Obituaries

Melby Mortuary Obituaries

Donald L. Diehl

Donald L. Diehl

Aug 5, 2012

Donald L. Diehl was born in Guide Rock, Nebraska, on December 9, 1927 and passed away at the age of 84 at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, Kansas, on Sunday, August 5, 2012. He was the only child born to Dallas "Pete" and Hazel (Winslow) Diehl of rural Guide Rock, Nebraska. He graduated from Burr Oak, Kansas High School with the...

Rolland W. "Ron" Oliver

Rolland W. "Ron" Oliver

Jun 8, 2012

Rolland W. "Ron” Oliver , 54 years of age, of Burr Oak passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 at his residence in Burr Oak. He was born on April 27, 1958 in Minot, North Dakota to Harold and Charlene (Sebo) Oliver. Ron graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1976. He worked in the oil fields, was a trucker,...

Jerry D. "Zach" Zachary

Jerry D. "Zach" Zachary

May 24, 2012

Jerry Dan Zachary was born to Kenneth Lee and Betty Darlene (Sweet) Zachary at Beloit, Kansas, on May 14, 1951, and died suddenly Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his home in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 61 years, and 10 days. Zach lived on a dairy farm south of Scottsville, Kansas. He attended grade school in Scottsville, and...

Jack Lee Roe

Jack Lee Roe

May 2, 2012

Jack Lee Roe Jack Roe realized his ultimate desire and goal on Wednesday evening, May 2, 1012, when he went to his eternal home prepared for him by Jesus, the Lord and Savior. His departure came after failing health and a short illness at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato, Kansas. Jack Lee Roe was the second child of...

Beverly Jean Clegg

Beverly Jean Clegg

Mar 31, 2012

Beverly Jean Clegg, 89, of Mankato, Kansas, was born December 15, 1922, on a farm north of Courtland, Kansas, in Republic County, on a snowy December morning to John Carl and Mary Elizabeth Schlutow. Beverly departed this life March 31, 2012, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital, in Superior, Nebraska. Beverly is preceded in death by her parents: sibling sister -...

Norma Jean (Garman) Blew

Norma Jean (Garman) Blew

Mar 10, 2012

Norma Jean Blew, 79, of Mankato, Kansas, died March 10, 2012, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after an extended illness. Jean, the eldest of five children, was born on August 28, 1932, on the family farm east of Burr Oak, Kansas, to Robert and Helen (Miller) Garman. She attended Fairview Grade School and graduated from Burr Oak...

Jack Loy Higbee

Jack Loy Higbee

Mar 9, 2012

Jack L. Higbee, 78 years of age, of Formoso, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 at his farm in Formoso. He was born on January 20, 1934, on the family farm near Formoso, Kansas, to Harry and Gladys (Butler) Higbee. Jack was a graduate of Formoso High School in 1952. He married Nancy Reed on August 9, 1959, at...

William "Bill" Leo Peroutek

William "Bill" Leo Peroutek

Mar 7, 2012

William “Bill” Leo Peroutek, 84, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born May 11, 1927 in Jewell County on the family homestead. Bill was the eldest child of Emil “Peck” and Leona (McCarty) Peroutek. He attended Mt. Zion School through the 8th grade and graduated from Esbon High School with...

Gretchen Dumont Blair - Hughes

Gretchen Dumont Blair - Hughes

Feb 15, 2012

Gretchen Dumont Hughes was born January 12, 1929, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to parents Joe D. Dumont and Winnie Dorah Davis Dumont. She died on February 15, 2012 due to complications after surgery. / Gretchen grew up in Capitol Hill with a loving family. She attended Lee Grade School, Capitol Hill Junior High and graduated from Capitol Hill High...

Ethel M. "Rosie" Ruddick

Ethel M. "Rosie" Ruddick

Feb 12, 2012

Ethel M. (Gregory) Ruddick was born March 28, 1923, in Esbon, Kansas, to Victor and Alice Gregory. Ethel went to be with the Lord, on February 12, 2012, at Kennewick, Washington. She graduated from Smith Center High School in 1952, and North Central Nursing School, Beloit, Kansas, in 1972. She worked in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctor’s offices until...

Gerald L. Stedman

Gerald L. Stedman

Feb 11, 2012

Gerald LeRoy Stedman, Mankato, Kansas, was born on December 28, 1918, in Ionia, Kansas, to Lawrence and Alice (Lansden) Stedman. He passed away on February 11, 2012, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after a short illness, at the age of 93 years. Gerald and Louise lived most of there life in Denver, Colorado. Gerald was a shoe...

Rosemary Janice Williams

Rosemary Janice Williams

Jan 20, 2012

Rosemary Janice Williams was born November 12, 1925 at Wilbur, Nebraska to Fred and Molly (Kindsfater) Boudreau, and died Friday, January 20, 2012 at her home in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 86 years, 2 months, and 8 days. Rosemary moved with her family at a young age to Hastings, Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated from...

Vida L. Knight

Vida L. Knight

Jan 20, 2012

Vida Loraine (Smullins) Knight was born on February 22, 1926, in Piedmont, Kansas, and passed away in her sleep on Friday, January 20, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wylie Knight, her parents Della (Wade) and Lee Smullins, and her three brothers Raymond, Ralph and Glenn. In 1934 Vida and her family moved to Burr Oak,...

June Louise Crum

June Louise Crum

Jan 7, 2012

June Louise (Slaughter) Crum was born July 7, 1925 at the family home south of Montrose, Kansas. She was the oldest child of Kent Roland and Anna Louise (Miller) Slaughter, and passed from this world January 7, 2012 at the Belleville Health Care Center, Bellville, Kansas. She was 86 years of age. She attended the Montrose elementary and high...

Edna Luellen (Rock) Cleveland

Edna Luellen (Rock) Cleveland

Dec 18, 2011

Edna Luellen (Rock) Cleveland, the daughter of Clair and Rosetta (Hopp) Rock, was born on a farm near Portis, Kansas, on Sunday, July 9, 1916, and went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center, Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 95 years, 5 months and 9 days. Edna was united in...

Mildred Joan Waugh

Mildred Joan Waugh

Dec 11, 2011

Joan, daughter of Clede and Lena (Workman) Blacker, was born on November 25, 1931, at the home of her grandparents, in Ionia, Kansas, and went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2011, at her home in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 80 years and 16 days. Her 8 years of elementary education was at Couch...

Mary Lorine Cockroft

Mary Lorine Cockroft

Nov 30, 2011

Mary Lorine Cockroft was born on January 24, 1920, in Superior, Nebraska and died on November 30, 2011, at the Mitchell County Hospital Health System, Beloit, Kansas. Her parents were: James and Golda (Reid) Broyles. She grew up southwest of Superior, Nebraska, in the Olive Hill area with twin sister - Maxine, sisters – Verdena, Zelda, Orpha, and brother...

John (Jb) Blaine Turner

John (Jb) Blaine Turner

Nov 19, 2011

John Blaine Turner was born June 21, 1955, in Concordia, Kansas, to Warren Jack and Delila Jane (Studer) Turner, and died November 19, 2011, at his home in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 56 years, 4 months and 29 days. John was known better as J.B. Turner. He attended school in Mankato and graduated from Mankato High School....

Edena Lois (Eakins) Garman

Edena Lois (Eakins) Garman

Nov 6, 2011

Edena Lois (Eakins) Garman of Concordia, Kansas was born in Kinsley, Kansas, on November 21, 1930 to Margaret Jeanette Wallace and Vernon Lemuel Eakins. She passed away November 6, 2011 at Mitchell County Health Services in Beloit, Kansas. Edena was 80 years, 11 months and 6 days. She attended several schools in her younger days of which included the...

Homer Lewis Grubbs

Homer Lewis Grubbs

Oct 28, 2011

Homer Lewis Grubbs was born Friday, September 9, 1927, to Homer W. and Mattie (Lewis) Grubbs at Burr Oak, Kansas, and died Friday, October 28, 2011, at the Webster County Hospital, Red Cloud, Nebraska, at the age of 84 years, 1 month and 19 days. He attended grade school at District 48, and graduated from Burr Oak High School...