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TATE, George H.

            b.  19 Aug 1941

            d.  17 Aug 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Friday, August 20, 2010

GARDEN CITY - George H. Tate, 68, died Aug. 17, 2010.  Born Aug. 19, 1941, to Ronald H. and Violet Kisner Tate.  On June 21, 1969 he married JUDY BURGARDT. She survives.  Other survivors include: son, Chad Tate; daughters, Jennifer Tate and Kristen Tate; and four grandchildren.

TAYLOR, Cheryl Kay (Pfannenstiel)

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TAYLOR, Dorothy Jean (Benzel)

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THACKER, LuEtta Caroline (Major)

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THIESEN, Delbert D.

            b.  18 Aug 1942

            d.  14 Sep 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Monday, September 20, 2010

GOESSEL - Delbert D. Thiesen, 68, died Sept. 14, 2010.   Born Aug. 18, 1942, to Daniel and Esther Franz Thiesen.    Married MARJORIE BOELK. She preceded him in death in 2010. Survivors include: sons, Duane and Darryl; daughters, Tammy Boon and Daynna DuFriend; brothers, Kenneth and Alvin; sisters, Lucille Base and Geneva Price; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

THIESEN, Delbert D.

            b.  18 Aug 1942

            d.  15 Sep 2010

From Newton Kansan - Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NEWTON — Delbert D. Thiesen, 68, passed away  on Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2010).  Born on Aug. 18, 1942, to the late Daniel and Esther Thiesen.   He was the fifth of six children; the rest survive. He also is survived by two sons; two daughters; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one stepgrandson; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and his oldest son.

THIESEN, Joshua J.

            b.  10 Sep 1981 - Newton, Kansas

            d.  5 Feb 2010 - Athens, Texas

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Sunday, February 7, 2010

HESSTON - Joshua J. "Josh" Thiesen, 28, died February 5, 2010, near Athens, Texas, due to a vehicular accident.   Born September 10, 1981, in Newton, to Jeff and Marcy Heppner Thiesen.   Married TRACI IVANETTE SMITH on September 30, 2006.   Survivors include: his wife, Traci and their unborn twins, Hesston; parents, Jeff and Marcy Thiesen, Moundridge; brother, Matt Thiesen, Tyler, Texas; grandparents, Merlin and the late Vera Thiesen; and step-grandmother, Arlene Thiesen, Moundridge; Marvin Heppner, Merced, California, and Alma Heppner, Hesston; parents-in-law, Tom and Deb Binkley, Moundridge, and Bob Smith, Hutchinson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Christi and Jamie Winchester, Hutchinson, Jeanie Smith and Drew Fulmer, Hesston, Kevin and Holly Binkley, Odessa, Texas, and Amber Binkley, McPherson; nephews and niece, Jake, Luke, Noah and Lily.

THIESSEN, Clarence R.

            b.  22 Aug 1928 - Inman, Kansas

            d.  9 Oct 2010 - Denver, Colorado

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Friday, October 15, 2010

DENVER, Colo. - Clarence R. Thiessen, 82, passed away Oct. 9, 2010, at Denver, Colo. He was the fourth of eight children born to Henry D. and Tina Klaassen Thiessen Aug. 22, 1928. He was born near Inman, Kansas.   On Feb. 13, 1955, he married HELENE HURLA.   She passed away in 1984. On Sept. 14, 1986 he married KayLee Millar in Denver, Colo. She survives.   Survived by his wife, KayLee; brothers, Ben L. and wife Stella Thiessen, Bruce and wife Verbie Thiessen of Inman, Kan., and Leo and wife Pat Thiessen of Grand Junction, Colo.; sisters, Lilly Ann and husband Emerson Pankratz, Sophia and husband Jim Stephens, and Eva K. and husband Willie Friesen all of Inman; sister-in-law, Alma Thiessen of Hutchinson, Kan.; mother-in-law, Virginia Millar; two stepchildren, Tammy and husband Tim Trout, and Doug and wife Kathy Durica; five grandchildren, Derek Durica, Nychelle Trout Rivera, Nattia Trout and Brooke Trout; one great grandchild, Noah Rivera; and twelve nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Phil Thiessen of South Hutchinson.

THIESSEN, Lillian Pauline

            b.  4 Nov 1918 - Hutchinson, Kansas

            d.  28 Oct 2010 - Wichita, Kansas

From Wichita Eagle - Saturday, October 30, 2010

Love, Lillian Pauline Thiessen, passed away on October 28, 2010, in Wichita.  Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, November 4, 1918 to Henry Wipf and Pauline Unruh Thiessen.   ROBERT D. LOVE married Lillian Pauline Thiessen on November 3, 1945.  Three children, Randy, Bob and Becky.  Her legacy of music was a gift given to all eleven of her grandchildren Hannah, Peter, Joel and Emma Love, as well as Robert, Sam, George, Alexis, Walter, Susan and James Elder and five great-grandchildren, Isaiah, Elijah, Philip, Dalton and Jack.

THIESSEN,  Menno E.

            b.  25 Jan 1922 - McPherson County, Kansas

            d.  25 Jan 2010 - Inman, Kansas

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Tuesday, January 26, 2010

INMAN - Menno E. Thiessen, 88, died Jan. 25, 2010,  InmanBorn Jan. 25, 1922 in McPherson County the son of Dietrich E. and Agnes Friesen Thiessen.   On Nov. 7, 1947, he married IRMA J. KLAASSEN. She died on March 11, 2002. He is survived by his children, James and wife Gloria, Inman, Loren and wife Denise, McPherson, Laurel Neufeldt and husband Randy, Newport, Wash., Don and wife Cheryl, Wellston, Ohio, Kevin and wife Nina, Shippensburg, Penn.; a sister Barbara Wohlgemuth Franz, Hillsboro; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.  Preceded in death by two brothers, Ike and Dan, seven sisters, Helen Thiessen, Marie Schierling, Louise Friesen, Anna Ratzlaff, Lorene Thiessen, Lillian Zuecher, and Naomi Boersma.

THIESSEN, Vernon L.

            b.  2 Oct 1925 - Beloit, Kansas

             d.  22 Jun 2010 - Beloit, Kansas

From Salina Journal - Friday, June 25,  2010

BELOIT -- Vernon L. Thiessen, 84, died  June 22, 2010.   Born Oct. 2, 1925, in Beloit to Ernest and Anna Thiessen.   Survivors: wife, Ann, of the home; sons, Doug (Arlene), Tom (Pam) and Michael; daughters, Janet, Colleen, Karen Thiessen and Barbara Thiessen (Bob Kutchko); sisters, Betty Gentleman and Carol Darnell; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his son, James; sister, Marjorie Havel; and brother, Bill Thiessen.

THORNHILL, Colleen M.

            b.  24 Aug 1926

            d.  10 June 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Friday, June 11, 2010

HALSTEAD - Colleen M. Unruh, 83, died June 10, 2010.   Born Aug. 24, 1926, to Ellis Eugene and Ruth Alice (Lentz) Thornhill. On Jan. 19, 1947, she married ALLAN BRUCE UNRUH. He died May 1, 2007.  Survivors: sons, Morrie, Brad; daughter, Janeen; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

TILTON, Patricia Marie (Unruh)

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TITTEL, Georgia Elaine

            b.  15 Jun  1930

            d.  28 May 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Sunday, May 30, 2010

ELLINWOOD - Georgia Elaine Polzin, 79, died May 28, 2010. Born June 15, 1930, to George and Elizabeth Wittman Tittel.  On May 21, 1949, she married LEO WILLIAM "SMOKE: POLZIN. He died Jan. 22, 2007. Survivors include: daughters, Coralee Smith Glazer and Mary Lou Kultgen; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

TITTEL, Georgia Elaine

            b.  15 Jun 1930 - McCracken, Kansas

            d.  28 May 2010 - Ellinwood, Kansas

From Great Bend (Kan) Tribune - Tuesday, June 1210

Georgia Elaine Polzin, 79, died May 28  (2010) in Ellinwood.   Born June 15, 1930, at McCracken, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Wittman) Tittel.   Married LEO WILLIMAN "SMOKE" POLZIN on May 21, 1949. He died Jan. 22, 2007.  Survivors include two daughters, Coralee Smith Glazer and husband Bill of Amherst, N.Y., and Mary Lou Kultgen and husband Bob of Flower Mound, Texas; four grandchildren, Stacie Bean Tullius, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Scott Smith, Knobnoster, Mo., Chad Kultgen, Beverly Hills, Calif., and Haley Kultgen Popp, Castle Rock, Colo.; and six great-grandchildren, Brittany Gorman, Jake Bean, Chloe Tullius, Roman Popp, Willow Popp and Harper Lou Popp.   Preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Lebsack.

TOEVS,  Bertha M. (Dyck)

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TOEWS, Alma

            b.  27 Mar 1941 - Steinbach, Manitoba

            d.  17 Jul 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Tuesday, July  20, 2010

HILLSBORO - Alma Toews, 69, died July 17, 2010.   Born March 27, 1941, in Steinbach, Manitoba, to David and Katharina Reimer Toews.  Survivors include: a brother, Jim Toews; a sister-in-law, Velda Toews; and sisters, Pearl Ensz, Betty Penner and Clara Toews.   Preceded in death by: brother, John Toews.

TOEWS, Alma

            b.  27 Mar 1941 - Steinbach, Manitoba

            d.  17 Jul 2010 - Moundridge, Kansas

From Hillsboro Star Journal - July 21, 2010

Alma Toews, 69, of Hillsboro, died July 17 (2010) at  MoundridgeBorn March 27, 1941, in Steinbach, Manitoba, to David and Katharina (Reimer) Toews.    A brother, John, died in 1985.  Survivors include a brother, Jim, of Yale, S.D.; and three sisters, Pearl Ensz and Clara Toews of Hillsboro and Betty Penner of Iroquois, S.D.

TOEWS, Helen

            b.  11 Nov 1924

            d.  10 Jun 2010

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Saturday, June 12, 2010

INMAN - Helen Toews, 85, died June 10, 2010.   Born Nov. 11, 1924, the daughter of Peter M. and Maria Ensz Toews  Survivors include: brother, Dick Toews and wife Dorothy; sister, Marie Isaac; and numerous nieces and nephews.

TROLL, Alberta Lucille (Unruh)

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TRUPP, Eleanore Kufeldt (Nuss)

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TUCKER, Sharon L.

            b.  30 Sep 1947 - Alliance, Nebraska

            d.  17 Dec 2009 - Alliance, Nebraska

From The Star-Herald, Scottsbluff, NE  -  from December 21 to December 23, 2001

ALLIANCE - Sharon L. Batt, 62, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.  Born Sept. 30, 1947, in Alliance to Marion and Dorothy (Edelman) Tucker. She married CECIL NAVARRO and to this union, three children were born. Cecil passed away in 1972. On Sept. 15, 1977, she married RICHARD BATT.  Survivors include her husband, Richard "Rick" Batt of Alliance; her children, Nita Peterson, David (Tracy) Navarro, Ron (Darcy) Batt, and Jennifer (Steve) King, all of Alliance. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Dylan and Kelsy Peterson, Kaylea and Tyson Navarro, Heather Cotter, Zack Looser, Michael King, Rachelle King, and Brandon King; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Earl (Linda) Tucker and Dean (Teresa) Tucker, all of Alliance, and Johnny Tucker of Scottsbluff; sisters, Joanne (Ernie) Aguallo of Alliance, Marian (Philip) Christophers of Douglas, Wyo., and Darlene Hall and Georgianna Epperson, both of Mathews, Va.  Preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Cecil Navarro, and her infant daughter Cecilia Marie Navarro.