Apr
3 Wamego Inv.
19 Horton Inv.
25 Silver Lake Inv.
26 Jeff West Inv.
28 St. Marys Inv.
May
2 Onaga Inv.
3 Rossville Inv.
10 MEL Tournament st Stagg Hill, Manhattan
16 3A Regional at Villager Greens, Meridan
23-24 3A State at Salina Municipal
Mar
29 3:30 Jeff West
Apr
1 4:30 @ Santa Fe Trail
5 4:30 @ Riley Co.
7 4:30 @ Wabaunsee
11 4:30 Silver Lake
14 4:30 @ St. Marys
25 4:30 @ Onaga
May
2 4:30 Wamego
10 4:30 Rock Creek
16-19 3A Regional
26-27 3A State
JoAnn worked at AT&T as a switchboard operator before her marriage and then was a homemaker for her family. JoAnn was well known for her love and kindness and welcomed everyone into her home. She was famous for her baking and sewing and loved her husband and children very much. She enjoyed family vacations and camping with them. JoAnn was greatly involved in her church and in the Altar & Rosary society of St. Vincent de Paul Church in KC, Immaculate Conception in ID, and a supporter of the New Immaculata Church in St. Marys, KS where her home has been for the last few years.
JoAnn married Paul J Sulzen on May 13, 1961, at St. Peter’s Cathedral, in Kansas City, KS. They raised 12 of their 13 children as “Baby Eddie” was directed to heaven shortly after his birth. JoAnn and Paul adopted 8 of their 13 children and they gave them a home of unending sacrifice and love. Her selflessness and sweet caring personality will be missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Edwin, her grandsons Phillip Sulzen, and Edwin and Isaac Schwanbeck.
She is survived by her family: her beloved husband Paul, her 5 sons and their families, Rex, John & Mary Frances (14 children, 13 grandchildren), Ron & Patty (9 children, 5 grandchildren), Fr. Carl Sulzen, and James; her 7 daughters and their families: Mary Ann (2 children), Paula & Robert (11 children, 3 grandchildren), Lori & Marc (2 children), Celia & John (5 children), Angie (3 children), Maria & Marty (3 children) and Philomena; 50 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Her brothers Paul and Gene Altenhofen and their wives remain among the living.
A Requiem Mass will be offered at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 31, at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys, KS. Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, St. Marys. “Mom” will lie in state and the family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Piper Funeral Home. The Rosary will be on Wednesday evening at 5:20 in the Assumption chapel.
Apr
1 1:30 Anderson Co. at Washbun U.
6 3:30 @ Riley Co.
8 4:30 @ Wabaunsee
11 4:30 Silver Lake
14 4:30 @ St. Marys
22 4:30 @ Santa Fe Trail
23 4:00 Alumni Game
28 4:30 @ Onaga
May
1 4:30 Wamego
5 4:30 Sabetha
10 4:30 Rock Creek
16-19 3A Regional
26-27 3A State at KSU
Please take time to celebrate the life of Maydean Swoboda by viewing this video https://youtu.be/iaxbEjbMv3c
Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.
The actual obituary is quite long detailing the life of Mandean. You can read the complete obit at https://www.kevinbrennanfamily.com/obituaries/Maydean-Swoboda/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost&fbclid=IwAR0569Bep6vaZS0vSKKjH1-t50G5SJ8wHY6gx9z3AqBxZs-bYSL0Iuyhjk0
Kimberly K. “Kim” Dick, Delia, 58, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
She was born April 11, 1963, in Topeka, the daughter of Gene and Shirley Bond Irwin. Kim was raised in the Rossville community, where she attended school.
Kim married Mark Wisely, they later divorced. She married Bruce Dick in 2001. He survives at their home.
Other survivors include her daughter, Jessica Wisely, Silver Lake; her granddaughter, Mikayla Terry, Silver Lake; four sisters Debbie Irwin, Topeka, Kelly Irwin, Topeka, Angel Day, Rossville, and Tracey Woosley, Paris, KY.
Kim was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley, her father Gene, and a sister Karen Lira.
Memorial graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 2, 2022, at St. Clere Cemetery north of Emmett
Vaughn Flora was born Jan. 17, 1945 and died Mar 17, 2022. He lived in a number of Kansas communities in the state including several years in Delia while his children attended Rossville High. Vaughn lived a very colorful and full life which resulted in a very lengthy obituary, much too long to print here.bvvbBut you can read the complete obituary at: https://www.cjonline.com/obituaries/p0199768
Vaughn is survived by his loving wife Julie Flora of the home as well as his children Troy Flora (RHS class of 1982), Topeka; Trent Flora (RHS class of 1984), Delia; and Trina (RHS class of 1988) Hand (J.D.) Augusta. He is also survived by his brother Jan Flora (wife Cornelia) of Ames, IA; and nieces Gabriela Flora of Denver and Natasha Flora Shoom-Kirsch (Matt) in Toronto, Canada. He had a slew of grandkids, great-grandkids and great nieces and nephews: Jessica Fisher (husband Jayson and children Zane Crouch, Rolly and Ryder Fisher); Kaylie Flora (and daughter Marlie Shae DeWald); Josie and Jett Hand; Lily Flora, and Sydney and Bailey Shoom-Kirsch. His step-kids are Rebecca Nelms (Pat) of Lincoln, NE; Danny Weisser (Ceil) of New York City; David Weisser (wife Jenny and children Elise, Marin, and Isaac) of Lincoln, NE; Dina Weisser-Holland (husband Chris and children Lilyana and Noah) of Lincoln, NE; and Debra Weisser (children Jonah and Austin) of Fort Collins, CO. Other survivors are his sister-in-law Katie Witham (husband Richard and children Katie Holt and Anna Lee) of Counce, TN.; Dan Michael (wife Debby and children Jennifer and Matthew) of Collierville, TN.; and Susan Stovall (husband Jimmy and children Little Jimmy. and Suzanne) of Memphis. He is also survived by Debby Sylvia, his assistant, who he called his guardian angel. He is preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Billie Flora.
Donations may be made to Elara
Care Hospice, Kansas Democratic Party, Kansas Organic Producers, Kansas Rural
Center, and Kansas Land Trust – all through Warren McElwain, 120 W. 13th
Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Services will be held 1 p.m.,
Sat., March 26 CST at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 917 Highland
Dr., Lawrence, KS followed by a burial at Oak Hill Cemetery's Natural Burial
area (section 15C). Masks and vaccinations required. You can live-stream the
Celebration of Life service at Warren McElwain (https://warrenmcelwain.com/). In the spirit of
Vaughn, who was never without his hat, we encourage everyone to wear their
favorite hat.
For more information or to post a
condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Louzetta Isabelle Mahan of Rossville, Kansas, born in Biggar, Saskatchewan, on Oct. 19, 1939, who passed away on February 9, 2022, at the age of 82,
She was predeceased by : her parents, James Roy and Margaret
Glover Moore; her spouse Dale Paul Mahan; and her siblings, Leon and Opal.
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish.
Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Kenneth H. Weger
(Rossville, Kansas), born July 12, 1942
in Chicago, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 79, on January 28, 2022.
He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, John Weger
and Loretta Weger; and his siblings, Edward "Eddie", Richard
"Ricky", Tom (Holly), Jane, Mary (Jim) and Deirdre (Jeffrey).
We are sad to announce that on January 12, 2022, at the age of 94, Peter Gregory Anastasis (Rossville, Kansas) passed away. He was born Oct. 2, 1927.
He was loved and cherished by many people including : his wife Elena; his children, Corneliu Nastase, Basarab Louis Anastasis (Ashley), Rosita Orlandi (Rino), Myriam Avancena (Jake) and Esmeralda Nastase; and his parents, Constantin Nastase and Elena Nastase. He was also cherished by 12 grandchildren.With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Rosa Vincenza Parisi (Rossville, Kansas), who passed away on January 7, 2022 at the age of 87. She was born June 21, 1934.
She was predeceased by : her parents, Michele Marchetti and Rosa Marchetti (Lobaccaro); and her sisters, Angela and Sister Ada. She is survived by : her son Nat Parisi (Maria); her grandchildren, Amanda, Jacqueline, Natalie, Gianmarco, Veronica, Marcel, Melanie, Maximilian and Gabriella; and her siblings, Antonio Marchetti (Pina), Domenico Marchetti (Lina) and Giovanna Cassano (Michele). It is with deep sorrow that
we announce the death of Robert Anthony Robben of Rossville, Kansas, who passed
away on December 29, 2021, at the age of 61. He was born Dec. 29, 1960.
He was predeceased by : his parents,
Betty Robben and Jerome Robben of Angelus, Kansas.. He is survived by : his
sisters, Rebecca Haselhorst (Kenneth), Brenda Evans (Kent) and Julie Layton
(William); and his nieces and nephews, Terra Dudenhoeffer, Todd Haselhorst,
Kendra Glassman, Cody Evans, Brittany Evans, Tyler Layton, Madeline Layton and
Ellena Layton. He is also survived by seven great nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the St.
Paul Cemetery Fund and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 204, Oakley,
KS 67748.
