Obituaries

Apr 22, 2007

Richard Lee “Rich” Gates was born August 20, 1929, near Burr Oak, Kansas, the only child of John C. and Elta (VanMeter) Gates, and died April 22, 2007, at his home at the age of 77 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Richard attended Burr Oak Grade School, graduating from Burr Oak High School and attended Kansas Wesleyan University,...

Apr 3, 2007

William James Fullerton was born September 28, 1979, in Belleville, Kansas. He was the younger of two children born to David L. Fullerton and Mary S. (Jensen) Fullerton and he died April 3, 2007, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 27 years, 6 months, and 6 days. William completed all of his...

Mar 16, 2007

Chester Albert Hanson, son of Chris and Addie (Hart) Hanson, was born September 9, 1914, on his father’s farm east of Randall, Kansas, and passed away on March 16, 2007, at the Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems, Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 92 years. Chet lived the majority of his life in Jewell County, Kansas. His childhood was...

Mar 6, 2007

Geneva Grace (Stanton) Garman was born October 29, 1910, at Miltonvale, Kansas, to Ray and Ada (Neill) Stanton, and died March 6, 2007, at the Jewell County Hospital, Long-term Care, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 7 days. She graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1928, and attended Kansas State University to get...

Mar 1, 2007

Mildred Marcille (Heineke) Hills was born October 29, l922 near Gresham, NE and died March 1, 2007 in Beloit, KS. She was the eldest of seven children born to George Wilhelm Heineke and Jennie Gezina (Dey) Heineke. Millie attended country school #72 and Gresham High School. She trained at Normal School and later became a teacher at Hackberry School....

Feb 21, 2007

Bradley Isaac was born November 20, 1940, at Belleville, Kansas, to Robert Edwin and Ferne (Bogenrief) Isaac, and died Febriary 21, 2007, at Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 66 years, 3 months, and 1 day. Bradley graduated from Mankato High School, in 1958. He moved to Dallas, Texas, and operated a business for...

Feb 5, 2007

Duane Neil Bennett was born May 3, 1922, at Otego, Kansas, to Glenn S. and Grace Evelyn (Mullin) Bennett, and died February 5, 2007, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 84 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Duane was a life-long resident of Jewell County, Kansas. He attended Otego Grade School and Burr Oak...

Jan 20, 2007

Betty Jeane Niles, daughter of W.E. and Lillie (Lytle) Lewis, was born in Esbon, Kansas, on April 7, 1928.  She passed away at her home on Saturday, January 20, 2007, at the age of 78 years, 9 months, and 13 days. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Merle Lewis; and her husband, W. H. "Bud"...

Jan 19, 2007

George Nelson Greenberg was the fourth child of six children born to Carl (Charles) John and Ida Mae (Scouten) Greenberg, on April 6, 1906, on a farm in Jewell County, Kansas, and passed away at the Jewell County Hospital Long-term Care on January 19, 2007, at the age of 100 years, 9 months, and 12 days.

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Jan 17, 2007

Nadine Balch was born on October 17, 1925, at Longton, Kansas, to Alva and Hazel (Bacus) Strangle, and died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, and 3 months. She graduated form Moline High School, and attended Wichita Business College.  She worked for Federal Housing in Wichita during World...