Deaths (May 25, 2011)

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 24 May 2011 14:50

• elsie m. burkholder, 74,

a homemaker, died May 19 at Marion Assisted Living in Marion.

A memorial service was May 23 at Eastmoor United Methodist Church, 105 Eastmoor Drive, Marion. Burial was at Marion Cemetery.

She was born May 2, 1937, to Lonnie and Irene McKibben Smith in Marion. In 1955, she was married to Donald M. Burkholder, who predeceased her.

Survivors include her mother, Irene Richmond of Marion; children Jerry and Patricia of Topeka, Jackie and Clint Torgerson of Pt. Huron, Mich., and Penny and John Antoszyk of Marion; sister-in-law Phoebe and Bill Holdeman of Marion; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Luke Foundation or Hospice Care of Kansas and sent in care of Zeiner...

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Deaths (May 18, 2011)

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 17 May 2011 14:01

• Agnes jeanne mastek bina, 91,

a homemaker, died May 14.

Services were May 17 at Holy Family Parish, Pilsen. Burial was at Pilsen Cemetery.

She was born July 18, 1919, to Vincent and Maria (Floch) Mastek in Brest, France. On Oct. 13, 1941, she was married to Ernest W. Bina, who predeceased her in 1990.

Survivors include children Laverne and Harriet, Martin and Sandy and Dean and Pat, all of Marion, Mary Agnes and John Roniger of Burdick, Jane and Gene Johnson of Augusta, Raymond and Denice of Marion, Connie and Wayne Poppe of Oklahoma City, Okla., Rose Bina and Greg Trapp of Lee Summit, Mo., Alan and Susan of Bangor, Pa.., and Julie and Russell Kerbs of Tampa; 34 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild...

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Deaths (May 11, 2011)

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 10 May 2011 15:42

• alvin boese, 94,

a dairy and grain farmer, died May 1 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro.

A graveside and memorial service was May 6 at Alexan­der­wohl Cemetery and Alexander­wohl Mennonite Church.

He was born April 29, 1917, to Abraham L. and Maria Schroeder Boese in Goessel. On Sept. 9, 1946, he was married to Audrey Unruh, who predeceased him on March 20, 2011.

Survivors include children Alan and Sharon Boese of Lehigh, Anita Boese of Hillsboro, Ama and Murray Reimer of Hutchinson, Aileen and David Esau of Hillsboro; brother Ralph and Viola of Spokane, Wash.; sister Rosella and Harold Duerksen of Tucson, Ariz.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Heifer International or Agri-Urban and sent in...

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Deaths (May 5, 2011)

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 03 May 2011 15:40

• alvin boese, 94,

died May 1. Arrangements are pending at Miller-Ott Funeral Home, 303 E. Main, Goessel, KS 67053.

 

• harriet a. Bruner, 98,

died May 1 at her home at Marion Reservoir.

Services were May 3 at the Holy Family Parish, St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Marion. Burial was at Burns Cemetery.

She was born Nov. 17, 1912, to Harry and Nellie (Reynolds) Easley in Emporia. On July 25, 1934, she was married to Daniel Warren Bruner, who predeceased her.

She is survived by her son Bob Bruner of Florence; daughter-in-law Colleen Bruner of Florence; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and caregiver Charlotte Coleman of Marion.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Kansas or Holy Family Parish and sent in care...

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