• BETTY DIRKS, 86, died Dec. 29 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro.
The service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church, 610 S. Main St., Hillsboro. Burial will be at Gnadenau Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.
Visitation with family was 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Jost Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Hillsboro.
She was born May 14, 1931, to George and Sara (Harms) Kornelsen at Inman. On June 12, 1953, she was married to Ernie Dirks, who survives.
She also is survived by survivors sons Norman Dirks of Hillsboro and Roger Dirks of Goddard; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church and sent in care of Jost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 266, Hillsboro, KS 67063.
Online condolences may be sent to the family via jostfuneralhome.com.
• MARK “LEE” EITZEN, 63, of Fairview, Okla., and from 1972-1974 a student at Tabor College, died Dec. 27 after a six-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
He was a teacher, life insurance agent and hunter education instructor.
Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at South Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, followed by a service at 4 p.m. at the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church. Visitation with family will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at Pierce Funeral Home, Fairview.
He was born April 20, 1954, to Wesley and Lauretta (Martens) Eitzen at Fort Wayne, Ind. On May 31, 1974, he was married to Naomi Ruth Vogt, who predeceased him.
Survivors include his father of Fairview, daughters Jennifer Cabral and husband Billie of Benton and Jessica Eitzen of Woodward, Okla.; one grandson; a brother, Philip D. and wife Tamara; sister-in-law Shirley and husband Gordon Adams of Salem, Ore.; brother-in-law Ranney Vogt of Emporia and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Tabor College Endowment Fund, sent in care of Pierce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 15, Fairview, OK 73737.
Condolences may be sent to the family via piercefuneralhomes.com.
• JAMES L. LIKINS, 77, a retired meat cutter for Dillon’s Grocery, died Dec. 7 at his home in Hutchinson.
The service was Dec. 29 at Olson’s Mortuary, 139 N. Main St., Canton.
He was born July 19, 1940, to Glenn and Dorothy (Burch) Likins at Canton. On Jan. 23, 1992, he was married to Minnie Buss Meis, who predeceased him in 2015.
He is survived by a son, Douglas of Lawrence; daughters Brenda Jo (Robert) McCourry of Newton, Christie Likins of Lawrence and Traci (Charles) Chiarelli of Smyma, Tenn.; brothers Glennon Eugene of the Philippines, Tom of the Dominican Republic and Bob (Molly) of Hutchinson; sister Connie (Jim) Newberry of Arkansas; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
• BLAINE F. MILLER, 65, of Burns, employed in the oil business for 43 years, died Dec. 26 at home.
The service was Dec. 30 at Carlson Colonial Funeral Home, El Dorado.
He was born Jan. 15, 1952, to Glenn and Marcella Miller at Wichita. On Aug. 4, 1974, he was married to Susan Kraus, who predeceased him in 1996. On April 4, 2016, he was married to Jan Stark, who survives.
He also is survived by daughter Kelly (Chad) Proffit; brother Craig Miller; stepdaughter Shaun Crumley; two step-grandchildren; mother-in-law Beverly Kaup; sisters-in-law Julie Preisser, Jeanne (John) Shaft and Jennifer (Aaron) May.
Memorials may be made to Harry Hynes Hospice or Victory in the Valley and sent in care of Carlson Colonial Funeral Home, 200 S. Star, El Dorado, KS 67042.
• SHERYL LOUISE WHITE, 72, retired vice-president for customer service at Home State Bank in McPherson, died Dec. 28 at Newton Medical Center after a short battle with cancer.
The memorial service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at First United Methodist Church, 304 Allen St., Canton, with pastor Tim Kraft officiating.
She was born Feb. 5, 1945, to David E. and Doris G. (Becker) Weibert at Goessel. On Sept. 27, 1964, she was married to Dennis L. White.
Survivors include children David L. (Nancy) White of Mount Hope and Susan (Rick) Moscicki of Valley Center; sisters Marilyn Pierce of Concordia, Kimberly (Steve) Mohan of Topeka, David Weibert of Wichita, and Warren (Carol) Weibert of Manhattan and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to McPherson Relay for Life and sent in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.
Condolences may be sent to the family at: stockhamfamily.com.
