Catherine Holland, 76, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Catherine was born January 14, 1943, in Russell. She was one of three children born to Herbert N. and Helen M. (Shaffer) Holland. She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School. She then graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Physical Therapy.

After graduation from KU, she worked a year in Scotland.

In 1975 Catherine began work as a Registered Physical Therapist at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She later joined the Physical Therapy staff at Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in 1981 until her retirement in 1998. After retirement she worked part time at the Russell Regional Hospital in their Physical Therapy Department.

Catherine was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and the Russell Historical Society. But most of all, Catherine lived and breathed The University of Kansas. As a proud member of the KU Alumni Association and the Williams Educational Fund, she loved being on campus at numerous sporting events and supporting student athletes. Wherever KU basketball went, Catherine could be found cheering on her favorite team. She also loved attending plays and musical events at KU and was a regular at the Lied Center. Catherine also enjoyed doing needle work, knitting, and taking photos.

Catherine’s surviving family include her two nephews, Shaf Holland of Russell, Kansas and Gene Holland (Mary) of Golden, Colorado; sister-in-law, Nancy Gaines Holland of Russell, Kansas; great niece, Elsie Holland of Russell, Kansas; and great nephews, Zane Holland, Jack Holland and Cole Holland all of Golden, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Michael Holland; and sister, Georgia Holland.

A Celebration of Catherine’s Life will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Russell City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, June 10, 2019, at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A Memorial has been established with Russell Regional Hospital. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary
610 N. Maple St., Russell, Kansas 67665. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of these arrangements.

Elizabeth Webster, age 90, homemaker, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2019.

Visitation 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 pm, Tuesday, Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Graveside service 1:00 pm Tuesday, Fairmount Cemetery.

Liz was born in Jetmore, December 5, 1928, to Ed and Opal Hubbell. She married Lewis Webster, March 2, 1947. She is preceded in death by her husband and her parents; brothers, Galen and Duane Hubbell; and her sisters, Maxine Mothes and Thelma Stegman.

Survivors include her children, Jill Webster (Jim Meyer), Jack Webster, Barbara Haynes (Curtis); several nieces and nephews. A memorial has been established with the Jetmore United Methodist Church.

Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita, in charge of services.

Janice Kathleen “Jan” (Stoecklein) Witthuhn, 68, Hays, died Friday, June 7, 2019 at HaysMed.

Jan was born May 25, 1951 in Hays, the daughter of Earl and Vada (Leiker) Stoecklein. She graduated from Ness City High School in the class of 1969, and on June 5, 1971 she was united in marriage to L. Van Witthuhn in Ness City. They recently celebrated 48 “glorious” years of marriage. She was an accountant for McCall Pattern Company in Manhattan and Hadley Hospital in Hays, and the accountant and property manager for Countryside of Hays, retiring in 1998. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a volunteer at the HaysMed Gift Shop, and enjoyed flowers, traveling, and golfing. Jan loved spending time with her family and grandchildren and watching her grandchildren’s sporting events.

Survivors include her husband, Van of Hays, her parents; Earl and Vada Stoecklein of Ness City, two daughters; Renae Willey and husband Mark of Abilene and their children Marcus and Hannah and Dana Schumacher and husband Chris of Hays and their sons Gavin and Griffin, two brothers; Lester Stoecklein and wife Jane of Ness City and Eldon Stoecklein and wife Mary of Hays, four sisters; Peggy Knotts and husband Alan of Ness City, Diane Power and husband Bob of Salina, Joyce Roberts of Holly Springs, NC, and Nancy Pfannenstiel and husband Scott of Ness City, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 8:00 on Monday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Tuesday, all at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. A vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested in Jan’s memory to the HaysMed Foundation or to Thomas More Prep-Marian High School. Condolences and memories of Jan may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Lamanda Marie (Lodovici) Bennegfield, age 74, of Wichita, Kansas died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at her home in Wichita, Kansas.

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 15, at the church. Inurnment will be in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria.

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be send via e-mail to [email protected]

Gordon Lauren Harms went to be with Jesus on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his home in Jetmore, Kan.

He was born in Hodgeman County, Kan. to George Henry Herman and Leona “Ruth” (Harms) Harms on March 13, 1942. He grew up on a family farm in South Roscoe Township and was a lifetime resident of Hodgeman County. Gordon attended Schoen Grade School (District 66) through the 8th grade, and then graduated from Jetmore High School in 1960. He became an X-Ray and lab technician and first worked at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. He worked in various hospitals in southwest Kansas as an X-Ray and lab tech until 1975. Gordon was what some would call a jack of all trades, working throughout his life as a hospital administrator, high school custodian, Fairmount Cemetery sexton for several years, Jetmore city councilman, USD 227 school bus driver, co-owner of Harms Monument and Prairieland Post Art, and even a car wash operator.

His biggest accomplishment, of which he was most proud, was his role as an emergency medical technician. He was an essential part of the formation of Lane Co. and Hodgeman Co. EMS, and he served as director of Hodgeman Co. EMS for 33 years, retiring in 2013. He was a board member of both KEMTA and SKEMS organizations, former president of KEMTA, SWK Region 2 coordinator and site tester, and an instructor and coordinator for KS EMT and EMT-I for many years.

Many remember him as an excellent phlebotomist and skilled IV starter, often called in by the hospital’s nursing staff and specially requested by several patients. Gordon was involved in several committees and clubs, an active member of his community. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Dodge City. He thoroughly enjoyed life – some of his hobbies included taxidermy, hunting, fishing, camping, and boating with family and friends. Gordon loved Colorado, the outdoors, hog roasting, and liked watching K-State and Kansas City Chiefs football. He had an appreciation for music and was known for his beautiful singing voice; he sang at many funerals and weddings. Gordon was a comfort to so many; he will be remembered for his gentle nature and compassion for others.

On December 30, 1961, he married Kay (Vieux) Harms in Dodge City. They had four children: Michele (Bob) Crabill of Jetmore, Kan., Darron Harms and Lisa Wasinger of Hanston, Kan., Vaughn (Julie) Harms, and Brandon (Trisha) Harms, all of Jetmore. Kay preceded him in death on April 12, 2019.

He later married Diana Arnold on September 25, 1999 in Dodge City. She survives. He gained four children from his marriage to Diana; Tammy Denison of Jetmore, Kan., Todd (Lisa) Arnold of Wellington, Colo., Sharon Kiehl of Pampa, Texas, and Billy (Chantelle) Arnold of Hays, Kan.

His numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren have many memories of the time they shared with their Grandpa.

He will be remembered and deeply missed by his wife, Diana; his children and grandchildren; his sister, Donna Salmans of Jetmore, Kan., and his brother Dean (Susan) Harms of Dodge City, Kan., several nieces and nephews, countless lifelong friends, and fellow EMTs.

Gordon is reunited in Heaven with his parents, his brother Darrel, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

A celebration of his life will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10, at the United Presbyterian Church in Jetmore, Kan. with Pastors Randall Jahnke and Mark Durham presiding. Following the service, burial will take place at Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Beckwith Funeral Home in Jetmore. Memorials are suggested to the Gordon Harms EMS Scholarship Fund in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 663, Jetmore, Kan. 67854.

Teresa Eileen Ehmke, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas. She was born on June 10, 1946 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Eva Deliah Thomas Ehmke. A lifetime resident of Dighton, Kansas, before retiring she was a CNA working for Lane County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Dighton, Kansas for over 30 years.

She was a member of the Christ The King Lutheran Church in Dighton, Kansas, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Scott City, Kansas and FCE in Dighton, Kansas.

Survivors Include her Two Sisters – Joyce Baker of Garden City, Kansas, Chrissy Ehmke of Garden City, Kansas, One Niece – Kim Hamilton of Garden City, Kansas, Four Nephews – Mike Baker of Kansas City, Kansas, Richard Ehmke of Coffeyville, Kansas, Glen Ehmke of North Carolina and Charlie Ehmke of Coffeyville, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her Parents and One Brother – Phillip Ehmke.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas with Leland Jackson presiding.

There will be no calling times.

Interment will be in the Dighton Cemetery in Dighton, Kansas.

Memorials are can be made to the Teresa E. Ehmke Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, PO Box 553, Scott City, Kansas 67871.

Steven Lee Bradford, 39, passed away May 31, 2019 near Parsons, KS.

He was born December 3, 1979 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Dennis and Marcie Lonnberg Bradford. A lifetime area resident, he was a CATlepuller truck mechanic.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore, KS.

He married April Wendel, they later divorced. On February 16, 2016, he married Misti Harper in Dodge City, KS. She survives.

Other survivors include: parents, Dennis and Marcie Bradford, Jetmore, KS; children, Chance Bradford, Jetmore, KS, Aidan, Isaac, Atalissa, AvaLee, Kenna and Anissa Bradford, all of Lakin, KS; step children, Britany Harper and Zachary Martinez, both of Dodge City, KS, Aubrey Harper, Pierce City, MO; sister, Becky (John) Stoss, Jetmore, KS; two nieces, Neeley and Jentry Stoss and two step grandchildren, Remington and Ryker Clinesmith.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Jetmore, KS with Pastor Cyd Stein presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore, KS. Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore, KS.

Memorials may be sent to the Children’s School Fund in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, KS 67854.

Kirwin resident Bob L. Eakin passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE at the age of 60.

Bob was born March 13, 1959 in Beloit, KS, the son of Robert Lee and Betty (Staley) Eakin. He married June Roth on Dec. 8, 1998.

Survivors include his wife, June, of Kirwin, KS; sons, Ryan Eakin of Colorado Springs, CO and Curtis Bretton of Kirwin; daughters, Connie Sivertsen of Manhattan, KS, Lisa Hall and Teresa Starkey, both of Kirwin; his brother, George Eakin; two sisters, Roberta Jackson and Sandra VanWey; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Chris Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirwin Cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday & Friday, June 6 & 7, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Kirwin Community Playground.

Harold W. White, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on October 14, 1928 in Tyron, Nebraska, the son of Roy and Rena Robertson White. A resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 1947 moving from Pueblo, Colorado, he was the owner and operator of White Concrete for over 25 years until retiring in 1990.

He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas, and was a US Navy Veteran and was a member of the Knights Of Columbus, Pheasants Forever, El Quartellejo Saddle Club, Life Member of AQUA and Modoc Gun Club.

On April 20, 1949, he married Mary Ruth Gaschler in Marienthal, Kansas. She survives.

Survivors include his wife Ruth White of Scott City, Kansas, one daughter Susan and Brad Boulware of Scott City, Kansas, two granddaughters Brooke Boulware of Scott City, Kansas, and Kadra Boulware of Overland Park, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his parents and five sisters Byrdena, Evelyn, Nina, Marie and Beulah.

Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas.

A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas.

Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.

Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to the Park Lane Nursing Home or St. Joseph Catholic Church in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 until 5 p.m. Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Dorothy Irene (Marvin) Avery, daughter of Warner John and Martha Jane (Gunter) Marvin, was born Feb. 1, 1929 in Oberlin, Kansas, and went to her eternal home on June 3, 2019 at the age of 90.

She grew up in Oberlin and was baptized in Christ at the Oberlin Federated Church. She graduated from Decatur County High School and attended one semester at the University of Kansas. Dorothy dearly loved school and her fondest memories were traveling to and competing in debate tournaments.

On Aug. 25, 1948 Dorothy and Daughn Avery were married and made their home in Oberlin before moving to Colby. They then started their family in 1952, with the arrival of Rachelle Dawn, and then 19 months later with the addition of Cindy Jo.

In 1966, the family moved to Norton, where a life-long friendship and professional relationship was then established with Dick and Mary Beth Boyd, owners of the Norton Daily Telegram. Dorothy worked diligently to establish a new home with the help of Christian Church neighbors: The Dick and Susan Heaton family and the Fred and Joyce Jacobs family.

Her favorite jobs in Norton were working with Eugene Wiltfong as secretary at Eisenhower Elementary School, for Darel Boston at Norton Christian Church, and as an aide for Dr. Merlin Colip at the Doctor’s Clinic. A diagnosis by Dr. Colip allowed her longevity of life. These were not just jobs for Dorothy, they became friendships that lasted a lifetime.

Another life-giving friendship that emerged later in her life was a special bond with the Hauser family. Dorothy and Daughn took great joy in caring for Hadley as an infant. She delighted in every visit from this special family. Dorothy worked with joy and diligence at every job, especially that of homemaking. Anyone who entered her door was a friend and was welcomed graciously.

Dorothy had three passions: dessert, chocolate and bridge. She loved competing in bridge tournaments with her dear friend, Nyla Stuewe. A heart friend, Bev Kohfeld gifted her the perfect plaque: “All you need in life is a friend who has chocolate.”

She was an active member of the Norton Christian Church where she taught Sunday school and was involved in Bible studies. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Eastern Star Chapter 126, and P.E.O.

Survivors include: two daughters and their husbands, Rachelle “Shelley” Peters and Gary Peters, Hastings, Nebraska; Cindy and Gail Boller, Norton; six grandchildren and their spouses and 13 great-grandchildren: Lindsay and (Nathan) Hendricks: Charli Mae, Piper, Benjamin; Whitney and (Jarrod) Watson: Harper, Hayes, Collins; Clark Walter; Meredith and (Jim) Jones: Aidan, Kade, Kohen, and baby girl on the way; Brett and (Meagan) Peters: Aubrey, Ava, Aasim; Todd and (Mary) Boller: Allie and (Clayton) Beckman; two nephews, Rollie Avery and Barry Avery, and four nieces, Roz Avery, Christy Wesch, Linda Mills, and Kathy Haug.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one sister, Verna Mae Bryan Anderson, one half-brother, Housten Philip Hibberts, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rod and Alyce Avery.

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Norton Christian Church. Burial will be at 2:30 pm Monday at the Oberlin Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Norton Christian Church or the Northwest Kansas Hospice.

Condolences may be left at www.paulsfh.com.