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The Ottawa Herald Jenalea Myers, news editor on the Web at On the Record Weekender, September Page 5 If you have news to report please call us at (785) 242-4700 or (800) 467-8383; or send e-mail to ottawaherald.com. Obituaries Dixon NINA MARY (ROBERTS) DIXON Nina Mary (Roberts) Dixon, 90, Ottawa, died Friday, Sept. 1 8 2009, at Vil- 1 a Plaza, 0 ta wa. Cremation is planned with no services at this time. She was born Wednesday, Dec.

25, 1918, at Wichita to John Orson and Alma May (Palmer) Roberts. She lived in Wichita until she was 4, when she moved to the Garnett area. She also lived in Lawrence soon after her marriage. She moved to Ottawa in 1956. She attended rural schools in her elementary years and graduated from Garnett High School in 1940.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Union Chapter No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star, both of Ottawa. She was a homemaker. She worked as a press operator for Sunflower Ordnance Plant from 1951 to 1953. She married Melvin L.

Dixon Friday, March 12, 1954, at Lamar, Mo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 29,2006. Survivors include sons, Gary Dixon, and his wife, Terri, and Larry Dixon, and his wife, Janna, Ottawa; four grandchildren. She also was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sandra Dixon; a sister, Beatrice Sulouff; and brothers, Virgil Roberts, Orson Roberts and Marvin W.

Roberts. Inurnment will be at a later date at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Memorial contributions may be sent to American Legion Baseball, Post No. 60, in care of Dengel Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory Ottawa KS 66067.

Online condolences may be e-mailed to the family through dengel- net and made at www. ottawaherald.com HELEN MAXINE KURTZ Helen Maxine Kurtz, 84, of Wellsville, passed away Sept. 18, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, Kan. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept.

21, 2009, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, (913)856-7in. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. before the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Odyssey Hospice, American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association. Condolences may be sent to www.brucefu- neralhome.com and at www.ottawaherald.com Helen was born Dec.

29, 1924, in Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Thomas Aaron and Laura DeRrow Lee. She grew up in Linwood and graduated from DeSoto High School. During World War II, she worked on B51 planes in Fairfax, Kan. Helen married Elmer Fred Kurtz on July 6, 1946, in Olathe, Kan. They lived in Gardner, moved to Edgerton in 1951 and then to ville in 1969.

She was a machinist at Puritan in Lenexa, King Radio and Sunshine Bakery, retiring in 1992. Helen loved to knit and crochet and was a talented seamsti-ess. She enjoyed gardening, especially growing flowers. She was a great cook and pie maker and made the best homemade rolls. She loved her cats and was a huge fan of Kansas Jayhawks basketball.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer, in 1972; her parents; her son, Michael; and siblings, Margurite Herald, Samuel Lee, Kenneth Lee and Doris Kurtz. Helen is survived by children, Laurel Mae Edstrom, and husband, Richard, of Edgerton, Roxana Maxine McCool and husband, Lyle, of Bagley, Iowa, Charles A. Kurtz, and wife, Alice, of Gardner, and Candice Marie Ream, and husband, Duane, of Greenville, S.C.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Family was very important to her, and she will be dearly missed. IVlarkets NEW YORK (AP) The stock market shifted back into rally mode Friday after analyst upgrades boosted investor optimism about the economy.

A 36-point advance in the Dow Jones industrial average left the index at a new high for the year and with a gain of 215 points for the week, its best weekly performance since July. Stock indexes have risen in nine of the past 11 days. The market got a boost from a new economic forecast at Barclay's Capital, which'raised its projection for growth in the nation's gross domestic product for first three months of next year to 5 percent from 3 percent. GDP has been shrinking, although many economists think it will return to growth for the July- September quarter. LOCAL GRAIN Ottawa Co-op's quotations for Friday afternoon at Ottawa were: hard wheat, 3.88; soybeans, 9.59; corn, 2.78; milo, 2.43.

Posted county prices for grains at Franklin County's USDA Farm Service Agency were: corn, 2.78, none; milo, 2.43, none; oats, 1.8^, none; soybeans, 8.91, none; wheat, 3.92, none. Lottery Dally Pick 3 4-4-0 Kansas 2by2 Red Numbers: 3-17 White Numbers: 14-22 Worth: $22,000 On the Web www.kslottery.com BEULAII BELL DICK Beulah Bell Dick, 103, Mound City, formerly of Ottawa, died Friday Sept, 11, 2009, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Graveside services were Sept. 15 at the Buster Cemetery, near Perry. She was born Sept.

11, 1906, at Leavenworth to Arthur and Minnie Trustee Carpenter. She enjoyed raising flowers and plants, crocheting, crafts and cooking. She was a riiember of the North Baptist Church of Ottawa and was baptized Sept. 7,1956. She married Dale Dick July 7, 1928.

He preceded her in death Aug. 21,1964. Survivors include a son. Bill Dick, and and his wife, Lena, Mound City; three grandchildren, David Dick, Martha "Marty" McMillen and Melinda Ulses; seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by brothers.

Earl and James Carpenter; sisters, Nellie Karnes, Violet Bow- en and Helen Carpenter. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Prescott Country View Nursing Home in care of Coffel- Schneider Funeral Home, 319 Chestnut Mound City KS 66056. Online condolences can be made at www.coffelshcneider.com and www.ottawaherald. com JOHNNY LEE HOWEY Johnny Lee Howey, 33, Colony, died Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009, at his home.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. He was born Oct. 26, 1975, at Topeka. to William A.

Howey and Mary Ann Dinwiddle. He worked as a carpenter. He married Cristal Headrick at Eldon, May 19,1997. She survives. Survivors also include a stepson, Justin Headrick; his mother, Mary Ann Peterson, and stepfather, Ken, Prattville, his father.

Bill. Howey, and stepmother, Pam, Topeka; grandparents, Irene and Max Dinwiddle, Topeka, Betty L. and George Helms, Osage City, arid Carolyn and James son, Osage City; a brother, Chris Howey, Garnett; sisters, Tonya Tregellas and Brandi Brown, both of Topeka; stepbrothers, Bryson Helm and Brent Helm, both of Topeka; a stepsister, Brandi Noonan, Burlingame; three uncles; four aunts; a mother-in- law; two sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandfather. Albert Howey.

Family will meet with friends after a rosary at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to help defray funeral expenses in care of the Feuerborn Family Funeral Services, P.O. Box 408, Garnett KS 66032. Online condolences can be made at www.

feuerbornfuneral.com and www.ottawaherald.com Kennard ALTAKENNARD Alta Kennard, age 99, of Garnett, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Anderson County Long Term Care Fac i 1 i Garnett, Kan. She was born on Oct. 17, 1909, in Sutton Valley, rural Anderson County, the daughter of Richard and Delia Mae (Hobert) Sutton. She grew up in the area, attending Sugar Valley Counti'y School.

Alta started working in the bakery at Garnett following school to help her family. She then worked at Brummel's; Hatchery; later, she cooked for Mabel Barr at the before working at the City Cafe as a cook. Alta was united in marriage to Elmer William Kennard on Dec. 23, 1933, at Garnett, Kan. This union was blessed with four children.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Garnett. Alta enjoyed quilting, and was a member of the Friendly Circle Club. She was a member of the Hospital Auxiliary. Alta enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren. Music was one of her greatest loves and she continued to play the piano or organ at local nursing homes well into her 90s.

Alta was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elmer Kennard, on March her son, Norman Kennard; daughter-in-law, Jean Kennard; sister. Alma Woolard; and brother, Raymond Sutton. She is survived by two sons, Melvin Kennard, and wife, Doris, of Garnett, and Lewis Kennard, and Rb-' lena, of Garnett, one daughter, Zella Teter, and husband, LeRoy, of Garnett, daughter- in-law, Irene Kennard, of Burlington, sister- in-law, Ethel Kennard, of PHYLLIS ARLENE O'NEIL Phyllis Arlene O'Neil, age 83, of Wellsville, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19,2009, at Wilson's Funeral Home. Visitation wi'U be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.

18, 2009, also at the funeral home. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wellsville United Methodist Church or the Wellsville Recreation Commission in of Wilson's Funeral Home, P.O. Box 486, Wellsville KS 66092. Phyllis (Seyler) O'Neil was born May 18, 1926, in Topeka, the daughter of Charles W.

and Ora Bell (Cramer) Sey-. ler. She grew up in Topeka with her family until moving to the Wellsville area around her middle school years. She graduated from Wellsville High School in 1944. She attended the University of Kansas for one year, and on April 19, 1946, she married Frank Glenn O'Neil.

They were married 63 years before her passing. He survives at the home. Phyllis began working at Baker University in 1966. She was the administrative assistant to the vice president of student services until she retired in May 1991. Phyllis loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was a loving grandmother and mother and also enjoyed reading, writing, gardening and working with her computer. She will be dearly missed by her family, and those who knew and loved her. Phyllis is survived by her husband of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Marcia O'Neil, son and daughter-in-law. Rick and Colleen O'Neil, and daughter and son-in- law, Janine and Larry Dwyer, all of Wellsville; seven grandchildren; 13 grandchildren with one great-grandchild due in April; one niece and one nephew. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Vallis.

Death CONRAD B. HERMRECK Conrad Hermreck, 79, Richmond, died on Friday, Sept. 18,2009, at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza. Services will be announced by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Garnett.

Online condolences can be made at www. feuerbornfuneral.com and www.otttawaherald. com Obituaries online; Wenatchee, nine grandchildren; 17 grandchildren; six great- great-grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; numerous step-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept.

21, 2009, at the First Baptist Church in Garnett, Kan. Burial will be in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will be present to greet friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

20, 2009, at the funeral home in Garnett. Memorial tributions may be made to the' First Baptist Church or to the Alta Kennard Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be sent to www. feuerbornfuneral.com and www.ottawaherald.com In LoviHg Memory Of Mike Kiefer It A memorial service for 'Wanda Milter will be held Sunday evening, September 20th at 6 p.m. at the Ottawa VFW.

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