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Written by Terrie Cole
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
1920-2010
LaVern Wilson, 89, Paola, died March 7, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center.
He was born near Fontana on Nov. 5, 1920, to Lester and Winifred Rainey Wilson.
He was blessed with his marriage of 68 years to Vivian Wiseman Wilson. They were married on Nov. 26, 1941, in Fontana.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Block where he served in several offices.
He had a special love for his family, nature, horses and playing golf with his wife.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
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Written by Terrie Cole
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Stroup of La Cygne and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pooler of Stilwell announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Mindy Mayann Pooler, to Brandon Lee Ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Justin Ford of Ulysses, Kan. 
The wedding will be June 12 at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Wells Creek, Belvue, Kan., with a reception following at the Flush reception hall in Flush, Kan. The bride-elect works as a health information coordinator for Medicalodges Inc., in Gardner.
Her fiance is an outside sales representative for Walco International out of Salina, Kan.
The couple will make their home in Newton, Kan., after their wedding. |
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Written by Terrie Cole
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
Leigh Guetterman, daughter of Daniel and Katherine Guetterman of Bucyrus, and Tommy Vosseler, son of Shirley Vosseler of Leavenworth, Kan., and the late Tom Vosseler, announce their engagement and intent to be married. 
The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Baker University where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in English education and a 2008 graduate of Baker University School of Professional and Graduate Studies where she received a master in education degree. She is a seventh-grade language arts teacher at Louisburg Middle School.
The groom-elect graduated from Pittsburg State University in 2004 where he earned a bachelor of business administration and accounting degree and is a 2009 graduate of Rockhurst University where he received a master’s degree in business administration. He is employed as a billing analyst for Sprint Headquarters in Overland Park.
A June 25 wedding is planned at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Wea. |
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Written by Terrie Cole
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
Meade
Jessica and Justin Meade of Paola became the parents of a son, Diesel Beau Meade, on Feb. 16, 2010, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
The baby has a brother, Cutter, 5, and a sister, Jade, 3.
Grandparents are Terry Cocherl of Olathe, Bill Jr. and Denise Winters of Paola, and Alva and Judy Meade of Centralia, Kan.
Great-grandparents are Bill Winters Sr. of Grandview, Mo., Pat Cocherl of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Jeannie Meade of Seneca, Kan., and Glen Isaman of Vermillion, Kan. |
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Written by Terrie Cole
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:00 |
1927-2010
Donald Dean Peckman, 82, Paola, died Feb. 25, 2010, at his home in the rural Block community. 
Don was born Dec. 10, 1927, in the Block community to Carl and Ida Minden Peckman. He has lived in the area his entire life. He was confirmed and baptized at the Block Trinity Lutheran Church.
On July 4, 1951, he was united in marriage to Pat Prothe in Paola before being shipped out with the Army to the Korean War. He served his country in the United States Army as a tank retriever until his honorable discharge.
He worked for Ted Crawford Budweiser Distributorship as an over-the-road truck driver, owned and operated the Phillips 66 Station in Paola, and while with the pipefitters union worked as a foreman for the construction of the La Cygne Power Plant. He retired from the Pipefitters Union No. 533 after many years of employment.
After his retirement, he enjoyed working cattle on the family farm, feeding the honey bees, gardening, raising an orchard, woodworking, picking up walnuts, cutting wood and working with his hands.
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