Obituaries

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter, September 2, 2021)ORDINANCE #3121AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ELLSWORTH, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES”, EDITION OF 2021.

Rose V. Pistora, 47, Wichita, Kan., passed away Aug. 26 2021 in Wichita. She was born Feb. 8 1974 in Ellsworth, Kan. to David R. Pistora and Leona J. LaPierre.Rose is a 1992 South High graduate, Wichita, and was a legal secretary.

Crystal Dawn Finke passed away peacefully at home at the age of 49. She was born May 15, 1972 in Wheatridge, Colo. She was the daughter of Joel S. Finke and Sharon (Snyder) Holloway and stepfather Jack Holloway.She lived in Garden City, Kan.

Larry Erwin Burmeister, 77, passed away Tuesday, Aug, 17, 2021, at Andbe Home in Norton, Kan. He was born Aug. 27, 1943, in Ellsworth, Kan. to Erwin and Elvera (Steinhaus) Burmeister. Larry was a longtime resident of the Wichita, Kan. area before moving to Hill City a few years ago.

John A. Klema, 96, passed away Aug. 13, 2021, at Kenwood Plaza, St. John. He was born Sept. 25, 1924, at Kanopolis, to John A. Klema, Sr. and Agnes (Stehno) Klema. He married Edna Janet Macek on July 26, 1949, in Wilson. She died Feb. 10, 2020.

Jamie Christine (Blackwell) Kempke, 44, of Gypsum, Kan. passed away peacefully in Salina on Aug. 11, 2021.   Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Roselawn, 1920 E. Crawford Street, Salina, Kan.

Timothy Clay Null, age 65, of Salina, Kan., passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Tim was born April 12, 1956 in WaKeeney, Kan. and is the son of Lewis ‘Jack’ Null, Peggy Null (Hildebrand), Benjamin Koralek, and Lillian Koralek (Choitz).

Fern Ruth (Wire) Steinle, 90, of Dorrance, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kan. She was born June 18, 1931 in Dorrance, the daughter of Freda Anna (Janne) Wire and Claude Leo Wire.

Michael C. Perez, 76, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Kanopolis, Kan. He was born Dec. 8, 1944 in Ellsworth, Kan. to Isabelle “Mike” and Carrie (Grise) Perez. After graduating from Kanopolis High School, Michael joined the United States Navy and served his country during in the Vietnam War.

Major Robert Hilton Maze, Sr, 84, of Panama City, Fla. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Major Maze was born on Nov. 9, 1936 in Ellsworth, Kan. He served our country as a U.S. Army pilot for 21 years.