All Obituaries

LUCAS   Phyllis Elaine Vaupel passed away May 16, 2023, at the age of 64 years. She was born June 21, 1958, in Lincoln, Kansas, the firstborn daughter of Delmer and Norma Jean (Cooper) Gier. She was baptized December 20, 1964, and confirmed March 30, 1972, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hunter, Kansas.   Phyllis attended Ash Grove School, Hunter Grade School, and graduated from Sylvan Unified High School in 1976.  She then attended North Central Kansas Technical College in...

LINCOLN   Delma (Feldkamp) Long, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Oakview in Minneapolis, KS. She was born July 5, 1932 in Lincoln, KS to Barney and Ella (Liepitz) Feldkamp. Delma graduated from Vesper High School in the class of 1950. She married Bill Long in Vesper, KS on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1957. Residing for many years in Lincoln, Bill and Delma had two daughters, Kathy and Terrie. Over the years, Delma was a sales clerk at Duckwalls and worked at Saline Valley Bank,...

LINCOLN   A most virtuous and loving woman, Rachel Haney VanAmburg, aged 83, went to meet her Savior Jesus on May 10, 2023. She was born June 4, 1939, in Orange, CA, to Ivon and Oneta Pike. She was raised in Southern California and attended John Brown University where she met and married Sheldon VanAmburg, her partner for 63 years.     Rachel came to Lincoln, KS, with Sheldon to farm with his family in 1959, where they became involved in church activities that lasted...

LINCOLN   Marvin Lee Jeffers, 82, passed away May 10, 2023 in Lincoln, KS. He was born on December 15, 1940 on a farm in Beaver township, Lincoln County, to Clyde E. and Mary E. (Lessor) Jeffers. Marvin attended Lincoln Elementary and Lincoln High School (Class of 1959), then attended Fort Hays State University to obtain a master’s degree in Botany.   After graduation, Marvin was employed by the Bureau of Land Management in Burns, OR for 10 years. He worked in Portland, OR...

LINCOLN   Lorene Martha Buttenhoff, 97, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in Lincoln, KS. She was born in Lincoln County, KS to Theodore Obermueller and Frieda Von Fange Obermueller on December 13, 1925. Frieda passed away at the age of 34 in 1928. Several years later Theodore married Alma Bolte - “Mom” to Lorene and her siblings. Lorene and her seven brothers grew up on a farm seven miles southeast of Lincoln. She attended elementary school at St. Paul’s Lutheran...

LINCOLN   William Warner Myers, 85, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Beloit, KS. He was born February 20, 1938 in Kanopolis, KS to John and Julia (Spies) Myers. William served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was a longtime resident of Lincoln, KS where he was a heavy equipment operator for the Kansas Department of Transportation and a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. He married Patsy Sue Ryan in Lincoln, KS on December 23, 1961.   William is...

LINCOLN   Charles Quentin Deiter, 85, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 in Beloit, KS. He was born November 10, 1937 in Hunter, KS to Charles E. and Nellie A. (Cambridge) Deiter.   Charles is survived by his daughter, Berta Whittemore; sons, David Deiter, Daniel Deiter, Rudy Gaytan, and Raul Gaytan; sisters, Allene Wiles and Ardis Jensen; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Darcine Sulsar and Charlotte...

LINCOLN   Debra Marie Heinze-Minear, 65, of Lincoln, KS passed peacefully on April 20, 2023.    Visitation will be 1-7 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Parsons Funeral Home – Hall Chapel, Lincoln with family present 5-7 p.m.   Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2023 at St. John Lutheran Church in Lincoln with burial following at Vesper Cemetery.    Deb was born July 16, 1957 in Lincoln to Leonard Heinze and Lillian (Nunn)...

LINCOLN   John Steven “Steve” Petersen, Jr., 77, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Hays, KS. He was born July 8, 1945 in Salina, KS to John Petersen, Sr. and Virginia (Jorgensen) Petersen. Steve married Vicki Nelson in WaKeeney, KS on March 30, 1967. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for KDOT.   Steve is survived by his wife, Vicki Petersen of Lincoln, KS; son, Sean Petersen (Shawn) of Ellsworth, KS; sisters, Carla Petersen of Port Charlotte, FL and Wenny...

LINCOLN   Nola Darlene Cromwell, 94, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Lincoln Park Manor, Lincoln, KS. She was born February 22, 1929, in Lincoln County, KS to Albert and Dorothy (Yost) Benson. Nola was a lifetime resident of Lincoln County. She grew up near Denmark where she attended grade school. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1947. Nola married Daniel Maurice Cromwell in Kansas City, KS on March 6, 1949. She was a true farmwife, helping Daniel with all...