Tampa
By JANE VAJNAR
Tampa correspondent
(785) 965-2285
Dec. 21-27
Christmas Day guests of John and Kathy Oborny and Diane Steiner were Father Paul Oborny of Wichita, Jim Oborny, Dan and Kim Oborny, Ethan and Logan, Mike and Sharon Benda, and Jane Vajnar.
Leona Kleiber hosted a family Christmas supper at her home with the following attending: Terry and Cindy Vinduska of Marion, Armando and Jill Tarin of Orlando, Fla., Daniel and Melissa Stuchlik, Tanner and Allie and Dale Klenda of Pilsen, Lynn and Peggy Kleiber, Andrea and Nicholas of Salina, Tim and Amanda Baxa of Manhattan, and Dean and Becky Routh, Allison, Melody, and Danielle of Augusta. Anthony and Sara Hansen and Aaron and Holly Routh and Easton were unable to attend, but the Hansons called with Christmas greetings. Later, a gift exchange and desserts were enjoyed. The Rouths were overnight guests and spent Tuesday with Leona.
Darla Hall and Adam of Lee's Summit, Mo., and Deb Hall and Kaylee of Herington arrived here Sunday to spend a few days with Tom and Dee Duggan.
Christmas Day guests of Paul and Edna Backhus were Don and Ophelia Jacobson and Greg Jacobson of Hope, Bev and Tom Reid of Marion County Lake, Jennifer and Mike Jay of Hillsboro, John and Wanda Lewis, Paul, Sarah, and Luke of Andover, Ron and Jody Heath, Danielle and Tyler of Salina, Kelsie Penner of Hillsboro, Jason Backhus, Brad Backhus, Phyllis Mueller, and Rod Mueller.
Sunday overnight and Monday guests of Lois Sklenar were Greg Sklenar of Wichita and Valerie Hampton of Hillsboro. Lois also received Christmas greetings by phone from Larry Hampton in Arizona and Jamie Ray Turner in Springfield, Mo.
Tim and Amanda Baxa of Manhattan spent Saturday to Christmas evening with her grandmother, Leona Kleiber. Jane Vajnar was a Sunday afternoon visitor.
Following the children's program at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ramona on Christmas Eve, Jesse and Ashton Smith of Salina and Russ and Julie Kerbs and Rustyn were supper guests of Reuben and Lucille Kerbs.
Dan and Kim Oborny, Ethan and Logan and Mike and Sharon Benda were Christmas Eve guests of John and Kathy Oborny and Diane Steiner.
Guests of Jerry and Jeanne Rziha and Julie over the Christmas holiday were Wayne and Shannon Rziha, Cecilia Marie and Anthony, John and Jeanne Rziha, Michael, Christopher, Joseph, Timothy, Thomas, and Charles, Jim and Diane Herron, Andrew, Peter and Maria, David and Caterina Rziha and Isobel, Marissa Rozman, Susie Rziha, Emilio and Janie Aita and Antonio, and Cecilia Rziha.
John and Ruth Walsh of San Diego, Calif., spent from Wednesday to Sunday with John and Kathy Oborny and Diane Steiner. On Friday evening all of them, along with Dan and Kim Oborny, Ethan and Logan and Mike and Sharon Benda, joined other relatives for a Walsh family Christmas celebration at the home of Tony and Julie Walsh in Wichita.
Many Tampa people attended the funeral service for Fred Moffitt in McPherson Thursday and/or the graveside service at Saint Mary's Cemetery east of Tampa.
Thursday afternoon visitors of John and Kathy Oborny and Diane Steiner and their houseguests, John and Ruth Walsh, were Don and Karen May and Judy Linnebur of El Dorado, Dan and Kim Oborny, Ethan and Logan, and Mike and Sharon Benda.
