Jane Williams, 96, former Florence Middle School and Town & Country Cafe cook, died June 6 at St. Luke’s Living Center in Marion.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. June 10 at the Christian Church of Florence. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 9 at Zeiner Funeral Home in Florence.
She was born June 1, 1912, to George and Lena (Kreutziger) Richmond in Marion County. On Sept. 10, 1932, she was married to Ernest W. Williams who predeceased her.
She is survived by son Max Williams of Florence; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial funds have been established with the Christian Church of Florence and St. Luke Living Center.
Robert “Bob” Crabtree, 82, retired Kansas Gas Service/ Oneok employee, died June 7 at his home in Marion.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. June 13 at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
He was born March 28, 1926, to Mike and Doris (Christy) Crabtree. On June 15, 1946, he was married to V. Irene Gillespie, who survives in Marion.
He is also survived by sons David and Sue of Yelm, Wash., and Michael and Jody of Wichita; daughters Carol and Larry Winegarner of Wichita, and Wanda Crabtree of Wichita; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Wildena “Billie” Warner, 75, died June 7 at Newton Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. June 11 at Valley United Methodist Church in Marion. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 10 at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
She was born Aug. 8, 1932, to Clyde A. and Marie (Elliott) Bedell. On July 19, 1991, she was married to Weldon Warner, who predeceased her.
She is survived by daughters Dana and Alan Ramirez of Garden Ridge, Texas, and Debbie and Gilbert Rivera of Corpus Christi, Texas; a sister, Letha LaMar of Wichita; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorial funds have been established with Valley United Methodist Church and the Marion County Relay for Life.
St. Paul Lutheran Church of Peabody is one of 14 area congregations to host Russian Bishop August Kruse at a global mission festival June 14 in Wichita.
Greetings from the Hillsboro Senior Center. We hope June has started
out as a pleasant month for you, and that you’ll join us this month for
an activity or meal.
Remember to pick up your June newsletter here at the center.
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big thank-you to our weekly volunteers: Frieda Birkle, Joanne Faurot,
Irma Groening, Lois Nuss, Nellie Penner, Margaret, Frances Rempel,
Mariann Unruh and Carol Unruh —Karly Winter, director
Dan Helmer, 91, formerly from Marion, died May 31 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. June 6 at the Marion Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 31, 1916, to Jacob and Hannah Eberhardt Helmer in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. On Dec. 15, 1938, he was married to Frances Kelsey, who predeceased him.
He is survived by a daughter, Kay and Ray Stice of Tulsa; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established with St. Francis Hospice at Tulsa in care of Zeiner Funeral Home.
Tina Marie Martinez, 46, formerly of Marion, died May 31 at Salina.
Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. June 6 at Holy Family Parish, St. Mark’s Church in Marion. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Florence.
She was born Jan. 15, 1962, to Raymond and Beatrice Martinez in Marion.
She is survived by her children, Marlon Rhodman of Wichita and Regina Martinez of Salina; her parents of Marion; brothers Marcos Martinez of McPherson, John Wayne “Mex” Martinez of Newton and Reyes Martinez of Hillsboro; and three grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established with Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
Helen Louise Ducommun, 81, retired dietary aide, died June 1 at the Golden Living Center in Marion.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. June 5 at Summit Cemetery, rural Burns.
She was born Feb. 11, 1927, to Maurice George and Mary Alice (Knust) Ducommun in Peabody.
She is survived by twin brothers George of Houston, Texas, and Maurice Jr. of Wichita; sisters Irene Ratzloff of Hillsboro, Betty Kiefer of Morango, Ill., Mary Lou Hazlett of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Judy McDonald of Edgewater, Colo., Norma Jean Teston of Reidsville, Ga., Ann Britton of Florence; and nieces and nephews.
A memorial fund has been established with the Florence City Library in care of Zeiner Funeral Home.
Daily Life 
Derek and Kara Klingenberg of Peabody announce the birth of a daughter, Makayla Joy, born April 23 at Newton Medical Center.
