LOIS ROUNKLES BONAR - CLASS OF 1960

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I received a message on facebook from Lois Rounkles Bonar.
She gave me permission to post it here on the Paradise blog.

Hi, Onnalee,
My name is Lois Rounkles Bonar and I graduated from Paradise High School with the class of 1960.
Thank you for the Paradise Educated Blog; it is great!!
I have been reading through it since the school reunion of last summer and it is very interesting and educational !!
I just wanted to make a comment on the Nov. 1, 2008, posting about the Boy`s Quartets and the fact that you couldn`t find your 1955 and 1957 school annuals!!!!! My sister , Joyce Rounkles Mello, was in the graduating class of 1957 and she said that her class did not make an annual for that year.............All the class money that they raised went to pay for their senior trip!!!!! I don`t know where they went but I suppose they all had a good time.
I don`t know about the 1955 annual but maybe they didn`t print one either????
Keep up the good work and may you be blessed with good health.
Lois
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I wrote (typed) back to her . . .

Thank You, Lois. Do I have your permission to put this comment on the blog?
I am going to HAVE to find something to put on the blog besides funeral notices and get well wishes. :) If you have something, please send it to me.
Onnalee@foundwoodcarvings.com
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I am so happy to put on the funeral notices and get well wishes - I just need to insert cheerful postings from time to time too.
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Lois replied . . . .
Yes, you may put the comment on the blog.
There have been a lot of funeral notices lately but if you hadn`t posted them a lot of us would never have known about them.
Thanks again for all of your hard work and tell Millard "hello" for me. Lois
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A note from me regarding the class of 1957 and possibly the class of 1955 . . .
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"Perhaps we need to have some photos of your Senior trip.
Do you suppose they took pictures while they were on it or were they still saving their money on their fun? :) We would love to have some photos from each of you."
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RICHARD NEAL BOURN

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Richard Neal Bourn, 84 of Gorham died Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Richard was born May 21, 1926 in Paradise, Kansas the son of Elbert W. and Jenny May (Robins) Bourn. He grew up and attended schools in the Paradise area.

Richard served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a water tender 3rd class, maintaining the boilers on the USS Grayson while serving in the south Pacific.

Richard met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Della J. Treat in 1946 in Russell, Kansas. This union was blessed with five children; Jodi, James, Jerry, Janet and Richard. Della preceded Richard in death on November 9, 2005. The Bourn family lived in Idaho, Washington state and Minnesota before moving to the Gorham area.

Richard worked as a water well driller most of his adult life and retired in 1988.

Richard was a life member of the Russell V.F.W. Post #6240 in Russell. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing.

Surviving family include his sons, James Bourn and wife Joan of Gorham, Kansas, Jerry Bourn and wife Janet of San Diego, California and Richard Bourn and fiancée Tab of Colorado ; daughters, Jodi Hoppie and husband Mike of Minnesota and Janet Bourn of Wyoming ; sister Jenny Mothershead of Twin Falls, Idaho ; 14 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister.

A Memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has preceded the service. Condolences may be sent in care of Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
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PLEASE PRAY

Pat Preston and Iva Byrd are still having health problems from their last posts here on the Paradise Blog.
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Pat is having a MRI on her lower back on Mon to see what is going on with her. They know something is not right but they can't seem to figure out what it is.
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From Pat . . .
" I am still having trouble walking and my leg and foot is still numb so the Doc thought that there was something in my lower back pinching a nerve or disk or something of this sort. So I am going for it, as life is to short to stay this way. This MRI is just for the lower part of my body. The head is healing great but have a MRI in June for another one just for the brain to see if all is still ok...Thanks for your time on blog --
Pat Hoopes Preston"
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Iva is having a lot of trouble yet. She has had a sore on her leg that became ulcerated and they are going to try to do some grafting to encourage healing.
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Please pray for both of them.

Getting older is certainly not for "Sissies".
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ABOUT CHARLES - FROM DON LANDIS

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I am thrilled to have Don's email address in my lap top computer.
Hopefully now we can keep you updated better.
Thank You Don for the email.
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"Charles had to go back into the hospital and is expected to be released to go back to rehab this weekend. He has been going good the past couple days and hopefully he can go to rehab as scheduled. Other than that there is not much to report on."
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CHARLES LANDIS

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Karen Jakub sent me an update from Don, about Charles, yesterday.

Charles was put back in the hospital this past weekend but he is doing much better today. They run some tests and then walked him down the hallway today. He will be in the hospital a few more days then back to a rehab center.

Karen, thanks for asking about Charles and if you want to you can share it with Onnalee.

Don
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UPDATE ON CHARLES LANDIS

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The latest news that I have received about Charles is . . . .
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"Charles was moved to a rehab for one week and then will start chemo/radiation.
Don said he was pretty weak, as is to be expected."
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE

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I "Messed Up" my computer so bad that the technician has to take everything off and start all over. Therefore, I do not have my address book for emails. I am very sorry that I did not save Charles and Don's email addresses. If anyone has any contact with them, please ask them to email me. Or, if you have an update please send me an email.
Onnalee@foundwoodcarvings.com.

I am using a lap top - which I received because of the donations from each of the alumni at the last Paradise reunion. Thank You again for your contribution. I only have email addresses of those that have sent me an email since I have started using my lap top.

Thank You for your patience in any updates on this blog and since I am having a hard time getting the feel of a lap top, new postings may be few and far between. It is hard teaching an old dog new tricks. This one is struggling. :)
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A NOTE FROM DON LANDIS

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I received this from Don today at 3:37 pm.

No change in Charles' status, everything is going well.
Our weather is much better - it is 60 now.
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UPDATE FOR CHARLES FROM DON

Thursday - 3:34 PM.
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"Charlie is doing okay, they had him sitting up yesterday and today the nurse took him out in the hall to walk him. That was encouraging to see that. He stated he thought he had already recovered some of his appetite.
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As for the weather, we got about 6 inches of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Without the proper road equipment it made it tough to drive for awhile. It was -5 this morning and next week it is to be about 70.

Hope everything is well in Paradise.

Don Landis "
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Thank You, Don. We love news like this.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Charles and all of you.
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THANK YOU LORD FOR CHARLES' UPDATE

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I received an update from

Don Landis (Charles' brother)

last night - Tues night - 10:29 pm.

"Onnalee, here is an update on Charles Landis.

Charles is in a regular hospital room tonight without a ventilator and is resting comfortable following his surgery today. He will be having chem and radiation treatment in the near future.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Don Landis, class of 63"

I'm sure we all are very relieved and thankful for this news. Isn't God Great?
Thank You Don for the update. You keep sending them - I will keep posting them.

Charles' mailing address and email address are below on the first post about him.
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UPDATE FOR CHARLES LANDIS

Thank You

for your

Concern and your Prayers

for

Charles

He sent me an email last evening saying that he has received several emails and he appreciates all of the prayers.

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I just now received an email from Mollie Haberer stating . . .

Charles made it through the surgery.

He is in ICU and on a ventilator.

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Don and Delmer are with Charles. They call their parents and their parents call Mollie and Eric.

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I received a very thoughtful email from Arthur Lee yesterday . . . .

Hi Onnalee,
Thanks for the info about Charles Landis. I sent him an E-mail. We have not talked or seen each other since 1956. I went to the eighth grade in Fairport with Charles and our Freshman and half of our sophomore years in Paradise.
I had planned on going to the last Paradise reunion but I had cancer surgery
July 20th and that took over my life. Hopefully I was able to offer some encouragement to Charles. I have completed my chemo therapy and my last PET and CT scan Dec. 27th came back clean. I will have CT scans every three months for a while.
Cancer is a scary uncertain illness but it can be cured or at the least managed. Early detection along with no other issues are very key as to the effectiveness of treatment.
I tried to assure Charles that he will come thru this and live a long normal life. I am a survivor as are thousands and thousands of others. I have diffuse large B cell non hodgkins lymphomia. It can't be cured but it can be managed for a long time. It could come back at some time , if it does I will go thru the treatment again.
I read the Paradise blog and keep in touch with Dan Hoisington via e-mail daily.
Sorry for rambling,
Arthur Lee

Thank You Arthur for contacting Charles. I am sure that was what he needed the day before his surgery. All the notes and thoughts have been wonderful for him.
By the way, I receive the same emails from Dan as you do, Arthur. At least most of mine have your name on them too.
That guy has too much time on his hands. ☺

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PUT YOUR FAITH IN ONE PAIR OF HANDS

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Charles Landis' surgery is scheduled for tomorrow

Tuesday - Feb. 8th

in Oklahoma City

He will be checking into the hospital at 8:00 A.M.

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Charles sent this link to several of us last week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9ZNwWehPk

"One Pair of Hands" sung by Carroll Roberson
(Sounds so much like Elvis)

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This is a very uplifting video, especially at a time like this for Charles.

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"Those hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong,

put your faith in one pair of hands."

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PUT YOUR FAITH IN ONE PAIR OF HANDS, CHARLES

We are thinking of you and praying for you.

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SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR CHARLES LANDIS

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Charles Landis has received word that his surgery has been scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8th.
He has to check in to the hospital at 8:00 am.
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Waiting to undergo surgery can be a time of anxiety.
I'm sure this will be a long week end for him, as after waiting this long a person is just ready to get it over with.
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“God of power and might, please be with Charles during his colon cancer surgery. His body is Your creation, O Lord.
Guide the surgeon’s hand that changes it, that it might heal and function better, to Your great glory. Amen.”

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CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR CHARLES LANDIS

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Our prayers continue to be with Charles as he is still waiting for his surgery.
He has had his surgery date canceled twice because of the weather. How hard that must be for him.
Preparing for surgery is such a hard process in itself, then having it canceled is such a let down.
Please continue to pray for strength for Charles during this time.
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Charles' brothers, Don and Delmar, are with him. His son, from Ft Worth, has been with him but he drove home today. He had to drive the 180 mile trip on ice, which took 6 hours.

Our prayers are with Charles and his family as they continue to wait.

Almighty God, who gives strength to the weak and upholds those who might fall, give each of us the courage to do what is right, for those that trust in you have no need to fear.

Make us brave to face any danger which may now threaten us.

Give us the help that you have promised to those who ask it, that we may overcome our fears and go bravely forward.

Fill us with courage, that nothing which is our duty to do, may be too hard for is. Let us put our trust in your power and goodness.

Thank you our Lord.
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CHARLES LANDIS (Class of 1959)

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Charles sent an email - 1-27-2011 - saying . . . .
"Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers."
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Charles gave me permission to put his email address and his mailing address here on the blog.
Charles Landis . . .dcl7@swbell.net (You can click on his email address to send him a message.)
PO Box 92
Bethany, OK 73008-0092
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Charles is single. He has 1 son, 5 granddaughters and 1 grandson.
He has lived in the Oklahoma City area since 1965.
He retired from the Bethany post office in 1996 after carrying mail for almost 31 years.

We received an email from Charles Landis today . . . .
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To all my friends and relatives,
I have been diagnosed with colon cancer.
I will probably have surgery first then radiation and chemo. I have the possibility of not surviving the surgery with my COPD. I will have good Dr.'s though.

Charlie


Colon Cancer is Cancer is a malignant tumor that grows from the inner wall of the large intestine.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases. It makes it difficult to breathe.

There are two main forms of COPD:
Chronic bronchitis, defined by a long-term cough with mucus
Emphysema, defined by destruction of the lungs over time.

We specifically pray for all those that are reading this page
and in their heart share a prayer for strength for Charles.


These pictures were taken at the 2010 Paradise Reunion.

← Eric Haberer, Charles Landis, Millard Harrell

The classes of

1958 & 1959

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"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."
Matthew 11: 28-30

Charles, this is for you . . .
"I know by faith that my life is a gift. God created me so that he could love me. He is with me at every moment. Each day is filled with opportunities to grow closer to him.

But life is hard. My faith is weak. I do not always see the signs of God's love in my life. Sometimes I feel lost and alone. Sometimes I withdraw into myself, and close myself to God's love, and fall into sin. Then life seems not a gift, but a burden hard to bear.

Yet God does not forsake me. When the light of faith dawns once more, and I turn back to him, I see that his love never fails. I see that no day is too long or lonely, no burden too heavy, no trial too great, because God is with me."

There is one Presence,
one Power in the universe:
a Creator of
Unconditional Love & Healing.
Amen

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PAULINE TAGGART

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Pauline Taggart, 88 of Phillipsburg and formerly of Waldo, Kansas died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Pauline and her twin brother were born June 18, 1922 in Kenwood, Oklahoma. One of fifteen children, including five sets of twins, born to Bill and Nancy (Ketcher) Russell. She grew up and attended schools in the Oklahoma area.

Pauline met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Franklin Patterson Taggart on November 18, 1948 in Bentonville, Arkansas. This union was blessed with five children; Paulette, Charlette, Monette, Junette and Frank. Franklin preceded her in death on April 20, 1985.

Pauline was a devoted homemaker and wife. Due to Frank, Sr’s job, their family moved a lot, living in Grove, Oklahoma, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Kansas. They moved to the Waldo area in 1968.

Pauline attended the Penticostal Church in Oklahoma growing up. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, watching baseball, playing bingo and attending family reunions.

Surviving family include four daughters, Paulette Marez and husband Jerry of Phillipsburg, Kansas, Charlette Baker and husband Dorsey of Gainesville, Texas, Monette Terry of Waldo, Kansas and Junette Bealby and husband Phil of Mullinville, Kansas; son, Frank Taggart and wife Nancy of Kerrville, Texas; three sisters, Pearl Sitsler of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Dorothy Dollarhyde of Mena, Arkansas and Maxine Madlock of Roseberg, Oregon; seven grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, six brothers, five sisters, grandson Earle Lee Terry and great grandchild Augustine Falcon.

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Celebration of Pauline’s Life will be held Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Trinity Southern Baptist Church of Afton, Oklahoma with Pastor David Holland officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Afton. Visitation will be from 9 AM to 8 PM Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell with the family present to greet friends from 6 PM to 7 PM. A memorial has been established with Phillips County Retirement Center. Contributions and condolences may be sent in care of Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.

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Charlette Baker (Class of 1969), Monette Terry (1971), Junette Bealby (1973).

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THANK YOU FROM VADA KRUMWIEDE (CLASS OF 1958)

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Millard received an email from Vada (Dwinelle) Krumwiede . . . .
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"I was told mom's obituary was on the Blog. You do a nice job, Onnalee.
There is one addition that was brought to my attention after the obituary was proofed at the funeral home and was satisfactory with us. Since Mom was close to death, I had been typing up an obituary that told about her life and Paradise. All that needed to be done was to add the dates and time to it which made it easier for the funeral home. My big, huge goof was that I had failed to add Robert McNeal in as a son-in-law for survivors. He was married to my sister, Betty, for many years before she was taken with cancer. His name was added in for the program at the church.

The service went well and the food was delicious after returning from the cemetery.
The ladies did a fantastic job and we got to meet people and relatives we hadn't seen for some time."

Vada Krumwiede
Class of 1958
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RECENT COMMENTS

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How many check out the "Recent Comments" on the left under the Santa & "Woodcarving Blog and Web Site"?
If you click on the comment, it will take you directly to the photo that it is commenting about.
We have received some comments recently, that you probably won't notice unless you click on them periodically, as the comments go to the picture that they are commenting about.
We appreciate the Comments we get from each of you - when you sign your name.
We don't publish any anonymous comments. Notice that the comments on the left that say anonymous, are signed. Sometimes when a comment is made, the blog won't allow anything except - "Anonymous". Technology!
036698 ← Have you noticed these numbers? This is the count at the time that the post has been made.
. . . . . . . . . I wish I would have done this from the start of the blog. (I'm a slow learner.)
. . . . . . . . .The counter is at the left - under the Paradise sign.

EDITH VIOLA (PAXTON) DWINELLE

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Edith Viola (Paxton) Dwinelle
died

Friday, January 21, 2011, at Pinnacle Park.
She was 99-1/2 years old.

Edith, formerly of Paradise, Kansas was born to Alfred Crumley and Julia Lucretia (Andrews) Paxton at Natoma on July 24, 1911.

She married Ray Max Dwinelle on September 13, 1935 at Girard, Kansas. The couple celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary a few months before Ray passed away. The couple lived in Paradise most of their lives.

Edith was a homemaker and did babysitting (Spud and Beth Whitman of Paradise claimed she was their favorite sitter). She also cleaned the wholesale at Paradise, was a cook at the grade/high schools for a time, and substituted at the Central Telephone Office. She loved to cook and bake for her family (Ray took his lunch with him on the wholesale truck). At one time she operated the former Smith's grocery store. Edith spent numerous hours playing board games with her kids, putting puzzles together and playing bingo. When she wanted to take a wall out between the kitchen and dining room, Ray told her it couldn't be done. He came home from work one day and found it could be done. When she waxed the floors, her kids had fun putting on some old socks and shining it for her.

Before school began, she would purchase material and sew her girls their school clothes. You always knew what she was doing because you could smell the aroma of new cloth in the house and hear the sewing machine purring away. Their front yard was the hub of many softball games with Ray doing the pitching. A thorn tree was first base, the light pole was second base, and whatever they could find to put down was third base. Parents throughout Paradise knew where their kids were. Paradise had a neighborhood watch program back then and families didn't have cause for worry. The kids also loved her popcorn balls at Halloween and Edith made cookies for the paper boy, Danny Hoisington.

Their Dwinelle home was headquarters for many family dinners over the years with relatives, as their home was the "home place" of Ray's parents. After retirement, Ray and Edith moved to Salina for medical reasons and to be closer to their family. Edith was outgoing and enjoyed it when friends and family stopped by. Her last days were spent at Pinnacle Park Nursing and Rehabilitation. She loved the exercise class, playing bingo and skipbo. She also enjoyed her arts and crafts. The aides, nurses and staff were a great comfort to her.

Edith was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray (5/23/97); son, Marvin (11/1/63); and daughter, Betty (1/6/93). Her four brothers, George, Jim, Dean and Ralph are also deceased.

Survivors are:
Daughters, Vada (Lynn) Krumwiede, Salina, and Sharon Leiker (Keyton Barker), Sun City West, Arizona.
Son-in-law, Robert McNeal (husband of Betty).
9 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren & 7 great-great grandchildren.

A celebration of Edith’s life will be held at Paradise United Methodist Church on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11 AM with Pastor Sharon Thomas officiating.

Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Cemetery in rural Paradise.

Visitation will be from 9 AM to 8 PM on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given for the sound system at the Paradise Methodist Church and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.


When we went to the Paradise reunion
in 2008, I took these pictures of Edith.
She was such a "classy" lady and she was the oldest alumni at the reunion.

You can view the Paradise Blog 2008 posting about Edith if you click on this link.
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http://paradiseeducated.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-class.html


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EDITH V. DWINELLE (CLASS OF 1932)

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Edith V. Dwinelle, 99, of Salina and former Paradise, Kansas resident, died on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Pinnacle Park Nursing of Salina.
Services are pending at this time, please check back later for funeral service location, date and time.
Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
Her Memorial Service will be Wed., Jan. 26 at 11:00 a.m. in Paradise.
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FRANCIS MAHONEY

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Mr. Mahoney was at the 2010 Paradise School Reunion.

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He is pictured here with Miss Virginia (Virginia Robertson) at the reunion.

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Randall Weller sent a note today with Francis' mailing address.

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Francis Mahoney

312 N. 3rd

Stockton, KS 67669

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Randall mentioned that Mr. Mahoney is very active with Smoky Hills Public Television as a volunteer. He added that Mr. Mahoney appears to be in good health and is indeed a joy to be around.

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CLAITA WEIGEL MAHONEY - WIFE OF FRANCIS MAHONEY

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Francis Mahoney was the grade school principal at Paradise Grade School and taught 7th & 8th Grades.
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Clarita Weigel-Mahoney, 76,

died

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011

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Clarita was born Aug. 25, 1934.

She was preceded in death by: first husband, Albert V. Weigel Jr.;

three brothers; and three sisters.

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Survivors; husband, Francis Mahoney; son, Troy Weigel;

three daughters, Ramona Weigel, Lou Ann Brungardt (Ralph)
and Susan Wagner (Tracy);

stepson, Greg Mahoney; two stepdaughters, Gina Dix (Mark) and Gwen Mahoney;

six grandchildren; five step grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, and 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Monday,

all at Cline's Mortuary of Hays.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. St. Thomas Altar Society rosary: 3 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.

Vigil service: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Memorials: Hospice of Hays Medical Center or Masses.

MYRON'S MEMORIAL SERVICE CHANGED

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Celebration of Myron’s Life

will be held at
10:30 A.M.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

at the

Paradise United Methodist Church

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MYRON KEITH BARTLETT (Class of 1944)

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Myron Keith Bartlett, 84

of

Paradise

died

Jan. 7, 2011

at

Main Street Manor

Russell, KS

Myron Myron was born May 11, 1926 in Luray, Kansas the son of Vernon C. and Lelia (Whitman) Bartlett. He grew up in the Paradise area and graduated from Paradise High School.
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Myron served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was stationed in the south pacific mainly on Guam where he was a carpenter’s mate with the Sea Bees.

Myron met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Ruth E. Scott on January 11, 1948 in Russell.
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They made their home on a farm in the Paradise area.
This union was blessed with three children; Lonnie, Terri and Traci.





Myron was a farmer and rancher his whole life. He was proud to do it the cowboy way.
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Myron was a member of the Paradise United Methodist Church. He also belonged to the Russell V.F.W. and the Russell Elks Lodge. He loved spending time with horses, roping, spending time at the sale barn and was a co-founder of the Paradise Pitch Club.
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Surviving family include his wife of 62 years, Ruth of the home;
son, Lonnie Bartlett of Corpus Christi, Texas;
daughters, Terri Weinhold and husband Al of Wilson, Kansas and Traci Peterson of Lindsburg, Kansas; sisters, Reta Weller of Redding, California and Neva Anderson of Clay Center, Kansas;
six grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Wilda Musgrave and Vernita Scott.
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Celebration of Myron’s Life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 11, 2011
at the Paradise United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Cemetery of rural Paradise.
Visitation will be from 9 AM to 8 PM Monday at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell
with the family present to greet friends from 6 PM to 7 PM.
A memorial has been established with the Paradise United Methodist Church.
Contributions and condolences may be sent in care of Pohlman-Varner Peeler Mortuary who is in charge of these arrangements.
Condolences may also be sent via email at http://www.pvpmortuary.com/.


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IN MEMORY OF MYRON BARTLETT

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For Ruth and her family . . . .

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Although it is difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.

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We are praying that the peace which comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.

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PRAYER REQUEST FOR IVA & JIM BYRD

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I received an email from Iva today . . .

"I am having more health complications.
I have seen 3 doctors in 3 days -
different specialists.
I am in a lot of pain, minimal sitting, moderate walking, in bed with legs propped.
I can't get much time at the computer.
Please pray for Jim and me.
We need strength to endure thru this and need answers.
Any friends who are praying people you know, please share this request.
Thank You!

In Christ's Name,
Iva and Jim"
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Our love, our thoughts and our prayers are with both of you, Iva and Jim.
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"O God, the source of health and healing, the spirit of calm and the central peace of this universe, grant to Iva and Jim such a consciousness of your indwelling and surrounding presence that they may permit you to give them health and strength and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

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UMW CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Men's Quartet

"4 Told"

Don Krug, Dwayne Fields, Sam Radke, Robert Walters

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A special Thank You to Joleen Lawson for posting these photos on facebook and to Brynae Thompson for identifying the Men's Quartet for us.

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UMW CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

↑

Lynda Lyle, Myra Chrisler,

Tammy Schultze

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← Dorene Chrisler, Joleen Lawson

Joleen Lawson, Bonnie Thompson →

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Kaylyn Lawson, Joleen Lawson,

Dayna Crawford

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Kaylyn & Joleen Lawson

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↑ Joleen Lawson, Dorene Chrisler →

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PRAYERS FOR IVA (LAUGHLIN) AND JIM BYRD

Iva had surgery sometime ago.
I understand that it was possibly the first part of Dec.

She said . . .
"My hernia repair surgery went well. While Surgeon was telling Jim I would be ready to go home soon, they tell me I flatlined, not once, but twice. I ended up 3 days in the ICU and 2 days on the wing. I was released to come home on a Sunday night.

(I am guessing that she might have meant Dec. 19th)
I am so glad my faith is so strong and so real that I knew my Jesus was right there with me through it all. When I am able, they have a number of tests to run on me. This has been VERY HARD on Jim. We are getting some assistance thru home health care which is helpful."

Then on Dec. 26th, Iva wrote on facebook . . . .

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"Sorry, not able to spend much time @ computer.

Surgery recovery going very well, some unrelated "hic-ups" have occured which is putting me into extra pain and difficulty.

So, I need all prayers I can get.

Hope your holiday was great. We got a good 12 inches snow.
Sure was pretty coming down. As long as I don't HAVE to get
out, it was wonderful. Expecting more snow tonight.
Must close. Enjoy all messages and thoughts.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to each of you and to all my Paradise schoolmates and Friends. Love, Iva"

Iva and Jim,
We just want to let you know that we are still thinking about you and praying for you.
We wish you comfort and peace during this difficult time.

"Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2 (New King James Version)

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