Obituaries

Nov 21, 2020

Alice J. Weltmer, age 92, formerly of Mankato passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Salina Regional Health Center.  She was born on January 8, 1928 in Denver, Colorado to native Kansans John and Nellie (Smith) Schoonover.

Alice was a 1946 graduate of Denver East High School and went on...

Nov 17, 2020

Wayne W. Hanson, age 89, died on November 17, 2020 at Mt. Joseph Nursing Center, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on a farm south of Formoso, Kansas on January 11, 1931 to Harry C. and Ruth F. (Dunstan) Hanson. Wayne graduated from Mankato High School.

Wayne worked at several jobs including managing Downs...

Nov 5, 2020

Bobby Ray New, age 78, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 5, 2020.  He was joined moments later by his wife Janet New.

Bobby was born on May 13, 1942 in Eubank, KY to the late Albert E. New and Eva Jane (Jones) New. He was a 1961...

Nov 5, 2020

Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Janet Sue New, 79, passed away with her loving husband, Bobby Ray New, 78, at their home in Mesa, AZ.

Janet was the only child of Duane Neil and Margaret Lucille (Meeker) Bennett, born on Oct. 11, 1941 in Otego, Kansas. Her birth was excitedly anticipated...

Nov 4, 2020

Carol Ann Kissinger, daughter of Willis and Cornelia Baldwin, was born April 25, 1945 in Coral Gables, Florida. Her father was in the US Air Force so Carol lived in various places while growing up.  In her teen years she began riding horses in Louisiana.  She became an accomplished rider, and even competed in many horse shows.  Her love...

Oct 12, 2020

On Monday, October 12, 2020, Robert Shawn Newell, loving husband and father of four children, left his earthly life at the age of 59.

Shawn was born on December 2, 1960 in Beloit, KS to Bob and Bonnie (Timbers) Newell. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1979, and received his animal science degree from Kansas State...

Sep 30, 2020

Larry Dean Gillett,77, was born August 3, 1943 in Beloit, Kansas to Douglas and Marguerite (Thompson) Gillett and passed away September 30, 2020 at his twin sister, Sandra’s, home.

Larry was a 1961 graduate of Burr Oak High School. He attended Fort Hays State University and graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor's of...

Sep 16, 2020

Tammy Rannee Jensen was born May 18, 1972 to David Allen Jensen and Jean Marie Snyder in Belleville, Kansas. She passed away on September 16, 2020 at the age of 48 years, 3 months and 29 days in Beloit, Kansas.

Tammy went to school in Concordia, Kansas while living with her mother and stepfather George Gassert. After...

Sep 14, 2020

Patricia “Patti” Ann Burkhart, 58, left this earthly life on September 14, 2020 at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Florida after a long battle with pneumonia. She was born on October 30, 1961 in Concordia, Kansas to Robert and Edith Love.

Patti grew up in Mankato and loved being on the farm. She...

Sep 11, 2020

Patricia Ann Zabaldo was born to Sarah Suiter Gourley on January 4,1950 in Hamilton, Ohio. She later was adopted and raised by Sam and her maternal aunt Mary Zabaldo.

She graduated from Rancho Alamitos High School in Garden Grove, California with the class of 1968. In 1969 while living in Riverside, California she had her daughter Tricia...

Aug 25, 2020

Roger D. “Charlie” Zeigler, 67, of Mankato, passed away August 25, 2020 at his home in Mankato. He was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Byron and Ilene Zeigler. Ilene later married and moved to Burr Oak, KS where Roger and his siblings were raised by Ilene and Stepfather Max Bell. Roger attended Burr Oak Schools and...

Aug 24, 2020

Neal Jennings, the son of Mabel (Gouldie) and Harold Jennings, was born August 31, 1946 at Lebanon, Kansas. He departed this life on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Smith Center Health and Rehab Center, Smith Center, Kansas at the age of 73. Neal graduated from the Lebanon High School with the class of 1964.

He served...

Aug 17, 2020

Darrell G. Claycamp was born May 5, 1937 in Soldier, Kansas to Emil and Inez (Diers) Claycamp and passed away August 17, 2020 at Salina Reginal Health Center in Salina, Kansas at the age of 83 years.

Darrell was a 1956 graduate of Mankato High School. Shortly after graduating high school he joined the National Guard. He...

Aug 6, 2020

Avis Charlene Isaac was born July 28, 1938 in Mankato, KS to Charles and Geraldine (Chase) Andrews, the second of six children.

She passed away from this temporary earthly life on August 6, 2020 in Salina, KS.  She was preceeded in death by her parents, a sister Karen Rathbun, a brother Charles (Junior)...

Jul 31, 2020

Bill Lange passed away on July 31, 2020 in Mankato, Kansas at the Jewell County Hospital. He was born Arthur Alvin Lange on November 1, 1919 in the Deer Creek community in Marshall County, Kansas, to Paul and Jessie (McNabb) Lange. When he was about two months old, the family moved to Jewell County and the Mankato area has...

Jul 19, 2020

Wesley E Alexander, 63, died Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Clay County, Kansas.  He was born on October 31, 1956 to Newell and Doris (Sloan) Alexander in Red Cloud, Nebraska.

Wes was a 1975 graduate of Mankato High School and earned a BS in Animal Science and Industry from Kansas State University in 1979.  To begin his...

Jul 14, 2020

Alberta L. Diamond, age, 88, formerly of Mankato passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at The Pines in Holton. She was born on December 25, 1931 in Jewell County, Kansas to Clifton and Lillie (Howell) Dunn.

Alberta attended Steuben Elementary School and was a 1949 graduate of Mankato High School. She was a...

Jul 2, 2020

Mary Jane LeFevre, age 70, of Mankato, KS entered into rest on Thursday, July 2, 2020.  She was born on August 24, 1949 in Portland, OR to Nerod and Doreen Hall.

Mary Jane worked as a nurse’s aide. She had also worked as a bus driver which she enjoyed greatly.

Mary Jane enjoyed talking to...

Jun 18, 2020

Nora Frances Decker, age 89, of Burr Oak, KS, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society, Superior, NE.  She was born on February 10, 1931 in Brocton, IL to Harry and Lillie (Whitlock) Hanks.

Nora graduated from Brocton High School in 1949 and attended Eastern Illinois State College.  Nora was introduced by a...

Jun 18, 2020

Bernice Bergman, age 88, of Mankato, KS passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems, Beloit, KS. She was born on September 26, 1931 in Weatherford, OK to Jake and Anna (Holly) Hamburger.

Bernice graduated from Weatherford High School and then attended Emporia State University Teachers college getting her Bachelors degree...