Deaths, July 8, 2015

? ANN L. BOESE, 92, retired retail sales clerk of Marion, died July 1 at St. Luke Hospital, Marion.

The service was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, at East?moor United Methodist Church, 105 Eastmoor Drive, Marion. Burial will be at Marion Cemetery.

Visitation with family was from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion.

She was born May 18, 1923, to David and Anna (Eberhardt) Helmer at Bur?stall, Saskatchewan, Canada. On May 9, 1944, she was married to Ezra Boese, who predeceased her in 1996.

Survivors include children Larry and wife Diane Boese of Valley Center and Vickie and husband Gary Hajek of Lost Springs; brother Fred ?Fritz? and wife Edith Helmer of Marion; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

A memorial fund has been established for East?moor UMC, in care of Zeiner Funeral Home. Online con?dolences can be made via zeinerfuneralhomes.com.

? RUTH ANN CARLSON, 89, of Lincolnville, died July 3 at Parkside Home in Hills?boro.

The service will be at 10:30 a.m. July 9 at United Methodist Church, 538 S. Main St., Burdick, with pastors Bill Peterson and Suzie Talbot officiating. Burial will follow at Burdick Methodist Church.

Visitation was from 6:30-8 p.m.Wednesday, July 8.

She was born Feb. 4, 1926, to Ernest and?Ann W. (Ice) Meierhoff near Clements. On Aug. 18, 1946, she was married to Joyce Leland Carlson, who preceded her in death Aug. 12, 2013.

Survivors include Judy and husband Dean Ingalsbe of Valley Center; sons Ronnie and wife Susan Carlson, Duane and wife Karen Carlson and Marcus and wife Peggy Carlson, all of Lincolnville; sisters Irene Lenke of Masa, Ariz., and Mildred Wilson of Houston, Texas; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Burdick United Methodist Church or Marion County 4-H Endowment Fund and sent in care of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington,?KS 67749-3938.

Messages may be sent to the family via Penwell?GabelHerington.com.

? MARGARET MARY “PEGGY” QUINLAN FOX CONANT, 92, a medical technician at Marion Hospital and Fort Riley Military Base, died June 25 at Abilene.

The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, at Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion.

She was born Aug. 22, 1922, to James John and Edna Marie Brogden Quin?lan at St. Mary?s.

Her husband, Dale Price Conant, predeceased her.

Survivors include son John Larry and wife Cheryl Fox of Montgomery, Texas; sister Dean and husband Elmer Waugh of Slaton, Texas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to First Chris?tian Church, 612 N. Buckeye Ave., Abilene, KS 67410. Condolences may be made to the family via zeinerfuneralhomes.com.

? LAVADA HAGEN, 84, a hairdresser, died June 29 at Hillsboro. The service was at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at Hillsboro Mennonite Breth?ren Church.

Burial was 10 a.m. Friday at Hillsboro Menno?nite Brethren Church Ceme?tery.

She was born March 7, 1931, to Otto and Miriam (Reuscher) David at Hills?boro. On Dec. 20, 1954, she was married to Lewis Hagen, who survives.

She also is survived by son John and wife Marlene Hagen of rural Inman; daughters Coleen and husband Murray Koop of Hills?boro and Tamera and husband Kenneth Ollen?burger of Hillsboro; brother Fred and wife Doris David of Hillsboro; sisters Vera David-Beach of Hillsboro and Darlene Helberg of Kissimmee, Fla.; seven grand?children and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Parkside Home and sent in care of Jost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 266, Hills?boro, KS 67063.

Online condolences may be made to the family via jostfuneralhome.com.

? RITA CATHERINE (FREISS) KRAUS, 91, of Marion died June 25 at St. Luke Hospital in Marion.

The service was at Holy Family Parish, St. Mark?s Catholic Church, Marion, with rosary Monday. The funeral Mass was June 30.

She was born Sept. 30, 1923, to John and Gudula (Thome) Friess near St. Mark?s. On May 22, 1946, she was married to Raymond Kraus, who predeceased her in 2007.

Survivors include sons Dennis and Paul both of Wichita and Leroy of Marion; daughters Alice Trego of Muscatine, Iowa, and Lori Siebert of Marion; four siblings, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Memorials are established for the Father Kapaun Legacy Fund or St. Jude Children?s Hospital in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion, KS 66861.

Condolences may be sent to the family via zeinerfuneralhomes.com.

? BONNIE L. REAGAN, 63, of Hillsboro, died Wednes?day July 1. The service is at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral & Crematory, Herington Chapel, with pastor Clarence Sum?ner officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Hill Cemetery.

She was born Oct. 12, 1951, to Arvel Star and Joyce (Fleming) Rogers at Wichita. Survivors include sons Donnie Jackson of Hillsboro and Byran Jack?son of Herington; daughters Holly and husband Chris?tian Ward and Becky and husband Henry, both of Hillsboro; brothers Larry Reagan of Ticonderoga, N.Y., and Martin Regan of El Dorado; sisters Roberta Reagan of Newton and Beck Christa of Wichita; 16 grandchildren and four-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Gentiva Hospice or the Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University and sent in care of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington.

Condolences may be sent to the family via Penwell-GabelHer?ington.com.

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