Darlene Herbster Brammer

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Darlene Lou Brammer, 80, of Atwater, Calif., died Thursday, April 28, 2011.

She was born in Morrill, Kansas on May 23, 1930, to Louis and Florence (Wilkerson) Herbster.

Darlene was married to Robert Lee Brammer on September 9, 1951, in Verdon, Neb. He survives.

She will be remembered for being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Air Museum, a prominent member of the Seventeenth Annual Conference of America Women's Activities-Germany, a member of the Officers' Wives Club, a volunteer tax preparer for senior citizens and an avid bridge player. She was also an active member of the Methodist Church for over 50 years.

Other survivors include her son, Greg Brammer; two daughters, Cynthia Kuhle and Candace Cease; her grandchildren, Grant and Seth Brammer, Lindsey and Michael Kuhle and David Cease; and her stepbrother, Darrell Herbster of Auburn, Neb.

A sister, Donna Goolsby, preceded her in death.

The celebration of Darlene's life will be at the United Methodist Church in Atwater, Calif., at noon Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Atwater United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or the American Heart Association. Her family wishes to acknowledge the care provided by Mercy Hospital in Merced, Calif., and Doctors Hospital in Modesto, Calif. ---taken from The Sabetha Herald, May 4, 2011

100th Wedding Anniversary

February 28, 1911 Ralph Gilbert and Atha Smith were married in Kay County Oklahoma. After they were married they lived in near Fairview Kansas until about 1919 when they moved to Kay County Oklahoma, where they lived a short time and moved back to the Fairview area.
Their children were: Elda Artimza (15 Jun 1912 Fairview KS-15 Nov 2001 Sabetha KS) married Samuel Payne; John Woodrow (23 Jul 1914 Fairview KS-26 Nov 1978 Sabetha KS) 1st married Helen Holdren, 2nd married Martha Fisher; Melvin Ralph (20 Nov 1915 Brown Co. KS-03 Nov 1975 Hiawatha, KS)married Helen Sewell; William James Hiram (18 Mar 1918 Kay Co. OK-09 Mar 1984 Richardson Co NE) married Katherine Nohl; Esther Fidelia (04 Aug 1920 Kay Co OK-alive) married Ernest Lukert; Robert Anton (13 Aug 1922 Fairview KS-25 Jul 1997 Topeka KS.
Ralph was born 21 Jan 1889 Fairview KS died 04 Jul 1962 Kansas City MO the son of William and Mary Jane (Anderson) Gilbert and Atha was born 08 Mar 1891 Morrill KS died 26 Feb 1924 Nemaha Co Kansas the daughter of Samuel James Burnworth and Lena Susan (Geiger) Smith, both are buried in the Morrill KS cemetery.

Lillian B. (GILBERT) YOUNG

Lillian B. Young, age 89, of Sabetha, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. Lillian, the daughter of Oliver and Lula (Jacobia) Gilbert, was born May 28, 1921 at Granada, Kansas.
Lillian is survived by her sons; Donald Young, Sr. of Bern, Kansas, and Robert Young of Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren, Pam Durre, Cindy Carlson, and Don Young, Jr., and a sister, Alice Woodson, of Muncie, Indiana.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha. Inurnment will take place in the Sabetha Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be left to the Seneca United Methodist Church or the Sabetha United Methodist Church, sent in care of the funeral home.

Lillian was married on December 17, 1938 at Falls City, NE to Noel Young, he died June 9, 1997.

Connie GILBERT FISHER HANBY

Connie GILBERT FISHER HANBY was the daughter of John GILBERT who was the son of John and Dora Estley GILBERT and the grandson of William and Mary (ANDERSON) GILBERT.
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James GILBERT

This is a recently acquired photo of James GILBERT the son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Jane (MCGUIRE) GILBERT. It has been a long search to find a photo of James, who was born 28 December 1849 in Kentucky, coming to the Kansas Territory in about 1859 settling in what is now Brown County. James was married 29 December 1893 at Hiawatha, Kansas to Martha Agnes Kugler. They settled in the Granada, Kansas area where they were farmers. James died 15 March 1915 and was buried in the Granada cemetery. After James died his family moved to Sabetha, Kansas. James and Agnes had 5 children: Nellie Jeanette, Arthur William, Guy Frederick, Arlie L. and Mabel Elizabeth.

Gilbert Reunion 2010

The Gilbert Family gathered today for their annual reunion. The first reunion was 70 years ago in 1940 and has been held each year since then. Today's reunion was in the Community Building in Fairview, Kansas, the area from which the Gilbert family has lived since they moved to Kansas from Kentucky in 1859.
The first reunion held in 1940 was to celebrate Mary Jane (ANDERSON) GILBERT'S 76th birthday. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren all gathered together to help her make the day special. It was such a success they decided to continue the tradition each year. Mary died 17 February 1948, her husband William A. GILBERT had died 16 May 1929. That first reunion was held at Sun Springs near Fairview, which is a local mineral springs resort with swimming, roller skating and camp grounds.
The 2011 Reunion is being planned and will be held at Lake Shawnee in Topeka, Kansas, details will be posted on this website when confirmed.

Matt Hundley Leaving Topeka West for Barton

Hundley leaving West for Barton
Coach attributes opportunity to Cinderella story of season ago
BY RICK PETERSON
Created May 17, 2010 at 6:42pm
Updated May 18, 2010 at 12:07am
Topeka West boys basketball coach Matt Hundley, who led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A state tournament, is leaving West to become a men's assistant coach at Barton Community College, located in Great Bend.
Hundley was 28-60 in four seasons at West, but the Chargers were the Cinderella story of last season, winning nine straight games late in the year before losing to Miege in the 5A championship game. West was 16-9.
The 30-year-old Hundley, who played at Washburn, said even though he has mixed feelings about leaving West, getting the job at Barton, as an assistant to Craig Fletchall, is the realization of his goal to get into college coaching.
"At some point, I knew I was going to have to do this," Hundley said. "I was fortunate enough to be at Topeka West for four years and just had a wonderful time. The administration and the people that I work with and all the players that were part of our program are just unbelievable.
"I wouldn't change that for anything, the experience we've had here. Just having this opportunity with Barton and coach Fletchall being such a great guy, I think this is just an unbelievable opportunity for me that I can't really pass up."
Hundley credited West's banner season for getting him the opportunity to move to the college level.
"Any time you have success, then you're definitely going to get the attention of people, and that's obviously somewhat of what's happened right now," he said. "You hate it for the kids who are still here, because I had such a great time coaching them and being a part of them, but you know at some point, some class down the line, you're going to have to leave.
"This just happens to be the opportunity for me that I can't pass up, and the timing's just right, I guess."
Hundley said he has no problem with being an assistant coach to start his college coaching career.
"My ultimate dream would be to be a head coach in college some day, at any level," Hundley said. "In order to do that, you have to go back to being an assistant. Not very often do you get a chance to go from being a head high school coach to head college coach. It just doesn't happen. So in order for me to do this, I'm going to have to be an assistant coach in college."
West graduated all five starters off its state runner-up team but does return Tegan Michael, Austin Roberts and Aaron Plump, who were valuable reserves last season.
Hundley is the second straight boys coach to leave West to become a junior college assistant. Chad Eshbaugh left the school to become an assistant at Cloud County and was recently named head coach at the school.
Rick Peterson can be reached at (785) 295-1129 or rick.peterson@cjonline.com