May 9, 2003
The ADVOCATE
Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties
Volume 7, No. 38
Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown

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“Alma Jean (Raddatz) Lineback
1922-2003
Interment for Alma Jean (Raddatz) Lineback, 80, Kansas City, MO, are Saturday, May 10, 2003,
at 2:00 p.m. at Garnett Cemetery.  Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at McGilley Antioch
Chapel, 3325 NE Vivion Road, Kansas City.  Mrs. Lineback was born in Harris, KS, the daughter
of Claude M. and Stella E. Whiteford.  She died Sunday, May 4, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas
City, MO.
McGilley Antioch Memorial Chapel, Kansas City, MO, is in charge of arrangements.”

“Zelma Bowman
1928-2003
A private memorial service for Zelma Bowman, 75, Lawrence, KS, was held Wednesday, April
30, 2003.  Mrs. Bowman died Tuesday, April 29, at her home.
Zelma Bowman was born February 27, 1928, at Garnett, KS, the daughter of Jesse G. and Mabel
(Stutzman) Gibson.  She lived in Lawrence for the past fifty-two years and worked for Hercules,
Kansas Color Press, and the University of Kansas for many years.
Mrs. Bowman was preceded in death by her husband, Omer A. Bowman; her parents, Jesse G.
and Mabel Gibson; and her brothers, John and Jack Gibson.
Zelma is survived by her sons, Michael Bowman and Roger L. Bowman, both of Lawrence, KS,
and Omer A. Bowman, Jr., Overland park, KS; her daughters, Janice U. Casto, Meriden, KS, and
Cathy M. Currant, Lawrence, KS; seven grandchildren; and her sisters, Thelma Wooster, Delores
Landis, and Minnie Hooten, all of Vancouver, WA.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Douglas County
Visiting Nurses Association in care of the funeral home.
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS, was in charge of arrangements.”

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“Dana Jeanette Simpson
1969-2003
Funeral services for Dana Jeanette Simpson, 33, Garnett, were Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 2:00
p.m. at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gary Benjamin officiating.  Interment was in
Garnett Cemetery.  Ms. Simpson died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at KU Medical Center, Kansas
City, KS.
Dana Jeanette Simpson was born June 24, 1969, at El Dorado, KS, the daughter of Wendell G.
and Freda (Hansen) Mizer.  She attended elementary school in Carbondale, KS, and high school
in Liberty, MO.  Dana had lived in Garnett for the past three years and was employed at Delphi
Battery in Olathe.  She was a member of Community of Christ Church.
Ms. Simpson is survived by her sons, Terry Dale and Kevin, of the home; her daughters, Amber,
Autum, and Tamara, of the home; her parents, Wendell and Freda Mizer, Auburn, KS, and her
brother, Allen Mizer, Holt, MI.
Musical selections included ‘Because You Loved Me’, ‘In The Garden’, and ‘I’ll Be
Missing You’.
Casketbearers were Gary Baley, Pat McGoyne, Allen Mizer, Wendell Mizer, Rob Simpson, and
Travis Simpson.
Honorary casketbearers were Danny Baley, Emery Barnes, Terry Dale, and Greg Dornes.
The family received friends on Monday, May 5, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ms. Simpson’s children’s education fund.
Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”

“Francis William Dieker
1920-2003
Funeral Mass for Francis William Dieker, 82, Westphalia, KS, is Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:00
a.m. at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Westphalia.  Interment is in St. Teresa Cemetery.  Mr. Dieker
died Monday morning, May 5, at Windsor Place, Iola, KS.
Francis William Dieker was born October 30, 1920, at Westphalia, KS, the son of Herman and
Lovina (Plunkett) Dieker.  He graduated from Westphalia High School in 1939.  During World
War II he served in the United States Army Air Corps.
Francis and Irene Amelia Frisch were married April 23, 1946, at Westphalia.  They farmed for
many years near Westphalia.  He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, where he served
as a Lector for over thirty years and was a fifty-year member of the Knights of Columbus.  He
was a charter member of Coffey County Rural Water District #3 and served on the election board
for Indian Creek Township for many years.  He moved to a care center in Garnett two years ago
and had been a resident of the Windsor Place in Iola for the past year.
Mr. Dieker was preceded in death by his wife, Irene, on September 2, 1997; his parents, Herman
and Lovina Dieker; his son-in-law, Edward Ray Sitz; twin infant grandsons, Russell and Keith
Alderson; his brother, Wilfred Dieker; and his sister, Wilma Faber.
Francis is survived by his son, Gary Dieker, Elizabethtown, KY; his daughter, Joyce Sitz, Wichita,
KS, Cathy Alderson, DeSoto, KS, Sharon Olson, Belton, MO, and Rita Dieker, Westphalia, KS;
nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; his brothers, Tom Dieker, Westphalia, and Gerald
Dieker, Strong City, KS; and his sisters, Betty Tastove, Westphalia, Alice Frisch, Sunnyvale, CA,
and Lorene Altenbernd and Shirley Henderson, both of Lawrence, KS.
A Rosary was recited on Thursday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. at the church, with the family receiving
friends afterwards.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Teresa Catholic Church.
Jones Funeral Home, Burlington, KS, is in charge of arrangements.”

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“Paul W. Schuster
1918-2003
Funeral services for Paul W. Schuster, 84, Garnett, were Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:00 a.m.
at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gary Benjamin officiating.  Interment was in
Garnett Cemetery with military graveside by V.F.W. Post #6397 and American Legion
Fuller-Thompson Post #48 and Masonic Lodge honors by Delphian Lodge #44.  Mr. Schuster
died Saturday, May 3, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS.
Paul W. Schuster was born August 4, 1918, at Chanute, KS, the son of John B. and Mary
LaVerne (Dawson) Schuster.  He lived most of his life in Garnett.  He served during World War
II with the United States Navy.  Paul was an independent producer and shooter of eastern Kansas
oil wells and retired in 1983.  He was a lifetime member of VFW Post #6397, Garnett; a fifty-year
member of Delphian Lodge #44, Garnett; a 32nd degree Scottish Rite, Ft. Scott, KS; and was a
member of Mirza Temple Shrine, Pittsburg, KS, and Elks Lodge, Osawatomie, KS.  Paul was a
pilot and enjoyed hunting, fishing, bird watching, tole painting, and tinkering around in his shop.
Paul and Ruby Irene Spears were married March 7, 1942, at Chanute, KS.
Mr. Schuster was preceded in death by his parents, John B. and Mary LaVerne Schuster; three
brothers and three sisters.
Paul is survived by his wife, Ruby, of the home; his son, Paul ‘Pete’ Schuster and his wife, Sue,
Larned, KS; his daughter, Barbara Ratliff and her husband, Bill, Ottawa, KS; his brothers, Charles
Schuster, Lancaster, CA, and Mike Schuster, Aurora, CO; his sister, Margaret Zweiner, Orange,
CA; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Music was provided by Jeanine Zentner, organist, and Earl ‘Butch’ Rocker, vocalist.  Musical
selections included ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘How Great Thou Art’, and ‘Just A Closer Walk With
Thee’.
Casketbearers were Tom Ratliff, Josh Ratliff, Paul Wilson, Chuck Schuster, Mike Wilhelm, and
Roger Brummel.
Honorary casketbearers were Bob Archer, Leonard Bennett, Glenn Caldwell, Sr., Roy Cole, L.F.
Drake, Bud Fraker, Bill Gadelman, and Jerry Kent.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”


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Anderson County
Kansas
USGENWEB
By:  Lulu B. Nixon