Doris Joan Kuchar, 80, a retired hospital dietary manager, died May 13 at her home in Marion. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 24, at Hebron Lutheran Church of Burdick with pastors Colleen Teeuwe and Norma Duerksen officiating. Burial will follow at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery of Burdick. Memorials have been designated to Hebron Lutheran Church of Bur­dick or […]

Merle Bruner, 84, a retired diesel mechanic and former city superintendent of Marion, died May 16 at Marion Assisted Living. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. May 19 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Marion. Visita­tion will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion. Burial with military honors will be at […]

DEATH: Rhonda Hyman, 61, retired city clerk formerly of Smith Center, died May 15 at St. Luke Hospital in Marion. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Mon­day, May 21, at the Simmons-Rentschler Mortuary in Smith Center. The family will have a private graveside service at a later date. Survivors include daughter Jessica Bowman of Hillsboro; a sister, Christina […]

◼ BRENT DALE BULLER, 21, of Peabody, died May 7, at St. Luke Hospital, Marion. The service is at 10 a.m. May 15 at Peabody United Methodist Church. Burial is at Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. Visitation with family is from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 14, at Peabody United Metho­dist Church. He was born Aug. 30, 1996, to Dale and Sheila […]

The regional tournament seedings are in for the Marion and Hillsboro softball and baseball teams. SOFTBALL—Marion (14-6), the No. 1 seed, will receive a bye in the first round. The No. 4 Trojans (10-10) will square off against the Canton-Galva Eagles (7-11) at 4:30 p.m. May 14 in Galva. If the Trojans win, they will play Marion in the semifinal […]

ELVERA FERN DIRKS, 79, a 30-year radiology worker with Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, died April 27 at Comfort Care Homes in New­ton. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. May 7 at Shalom Men­no­nite Church in Newton. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. May 8 at Shalom. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. May 7 at Shalom Men­no­nite […]

Robert “Bob” Mushrush, 88, of Elmdale, died May 1 at his home in rural Elmdale. The service is at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at First Presbyterian Church USA, Cottonwood Falls. Burial will follow at Prairie Grove Cemetery. No formal visitation is scheduled. He was born June 15, 1929, to William Roy “Pat” and Blanche Marian (Smith) Mushrush at Cottonwood […]

John F. Wiebe, 84, died Monday, April 23, at Hills­boro Community Hospital, Hillsboro. The service is at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro. Burial is at 10 a.m. Friday at Springfield Cemetery in rural Hillsboro. Visitation with family is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. He was born Feb. 19, […]

CLIFFORD J. JANTZ, 97, a retired postmaster of Can­ton, died April 18. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, at the Canton Christian Church. Interment will be in Canton Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. A memorial has been established with Canton Christian Church in care of Olson’s […]

Arlo D. Schmidt, 87, a farmer, died March 27 at Bethesda Home, Goessel. A graveside service is at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, at Alexanderwohl Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., at the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, 1304 Kansas Highway 15, Goessel. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 30, at Be­thesda Home Chapel, Goes­sel. […]