Obituaries

Minnie Anderson

Minnie Anderson

Mar 20, 2005

Minnie Doris Anderson 1924 - 2005 Minnie Doris Anderson, age 80, former Coffeyville resident died on the morning of March 19, 2005 at the Foxwood Springs Living Center in Raymore, Missouri. She was born October 11, 1924 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to Herman Theodore and Alice Josaphine Tuxford Burr. She was born and raised in the McKeesport, Pennsylvania area. She...

Christena Kimrey

Christena Kimrey

Mar 17, 2005

Christena Elizabeth Kimrey Age 91, of Welch, Oklahoma died Wednesday morning, March 16, 2005 at Craig General Hospital, Vinita, Oklahoma. Mrs. Kimrey was born June 16, 1913 in Miami, Oklahoma to William Grant and Minerva Catherine White Jameson. She had lived in the Welch area since she was age 6. Mrs. Kimrey graduated from Welch High School in 1948...

John Vakas

John Vakas

Mar 16, 2005

John L. Vakas, M.D. Age 66, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Sunday evening, March 13, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Vakas was born July 14, 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Louis and Thelma Economou Vakas. He graduated from Kansas University Medical School and completed his training in internal medicine at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Vakas...

Julia Kastler

Julia Kastler

Mar 8, 2005

Julia Marie Kastler 1920- 2005 Julia Marie Kastler, age 85, formerly of Tyro, Kansas, died early Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2005 at the Silver Lake Care Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born February 17, 1920 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma to Jacob Clarence Bronnenberg and Nettie Ophelia Yelton. Julia married Eldon Kastler on April 14, 1940 in Chetopa, Kansas....

Roberta Scofield

Roberta Scofield

Mar 8, 2005

Roberta Scofield Age 91, received her final promotion to glory 6 p.m., March 2, 2005. Roberta was born December 24, 1913 in Erie, Kansas to Robert Emerson and Rosa Mae Chastain Bixby. She attended Coffeyville schools, and was in the first graduating class of Field Kindley Memorial High School in 1933. As a young girl, she worked with children...

Dortohy Kimmons

Dortohy Kimmons

Mar 8, 2005

Dorothy Mae Kimmons Age 68, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Monday afternoon, March 7, 2005 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kimmons was born on April 17, 1936 in Lamar, Missouri to Forrest and Lucrica Zinn Gossett. She attended Labette County High School, graduating in 1954. On April 29, 1956 she married Hugh Jay Kimmons in Oswego, Kansas. The couple...

James Thuma

James Thuma

Mar 7, 2005

James Carl Thuma 1936 - 2005 James Carl Thuma, age 68, Wann, Oklahoma resident, passed away at his resident Sunday, March 6, 2005 early evening. He was born on June 11, 1936 in Glendale, Arizona to Frank Freeman and Francis Louise Banks Thuma. He was born and raised in Glendale, Arizona. He attended Glendale Grammar Elementary School. He was...

Nancy Newman

Nancy Newman

Mar 4, 2005

Nancy C. Newman 1939-2005 Nancy C. Newman, passed away at her home in Coffeyville, Kansas on March 3, 2005, Thursday. She was born September 19, 1939 to Edward Harrison and Gladys Madeline Lawson Bethard in San Bernardino, California. The joy of her life was loving her family. She excelled in cooking, baking and nuturing. She loved nature and all...

Holland Melton

Holland Melton

Feb 28, 2005

Holland Jack Melton 1958 - 2005 Holland Jack Melton, age 47, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away on Friday, February 25, 2005 at his residence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on January 16, 1958 to Ralph and Carol Crupper Melton in Fort Riley, Kansas. He attended Coffeyville Elementary School System. He also attended Field Kindley Memorial High...

Elizabeth Thurman

Elizabeth Thurman

Feb 23, 2005

Elizabeth K. Strickland Thurman age 79, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Sunday evening, February 20, 2005 at her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Thurman was born on June 6, 1925, in Plummerville, Arkansas to Henry and Pauline Hardiman Strickland. She moved to Coffeyville with her family in her early years, and attended Coffeyville schools. On March 16, 1948, she...

Ervin Kuehn

Ervin Kuehn

Feb 23, 2005

Ervin H. Kuehn age 83, of Fairmont, Oklahoma and formerly Coffeyville, Kansas died Monday, February 21, 2005 at his home. Mr. Kuehn was born on April 23, 1921 in Nashville, Kansas to Ernest and Alma Bockelmann Kuehn. He attended St. Pauls Lutheran Church School. On October 15, 1945 he married Thelma Louise Cheek. The couple made their home in...

John Turchek, Jr.

John Turchek, Jr.

Feb 21, 2005

John Turchek, Jr. 1920 - 2005 John Turchek, Jr., age 84, passed away early Saturday morning, February 19, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born July 21, 1920 to John Turchek, Sr. and Anna Tyrczuk Turchek in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area. He attended Lincoln High School...

Beatrice Rasmussen

Beatrice Rasmussen

Feb 7, 2005

Beatrice Evelyn Rasmussen Age 74, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Friday evening, February 4, 2005 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Rasmussen was born February 8, 1930 in Nowata County, Oklahoma to Ralph Lloyd and Ella Robinson Smith. Following graduation, she earned her vocational nursing degree. She worked as a licensed vocational nurse most of her life in California from...

Harold Papen, Sr.

Harold Papen, Sr.

Feb 5, 2005

Harold L. Papen, Sr. 1923 2005 Harold L. Papen, Sr., age 82, passed on February 4, 2005 in his home in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1923 to James Delmar Papen and Luella Baker Papen in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born and raised in Coffeyville. He attended West Coffeyville Grade School and Field Kindley Memorial High School....

Gena Herriman

Gena Herriman

Feb 4, 2005

Gena LeAnn Herriman March 31, 1983 February 2, 2005 Gena LeAnn Herriman, age 21, Coffeyville resident passed away on February 2, 2005 at her residence. She was born on March 31, 1983 to Floyd and Deborah Brown Herriman in Coffeyville, Kansas. She attended South Coffeyville Elementary School. Her family moved to Coffeyville and Gena attended Field Kindley Memorial High...

Noble Benton

Noble Benton

Feb 4, 2005

Noble O. Benton 1917- 2005 Noble Oliver Benton, age 88, of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Thursday morning, February 3, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born January 6, 1917 in French Town, Arkansas to Richard Bee Benton and Lottie Laura Taylor. Noble married Louella Fay Toothaker on September 30, 1936 in Nowata, Oklahoma. Noble...

Dorothy Beair

Dorothy Beair

Feb 2, 2005

Dorothy Marie Beair 1912 2005 Dorothy Marie Beair, age 92, passed away February 1, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born October 19, 1912 in Whittier, California to Joe and Nellie Hansen. When she was very young she moved with her family to Chanute, Kansas along with her two brothers Robert and Clarence....

Robert Culbertson

Robert Culbertson

Feb 1, 2005

Robert Edward Culbertson Age 69, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Friday afternoon, January 28, 2005 at his home. Mr. Culbertson was born October 30, 1935 in Pomona, Missouri to John Washington and Bertha Ann Eubank Culbertson. Coming from McPherson, Kansas, he had been a resident of Coffeyville for 40 years. A retiree of Acme Foundry in 1997, he had also...

Steven Lopeman

Steven Lopeman

Feb 1, 2005

Steven L. Lopeman Age 52, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away late Sunday evening, January 30, 2005 at his home. Mr. Lopeman was born April 20, 1952 in Chanute, Kansas to Robert U. and Lenore Kathryn Pens Lopeman. He attended school in Chanute, where he graduated in 1970, followed by completing an Associate degree in Police Science at Neosho Community...

William Morrow

William Morrow

Jan 29, 2005

William Donald Morrow 1912- 2005 William Donald Morrow, age 92, of Edna, Kansas, died early Friday morning, January 28, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born May 29, 1912 in the Snow Creek area, Nowata County, Oklahoma to Abraham Morrow and Bertha Figgins. Don married Vesta Lena Cranor on November 18, 1933 in...

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