Melby Mortuary Obituaries
Vyonda Nadine Welch
Dec 21, 2012
Vyonda Nadine Welch, 71, of Jewell, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 21, 2012, at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, Kansas. She was born May 9, 1941, to Paul and Vera Phillips Frost. Vyonda as an Air Force wife, travelled extensively throughout the world with her husband Larry during his twenty one years of service....
Dorothy L. Fearing
Dec 11, 2012
Dorothy L. Fearing, 95, of Cumberland, Rhode Island died, Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Mount St. Rita Health Center, with her family by her side. Glenn Clemons Fearing, 94, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at the Mount St. Rita Health Center. They were married for 71 years. Dorothy was born on October 13, 1917, in Harveyville, Kansas, to...
Sherry L. Leaf
Dec 1, 2012
Sherry L. Leaf of Wellington, Kansas, passed away December 01, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Sherry was born to Buck (Clarence) and Flossie (Florence) Beck on February 28, 1953, in Concordia, Kansas. She attended and graduated from Mankato High School and after graduation attended Cloud County Community College where she met her husband of 40 years, Mike...
Gene Johnson
Nov 17, 2012
Gene Johnson, 91, died Saturday afternoon, November 17, 2012. His passing was peaceful, and he was surrounded by the family he loved. Gene was born five miles east of Mankato, KS, on August 16, 1921, to Ray Johnson and Nettie (Smith) Johnson. He grew up on the family farm north of Mankato, attended country schools, and graduated from Mankato...
Audrey L. Hamilton
Nov 1, 2012
Audrey Lois Hamilton was born March 3, 1934, on a farm near Burr Oak, Kansas, to Ivan and Helen McMillan. Audrey departed this life November 1, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Audrey is preceded in death by her parents and brother Merle McMillan. Audrey graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1952. On July 3,...
Bertus Charles Diamond
Oct 19, 2012
Bertus Charles Diamond was born September 20, 1928 and passed away at Bryan Lincoln Heart Institute on October 19, 2012. Bert was born to Edwin and Lucille (Lake) Diamond on a farm east of Mankato, Kansas. Except for a short period when his family lived in Tacoma, Washington, Bert lived his entire life in Jewell County. He attended Red...
Edith Arlene Fearing
Oct 15, 2012
Arlene Fearing of Newberry died at home Monday, October 15, 2012. She was 86. Arlene was born in Jewell County, Kansas, and moved to Newberry from Clermont, Florida 10 years ago. She was a retired real estate broker. She also worked as a purchasing agent for Konsler Steel and as a postal clerk. She was a Methodist. Survivors include...
Glenn Hamilton Cederberg
Aug 29, 2012
Glenn Hamilton Cederberg, age 93, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away August 29, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Osceola. Glenn was born May 2, 1919 to Carl Oscar and Bertha June (Hamilton) Cederberg in Mankato, KS. After graduating from high school, he went on to receive Masters Degree in Teaching and Guidance Counseling from UNL. He taught school...
John E Johnson
Aug 20, 2012
John E. Johnson was born to Ralph O. and Zelma E. (Truitt) Johnson, on November 21, 1932, on the farm in Sinclair Township, rural Formoso, Kansas, and died, Monday, August 20, 2012, at his home near Formoso, at the age of 79 years, and 9 months. John was a graduate of Courtland High School and attended one year at...
Donald L. Diehl
Aug 5, 2012
Donald L. Diehl was born in Guide Rock, Nebraska, on December 9, 1927 and passed away at the age of 84 at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, Kansas, on Sunday, August 5, 2012. He was the only child born to Dallas "Pete" and Hazel (Winslow) Diehl of rural Guide Rock, Nebraska. He graduated from Burr Oak, Kansas High School with the...
Rolland W. "Ron" Oliver
Jun 8, 2012
Rolland W. "Ron” Oliver , 54 years of age, of Burr Oak passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 at his residence in Burr Oak. He was born on April 27, 1958 in Minot, North Dakota to Harold and Charlene (Sebo) Oliver. Ron graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1976. He worked in the oil fields, was a trucker,...
Jerry D. "Zach" Zachary
May 24, 2012
Jerry Dan Zachary was born to Kenneth Lee and Betty Darlene (Sweet) Zachary at Beloit, Kansas, on May 14, 1951, and died suddenly Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his home in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 61 years, and 10 days. Zach lived on a dairy farm south of Scottsville, Kansas. He attended grade school in Scottsville, and...
Jack Lee Roe
May 2, 2012
Jack Lee Roe Jack Roe realized his ultimate desire and goal on Wednesday evening, May 2, 1012, when he went to his eternal home prepared for him by Jesus, the Lord and Savior. His departure came after failing health and a short illness at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato, Kansas. Jack Lee Roe was the second child of...
Beverly Jean Clegg
Mar 31, 2012
Beverly Jean Clegg, 89, of Mankato, Kansas, was born December 15, 1922, on a farm north of Courtland, Kansas, in Republic County, on a snowy December morning to John Carl and Mary Elizabeth Schlutow. Beverly departed this life March 31, 2012, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital, in Superior, Nebraska. Beverly is preceded in death by her parents: sibling sister -...
Norma Jean (Garman) Blew
Mar 10, 2012
Norma Jean Blew, 79, of Mankato, Kansas, died March 10, 2012, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after an extended illness. Jean, the eldest of five children, was born on August 28, 1932, on the family farm east of Burr Oak, Kansas, to Robert and Helen (Miller) Garman. She attended Fairview Grade School and graduated from Burr Oak...
Jack Loy Higbee
Mar 9, 2012
Jack L. Higbee, 78 years of age, of Formoso, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 at his farm in Formoso. He was born on January 20, 1934, on the family farm near Formoso, Kansas, to Harry and Gladys (Butler) Higbee. Jack was a graduate of Formoso High School in 1952. He married Nancy Reed on August 9, 1959, at...
William "Bill" Leo Peroutek
Mar 7, 2012
William “Bill” Leo Peroutek, 84, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born May 11, 1927 in Jewell County on the family homestead. Bill was the eldest child of Emil “Peck” and Leona (McCarty) Peroutek. He attended Mt. Zion School through the 8th grade and graduated from Esbon High School with...
Gretchen Dumont Blair - Hughes
Feb 15, 2012
Gretchen Dumont Hughes was born January 12, 1929, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to parents Joe D. Dumont and Winnie Dorah Davis Dumont. She died on February 15, 2012 due to complications after surgery. / Gretchen grew up in Capitol Hill with a loving family. She attended Lee Grade School, Capitol Hill Junior High and graduated from Capitol Hill High...
Ethel M. "Rosie" Ruddick
Feb 12, 2012
Ethel M. (Gregory) Ruddick was born March 28, 1923, in Esbon, Kansas, to Victor and Alice Gregory. Ethel went to be with the Lord, on February 12, 2012, at Kennewick, Washington. She graduated from Smith Center High School in 1952, and North Central Nursing School, Beloit, Kansas, in 1972. She worked in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctor’s offices until...
Gerald L. Stedman
Feb 11, 2012
Gerald LeRoy Stedman, Mankato, Kansas, was born on December 28, 1918, in Ionia, Kansas, to Lawrence and Alice (Lansden) Stedman. He passed away on February 11, 2012, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas, after a short illness, at the age of 93 years. Gerald and Louise lived most of there life in Denver, Colorado. Gerald was a shoe...

