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Butler County, Kansas

MacKAY, RAYMOND C.

MacKay, Raymond C., 77, farmer, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Church of Christ.

Survivors: wife, Ruby; daughters, Catherine Ward of Moore, Okla., Maxine Bullard, Mary Hackler, both of Overland Park, Linda MacKay of Cedarvale, Lois McClure of Cedarvale, Karen Carter of Topeka, Margaret VanDorien of Wichita; sisters, Mildred Pickett of Rose Hill, Hazel Goeldner of Derby; 12 grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 August 1998)

MAHLANDT, CATHY

ROSE HILL - Mahlandt, Cathy, 38, determinedly fought breast cancer for five years, even as she breathed her last breath, she had not given up. She went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 18, 2004. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, Derby; rosary 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; funeral mass 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at St. James Catholic Church, 1010 Belmont Ave., Augusta; burial will follow in Richland Cemetery, Douglass.

She was born Nov. 4, 1965 in Valentine, NE. Her early years were spent on the family cattle ranch on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota with her parents, Billy and Marycile, sister, Shirlee and brothers, Jim and Keith. In 1978, the Beer family moved to a rural area near Rose Hill and while there she completed her education and graduated from Rose Hill High School. In 1983, she married Kerry Mahlandt and moved to the farm. Her years on the ranch had given her insight into the agricultural business and she worked along side her husband, Kerry, as they farmed and raised cattle. Born into this union were 3 children, Matthew, Savannah and Karl. Her duties as wife and mother kept her busy. It was hard to know what you might find her doing: driving a tractor, cooking for harvesters; going for parts; working cattle; hauling feed or attending one of the many activities at school. Her fight through these five years with cancer never slowed her down a bit. She held her bald head high as a badge of courage. She cooked at the bowling alley during this time and the only time you found her head covered was when the weather was cold and she wore a bandana.

She is survived by her husband, Kerry; sons, Matthew and Karl; daughter, Savannah all of the home; parents, Bill and Marycile Beer, Harper; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Darcee Beer, Pretty Prairie, Keith and Teresa Beer, Dexter; sister and brother-in-law, Shirlee and Fred Ungerer, Casper, WY; mother-in-law, Alpha Mahlandt, Rose Hill; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Joyce and Darrell Cook, Atlanta, Judy and Kenn Wealand, Cedar Point, Terrie and Bob Gould, Douglass, Gay Mahlandt, Rose Hill; god child, Morgan Cook; numerous nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked memorials be made to Cathy Mahlandt Memorial Fund in c/o Mulvane State Bank. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/20/2004.

MARTINEZ, BLAS B.

Martinez, Blas B., 70, welder, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Rose Hill Church of Christ.

Survivors: sons, Roberto, Juan, Antonio, Jose, daughters, Katherine, Marie, addresses unavailable. Hillside Funeral Home, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 April 1999)

McCOY, PAMELA JEAN (MAHLANDT)

PAMELA JEAN (MAHLANDT) McCOY, 36, of Derby, Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 1988. Service 3 p.m. Sunday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wichita.

Survivors: daughter, Andrea, mother, Alpha Jean Mahlandt, brother, Kerry Mahlandt, all of Derby; sisters, Joyce Sears of Udall, Judy Wealand of Cedar Point, Terrie Gould of Wichita, Gay Mahlandt of Derby; grandmother, Bertha Mae Duvall of Hollis, Okla. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Sept 1988)