Obituaries 01 May, 2016

Willadene Hebert, age 86, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at her residence in Concordia. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on May 22, 1929 to Jake and Thelma (Moore) Vanek.

She was a 1947 Concordia High School Graduate. Willadene married Don L. Hebert March 19, 1949 in Concordia. He preceded her in death on June 15, 1999.

Willadene was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Women of the Elks Lodge #586 and Moose Lodge both of Concordia, Kansas

She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone after many years of service.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, a son, Tom Hebert, 1 brother, Harry Lee Vanek, 1 sister, Bonnie Lawyer.

Survivors include her son, Dan Hebert, 7 grandchildren, Jami Oppegard-Roeder (Rich), Lincoln, NE.; Jari Hagen (John), Marion, IA.; Maddy Atkins (Chris), Concordia; Kate Tow (Brad), Hubert, NC; Eli Haskett, Wichita; Sara Harvey, Olathe; Waylon Harvey, Concordia; 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, with Rev. Brian Lager officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia.

Memorial Contributions may be given to Meadowlark Hospice or to the family for a memorial at Lovewell Lake c/o Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to www.chaputbuoy.com

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Lt. Col. Lloyd Frederick Tiemann, age 84, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Beloit, Kansas. Lloyd was born August 2nd, 1931 at the family farm in Elkhart Township, near Lincoln, Kansas to Ferdinand Frederick and Anna Caroline Arkebauer Tiemann. He and his twin brother Floyd were the last of 8 children. He grew up on the farm, graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. He graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, where he was a member of the Gamma Delta & Beta Sigma Pi fraternities, and also the collegiate 4-H Club. Lloyd received his ROTC commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force in May 1953, serving from August 11th, 1953 to November 1st, 1973 when he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He participated as a Dual Aeronautical Flying Rating (Navigator-December 1954 & Electronic Countermeasures August 1955). He was assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC) as Combat Crew Member and Hdq. Staff (B-36, B-52 & B-58 aircraft) for 10 years. He was also assigned to the Air Force Institute of Technology for 2 ½ years (Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Oklahoma). He was assigned to Tactical Air Command as a Combat Crew Member (EB-66C)/ He also participated in a Combat Tour in Southeast Asia flying Electronic Reconnaissance Missions (144 missions) over North Vietnam for 1 year (May 1968-May 1969). Lloyd was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 7 air medals. Lloyd was assigned to Air Force Logistics Command as the Detachment Squadron Commander of Management Engineering & Manpower Office for 4 years. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Lloyd also received several other Air Force medals and citations during his military career. He first married Glenda Darlene Hines in 1957 and together they had two sons. They were married until 1975. After retiring from the military, he was a commercial building estimator, and the Superintendent and Bookkeeper for a commercial dirt contractor operating heavy equipment. In 1986, he returned to the family farm in Elkhart Township where he lived and continued to farm. Lloyd married Betty Jo Melton Brummer on 5 August 1991. They lived in Beloit but continued to farm the Tiemann farm in Lincoln County, until he finally retired in 2013. Those left behind to mourn his passing are his wife Betty; sons Scott (Alice) Tiemann and Randy (Peggy) Tiemann; step-sons Michael (Charissa) Brummer and Mark Brummer; grandchildren Kelsey (Joe) Krushinski and Kyle Tiemann, Christopher and Cody Tiemann, Vanessa (Zachary) Schwarz, Cole Brummer and Zachary Brummer. Lloyd’s living siblings include Evelyn Finley of Gardner, KS, Olivia Smith of Mission, KS, Floyd (Mary) Tiemann of Lewis, KS. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents Ferdinand and Anna Tiemann and siblings Adeline, Delores, Mildred, and Orvin.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM Monday, May 2, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 8:00PM Sunday at the McDonald Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Post Rock Humane Society, Mitchell County Food Pantry, or Zion Lutheran Church Luther Park.

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Lee Wayne VanTilborg
(November 27, 1943 – April 29, 2016)

Funeral Services will be at 1PM, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Cawker City Baptist Church. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11AM until Service time at 1PM. Memorials may be given to the York General Hearthstone Nursing Home.

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JON ALLAN GRIFFITHS, 74 died April 30, 2016 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 21, 1941 in Clay County, KS, the son of Earl and Rhea (Woodside) Griffiths.
Jon was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1959. He married Connie Rieger on April 14, 1967. Jon served in the US Navy. He worked as an electrician and then as a Journeyman Lineman. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was a former member of Clay Center First Presbyterian Church. He is preceded in death by parents.

Survivors:

Wife: Connie Griffiths, Clay Center, KS

Son: Robert and wife Athena Griffiths, Oklahoma City, OK

Daughter: Jennifer and husband Daren Samson, Hamilton, OH

Five grandchildren and 1 great grandchild

Sister: Jo and husband Bobby Ray, Clay Center, KS

Brother: William and wife Cheryl Griffiths, South Carolina

Sister: Barbara Donaldson, North Carolina

Sister: Charlene Griffiths, North Carolina

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clay Center, KS

Officiating the service will be Pastor Paul Tessaro

Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, KS

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 3-8 PM atNeill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home

Memorials: may be made to the Church or Medicalodge and can be sent in care of the funeral home.

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Bertha Yvonne (Purcell) Imler was born December 10, 1929 to Burr and Bertha (Miller) Purcell, in Jewell County, Kansas. She died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 20 days.
Bertha was known as Vonnie. She attended Montrose High School, graduating in 1948. She married Glenn Imler on May 28, 1948, at Belleville, Kansas. To this union three children were born – Rodney, Daniel, and Myrna.
Vonnie loved to garden, and raising livestock, especially the cattle. They raised sheep and in her younger years she enjoyed riding horses. She preferred to be outside, but took time to make no-bake cookies for the family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband – Glenn; her brother – Eugene Purcell; and sister – Shirley Neely.
Vonnie is survived by her children – Rodney and wife, Connie Imler of Glenvil, Nebraska, Daniel and wife, Monte Imler of Formoso, Kansas, and Myrna and husband, Richard Wilson of Westmoreland, Kansas; 15 grandchildren – Chad and wife, Melissa Imler, Matt and wife, Jackie Imler, Christina and husband, Chad Lehrling, Tanner and wife, Melissa Imler, Garrett Imler, Kelli and husband, Jeremy McCallum, Amanda and husband, Roger Haffa, and Jared and wife, Emily Wilson; fifteen great-grandchildren; sister – Norma Imler of Juanita, Nebraska; and sisters-in-law – Phyllis Purcell of Superior, Nebraska and Twila Rothchild of Mankato, Kansas.

A celebration of life service for Bertha Yvonne (Purcell) Imler will be (was) Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the Melby Mortuary Chapel, Mankato, Kansas, with Pastor Dennis Beckmann officiating. Interment will be (was) in the Pleasant View Cemetery, rural Formoso, Kansas. Visitation will be (was) Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Melby Mortuary, Mankato, Kansas, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The family suggests memorials to Alzheimer Foundation, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.melbymortuary.com. Melby Mortuary, 402 N. High Street, Mankato, Kansas 66956, was in charge of service arrangements.

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Richard L Fetterolf, Sr. passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Hays Medical Center in hays, Kansas at the age of 71. He was born August 23, 1944 in Stockton, Kansas to the late Joe M. and Carolyn (Lesperance) Fetterolf. He grew up and attended schools in Albuquerque, NM, and Stockton and Webster, KS. In 1961 he joined the United States Navy, retiring in 1981. On January 5, 1963 he was united in marriage to Janice M. Jacobs. Together they had one son, Richard Jr.

During his naval career, Richard attended school at the Great Lakes Naval Station and served as a First Class Gunners Mate. He served several tours in Vietnam and others, aboard many ships. He enjoyed playing Bingo and gambling, working crossword puzzles, woodworking in his shop, and fishing whenever he had the chance. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #9076 in Hays, KS.

Richard is survived by his wife Janice Fetterolf of their home in Hays; son Richard Fetterolf, Jr. of LaCrosse; brothers Lawrence Fetterolf of Bellflower, CA, and Bryce Fetterolf of Tecumseh, NE; four grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents; parents Joe and Carolyn Fetterolf; brothers Joe Fetterolf, Jr., Gary Fetterolf, and George Fetterolf; and sisters Cary Jo Fetterolf, and Barbara Jo Fetterolf.

Richard was a man of honor, courage, and commitment. He lived as an example of these core values in his daily life with friends, family, neighbors, and brothers. A life well lived in the service of his country and his fellow man, his memory will live on in our hearts forever.

Services will be held at 10:30am on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Plumer-Overklease Funeral Home in Stockton. Burial will follow at the Stockton Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 2:00-8:00pm at the funeral home, with family receiving friends from 5:00-7:00pm. Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Richard Fetterolf Family and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N 1st Street, Stockton, KS 67669. Online condolences may be left at www.plumeroverlease.com