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Cline, Loren

The Newton Kansan

Loren Cline

Newton Kansan

Loren Cline, almost 83, died peacefully Thursday (March 25, 2010) at Newton Medical Center after a long battle with leukemia.

Loren was born on April 1, 1927, in Little River, the only son of Ira and Neva (Patterson) Cline. A sister had died as an infant before his birth.

He grew up on a farm east of Lyons. He lost his left arm at age, 9 but went on to play football at Lyons High School and graduated on May 17, 1945.

Loren attended Kansas State University in Manhattan for two years, from 1945 to 1947, before he took over the family farm when his parents retired.

He was active at Saxman Presbyterian Church and then Lyons First Christian Church, where he taught Sunday school and was active in Regional Men's Work.

To supplement farm income, he was an insurance salesman; traveled with the Farmer's Union; ran a riding stable; and did custom harvesting in the Midwest.

At age 50, he went back to college. He received his bachelor of arts in psychology and sociology from Fort Hays State University in Hays on Dec. 22, 1979. During this time, he served Christian churches in Hoisington and Hays as a licensed minister.

Loren received his master of arts in gerontology and healthcare administration from Wichita State University on May 17, 1981.

After interning at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, he became CEO of Baton W. Stone Christian Home in Jacksonville, Ill. During his 16 years of service there, he oversaw building projects that doubled the size of the facility.

While in Jacksonville, he taught some classes at MacMurray College and at Illinois College; was very active in Rotary International at the local and district levels and became a Paul Harris Fellow; was active at Central Christian Church and at the regional and general levels of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); and preached in many Illinois Christian churches. He also did pulpit supply at Presbyterian churches in Carrollton, White Hall and Jacksonville, Ill.

On June 16, 1984, he married June Christensen Cline in Walla Walla, Wash.

After his retirement from Barton W. Stone Christian Home, he served in interim nursing home positions in Indiana and Florida for the National Benevolent Association.

In 2000, he retired to Newton, where he went back to school and became certified as a substance abuse counselor and formed a partnership with his daughter in Comprehensive Counseling and Consultation LLC in Salina. He served there as a therapist.

He was active in First Christian Church in Newton and worked in Men's Work at the local, district and regional levels.

He did pulpit supply at Christian Churches in Kansas and received the Licensed Minister Emeritus from Christian Church in Kansas. He served on the board of Kansas Christian Home and helped manage farm land they had been given in western Kansas.

Loren loved and was very proud of his four children: Patricia Cline of Bangor, Maine, Marie Frost of Salina, Curtis (Susan) Cline of Wichita, Sam (Carol) Cline of Lyons; and of his 15 grandchildren and their spouses; and 11 great-grandchildren. He and June always encouraged them to continue their education.

Loren was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons.

The funeral service for Loren Cline will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church in Newton, with the Rev. Gary Bell presiding.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at Petersen Funeral Home, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

A second funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Birzer-Sillin Funeral Home in Lyons. Interment will follow in the Lyons City Cemetery.

Memorials may be left with First Christian Church in Newton, First Christian Church of Lyons or Kansas Christian Home Assisted Living in care of Petersen Funeral Home, 215 N. Main St., Newton, KS 67114



Owner of originalHarvey County Genealogical Society
Date27 Mar 2010
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