STEIN, Erasmus

b. unk

d. 2 April, 2007

From Salina Journal - Tuesday, April 3 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

Erasmus "Eric" Stein, 87, Salina, died Monday, April 2, 2007.

Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, Salina, is handling arrangements

Salina conductor Eric Stein dead at 87
More than a half-century of beautiful music faded to silence early Monday morning when legendary Salina conductor Eric Stein died at his wife's side. He was 87. The German-Russian immigrant, who in World War II escaped communism and the Soviet Union with his family, found his way to Kansas, then to Salina. "Remember him as a gentle man who loved music, and he loved people, too," said Wendy Stein, his wife.

"He loved the United States, the people of Salina."  Eric Stein founded the Salina Symphony and was the sixth conductor of the Salina Municipal Band, hanging up his baton after 44 years in 2004. He earned a music degree in 1953 from Marymount College, then taught students for decades as an associate professor.

Wendy Stein, who was among hundreds of his students, said Eric died at 4:20 Monday morning at Kaye Pogue Hospice Center, 730 Holly. She said he had been in declining health since December. It was a good, long life. At the end, his body just kind of shut down," she said. "He passed away peacefully. I was lying by his side, holding his hand. All of a sudden, he was just asleep."

She lauded the hospice center staff as "exemplary. They were calm, caring and nurturing. Even though yesterday he was pretty gone, he could hear us.  "They would stroke his head, talk to him and tell him it was OK. It was just something to behold."

Salina Symphony Conductor Ken Hakoda was called to the hospice center. "He was very comforting. It's kind of neat that his connection to the symphony was there," Wendy Stein said. "Ken was very devoted to Eric. He embraced him and included him, gave him season tickets to the symphony."  A huge loss for Salina

Word of Stein's death trickled throughout Salina Monday. Some were shocked. Jim Brown, general manager of the municipal band, was relieved that the suffering had stopped for Salina's musical mentor.  "He was one of the finest musicians, one of the greatest persons you'd ever want to meet and know in your lifetime," Brown said.  The loss is huge, said Wendy Moshier, a violinist for nearly 30 years in the local symphony and director of community development at the Salina Art Center.

She thinks about Eric Stein every Monday night while the symphony rehearses.  "He brought his heart and passion for music to the community, provided an outlet for professional and amateur musicians to come together, to express themselves musically," Moshier said.  Stein provided Salina audiences many moments of musical experiences that weren't available any closer than Wichita or Kansas City, she said. As a teacher, Stein "was the ultimate musician, demanding the most out of every musician, both musically and technically."  He taught Deirdre Hoff, a cellist in the symphony, to be "very musical." A history teacher at Salina Central High School, Hoff was Stein's student from the seventh grade through high school. 

"He had this gruff exterior but a real sweet middle. He really did care about us and wanted us to be the best we would be," Hoff said.  At Marymount, he was called "Papa Stein," said Judy Weber, a former student, retired music teacher and a close friend of the Steins. They met in 1965, when Weber became a Marymount student.  "I didn't come to college to be a music major, but I ended up being one because of (Eric Stein). He was an amazing man," she said.  Weber, who plays piano in the  symphony and is an accompanist, said Stein was dedicated and showed encouragement, support and kindness.

"You name it, he had it," Weber said.  "Eric Stein WAS music in Salina for more than 40 years," said Richard Koshgarian, former Salina Symphony executive director.  Germans lured to Russia.  How Stein settled in Kansas could be termed miraculous.  He was among the transplanted Germans lured to Russia to help the country's farm economy. They immigrated on the promise that they wouldn't be required to serve in the Russian military, Stein told Salinan George Carroll for a 1985 article in Kansas Magazine. Stein was the youngest in a musical family; his father was a professional organist, pianist and conductor. Stein's mother resisted his foray into music, pushing him instead toward a career in engineering.

But Eric pushed back and prevailed.  "I was 8 or 9 years old and wanted a violin so badly. I had to really fight for it. I cried for it," Stein told the Journal in a 1980 article. He was persistent and maintained pursuits in music. By his early 20s, Stein was an assistant conductor of a Ukrainian orchestra, then principal conductor. Meanwhile, Carroll wrote, the Germans were marching into Russia, heading toward the battle of Stalingrad in the fall of 1942. That battle resulted in the Germans' long retreat out of Eastern Europe.  Stein and his family -- his first wife, Valentina, a ballerina and ballet instructor, and their children -- left the Ukraine.

"They walked 450 miles out of the Soviet Union through Czechoslovakia into Germany, carrying what they could," Wendy Stein said. "They only would walk at night (because of the war) and from one town to another. They stayed in abandoned farm houses."   After the war, to feed his family, Stein played in bands for USO shows, Brown said.

A job in America.  Determined to immigrate to the U.S., Stein learned of jobs in the U.S. for certain professions. Among those that wanted help was a Catholic priest in Damar -- in western Rooks County -- who needed an organist and a janitor. "I didn't know English, and I thought janitor had something to do with the work of an organist in Kansas," Stein told Carroll. The family rode a ship to New York and a train to Damar on Dec. 20, 1949, without money or "worldly goods," according to a 1967 Journal article. The vast Kansas farm fields reminded him of the Ukranian landscape.

"In America, I felt at home right away -- except for the language," Stein told the Journal in 1980. "The people were so nice to us. We ate more fried chicken than I ever had seen before," Stein told Carroll. Stein developed a choir with 40 to 50 people at Damar, which sported a parish of 300. The choir caught the ear of the Salina Catholic Diocese, and Stein was recruited to Hays, where the family moved.

Moves to Salina in 1951  In 1951 the family came to Salina, where Stein began work at Sacred Heart High School as a music teacher and as an organist and choir director at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He went to work at Marymount in 1955 but kept the choir director's position.  Eric Stein organized the symphony that same year. The Steins became naturalized citizens in 1956. "When he got his citizenship in Wichita, he was so happy that he honked his horn all the way back to Salina," Wendy Stein said.  Eric and Valentina Stein, who later divorced, had eight children. A son, Alexander, was killed in a 1976 car crash. Brown said another boy, died during the war.  All of the children were musically inclined, Brown said, and several of them have excelled. Eric and Wendy Stein, who teaches at St. John's Military School, were married in 1979. They have two grown children, both of whom majored in music at Arizona State University.

Funeral plans are pending, she said, but a memorial service is planned either June 1 or 3. A bronze bust of Eric Stein will be dedicated at Eric Stein Stage June 2 in Oakdale Park. The municipal band will perform.  "This does put a little sadness into that, but at least we got the stage named after him before his passing," Brown said.

STEINERT, Lavern O.

b. abt 1924 - Millberger, Kansas

d. 17 Nov 2007 - Russell, Kansas

From Salina Journal - September 23, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

RUSSELL -- Lavern O. Steinert, 83, Russell, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.
Mr. Steinert was born in Millberger. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his brother, Hubert of Longmont, Colo.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Russell Funeral Home, 610 N. Elm, Russell 67665. Interment will be in United Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Millberger.
Memorials may be made to the Russell VFW, in care of the funeral home. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where the casket will remain closed.

RUSSELL - Steinert, Lavern O., 83, died Nov. 17, 2007. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Russell Funeral Home. Survivors: brother, Hubert of Longmont, Colo.; nieces, Bonnie Schatz, Connie Kilian, Carol Rice, Cathy Diesing. Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/23/2007.

STEINERT, Lavern O.

b. 20 Sep 1924 - Millberger, Kansas

d. 17 Nov 2007 - Russell, Kansas

From Hays Daily News - Friday, November 23, 2007

Submitted by Harlin Ochs

Lavern O. Steinert, 83, Russell, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at his home.
He was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Millberger to Johathan Eugenia Morgenstern Steinert.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II. He was a farmer.
Survivors include a brother, Hubert Steinert, Longmont, Colo.; and four nieces.
He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Hubert.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Russell Funeral Home; burial in United Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Millberger. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Russell Veterans of Foreign Wars in care of the funeral home.

STEINLE, Dorothy Hobratschk (Moeck)

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STEINLE, Edith Marie

b. 28 Feb 1911 - Dorrance, Kansas

d. 28 Jun 2007 - Hays, Kansas

From Hays Daily News - Friday, June 29, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

Edith Marie Prediger, 96, Russell, formerly of Dorrance, died Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Hays Medical Center.

She was born Feb. 28, 1911 in rural Dorrance to Fred G. and Lydia (Hilgenberg) Steinle. She graduated from Dorrance High School and attended Fort Hays State University.

She married Edward L. Prediger on Oct. 27, 1932, in Dorrance. He preceded her in death June 1, 1970. She was a teacher for 12 years in rural Dorrance and rural Russell school districts.

Survivors include a daughter, Janice Friebus, Russell; and two grandsons.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Dorrance; burial in Dorrance City Cemetery.

Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Pohlman-Varner Peeler Mortuary, Russell.

Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church, Dorrance, in care of the mortuary.

Condolences can be sent to the family at pvpmortuary@eaglecom.net.

Salina Journal - Sunday, July 1, 2007

RUSSELL -- Edith Marie Prediger, 96, Russell, died Thursday, June 28, 2007.

Mrs. Prediger was born Edith Marie Steinle on Feb. 28, 1911, in rural Dorrance. She was a schoolteacher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward L., in 1970.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Friebus of Russell; and two grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Dorrance. Interment will be in Dorrance City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the church, in care of Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, 610 N. Maple, Russell 67665.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Condolences may be sent to pvpmortuary@eaglecom.net

STEINLE, Marlin

b. 7 Jan 1925 - Lehigh, Kansas

d. 14 Aug 2007 - Newton, Kansas

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Thursday, August 16, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

LEHIGH - Marlin "Dutch" Steinle, 82, died Aug. 14, 2007, in Newton.
He was born Jan. 7, 1925, in Lehigh, the son of Jacob J. and Lydia Ruff Steinle. He was a machinist for Hesston Corp. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church.
On Oct. 9, 1948, he married Mildred DIES in Ramona. She survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Judy Fleming, Springdale, Ark., and Brenda McGinness, Marion; a sister , Gloria Wolf, Wichita; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, McPherson, with Pastor Dale Dumperth presiding. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family receiving guests, at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Burial will be in Lehigh Township Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Lutheran Hour, Grace Lutheran Church or Hospice of Kansas, all in care of the funeral home.

Marlin "Dutch" Steinle

LEHIGH - Steinle, Marlin "Dutch," 82, died Aug. 14, 2007. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, McPherson. Survivors: wife, Mildred; daughters, Judy and husband, Gary Fleming, Brenda and husband, David McGinness; sister, Gloria Wolf; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro.

Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/16/2007.

STEINLE, Ruth (Ruby)

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STERKEL, Elizabeth

b. 8 Jan 1918 - Longmont, Colorado

d. 30 Jun 2007 - Berthoud, Colorado

From Greeley Tribune, Greeley, Colorado - 07-03-2007

Submitted by Elaine McDowell
Elizabeth Klein - Jan. 8, 1918-June 30, 2007 - Age: 89 - Residence: Berthoud
Tribute: Elizabeth Klein was born near Longmont to Jacob Sterkel and Christina (Honstein) Sterkel. She attended school in Hygiene.
On Dec. 8, 1935, she married Daniel KLEIN in Loveland. They farmed in the Loveland-Johnstown area, where she was a homemaker, and a gifted in German cooking.
She raised chickens and geese for many years, and her rose garden was her pride and joy. She was quite fond of cats and small dogs. A love of traveling took her to Alaska and Canada. Her favorite pastime was embroidery and crocheting lovely memories for her family.
Mrs. Klein died Saturday at Berthoud Living Center in Berthoud.
Survivors: Daughters, Beverly Littrell and husband Keith of Milliken, Janice Reichert and husband Robert of Johnstown; a grandson, Brian Reichert of Greeley; grand-daughters, Janelle Reichert and husband Tim of Greeley, Kimberly Cale of Milliken, Kellie Rainwater and husband Don of Sheridan, Wyo., and Kristi Littrell of Kanab, Utah; and great-grandsons, Ty, Mitchell and Randy Cale, all of Milliken.
Preceded in death by: Her husband on Jan. 18, 1985; an infant son, Gerald Klein; three sisters, two brothers, and three half-sisters.
Services: No services are scheduled. Cremation has been completed.
Note: Viegut Funeral Home of Loveland is in charge of arrangements.

STRADTMAN, Selma C.

b. 21 May 1920 - Carson, North Dakota

d. 31 Oct 2007 - Sidney

SIDNEY - Funeral services for Selma C. Zimmer, 87, of Sidney, are 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, (2007) at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor David Warner officiating. Music is provided by Janice Peplow and Natalie Jones. Casketbearers are her grandsons, Rodney Peterson, Bruce Peterson, Bradley Zimmer, Michael Zimmer, James Zimmer, Patrick Zimmer, and Mitchell Olson. Honorary casketbearers are her granddaughters, Donna O'Malley, Natalie Jones, Darcie Stewart, Melissa Maruska, and special neighbors Richard and Virginia Reidmann. Interment will be at a later date under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with Selma's family at www.fulkersons.com.
Selma Clementina Stradtman was born on May 21, 1920, in Carson, N.D., to Henry and Clara (Zeller) Stradtman. She was one of eight children. Her early years were spent in the Carson area, attending school in Carson and rural Grant County. The family moved to Sidney in 1930, where she finished her schooling, graduating in 1939. She worked in Sidney after graduating, where she met and married Paul ZIMMER. They made their home in Sidney, working and raising their family.
Selma was a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She thoroughly enjoyed her time sewing quilts and time spent with the ladies. She retired from Quilling's Market after 40 years. Paul became ill and she took care of him. She passed her days nursing, making afghans and quilts for all her children. Paul passed away in 1996. Friends came and helped fill those quiet hours. Neighbors were always there with a helping hand. Her friends become her extended family. She felt well cared for.
Not much grass grew under Selma's feet. She was involved with Senior Citizens, health foundations, quilting, Ladies of the Moose and many other projects. Walking, dancing and playing cards filled the empty spaces.
Selma always had time for her family. Miles didn't hold her back. She shared all the special occasions with them. A loving mother that left behind a precious gift, wrapped with LOVE. Inside was more love, strength, joy and memories, to be opened and shared by all.
Selma died on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, at the Sidney Health Center in Sidney.
Selma is survived by two daughters, Marlene (Allan) Peterson, Isle, Minn., and Marge (Marlan) Olson, Gonvick, Minn.; two sons, Ken (Mary) Zimmer, Glendive, and Wally (Linda) Zimmer, Superior; 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Gertrude Odegaard, Fairview; sister-in-law, Ethelyn Stradtman; and many nieces and nephews.  Selma was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; her parents, Henry and Clara Stradtman; three brothers, Harold, Lester, and Melvin; three sisters, Edna, Luella, and Margaret.

STRECKER, Marie (Maul)

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STRECKER, Marie

b. 20 Feb 1919 - Morrill, Nebraska

d. 24 Jul 2007 - Billings, Montana

Marie Clause, 88, of Billings, passed away July 24, 2007, in the Horizon Hospice House.
She was born Feb. 20, 1919, in Morrill, Neb., a daughter of Jacob and Alice Mills Strecker. She grew up and received her education in Nebraska.
Marie married Phillip CLAUSE on Dec. 1, 1935, in Scottsbluff, Neb. The couple moved to Hardin and farmed in the North Valley. They later retired and moved to Laurel before settling in Billings.
Her husband, Phillip; daughter Peggy Ann; sisters Anna Kautz and Elizabeth Stricker; granddaughter Margo Ferderer; and brothers Fred, Jake, Alex, George and Edward Strecker preceded Marie in death.
She was avid quilter, putting her personal touch on many items for her family. She was a member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Peggy Clause of Washington, Loretta Clause and Phyllis (John) Randolph of Colorado; two sons, Phillip (Shannon) Clause of Missoula and Roy (Betty) Clause of Billings; a sister, Frieda Keller of Wyoming; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, July 27, in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Hardin Fairview Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Horizon Hospice, 1019 Neptune, Billings, MT 59107.

STRECKER, Robert A.

b. abt 1843

d. 13 Aug 2007 - Wichita, Kansas

From Wichita Eagle - Thursday, August 16, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

Strecker, Robert A. 64, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007. Rosary 7pm, Thursday and Funeral Mass 10am, Friday, August 17, both at St. Mark Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to St. Mark Building Fund; Diocesan Seminarian Education Fund; or Fr. Emil Kapaun Guild. He was preceded in death by his son Tony. He is survived by wife Cathy; daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Jason Harris; grandchildren Joseph, Hunter, Quade and Zoe; brothers and sisters-in-law Junior and Sharon, Rich and Martha, LaVern and Teresa, Jerry and Judy, Maurice and Kathy, Norbert and Sonja, Joe and Linda, John and Mert, Mark and Jackie. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/15/2007 - 8/17/2007.

STRECKER, Roy C.

b. 3 Dec 1919 - Barton County, Kansas

d. 1 Sep 2007 - Sylvan Grove, Kansas

From Lucas-Sylvan News - Thursday, September 6, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

Roy C. Strecker, 87, Sylvan Grove, died Saturday, September 1, 2007.

Mr. Strecker was born December 3, 1919, in Barton County. He was a retired farmer.

Survivors include a sister, Helen Walter of Russell.

The funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sylvan Grove. Interment was in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.

Lucas-Sylvan News - Thursday, September 13, 2007

Roy C. Strecker, 87, was born on December 9, 1919 on the family farm in rural Barton County, Kansas, close to the community of Milberger, Kansas. He passed away September 1, 2007, at Lincoln County Hospital.

He was baptized on February 8, 1920 at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Milberger, Kansas by Rev. W. H. Hainke. He was confirmed at Emanuel Lutheran Church on July 7, 1935, by Rev. Johannes Gemaehlich. He attended elementary school in the District 43 Rural School of Barton County.

Roy was drafted into the U. S. Army on December 4, 1942. He served in the 3014 Ordinance Base Automotive Maintenance Company in Plymouth England, preparing vehicles for the Normandy Invasion. He also served as an interpreter for German Prisoners of War in Paris, France. He earned the World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon and a Bronze Star. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant, Technician 3rd Grade. He was discharged from the Army on January 15, 1946.

In 1947 Roy, his brother, Melvin and parents moved to as farm north of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. Roy was a farmer-stockman until he sold his land and moved to the Assisted Living Suites, Lincoln, Kansas. Roy was on the Election Committee of the Rosette Community for many years. Roy was a member of American Legion Post 359, Sylvan Grove, Kansas, VFW Post 6240, Russell, Kansas, the Sunflower Polka Club and Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sylvan Grove, Kansas in 1948 and he served on the Board of Elders and the Board of Trustees.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Mollie Strecker, and 2 brothers, Paul and Melvin. He is survived by his sister, Helen Walter, Russell, Kansas; a sister-in-law, Melba Strecker,Salina, Kansas; five nephews and one niece: Larry Bangert and wife, Judy of Grand Junction, Colorado; Dennis Bangert and wife TenaRae of Derby, Kansas; Allen Bangertt and wife Mary of Russell, Kansas,Delvin Strecker and wife, Anita, Salina, Kansas; Ronald Strecker and wife, Yvonne, Ellinwood, Kansas; and Charlotte Herrman and husband, David of Salina; six great-nephews and seven great-nieces, and 9 great-great-nephews and nieces.

A prayer service was held Monday evening, September 3, 2007 at the Rodrick & Minear Funeral Home in Sylvan Grove, Kansas.

A Celebration of Life service was held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sylvan Grove, Kansas on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Brian Tuma officiating. Burial followed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. Music ws provided by organist Shelly Keller and the vocalists was the Family Choir. Honorary Casket Bearers were Kenneth Bangert, Kenneth Becker, Willis Becker, Will Biggs, Joe Herrman, Tony Herrman, Andrew Strecker, Brian Strecker, and Neil Strecker. Casket Bearers were Allen Bangert, Dennis Bangert, Larry Bangert, Charlotte Herrman, David Herman and Delvin Strecker.

In lieu of flowers the family asks memorials be made to the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery Fund, the Sylvan Grove American Legion or the Lincoln County Hospital. Rodrick & Minear Funeral Home of Sylvan Grove, Kansas was in charge of the arrangements.

STROH, Charlotte

b. 19 Jun 1918 - Billings, Montana

d. 7 Nov 2007 - Billings, Montana

Charlotte Stroh Vincelette, 89, of Billings, passed away on Nov. 7, 2007, at Valley Health Care Center. She was born on June 19, 1918, in Billings, to Jacob and Mary Katherine (Pheif) Stroh. She attended Garfield Elementary School and Billings Senior High School, graduating in 1936.
During the war, Charlotte went to work in a dental office as a dental assistant, working in Denver before returning to Billings. Once back in Billings, she worked at Deaconess Hospital for a short time as a receptionist, eventually taking a position as a dental assistant to Dr. A.J. Thompson. She spent the next 16 years as his assistant until marrying Eugene Vincelette in Cody, Wyo., on June 24, 1972.
Charlotte loved children and she enjoyed caring for her grandchildren. She was an avid gardener, producing beautiful flowers and delicious vegetables. She loved to cook and shared her recipes with many. Crafts were and enjoyable pastime, which allowed her to create many great gifts for friends and family.
Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents; brother Jacob Stroh; and sister Hilda Bumbaca.
She is survived by her husband, Eugene VINCELETTE of Billings; stepchildren Arlene Swimley and Gary Vincelette; niece Patricia (Larry) Routh and their son Mike Ligocki; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary, with burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens

STROH, Reuben

b. 23 Aug 1912 - Weld County, Colorado

d. 31 Jul 290097 - Loveland, Colorado

From Greeley Tribune, Greeley, Colorado - 08-03-2007

STROH, Sebastian

b. 15 Jan 1917 - Manning, North Dakota

d. 25 Jul 2007 - Fairview

Submitted by Henry L. Schmick

STUCKERT, Esther Elsa

b. 18 Mar 1919 - Fort Collins, Colorado

d. 22 Aug 2007 - Greeley, Colorado

From Adamson Funeral home - Greeley, Colorado - 08-31-2007

Submitted by Elaine McDowell
Esther Elsa Walters - March 18, 1919 - August 22, 2007 - Age: 88 - Residence: Greeley
Tribute: Esther was born to Maria Katharine Reinhardt Deines and George Stuckert in Fort Collins. She lived on a large farm a few miles southeast of Fort Collins affectionately referred to as the "home place." Esther was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fort Collins.
After the death of her father, the family moved to a smaller farm in Wellington. Esther held several jobs before marrying, but really enjoyed her position as a soda jerk at an ice cream parlor in Fort Collins in the mid-1930s.
On February 17, 1937, she married Daniel J. WALTERS of Greeley. They settled in Greeley to raise their daughters, Marilyn and Barbara. During this time, she served as a Brownie troop leader for the Girl Scouts.
Esther joined Fashion Bar as extra Christmas help working as a salesclerk in 1949. She held various positions and was promoted to manager in 1959. She oversaw the building and coordinated the grand opening of the women's Fashion Bar in 1970 that was located in downtown Greeley. She retired in 1972 when her husband, Dan retired from the Weld County Garage.
Esther began her new career as a volunteer. She was actively involved in the ladies' guild for the First United Methodist Church in Greeley. She also served the Red Cross as a volunteer at the North Colorado Medical Center for more than 24 years. She also volunteered for the Civic Center in Greeley, American Business Women's Association and conducted grief counseling for Hospice.
Dan and Esther shared 49 years of marriage before his death in 1986. She continued volunteering and was a founding member of "Just Us Girls" in Greeley. She enjoyed traveling to California and later Arizona to visit her family.
Esther died on Wednesday, August 22 at Kenton Manor Health Care Center, Greeley.
Survivors: Brother, William Deines and his wife, Ida of Cheyenne, Wyoming; two daughters, Marilyn Kuhlman of Greeley; and Barbara Young and husband, William of Green Valley, Arizona; two granddaughters, Cynthia Oman and husband, Anthony of Mesa, Arizona; and Sharon Young and husband, Keith Ellis of Tucson, Arizona; two great-grandchildren, William Oman and Anna Ellis.
Preceded in death by: Husband, Dan; parents, Maria Katharine and George; four brothers; Jake Deines, David Deines, Adam Stuckert and Henry Stuckert; four sisters, Mary Katherine Deines, Mary Kerbel, Pauline Schwindt, Odelia Stuckert.
Memorial service: Tuesday, September 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Borgman Chapel located at Bonell Good Samaritan Community with a reception to follow.
Note: Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hospice Mountain Valley Health Care c/o Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services, 827 5th Street, Greeley, 80631

STUCKEY, Loretta M. (Bonham)

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STUCKY, Emma J. (Miller)

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STUCKY, Harold

b. 12 Aug 1907 - McPherson County, Kansas

d. 27 Sep 2007 - Raymore, Missouri

From Hutchinson (Kan) news - Friday, October 5, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

RAYMORE, Mo. - Harold Stucky, 100, died Sept. 27, 2007, in Raymore, Mo.
He was born Aug. 12, 1907, in rural McPherson County, the son of Jacob B. and Marie Friesen Stucky. He attended the Chicago Institute of Fine Art. A former resident of South Hutchinson, he was an entrepreneur.
Survivors include: two sons; a daughter; a brother; four sisters including, Esther Wagner, Hutchison, Amanda Nightingale, Halstead, and Nahita Miller, Newton; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, at First Mennonite Church, South Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Mennonite Church, South Hutchinson. Cremation Society of Kansas and Missouri, was in charge of arrangements.

STUCKY, Marcelene (Kaufman)

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STUCKY, Paul Robert

b. 12 Apr 1929 - Pretty Prairie, Kansas

d. 30 Jul 2007 - Hutchinson, Kansas

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

INMAN - Paul Robert Stucky, 78, died July 30, 2007, at the Hutchinson Hospital.
He was born April 12, 1929, in Pretty Prairie, the son of Paul and Marie Esau Stucky. He graduated from Inman High School. He attended Tabor College and taught in a one-room country school before being drafted into the U.S. Army. After active duty, he returned to his education and graduated from McPherson College. He was a business teacher at Miltonvale High School and Newton High School. Later he worked for the A.T.S.F. Railway until his retirement. He belonged to St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Inman.
On Dec. 29, 1951, he married Darlene Regier. She survives

Other survivors include: a son, Lynell and his wife, Debra, of Leawood; four daughters, Carol Wright and husband, Gerald, of Newton, Nancy Ensz and husband, Bryan, and Natalie Hosford and husband, Mark, all of Lawrence, and Paula Kirchner and husband, Michael, of Durango, Colo.; a brother, Richard Stucky of Shawnee; three sisters, Ruby Christensen of Wichita, Anne Schroeder of American Falls, Idaho, and Kathryn Caffrey of Charleston, S.C.; eleven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.

A private family burial will take place prior to the Memorial Service which will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Inman. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements and memorials may be sent to Pleasant View Home, Inman, in care of the funeral home.
To leave a message for the family, visit www.penwellgabel.com.

STUCKY, Ruby M. (Myers)

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SUDERMAN, Barbara L. (Flippin)

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SUDERMAN, David L.

b. 15 Jul 1955 - Newton, Kansas

d. 23 Oct 2007 - Newton, Kansas

From Hutchinson (Kan) News - Thursday, October 25, 2007

Submitted by Rachel E. Smith

NEWTON - David L. Suderman, 52, died Oct. 23, 2007, in Newton.
He was born July 15, 1955, in Newton, the son of Robert Suderman and Ruth Jantz Suderman. He attended public schools in California and Halstead. He graduated with an English literature degree from Wichita State University. He worked as a carpenter and cabinet maker.
On April 19, 1997, he married Barbara L. FLIPPIN in Wichita. She died Aug. 10, 2007.
Survivors include: father, Robert, Newton; brother, Robert Jr., San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and three nieces.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Koerner Heights Church of the Mennonite Brethren, Newton, with the Rev. Dr. Timothy Mace presiding. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Funeral Home, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to Our Father's House or Coral Ridge Ministries, in care of the funeral home.

SUTER, Anna Grace

b. 20 May 1918 - Fort Madison, Iowa

d. 10 Oct 2007 - Billings, Montana

Anna Grace (Suter) Diehl passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, in Billings. She was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, on May 20, 1918, to George Talmadge and Roxie Robin (Kurtz) Suter. She married Wilbur Earnest DIEHL on March 26, 1939.
Ann is survived by three children, Dean Diehl and wife, Pat (Elko, Nev.), Ruthann Ann Diehl (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Belinda Jo Chatman and husband, TC (Billings/Glendive); and four grandchildren, Jeffrey (Ft. Worth, Texas), Brian Diehl and wife, Lisa (Indianapolis), Wendi Chatman (Laramie, Wyo.) and Todd Chatman (Billings). Also surviving are two sisters, Dorothy Sample and husband, J (Tucson, Ariz.) and Marie Brightman (Lakeland, Fla.); and a brother, Jim Suter and wife, Lindie (East Moline, Ill.); as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents, George and Roxie Suter; brothers, Ernie, George and Ed; and sisters Lorena and Ruth; her husband, Wilbur; and daughter, Gwynetha Kay.
She was a dearly loved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. Family and friends valued her advice, comfort and prayers. Ann is remembered as a generous stay-at-home mother/wife, always ready to feed a visitor in addition to her family. She was an accomplished seamstress, making many of her children's clothes, as well as those of her siblings. In later years, she greatly enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and fancy handwork. Ann was also known as an extremely determined and strong woman. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the early '60s and, when she learned that she may be wheelchair bound for the rest of her life, she worked tirelessly to maintain her physical condition and to continue living a full and active life. She and Wilbur enjoyed the State Bath House in Thermopolis, Wyo., for many years.
Ann was a founding member of the First Southern Baptist Church of Rawlins, Wyo. and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Thermopolis, WY at the time of her death.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Gideons Living Memorial Bible Plan, the Multiple Sclerosis Society or to Hospice Society of Billings.
A memorial service will be held on Oct. 19, at 10 a.m., at the First Southern Baptist Church of Rawlins, with burial to follow in the Rawlins cemetery.

SWETZIG, Karen K.

b. abt 1947 - Greeley, Colorado

d. 29 Aug 2007 - Mazon, Illinois

Submitted by Elaine McDowell

Nov. 17, 1946-Aug. 29, 2007 - Age: 60 - Residence: Mazon, Ill., formerly of Greeley
Tribute: Karen K. Barkley was born in Greeley and was the daughter of Gene and Joyce (Kraft) Swetzig. She was educated in Greeley schools and graduated from Greeley High School in 1964. She attended airline school in Denver and was a graduate of Joliet Junior College in 1997 with an associate's degree in fashion merchandising and business.

On May 21, 1977, she married Jonathan G. BARKLEY on his grandparents' family farm in Goodfarm Township, Grundy County, Ill. He died Feb. 4, 1990.
Mrs. Barkley owned and operated a bridal business, Seams Sew Right, in Mazon for many years. She also was employed with Morris Building and Loan, Standard Bank and at the time of her death was associated with David's Bridal in Naperville, Ill.
Mrs. Barkley served on the Mazon Village Board and had been involved in the world of transformation through Landmark Education. She was a member of the Mazon Baptist Church.
Mrs. Barkley died unexpectedly Wednesday at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill.
Survivors: Three children, Cassandra Barkley and fiancé Christopher Todd Childers of Mazon, Abigail Roff and husband Curtis of Coal City, Ill., and Jordan G. Barkley, also of Mazon; and a grandson, Christian Jonathan Barkley.
Also surviving are her mother, Joyce Swetzig of Greeley; her father-in-law, Jack Barkley of Morris, Ill.; three sisters, her twin Sharon Thompson and husband James of Wheaton, Ill., Bonnie Martinez and husband Lee of Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Debbie Wall and husband Mike of Greeley; a brother-in-law, Brian Barkley and wife Kirsten of Chicago; her significant other, David Black; and several nieces nephews and cousins.
Preceded in death by: Her father and her husband.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at U.C. Davis and Sons Funeral Home Ltd., 301 W. Washington St., Morris, Ill. Cremation. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Notes: Memorial gifts may be made for scholarships for the Landmark Forum through Landmark Education in care of Mr. David Black, 1167 Hampton Lane, Yorkville, Ill. 60560; the Mazon Fire Department or Seneca High School FFA.