Bruning, Barbara Lee (Alspaugh)                  wife/Donald Forest ‘Butch’

Burial Date:   2017, 06/16                Age: 89                     Lot: 983

Barbara L. Bruning, 89, died June 11, 2017, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor.  She was born July 26, 1927, in Winfield, KS, the daughter of C.E. and Elizabeth Goforth Alspaugh.  Barbara graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1945.  Following her graduation, she attended Kansas State University. She was a lifelong Sterling resident.  Barbara was a homemaker.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Sterling; Eastern Star; Alpha Delta Phi Sorority; and Two Bridge Clubs.  On July 19, 1947, Barbara was united in marriage with Donald F. Bruning in Sterling.  He survives of the home.  Other survivors include a son, Scott Bruning of Ocala, FL; daughter, Susan Wigginton, Hoxie, KS; brother, Donald and Linda Alspaugh, Lawrenceville, GA; two grandchildren, Christopher Bruning and Lizabeth Carriero; four great-grandchildren, Damon Carriero, Allison Bruning, Maddie Bruning, and Logan Hall.  She is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Joann Taylor.  Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with Rev. Rob Bolton officiating.  Burial will be at Sterling Community Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, with family present 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.  Memorials can be made to Donor’s Choice in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

Mark, Eleanor Saretta(Nearhood)                         wife of Marvin Dale

Burial Date:  2017,  06/14              Age: 102                       Lot: 925 F

DATELINE: Sterling

NAME:  Eleanor Saretta (Nearhood)  Mark

AGE:     102 yrs

DATE OF DEATH:  June 10, 2017

PLACE OF DEATH: Presbyterian Manor, Sterling

DATE OF BIRTH: October 13, 1914

PLACE OF BIRTH: Sterling, Kansas

PARENTS: Harvey Austin and Laura Emma Livingston Nearhood

RESIDENCE: Longtime Sterling area resident

OCCUPATION: Dinner Cook for the Sterling Cafe

EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School with the class of 1933

MEMBERSHIPS:  Member of Calvary Baptist Church, Sterling; attended Faith Bible Church, Lyons; Silver Threads and served many years as Treasurer for the Friendship Meals; served on the Lyons Friendship Meals Council; Alternate for Rice County Council on Aging Board; Red Hatter member

DATE OF MARRIAGE: December 5, 1933

PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Pratt, Kansas

SPOUSE:  Marvin Dale Mark

SPOUSE DECEASED DATE:  December 12, 1984

SURVIVORS:  daughters, Elva D. Rump, Inman, Bonnie Minix, Lyons; six grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:  Daughter, Samma J. Carter; 7 Siblings; a grandchild; a great-grandchild

SERVICES: 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Calvary Baptist Church, Sterling

OFFICIATING: Rev. Dale Jordan

BURIAL: 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Sterling Community Cemetery

VISITATION: 2:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with family present 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.

MEMORIAL: Rice County Council on Aging and Calvary Baptist Church in care of the funeral home

Wray,  Marlyn Joan(Pflughoft)                            wife of Jack Arlen Wray

Burial Date:  2017,  06/06        Age: 82        Lot: 863 E

Marlyn Joan (Pflughoft) Wray

September 14, 1934 ~ June 1, 2017 (age 82)

DATELINE: Sterling

NAME:  Marlyn J. Wray

AGE: 82 yrs

DATE OF DEATH:  June 1, 2017

PLACE OF DEATH: Hospital District #1 Rice County, Lyons

DATE OF BIRTH: September 14, 1934

PLACE OF BIRTH: rural Geneseo, Kansas

PARENTS:   Floyd & Madge Rush Pflughoft

RESIDENCE: lifetime Rice County resident

OCCUPATION: Owner/Operator of the former Wray’s Grocery in Sterling and worked at various Sterling businesses

EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School

MEMBERSHIPS:  attended the United Methodist Church, Sterling

DATE OF MARRIAGE: February 8, 1953

PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Sterling

SPOUSE:  Jack A. Wray

SPOUSE DECEASED DATE:  July 25, 2012

SURVIVORS:  son, Dennis & Sherry Wray, Lyons; daughter, Cheryl & Jeff Tinkler, Salina;

Sister, Faira Buckman, Sterling; 5 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:  Parents; Brother, Darrell Pflughoft

SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling

OFFICIATING: Rev. Glenn Chambers

BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery

VISITATION: 2:00 to 7:00 P.M., Monday, June 5, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with family present 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.

MEMORIAL: United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.

Mustard, Ira  William                              husband of Betty Ann(McHenry)

Burial Date: 2017,  05/27            Age: 94                 Lot:723 C

War: WW2 

Posted by Kirk Mustard  Ira Mustard

Added by Leonard Stout

Brian Foster – “Great American who sacrificed much in WW 2 in Patton’s 3rd Army.”

A funeral/celebration service will be held for Ira Mustard at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.15, at the chapel in the back of the Sterling Cemetery.

Flowers can be sent to 320 N 5th St., Sterling. For additional information, call 415-260-8893.

Walden, James Dean ‘Jim’             husband of Karen Sue(Booker)Baker

Burial Date: 2017,  05/22       Age: 73    Lot: 855 G  Cremains

March 28, 1944 – May 14, 2017

James Dean “Jim” Walden, 73, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born March 28, 1944, in Springdale, Arkansas, the son of Donald David and Amy Marie (McQuiston) Walden.

Jim worked for Reno County Public Works with the road maintenance and bridge crew for over 28 years, retiring in 1993.

He was married to Karen Sue Booker. She died June 3, 1979. Surviving are: son, Eric and daughter-in-law Lanelle of Austin, TX; three granddaughters, Erica and husband Ben Waters, Whitney and husband Leon Everhart, all of Arlington, and Aubry and husband Jeff Weigel of Wichita; brothers, Eddie and Albert, both of Hutchinson; six great-grandchildren, Jacob, Ethan and Layla Waters, and Alayna, Leon IV and Alivia Everhart. James was preceded in death by his parents; son, Paul Aaron; brothers, Donald, Richard, Billy, Kenneth and Carl; and sisters, Barbara Stewart and Lela Marlow.

Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2017, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Steve Gill presiding. Inurnment will follow in Sterling Community Cemetery. Friends may sign his book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday at Elliott Mortuary. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, Hutchinson.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Hutchinson Animal Shelter, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Bauer, Mary Luella(Perrine)                         Wife of Louis

Burial Date: 1943,   06/29               Age: 77             Lot: 610 G

Birth: 1866    Death: Jun. 1943
Age 77

Family links:
Spouse:
Louis Bauer (____ – 1941)
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Lawrence, Donald Lee              h/Marilyn Patricia ‘Pat'(Redmond)

Burial Date: 2017,  04/26         Age: 88               Lot: 933 E Cremains

Death Date: 2011,   08/11

War: WW2    Purple Heart   

STERLING – Donald L. Lawrence, 88, died Aug. 11, 2011, in Wichita. He was born March 9, 1923, in Olathe, the son of Roy and Estella Lunsford Lawrence. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1942, and graduated from KSU in 1949, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ag. Education. A resident of Sterling since 1958, he was a 4-H Extension Agent in Lyon County for seven years, before moving to Rice County, and retired from the Farmers Co-op at Sterling in January 1988.
He belonged to the United Methodist Church, American Legion, Sterling Country Club, was a past 4-H Club Leader, all at Sterling, and was the former chairman of the Rice County Arts Council. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in 1st Division 1st Army being wounded in France, and received the Purple Heart.

On June 5, 1949, he married Marilyn P. “Pat” Redmond, in Erie, Ks. She survives. Other survivors include: daughter, Melanie (Gary) Twineham, Hutchinson; a son, Brian (Joni), Lawrence; brother, Dean; sister, Jean Hopkins, five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Amos, and a grandson, Jason Adams.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday Aug. 15, 2011, at the United Methodist Church, Sterling, with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard, with the Rev. Marvin Ewertt presiding. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Aug. 14, 2011, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church, Sterling, or the donor’s choice, both in care of the funeral home.

Birth: Mar. 9, 1923

Olathe
Johnson County
Kansas, USADeath: Aug. 11, 2011

Death: Aug. 11, 2011
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Kansas, USA

Family links:

Spouse:
Marilyn Patricia Redmond Lawrence (1927 – 2017)*

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Don’s cremains were buried in the casket with Pat.

Lawrence, Marilyn Patricia ‘Pat’ (Redmond)    wife of Donald Lee

Burial Date: 2017,  04/26       Age:   89                  Lot:  933 E

Don’s ashes were put in Pat’s casket and buried together.

Birth: Dec. 14, 1927 Benedict Wilson County Kansas, USA Death: Apr. 22, 2017 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Marilyn Patricia “Pat” Lawrence, 89, passed away April 22, 2017 at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 14, 1927 in Benedict, KS., the daughter of Alva and Pearl Thiebaud Redmond. Pat graduated from Erie High School with the class of 1945, and in 1949 she received her bachelors of Liberal Arts from Kansas State University. Pat has resided in Sterling, KS. since 1958, formerly of Emporia, Ks. She was an office manager for Peoples Savings and Loan in Sterling for 25 years, retiring in 1987. Pat was a member of the United Methodist Church, Sterling; Rice County Arts Council; Creative Cooking; Kumjoynus Sunday School Class; and the American Association of University Women. Pat was united in marriage with Donald L. Lawrence on June 5, 1949 in Erie, KS. He preceded her in death on August 11, 2011. She is also preceded in death by her parents, and grandson, Jason Adams. Survivors include son, Brian and Jonie Lawrence, Lawrence, KS.; daughter, Melanie and Gary Twineham, Hutchinson, KS.; 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Sterling Community Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Miller officiating. Visitation 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with family present 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. In Lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions to the United Methodist Church, Sterling or Kindred Hospice in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.(Salina Post)   Family links: Spouse: Donald L. Lawrence (1923 – 2011) Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: LAOsbourn Record added: Apr 25, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 178739795

Vanden Heuvel, Nicholas L ‘Nick’ Wagerle

son of: Darold E Vanden Heuvel and Patricia’Patty'(Fuller)Vanden Heuvel Wagerle

Burial Date: 2017,  05/22        Age: 34        Lot: 456 1/2 H  Cremains

DATELINE:  Sterling, Kansas

NAME:  Nicholas L. “Nick” Vanden Heuvel Wagerle

AGE:   34 yrs

DATE OF DEATH:  May 17, 2016

PLACE OF DEATH: Rice Co. District Hospital, Lyons

DATE OF BIRTH: June 25, 1981

PLACE OF BIRTH: Hutchinson

RESIDENCE:  Sterling since 1988 formerly of Nickerson

OCCUPATION: Farmer for River Valley Farms of Sterling

EDUCATION: attended Sterling High School

MEMBERSHIPS: Sons of the American Legion, Sterling

SURVIVORS:  Parents, John & Patty Wagerle, Sterling; other Mother, Nancy Vanden Heuvel,

Green Bay, Wis.;  Grandmother, Luella Vanden Heuvel, Little Suamico, Wis.; 3 Brothers, Brian Klimczyk, Tom Vanden Heuvel, Mike Vanden Heuvel, all of Green Bay, Wis.; Sister, Tina Vanden Heuvel, Green Bay, Wis.; many many Aunts & Uncles;  many Nieces & Nephews

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  Father, Darold Vanden Heuvel; Sister, Nicki Klimczyk-Larsen; Grandfather, Carl Vanden Heuvel; Grandparents, Douglas & Betty Fuller, Auverne & Dene Wagerle

FUNERAL SERVICES:  1:30 P.M., Saturday, May 21, 2016, at United Methodist Church, Sterling

OFFICIATING:  Rev. Rob Bolton

VISITATION:  2:00 to 7:00 P.M., Friday, May 20, 2016, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.,

MEMORIAL:  Sterling American Legion Post # 128 or Felix and Fido Rescue Fund at Sterling

Ark Veterinary Clinic in care of the funeral home.

Nicholas L. ‘Nick’ Vanden Heuvel Wagerle

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Birth: Jun. 25, 1981
Hutchinson
Reno County
Kansas, USADeath: May 17, 2016
Lyons
Rice County
Kansas, USA

Family links:
Parents:
Darold E. Vanden Heuvel (1950 – 2013)
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Robert A. Johannsen

husband of Ella Mae(Showalter) and Betty(Bindrum)Herold

Burial Date:  2017,  05/08         Age:91          Lot: 965 D

War: WW2    U.S. Navy  

Robert A. Johannsen, 91 died May 3, 2017, at Rice County District Hospital, Lyons. He was born to John Frederick and Lena Gossman Johannsen on September 27, 1925, rural Little River. He was a lifetime Rice County resident, a retired Farmer/Stockman and served in the United States Navy during World War II.  He married Ella Mae Showalter on August 14, 1949, at Saxman, she died on May 11, 1980; he married Betty Bindrum Herold April 4, 1982, at Las Vegas, she died on April 16, 2011. His memberships included the Midian Shrine, Salina; American Legion, Little River; VFW, former Saxman Grade School Board Member and USD 376 Sterling School Board Member; Wilson Township Board Member. Robert is survived by Sons, Mike & Brenda Johannsen, Tom & Linda Johannsen, Greg & Anita Johannsen all of Lyons, Step-Sons, J. L. Herold, Chase, Ray & Lee Ann Herold, Lucas; Daughter, Vickie & Dennis Byard, Hutchinson; 3 Sisters, Mary Traveney, Pennsylvania, Shirley Johannsen, Topeka, Jean Marie & Roy Skrdlant, Norton; 16 Grandchildren, 11, Great-Grandchildren

Robert was preceded in death by his parents; 3 Brothers, Richard, Edward, John Johannsen; 2 infant Sisters; Step-Daughter, Carla Muench

Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 8, 2017, at First Christian Church, Lyons with Rev Ron DeVore officiating. Visitation is 2:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons with family present. Burial in the Sterling Community Cemetery,  with Military Honors by the U. S. Navy and Sterling American Legion.  Memorials are to Reno County Hospice or Kansas Honor Flight in care of the funeral home.

Wife Betty(Bindrum)Herold Johannsen is buried in the Lyons, KS cemetery.

Vincent, Helen Gertrude(Davis)               wife of John Earl

Burial Date:  2012        Age: 99      Lot: 817 G Cremains

Helen Davis was born in 1914 in Missouri, her father, Alonzo, was 35, and her mother, Cora, was 31. She lost her mother when she was only 10 years old. She had one brother and four sisters.

Helen died in California and her cremains brought to Sterling, KS for burial

Fountain, Emery Dean           husband of Dorothea Mae(Edgar)

Burial Date:  2017,  04/05           Age: 89            Lot: 658 G

Sterling:  Emery Dean Fountain (Deano) passed away peacefully on March 30, 2017, surrounded by family, at the age of 87. He was born Dec. 5, 1929, to Harold and Pearl Fountain in Lerado, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and love of his life for 64 years, Dorothea and brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Wanda Fountain. On June 7, 1950, he married Dorothea Mae Edgar in Sterling. He is survived by his children, Doug (Terry) Fountain, Castle Rock, Colo., Debby (Greg) Ek, Wichita, Deanne (Kevin) Nowlan, Sterling, and Dawn Fountain, Wichita. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Robb (Carolyn), Lubbock, Texas, Jack (Kay), Arlington, Budd (Glenda), Langdon, Cathie (Warren) Grant, Burke, Va., FloAnn (Rick) Brehm, Kansas City, Mo. He was the proud grandfather of eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, Kelly (Amanda) Fountain, Kaden, Kailey and Aidan, Hutchinson, Brook (Sam) Williams, Conan and Max, Littleton, Colo., Andrew (McKenzie) Ek, Greyson, Landen and Emery, Andover, Allison (Nick) Kerr, Madelyn and Brody, Wichita, Paige (Vance) Stegman and unborn child, Great Bend, Spencer Nowlan, Lawrence, Cole Slupski, Hutchinson, and Alexis Slupski, Wichita.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sterling. Visitation will be held at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, from 2 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Reformed Presbyterian Church in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

Legleiter, Gerard Joseph’Jerry’

husband of :  ? ; 2nd husband of Karen Marlene(McMurphy)Adams

Burial Date; 2017,  03/30          Age: 64       Lot: 133 J

Gerard (Jerry) Joseph Legleiter

July 12, 1952 ~ March 25, 2017 (age 64)

One of Jerry’s positions was Sterling Community Cemetery Sexton.  Under his guidance and long hours of work, the cemetery was restored to excellence and beauty.

Sterling- Gerard (Jerry) Joseph Legleiter, 64, died Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at the Rice County District Hospital.

He was born July 12, 1952, in LaCrosse to Alvin and Delores (Zimmerman) Legleiter. He attended LaCrosse Catholic School and Fort Hays State College, Hays KS.

Married Karen Marlene Legleiter, February 14th, 1979 in Hays, KS, she survives. He worked in the oil fields in the early 1980’s. Served as the Sexton for the Sterling Cemetery, Sterling KS during the mid to late 1990’s while having his own carpentry business during these times; Gerard Plumbing and Heating. Specializing in HVAC, electric and gas fitting.

We are blessed by raising 4 sons and one daughter. Marty and (Rene) Adams, Orange Park, Florida. Stephen and (Melissa) Legleiter, Deer Lodge, Tennessee. Shane and (Amy) Legleiter, Greensboro, North Carolina. Shawn and (Brooke) Legleiter, Panama City Beach, Florida. Amy Bolton, deceased. 13 grandchildren, lots of nieces and nephews. Brothers, Florian Legleiter, Kurt Legleiter. Sisters, Gerriane Kuntzsch and Mary Jo Tammen.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Timothy Legleiter and Eric (Ricky) Legleiter, and a daughter.

Funeral Services will be at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with Rev. Michael Gray officiating. Burial will be at Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling with a Rosary service at 6:00 P.M. Memorials are suggested to Hospice and Homecare of Reno County or Sterling Community Cemetery in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

“A Peaceful Passing”

Dear Lord God,

We pray for a peaceful passing of a loved one we hold dear.

At death’s door as they linger near.

We pray they will painlessly slip into your arms.

No longer enchanted by this earths temporary charms.

We lift our hearts up to you for comfort and strength.

We trust you to guide us through our deep grief with grace.

Amen

Written BY: Diana M. Winters, March 5th, 2017

Copyright c 2017

All Rights Reserved

This poem is dedicated to Jerry & Marlene Legleiter and family.

All glory goes to God.

As well this poem is dedicated to everyone as at some point in life we all find ourselves here.

Diana M. Winters, 3-5-2017, Sterling, Kansas

Atwater, Elizabeth J Evans’Betty'(Jackson)

wife of Dr. Charles Russell

Burial Date: 2017,  04/22           Age: 88           Lot: 966 A  Cremains

Died: 2017,  03/22   in Hastings, NE

Hastings resident, Elizabeth J. “Betty” Atwater, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society – Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska.

Memorial Services will be Saturday, April 1, 2017; 11:00 A.M. at Evangelical Free Church, Hastings with Pastor Tim Bowman officiating.  Burial will be held in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Kansas at a later date.  Memorials may be given to Central Christian Schools or Samaritan’s Purse.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church.

Betty was born in Cholon, a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, on February 12, 1929.  Her parents, Herb and Lydia Jackson, were missionaries to Vietnam.  An older brother, Merrill, had been born in 1924.  Betty attended school in Dalat, a hill station north of Ho Chi Minh City.

In early 1942, Japanese troops occupied Vietnam, and the Jackson family, along with many others, was restricted from free movement without special permission.  In 1943, the family was repatriated on the Gripsholm to the United States.  They lived in Boston for nine months and then moved to Houghton, New York, where Betty graduated in 1946 from Houghton Academy.  During the summers she usually went to New Hampshire to work on the conference grounds of the New England Fellowship.  It was there she met Charles Atwater whom she married in 1949.  One year later, Betty graduated from Houghton College.

Betty and her husband then moved to Boston where she worked in a large department store while her husband attended graduate school.  Beginning in early 1952, Betty and her husband went to India where they both served on the teaching staff at Woodstock School, an international school located in the Himalayan foothills.  Meanwhile, a daughter, Ruth, was born in September 1952, and a son, James, was born in April 1954.  Betty and her family returned to the Boston area in the summer of 1957, at which time she began teaching while her husband did additional graduate work.

In 1959, the family moved to Sterling, Kansas, where her husband accepted a position on the Sterling College faculty.  While the family resided in Sterling, two more children were born.  Carol was born in December 1959, and Steve was born in July 1968.  The family moved to Hutchinson in July 1972, and three years later, Betty began teaching at Central Christian School.

As of 1990, Betty reduced her teaching to part-time work at the Adult Learning Center.  Most of the students at the Adult Learning Center are persons who, for one reason or another, did not graduate from high school and are in process of earning a GED (General Education Development) diploma.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Atwater; son, James Atwater; and brother, Merrill Jackson.

SURVIVORS:
Children & Spouses:  
Ruth Peterson
Carol & Mark Beal
Steve & Lorraine Atwater
Grandchildren & Spouses:   
Danton & Rebecca Zumalt
Shane & Stella (Siying Wu) Peterson
Heather & Ronnie Anderson
Kayla Peterson
Tiffany & Jason Jorgenson
Monique & Matt Reels
Charlie Beal
Great-Grandchildren:         
9
Many other family members

Snyder, Louise Clara (Cathey)               wife of Dr. Dale Norman Snyder

Burial Date:  2017,  04/06       Age: 89        Lot: 936 E  Cremains

Louise Cathey Snyder passed away rejoicing in the hope of the resurrection on March 23, 2017. She was born in 1928 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Franklyn Warren and Clara Louise Cathey. She grew up in Castro Valley, California and graduated from Hayward Union High School in California. In 1950 she graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. She and Dale, her husband, met at Wheaton and were married at the Hayward Presbyterian Church in California on June 16, 1951. Their first two years were spent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while Dale completed his theological studies. They then spent the next 5 years in pastoral ministry in Bangor, Maine. Following this, the couple lived several years in The Hague, The Netherlands. While there, Louise taught at an international school and then became principal of the elementary and middle schools. Later, Louise received her M.A. degree in Library Science from the University of Denver and took the position of Director of the Library at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas. She served in this position for 21 years until her retirement. During her tenure, she was honored by being elected as president of the Kansas Library Association. She was also largely responsible for the initiative to build a new college library as well as for the library design. Central to her life was her trust in the Savior whom she knew loved her and had given His life for her. Shortly before her last breath, she spoke of the love of Jesus. Louise often said that her funeral should not be dark and sad, but reflect the joy of the Gospel in light of the resurrection hope. This commitment to the Savior was the driving force behind her active involvement in the church. She had a special interest in missions and served on mission committees both in her church in Kansas and at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Marc. Louise was totally committed to her family and friends and, on occasion, could light up the room with her infectious laugh. She will be deeply missed by her husband Dale, her son Peter, her daughter-in-law Tiffany, her two grandchildren, Grace and Marc, and her friends. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 11:00 AM at John Knox Presbyterian Church (4150 Kalamazoo Ave. SE), with visitation one hour prior to the service from 10-11 AM. Memorial contributions may be given to Wedgwood Christian Services (3300 36th St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512) or Sterling College Marc Snyder Memorial Scholarship Fund (125 W. Cooper Ave., Sterling, KS 67579). – See more at: http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=louise-Snyder&pid=184708146&fhid=21051#sthash.Mn5sxsOn.dpuf