Obituaries

Nov 8, 2022

Anne Arlene (Siemon) Ost, 88, passed on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at her home west of Mankato, KS. Born November 9, 1933 to Everett and Myrtle, Anne was one of four children: Avis, Donald (Bud), and Anita (Mickey). Anne attended Liberty School and later, Mankato High School.

She was united in marriage on...

Nov 4, 2022

Jacob R. Nance was born on February 20, 1998, in Clearwater, Florida, to Glenn and Sammie (Zimmerman) Nance, and he passed away near Burr Oak, Kansas, on November 4, 2022, at the age of 24.

Jacob grew up in Mankato, and attended Mankato Public Schools. He enjoyed working with his hands, and worked as a mechanic on...

Nov 1, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Faye C. Boller will be held at Melby Mortuary in Mankato, Kansas, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Come and celebrate her life with her family and friends.

Faye Carroll (Griffin) Boller departed this life on November 1,...

Oct 22, 2022

Ronald Lee Reed, the son of Lloyd V. Reed and Blanche H. (Sharp) Reed, was born on September 14, 1942, in Flagler, Colorado. He died on October 22, 2022, at Smith Center Health and Rehab in Smith Center, Kansas.

Ronald was one of nine children born to Lloyd and Blanche. He was raised...

Sep 22, 2022

This is a courtesy posting for the family.

Laura Marie Johnson was born on August 30, 1942, in Franklin, Nebraska, the daughter of William Henry & Margaret Ann (Pate) Ormsbee. She passed away on September 22, 2022, in Belleville, Kansas, at the age of 80 years and 23 days.

Laura was...

Aug 8, 2022

James E. Haskins, 64 years of age, entered into rest on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas.  He was born on May 1, 1958 in Concordia, Kansas to Eugene and Lois June (Young) Haskins.

On November 14, 1987 he married Michelle M. Sanders in Concordia, Kansas.

Jul 30, 2022

Carl B. Fitzhugh was born on June 30, 1945, in Perry, Oklahoma, to Earl and Betty (Gates) Fitzhugh, and he passed away at his home in Tipton, Kansas, at the age of 77 years and 1 month.

Carl worked as a carpenter, building and remodeling homes.

Carl is preceded...

Jul 27, 2022

Kerri Ann (Schumock) Blake was born to Vincent and Pearl (Kozitka) Schumock on April 5, 1972, in Stockton, California. Following graduation for high school, Kerri attended Cloud County Community College. Kerri married Troy Blake on February 14, 1991, and they enjoyed 31 years of marriage together.

Kerri and Blake had two dogs that...

Jul 9, 2022

Barbara Renner, age 97 of Burr Oak, entered into rest on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas. She was born to Josef Stock and Barbara (Hauf) Stock on July 5, 1925 in Huttlingen Aalen, Germany.

She was the youngest sibling of 5, 3 brothers, Josef, Anton, and Germen...

Jun 14, 2022

Debra Marlene (Rightmeier) Mahaffy, age 69, formerly of Mankato, Kansas, went to be with her Lord at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Air, Kansas, surrounded by her family, on June 14, 2022.

She was born on July 29, 1952, at the Beloit (Kansas) Hospital to Glenn and Ina (Love) Rightmeier. She was...

Apr 28, 2022

John R. Tyler was born on August 27 th , 1953, in Superior, to Anthony Lee & Helen Lutillia (Howell) Tyler.

John grew up in Richland Township neighborhood, and was part of the group of onry boys that kept their mothers on their toes. He attended school in Montrose, and then Mankato, graduating...

Mar 3, 2022

James (Jim) Rial Decker

September 4, 1946 – March 3, 2022

Jim was born September 4, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to his parents James Edward and Beverly (Schwab) Decker and died March 3, 2022 at Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings, NE surrounded by his family.

Jim’s parents were divorced when he was...

Feb 20, 2022

Faryl Marlene McDill Lange was born on September 19, 1932, northwest of Mankato, Kansas, to Raymond Alma McDill and Ruth May Underwood McDill. She departed her earthly life on February 20, 2022, at the Jewell County Hospital ISB, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 89 years. Faryl was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Paul Lange,...

Feb 20, 2022

Bruce E. Marihugh, age 64, entered into rest on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. Bruce E. Marihugh was born on December 2, 1957, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Robert and Esther (Warner) Marihugh.

Bruce was a 1976 graduate of Esbon High Schoool, Esbon, Kansas.  He also attended Kansas State University and...

Feb 10, 2022

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Bonnie Newell, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend to all whose lives she touched, on February 10, 2022.  She left her earthly life while sleeping peacefully at the Jewell County Hospital ISB in Mankato, Kansas.  She was in her 88 th year.

Bonnie...

Jan 29, 2022

Shirley Fay Snider was born to Andrew Schuetz and Fay Crotinger in Great Bend Kansas on Feb 28, 1931. She passed from this earth on January 29, 2022. Proceeding her in death were her parents, her brother Glen Schuetz (Dorothy), sister Margaret Kottwitz (Harold).  She is survived by her sister Lou Ann Millard (John) of Overland Park,...

Jan 17, 2022

Carol Jane Billen (Thompson) was born in Mankato, Kansas on October 1, 1941, to Lawrence and Juanita Thompson. She was raised in the heartland farming community of Mankato until 1963, when she met her soon-to-be husband, Bobby Billen to whom she was married for 57 years.

They settled in Denver, Colorado, where together they raised two boys...

Jan 9, 2022

Carl R. Figgins, age 76, succumbed to his 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer on January 9 th , 2022, surrounded by his loving family in Mankato, KS.  Carl was born at the family home on February 24, 1945, to Cecil R. and Gladys Irene (Bisbee) Figgins.  He graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1963 and...

Jan 6, 2022

Joyce E. Ritter, 93, died Thursday, January 6, 2022. She was born to Henry and Maude (Bassett) Keller on July 7, 1928, rural Lebanon, Kansas.

On May 19, 1946, she married Boyd Ritter. She managed and worked for Pete’s Restaurant in Smith Center for a few years back in the 1960s. She was...

Dec 29, 2021

Roger Alan Underwood was born in Concordia, Kansas, on October 22 nd , 1953, the son of Milton E. & Arleta F. (Heller) Underwood. Roger attended Esbon Public Schools, graduating from Esbon High School, class of 1971. Following high school, Roger attended and graduated from Cloud Co. Community College with a degree in Ag Business.