September 2022

Mary (Bessie) Harper, 81, passed away on September 9th, 2022. Mary was born October 22 1941, In Newton Kansas, to Frank and Petra Lujano.

Leona Ruth Dyck, 92, of Moundridge, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Moundridge Manor. She was born on January 29, 1930 in rural Moundridge, Kansas, the daughter Aaron Y. and Gertrude (Holdeman) Boeckner. She was raised north of Hesston and lived in Halstead and Newton. Leona attended the French School in rural Hesston. She was a member of the Gardenview Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in rural Halstead. Leona was a devoted homemaker. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Dyck on April 24, 1955. He preceded her in death on July 30, 2013. Leona is survived by her two sons, Paul (Genelle) Dyck of Gruver, TX, and Eldon (Susie) Dyck of Paxton, NE; daughters, Linda (Darryl) Koehn of Madrid, NE, Virginia (David) Koehn of Sunray, TX, Nadine (Ed) Koehn of Halstead, and Donna (Ron) Wedel of Burns, OR; three brothers, Gerald (Thelma) Boeckner of Walnut Hill, FL, Weldon (Lois) Boeckner of Moundridge, Dennis (Eileen) Boeckner of DeRidder, LA; five sisters, Mae Johnson of Brooksville, MS, Vada Schmidt of Brooksville, MS, JoAnn (Andy) Powell of DeRidder, LA, Rose (Paul) Toews of St Marys, Ontario, CA, and Lois (Fred) Decker of Scott City; 22 grandchildren; and 66 great-grandchildren. She is also preceded in death by her parents; four sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Gardenview Mennonite Church, Halstead. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, at Moundridge Funeral Home with family greeting friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Moundridge Manor in care of Moundridge Funeral Home, PO Box 410, Moundridge, KS 67107.