All Obituaries

St. John, Kansas Dateline: Mom, Mary Leona Catherine (Lashbrook) Peschka was born July 4, 1935 in Great Bend, KS.  Her parents were Donald and Leona (Marmie) Lashbrook. They’ve both been dead a long time.  Mom was also preceded in death by her step-dad, Bernard (Buzzy) Murray and her husband, our dad, Lawrence (Sonny) Peschka.  Mom’s brother, Uncle Jimmy Lashbrook, lives in Houston and her sister, Aunt Donna Lashbrook, lives in Tulsa.  There are five of us...

Loren Thompson, 91, passed away Nov. 13, 2019 in Macksville, KS.  Loren was born in 1928 in rural Edwards County, Kansas, the son of Fred Thompson, and Leila (Reese).  Loren attended school and helped work the family farm in Trousdale, Kansas, where he met and married, Peggy Johnson, in 1948.  The couple relocated to Syracuse, Kansas in 1950, where they farmed and raised their family.  Loren farmed north of Syracuse for many years, and he also worked as a heavy equipment...

Harold Gene Riner, age 84, beloved son, husband, father, grandad, uncle, mentor, artist, coach, defender, homemaker, musician, color commentator, poet, shootist, counselor and “Doc”, passed away on Oct. 9, 2019 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham, KS.  He was born on May 19, 1935 at Sterling, KS, the son of Harold H. and Ruby M. (Savage) Riner.  He was a retired measurement supervisor and truck driver working with Skelly, Getty, Texaco, Jayhawk Pipeline and Wynne Transport...

St. John, Kansas Dateline: Loyd Ray Gross, age 85, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.  He was born on Jan. 5, 1934 at Minneola, KS, the son of Vern and Alzina (Giyer) Gross.  Loyd spent over 50 years in the ministry in various Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas communities.  Loyd received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from the Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City, OK.  He retired in 2002, taking on a more pastoral...

Bernard Lee Hudson, age 87, passed away on Oct. 21, 2019 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.  He was born on Dec. 1, 1931 at Melbourne, MO, the son of John and Chlora (Gleason) Hudson.  On June 16, 1956 he married Lillian R. (Romero) at Lyons Point, LA.  Bernard built concrete grain elevators for Borton LLC.  He has been a resident of St. John since 2005.  Survivors include his wife Lillian; daughters, Carol Steinman, Beaumont, TX, Mary Johnson (Byron), Yucca Valley, CA,...

Fern Irene Fairchild, 90 of St. John, died on August 16, 2019.  Fern was born on April 17, 1929 in rural Stafford, Kansas and was the daughter of Joseph B. Giedinghagen and Maggie Giedinghagen.  She attended “country school” in rural Stafford.  Fern loved to tell stories and described riding a horse to country school with her younger sister Jean and her older brother Milton.  Fern graduated from Stafford high school in 1947 and then attended business school at...

Sharon Leigh (Stevens) Walker, age 56, a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, went to be with the Lord on May 1, 2019, after a long battle with cancer.  Born on March 12, 1962 in Augusta Georgia, the daughter of Roy and Connie Stevens.  They raised her in St. Louis, MO, and Phoenix, AZ. She will be lovingly remembered by her Husband Radford of 38 years and her seven children: Rader, Tova, Nyssa, Tacita, Remington, Wrangler, and Atarah.  She will be missed by her three...

Anne Louise Keeley, age 97 was called home on July 21, 2019 at Pratt Health and Rehabilitation, Pratt, KS.  She was born on September 30, 1921 in Minneola, KS, the daughter of Edward Jay and Pearl Ethel (Hopkins) Long. Anne graduated from Radium High School in 1939 and later from Dodge City Beauty School.  On November 25, 1939, she married Keith Raymond Keeley in Larned, KS.  Following their relocation to St. John, KS, Anne was a homemaker, librarian, school cook, beautician...

Jennie Pearl Walker, age 88, passed away July 19, 2019 at Holiday Resort, Salina, KS.  She was born on Sept. 12, 1930 in Hodgeman County, KS, the daughter of Roy W. and Cornelia E. (Allen) McBride.  She was a homemaker, farmer, secretary and past resident of Seward, KS, Macksville, KS, and most recently, Salina, KS. She was a graduate of Radium High School in 1948 and later received her teacher’s certificate. On May 15, 1949 she married Eddie Ralph Walker at Radium, KS, he...

Merle LeRoy Ford, age 91, passed away July 17, 2019 at his home in Kinsley, KS.  He was born on July 19, 1927 at Kinsley, KS, the son of Orville and Iva (McGill) Ford.  LeRoy was a truck driver and a WWII veteran of the US Army. A resident of Kinsley since 1950, he married RosaLee Hathaway on Sept. 2, 1951 at Kinsley, KS, she survives of the home. Other survivors include two daughters, Trudy Burnett, (Bob), Kinsley, KS, Debbie Ford, Kinsley, KS; two sisters, Wilma Heape, (Paul)...