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Deaths (Mar. 28, 2012)

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• Bernice hiebert, 89,

a homemaker of Hillsboro, died March 24 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Hillsboro, with pastor Gaylord Goertzen officiating.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ebenfeld Church Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.

Visitation is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Jost Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Hillsboro.

She was born April 10, 1922, to Benjamin H. and Anna (Loewen) Buller in Fairview, Okla. On April 12, 1952, she was married to Louis Hiebert, who predeceased her in 2005.

Survivors include son Lyn and Cindy Hiebert of Augusta; daughters Nancy and Badie Mansour of Edmond, Okla., and Anita Luke of Wichita; sister-in-law Wanda Buller of Idabel, Okla., and 11 grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Youth Horizons or Samaritan’s Purse and sent in care of Jost Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Hillsboro, KS 67063.

Condolences may be sent to the family via: jost@jostfuneralhome.com.

• JoANN J. ISAAK, 73,

a 1960 graduate of Tabor College and a librarian, died Feb. 26 in Greenville, S.C.

A memorial service was March 3 at Hampton Park Baptist Church, 875 State Park Road Greenville, S.C.

She was born Feb. 11, 1939, to Charlie and Caroline Faul in Harvey, N.D. On Aug. 14, 1960, she was married to Albert Isaak, also a Tabor College graduate, who survives.

Other survivors include daughters Sharlene Cornelius of Carriacou, Grenada, and Lori Huffman of Knoxville, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; siblings Linda Liebelt of Sawyer, N.D., Helen Fadenrecht and Alyce Loewen, both of Hillsboro, Carolyn Klein of Munich, N.D., John Faul of Hillsboro, Benny Faul of Golden Valley Minn., Leroy Faul of Harvey, N.D., and many nieces and nephews.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.woodlawn-fh.com.

Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 1 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, S.C. 29609, was in charge of arrangements.

• WILLIAM E. JAVIER, 85,

of Mililani, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, died March 15 at his home.

Services were March 27 at St. John The Apostle & Evangelist Church, Mililani. Burial was at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Kaneohe.

He was born Oct. 16, 1926.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Nell; sons William A. and Terrence; daughters Marisa Javier, Mary Javier and Melanie Vredenburgh; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother Hypolito Javier and sister Claudia Saclausa.

Online condolences may be sent to the family via; www.borthwickoahu.com.

Borthwick Mortuary, 1330 Maunakea St., Honolulu, HI 96817, was in charge of arrangements.

• HAROLD LLOYD JORDAN, 85,

a retired U.S. postal clerk of Overland Park, died March 23 at Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park.

A private cremation service was at Valley Falls Cemetery in Jefferson County.

He was born Feb. 11, 1927, to Horace A. and Dessie I. (Heberling) Jordan in Wakarusa. He was married to Helen L. (Herdt) Jordan, who survives.

Other survivors include sons Douglas C. Jordan of Phoenix, Ariz., and Gary P. Jordan of Leawood; brother Harley Jordan of Orlando, Fla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208.

Messages for the family may be sent to: www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

• RICHARD L. “Dick” maggard, 64,

of Marion and transportation supervisor for USD 408, died March 21 at his home surrounded by family.

Services were March 23 at Marion Christian Church.

He was born May 16, 1947, to Charles R. and Helen Kohls Maggard in Marion. On Oct. 19, 1985, he was married to Carol Caselman, who survives.

Other survivors include daughter Jenny of Los Angeles, Calif.; siblings Dennis and Janice, Tena and Kenny Lundgren and mother-in-law Ruth Caselman, all of Marion.

Memorial may be made to Marion Christian Church, Hospice Care of Kansas, or the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and sent in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm, Marion, KS 66861.

• LENARD PRICE, 79,

of Junction City, died March 21 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.

A memorial service was March 24 at Zeiner Funeral Home.

He was born June 22, 1932, to James and Deckie Blankenship Price in Erwin, Tenn.

Survivors include his companion, Sonnie Gibbons of Junction City; children Melinda Gadberry of Easley, S.C., David and Rosemary Price of Topeka, Suzan and Richard Stroup of Florence and John Price of Winfield; stepsons Kelly Hodge and Jeff Hodge, both of Junction City; brothers Delano and Lois Price of Maple Lake, Minn., and Jerrell Price of Nashville, Tenn.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and sent in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion, KS 66861.