Marie M. Jantz, 100, former employee of Salem Home in Hillsboro, died March 8 at Bethesda Home in Goessel.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. She will be buried at Emmanuel Bible Church Cemetery, rural Moundridge.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 10 and from 9 a.m. to noon March 11 at the funeral home.
She was born March 29, 1907, to Tobias and Mathilda (Richert) Eck in rural McPherson County. On April 10, 1929, she was married to Simon Jantz, who predeceased her.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
A memorial fund has been established with Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in care of the funeral home.
He is survived by sons, Herb of Mulvane, James and Connie of Wichita, Martin and Brenda of Oakley; a brother, Marvin of Springdale, Ark.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Esther P. (Plett) Yos, 85, former legal secretary, died March 4 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at Schowalter Villa Chapel. She will be buried at Springfield Cemetery, north of Goessel on Kansas Highway 15.
Visitation will be prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. until the service begins.
She was born May 25, 1922, to Cornelius E. and Elisabeth (Fast) Plett in Lehigh. On May 24, 1980, she was married to F.W. Yos, who predeceased her in 1987.
She is survived by two step-children and many step-grandchildren; a brother, Andrew Plett of Goessel; a sister, Alvina Siebert of Hutchinson; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial funds have been established with Schowalter Villa and Tabor College.
Mary Helen Becker, 88, homemaker and former librarian, died March 3 in Hillsboro.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at First Baptist Church of Durham. Burial will be prior to the service at 10 a.m. at Durham Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
She was born April 17, 1919, to Benjamin Hays and Helen Ward Hays in Wakeeny. On Sept. 7, 1946, she was married to Dorman D. Becker, who predeceased her.
She is survived by a son, Kent and Ginger Becker of Durham; two daughters, Sherry and Dennis Conyers of McPherson and Tammi and Larry Meysing of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a brother, Curtis Hayes of Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial funds have been established with First Baptist Church of Durham and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Condolences can be sent to the family via
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Pauline (Patry) Wegerer, 88, homemaker, died March 1 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro.
The funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at Holy Family Parish, St. Mark’s Church in Marion. The rosary will be recited prior to the service at 10 a.m. Burial will be at the Marion Cemetery.
Visitation with family present will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 7 at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
She was born Oct. 28, 1919, to John B. and Mary (Eberle) Patry in Peabody. On April 11, 1945, she was married to Robert Wegerer, who predeceased her in 2004.
She is survived by a son, Lou and Judy Wegerer of Marion; a daughter-in-law, Karen Wegerer of Colwich; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established with the Priest Retirement Education Fund with the Wichita Catholic Diocese.
