Health Care Foundation or Clara Barton Hospital Foundation of Hoisington, Kansas.

Glen Nelson “Moon” Mullens, 90, previously of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away on August 13, 2019 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society.

He was born April 14, 1929 at home in Foster, OK to JR and Edna (Smith) Mullens, the first of four children. Glen was a graduate of Elmore City High School. On December 24, 1949 he married Inetta Burgin in Duncan, OK. They celebrated 66 years of marriage and were blessed with two children.

While Glen was working in a grocery store in Duncan, he met Earl P. Halliburton, who extended an invitation to join Halliburton Services. Glen worked for Halliburton in many different positions for the next 42 years. His Halliburton years included stops in Duncan, OK, El Dorado, Hays, Russell, Atwood and Hill City, KS as well as McCook, NE. He ended his career with Halliburton in Dumas, TX as their District Manager.

During Glen’s life he was always known as “the boss”. During WWII, at the age of 14 Glen was a school bus driver for Garvin County. While driving the bus one day a teacher riding on the bus was smacking her chewing gum. Politely, Glen told the teacher to stop smacking her gum. She continued. Glen told the teacher that “she had better quit smacking her gum or she will need to get off the bus”, the teacher continued. Glen slammed on the brakes stopping the bus, opened the door and asked the teacher to get off the bus or he would help her off. The teacher exited the bus and Glen left her in the dust!

Glen has touched more lives than his family and friends will ever know. While living in Hill City, KS Glen had taken his company car to the service station to get detailed. When Glen later arrived to pick up the car he went inside the station and asked for the young man who had worked on his car. The young man came walking outside with Glen, he told the young man, “You see all the dirty spots on this car? I will be back in one hour”. In one hour, Glen returned, and the car was sitting out spotless. Glen found the young man and said, “A person that picks up a spotless car like this will come back a second time. A person that comes to pick up a car like it was an hour ago may never come back”. Glen pushed this type of work ethic on everyone he met (whether you liked it or not).

His greatest love in life was his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A close second was the Pecan Farm in Foster near where he grew up. Some of his hobbies included mowing at the farm, golfing where he proudly achieved 3 holes in one, and later in life having coffee with guys. Glen was a devout Christian and loved reading the bible and sharing his thoughts with others. Glen recorded himself reading the bible to share with his family, which they will treasure forever! In his younger years he would often lead singing at church services. Glen’s children said they never listened to radio in the car growing up, they would sing wherever they drove.

Survivors include two children Glenna Alm (Thomas) Hays, KS and Ralph Mullens, Spring, TX. Four grandchildren; Stacie (Alm) Zimmerman (Eric) Hays KS, Jason Alm (Raina) Hays, KS, Meredith (Mullens) Muerer (Chris) San Marcos, TX, Kristen (Mullens) Khazzoum (Nick) Houston, TX; Six great-grandchildren; Benjamin, Brady & Boston Zimmerman, Reed and Kennedy Alm, and Reid Khazzoum. One sister; Juanice Romine of Altus, OK, and one brother in law; Roundy Layton of Lindsay, OK.

Glen was preceded in death by his wife Inetta, his parents; JR and Edna Mullens, one brother; Manson Mullens and one sister; Arletha Layton.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 24th, at the Foster Church of Christ in Foster, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in the Foster Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 8:00 on Friday at the Wooster Funeral Home in Elmore City, OK and from 9:00 am until service time on Saturday at the church. Refreshments will be served at the Mullens Pecan Farm after the graveside services.

Memorials are suggested to Foster Cemetery Fund
Foster Cemetery
P.O. Box 4753
Foster, OK 73434

Condolences and memories of Glen may be shared with the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Grady V. Cook, age 62, of Syracuse, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born April 27, 1957, in Lamar, Colorado, the son of Ralph Lawrance and Edna Belle (Davis) Cook.

Grady farmed on the family farm for over half of his life. He attended grade school at Manter and graduated from Stanton County High School in Johnson. Grady married Susan Neal on May 27, 1999, in Garden City, Kansas. He loved playing softball during the warm months of the year and in his younger years would often travel to many men’s and co-rec tournaments. He also greatly enjoyed hunting and fishing and passed those hobbies on to his children and grandchildren. Grady coached all his kids in most of their youth sports. Recently, he coached the ladies basketball program at Holly High School in Holly, Colorado and took the ladies to the State Tournament. He knew how to instill the passion of the game in the hearts of the kids. Grady was a member of the First Christian Church in Syracuse and baptized at the age of 11 years. He recently reconfirmed his faith at Manter Methodist Church. Grady also served as a Stanton County Commissioner for five and a half years.

He is survived by his wife, Susan; children, Marty Cook and wife Kyla of Johnson, Marci Ramsay of Lawrence, Micha Cook of Johnson, Josie Cook of Goodland, and Wyatt Cook of Johnson; siblings, Leann Cook of Pratt, Rick Cook and wife Diana of Canon City, Colorado, and Jody Schone and husband Bill of Topeka; grandchildren, Rylie Cook, Caelyn Cook, Devin Dawson, Braylon Ramsay, Macyn Ramsay, and Draeyln Gaddis; and a host of nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Stanton County Jr/Sr High School Auditorium in Johnson, Kansas, with Pastor Mary Courtney officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to the Holly Girls Basketball Team in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, Kansas 67855.

Veronica E. Oberle, 84, died August 13, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born August 19, 1934, in Plainville, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar Paul and Euphemia (Senecal) Adams. Veronica graduated from Plainville High School in 1953.

A resident of Claflin since the late 70’s, Veronica was a homemaker and private caregiver.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and the Daughters of Isabella. She was a former member of the Volunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary in New Jersey. Veronica loved to travel, embroidery, crochet, and quilt.

On March 5, 1982, she married Oscar Oberle in St. John, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 13, 1997.

She is survived by two sisters, Pauline Kaiser of Salina and Rita Hall of Las Vegas, Nevada; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, John and Francis Adams, and three sisters, Margaret Treadwell, Theresa Meis, and Ramona Abra.

Friends may sign the book 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the funeral home. Per her wishes there will be no viewing as cremation has taken place.

Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday with Vigil and Rosary to begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday August 17, 2019, at the Claflin Cemetery, with Father Terrance Klein presiding.

Memorials may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or Woodhaven Care Center in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Glade resident Doyle E. Johnson passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 91.

He was born June 16, 1928 in Phillips County, the son of Arthur F. and Minnie I. (Eller) Johnson.

He was united in marriage to Illa M. Chestnut on September 16, 1961 in Phillipsburg. She preceded him in death on April 2, 2015.

Survivors include two sons, Curtis of Plainville, KS and Kelly, of Lawrence, KS; daughter, Janet Wahlmeier, of Burlington, KS; and six grandchildren.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 17, at 11:00 a.m. in the Community Church of God, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Robin McCollough officiating. A private inurnment in Marvin Cemetery, Glade, KS, will be held at a later date.

Friends may sign the book Friday, August 16th, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of God or Hospice Services, Inc.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, P. O. Box 563, Phillipsburg, KS 67661 is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.olliffboeve.com.

Doris Winifred Stephens Gilbert passed away August 13, 2019 at Decatur Health Systems.

Doris was born and raised in Jennings, Kansas to Clyde Stephens and Flora Barnett Stephens on March 9, 1925 in Jennings. Doris attended Oberlin High School where she met James. After his stint in the Army, they were married September 12, 1944 in Clayton, KS. They then moved southeast of Achilles, Kansas where James farmed and raised cattle until his passing in 2004.

Doris was a partner with James in farming. After the children were raised, she worked for a number of years at Duckwall’s in Oberlin, then Doris became an Avon Representative. While James was away in the Army, Doris worked at Remington Arms in Colorado.

Doris was an active member of the “Hello There” Hobby Club, active with Atwood Farm Bureau, an excellent seamstress, and loved to cook, bake and knew her way around her kitchen.

Doris had been a resident of Good Samaritan Society for several years. Prior to that, she resided at Wheat Ridge Terrace. After her husband James’ passing, she was very happy to move into the city of Oberlin and to Wheat Ridge joining in all their activities.

Doris is survived by her two children, James C. Gilbert of Vero Beach, Florida and her daughter, Marsha J. Colby of Garfield, Washington. Also surviving her are grandsons, Michael and James Jeffery; great grandson, Aaron Gilbert; granddaughter, Melissa Hunt; great granddaughter, Alexandria Martinez; sisters-in-law, Marion Dempewolfe and twins Donna Otis and Karon Scott. Also surviving Doris is her good and helpful friend, Ivis Hanson and her love ones from Wheat Ridge Terrace. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James and her sister, Clara Mae Yakowenko.

Doris loved everybody and everybody loved her. She will surely be missed by her family and many friends. We wish to thank Dr. Richard Akromis and the staff at Decatur Health, and the wonderful care given to Doris at The Good Samaritan Society.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Oberlin Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 am Saturday, August 17 at Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin. Memorial contributions may be made to United Church of Oberlin, Good Samaritan Society of Decatur County or Wheat Ridge Terrace. Condolences may be left at www.paulsfh.com