Obituaries

SHARON — Karol K. Ricke, 71, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 at her home in Sharon. She was born Aug. 30, 1942 in Nashville, the daughter of Frank and Rose (Schwartz) Theis. A longtime resident of...

KINGMAN — Cora Belle Tebu, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at age 95. Cora Belle Vincent was born June 4, 1918. She was raised on a farm in western Oklahoma during the hard times...

COUNCIL GROVE — LaVina E. Miller, 77, longtime resident of Council Grove, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. LaVina is survived by her husband, Duane, of the home; daughter, Corbi Jill...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Wilbur Meisenheimer, 94, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at the Prairie Sunset Home. He was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Kingman County, the son of Paul and Audra Cheatum Meisenheimer. A lifetime resident...

WILLOWDALE — Helen Youngers, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman. She was born Sept. 20, 1934 at Colwich, the daughter of Bill and Alvine Messerschmidt Linnebur. Graduating with honors as...

MURDOCK — Lyle Dean Blank, 70, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at Wichita. He was born April 22, 1943 at Hutchinson, the son of Virgil and Thelda Fink Blank. A lifetime resident of the Murdock community,...

WILLOWDALE — Julius L. “Todd” Youngers, 77, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. He was born May 29, 1936 at Willowdale, the son of Frank and Josephine R. Bohrer Youngers. A longtime resident of the Willowdale community,...

WICHITA — Lorain Robinson Bedinger, a long time resident of Wichita, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Kansas Masonic Home. A reception will be held...

ANTHONY — William Casper Cooper, son of David C. and Fairie Irene (Spurgeon) Cooper, was born Sept. 27, 1923 in Bluff City. He passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 in the Anthony Medical Center, Anthony, at...

ISABEL — Lucille A. Vierthaler, 77, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. She was born July 9, 1936, at Nashville, the daughter of Julius and Margaret Ridder Simon. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker. She...