January 20, 2006
  The ADVOCATE
  Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties
  Volume 10, No. 5
  Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown
  
  Page 5, Column 1:
  
  "Fred Ahring, Jr.
  1946-2006
  Funeral services for Fred Ahring, Jr., 59, Garnett, are pending and will be announced
  later by Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Ahring died Tuesday evening, January
  17, 2006, at Anderson County, Hospital."
  
  "Claude D. VanSickle
  1930-2006
  Funeral services for Claude D. VanSickle, 75, Princeton, were Tuesday, January 17,
  2006, at Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa.  Interment was in Highland Cemetery,
  Ottawa.  Mr. VanSickle died Friday, January 13, at his home.
  Claude D. VanSickle was born December 12, 1930, at Henry, SD, the son of Claude
  Volney and Mabel Lee (McRoden) VanSickle.  He lived in South Dakota until joining
  the United States Navy, where he served for 20 years, retiring in 1977.  He moved to this
  area following his military service, living in Richmond for 20 years and in Princeton
  since 1989.  He attended school in South Dakota and later earned his General
  Equivalency Diploma.
  Claude was a meat cutter for C&S Market in Eudora from mid-2000 and for Country
  Mart in Ottawa during the 1990's.  From 1970 until 1990, he owned and operated the
  Richmond Locker Plant in Richmond.  He was a member of Princeton Christian Church,
  Williamsburg/Ottawa Wildlife, and was active on the Richmond City Council.
  Claude and Wynona L. Kirkland were married February 21, 1989, at Miami, OK.  She
  survives of their home.
  Mr. VanSickle was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Mabel VanSickle; his
  sister, Lynn Phipps; his brother Alan VanSickle; and his granddaughter, Kirsten
  VanSickle.
  Claude is also survived by his son, Chris VanSickle of Richmond; his daughters, Laura
  D. Hermreck and Laurinda L. Pearson, both of Richmond and Wanda Smith of Ottawa;
  his son, Wayland D. Kirkland, Jr. of Placerville, CA; his brothers, David Lee VanSickle
  of Chicago, IL and Brian VanSickle of St. Louis, MO; 12 grandchildren and five great-
  grandchildren.
  The family suggests memorials to Midland Hospice.
  Dengel and Son Mortuary was in charge of arrangements."
  
  Transcribed for 
  Anderson County
  Kansas
  USGENWEB
  By:  Lulu B. Nixon