Obituaries

Loy Drake

Nov 11, 2017

Loy Eugene Drake

( November 28, 1929 - November 11, 2017 )

Loy Eugene Drake, 87 of Franklin, Nebraska, passed away Saturday November 11, 2017, at the Franklin County Memorial Hospital. Loy was born November 28, 1929 on a farm near Edgar, Nebraska, to Floyd and Nellie Statz Drake. Loy moved as a young boy with...

Curtis W. Terrill

Nov 7, 2017

Curtis W. Terrill was born January 5, 1923, to Everett and Estel (Winslow) Terrill on a farm southwest of Burr Oak.  He died, November 7, 2017, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 94 years.  He graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1941.

Before he had even graduated from high school, he...

James "Jim" Roush

Nov 1, 2017

James “Jim” Roush was born December 31, 1942 in Sacramento, California, to Orval and Florence (Stuart) Roush.  He died November 1, 2017, at the Belleville Health Center, Belleville, Kansas, where he was undergoing therapy.

Jim had served in the United States Armed Forces in the Navy.  He was an over the road truck driver for twenty-four and...

Shirley Reynolds

Oct 28, 2017

Shirley Reynolds of Abilene died Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Pratt Kansas Rehabilitation and Residence Center.  She was born November 5, 1932 on a farm in Jewell County, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Edna (Willson) Kindler.

Shirley grew up in the Esbon community, attended a rural grade school, and was a member of the Westside...

Eunice Arlene Ells

Oct 22, 2017

Eunice Arlene Ells was born to Clarence Ray and Mary Elizabeth (Phillips) Andres, at her parents’ home in Hardy, Nebraska.  She died Saturday, Octoberr 21, 2017, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 83 years, 1 month, and 12 days.

Eunice was the youngest of nine children.  She started High School in Hebron,...

Bobby Ray Murphy

Oct 20, 2017

Bobby Ray (Bob) Murphy, 83, of Mankato, KS died Friday, October 20th, 2017 in Belleville, Kansas.

Bob was born on March 9, 1934 in a farmhouse near Mankato, Kansas.   He was the son of Charles and Helen (Diamond) Murphy, the second child born to this union.   Bob attended Mankato public schools graduating in May of 1952.   Bob...

Phil Conger Rhea

Oct 13, 2017

Philip Rhea age 78, of McCook passed away at his home in McCook, Nebraska, on October 13, 2017.  He was born February 23, 1939, in Rawlins County, near Chadron, Kansas to Herschel and Vera (Jackson) Rhea.   Phil went to school and graduated from Mankato High School in 1957.  He was a good athlete and received a scholarship to play...

Gayle Lavon (Fuller) Molzahn

Sep 11, 2017

Gayle LaVon (Fuller) Molzahn, was born May 17, 1936, in Formoso, Kansas, to Johnson Guy “John” Fuller and Mildred (Ellingson) Fuller Graham, and passed away September 11, 2017, in Kearney, Nebraska, after acquiring the rare disease/syndrome of Gullain-Barre syndrome in July of this year.

Gayle started her early school years in Cody, Wyoming, when her dad was...

Jerry Kendall Vader

Aug 22, 2017

Jerry Vader, of Superior, Nebraska, died Tuesday August 22, 2017, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior NE.

Jerry was born September 18, 1934, to L.J. and Ernestine (Lyons) Vader in Jewell County, Kansas, at the family farm.

Jerry attended and graduated from the Mankato High School in Mankato Kansas, with the Class of 1953.

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Pastor Robert B. Litzenberger, Jr.

Aug 18, 2017

Reverend Robert B. Litzenberger, Jr., of Windsor, California, was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 1938, to Robert B. and Florence (Scott) Litzenberger, Sr.  He passed away on August 18, 2017, at the age of 79.

Robert had a younger brother, Charles, and the family lived in the coal – mining town of Wilkes –Barre, Pennsylvania. ...

Camelia "Cam" (Cochran) Gates

Jul 28, 2017

Camelia (Cam) Cochran Gates of Republic, Kansas, was born November 15, 1929, on a farm north of Esbon, Kansas, to John W. and Letha (Parker) Cochran and departed this life on July 28, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Superior, Nebraska. Cam attended Burr Oak High School, Burr Oak, Kansas, and graduated with the class of 1947. She completed...

Mark Ray Underwood

Jul 22, 2017

Mark R. Underwood, Mankato, Kansas On February 19, 1953 in Beloit Kansas, Delbert and Wilma Underwood welcomed a new son, Mark Ray Underwood. He and his two older brothers, Oren and Gene, were raised on the family farm in Otego KS. He graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1972 and went on to study at NCK technical school...

Luzella Mae (Gutscher) Williams

Jul 6, 2017

Luzella Mae (Gutscher) Williams of Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Olive (Lamb) and Walter Gutscher, was born September 17, 1927, northeast of Burr Oak, Kansas, on a farm in Jewell County. She departed this life on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Mitchell County Hospital Residents Care Center, Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and...

Rickey Alex Anderson

Jul 2, 2017

Rickey Alex Anderson, of Formoso, Kansas, was born to Jack and Betty (Barnickle) Anderson on May 22, 1956, in Winfield, Kansas. He passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 61 years, 1 month, and 10 days. He attended Winfield High School. He moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, in...

Jacque C Frost

Jun 30, 2017

Jacque Colleen Frost, of Beloit, Kansas, was born March 27, 1945, at Concordia, Kansas, to Claude and Flora Lucille (Jones) Frost. She died Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, Kansas. Jacque was a special needs person and lived at the OCCK homes in Beloit. She worked in the Sheltered Workshops for OCCK. Jacque enjoyed music...

Donald Dean "Don" Snyder

Jun 27, 2017

Donald Dean Snyder, of Mankato, Kansas, was born January 10, 1933, on a farm in Atchison County, Kansas. He was the son of Irl and Lou Ella (Binkley) Snyder. Donald died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 84 years, 5 months, and 17 days. He spent the first 8 years...

James D. Dickinson

Jun 5, 2017

James D. Dickinson was called to home to our Lord and Savior on Monday, June 5, 2017, at the age of 87, with his wife at his side. Jim was the only child born to Charles and Edith Dickinson on January 27, 1930. After graduating from Beloit High, Jim attended Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, for 2 years, and graduated...

Peggy Darlene (Malsbury) Vader

Apr 23, 2017

Peggy Darlene (Malsbury) Vader died Sunday April 23, 2017, at her home in Superior, Nebraska. Peggy was born September 16, 1937 to Theo and Ila (Mills) Malsbury in Kackley, Kansas, at the family farmstead. Peggy attended and graduated from Mankato, Kansas with the class of 1956. Peggy was united in marriage with Jerry Vader on September 30, 1956. To...

Doris Margaret (Doud) Matousek

Mar 7, 2017

Doris Margaret (Doud) Matousek of Mankato, Kansas, was born on November 4, 1926, at the family farm near Otego, Kansas. She was one of five children born to Herbert Clayton and Gladys Ellen (Underwood) Doud. Doris died March 7, 2017, at the Jewell County Hospital, Long Term Care, Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 90 years, 4 months, and...

Karen Brown

Mar 5, 2017

Karen L. Brown, of Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Darold and Betty (Grimes) Mckinnis, was born October 5, 1954. She passed away, Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, at the age of 62 years, and 5 months. Karen married David Brown on October 20, 1972, at Lyons, Kansas. This union was blessed with...