Obituaries

Charles Warne Colson

Mar 8, 2019

Charles Warne Colson was born May 23, 1938, the first son of Amel Charles and Lela Evelyn (Warne) Colson, in Mankato, Kansas.  He was joined four years later to the day by a brother, Richard.  Warne started school at the East Union country school less than a quarter mile from his rural home.  He went there Grades 1-7.  When...

Ina Lorraine (Love) Rightmeier

Feb 25, 2019

Ina Lorraine (Love) Rightmeier, of Mankato, Kansas

Ina Lorraine,  the third child of Charles R. and Dorothy (Carter) Love, was born December 4, 1929, northeast of Formoso, Kansas.  She passed away February 25, 2019, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas.  Ina was 89 years, 2 months, and 21 days old.

She graduated from Mankato...

Dr. Douglas M. Fair

Feb 15, 2019

Dr. Douglas M. Fair, age 78 of Oberlin, Kansas, and Donna Texas, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019.  Loving Brother of Janis (William) Hogan, Annis (Fred) Hill; father of Dr. Christopher (Raquel) Fair, David Fair, Laura (Carl) Newton, Andrea (Mikeal) Montalva, Jeff Williams, and Jenna (Kevin) Cox; grandfather of Jacob (Stephanie) Fair, Caleb Fair, Abigail Fair, Jordan (Kara) Fair,...

Donald C. Fleming

Feb 14, 2019

Donald C. Fleming of Formoso, Kansas, was born on September 13, 1936, in Stilwell, Kansas, to Chester and Alta Mae Fleming. The Lord called Don home on February 14, 2019, in Beloit, Kansas.

After graduating from high school in Adrian, Missouri, Don enlisted in the US Army, and then returned to Adrian to...

Boyd Lynn Scarrow

Feb 12, 2019

Boyd Lynn Scarrow, age 73, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas. He was born on January 3, 1946 in rural Mankato, Kansas to Vern and Ruby (Hamilton) Scarrow.

He was a 1964 graduate of Mankato High School. Lynn then played football for Fairbury College....

Daniel Oren Garman

Jan 28, 2019

Daniel O. Garman, the fourth child of Robert E. and Helen (Miller) Garman, was born April 3, 1943 in their home in Harrison Township. He departed this life on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Ellsworth County Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, KS at the age of 75.

Danny spent all his life in the Burr Oak community...

Joann Doud

Jan 21, 2019

JoAnn Doud was born June 7, 1947 to Carlos F. Bingesser and Marjorie L. Sheahon Bingesser at her home at Waconda Springs, Kansas.  JoAnn departed this life Monday January 21, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital (Kearney, NE) following a tragic fall on the ice at the family farm.  JoAnn grew up at Waconda Springs and attended St. Theresa...

Shawn T. Gouldie

Dec 2, 2018

Shawn T. Gouldie, 56 of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Mankato, Kansas, was born February 5, 1962 at Osborne, Kansas, to James and Velma (Johanek) Gouldie.  He died December 2, 2018 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

He is survived by his parents – Jim and Velma Gouldie of Mankato, Kansas; brothers – Jim and wife, Kathy Gouldie...

John Everett Briggs

Nov 13, 2018

John Everett Briggs, of Mankato, Kansas, was born to Floyd and Anna (Heater) Neeper Briggs on April 8, 1943, at Mankato, Kansas.  He died November 13, 2018 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 75 years, 7 months, and 5 days.

John was educated at the Mankato Public Schools and he enlisted in...

Martha Marie (Melby) Martin

Nov 6, 2018

Martha Marie (Melby) Martin, was born August 12, 1934, at Scandia, Kansas, to Elmer Julius and Bernice (Hanson) Melby.  She died November 6, 2018, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 84 years, 2 months, and 23 days.

Martha was baptized on November 11, 1934, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Norway, Kansas....

Virginia Ann (Lewis) Roe

Nov 5, 2018

Virginia Ann (Lewis) Roe, 87, of rural Jewell County passed away Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born August 10, 1931 in rural Morgan County, Colorado at the farm south of Brush.  Her parents were Theodore Edwin Lewis and Geanell Ernestine McClelland who were ahead of the times by meeting their spouse in college. It was...

Rose Z. M. Freisner

Nov 3, 2018

Rose Zella Margaret (Catt) Freisner, of Esbon, Kansas, was born to John and Gertrude (Bowker) Catt on September 20, 1944 at East Lyne, Missouri.  She died November 3, 2018 at Burlington, Kansas, at the age of 74 years, 1 month, and 13 days.

She was married and later divorced William Oelke, and Ralph Freisner.  She raised three...

Bradley Neal Ost

Oct 11, 2018

Bradley Neal Ost of Mankato, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the age of 62, with his family by his side at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

Brad was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska December 30, 1955.  He was one of four children born to Milford and Anne (Siemon) Ost, Mankato, Kansas.

He...

Robert Jacob "Bob" Switzer

Oct 10, 2018

Robert Jacob “Bob” Switzer was born May 21, 1930 on the family farm in Lovewell, Kansas to Jacob Henry and Lara Frankamp Switzer. He passed away in Mankato, Kansas on October 10, 2018 at the Jewell County Hospital.

Bob graduated from Superior High School in 1948 where he would ride his bicycle 4 1/2 miles each way...

Sandra Kay Elkins

Oct 9, 2018

Sandra “Kay” (Berry) Elkins, age 78, of Mankato, Kansas, left her physical body to be with her Lord on October 9, 2018, after years of struggle with various health problems and a final battle with congestive heart failure.

Kay was born in Scandia, Kansas, on July 30, 1940, the daughter of Clara Buer Berry and Emery Berry....

David Carroll Pettit

Oct 6, 2018

David Carroll Pettit was born on October 4, 1942, on the farm in Jewell County, Kansas, to Irvin and Ellis (Lentfer) Pettit.  David passed away on October 6, 2018, at the age of 76 years, and 2 days.

His first eight years of school were at the Oak Creek School in Harrison Township.  Dave graduated from Burr...

Donald J. Wright

Oct 3, 2018

The family is taking the cremated remains back to Colorado for interment in a National Cemetery.

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Gale Lynn Belden

Oct 2, 2018

Gale Lynn Belden was the oldest son of Harold and Eleanor (McCorkle) Belden.  He was born at the hospital at Red Cloud, Nebraska.  He had one younger brother, David.

Gale attended grade school and high school at Burr Oak, Kansas.  After high school, he attended Kansas State University, with two scholarships.  He lived in the Maitland E....

Mac B Diehl

Oct 1, 2018

Mac B. Diehl was born the second of three children to Donald Diehl and Lonnie (Lewis) Diehl Buckley in Red Cloud, Nebraska on July 6, 1952 .  He passed away at the age of 66 on October 1, 2018 at Otego, Kansas. Mac was a lifelong resident of Northbranch and Burr Oak, Kansas communities.  He received his grade school...

Edith L. Love

Sep 17, 2018

Edith Leola (Applegarth) Love was born April 30, 1933 in rural Washington County, Kansas. She died September 17th, 2018 in her Home at Summer Vista Assisted Living in Pensacola, Florida. She was 85-years-old.

Edith was one of 14 children born to John and Ruby (Boston) Applegarth. Edith loved telling the stories of her childhood adventures from growing...