Obituaries

Feb 9, 2014

Dennis L. Roesti, of Burr Oak, Kansas, was born February 2, 1938, in Bashaw, Alberta, Canada, and past away, February 9, 2014, at the age of 76 years at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas. He was born to Vincent A. and Opal Ona (Callahan) Roesti. Dennis was a graduate from Burr Oak High School, in 1956. He served...

Jan 8, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Modlin was born February 6, 1923, at Springhill, Kansas, to William B. and Susie (Miller) Morton, and died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Jewell County Hospital Long-term Care, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 90 years, 11 months, and 2 days. Mary had attended schools in Junction City, Horton, Ransom, Glasco, and graduated from Burr Oak...

Dec 7, 2013

David Herbert Marhenke born November 4, 1940, at Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska, and died Dec 7, 2013, Belleville Health Care, Belleville, Kansas, at the age of 73 years. He leaves to mourn brothers - Robert (Bob) Lincoln, Nebraska and Carl Tekamah, Nebraska, a nephew and several nieces. Preceded in death by his parents Walter and Mary (Corey) Marhenke, his...

Nov 3, 2013

Dorothy L. Fearing, 95, of Cumberland, Rhode Island died, Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Mount St. Rita Health Center, with her family by her side. Glenn Clemons Fearing, 94, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at the Mount St. Rita Health Center. They were married for 71 years. Dorothy was born on October 13, 1917, in Harveyville, Kansas, to...

Oct 26, 2013

Pauline Lucille Reiter , 94 years of age, of Mankato passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Jewell County Hospital, Long-term Care Unit in Mankato, Kansas.. She was born on March 25, 1919 in Jewell, Kansas to Albert and Elsie Bell (LaRue) Abram. Pauline was a graduate of Jewell High School and Emporia State Teacher College. She spent many...

Oct 17, 2013

Milo W. Matousek March 26, 1921 – October 17, 2013 Milo W. Matousek, 92, of Mankato, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Mankato Long Term Care. He was born on March 26, 1921 to John and Hattie (Hajny) Matousek on the family farm. He attended Prairie Hill School through the 8th grade and later graduated from Esbon High...

Oct 9, 2013

Clarence "Cookie" "Buck" Beck, 92, of Mankato, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Republic Co. Hospital. He was born on July 1, 1921 to Edward and Alice (Bartos) Beck. He grew up in Wilber, Ne, where he was known as Cookie, and for a lifetime held onto his Czech roots. He graduated High School in 1939. He served...

Sep 11, 2013

Gary Lee Douglas, 61 years of age, of Mankato, Kansas, passed away after a short illness, Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska . He was born on September 7, 1952 in Beloit, Kansas to Melvin and Virginia (Shoemaker) Douglas. Gary was a graduate of North Central Kansas Technical College, in Beloit, Kansas in Auto...

Sep 5, 2013

Harvey G. Melby, 77 years of age, of Belleville, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Republic County Hospital in Belleville. He was born on December 30, 1935 near Scandia to Elmer and Bernice (Hanson) Melby. Harvey graduated from Scandia High School in 1953. He married Betty Thompson on January 8,...

Sep 5, 2013

Mable Lovilla Marihugh, Esbon, Kansas, first child of John H. and Sarah Adilla Fenner Phillips, was born on a farm in the West Branch community south of Esbon, Kansas, August 28, 1910. She passed away at Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas on September 5, 2013 at the age of 103 years and 8 days. Mable attended West Branch Country...

Sep 3, 2013

Vesta Geraldine Beam was born June 19, 1918, at Esbon, Kansas, to Will and Rose (Morrow) Beam, and died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at the age of 95 years, 2 months, and 14 days. Vesta attended school in Esbon, graduating from Esbon High School in 1936, as valedictorian. She attended York College, in York, Nebraska for two years and...

Aug 27, 2013

Sheila A. Shoemaker was born July 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, to George and Iva (Kindler) McCary, and died Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after a battle with cancer, at the age of 70 years, 1 month and 2 days. Sheila was educated in the Esbon School. She was married to Robert “Bob”...

Aug 19, 2013

Gay Maureen (Westbrook) Anderson, 77, of Mankato, Kansas, was born on July 20, 1936, in McPherson to Ben and Thelma (Merrick) Westbrook, and went to be with the Lord on August 19, 2013, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas. Gay graduated from Canton High School and Bethany College with degree in Bachelor of Arts in 1958. She was...

Aug 14, 2013

Patricia B. Christie, 75, the youngest daughter of John and Edith (Hose) Blankenship went to be with her heavenly father on August 14, 2013, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1938, in Burbank, California. On December 8, 1954, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pat married Norman B. Christie, Jr. Three children were born to...

Jul 30, 2013

Debra Ann (Neilson) Fogo, 57, from Panama City Beach, Florida passed away on July 30th, 2013 in Panama City, Florida after battling many illnesses. Through this she showed the spirit of a pioneer woman. She was born on September 20th, 1955 in Beloit, Kansas, to Murlin and Marlene (Shunkwiler) Neilson. She grew up in Mankato, Kansas and lived in...

Jul 19, 2013

Larry G. Hood, was born to Edwin and Zelma Pauline (Strader) Hood on August 30, 1962, at Charleston, Illinois, and died July 19, 2013, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after a short illness at the age of 50 years. Larry attended school at the New Castle Elementary School in New Castle, Colorado and high school at Rifle...

Jul 17, 2013

Marjorie Louise (May) Tremblay passed away at the Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, following a brief illness. She was 83 years old. Marjorie was born on March 30, 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts to Alexander and Flora (Webber) May and grew up in the Jamaica Plain suburb. Upon high school graduation, she took a secretarial job...

Jul 10, 2013

Howard McCune Hughes passed away at Scottish Rite Park on July 10, 2013. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday July 14, 2013 at Scottish Rite Park Penthouse. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in Balch Cemetery , Formoso , KS

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Jul 6, 2013

Roland Dale Devers was born to Dale and Ophelia “Dutch” Devers on July 18, 1931 at Columbus, Indiana and died on July 6, 2013, at his home in Esbon, Kansas, at the age of 81 years. Roland graduated high school and served in the Indiana National Guard. He met and married Ramona Juanita (Arnold) Devers Denny, Later he married...

Jun 23, 2013

Glenn Eugene Andreasen was born to Ernest and Mabel (Peterson) Andreasen, at home, on January 8, 1932, and died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 15 days. He started to school at Nora, Nebraska, and graduated from Superior High School. He married Betty Nelsen on...