Hamilton County Memorial Day Tribute
This Hamilton County Memorial Day Tribute is brought to you by Scoular. Thank you to the brave and selfless men and women who have gone before us. Thank you for their service and sacrifice.
ARTHUR AESCHLIMAN
CECIL ADKISSON
JIMMY AKERS
JERRY ALEXANDER
THOMAS AMERINE
VERNON ANDERSON
JOHN AVERY
WESLEY BALDWIN
EVELIN BARBER
RAYMOND BARCLAY
GEORGE BARLOW
JESS BARNETT
WILLIAM BARNETT
HUGH BARR
JAMES BARRETT
EARL BAUGHER
SAM BEAN
HAYWARD BEAUCHAMP
THOMAS BEHRENDT
MELVIN BENNETT
HENRY BENNETT
MAX BENNETT, JR.
OSCAR BERNDT
RICHARD BEZONA
ALLEN BLACK
RICHARD BLACK
WAYNE BODEY
MATHEW BOGGS
JOHN BONE
WILLIS BONE
JACK BRADDOCK
JOHN BRADLEY
BARBARA BRAY
MIKE BRAY
JOHN BROWN
L. KENNETH BROWN
JAMES BROWNING
ROBERT BUHRER
PAUL BURKHART
TED BURNETT
ARTHUR BURNS
BOBBY BURNS
JAMES BURNS
BOB BURTON
JACK BURTON
JON CAHIL
CHARLES CARON
CHESTER CARRITHERS
WILLIAM CARRITHERS
JAMES CARTER
KEITH CARTER
KENNETH CARTER
LYNN CARTER
MURRY CARTER
RAYMOND CARTER
EDWARD CARTWRIGHT
RONALD CARTWRIGHT
AUSTIN CAUTHON
CLYDE CAUTHON
EDWIN CAUTHON
H.E. CAUTHON
MITCHELL CAUTHON
EDMOND CAVE
LYLE CHEATUM
ROBERT CHEATUM
DONALD CHERRY
M. O. CLARK
PATRICK CLEARY
LOWELL COCHRAN
E. S. COCKEL
FLOYD COLE
FRANK COLE
AUBREY COLEMAN
GARY COLEMAN
JOHN COLEMAN
LEWIS COLSTEN
DEAN CONARD
JOHN CONARD
LOUIS COOK
WILLIAM COPE
LEO COSPER
BYRLE COURTNEY
WALTER CRAIG
LAWRENCE CRUMLEY
LOVELL CUMMINGS
ARTHUR DARLAND
DENNIS DAVIS
FINLEY DAVIS
RALPH DAVIS
RAY DAVIS
RONALD DAVIS
REX DAVISON
FRED DAY
LEE DAY
RAY DAY
GEORGE DEAN
CARL DEVANEY
DUANE DIKEMAN
ARLTON DODSON
WILLIAM DODSON
ROBERT DREW
JOHN DULIN
ROY DUNAGAN
CECIL DUNN
BOB DUNN (Robert Lee)
BOB DUNN (Robert Arthur)
JOHN EATON
CLARENCE EBERHART
CHARLES EDDY
LOUIS EDDY
ALBERT EDMISSON
DARL ELLIS
MARVIN ELLIS
MURIEL ELLIS
TIMOTHY ELLISON
JAMES ELSTON
JAMES ENGLERT
ROBERT ENGLERT
PAUL EVANS
CLEM EVINS
BARTON EWERS
RAY EWY
RALPH EYER
EUGENE FALLIER
VICTOR FALLIER
EMMETT FAY
JOSEPH FEARNO
JAMES FEASTER
ALBERT FECHT
HARRISON FORD
DANIEL FOREMEN
GEORGE H. FOX
P. C. FRAZEE
CLARENCE FRAZER
DAVID FRAZER
DONALD FRAZER
IVEL FRAZER
OSCAR FRIEND
ELRA FRITTS
GEORGE FULLER
ROBERT GALE, SR.
WILLIAM GAMEL
FRANK GARDNER
LESLIE GARNER
LAWRENCE GARR
BARNEY GARRITY
EVAN GEIGER
ALFRED GERSTNER
ERWIN GILLUM
ALBERT GLASSCOCK
ALBERT GOMSTOCK
MICHAEL GOODWIN
ROLAND GORDON
ARTHUR GOULD
CLIFFORD GOULD
ZENO GOULD
JOHN GRABER
WAYNE GRAGG
CLIFFORD A. GRAHAM
CLIFFORD L. GRAHAM
HAROLD GRAHAM
MARTHA GRANSBURY
CARL GRAVES
CHARLES GRAY
CALTON GRISSOM
CLYDE GRISSOM
GRADY GRISSOM
CALTON GRISSOM, JR.
PATTERSON GRISSOM
DONALD GROPP
FREDDIE GROPP
JOHN GROPP
ROLAND GROSBIER, JR.
BENNIE GUERRERO
MANUEL GUERRERO
RAYMOND GUNN
F. G. HACKER
DELL HALL
WILLIAM HALL
DONALD HAMILTON
ARTHUR HANKINS
WILLIAM HANNA
NEWLAND HARMER
BILLY HARRIS
JAMES HARRISON
CHARLES HARRISON, JR.
JOHN HARSH
DONALD HARTSHORN
LLOYD HARTSHORN
MARCH HARTSHORN
EMRY HASTY
EDGAR HATCHER
FONTELL HATCHER
MICHAEL HAWKINS
ALEX HAYS
LESLIE HAZEN
MATHEW HEADDING
RUSSELL HEFTY
REUBEN HEINLEN
HENRY HEISINGER
GEORGE HELM
JOHN HELM
JAMES HENDLEY
FLOYD HERBIG
MICHAEL HERBIG
ALBERT HERNDON
HARRY HERNDON
HARRY HERNDON, JR.
PRESLEY HERNDON, III
LAWRENCE HERRMANN
EARL HESS
JONATHAN HEWES
JIMMIE HICKS
MELVIN HINKLE
DONALD HOFF
MICHAEL HOFF
WILLIAM HOFF
GUY HOLDEN
DALE HOLDREN
JOHN HOLMES
DONALD HOOK
EIUGENE HOPPE
VICTOR HORNING
CLARK HOUCK
EDWIN HOUCK
GRANT HOUCK
J. D. HOUCK
CHARLES HOWELL
DALE HOYT
RICHARD HUCKINS
WELDON HUGHS
EDWARD HUSER
THEODORE HUSER
ALBERT JAMES
ALVIN JANTZ
HERMAN JANTZ
ROBERT JANTZ
WALTER JANTZ
ARNET JARVIS
ORVILLE JASPER
CHARLES JENSEN
ESAW JIMENEZ
PEDRO JIMENEZ
GILBERT JOHNSON
RUSTY JOHNSON
ROBERT JOHNSON
EMIT JONES
PAUL JONES
DALE JOST
JOSEPH KANE
CHARLES KAUFFMAN
FRANK KENNEDY
DR. JAMES A. KENNEDY
JAMES F. KENNEDY
EDWARD KING
GEORGE KING
ELMO KINSLOW
WILLIAM KINSLOW
RAYMOND KINZIE
JOHN KIRKPATRICK
HERBERT KITTEN
DARREN KLINGE
WALTER KRITZMIRE
JOSEPH KUCERA
AUDREY KULANDER
CARL KURZ
CONRAD KURZ
DONALD KURZ
OLIVER LANE
DARYL LANQUIST
CARL LAROSH
LESLIE LAROSH
ERIC LARSON
BERNARD LAUBACH
HARRY LAUBACH, JR.
CHARLES LAWHEAD
CHARLES LEMONS
JOE LEMONS, SR.
JOE LEMONS, JR.
WILLIAM LEMONS
CHARLES LENNEN
MARION LESLIE
MANUEL LEVENS
DONALD LEWIS
IRVIN LEWIS, JR.
VIRGIL LEWIS
DR. WILLIAM LEWIS
WOODROW LEWIS
ALLEN LIBERTUS
IVIN LIBERTUS
LEROY LIBERTUS
RAYMOND LOHMAN
GEORGE LONG
HARRY LONG
CLIFFORD LOW
O. L. LYNAM
ROBERT MACKEY
SKEETER MALONE
WILLIAM MANNING
DARRELL MARKLEY
KENNETH MARSHALL
A. L. MARTIN
MARVIN MAUNE
JAMES MAXEY
JAMES MAXEY, JR.
JOHN MAXFIELD
JOHN MAYERS
ERMOL MAYS
BERT MCCABE
DONALD MCDONALD
CHARLES MCFADDEN
WILBUR MCGAFFIN
MORRIS MCKEEVER
ARCHY MCKINNEY
ERNEST MCNEILL
WILLIAM MCNEILL
HOWARD MCNITT
WILLIAM MCNITT
MICHAEL MCNITT
FRED MICHEL
ALBERT MILLER
HENRY MILLER
GROVER MILLER
RICHARD MILLER
HORACE MOORHEAD
JOHN MOSER
DAVID MUELLER
LEONARD MUELLER
BENNY MURPHY
BILLY MURPHY
CHARLES H. MURPHY
CHARLES W. MURPHY
TED MURPHY
HARLEY NAIRN
LARRY NANCE
PAUL NEGLEY
CLARENCE NICKERSON
HENRY NICKERSON
JAMES NICKERSON
EVERETT NIELSEN
WAYNE NIELSEN
C. ARTHUR NUCKLES
PHILLIP NUCKLES
ELMER O’BRATE
TONY O’BRATE
THOMPSON OVERTON
WILLIAM OWENS
JOSHUA OWINGS
ROY OWINGS
EDDIE PALMER
STANLEY PARSLEY
LARRY PATTERSON
LOIS PATTON
DR. CECIL PETTERSON
LEE PETTY
ISRAEL PHILLIPS
GEORGE PHILPOTT
STANLEY PING
RANDALL PLANK
WILBUR PLOWMAN
EDWARD PLY
JERALD POPEJOY
MARSHALL PORTLOCK
MARVIN PORTLOCK
DEE POTTER
GEORGE POTTER
EDWARD PRICE
NORVIN PUCKETT
ELMER RAMSEY
D. REDMOND
JOHN REDMOND
CALVIN C. REED
CALVIN H. REED
KEITH REED
RAYMOND REES
HAROLD REEVE
EMIL REHMERS
CHARLES REID
FLOYD REID
WILLIAM REID
CHARLES REIS
LOYD RICHARDSON
GEORGE RICHWINE
WOODROW RILEY
A. RINEHART
EMMETT RINKER
JOSEPH RISHEL
S. H. RODGERS
RAYMOND ROUSE
KENNETH ROYBAL
JOHN ROYSE
I.B. RUNDELL
RAY SALMANS
BOBBY GENE SALTER
RAY SCHAFER
MICHAEL SCHAFFER
W. M. SCHAFFER
EUGENE SCHMIDT
GANO SCHMIDT
HENRY SCHMIDT
RUSSELL SCHMIDT
WALTER SCHMIDT
CRAIG SCHONLAW
JAKE SCHROLL
LLOYD SCHROLL
S. LUTHER SCHROLL
WILLIAM SCHROLL
CECIL SCHWERDFEGER
ELDEN SCHWERDFEGER
JACK SCHWERDFEGER
GENE SCHWERDFEGER
KEITH SCOTT
KENNETH SCOTT
HERSHEL SEAL
HENRY SEALS
WALTER SEALS
WILLIAM SEALS
ELMER SEVEDGE
ROSS SHERWOOD
GEORGE SHIRLEY
PAUL SHIVELY
RALPH SHORTER
CLETUS SIMON, JR.
DELMAR SINGER
KERMIT SINGER
DONALD SIX, JR.
HARMOND SLATE
LEWIS SLATE
ELLIS SMITH
CHESTER SPIKER
WARD E STANLEY
RENOLD STEVENS
LEWIS STEWART
CONWAY STIMATZE
MELVIN STIMATZE
WALTER STIMATZE
LAWRENCE STOFFEL
JAMES SUTHERLAND
WILLIAM SWISHER
JOSEPH SWORDS
JOHN RONALD SQUIRE
JAMES TERRILL
ERLE THAYER
FRED THOMPSON
HAROLD THOMPSON
JOHN THORNBURGH
LOWELL THORNBURGH
ROBERET TODD
JOHN L. TOPE
JOHN R. TOPE
DONALD TRACY
JOHN TRACY, SR.
EUGENE TREXLER
RONALD TRUSSELL
LARAYETTE TUTTLE
CHARLES TYNER
THEODORE TYNER
ARTHUR URTON
JERRY VALENTINE
NORMAN VALENTINE
RAYMOND VALENTINE
RICHARD VALENTINE
BOBBY VANDERPOOL
KARL VENNEBERG, JR
ALBERT VESPER
CLARENCE VESPER
JAMES WALKINSHAW
STEPHEN WALKINSHAW
CLYDE WARD
ELIJAH WARD
EUGENE WARNER
LARRY WARNER
ROLLA WARNER
THOMAS WATKINS
DONALD WECKERLY
HENRY WEDEL
JUNE WELLS
LOWELL WELLS
OVITT WELLS
ARTHUR WESTEMAN
FREDDIE WESTEMAN
WALTER WESTEMAN
CURTIS WHALEY
FRANK WHALEY
LEWIS WHALEY
SAMUEL WHISENHUNT
JOHNNIE WHITE
GEORGE WHITMAN
ROBERT WILLIAMS
DONALD WILSON
HENRY WILSON
GEORGE WINSHIP
J. W. WINSHIP
ARTHUR WOOD
BEN BILL WOOD
HOMER WOODLEY
H. E. WORDEN
WARREN WRIGHT
CLAUDE WORMINGTON
EARNEST YOUNG
NEWS
AFTER 47 YEARS OF SERVICE, COUNTY FIRE CHIEF RETIRES
Last Thursday, the Hamilton County Fire Department held their Fireman’s Appreciation Dinner. County Fire Chief Ed Baker and four other firefighters retired. Years of service awards were announced and those recognized were Ed Baker who has served Hamilton... [More]
LOCAL 4-H YOUTH PLACE AT KANSAS STATE FAIR
The 2023 Kansas State Fair began September 8 and continues through September 17, 2023. If you are headed there this weekend, you may want to check out the 4-H building where many local 4-H youth will have their work on display. To be eligible to take non animal exhibits... [More]
SHS CROSS COUNTRY AND GOLF KICK OFF WITH MEDALISTS
Fall sports are in full swing and Bulldog fans had an opportunity to cheer on cross country, golf, cheer, junior high and high school volleyball and football, all in the same week. Junior high and high school cross country travelled to Goodland Thursday August 31,... [More]
Gould Runs With The Bulls
How did you spend your summer? Swimming and bicycling? Working? For Syracuse High School Senior Jay Gould, he took the opportunity of a lifetime. He explored Spain for five weeks with foreign exchange student Inigo Moral. Moral hails from Valladolid, Spain. Last year, the... [More]
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Pictured L to R - Carlos Huato, Antonio Banda, Sally Catlett, Griselda Sigala, Erica Rodriguez, Frank Garcia, Shelby Hernandez/photo by Michele Boy
SIMON ENDS GYMNASTICS CAREER WITH NO REGRETS
Stella Simon wakes each morning in her bedroom to a wall of trophies, medals, and ribbons. Fourteen All-Around Champion trophies, 193 medals, and 6 ribbons. There is more if you count participation trophies and All-Around medals. The Syracuse Journal has been following... [More]
CLARE DUNN PERFORMS BENEFIT CONCERT FOR DUVALLS
Country singer Clare Dunn will headline a benefit concert at the Prowers County Fairgrounds Arena on Saturday, September 2nd to help with recovery efforts after an EF-3 tornado destroyed the home of John and Myrna DuVall. Dunn who grew up in Two Buttes has plenty of Syracuse... [More]
1971 SHS GRAD RETIRES FROM NURSING CAREER
1971 SHS graduate, Grace (Boy) Donecker, retired from a 32 year career in nursing, but the path was not a straight one. “I was never going to be a nurse. I hated needles!” Grace grew up just south of Syracuse where Dave and Jenny Schwieterman live. Gordon and Lois... [More]
More News
- Wrapping Up Wheat Harvest In August
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- Fair Kicks Off
- WAITING ON HARVEST
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- Securitization Charge for Atmos Energy Customers in Kansas to Appear on Monthly Bills Beginning in July
- FARMERS MARKET OPENS SATURDAY
- McAllister Retires
OPINIONS
You Matter
At the funeral of a friend’s father this week, the priest said something that has stuck with me. So often at funerals I think the focus is on the glory of Heaven and what joy there is. But it is rare we stop and discuss the emptiness that is left behind. During his... [More]
Please or Thank you
I am home from State Fair. A little excited, a little behind, a little tired, and a little sore. I walked almost eight miles the first day. I feel like that is worth noting. To all the show parents out there, I see you. When I got back, a few situations arose with... [More]
Helping Others
Here we are in September. I thought the summer flew by. Well, hang onto your hats, I feel like this week I was strapped into a rollercoaster speeding down the track. It’s not all bad but it is crazy. We spent a couple hours helping sort cattle this weekend... [More]
Lay Down or Get Up and Fight
Here we are at the end of August. School is underway, the first home high school football game is tomorrow. Fall is in the air. It’s just an expression as temperatures are predicted to be in the upper 90s. I haven’t slept much lately. In the wee hours... [More]
Keep Moving
A former owner and editor of the newspaper dropped by my office the other day. She is beautiful, smart, fun, and so vibrant. We talked about her life. She is busy. She is active. She is involved in her church, in her community, in having fun, and keeping active. It... [More]
Remember Who You Are
Last week there was a New York Times article about farming in Syracuse Kansas. I read it and was impressed. The writing surpassed anything I am capable of at this time. It bruised my ego a bit. My confidence was taken down a couple notches. I took a breath... [More]
Make Good Choices
I’m writing this on my way to one last sheep show midweek before school starts here. At 5:30 AM we were on the road. For those who know me that is a rare occurrence. The air is cool. The sunrise is beautiful and I wonder why I don’t take the time to enjoy these... [More]
Suffering
The pastor on Sunday mentioned suffering is good. Or I think I heard that. I was after fair tired and wanted some refreshment. But it turned out it was what I needed to hear. Sometimes suffering pushes us to do more. For the sake of small town and the public not knowing... [More]
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SPORTS
STATE GOLF RESULTS
State golf on Monday had the Varsity Bulldogs miss playing in the finals as a team by one stroke. They finished seventh out of twelve teams. On Day 1, Brody Keller shot a 92 missing day two by two strokes. Ian Brummett shot a 95, Mason Scott and Johnny TeVelde shot... [More]
JH BASKETBALL WINS
Junior High Boys Basketball A, B, and C teams travelled to Elkhart on Monday, November 21. The A team won 41-34, B team won 26-21, and C team lost to Elkhart 13-20. Head Coach Vance Keller said, “Elkhart was a tough win for both the A and B teams but both grinded... [More]
LADY BULLDOGS BORDER WARS CHAMPIONS!!
The Lady Bulldogs were undefeated during the Border Wars, defeating Eads on Friday, 42-7 and Walsh on Saturday 62-5, bringing their record to 3-1. But the winner wasn’t announced until Tuesday evening. Syracuse Athletic Director Josh Johnson explained, “It came down... [More]
JH Basketball Season Underway with JH Boys sweeping Lakin
Monday night at home at the Herndon Gym, the Junior High boys swept Lakin! Head coach Vance Keller said, “We’re a young team with only six eighth graders and 12 seventh graders. We’ve had six total that started the season with injuries so we haven’t had... [More]
Senior Night Volleyball
Three Syracuse High School volleyball seniors were honored on Tuesday, October 5, during the volleyball tournament at Syracuse. Kaetlin Thomeczek, daughter of Joe and Dami Thomeczek has played volleyball since the third grade, playing with Syracuse Youth Activities Association... [More]
HS Track
Head coach Steve Navarro said, “The coaching staff has really enjoyed working with this group of kids this year. They have been putting in hard work despite some less than stellar conditions for practice and meets. We are excited to see what they can do now that we are... [More]
SHS SPORTS WRAP UP
Baseball: The Bulldogs faced the Goodland Cowboys at home on Thursday, April 8, losing game one, 2-22 and game two, 1-17. Head Coach Dustin Doze said the Bulldogs really struggled throwing strikes again and they had too many errors. We need to clean things up if we want to... [More]
Spring Sports Start
One year ago, athletes and coaches were beginning practice for their spring sport, some practicing during spring break, others enjoying the break from school. Soon they found out their break was extended a week, some with great joy, others with apprehension. Then came the unfortunate... [More]
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OBITUARIES
James G. Brucker
A Memorial Service for Syracuse, Kansas resident, Jim Brucker will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 22, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Syracuse. Pastor Larry Alexander will officiate. James G. Brucker, known to most as Brucker, was born June 27,... [More]
Timothy J. "Tim" Haslett
Timothy J. “Tim” Haslett, 75, of Syracuse, Kansas, passed away at home (after a fall) on September 13, 2023. Tim was born September 26, 1947, in Dodge City, Kansas. He was the oldest of seven children born to Floyd B. and Magdalene (Stegman) Haslett. Tim was a farm... [More]
Patricia Berniece Tyler
Patricia Berniece Tyler of Denison, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2023, at the age of 82. She was born on November 3, 1940, in Cairo, Kansas, to Albert Alexander and Lois Aletha (Wilson) Clark. Patricia had a caring and nurturing spirit. She loved working as a nurse and... [More]
Robert “Bobby” Nelson Moore
Robert "Bobby" Nelson Moore, 56, of Seward County, Kansas passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX Bobby was born in Waynoka, Oklahoma on July 5, 1967, and was lovingly adopted by Jackson Nelson Moore... [More]
Kerri Lonnberg
A Memorial Service for Kerri Lonnberg will be held Friday, September 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Holly School with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Kerri Lynn Lonnberg departed this life September 1, 2023 in Denver, Colorado at the age of 44. She was born August 1,... [More]
Marvin (Babe) E. Graber
Marvin (Babe) E. Graber passed away August 31, 2023 at the age of 89 at the Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, Kansas. Marvin was born at his family home in Kendall, Kansas on March 20, 1934. He was the youngest of six siblings born to John and Carrie Graber. Marvin graduated... [More]
David F. Wagner
A Memorial Service for Coolidge, Kansas resident, David Wagner will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Per David’s request cremation has taken place and... [More]
Dr. Leo Russell Finkenbinder
Dr. Leo Russell Finkenbinder, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, university professor, and biologist passed away on August 8, 2023. His memorial service will be held on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 10:00am. Bethany First Church... [More]
More Obituaries
- Janice “ Jan” Eileen Helton Diehl
- Melvin D. Winger
- Russel Cathcart
- Lois Jean Kitten
- Bobby Lee Young
- Clarence “Bud” Redman
- Mary Catherine Gleason
- Troy V. Huser
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