Obituaries 11 July, 2016

Thelma Alberta (Kocher) Garrison was born to Walker Athelston and Mary Malina (Paddock) Kocher on November 7, 1915 on a farm in Lyon Township, Glasco, Kansas. She departed this life on July 10, 2016 at the age of 100.

Thelma attended grade school at Excelsior Rural District No. 70 and graduated from Concordia High School in 1933. After graduation, Thelma worked as a telephone operator in Concordia for several years.

At the time of her marriage to Myron Clay Garrison on November 9, 1939, which was her parents’ 35^th wedding anniversary, Thelma was Deputy County Clerk of Cloud County.

After marriage, Thelma and Myron moved to a farm in Oakland Township, Miltonvale, Kansas. They later purchased a farm in Meredith Township and lived there until moving into Miltonvale in 1974, semi-retired. In 2005, Thelma moved into Marquis Place Assisted Living and since 2012 has lived in Sunset Home in Concordia.

To this union were born two sons, Billy Kaye and Gary Robert.

Thelma was a loving wife and mother, putting her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren first in her life. She was always busy doing fancywork/crochet, piecing quilts, reading & sharing books, caring for her flower garden and later her husband.

An Aunt once made the remark that Thelma was a person “who wore well.”

While growing up, Thelma’s mother had very poor health, so Thelma had to do many household jobs that would be required of someone much older. She helped raise her younger brother George.

After Bill and Gary were grown, Thelma worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia for 21 years and retiring in 1983. She often spoke of the wonderful nurses and aides she worked with, all of the patients she cared for and the sad and happy experiences she had.

Thelma was a 4-H Leader for several years and served as a Clerk of District 77 School Board. She was a member of the New Hope Church in rural Concordia and was saved and baptized at that church. Thelma enjoyed her family and her friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Myron, son Gary, parents, one sister Oris Regnier and four brothers, Chris, Kenneth, Keith and George Kocher.

She leaves to mourn her passing, son Bill and wife Frances, Miltonvale; daughter in law, Ruth Garrison, Salina, KS; four grandchildren, James Robert Garrison and wife Lisa, Auburn, KS, Greg William Garrison and wife Eve, Pratt, KS, Leslie Annette Stahl and husband Micha, Salina, KS and Chad Walker Garrison, Wichita, KS; seven great grandchildren, Luke Alexander and Blake James Garrison, Auburn, KS, Austin Devin Lindsey and Kaitlyn Nicole Stahl, Salina, KS, Isaac William, Hannah Marie and Zachariah Ethan Garrison, Pratt, KS; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be at 9 am, Mon., July 18, 2016 at Concordia Wesleyan Church, with Pastor’s David Redmond and Bob Burns officiating. Burial will follow at Miltonvale Cemetery, Miltonvale, KS . Visitation will be from 12 to 8 pm, Sun., July 17, 2016 with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 pm at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Ignite Hope Growth Fund Concordia Wesleyan Church in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.

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Nile H Barnum
(December 4, 1925 – July 11, 2016)

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 15, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Glasco. Burial with military honors will follow in the Highland Church Cemetery near Jamestown. Memorials may be given to the Highland Church Restoration Fund. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the Dean Funeral Home in Glasco.

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Virginia T. Muninger, 89, died, July 7, 2016 in Salina. She was born Dec. 15, 1926 in Clifton, KS to Frank and Thelma Harz. Virginia was a retired English and Journalism teacher at Ellsworth High School. She was a member of Kanopolis Methodist Church and UMW. In 1995 she was inducted into the Kansas Scholastic Journalism Hall of Fame in Topeka as a High School Journalism Advisor. On March 18, 1951, she married Harold A. Muninger in Salina, KS. He preceded her in death, Feb. 15, 2005. Virginia is survived by her daughter, Telma Dee (Nathan) Reed of Lawrence, sons; Sheldon A. (Mary Ellen) Muninger and Eric F. Muninger both of Salina along with Grandchildren; Ryan and Alex Muninger, Great Grandchildren, William Muninger and Georgia Muninger and a sister, Sharon Perry of Emporia. She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Visitation: 1-8 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2016, at Parsons Funeral Home with the family present 6-8 p.m.

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Parsons Funeral Home with burial following in Kanopolis Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to, Kanopolis Methodist Church, c/o Parsons Funeral Home, PO Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.

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Albino Munoz, 91, passed away on July 8, 2016 at Cypress Springs in Wichita, KS. He was born May 7, 1925 in Kanopolis to Jesus and Maria (Mendez) Munoz. A lifetime resident of the Kanopolis and Ellsworth area, he married Laurita Panzer on March 17, 1950 in Ellsworth.

Albino was an employee of the Independent Salt Company for 46 years. While employed there, he was in charge of the Mine Rescue Team for many years.

Albino served in the Navy during World War II. He was a life member of the American Legion and VFW in Ellsworth.

Albino is survived by his wife, Laurita; sons, Richard (Shirley) of Louisburg, KS and Ron of Plano, TX; daughters, Nancy Rader (Jim) and Tammy Clarkson (Guy) both of Andover, KS; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, also step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; brothers, Nick and Charles of Kanopolis; sisters;Juanita Munoz of Bullhead City, AZ and Inez Torrez of San Francisco, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Angel and Faustino; sisters, Virginia Gonzales, Pilar Cisneros and Antonia Munoz.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Parsons Funeral Home with burial following in Kanopolis Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday with the family accepting visitors from 6-8:00 p.m.

Memorials may be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church or to Phoenix Hospice c/o Parsons Funeral Home, PO Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.

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Kathaleen Kyle (Heskett) Kichty of Hoxie, Kansas, was born 12 October 1944 on the Scott Homestead, Bow Creek Township, Sheridan County, Kansas and died July 11, 2017, at her home . She was the second daughter and fourth child of Rolland Matthew and Minnie LeNore (Miller) Heskett. She was one of the many babies delivered by E.F. Steichen of Lenora. She graduated from Bow Creek Rural Grade School and from Sheridan Community High School with the class of 1962.

After graduation, Kathaleen attended Brown-Mackie School of Business, Salina, KS; Vernon Regional College, Vernon, Texas; and the University of Hawaii. On 26 January 1963, at Schilling AFB Chapel, Salina, Kansas, she was united in marriage to Joseph William Kichty and to this union was born two sons, Craig Scott and Eric Joseph. Joseph and she were divorced 22 February 2007.

Kathaleen worked for Getz IGA; Atlantic Ice; Eberhardt’s News Agency; Miller’s Grocery; Boeing Corporation; State Farm Insurance; Computer Sciences Corporation; Evans Temporary Service; and Texas DOT. Most of her career she worked as an Executive Assistant.

She enjoyed history, writing, quilting, flower beading, and genealogy. Most of all she enjoyed traveling and living around the world in Salina, Kansas; Albany, Georgia; East Grand Forks, Minnesota; Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota; Wheeler AFB, Hawaii; Lockbourne AFB, Ohio; Yokota AFB, Japan; Sheppard AFB, Texas; Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Austin, Texas; Aurora, Colorado; Denver-Downham Market, Norfolk, England; and again in Aurora, Colorado. She “came home” to Sheridan County in December 2006, and since then has especially enjoyed traveling the back roads of America.

Kathaleen was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Rolland Elwyn Heskett, and her former husband, Joseph W. Kichty (CMSgt., Ret.).

Besides a very dear and special friend and companion, Charles A. Schwarz, she is survived by her two sons and their families: Craig and wife Amanda, and their children, Kendall Joseph, and Kaylee Sara-Elizabeth Kichtyof Houston, Texas; Eric Kichty of Austin, Texas, and his children , Evan Z. Kichty (Brittney) of Aurora , Colorado, Jordan K. Kichty of Puyallup, Washington and Holland E. Kichty of Logo Vista, Texas; a daughter-in-law, Lucinda Clark of Logo Vista, Texas; a sister, LeAnn (Edwin) Simon of rural Studley, Kansas; two brothers, Howard Heskett (Mary Lou) of Studley, Kansas, Darryl Heskett (Linda) of Morland, Kansas; sisters-in-law, Mary A. Kichty of Fayetteville, Georgia, and Diane Kichty of Washington.

Cremation has taken place. Private family services will take place at a later date.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Sheridan County Benefit Walk Inc., American Humanist Association, or Hospice of Phillipsburg and may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas 67740. On-line condolences may be left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com.