Gill, John Ezekiel son/Elizabeth E ‘Betty'(Waters)Gill Rickman
Burial Date: ? Age: 50+ Lot: CS 13-03i
Birth: 12/14/1895 in Jetmore, KS Death: (After 1950 living and working construction in Hutchinson, KS)
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Elizabeth E Waters Gill (____ – 1931)*Rickman
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Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: CS 13-03
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Name: Clement, Melville Beecher
Burial Date: 1928, 09/18
Age at Death: 72
Plot Location: 649 G
Notes: Husband of Viola Martha(Cantwell)
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Riner,Sr., William ‘Will’ Edward. husband of May Irene(Wertz)
Burial Date: 1934, 04/03 Age: 59 Lot: 381 K
| Birth: | Mar. 25, 1875 Lacona Warren County Iowa, USA |
| Death: | Mar. 31, 1934 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA |
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| Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA |
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Riner, Forrest Dale
Son of John Henry and Estella May(Bunn)Riner
Burial Date: 2016, 08/11 Age: 81 Lot: 802 C
US Army Cold War 
Forrest Dale Riner
July 12, 1935 ~ August 4, 2016 (age 81)
Forrest Dale Riner, 81, born to John Henry & Estella May Bunn Riner, July 12, 1935 at Sterling. He died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at his residence. He was a retired Electronics Specialist and was a veteran of U. S. Army. Survivors are Sister, Carol & Carl Palfenier, Park Forrest, Ill.; Nephews and Nieces, David & Arlene Palfenier, Jonathan & Rebecca Palfenier, Catherine & Matt Hagele, Cherie & Dale Jacobs; 7 Great Nephews and Nieces, Several Cousins. Graveside service will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation is 2:00 to 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, family present 5:00 to 7:00P.M. Memorials Sterling Public Library or Sterling Food Bank in care of the funeral home.
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Young, Freda Mae(Foudray) wife of Ervin William
Burial Date: 2016, 08/06 Age: 89 Lot: 1258 B
MANHATTAN – Freda Mae ( Foudray) Young, 89, passed away Aug. 4, 2016. She was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Blackwell, Okla., to Charles Otis Foudray and Ruby (Childers) Foudray, the third oldest of four children.
She was loved by many and was known for her keen sense of humor. She and Ervin enjoyed traveling, reading and being with family. She was an avid fan of the KU basketball team. She loved country western music and especially Kenny Rogers. They were lifetime members of the Reformed Presbyterian church.
Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Friends of Animals Shelter in Sterling, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.
Oden, Jacob Dakota son of Jon B & Heather D(Scraper)Oden
Burial Date: 2016, 08/08 Age: 15 Lot: 1233 G
DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: Jacob D. Oden
AGE: 15 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: August 3, 2016
PLACE OF DEATH: rural Sterling as a result of an automobile accident
DATE OF BIRTH: January 18, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hutchinson
PARENTS: Jon B. & Heather D. Scraper Oden
RESIDENCE: lifetime resident of Sterling
EDUCATION: He was entering his Sophomore year at Sterling High School
MEMBERSHIPS: United Methodist Church, Connection Council for First United Methodist Church Youth Group; He was active in Beginning Vocal Jazz, Choir and Sterling Singers, Football and Basketball. He was on the Honor Roll and in the Gifted Program. Member of DFYIT & Swole Patrol all of Sterling
SURVIVORS: Parents: Jon and Heather Oden; 2 Brothers, J.J. Oden, Cody Oden; Sister, Caitlin Oden all of the home; Girlfriend Lexi Rose, Sterling; Grandparents; Jan Oden, Sterling, Randy & Wanda Scraper, Lawton, Okla.; Great-Grandmother, Ruth Jones, Sabetha, Ks.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY Grandfather, Arthur “Buddy” Oden; Great-Grandparents, Anita & W. H. Oden, Glen Jones Jr., Robert & Vida Scraper
FUNERAL SERVICES: 1:18 P.M., Monday, August 8, 2016, at United Methodist Church, Sterling
OFFICIATING: Revs. Jeff Miller and Jeff Darnauer
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling
VISITATION: 2:00 to 5:00 P.M., Sunday, August 7, 2016, at United Methodist Church, Sterling with family present.
MEMORIAL: Light Up the Dark Ministries in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
By Kathie Hanks Hutchinson News, 8/6/2016
Jacob Oden wanted to bear the cross.
His brother J.J. Oden suggested he pass the heavy wooden cross over to him as they walked in the summer’s heat through Great Bend during a mission trip to the Central Kansas Dream Center last week.
But Jacob insisted on carrying it. He told his brother, “I got this.”
On Wednesday, Jacob was killed in a two-vehicle crash northwest of Sterling. Tom Kelly, 53, of Sterling, was the driver of the car that collided with the Oden truck. Kelly remained in critical condition Friday at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital. J.J. Oden was injured in the crash but has since been released from the hospital.
Family and friends gathered at the Oden family farm on Friday as plans were made for Monday’s funeral service at 1:18 p.m. at Sterling First United Methodist Church – signifying Jan. 18, 2001, the day Jacob was born.
Walking with the cross was just one of many experiences Jon and Heather Oden and siblings J.J., 17; Cody, 12; and Caitlin, 10, recalled as they cried, laughed and remembered the life they shared with Jacob.
“What made him special was that he just loved people. No matter their background or color of their skin, he loved them,” said J.J., who was wearing one of the “survivor bracelets” that Jacob frequently made out of paracord and handed out to people he thought might be struggling.
Heather Oden felt Jacob had a unique ability to see deep into people’s eyes and empathize with them. He liked to ask her, playfully, “How is you?”
Jacob, J.J. and Heather Oden spent last week with their church’s youth group working on the renovation of the former Great Bend High School, which is now the Central Kansas Dream Center. The center includes a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, and recovery program.
There were just four teenage boys in the group and they had the tough job of cleaning out the third floor of the building, said Jeff Darnauer, youth pastor at Sterling First United Methodist Church.
“They worked super hard,” said Darnauer. “The group relied on their muscle and strength.”
Darnauer believes a lot of people were influenced in a positive way by Jacob.
“He had a servant’s heart caring for people,” Darnauer said. “He was always listening and had an eye for those struggling and hurting and would offer them encouragement or a helping hand.”
Jacob had just finished his freshmen year at Sterling High School, where he participated in sports and gave thought to a career in sports medicine. He also had an amazing bass voice and was beginning to sing with the vocal jazz group.
During an entrepreneurship class, Jacob and a friend, Hans Anderson, co-founded H&J Pullers, a business that pulls rye growing in the wheat field and pigweeds in the milo and soybeans. Throughout the summer they had been organizing workers to go out to fields to pull weeds. Jacob and J.J. were heading home from a morning of weeding when the accident occurred.
The only girl, with three older brothers, Caitlin said Jacob was the brother who said yes to her when the others said no. The family all agreed Jacob made a conscious choice to say yes when others in the family asked him to do a favor.“He was just really caring,” said Cody.
Grandmother Jan Oden, also of Sterling, agreed.
“I’d call and say, ‘When you have time, can you do something,’ and he’d be there,” Jan Oden said.
Jacob was interested in helping with the “Light Up the Dark” ministry his mother had been involved with during the past year, for victims of sexual abuse.
While he was remembered as someone who always encouraged others, Jacob also loved to have fun and could be ornery – like the time he called a local restaurant determined to order caribou. Or the family outing to a farm supply business where he stuck toilet bowl plungers around the store.
said Jacob was the brother who said yes to her when the others said no. The family all agreed Jacob made a conscious choice to say yes when others in the family asked him to do a favor.
“He was just really caring,” said Cody.
Grandmother Jan Oden, also of Sterling, agreed.
“I’d call and say, ‘When you have time, can you do something,’ and he’d be there,” Jan Oden said.
Jacob was interested in helping with the “Light Up the Dark” ministry his mother had been involved with during the past year, for victims of sexual abuse.
While he was remembered as someone who always encouraged others, Jacob also loved to have fun and could be ornery – like the time he called a local restaurant determined to order caribou. Or the family outing to a farm supply business where he stuck toilet bowl plungers around the store.
But mostly he was there for others, always cheering for the underdog and reaching out to those he thought might be lonely.
Oftentimes he told others, like during the cross-walk, “I got this.” But he also encouraged others by reminding them, “You got this,” his way of letting them know they could get through whatever they had to face.
When Heather and Jon left the accident scene following the tragedy, she heard Jacob’s voice reassuring her with those very words: “You got this.”
Thomas, Neil Frederick husband of Rita Katherine(Malone)
Burial Date: 1969, 09/10 Age: 51 Lot: 269 G
War: WW2 TEC 5 30 FLD ARTY BN
Neil Frederick Thomas was born on March 20, 1918, in Ellinwood, Kansas, his father, Charles, was 42 and his mother, Louise, was 38. He married Rita Katherine Malone on June 30, 1946, in Lyons, Kansas. They had four children during their marriage. He died on September 7, 1969, in Hutchinson, Kansas, at the age of 51, and was buried in Sterling, Kansas.
| Birth: | Mar. 20, 1918 |
| Death: | Sep. 7, 1969 |
age 51, TEC 5 30 FLD ARTY BN Veteran of: World War IIFamily links: Spouse: Rita Katherine Malone Thomas (1916 – 1997)**Calculated relationship |
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| Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 269 G |
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WIlkey, Edgar Lee ‘Ed’ divorced husband of Helen(Stanton) O’Neil
Burial Date: 2016, 08/03 Age:57 Lot: 476 1/2 E
Edgar L. Wilkey, 57, of Sterling, died July 29, 2016, in Sterling, KS. He was born on November 17, 1958, in Sterling, KS, the son of Louis and Mary Jane (McKissick) Wilkey. He is survived by his brother, John (Phyllis) Wilkey, Sterling; sister, Peg (Jettie) Condray, Minneapolis, KS; niece, Beth Johnson; nephews, Chuck, Jes, Joel, and Kelly Condray, Justin and Tanner Wilkey; and sister-in-law, Dawn Wilkey. Ed was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Hadley Wilkey. He attended Sterling Grade School, High School, and Sterling College. Ed was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sterling. He was employed by various area businesses throughout his life. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sterling. Visitation will be at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. with family present from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Memorials are to the Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church or Sterling Recreation Commission in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, P.O Box 262, Sterling, KS 67579.
James H Grogan November 7, 1947 ~ July 13, 2016 (age 68)
Grogan, Jr., James Hillyard ‘Jim’
son of James Hilliard, Sr. & Sophia Grace (Wolfe)Ingram
Burial Date: 2016, 07/26 Age: 68 Lot: 848 G Crems
02/10/2020 – There is no grave stone.
♡ James H. Grogan
November 7, 1947 – July 13, 2016
DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: James H. Grogan
AGE: 68 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: July 13, 2016
PLACE OF DEATH: his residence in Sterling
DATE OF BIRTH: November 7, 1947
PARENTS: James Hillard, Sr. & Sophia Grace Wolfe Grogan
RESIDENCE: longtime Sterling
OCCUPATION: former Cessna Aircraft employee and Dillon’s in Sterling
EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School in 1965 and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Sterling College
MEMBERSHIPS: Crosspoint Church, Sterling
SURVIVORS: 5 Cousins, Charlie Wolfe, Linda McNutt, Barbara Monroe, Bill Wolfe & Teri Eskandari
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY Parents
FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Crosspoint Church, Sterling
OFFICIATING: Rev. Michael Gray
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery
MEMORIAL: Crosspoint Church in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
There is no gravestone.
Miller, Maralee Joanne(Towse) Divorced wife of Richard Hamilton Miller
Death Date: 2005, 04/08 Age: 71 Lot: 780 D, 580 A/C
Marker only Ashes scattered on parents’ graves 580 A/C Memorial stone 780 D
| Birth: | Nov. 20, 1933 Sylvia Reno County Kansas, USA |
| Death: | Apr. 8, 2005 Phoenix Maricopa County Arizona, USA |
Memorial Marker onlyDaughter of Ursela and Levert Towse ASHES scattered on parents’ gravesite.Family links: Parents: Levert E Towse (1906 – 1992) Ursela Harvey Towse (1904 – 1989)
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| Burial: Not buried; Ashes scattered on parents’ grave. Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 580 A/C |
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| Name: | Maralee Joan Towse [Maralee Joan Miller] [Maralee Miller] |
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| SSN: | 513345637 |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | White |
| Birth Date: | 20 Nov 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Zenith Staff, Kansas [Stafford County, Kansas] |
| Death Date: | 8 Apr 2005 |
| Father: | Levert E Towse |
| Mother: | Ursel L Harvey |
| Type of Claim: | Original SSN. |
| Notes: | Jun 1953: Name listed as MARALEE JOAN TOWSE; Sep 1955: Name listed as MARALEE JOAN MILLER; 14 Apr 2005: Name listed as MARALEE J MILLER |
Steele, William Joseph
husband of Letitia Plunkett ‘Lettie'(Bingham)
Burial Date: 1950, 04/15 Age: 83 Lot: 554 C
William J Steele was born on September 16, 1866 in Hannibal, MO. He married Letitia Plunkett in 1891. They had nine children in 19 years. He died on April 15, 1950, in Sterling, Kansas, at the age of 83.
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Birth: 1866
Death: Apr., 1950
age 83
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Letitia ‘Lettie'(Plunkett) Bingham Steele (_1869 – 1943)
Children:
Infant Steele
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Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 554 E
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Ray, Evans Claude husband of Tevetis M ‘Tee’ (Lemen)
Burial Date: 1981, 05/27 Age: 70 Lot: 970 D
WW2 US Army
| Name: | Evans Ray |
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| Birth Date: | 12 Jan 1911 |
| Death Date: | 25 May 1981 |
| SSN: | 458203710 |
| Branch 1: | ARMY |
| Enlistment Date 1: | 21 Jan 1944 |
| Release Date 1: | 23 Feb 1946 |
| Birth: | Jan. 12, 1911 Kansas, USA |
| Death: | May, 1981 Wichita Sedgwick County Kansas, USA |
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January 24, 1931 ~ July 1, 2016 (age 85)
Kirchoff, Robert Eugene husband of Treva Colleen(Bartow)
Burial Date: 2016, 07/05 Age: 85 Lot:1102 D
Korean War US Air Force
STERLING – Robert E. Kirchoff, 85, died July 1, 2016, at Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. He was born Jan. 24, 1931, in Lyons, the son of Louis and Maude (Chance) Kirchoff.
He was a resident of Sterling since 1960, formerly of Bushton. Robert was a retired pipeline worker. He graduated from Bushton High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
On Dec. 31, 1959, Robert was united in marriage with Colleen Bartow in Bushton. She preceded him in death June 25, 2009.
He is survived by two daughters, Kenda Clayton and Vicky Kirchoff, both of Sterling; two brothers, James Kirchoff of Garden City and Donald Kirchoff of Hutchinson. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and son, Ricky Kirchoff.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Sterling Community Cemetery, with pastor Joel Grizzle officiating. Burial will be at the Sterling Community Cemetery with military honors by the United States Air Force and the Sterling American Legion. Memorials may be made to the Sterling College Athletic Department, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.
Reed, Sr., Robert Maurice husband of Margaret Elizabeth(Nichol)
Burial Date: 2016, 07/02 Age: 98 Lot: 927 G
War: WW2 Merchant Marines
Robert Maurice Reed, 98, died June 27, 2016 at District Hospital Rice County. He was born at home in Topeka, Kansas on July 28, 1917 to Theo Hargrave Reed and Alice Mary (Dill) Reed. Maurice graduated from Topeka High School in 1935 and Sterling College, Sterling, KS in 1939. He married Margaret Nichol in Sterling, KS June 14, 1940. She died April 25, 2009. They lived in Topeka until World War II, when Maurice joined the Merchant Marines and served as Chief Radio Officer on 3 ships in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theaters. He and Margaret returned to Sterling after the war where Maurice started a dry cleaning business, which he ran for 13 years. Following that time, he taught in the Sterling public schools as a Junior High science and math teacher during which time he earned a Master’s Degree from Emporia State University in 1962. He served as principal for Sterling High School for 3 years before returning to Topeka to teach in the Washburn Rural School District until his retirement in 1982. He and Margaret returned to Sterling in 1992. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, a daughter Marilyn and a son Robert Maurice, Jr., a grandson John David Reed, a great-granddaughter Reed Madelyn Dillard and sister Marian Martin. He is survived by a son Don (wife Linda) of Sterling, daughter-in-law Ginger of Sterling, six grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Maurice was a lifetime member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America having held membership in the Topeka and Sterling congregations and served as Elder in both congregations. He served 8 years on the Sterling Public School Board. He also served on the Board of Sterling College (1951–1956). He was a long-time member of Rotary International. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Jerry Milroy officiating. Burial will be in the Sterling Cemetery with military honors by the U.S. Navy and the Sterling American Legion. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday with family present from 5:00 – 7:00 at Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. Memorials may be sent to Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church or Sterling College for the Reed Family Endowed Scholarship.
Maurice and his 15 great grandchildren, Thanksgiving 2015.
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Family photo prior to my Grandpa Reed’s funeral today. It was a joyous time celebrating his life and his love for Christ. Shawn
Hicks, Hadley Fergus husband of Nancy Anne L B(?) Stecker/ Nancy Joan (?)MNU
Burial Date: 2016, 07/02 Age: 83 Lot: 1160 F
Korean War
Beloved husband and father, Hadley Fergus Hicks, 83, longtime resident of Sterling KS, went home to be with his Savior on June 21, 2016. Hadley was born in Bisbee, Arizona, on April 1, 1933, to Hadley Hugh Hicks and Margaret Fergus Hicks. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Mike Hicks of Inman, KS. Hadley graduated from Bisbee High School in 1952, where he was a star athlete. He was on the All American High School Football and Track team 1951-1952 and the school retired his #20 football jersey when he graduated. He was the Governor of Arizona Boys State in 1951. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Arizona State University where he also played baseball. In 1958, he played on a rookie team for the Chicago Cubs in Pulaski, Virginia. He later earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Montana and served on the board of the Arizona Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an outstanding teacher and a coach for his entire career, which included positions in Carmel CA, Prescott AZ, Flagstaff AZ, Sioux Falls SD, and Sterling College. He retired in 2013 from the Sterling Public Schools. He authored two books: The B Shines Brighter: The Bisbee High School Legacy, about his childhood in Bisbee and So You Wanna be a Legend: So Did I, about teaching, coaching and life. He was a member of Faith Bible Church in Lyons KS. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Nancy Hicks of Sterling KS; sister, Quila Rider of Showlow AZ; and brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Linda Hicks of Bisbee AZ; daughter and son-in-law, Susie and Dennis McDonald of Camp Verde AZ; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Lori Hicks of Camp Verde AZ; daughter-in-law, Jean Hicks of Camp Verde AZ; daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Scott Randolph of Sterling KS; and son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Mieka Stecker of Spirit Lake IA. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Michael and Taylor Hicks of Camp Verde AZ; Jason McDonald and and wife Camille of Paris, France; Megan McDonald of Camp Verde AZ; Joanna Street and husband Kiefer of Pineville NC; Luke Hicks and wife Breanna of Camp Verde AZ; Elizabeth Hicks of Oklahoma City OK; Harrison, Addisyn, Jolie, and Quentin Randolph of Sterling KS; and Annika, Adrie, Dylan, Ethan, Bennett, and Evan Stecker of Spirit Lake IA; and great grandchildren, Nolan, Rylan, and Rae Lynn Hicks of Camp Verde AZ; and Calvin Street of Pineville NC. There will be a private graveside ceremony for the family with military honors at the Sterling Community Cemetery. A memorial service, open to friends and family, will be at Faith Bible Church in Lyons KS on July 2, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Phil Green officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established that will be used to honor Hadley’s desire to support various ministries. Memorials can be sent in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.
