December 18, 2002

The ADVOCATE’s Free Press & Community News

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 6, No. 99

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Margarette H. Oestreicher

1915-2002

Margarette H. Oestreicher, 87, Princeton, KS, died Thursday, December 12, 2002, at Olathe

Medical Center.  Mrs. Oestreicher was cremated and no services are planned.

Margarette H. Oestreicher was born November 15, 1915, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of

Henry and Annie (Clinkenbeard) Haberkorn.  She was a high school graduate.  She had lived in

Princeton since the mid-1960’s, moving there from Olathe.  Margarette was a lifelong

homemaker.  In the 1950’s, she worked as a seamstress at H.D. Lee in Ottawa and helped with

her husband’s dairy farm in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

In 1950, Margarette was united in marriage with James Grover ‘Ace’ Oestreicher in Oklahoma.

Mrs. Oestreicher was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Annie Haberkorn; two

brothers, Ed Haberkorn and Floyd Haberkorn; and three sisters, Dorothy Long, Freda Shepherd,

and Catherine L. Oestreicher.

Margarette is survived by her husband, James Grover Oestreicher, of the home; her son, William

White, Gardner, KS; her stepson, James Oestreicher, Princeton, KS; her stepdaughter, Sandra

Austin, Belton, MO; her sister, Wilda Manness, Illinois; ten grandchildren and sixteen

great-grandchildren.

The family met friends on Saturday, December 14, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Dengel and Son

Mortuary, Ottawa, KS.

Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Methodist Church, which may be left in care of

the funeral home.

Dengel and Son Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.”



“Doris M. Shellhorn 

1941-2002

Memorial services for Doris M. Shellhorn 61, Westphalia, KS, were Tuesday, December 17,

2002, at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett, with Rev. Gary Benjamin officiating.  Mrs.

Shellhorn died December 13, 2002, at her residence.

Doris M. Shellhorn was born March 17, 1941, at Fall City, NE, the daughter of Harry and Elta

Mae (Snyder) Strough.  She had lived in the Westphalia area for the past fifteen years.  Doris was

a doll maker and was owner/operator of Country Gal Doll Shop in Garnett.

Doris and Richard Shellhorn were married May 25, 1990, at Dodge City, KS.

Mrs. Shellhorn is survived by her husband, Richard Shellhorn, Westphalia; her son, Bob Sortore,

Kansas City, KS; her daughter, Sharon Marie Sortore, Kansas City, MO; her brothers, Ronnie

Strough, Kansas City, KS, and Kenneth Strough, Jonesboro, IL; her sisters, Vivian Ryburn,

Kansas City, KS, Joyce McDaniel, Bonner Springs, KS, and Barbara Strough, Kansas City, KS;

and three grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”



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Anderson County

Kansas

USGENWEB

By:  Lulu B. Nixon