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Funeral services for B. D. “Bob” Matzke, 55, of Wheaton, were at 2 p.m. Monday, April 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Interment was in St. Luke North Cemetery.
Mr. Matzke died Friday, April 9, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka of complications following heart surgery. He had been hospitalized about five weeks.
He was born June 4, 1926, the son of Reinhard and Ella E. Hetzler Matzke. He was a graduate of Wheaton High School.
Mr. Matzke was a livestock dealer and owned Matzke Hog Market at Wheaton. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton, and a Cutting Horse Association.
He married Winona M. Depew on August 1, 1946, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Judy Stiers of Manhattan, and Mrs. Peggy Marten of Tempe, Arizona; two sons, Larry D. Matzke and Bobby E. Matzke, both of Wheaton; his mother, Mrs. Ella Matzke of Wheaton; and nine grandchildren.
Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton, was in charge of arrangements.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Monday in Onaga Cemetery for Lorna Day Malone, 99, Onaga, who died Thursday, September 9, 1993, at Golden Acres Nursing Home.
She was born September 4, 1894 on a farm south of Onaga, the daughter of Moses Day, Jr. and Alunda Hayes Day. She attended Onaga area schools and was graduated in 1914 from Onaga High School.
Mrs. Malone was a past member of Onaga Mutual Benefit Club and attended First Baptist Church in Onaga.
She was married to George Thomas Malone of Onaga in 1915 at her parents’ home. He died in 1948. A son, Duane Day Malone, died September 29, 1979.
Survivors include three grandchildren, Pat Malone, Kathy Reisinger and Julia Mangas, all of Onaga; and four great-grandchildren.
Onaga – Lester B. Malloy, 71, Onaga, died Sunday in a Marysville hospital where he was admitted Saturday. He had emphysema and a heart ailment.
He was born March 11, 1902, at Seneca and lived in the Onaga community more than 20 years. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad before he retired in 1965.
He was married to the former Iona Morrison October 25, 1963. She survives. A daughter, Mrs. Donna Teske, died January 1, 1970.
Other survivors include two sons, Donald Malloy, 936 Poplar, Topeka, and Duane Malloy, Route 1, Perry; a brother, William A. Malloy, Centralia; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothea Korber, Centralia and Mrs. Elsie Mae Worley, Holton; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga. Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Heart Assn.
Dita Marie Marten, 89, died Sunday, June 18, at her home. Authorities said Miss Marten died of natural causes.
Miss Marten formerly worked at the Onaga Hotel and had been a seamstress at an Onaga garment factory.
She was born November 12, 1989?? in Onaga, the daughter of John G. and Pauline Abitz Marten. She spent her life in the Onaga community.
Miss Marten was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth.
Survivors include four sisters, Lizzie Cass, Caroline Falk, Amanda Honig and Olga Marten, all of Onaga; and two brothers, E. T. Marten, Hope, and Richard H. Marten, Onaga.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. She was laid to rest in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery at Duluth.
Richard Leo “Dick” Mars, 59, Manhattan, died Tuesday, February 2, 1988 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He had leukemia.
Mr. Mars was a farmer and stockman in the Neuchatel community until he retired for health reasons and moved to Manhattan. He served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict.
He was born October 2, 1928 on a farm near Neuchatel, the son of Leo George and Beatrice Surdez Mars. He attended White Pigeon Grade School in Pottawatomie County and Concord Grade School in the Neuchatel community. He attended Centralia High School one year.
Mr. Mars was a member of Armstrong-Moyer Post No. 216 of the American Legion at Centralia.
He was married to Myrtle B. Murdie, May 21, 1987, at Kansas City, Missouri. She survives.
Other survivors include a step-daughter, Mrs. Robin Temples, Wichita; a stepson, Todd Hilbert, in the Armed Services; his mother, Mrs. Beatrice Mars, Centralia; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Bonjour, Onaga, Mrs. Shirley Davin, Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Darlene Costa, Topeka; a brother, Robert Mars, Vermillion; and two step-grandsons.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, in the United Church of Christ at Centralia. Burial with full military honors, conducted by Armstrong-Moyer Post No. 216, was in Neuchatel Cemetery north of Onaga.
Theodore Roosevelt Malloy, son of Arthur and Lydia Malloy, was born on March 25, 1904 near Kelley, Kansas and departed from this life suddenly through an accident on October 3, 1944 at the age of 40 years, 6 months and 8 days. “Ted” as he was known by all, grew to manhood in Nemaha County.
On January 5, 1927 he was united in marriage with Erna Hetzler. To this union were born two sons, Marlin and Byron. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and one sister, Mrs. Katie Hunzeker.
After due instruction in the Word of God he was baptized in the name of the Triune God and received into membership by St. Luke's Lutheran Church on December 15, 1929.
He leaves to mourn his early departure, his wife and two sons; four brothers, Francis Malloy of Seneca, John J. Malloy of Topeka, Willie Malloy of Frankfort and Lester Malloy of Onaga; three sisters: Mrs. Margaret Denton of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. John Korber of Boulder, Colorado and Mrs. Pete Durham of Emmett; 39 nieces and nephews, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hetzer, many other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, the Rev. A. E. Oldehoeft officiating. His mortal remains were laid to rest in St. Lukes’ Cemetery on October 6 th to await the great Resurrection Morning, a resurrection unto life everlasting.
Services were held at St. Michael’s Church in Wheaton on September 7 for George Lawrence Maskil, who passed away September 5 at the Alma Manor, Alma, Kansas where he had resided for 2 ½ years.
He was born June 5, 1895 at Wheaton where he spent his entire life. He was a construction worker employed by the Pottawatomie County Road Department before he retired.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Kate Roach and Mrs. Geneva Walsh of Wheaton and a nephew, Ed Murray of Blaine, who was raised in the home, and many other nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary T. O’Keefe and John J. Maskil, a brother, Robert C., and six sisters, Mae Maskil, Mary T. Willis, Sarah A. Schlegel, Clara A. Williamson, Fina Roggenkamp, and Augusta C. Johnston.
Fr. Alfred Roekers was in charge of funeral service, and burial was in St. Michael’s cemetery, south of Wheaton.
Mass servers were great-nephews Michael Jones, Tim Murray and Matt and Tim Roggenkamp.
Casket bearers were nephews, John Roach, Bill Schlegel, Joe Roggenkamp, Barney Willis, Ed Murray, Jr. and Bob Murray.
Katie (Summervill) Maskil was born April 10, 1893, the daughter of Isaac and Hettie Summervill, in the community of Neuchatel, Nemaha County, Kansas.
She departed this life December 17, 1970, following a lingering illness at the age of 77 years, eight months, and 14 days.
She was united in marriage to John J. Maskil February 27, 1917. To this union were born four children, Arnold of the home, Mrs. Ena Mae Strifler, Mrs. Laverne Reves, and Oliver Maskil, all of Westmoreland.
In the early years of their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Maskil resided in the Wheaton community, later moving to the Westmoreland area where they spent the greater part of their married life. For the past 18 years they made their home near Vermillion, Kansas.
Because of her failing health, Mrs. Maskil spent much of the past five years in hospitals and for the past two years had been a resident of the Golden Acres Nursing Home at Onaga where the loving care of the staff made her last days easier and where the kind attention given their loved one was a comfort to the family.
Born in a log cabin, she lost her father as a young woman, and with her mother and sisters, helped to till the family farm until her marriage.
During the trying years of the depression and dust bowl, she was an inspiration to her husband and family, rarely complaining and of an always cheerful disposition.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star at Fostoria, Chapter 341 and of the United Methodist Church at Vermillion.
Besides her husband and children she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Edman, Centralia, Mrs. Creta Schweitzer, Seneca, and Mrs. Bessie Landis, Topeka; ten grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were Friday, December 18, 1970, at 2:00 p.m. at the Westmoreland United Methodist Church with the Reverends Lybran Endsley of the Vermillion charge and Douglas Morphis of the Westmoreland charge, officiating.
At the close of the memorial service, members of the Order of Eastern Star honored their departed sister with the traditional memorial tribute.
Burial was in the Westmoreland City Cemetery.
Raymond H. Matzke, 53, of rural Onaga died suddenly at his home last Thursday evening. He was the victim of a heart attack.
He was born May 13, 1916 near Onaga and spent his entire life on the farm. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth.
On May 6, 1942, he was married to Lona Fischer, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Steven, 16, of the home; a brother, George Matzke of Wheaton, and three sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Gertrude) Honig of Duluth, Mrs. Alton (Margaret) Kufahl of Wheaton, and Mrs. Irwin (Clara) Wegner of Wamego.
Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth with burial in the church cemetery.
Cecil Cedric Martin, 87, died May 18, 1999, in his home in Milton, Washington.
He was born on August 23, 1911, the son of James and Louise Martin at Manhattan and moved to the Puyallup area in 1942.
He retired in 1974, from management in the Boeing Company after a 27 year career. He was a member of Puyallup First Presbyterian Church since 1956.
He and his wife, Eunice, celebrated their 65 th wedding anniversary on May 1. She survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Sandy Poppen, Puyallup; one sister, Frances Wegner, Onaga; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Private family service was held May 22.
Onaga – Phyllis R. “Corky” Mangas, 64, Onaga, died Wednesday, August 31, 1994, at an Onaga hospital.
Mrs. Mangas was a bookkeeper for Bay’s Motor Co. in Onaga and later for the business office at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka. She retired in June 1992.
She was born June 21, 1930, in Junction City, the daughter of Leonard I. and Dottie Frances White Seybold. She was graduated from Onaga High School in 1948.
Mrs. Mangas was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Onaga.
She was married to Robert E. Mangas on February 5, 1949 in Onaga. He survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Cindy L. Farmer, Holton; two sons, Bradley W. Mangas, Emporia, and Stanley R. Mangas, Onaga; a brother, Clyde Seybold, Rye, Colorado; and nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Mangas was preceded in death by a daughter, Terry Lynn Johnson, in 1969.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Onaga. Burial will be at the Onaga Cemetery. Mrs. Mangas will lie instate today at the Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. She will lie in state an hour before service time Saturday at the church.
James Daniel Malone, 82, Onaga, formerly of Wheaton, died Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at the Onaga Hospital.
Mr. Malone was a farmer and stockman north of Wheaton until he moved to Onaga in 1990.
He was born October 9, 1916, on the farm north of Wheaton, the son of Edward and Rose Ryan Malone. He graduated from Blaine Rural High School in 1934. He served in the Army 361 st Infantry Regiment with the 5 th Army in Italy and was decorated with the Combat Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star.
Mr. Malone was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at Lillis, Knights of Columbus Council No. 1144 at the church, where he was former grand knight.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services were at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lillis. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Erna G. Marten, 87, Hope, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. She became ill while visiting relatives.
She was born November 11, 1911, in Wheaton, the daughter of Herman and Pauline Brunkow Honig and she spent her early life in the Wheaton community. She attended St. Luke Lutheran School in Wheaton and Onaga High School.
Mrs. Marten had been a telephone operator, practical nurse, theater operator and had owned a dress shop.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lyons Creek east of Hope, the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Christian Women’s Club, the Senior Citizens Center in Hope and had served as chairperson of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
She married Eitel T. “Ike” Marten on August 16, 1931 in Wheaton. They lived in Onaga and Frankfort before they moved to Hope in 1946. He died February 28, 1998.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Pauline Lietz, Wichita, and Iris Mae Wilson, Oklahoma City; two brothers, the Rev. Walter Honig, Peoria, Illinois, and Otto Honig, Onaga; five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in the Lyons Creek community. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Eitel T. “Ike” Marten, 92, Hope, died Saturday, February 28, 1998, at a hospital in Salina.
He was born August 13, 1905, near Onaga, the son of John G. and Fredericka P. Abitz Marten. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth.
He was an outside district manager for Kansas Power and Light before he retired in 1970.
He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near Herrington and a 50 year member of the Lions Club in Hope. He was active in work with Boy Scouts of America.
He was married to Erna Honig August 16, 1931, in Wheaton. They lived in Onaga and Frankfort before they moved to Hope in 1946. She survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Betty Pauline Lietz, Wichita, and Iris Mae Wilson, Oklahoma City; a sister, Amanda Honig, Onaga; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Herrington. Burial was in`********.
Jill Suzanne May, 15, Lawson, Missouri, died July 1, 1993, near Lawson. Miss May was drowned when the car in which she was riding was swept off the road by flood waters.
She was born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and lived in Lawson most of her life. She attended Lawson High School.
Survivors include her mother, Diana May of the home; her father and step-mother, Robert May and Chari House of Edwardsville, Kansas; a brother, rob May, and a sister, Virginia May, both of the home; her paternal grandfather, Ernest May, Onaga; her maternal grandfather Bennet Wilson, and maternal grandmother, Joyce Wilson, both of Lawson; and maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Enfield, Hutchinson, Kansas.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lawson Cemetery.
Olga A. Marten, 81, Onaga, died Saturday, December 6, 1997, at a nursing home in Onaga.
She was born May 9, 1916, in Onaga, the daughter of John G. and Pauline Abitz Marten. She worked at several restaurants in Onaga and later was a dietary aide at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth and the Ladies Aid at the church. She had been a member of the church choir and a pinochle club in Onaga.
Survivors include a brother, Eitel “Ike” Marten, Hope; and a sister, Amanda Honig, Onaga.
Services were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. Burial was in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Duluth.
Freda Caroline Marten, 101, died Friday, February 5, 1999, at the Westmoreland nursing home.
She was born January 16, 1898, on a farm southeast of Wheaton , the daughter of Herman and Pauline Brunkow Honig. She taught school in several country schools in the area in 1919 and 1920.
Mrs. Marten was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. She also was a member of the Happy Hour Club.
She married Frank A. Marten on January 3, 1921, at Duluth. He died February q 16, 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Elvera Kufahl, Wheaton , and Orville Marten, Onaga; a stepdaughter, Iverna Teske, Onaga; a sister, Erna Marten, Hope; two brothers, Otto Honig, Onaga, and Walter Honig, Peoria, Illinois; 13 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services were at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial was in St. Luke’s Lutheran North Cemetery.
Alma E. Matzke, 80, Westmoreland, died Thursday, February 11, 1999, at the Westmoreland nursing home.
Mrs. Matzke owned and operated Magnett Liquor Store in Westmoreland for many years.
She was born August 13, 1918, in Lillis, the daughter of Albert and Anna Runnebaum Roggenkamp. She lived most her life in the Wheaton and Westmoreland areas.
She married Thomas Ormand Magnett on November 22, 1938, at Lillis. He died January 22, 1965. She later married George Matzke on March 1, 1979. He died May 2, 1994.
Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Eichem, Westmoreland and Janice Kolde, St. Marys,; a son, Gary Magnett, San Diego, California; four sisters, Mildred Magnett, Lillis, Lorene Lefebvre, Havensville, Luella Enneking, Seneca, and Joan O’Shea, Oskaloosa; a brother, Ralph Roggenkamp, Blaine five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were at 10:30 at St. Columbkill's Catholic Church at Blaine. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Services were at 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, at Hayes Popkess Funeral Home at Centralia for Mrs. Bernice S. Mars, 76, of Centralia. She died Thursday, May 5, 1988, at a Topeka hospital.
She was born June 10, 1911 at Centralia the daughter of Oscar and Mattie Morrison Surdez. She lived in the Centralia and Neuchatel communities all of her life.
Mrs. Mars attended the former Neuchatel Congregational Church at Neuchatel and was a former member of a rural Home Demonstration Unit.
She married Roland Mars August 3, 1929, at Washington. He died January 11, 1975.
Survivors include two daughters, Florence Florence, Onaga; Lucille Chadwick, Centralia; a son, Ralph Mars, Vermillion; a sister, Beatrice Mars, Centralia; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held at Neuchatel Cemetery at Neuchatel.
Reinhard Robert Matzke, son of Robert and Elise Matzke, was born on April 18, 1898, near Onaga, Kansas. He was baptized by Rev. A. Schmid on May 28, 1(8)98. On March 31, 1912 he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith, in St. Paul church, Duluth, by Rev. Th. Juengel. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth until he was transferred to ?St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton.
He was married to Ella Hetzler on March 24, 1920. (On the morning of May 28, 1898. On March 17, 1960) with a heart attack and passed away immediately at the age of 61 years, 9 months and 29 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Ella; his son, Bob; his daughter-in-law, Winona; 4 grandchildren, Judy, Peggy, Larry and Bobby; 2 brothers, George of Wheaton and Raymond of Onaga; 3 sisters, Mrs. Arthur Honig, Onaga, Mrs. Alton Kufahl, Wheaton, and Mrs. Erwin Wegner, Wamego; 8 brothers-in-law; 8 sisters-in-law; a host of nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, one sister and 3 brothers.
Funeral services were Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial was in St. Luke’s North Cemetery. The Rev. H. A. Middendorf officiated.
Wilhelmine Marten was born on the 30 th of May, 1865, in Doelitz, Germany. There she was also baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In the year 1882 she came to America with her parents. On December 13 th, 1883, she was married to Gottfried Marten, which union was blessed with eleven children. Two daughters and one son and also the husband preceded her in death, the latter in October, 1927.
The deceased became seriously ill perhaps a month ago, and for the last weeks was confined to her bed. During the last days of her illness she was unconscious, but suffered apparently no pain. She fell asleep quietly on Tuesday, October 22 nd, shortly after three o’clock in the morning. She reached an age of 81 years, 4 months, and 22 days.
She leaves to mourn her departure her eight children, Mrs. August Falk of Wheaton, Mrs. Albert Stelter and Mrs. Emil Krohn of Blaine, Mrs. August Biesenthal, F. A. Marten, Mrs. Richard Bosse, Mrs. Ernest Bosse and Mrs. Emil Teske, all of Wheaton; 8 sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law; one brother, William Abitz of Onaga; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Marten and Mrs. Robert Brunkow of Onaga; 37 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. She also raised one grandchild, Iverna Marten.
Interment was made in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery at Duluth, Kansas on October 24 th, the Rev. R. Hildebrandt of Duluth, officiating.
Onaga – Services will be a t 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Duluth for Richard H. “Dick” Marten, 89, Onaga, who died Sunday, January 26, 1997, at a hospital here.
He was married to Sadie M. Fairbanks July 26, 1947, at Hope. She survives.
Other survivors include two sisters, Amanda Honig and Olga Marten, both of Onaga; and a brother, Eitel “Ike” Marten, Hope.
A Fort Riley unit will conduct graveside services at Onaga Cemetery. Mr. Marten will lie in state until noon Wednesday at Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga where a prayer service at 7 p.m. today will be followed by visitation. Mr. Marten will lie in state after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Joseph R. Magnett, 73, Lillis, died of respiratory failure Sunday, February 11, 1990 at a Topeka Hospital.
Mr. Magnett was a retired farmer and retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1979.
He served in Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, 33 rd Armored Regiment during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was born December 22, 1916, in Bla9ine, one of 12 children of Frank and Gertrude Harris Magnett. He spent his life in the Blaine and Lillis communities.
Mr. Magnett was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lillis, Knights of Columbus Council No. 3185 in Wheaton, and Leo McMinimy Post No. 181 of the American Legion in Frankfort.
He was married to Mildred A. Roggenkamp February 7, 1942 in Manning, Louisiana. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Donna Schlarman, Topeka; five sons, Robert Magnett, Salina, Kenneth Magnett, Blaine, Roger Magnett, Wheaton, Mark Magnett, Havensville, and Charles Magnett, Eudora; three sisters, Anna Mae Bailey, Topeka, Berthan Koch, Frankfort and Dorothy Nelson, Manhattan; four brothers, Clark Magnett and Laurel Magnett, both of Frankfort, Clinton Magnett, Manhattan and Tom Magnet, Blaine; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lillis. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Blaine.
Havensville – Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church here for Mrs. Stella Mae Manuel, 82, Havensville. She died Sunday, September 9 at an Onaga hospital.
She was born November 8, 1901 the daughter of Norman H. and Sarah Margaret Lewis Channel.
Mrs. Manuel was a member of the United Methodist Church, the ladies society at the church, a charter member of the NPJ Homemakers Demonstration Unit, and a member of America City Grange No. 1968 and the auxiliary to Glen G. Nicholas Post No. 333 of the American Legion at Havensville. She also gathered news for small newspapers in the Havensville community 25 years.
She was married to Ross Manuel September 3, 1924. He died July 21, 1983. A son, Duane Eugene Manuel, died in 1931.
Survivors include two sons, Clement Manuel, Onaga, and Tex Manuel, Havensville; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Martin, Topeka; a brother, Clyde Channel, Englewood, Colorado; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the America City Cemetery north of Havensville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Tessendorf Mortuary, Onaga, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary E. Mack was born in Salem, Indiana, on February 29, 1866, and died Sunday, April 12 1914, aged 48 years, one month, and 14 days. She died at a hospital in Wichita after an operation for tumor.
The deceased spent her days of childhood and youth and received her education at the place of her birth. At the age of 16 she came to Kansas with her sister and settled in Pottawatomie County, near Onaga. On September 30, 1882, she was united in marriage to Wm. F. Mack, and for 32 years she has faithfully shared the joys and sorrows of life with her husband. To this union four children, three daughters and one son were born. Elnor Leona died at the age of fifteen and a half years old, and her remains lie in the Onaga Cemetery. ***********Mrs. Edith Stuchal, Mrs. Ethel White, and Percy Mack, who grieve the mother’s death. The family lived in this vicinity until seven years ago when they moved to Council Grove. While here they resided on Rock Creek at Arispie, on the Wilson farm north of Onaga, and on the Rokes farm, just west of town. Since leaving Onaga they have resided in Council Grove, Americus, Hartford, and Topeka. Recently Mrs. Mack and the children spent eight months at Rockford, Colorado for her health.
The deceased was a member of a family of nine children, five boys and four girls. One brother and two sisters, George, Mattie and Sallie, have preceded her in death. The remaining children are Charles Ben, and William Williams, and Mrs. Melissa Trusner, who reside in Indiana, and Fred Williams, who resided just north of Onaga.
Mrs. Mack joined the First Baptist Church of Onaga on October 18, 1903, and proved herself as a faithful member of this church, earning the respect and affection on the entire membership. Her hope was in the Savior, therefore for her to live was Christ and to die was gain. She labored under the thought that she would recuperate but when the physician told her a few days before her death that her case was hopeless she was perfectly resigned and whispered that she was ready to leave this vale of tears and meet he Lord. She has suffered great pain for a number of years but she bore it all with patience until the Master saw fit to free her forever from all earthly misery and to take her home to the mansions above where she now enjoys perfect health and eternal bliss. The bereaved husband, children, brothers and sister, as they look to the heights whither her soul has flown whisper with tear-stained eyes that she was a tender sister, a faithful loving mother and a true wife.
The remains, accompanied by the sorrowing family, arrived in the city Monday evening, and funeral services were held from the Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. P. A. Schenk, the pastor, officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the Onaga Cemetery.
It is with a feeling of sadness that we chronicle the news of the death of Lester Mack, who passed away in the Army Hospital in Kansas City, last Monday. Although it was known that he was seriously ill, his death came very unexpected.
Lester A. Mack, son of Gary and Maude Mack, was born on the home place, near Onaga, Kansas on December 21, 1891, and died in the United States Veterans Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., on February 13, 1928. Lester grew up in this neighborhood, having spent his life on the home place, except for the time he was in the world War. He enlisted in Company 6, Coast Artillery, at Logan, Colorado, on May 6, 1917, and was honorably discharged on October 8, 1919. He spent the entire time of service in the Hawaiian Islands.
He was married to Miss Rheva Isla Wright on April 9, 1926. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his death four sisters and one brother – Mrs. Mable Carrico, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Zoa Purdy, Salina, Kansas; Mrs. Lenora Godlove, Ada, Kansas; Mrs. Cora Clark, Onaga, Kansas; and Ivan of Onaga, Kansas. His mother and father, one brother and one sister have preceded him home. Lester united with the Methodist Church several years ago.
The funeral service was held at the Congregational Church in charge of the pastor, Rev. J. W. cone. The singing was rendered by Mrs. F. A. Brown, Miss Hazel Gurtler, Mr. C. Haughawout and Mr. Hugh Grutzmacher, with Mrs. Hermia Miller presiding at the piano. The minister spoke upon the words “I have fought a good fight” and spoke in high appreciation of the war time services and sacrifices of the members of the American Legion, and of the terrible experiences they underwent. The church was filled with people, and many had to stand in the aisles and rooms of the building. The legion men were in attendance in great numbers, and gave the Legion honors at the grave. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Mrs. Vivian F. Martindale, 78, Onaga, died Monday, December 11, 1989, at a Topeka hospital. She had cancer. \
Mrs. Martindale taught home economics at Onaga High School many years before she retired.
She was born January 14, 1911, at Netawaka, the daughter of Joel and Flora Albright. She was graduated from Kansas State College, of Agriculture with a bachelor’s degree in home economics. She moved to Onaga in 1940.
Mrs. Martindale was active in Alpha Xi Delta sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers’ sorority, Future Homemakers of America and Kansas Association for Vocational Home Economics Teachers and was president of the association one year.
She was married to Cecil N. Martindale of Robinson August 8, 1935, in Netawaka. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Ayers, rural Overbrook, and Cecilia Crummey, Topeka; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, at the Congregational Church in Onaga. Burial was in Netawaka Cemetery.
Joseph George Makin, son of Emery Clark Makin and Catharine Anderson, was born July 22, 1884, six and one-half miles southwest of Onaga, Kansas, where he passed away May 16, 1961, at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 24 days.
He was united in marriage to Lena Ziegler October 21, 1919, who survives him. Two children were born to this union, Georgia Binnie of Philadelphia, Pa., and Delbert Makin of Placerville, California, who also survives. Other survivors include three grandchildren, Gwendolyn Binnie, Gregory Makin and Shery Jo Force; one sister, Mrs. Lola Mae Ayers of Wichita, Kansas, and one nephew Forrest Kimble of Wichita.
He was a 50-year member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge 234. He was actively engaged in farming until three years ago. He was in ill health the last two years but seriously ill only three weeks.
He was an avid lover of nature and his pastimes were swimming, hunting and fishing.
He was a devoted husband and father.
He attended Onaga schools and business college in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 18, at the Onaga Congregational Church with the Rev. Millard Marshall officiating. Interment was in Onaga Cemetery with Onaga I.O.O.F. Lodge in charge of graveside services.
Holton – Chester I. May, 76, Holton, died Sunday, March 8 at a Holton hospital.
Mr. May was an elevator operator at the Mayetta Co-op and had also worked as a propane truck driver for B&P Gas Company at Holton.
He was born April 12, 1910, at Onaga, the son of Arba and Cora Mitchell May. He lived in the Mayetta community several years and the Holton community 11 years.
Mr. May had been on the Mayetta School Board and the Mayetta Town Council several years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at Holton.
He was married to Evelyn Wilson December 1, 1939, at Hiawatha. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Lois Crummey and Brenda McClain, both of Topeka; two sons, Harlan May and Charles May, both in Topeka; a sister, Elva Mosley, Denison; a brother, Ernest May, Onaga; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Havensville Cemetery at Havensville. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church in Holton and sent in care of the Kansas State Bank at Holton, 66436.
Clement N. Manuel, 58, Onaga, died Wednesday, September 18, at an Onaga hospital. He had cancer.
Mr. Manuel farmed near Havensville until 1966 and later was a semi-trailer truck driver for Nationwide Carriers and Farmers Union Co-op at St. Marys. He was a self-employed mechanic since 1980.
He was born December 29, 1926, at Havensville, the son of Thomas Ross and Stella Mae Channel Manuel.
Mr. Manuel was a member of the Christian Church, a former member of the high school board and a charter member of the Lions Club, all at Havensville. He also was a past master of the America City Grange.
He was married to Donis Flowers November 23, 2947, at Havensville. She survives.
Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Donna Graf, Silver Lake, Mrs. Linda Teske, St. Marys, and Mrs. Barbara Tudder, Topeka; two sons, Ross A. Manuel, Rossville, and Philip W. Manuel, Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Virginia Martin, Topeka; a brother, Tex Manuel, Havensville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Havensville Christian Church. Burial will be in America City Cemetery. Mr. Manuel will lie in state today at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga and after 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
George W. Matzke, 80, Wheaton, died Monday, May 2, at his home.
Mr. Matzke was born February 22, 1914, on a farm northwest of Onaga, one of ten children of Robert and Elisa Abitz Matzke.
He was a farmer and stockman most of his life in the Onaga and Wheaton communities. He also worked in custom silage harvesting a number of years.
Mr. Matzke was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton and the Lutheran Laymen’s League of the church. He had served on a number of township boards.
He was married to Lucile Zabel on February 2, 1937, in Duluth, Kansas. She died January 23, 1978. An infant daughter, Lila J. Matzke also preceded him in death.
He was married to Alma Magnett on March 1, 1979 at Flush. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Marcella Budden, Wamego, and Maureen Schwant, Topeka; a son, Roger Matzke, Silver Lake; a sister, Margaret Kufahl, Topeka; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial will be in St. Luke Lutheran North Cemetery, Wheaton.
Mr. Matzke will lie in state from 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Kufahl Funeral Home and later until service time at the church. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Kufahl Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Hour, Onaga Community Hospital Hospice program, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Mary V. Malone, 85, Blaine, died Monday, April 17, 1995 at the Westy Care Home in Westmoreland.
She and her husband farmed and raised livestock.
She was born October 9, 1909 north of Blaine, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Moran Walsh.
She was a member of the St. Columbkill's Catholic Church in Blaine and a member of the Altar Society at the Church. Mrs. Malone served as the Clear Creek Precinct Democratic Committeewoman and on the Clear Creek Election Board and the Unified School District 24 School Board.
She was married to John I. Malone on April 12, 1939. He died January 27, 1993. A son, John Francis Malone, died in 1950.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ellen Oldfield, Richland, Washington, and Patricia Mayer, Wamego; two sons, Joseph Malone, Oskaloosa, and Stephen Malone, Blaine; and 14 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, at St. Columbkill's Catholic Church in Blaine. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Jim Martin, 55, 1515 and an half N. Jefferson, died Monday, December 15, at a Topeka hospital. He had an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Martin was a truck driver for Graham Truck Lines and other are trucking companies.
He was born December 6, 1929 south of Onaga, the son of Floyd A. and Ethie Ann Luscombe Martin. He attended schools in the Onaga area, and lived at Topeka the past 35 years. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict.
He was a member of Cary Post No. 28 of the American Legion at Eskridge.
Survivors include his mother, Ethie Ann TenEyck, Alma; a brother, Jack R. Martin, Eskridge; and a sister Mary Ann Dryer, Hollister, Missouri.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 19, at the United Methodist Church in Eskridge. Burial was in the Eskridge Cemetery with military graveside services. Mr. Martin lied in state after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Austin-Callahan Funeral Home, Eskridge.
Margaret W. Matzke, 90, Wheaton, died Monday, February 24, 1997, at the Westmoreland Hospital where she had been a patient a few days.
She was born September 2, 1906, northeast of Wheaton, the daughter of Albert and Anna Berges Kufahl. She attended Bunker Hill School east of Wheaton and spent her life in the Wheaton community. She was a sales clerk and bookkeeper at Kufahl Hardware in Wheaton from 1947 to 1986.
She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton where she was a Sunday school teacher 25 years.
Her husband, William C. Matzke, died November 18, 1946.
Survivors include two sons, Melvin Matzke, Blaine, and Marcellus Matzke, Wheaton; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, February 27, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Duluth. Contributions may be made to the Margaret Matzke Memorial Fund, yet to be designated, and sent in care of Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton.
Myrtle L. Martin, 87, Topeka, died Tues, March 18, 1997, at a Topeka nursing home.
She was born October 8, 1909, at Wheaton, the daughter of Christian d. and Flora Hazlett Ladner. She moved to Topeka in the 1920’s and had lived in Des Moines, Iowa from 1953 to 1966. She attended Clark’s Business School in Topeka for one year.
Mrs. Martin worked in the circulation department at the Capper’s Publication in Topeka, then as a teller for the First National Bank in Topeka. She later worked as a bookkeeper for Sewell Oil Company, and then did bookkeeping from her home.
She was a member of the West Side Christian Church in Topeka and the Ladies Aid at the church.
She married Donald Jessop January 3, 1927, at Lawrence. They were divorced. She married Raymond W. Martin November 25, 1939 at Topeka. He died February 17, 1984.
Survivors include two sons, Dale M. Martin and Michael R. Martin, both of Topeka; a daughter, Peggy L. Damme, Topeka; a brother, Aaron Ladner, in California; a sister, Isabelle Osborn, Luray; 16 grandchildren four step-grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Friday, March 21, at Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Burial was in the Neuchatel Cemetery northwest of Onaga.
William Matzke, son of Robert and Elise Matzke, was born October 4, 1896. Soon after his birth he was brought to Holy Baptism, and some years later, after he had been instructed in the doctrines of Christian religion, he was confirmed in the Lutheran fair. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth, all the days of his life.
On March 9, 1921, he was married to Irene Kufahl. This union was blessed with two sons, but was also terminated on March 4, 1924, when the wife was called to her Eternal home. On March 28, 1928, he was married again, to Margaret Kufahl.
He had been ailing for some years, but in the summer of last year his malady became so severe that he sought aid in Rochester, Minn., where in September of last year he underwent a serious operation. After some weeks he returned home, still weak, but seemingly on the way to recovery. But in the summer of this year his malady returned, and though everything possible was done for him, his condition became worse from week to week. On November 18, at 8:30 in the evening, he was relieved from all pain when he quietly fell asleep. He reached the age of 50 years, one month, and 14 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his sorrowing wife, Margaret Matzke; his two sons, Melvin of Blaine, and Marcellus of Wheaton; two daughters-in-law; his father, Robert Matzke; four brothers, Reinhard, Arthur, and George of Wheaton, and Raymond Matzke of Onaga; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Honig of Duluth, Mrs. Alton Kufahl of Wheaton, and Mrs. Erwin Wegner of Onaga; and many other relatives and many friends.
Interment was on Friday afternoon in St. Paul’s Cemetery at Duluth, with the Rev. OL. Hildebrandt of Duluth officiating.
Dale C. Marcoux, 78, a long-time Washburn University educator, Topeka, died Monday, April 14, at a Topeka hospital.
Dr. Marcoux taught at Circleville High School and later at Southwestern College at Winfield before he moved to Topeka in 1939 to teach at Washburn.
He later was head of the business and economics department at Washburn University after he returned from military service until he retired in 1973. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
He was born November 30, 1907, at Havensville, the son of Arthur and Rachel Fordham Marcoux. He attended Havensville public schools and was graduated from Havensville High School. He was graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1928 where he also received a master’s degree in 1936.
He received a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1973.
Mr. Marcoux was a member of First Congregational Church, Topeka Rotary Club and Retired Officers Association in Topeka.
He was married to Rosamond Eddy in 1930. She died in 1947. He was married to Florence Harold in 1950 in Topeka. She survives.
Mr. Marcoux was cremated. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Friday, April, 18 at First Congregational Church. Inurnment was in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Marcoux was the brother of the late Roy “Pat” Marcoux.
Albert B. Machiels, an old and respected citizen of Onaga, passed away on Sunday evening, March 13, at the Onaga Hospital. He had been in failing health for some time. A short service was held at the Tessendorf Chapel on Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Dr. T. C. Hinkle, after which the remains were taken to Morrisonville, Illinois for burial.
Mr. Machiels was born in Morrisonville, Illinois, on December 10, 1864. He came to Onaga in the year 1896 and established a harness shop in partnership with his brother, Peter, and for fifty-three years he has continued in business in Onaga.
Mr. Machiels was a man who placed great value in his friendships and was in turn, greatly admired and respected by the entire community. He took great interest in the youth of his home town, and there was never a year but that some member or members of the local high school graduating class didn’t send him a graduation announcement. His passing leaves a feeling of sadness.
Onaga business houses were closed during the funeral hour in respect to one who had taken such a part in its business life for so many, many years, and his sterling character will be a remembrance for years to come.
Bessie Velma Clark, daughter of William and Mary Clark, was born at Arispie, Kansas, on September 14, 1895, being one of a family of 12 children. At 13 years of age her parents moved to Onaga where they resided for a number of years. Shortly after moving to Onaga she became a member of the Baptist Church. She sang in the choir and helped in other church activities.
On September 14, 1915 she was united in marriage to Percy William Mack, of Onaga. To this union six children were born: Wilbur, Wilma, Mary, Colleen, and Twins, Jessie and Jennie. Jessie and Wilbur preceded her in death.
In June of this year the family moved to Harper, Kansas, and on November 6 th she entered the Joslin hospital in Harper and underwent an operation on November 15 th. She passed away at one o’clock on November 17 th at the age of 48 years, 2 months and 3 days. She was a devoted wife, a kind and loving mother.
She leaves to mourn her death a husband and four daughters, Mary, Colleen, Jennie and Mrs. Wilma Brenner; one grandson, Donald Brenner; her mother, Mrs. Mary Jackman; four sisters, Mrs. Agnes Campbell, Topeka, Mrs. Mary Cornelius, Wheaton, Mrs. Mabel Cornelius, Westmoreland, Mrs. Pearl Guy, Manhattan; four brothers, Will Clark, Wheaton, Dave Clark, Onaga, Cecil Clark, Manhattan, Aaron Clark, Topeka, and many other relatives and a host of friends.. A sister and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, November 22, at the Baptist Church in Onaga and the remains were laid to rest in the Onaga Cemetery.
Again it becomes the sad duty of the Herald to Chronicle the passing away of one of our most respectable and highly esteemed citizens, this time in the person of George J. Malone, who died at his farm home south of Onaga on Saturday evening after a couple of weeks illness.
George Jefferson Malone was born in Muskiagun(?) County, Ohio, on December 15, 1860, and died at his home on October 10, 1914, being 53 years, 10 months and 25 days of age. Several months ago Mr. Malone was taken seriously ill and was taken to Kansas City where an operation for gall stones was successfully performed, since which time he had been in pretty good heath until a few weeks ago when he was again taken ill. It was known from the first of the recent illness that another operation would be necessary but the patient did not become strong enough to stand the trip to Kansas City, and gradually grew worse until death relieved him of his suffering. After his death and autopsy was held and another gallstone was found, and ten ounces of gall was also discovered. But the disease was so located that no operation could have removed it hence it was found that no medical skill could have saved him.
The deceased was united in marriage on April 7, 1880, to Nancy R. Smith, and of this union four children were born, the eldest dying in infancy and the mother died December 17, 1894. They made their home in Ohio until the spring of 1883 when they came to Kansas and made a new home on the farm south of Onaga where the deceased had lived for thirty-one years. On March 12, 1898, he was a gain united in marriage to Lucy L. Earp, of Wintersett, Iowa, who, with the three children of the former marriage, Pearl, Charles and George Jr., survive him and were with him constantly during his last illness. He also leaves a half brother, J. A. Meskimen, of Onaga, and a half sister, Mrs. Mate Force, of Wheaton. While a young man he joined the Baptist Church and has always professed a deep faith in God and has been a student of the Scriptures.
George J. Malone was a man whom to know as a friend was an honor, and those who knew him best held him in the highest esteem. Unquestionably honest, shrewd in business, an honored citizen, a good neighbor, a true friend, and a loving and devoted husband and father. Truly he will be missed, not only in the home, but in all walks of life as well.
He had been a most loyal member of the Masonic lodge in Onaga and the Scottish Rite Consistory of Topeka for years. His life has been a most useful and helpful one to all about him. Funeral services were held at the farm home on Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock, Rev. P. A. Schenk, of the Baptist church of this city, officiating. The funeral was one of the largest ever attended in this locality, despite the inclement weather, which reflects the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his neighbors and friends. At the conclusion of the services at the home members of the Masonic lodge took charge of the ceremonies which were conducted by Mr. Wm. M. Shaver of Topeka, secretary of the Scottish Rite, who also had charge of the ceremonies at the cemetery. Interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery.
George Malone passed away early Monday evening at the Onaga hospital after weeks of suffering following a surgical operation in Rochester. His death is grieved by the entire community, in which he had spent his entire life.
George Thomas Malone was born on June 2, 1890 in Vienna Township near Onaga, the youngest child of George J. and Nancy Rebecca Malone. When he was 4 years old his mother died. For three years the father cared for his family and then remarried and brought to the home a wife who mothered his children as her own and devoted her life to their welfare.
As a boy George attended Independence District School and later studied two years at Onaga High School. On June 2, 1915 he was united in marriage with Lorna Day, his childhood sweetheart. Shortly thereafter he volunteered in the service of his country. As a member of the Tank Corps, he trained at Gettysburg, Pa., where he received the commission of Second Lieutenant. Then followed six months of overseas service. Upon the conclusion of his milit5ary duty he returned to his home community where he became one of its most progressive farers. His natural inventive and mechanical talents developed in the conduct of his work and the entire neighborhood benefited from his leadership in adoption of new methods of agriculture. He was always ready and willing to help his neighbors with their problems.
He was a member of Onaga Lodge No. 188 AF&AM and master of the lodge in 1916. His character, expressed by some in religious affiliation, was sincerely guided by the tenants of free masonry. He was also a member of American Legion Post No. 85.
Although a man of wide friendships and interest in those about him, his first interest centered in his home and family. A bond of sincerest affection developed between him and his son Duane and during wartime this interest expanded to include many young men in the service. He followed their fates with kindest interest. His home abounded in hospitality and good cheer where all his friends were welcome.
He leaves his wife of the home; his son Duane; two grandsons, Michael George and Patrick Andrew; his stepmother, Mrs. Lou Day of this city; and his sister, Mrs. Don DeVoe of Topeka. Two brothers preceded him in death, Charles in October, 1946, and Reuben who died in early childhood.
To his son and grandsons he bequeathed a heritage of a well lived life devotion to his country, love in his home and friendship to those about him. They are not dead who live in the hearts of those they leave behind. This is truly immortality.
Funeral services were held at the Onaga Baptist Church on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in charge of Rev. Thornberry of the St. Marys Methodist Church. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Onaga – Duane D. Malone, 56, Onaga, died Saturday morning in a Topeka hospital where he had been hospitalized since September 14. An autopsy is scheduled.
He was born December 15, 1922, on a farm south of Onaga. He attended Onaga area schools. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, having served with the U.S. Marines. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7772 of Onaga. He was a roadway equipment operator for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father, George Malone, on August9, 1948.
Survivors include two sons, Pat Malone, Onaga and Michael Malone, Formosa Beach, California; two daughters, Kathryn Malone, Harrison, Ohio, and Julia Malone, Formosa Beach, California and his mother, Mrs. Lorna Malone, Onaga.
Services will be Tuesday at Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga, but a time hasn’t yet been set. Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a hemophilia fund and sent to the funeral home.
(Handwritten note: He died in Veteran’s hospital.)
Michael G. Malone, 35, Palm Desert, California, died April 19 at his home.
He was born July 14, 1947, at Onaga, the son of Duane D. Malone and Betty Minsch Malone. Mike was baptized in infancy and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth in 1961. He attended Onaga schools and graduated from Onaga High School in 1965.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1965 and served in Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1969, having attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.
After his discharge he immediately began a career with General Telephone and Electric at West Los Angeles, California. At the time of his death he was an outside plant engineer at Palm Springs, California.
Mike was a member of VFW Post No. 7772 at Onaga.
He was preceded in death by his father, September 29, 1979.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Betty Malone, Onaga; a twin brother, Patrick A. Malone, Onaga; two sisters, Kathryn Malone, Cleves, Ohio, and Mrs. Julia Mangas, Onaga; and a grandmother, Mrs. Lorna Malone, Onaga.
Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. Military graveside services were conducted by Onaga Memorial Post No. 7772 Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Onaga Cemetery.
Mrs. Iona Malloy, 80, of Onaga, died Sunday, July 24, at a Topeka hospital where she had been a patient since June 7.
She was born January 18, 1903, in Nemaha County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Morrison.
She was married to Lester B. Malloy on October 25, 1933. He died December 31, 1973. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Donna Teske, on January 1, 1970.
Surviving are two sons, Donald D. Malloy, Topeka, and Duane Lee Malloy, Perry; four sisters, Mrs. Jennie Craft, Marysville, Mrs. Belle Tanking, Seneca, Mrs. Pearl Malloy, Topeka, and Mrs. Tinnie Artman, Holton; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Interment was in Onaga Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Ross Manuel, 88, of Havensville were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the United Methodist Church in Havensville. Burial was in the America City Cemetery north of Havensville.
The son of Clement and Martha Bottom Manuel, he was born January 27, 1895, in the Buck’s Grove Community southeast of Havensville and spent all of his life in the Buck's Grove and Havensville communities.
Mr. Manuel was a farmer and stockman and a veteran of World War I.
He was a member of America City Grange No. 1968, the United Methodist Church and Glen G. Nicholas Post No. 333 of the American Legion, all at Havensville. He was also a leader in soil conservation in Pottawatomie County.
He was married to Stella Channel of Havensville on September 3, 1924. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Martin, Topeka; two sons, Clement Manuel, Onaga, and Tex Manuel, Havensville; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Willard E. Mayhew, formerly a resident of Onaga was killed last Friday evening when a well roof on which he was working caved in at the Topeka city well.
He was an uncle of Mrs. Elwin Zehner and Mr. John Lewis.
Willard E. Mayhew was born August 25, 1915, at Frankfort, Kansas. He spent most of his life in Topeka and was a member of the Cement Finishers Union.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Mayhew, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Lillian Hendricks, Wheaton; four daughters, Judith , Joyce, Sharon and Sandra; three sons, Jack, Dick and Gary, all of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Garey, Topeka, and Mrs. Iona Lewis, Harper, Kansas.
Funeral services for Roy “Pat” Marcoux, 72, of rural Centralia, were at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Centralia United Church of Christ. Interment was in the Buck’s Grove Cemetery, southeast of Havensville.
Mr. Marcoux, a well-known farmer and stockman, died Saturday, April 2, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka after an illness of several months.
The son of Arthur and Rachel Fordham Marcoux, he was born November 3, 1910 in the Havensville community, and spent most of his life in that neighborhood, moving to a farm south of Centralia a few years ago. He attended Havensville grade and high schools and the University of Kansas.
He was married to Myra Hayward February 23, 1935. She survives at the home.
Other survivors include two sons, Craig Marcoux of the home, and Marc Marcoux, Centralia; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Dunnaway, Dallas, Texas; one brother, Dale Marcoux, Topeka; and three grandchildren.
Elsie Bertha Honig, daughter of Herman and Pauline Honig, was born on May 21, 1904, at Wheaton, Kansas. Here she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was married to John Marten on June 17, 1925. After a long and lingering illness, she died last Saturday morning at 2:30 o’clock at the age of 38 years, 6 months, and 22 days.
She leaves to mourn her departure, her sorrowing husband; three children, Mervin, Dorothy, and Donna; her aged mother, Mrs. Pauline Honig, Wheaton; three sisters, Mrs. Wm Fehlhaber, of Liberty Nebr., Mrs. Frank Marten, of Wheaton and Mrs. E. T. Marten of Frankfort; four brothers, Frank, Carl and Otto Honig of Wheaton, and Rev. Walter Honig of Stornoway, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Interment was made in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery at Duluth on December 15 th, the Rev. R. Hildebrandt officiating.
Funeral services for Frank A. Marten, 78, of Wheaton were held Monday AT 2:00 P.M. February 19, AT St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton with the Rev. Frank Fellbaum officiating. The committal services were at the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery with the Rev. Walter Honig in charge.
Mr. Marten was dead on arrival at the Dechairo Hospital in Westmoreland on Friday morning, February 16. He had a heart ailment.
He was born January 14, 1895 near Wheaton and spent all his life in and near Wheaton as a farmer.
He was married to Lydia Gadow May 18, 1918. She died March 20, 1919. To this union one daughter was born.
He was married to Freda Honig of Wheaton on January 3, 1921. To this union one daughter was born.
He was married to Freda Honig of Wheaton on January 3, 1921. To this union two sons and one daughter were born.
Survivors include his wife, Freda Marten; two daughters, Iverna Teske, Onaga, and Elvera Kufahl, Wheaton; two sons, Lloyd Marten, Wheaton, and Orville Marten, Onaga; two sons-in-law, Ben Teske, Onaga, and Vernon Kufahl, Wheaton; two daughters-in-law, Helen Marten, Wheaton, and Vera Marten, Onaga; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five sisters, Bertha Krohn, Blaine, Augusta Bosse, Anna Bosse, Ida Biesenthal and Marie Teske, all of
Wheaton .
He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church, serving on the church council for many years. He also served on the Township board and school boards. He was County Commissioner for eight years.
Mr. Marten was loved and held in high esteem by all who knew him.
Pallbearers were six grandsons, Harlan Teske, Gary Teske, Larry Marten, Lynn Marten, Dale Kufahl and Lonnie Kufahl.
FREDERICK MARTEN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Marten, who was killed in action on the battle fields in France on July 15, And for whom memorial services were held in the Lutheran church at Duluth on August 12 th.
John F. Marten, 76, died October 19 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka where he was admitted earlier the same day.
He was born March 3, 1898, near Onaga and had lived all of his life in the Onaga community. He was an employee of the Kansas Power and Light Company for 35 years. His first employment in the public utility field was with the Onaga Light, Heat and Power Company in 1919.
He was a life-long member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth; a past member of the Onaga Lions Club, having 17 years perfect attendance; and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 304.
He was married to Elsie Honig on June 17, 1925. She died December 12, 1942. He was later married to Clara Roland on September 4, 1944. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Mervin Marten of Onaga; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Bryan, Barneston, Nebraska, and Mrs. Donna Gennett of Onaga; three brothers, Lorenz Marten and Richard Marten, both of Onaga, and E. T. Marten of Hope; six sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Cass, Mrs. Martha Hartwich, Mrs. Caroline Falk, Miss Dita Marten, Miss Olga Marten and Mrs. Amanda Honig, all of Onaga, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. Interment was at St. Paul’s Cemetery, Duluth.
Lorenz H. Marten, 69, died Thursday, April 12, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka where he was admitted April 10. He had a heart ailment and had been ill about a year and a half. He had earlier been a patient in Community Hospital here.
The son of Pauline and John G. Marten, He was born June 6, 1909 and confirmed March 25, 1923, and was an active and faithful communicant member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. Mr. Marten was a farmer and stockman and was a lifetime resident of the Onaga community.
He was married March 8, 1939 to Delta Zabel.
Survivors include his wife, Delta, of the home; three sons, Ronald Marten, Kenneth Marten and David Marten, all of Onaga; two daughters-in-law; four grandsons; two brothers, E. T. Marten of Hope, and Richard Marten of Onaga; five sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Cass, Miss Dita Marten, Mrs. Caroline Falk, Mrs. Amanda Honig, and Miss Olga Marten, all of Onaga; three sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law a number of nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and three sisters.
Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth with burial in Onaga Cemetery.
Mrs. Pauline Marten passed away on August 20, 1963 in the community hospital where she had been a patient since June 28, following a stroke which she suffered at her home.
Friederika Pauline Marten, the daughter of Christian and Wilhelmine Abitz, was born February 26, 1872 at Doelitz in Pommern, Germany where she received baptism in the Lutheran Church April 18, 1882, at the age of ten years she came to America, where they located a number of miles southwest of where Duluth now is.
She was confirmed in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church on June 20, 1886 by Pastor D. Stemmerman.
On October 10, 1889 she was united in marriage to John Gottlieb Marten in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. They engaged in farming in the area surrounding Onaga and Duluth. Their union was blessed with 14 children. Her husband and 3 children preceded her in death. Her husband on May 30, 1934, Fred W. lost his life in action in France during World War I on July 15, 1918; Louis Carl, age 19 months, in 1915; Helena in infancy, 1897.
Left to mourn Mrs. Marten’s departure are four sons and seven daughters: Mrs. Mathilda Platt of Duluth, Mrs. Lizzie Cass of Wheaton, John Marten, Mrs. Martha Hartwich, Mrs. Caroline Falk, Richard Marten, Lorenz Marten, Mrs. Amanda Honig, all of Onaga, Eitel Marten of Hope, Kansas, and Dita and Olga Marten of the home; four daughters-in-law, Clara Marten, Erna Marten, Sadie Marten, and Delta Marten; two sons-in-law, Oscar Falk and Roland Honig; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Helena Brunkow; one brother-in-law Robert Brunkow; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Helena Abitz, and many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Friday August 23 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth with the Rev. J. W. A. Becker
officiating. Burial was in the Duluth Cemetery.
Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Platt and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Platt and family, of Ozawkie; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Figge and family and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gennett and family, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson and family, Deshler, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Bryan and family, Barnston, Nebraska; Mrs. Louis Wegner and David and Mrs. Helena Abitz, Manhattan; Mr. and Fred Leitz and Mr. Oliver Riffle, Hope, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young, Blythesville, Arkansas; Mrs. Gary Winkler, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. George Brunkow, Oketo, Kansas; Mr. Richard Buzbee and Mrs. Clara Carden, Kansas City, Kansas; Mr. Carl Figge, Topeka; Miss Dorothy ******************
Louise Bertha Martin, daughter of the late Jacob and Henrietta Rueter Knipp was born September 29, 1889 on a farm southwest of Onaga, Kansas and departed this life Thursday, December 27, 1956, at the age of 67 years, 2 months and 30 days. Her early childhood was spent on the farm and her schooling was obtained at St. Luke's Lutheran School. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith December 23, 1908. She was united in marriage to James O. Martin. On December 23 rd of 1956 she and her husband celebrated their 48 th wedding anniversary. Four children were born of this union; Floyd A. Martin of Topeka, Cedric C. Martin of Puyallup, Washington and Frances L. Wegner of Onaga and Paul L. Martin, who preceded her in death.
She has been associated with the Onaga Grade School Lunch program for the past 14 years. She dearly loved the children she came into contact with and enjoyed her work. She also was librarian of the Onaga City library for several years and enjoyed her work with the public. She was a person who was always glad to be of service and help to anyone who wished it.
She was a most wonderful and devoted wife, mother and grandmother and loved her church, home and family above all else.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, James Martin; two sons, Floyd and Cedric; one daughter, Frances; two daughters-in-law, Elvena and Eunice Martin; one son-in-law, Giltner Wegner; six grandchildren, Jimmie, Jackie and Sandra Martin; Mary Ann Dryer; Vernon and Gilbert Wegner; two brothers, Dick and Oscar Knipp of Vermillion; one sister, Bertha Meskimen, Onaga; seven half-brothers and sisters: Lydia Crawford, Leavenworth, Kansas, Elna Henney, Lincoln, Nebraska, Helen Dangerfield, Thelma Minsch and William Knipp, Westmoreland; Herbert and Pat Knipp, Onaga; and one step-sister Sophia Smith, Westmoreland. She also leaves many other relatives and a host of friends.
Services were held December 30, 1956 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth, Kansas, with interment in the Onaga cemetery.
JAMES O. MARTIN, 71, SUCCMBS DECEMBER 30 – James Otto Martin, 71, former Onaga City Marshal, passed away at the Community Hospital here December 30 after a brief illness.
He was born at Meriden, Kansas October 1, 1886 and spent his early childhood on a farm between Zeandale and Manhattan. On December 23, 1908 he was married to Louise Bertha Knipp, who preceded him in death December 27, 1956.
He was an employee of the City of Onaga and filled the office of Marshal and was later an employee of the Tessendorf Furniture Store until ill health forced him to retire.
He is survived by one daughter, Frances L. Wegner of Onaga; two sons, Floyd A. of Topeka and Cedric C. of Puyallup, Washington; One half-brother, H. B. Martin of West Branch Michigan; and six grandchildren. One son, Paul L. preceded him in death in 1941.
Funeral services were conducted on January 2 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth with the Rev. H. A. Middendorf of Wheaton officiating. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
The Rev. Millard H. Marshall, 79, Onaga, died Monday, April 25 at his home.
He was born December 11, 1903 in Kentucky, the son of William and Laura Marshall.
At the age of six months, he moved with his parents to Wisconsin. He attended Prentice, Wisconsin High School.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Ashland College, Northland, Wisconsin and later earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary.
His first parish was at Redvale, Colorado. Other parishes were at Challis, Idaho; Lusk, Wyoming; Glendive, Montana; Kinsley, Kansas; Onaga, Kansas; Truro, Iowa; Little River, Kansas; and Deosauqua, Iowa. He retired in 1973 and returned to Onaga to make his home.
Rev. Marshall was a member of the Congregational Church at Onaga; Corner Stone Lodge No. 219 AF&AM at Little River, Kansas; Onaga Chapter 71, Order of Eastern Star; and the Onaga Senior Citizens Club.
He was married September 25, 1930, to Myrtle Paulson of Chicago. She died May 25, 1979. He married May Robinson Kirk of Onaga on October 12, 1980, at Holton. She survives at the home.
Other survivors include one son, William H. Marshall, Greensburg; two daughters, Mrs. Laurel Becker, Augusta, and Mrs. Elaine Hubach, Mayetta; three step-sons, Jimmy Kirk and Gene Kirk, Salina, and Eldon Kirk, Mesa, Arizona; 17 grandchildren; a great-grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Lillia Thomas, Tillamook, Oregon, and Mrs. Irene Gaylord, Lander, Wyoming.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Congregational Church in Onaga. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, at the Greensburg Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora May, 75, of Onaga, were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 13, at Tessendorf Chapel in Onaga. Mrs. May died Sunday at Community Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital Saturday.
The daughter of Eli and Lutish McClellan Mitchell, she was born April 21, 1891 at New Albany, Indiana. She had lived in Onaga for 23 years.
She was married January 27, 1909 to Arba Porter May, who preceded her in death October 15 of this year. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Etta.
Survivors include four children, Mrs. Eva Moseley of Topeka, Ernest May of Onaga, Elmer May of Kansas City, Missouri, and Chester May of Mayetta; two brothers, Clarence E. Mitchell of South Gate, California, and Thomas J. Mitchell of Anaheim, California; three sisters, Mrs. Otto Birch of Linwood, California, Mrs. Evelyn Dick, Long Beach, California and Mrs. Waunita May Deskins of Lawrence; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the Havensville Cemetery.
Mrs. Marie M. May, 62, Onaga, died Wednesday, May 15, at a Topeka hospital.
Mrs. May was a personal home care provider at Frankfort many years.
She was born November 7, 1922, at St. Marys, the daughter of Ross and Anna Booth Wilson.
She was married to Ernest May of Onaga February 15, 1940, at Holton. They lived on a farm in the Onaga community since. He survives. A daughter, Mrs. Patricia Poitras, and a son, Raymond Ross May, preceded her in death.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Bridges, Reno, Nevada, and Mrs. Mona Nichols, Belvue; five sons, Ted May, Bushnell, Nebraska, Joseph May, Topeka, Robert May, Lawson, Missouri, Spec. 4 James May, Fort Riley, and Jack May, Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Evelyn May, Holton; two brothers, Raymond Wilson, Topeka, and Lowell Wilson in New Jersey and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Burial will be in Havensville Cemetery. Mrs. May will lie in state until service time at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Elmer J. May, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri died Wednesday, June 15, at Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City.
He was born November 4, 1921 at Onaga and lived in the Kansas City area 24 years. Mr. May was a bus driver for the Area Transportation Authority for 24 years.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sheila May of the home; two sons, Danny May, Houston, and Gary May, Fresno, California; three daughters, Mrs. Linda Bryant and Mrs. Jane Hansen of Kansas City and Mrs. Judy Campbell, LaGrange, Missouri; two brothers, Chester May, Holton, and Ernest May Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Elva Mosely, Denison; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were at 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the Earp Truman Road Chapel. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
Adelbert C. “Al” Mayhew, 73, of Onaga, died Thursday, January 3 in Onaga Community Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Tessendorf Mortuary with burial in Onaga Cemetery.
He was born July 14, 1900 in Fort Edwards, N.Y. and served in the Army from 1928 until 1935. He was married to Elroy Zehner September 2, 1934, and they lived at Fort Edwards until World War II when they moved to the west coast and worked in the shipyards.
Before coming to Onaga, the Mayhews lived in Havensville where Mr. Mayhew operated a blacksmith business. He was an employee of the City of Onaga for four years before his retirement in 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Elroy of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Merrie Pinick and Mrs. Grace Flowers, both of Havensville, and Mrs. Pamela Konkowski of Emmett; four sons, Roy Mayhew of El Paso, Texas, Leonard Mayhew, of Emmett, Phillip Mayhew with the Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Wade Mayhew of the home; two brothers, Eugene Mayhew, Brooksville, Florida and Robert Mayhew, Hudson Falls, N.Y. and ten grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle I. Marshall, 74, of Onaga, were at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Tessendorf Mortuary. Interment was at 10:00 a.m. today (Thursday) at Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg, Kansas. Mrs. Marshall died Sunday, May 27, at Community Hospital, where she had been a patient for several weeks.
The daughter of Henry and Andrea Paulson, she was born April 8, 1905. She was married to Millard H. Marshall, a Congregational Church minister, in September 1930. Following his graduation fr0om seminary, they moved to western Colorado and later lived in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Kansas and Iowa. Following their retirement, they moved back to Onaga, which has been their home for several years.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; one son, William Marshall of Greensburg; two daughters, Mrs. Gary Becker of Augusta, and Mrs. Ted Hubach of Denison; two brothers, Raymond Paulson of Stetsonville, Wisconsin and Myron Paulson of Ft. Morgan, Colorado; a sister, Mrs. Magda Abegglen of Lakeside, California and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Havensville Cemetery for Mrs. Lucile Marcoux, 77, of Santa Ana, California who died Wednesday, July 18, 1990, at a Santa Ana nursing home.
She was born April 16, 1913, in Havensville, the daughter of Wilsie and Flossie Eddy Cox, and grew up in Havensville. She later lived in Johnson County near Kansas City before she moved to California in 1988.
Her husband, Claude Marcoux, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Lynn S. Marcoux, Orange, California and several grandchildren.
Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga was in charge of Kansas arrangements.
Nina Mack, wife of A. G. Brandner, was born August 16, 1852, in Canada. At an early age she came to Pottawatomie County with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Mack, sr., and grew to womanhood near Arispie. She was the oldest of a family of eight, and was not only a loving daughter but always a faithful companion and caretaker of her younger brothers and sisters. She was married in 1887, since which time she has resided in Kansas City. A faithful, devoted life is the legacy she leaves to her children and relatives. Pulmonary effections were the immediate cause of her death. She died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Simpson, in Weston, Mo. She leaves two children, a son of 16 years and a daughter of 13. The children have been frequent visitors of their grandparents at Arispie. Her life has been marked by a true wifely devotion to her family, her ideals were high and the respect and esteem of all who knew her were her portions, while the closest of family love was the bond that tied her to her relatives.
She was buried in the Onaga Cemetery, February 18, after services at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Bayles. The attendance was large, indicative of the high regard in which the deceased was held by those who knew her best.**********
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Makin, 85, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Congregational Church in Onaga, with burial in the Onaga Cemetery. She died Tuesday night at Community Hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks.
Mrs. Makin was a long-time resident of the Onaga, area, having resided for years on a farm south of Onaga. Upon the death of her husband, George Makin, she moved into Onaga, and for the past few months had been a resident of Golden Acres Nursing Home.
Survivors include a son, Delbert Makin of Citrus Heights, California; a daughter, Mrs. Georgia Binnie of Collingdale, Pennsylvania; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Centralia – Craig Arthur Marcoux, 45, rural Centralia, died Monday, January 19, at his home. The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department said Mr. Marcoux died of a shotgun would to the chest and ruled the death apparently self-inflicted.
Mr. Marcoux was a farmer and stockman. He was born June 20, 1941, at Havensville, the son of Roy and Myra Hayward Marcoux. He was reared in the Havensville community and graduated from Havensville High School. He lived in the Centralia area since 1968.
Mr. Marcoux was a member of Buck's Grove Methodist Church southeast of Centralia.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Myra Marcoux, Centralia; a sister, Mrs. Loretta Dunnaway, Dallas, ‘ Texas; and a brother, Marc Marcoux, Centralia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Buck's Grove Methodist Church. Burial will be in Buck's Grove Methodist Church Cemetery southeast of Centralia. Mr. Marcoux will lie in state until 11 a.m. Thursday at Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home in Centralia and an hour before service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church of the donor’s choice.
Wayne Marcoux passed away in a Hospital at Libertyville, Illinois on September 22 nd, at the age of 70. He was interred in the Ivanhoe Cemetery, Ivanhoe, Illinois.
He was born at Havensville on October 3, 1915. He attended grade and high schools at Havensville and graduated from Kansas State University in 1941. He was a packaging engineer for several companies in the Chicago area.
He was married to Ann Demeter on April 15, 1944. She survives at the home in Mundelein, Illinois.
Other survivors include two sons, Kenneth Marcoux of the home and Eugene Marcoux of the Chicago area; a brother, Philip Marcoux of Havensville; and a sister, Helen Frances Ertle of Raytown, Missouri.
Mrs. Clara L. Marten, 78, Onaga, died Tuesday, May 13, at her home.
Mrs. Marten had worked at Shallcross Publishing Co., and Concordia Publishing House, both at St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born November 13, 1907, at St. Louis, the daughter of George and Flora Kahlert Roland.
She was married to John F. Marten of Onaga September 4, 1944, in St. Louis. He died October 19, 1974.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Bryan, Beloit, and Mrs. Donna Gennett, Onaga; a son, Mervin Marten, Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Eleanor Hinz, Sunnyvale, California; a brother, Allen Roland, St. Louis, Missouri; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery at Duluth. Mrs. Marten will lie in state until 10:30 a.m. Friday at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga and from 1 until 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, for Mrs. Ella E. Matzke, 86, Wheaton. She died Saturday, May 25, at an Onaga nursing home where she had been about a year.
She was born May 3, 1899, near Wheaton, the daughter of Henry and Emma Brunkow Hetzler. She spent her life in the Wheaton community and attended Onaga and St. Paul Parochial schools at Duluth.
Mrs. Matzke was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church at Wheaton and the Ladies Aid Society at the church.
She was married to Reinard Matzke on March 24, 1920, at Duluth in Pottawatomie County. He died February 16, 1960. A son, Bob D. Matzke, died April 9, 1982.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Harlan, Edwin, Walter and Raymond, and one sister, Bertha.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Laura Abitz, Onaga, and Mrs. Erna Romo, Everett, Washington; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Winona Matzke; four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Kathryn P. “Kathy” Matzke, 40, rural Westmoreland, died Wednesday July 15, 1(9)87, at the Westmoreland hospital. She had been ill several months.
Mrs. Matzke worked part time at Dechairo Hospital in Westmoreland.
She was born October 23, 1946, at Hastings, Nebraska the daughter of Robert E. and Mildred G. Erychta Finn.
Mrs. Matzke was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. She was a former member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and a former Sunday school teacher at the church. She also was a member of the Sunflower Club and a former project leader of the Lucky ‘Leven 4-h Club.
She was married to Alvin W. Matzke July 6, 1968 at Wheaton. He survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Matzke, and two sons, Brian Matzke and Brent Matzke, all at home; her father and step-mother, Robert and Phyllis Finn, Topeka.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery south of Wheaton. Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton was in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for Mr. Roland E. Mars, 71, of rural Centralia, were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hayes Funeral Home in Centralia. Private Graveside services were held at the Neuchatel Cemetery, north of Onaga.
Mr. Mars died Saturday at the Seneca hospital where he was readmitted Wednesday. He had been ill for the past several months.
He was born May 30, 1903, in the Neuchatel community north of Onaga and had lived there all of his life. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his widow, Bernice Surdez Mars, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Chadwick of Vermillion and Mrs. Florence Florence of Onaga; a son, Ralph Mars of Vermillion; two brothers, Leo Mars of Centralia, and Leonard Mars of Portland, Oregon; and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Vernice Z. Manuel, 88, Havensville died Wednesday, March 11, at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga.
She was born November 2, 1898, at Soldier, the daughter of James P. and Lucy Bennett Gibson. She spent most of her life in the Havensville community.
Mrs. Manuel attended the haves United Methodist Church and was a former member of Buck's Grove United Methodist Church. She was also a member of United Methodist Women, English Ridge Grange, N.J.&P. Extension Homemakers Unit and the former Order of Eastern Star chapter, all at Havensville.
She was married to John Scott Manuel December 7, 1922, at have. He died July 11, 1963.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Venneberg, Havensville, and Mrs. Geneva Watts, Racine, Wisconsin; two brothers, Olin Gibson, Fairview, and Harlan Gibson, Nowata, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Buck's Grove United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Buck's Grove Cemetery.
George R. Magnett, 75, Onaga, died Thursday, October 22, 1987, at a Topeka hospital.
Mr. Magnett farmed in the Blaine and Frankfort communities for many years.
He was born January 1, 1912, at Blaine, the son of Frank and Gertrude Harris Magnett. He lived in Golden Acres Nursing Home the past several years.
Survivors include three sons, Richard Magnett, Leo Francis Magnett and Daniel Magnett, addresses unavailable; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Bailey, Topeka, Mrs. Betha Koch, Belleville, and Mrs. Dorothy Nelson, Manhattan; and five brothers, Claude Magnett and Laurel Magnett both of Frankfort, Thomas Magnett, Blaine, Joseph Magnett, Vermillion, and Clinton Magnett, Manhattan.**********
***********Church at Lillis. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery at Blaine.
Myra Hayward Marcoux, 78, rural Centralia, died Saturday, April 3, 1993, at a Topeka hospital.
Mrs. Marcoux and her husband farmed in Jackson, Pottawatomie and Nemaha counties.
She was born September 27, 1914, in Onaga, the daughter of Noyce and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor Hayward. She grew up in Onaga and was graduated from Onaga High School in 1931.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs in Centralia, and the Reading Circle. She served on the Onaga Hospital Auxiliary. She attended Buck's Grove Methodist Church southeast of Havensville, and the First Congregational Church in Centralia. She was also active in the music departments and women’s fellowship of both churches.
She was married to Roy Marcoux on February 23, 1935. He died April 2, 1983. Two sons preceded her in death. Roy Marcoux Jr. died in childhood and Craig A. Marcoux died in January 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Loretta Dunnaway, Dallas, Texas; a son, Marc Marcoux, Centralia; a sister, Zella Rough, McLouth; and five grandchildren.
Services were at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, at First Congregational Church in Centralia. Burial was in Buck's Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be sent in care of Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home, Centralia, to be designated by the family for musically related projects.