Riley County Obits
"E-F" Surnames
If you have any obituaries published before 1923 that you would like to contribute to the page, please send them to me and I will add them. Obituaries published after 1922 will be abstracted to avoid copyright violations. Abbraviations after each obituary denote from which newspaper it came: "MM"= Manhattan Mercury, "CCD"= Clay County Dispatch, "CCT"= Clay Center Times, "JCU"= Junction City Union.
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Dale H. Edelblute, 93, died Monday, March 13, 2006, in Newton; born July 5, 1912 in Keats, the son of Roy Edelblute and Bessie Conrad Edelblute; married Helen J. Joseph on July 21, 1935 at Manhattan; she preceded him in death on Feb. 4, 2005; also preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ronald and Lyle Edelblute; and one sister, Nina Edelblute; survived by two sons, David J. Edelblute and his wife Judy of San Diego, Calif., and Phillip R. Edelblute and his wife Patricia of Chickasha, Okla.; four grandchildren, Thomas J. Edelblute, Scott D. Edelblute, Jennifer Edelblute-Clark and Jessica Edelblute; and one great-grandson, Eli Edelblute-Clark; burial in the Sunrise Cemetery in Manhattan. (MM)
Anna Marie Eustace, 89, born Aug. 11, 1912, at Rubens, the daughter
of Edward S. and Anna M. Davis; died Sunday, April
14, 2002 in Manhattan; married Charles Clifford Eustace Sept. 23, 1934, in
Manhattan and he preceded her in death in 1985; also
preceded by a sister; survived by three sons, Dale Eustace and wife, Linda,
of Manhattan, Charles Eustace and wife, Maedene, of Billings,
Mont., and Stephen Eustace and wife, Linda, of Euless, Texas;
three grandsons; and two great-granddaughters; inurnment in Sunrise
Cemetery.(Abstract, CCD)
Fosha, John "Jack" W. III, was born April 16, 1927, on a farm north of Riley, the son of Johnny and Arta (Noble) Fosha; he died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 in Manhattan; married in 1947 to Patsy Johnson, They divorced in 1971, and she preceded him in death in 1998. He married Geneva Burnett in 1974, and she preceded him in death in 1998; survived by one son, J. W. Fosha IV and wife of Dallas, Tex.; three daughters, C. L.
Hobbs and husband of Ogden, C. L. Tibbetts of Wamego, and P. L. Meyer and husband of Liberal; one sister, R. M. Kramer of Manhattan; eight grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren; burial in the Riley Cemetery (CCD)
Joseph E.S. Fowler, 74, of Leonardville, died Aug. 7, 2001, at his home; born Dec. 19, 1926, at Somerville, Mass., son of Ernest and Edna (Rinaldo) Fowler. On April 29, 1981, he married Mary Siebold McDonald; survived by three step-daughters, C. McDonald of Junction City, R. Pultz of Randolph and P. Taplin of Abilene; two sons, W. Fowler and K. Fowler of Wakefield; one daughter, D. Fowler of Massachusetts; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; burial at Grandview - Mill Creek Cemetery northeast of Riley. (JCU)
Friedrich, Harold E. "Boob" was born June 30, 1915, at Randolph, the son of
Lazarus and Minnie (Niehenke) Friedrich; died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000 in Manhattan; married Maudena Sondergard Dec. 16, 1945; preceded in death by a brother and sister; survived by five sons, C. Friedrich of Eudora, J. Friedrich of Springfield, Mo.; R. Friedrich of Wayzata, Minn., C. Friedrich of Randolph and M. Friedrich of Clay Center; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; burial in Randolph Fancy Creek Cemetery north of Randolph. (CCD)
Friedrich, John E., was born Dec. 6, 1949, at Manhattan, the son of
Harold and Maudena (Sondergard) Friedrich; died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Randolph; married Marleen Zimmer Dec. 19, 1971, at Randolph. He was
preceded in death by his father, Harold Friedrich Nov. 20,
2000; survived by his wife of the home in Springfield, Mo.; one son, R. Friedrich and wife of
Springfield, Mo.; one daughter, K. Stephens and husband of Springfield, Mo.; his mother, of Leonardville; four brothers, C. Friedrich of Eudora, R. Friedrich of Wayzata, Minn., C. Friedrich of Randolph, and M. Friedrich of Clay Center; and two grandchildren (CCD)
Maudena G. Friedrich, 89, of Randolph, died Feb. 28, 2006, in Leonardville; born Dec. 5, 1916, at Ramona, the daughter of Nels and Emma (Anderson) Sondergard; married Dec. 16, 1945, to Harold Friedrich, who preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 2000. She was also preceded in death by a son, John Friedrich, on July 3, 2004, two brothers and three sisters; survived by four sons, C. and C. Friedrich, both of Randolph, R. Friedrich, Wayzata, Minn., and M. Friedrich, Clay Center; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; burial in the Randolph Fancy Creek Cemetery, north of Randolph (JCU)
Fonce, Clyde L. was born Oct. 30, 1915, at Garrison, the son of Henry and Laura (Nelson) Fronce; he died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at his home in Manhattan; married Vera Huntsman Dec. 23, 1932, and she preceded him in death June 7, 1988; also preceded by a grandson; survived by two sons, C. D. Fronce of Randolph and
L. J. Fronce of Manhattan; a daughter, J. Fronce of Manhattan; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren; burial in the Carnahan Creek Cemetery south of Olsburg. (CCD)
Frances E. (McGraw) Fye, 80, of Leonardville died June 8, 2005, at Leonardville; born Sept. 13, 1924, Oquawka, Ill. to Clifford E. and Bertha (Baxter) McGraw; married Samuel F. Fye on Nov. 8, 1947; survived by her husband Samuel; nine children, C. Fye, V. Fye, P. Fye and T. Fye, of Kansas; C. Fye and K.h Fye, both of Ill., E. Fye of Iowa, C. Wicks of Okla. and V. Mohnike of Ill.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; three brothers, B. and B. McGraw both of Ill. and L. McGraw of Iowa; and two sisters, P. Woods and E. Nixon, both of Ill.; preceded in death by three children, her parents and one grandson; cremation arrangements, no services (JCU)
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(c) 2003 Sheryl McClure
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