Name: Kling, Sr.,  The Rev. Gordon Sigfrid
Burial Date:  2011, 11/07
Age at Death: 94
Plot Location: 1254 D
Notes: husband of Ethel Regina (Basye)

Died 10/30/2011

Name: Deist, Perry Lee
Burial Date: 2011, 10/22
Age at Death: 63
Plot Location: 1257 G
Notes: husband of Patricia Ann(?) Newman Sears May

divorced husband of Sonja R(Denio)Albright

Senior Chief US Navy
War: Vietnam War,   Cold War 

Name: Amend, Rex Gene
Burial Date: 2011, 10/21
Age at Death: 76
Plot Location: 402 1/2 C
Notes: husband of Janet Gladys(Arell)

US Army     War: Korean War

Birth: Apr. 15, 1935 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Death: Oct. 17, 2011 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Rex Amend, 76, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. Mr. Amend was born April 15, 1935, at Sterling to Bruce and Laura Proffitt Amend. He returned to Sterling in 2006 after living in Holyrood. He was a graduate of Hutchinson Junior College and Sterling College with a Bachelor’s degree in education. He was a retired school teacher and coach at Quivira Heights schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran with service during the Korean War, a member of the Sterling American Legion and a former Holyrood city council member. He married Janet Arell Jan. 29, 1953, in Las Vegas, N.M. She survives. Other survivors include a sister, Connie Green of Sterling; two brothers, Charles William Amend of El Dorado, and Larry Dean Amend of Sterling; a sister-in-law, Lola Amend of Lyons; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Robert, Don and Arden “Pete” Amend. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Sterling Library, Hospice Care of Kansas or a charity of the donor’s choice in care of the funeral home.Family links: Parents: Bruce Serenus Amend (1900 – 1991) Laura Avis Proffitt Amend (1906 – 1991)  Siblings: Donald Bruce Amend (1928 – 2002)* Arden Lee Amend (1933 – 1956)* Rex G Amend (1935 – 2011)*Calculated relationship Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: B.L.A. Record added: Oct 26, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 79346931

Name: Warren, Sharlene Anne(McCaslin)
Burial Date: 2011, 08/04
Age at Death: 65
Plot Location: 773 B Cremains
Notes: wife of Larry Bruce Warren

Died in Pueblo, CO

Sharlene Warren, 65, died July 30, 2011, in Pueblo, Colo. She was born May 20, 1946, in Sterling to Norman Edward and Edythe Kopp McCaslin. She was a former resident of the Sterling, Nickerson area. Sharlene worked as a Certified Nurses Aide and graduated from Nickerson High School in 1964. She was married to Larry Warren in Alden on August 14, 1965.

Survivors include, husband, Larry of the home; sons, James Warren of Rocky Hill, Conn., and William Warren of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter, Debra Grebas of Pueblo, Colo.; brother, William McCaslin of Broomfield, Colo.; sister-in-law, Judy Williams of Hutchinson, and Susan Dantus of New York City, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. Rev. Marvin Ewertt will officiate. Burial will be held at the Sterling Community Cemetery in Sterling. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.

Sharlene McCaslin Warren

Birth:	May 20, 1946
Death:	Jul. 29, 2011 Pueblo Pueblo County Colorado, USA
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Created by: delkan Record added: Aug 04, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74400858

 

Name: Capps, Sr.,  LeRoy Lester
Burial Date: 2011, 07/21
Age at Death: 69
Plot Location: 1068 C
Notes: husband of Judith Ann(Maxwell) and Paula Lea(Smith)

Died In St. Joseph, MO

US Army   War: Vietnam War

Born: April 19, 1942
Died: July 16, 2011

LeRoy Lester Capps 69, of Saint Joseph, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 in Saint Joseph, MO. He was born April 19, 1942 in Lorraine, KS, son of Euretha Faye(McNett) and Lester Laird Capps.

He served in the Army and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked at American Salt Company. LeRoy was preceded in death by wife, Paula Capps, his parents, three brothers, Harold, Marvin, and Bob Capps, three sisters, Genevieve House, Brenda Hurst, Margaret Faye Capps and one grandchild. Survivors include daughter, Tina (Robert) Owens of Junction City, KS, three sons, David Capps of Tulsa, OK, LeRoy Capps Jr. and John T. (Sherri) Capps all of Lyons, KS, a brother, Albert “Butch” Capps of Hutchison, KS, and two sisters, Penny Armendariz of Lakin, KS, Helen Bowhay of Hutchison, KS, and 15 grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services and interment will be conducted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM, at the Sterling Cemetery, in Sterling Kansas, under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home. There is no scheduled visitation at the Rupp funeral home. Memorials are requested to the LeRoy Capps Memorial Fund. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com.

LeRoy Lester Capps (b. 19 Apr 1942)

LeRoy Lester Capps (son of Lester Laird Capps and Euretha Fay McNett) was born 19 Apr 1942 in Lorraine, Ellsworth, Kansas.He married (1) Paula Lea Smith, daughter of Fred Gerald Smith and Arlene Thelma Heldt.He married (2) Judith Ann Maxwell on 12 Dec 1963 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, daughter of John Henry Maxwell and Ada Louise Seybert.
More About LeRoy Lester Capps and Judith Ann Maxwell:
Marriage: 12 Dec 1963, Winfield, Cowley, Kansas.
Children of LeRoy Lester Capps and Paula Lea Smith are:

1. David Alan Capps, b. 20 Jun 1970, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas.
2. Tina Louise Capps, b. 16 Jul 1972, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas.

Children of LeRoy Lester Capps and Judith Ann Maxwell are:

1. Nancy Lee Capps, b. 10 Dec 1962, Sterling, Rice, Kansas.
2. LeRoy Lester Capps, Jr., b. 20 Aug 1964, Ft. Riley, Riley, Kansas.
3. John Thomas Capps, b. 24 Nov 1965, Sterling, Rice, Kansas.

h: Apr. 27, 1942
Lorraine
Ellsworth County
Kansas,  : Jul. 16, 2011
Saint Joseph
Buchanan County
Missouri, USA
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Verl Manwarren
Record added: Jul 24, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 73862468

Name: Cole, Josephine Annbelle ‘Jose’ (Newby)
Burial Date: 2011, 09/06
Age at Death: 94
Plot Location: 884 A Cremains
Notes: wife of Russell Lloyd/ dw of Marion Bond Fairbrother

Died 06/28/2011 Santa Barbara, CA

Birth:	1917
Death:	Sep., 2011
Age 94  Family links: Spouse: Russell Lloyd Cole (____ – 1977)
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 884 A Crems
Created by: Lawcas Record added: Feb 22, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 105680350

Name: Proffitt, Curtis Wayne
Burial Date: 2011,  06/10
Age at Death: 55
Plot Location: 1039 D
Notes: husband of Rose Mary(Bane) and Sandra(?)Smith

Died S. Haven, KS

Birth:	Dec. 18, 1955 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Death:	Jun. 2, 2011 South Haven Sumner County Kansas, USA
Husband of (1) Rose Mary Bane Proffitt, marrried 1-26-1972 (2) Sandra Smith Proffitt, married 10-15-2008. Father of Frank & James Proffitt, Gebe Center, Charlie Osbourn, Chad Osbourn (deceased), Aaron Givens, Chris Ball, Ruth Ann & Hannah Proffitt, Erica Tamez, Velma Martinez and Angela Richardson. Son of Charles Wayne and Ruth Elaine Flessner Proffitt. Brother of Vickie Davis. Grandfather of 68 and Great-Grandfather of 8. Curtis died as the result of a motorcycle accident. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Sterling, with Rev. Marvin Ewertt officiating. Burial will be at Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. The casket will remain closed.Family links: Spouse: Rose Mary Bane Proffitt (1955 – 2006)
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
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Name: Parker, Shirley Ann(Stange)
Burial Date: 2011, 06/11
Age at Death: 68
Plot Location: 938 A Cremains
Notes: divorced wife of Ronnie G.

Died 05/22/2011 in Joplin, MO Tornado

Birth:	Feb. 11, 1943 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Death:	May 22, 2011 Jasper County Missouri, USA
Shirley Ann Parker, 68 of Joplin, MO, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, in the tornado that devastated Joplin. She was born February 11, 1943, in Sterling, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth and Rosemary(Greene) Stange. She was married to Ronnie G. Parker and later divorced. Shirley was a Mammography Technician at Loveless Health Care System in Albuquerque, NM for many years, she retired in 2008. Survivors include a son, Greg Parker and fiancé Jennifer Willey of Pittsburg, a daughter Stephanie Woods and husband Joseph of Joplin, MO, along with six grandchildren; Jessawynne Parker, Shelby Ann Woods, Alexis Kathryn Woods, Mitchell William Woods, Daniel Thomas Willey and Connor Peyton Willey. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Dee Stange. Joplin Globe 6-5-2011 Family links: Parents: Kenneth Claus Stange (1912 – 1988) Rosemary Green Stange (1921 – 1993) Sibling: Shirley Ann Stange Parker (1943 – 2011) Robert Dee Stange (1945 – 1973)* *Calculated relationship Note: cremated
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Created by: Nicole Record added: May 29, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70530512

Name: Davis, Evelyn Lorene(Elliott)
Burial Date: 2011, 05/14
Age at Death: 93
Plot Location: 492 B
Notes: w/John Alexander

Died in Grapevine, TX

Birth:	Sep. 25, 1917 Reno County Kansas, USA
Death:	May 10, 2011 Grapevine Tarrant County Texas, USA
Evelyn L. Davis, 93, of Grapevine, TX, passed away peacefully May 10, 2011 at Lone Star Comprehensive Adult Care in Grapevine, TX.She was born September 25, 1917, in Reno County, KS, the daughter of Mark H. Elliott and Elsie Harvey Elliott. She graduated from Sterling High School, in Sterling, KS. She and her late husband, John, were longtime residents of Reno County. In 1998 she moved to north Texas to live closer to her daughter. She and her husband were retired farmers and owners of E.J.’s Uniform Company.She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Darlow Social Club. On Jan. 1, 1938, she married John A. Davis in Augusta, KS. Survivors include, a son, William Mark, San Pedro, CA, a daughter and son-in-law, Sheila M. and William Roepka, Jr., Southlake, TX, two grandchildren, Nathan Tiemeier, Aubrey, TX and Megan Cooper, Grapevine, TX and 3 great grandchildren. Other survivors include a sister, Shirley Hoppock, Wichita and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at Penwell-Gabel Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Jim Rhaesa presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. Family links: Parents: Mark Haworth Elliott (1883 – 1971) Elsie Sophronia Harvey Elliott (1888 – 1975) Spouse: John Alexander Davis (1916 – 1996) Siblings: Erma Felina Elliott Ringer (1910 – 1993)* Bernese Eula Elliott Taylor (1912 – 2001)* Evelyn Lorene Elliott Davis (1917 – 2011) Wilma E Elliott Gossard (1922 – 1985)* *Calculated relationship
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Maintained by: Mark Davis Originally Created by: delkan Record added: May 12, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69719996

Name: Walton, Joseph Roland’Joe’
Burial Date: 2011, 05/05
Age at Death: 92
Plot Location: 858 G Cremains
Notes: husband of Vera  Rosetta(Wing)

Birth:	Apr. 22, 1919 Kingsdown Ford County Kansas, USA
Death:	May 2, 2011 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Joseph R. (Joe) Walton, 92, died May 2, 2011, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. He was born April 22, 1919, in Kingsdown to Rev. John and Harriet Benton Walton. He was a Sterling resident since 1969, formerly of Deerfield. He worked as a repair engineer in the natural gas industry, a carpenter, and in the electrical plant at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. He was a member of the Sterling United Methodist Church, and Sterling Silver Threads. He married Vera Wing on June 6, 1948, in Leoti, she survives. Other survivors include their three children, Dorothea (Dot) LeClerc and husband Steve of Hays; Norma Ooms and husband Wesley of El Paso, Ill.; Roger Walton and his wife Susan of Arlington, Texas. He had eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Laura Griffin of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Juanita Weidner of Mesa, Ariz. Seven brothers and three sisters preceded Joe in death. Visitation will be 5 –7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the United Methodist Church in Sterling with Reverend Marvin Ewertt and Pastor Wesley Ooms officiating. Burial will take place at the Sterling Community Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sterling United Methodist Church or Sterling Presbyterian Manor in care of the funeral home. The Lyons News, May 3, 2011 Family links: Parents: John Walton (1880 – 1961) Harriet Estella Benton Walton (1882 – 1976) Siblings: Paul G. Walton (1903 – 1995)* Esther Walton Petefish (1908 – 1994)* Kenneth Merril Walton (1910 – 1998)* Clarence E Walton (1912 – 1933)* Harriet E Walton (1918 – 1933)* Joseph R. Walton (1919 – 2011) Ralph Eugene Walton (1920 – 1920)* *Calculated relationship
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Created by: delkan Record added: May 04, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69316201