Obituaries

Jun 14, 2024

Anna Louise Morgan died on June 14, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato.  She was born on December 13th, 1952, to Maldwyn and Joan Morgan in Harrow, England. She was the middle of 3 children, David being the oldest and Tim being the youngest.

She attended primary school and Whitmore High...

Jun 2, 2024

Ray Wesley Smith died on June 2, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital ISB in Mankato, Kansas. He was born October 5, 1927, to William W. and Martha Nell (Briggs) Smith on a farm three miles from Wauneta, Kansas. He was the middle of five siblings, Clyde and Mildred being older, and Mary and Vryl, younger.

May 23, 2024

Jerry Lee Benjamin, 71, was born on July 8, 1952 to Urdia Roberts and Jack Benjamin in Colby, Kansas. He passed away May 23, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He was reaised in Selden, Dresden, Oakley, and Burr Oak. He graduated from Burr Oak High School and then earned a welding certificate from Goodland...

May 17, 2024

Tessie Lorraine Gray Bartholomew passed away on May 17, 2024, in Allen, Texas, two days before her 96th birthday.

Tessie was born in Superior, Nebraska, to Albert and Clista Gray on May 19, 1928, the sixth of nine children. She graduated from Superior High School.

Tessie was married to...

May 15, 2024

Garry Wayne Everson, 89, died May 15, 2024, in Salina, Kansas, where he had made his home since 1967.  He was born on a farm February 8, 1935, the sixth of six sons of Gillis and Ella (Gunlicks) Everson of Mankato, Kansas.

His five brothers predeceased him: Raymond, Hutchinson, Kansas; Merrill, Edina, Minnesota;...

May 9, 2024

Janet Eloise McCorkle Merrill was born to Henry and Wynona McCorkle on November 19, 1945, in Superior, Neb. She passed away on Thursday May 9, 2024, at the age of 78, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita KS.

A private family burial will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation, per her...

May 4, 2024

Leon David Hughes was born on September 4, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Marvin Lazell and Zella Dorothy (Powell) Hughes. He passed away on May 4, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 77 years and 8 months.

Leon attended school in Torrington, Wyoming, where he graduated...

Apr 23, 2024

Charles Amos Vickers passed away on April 23, 2024, at the age of 102 years and 9 days old. He was born in 1922 to John and Grace Vickers.

Charlie outlived four wives and one girlfriend. He had three children with his third wife.

Charlie lived in many places...

Apr 7, 2024

Gayle Lynne Waugh was born on April 7, 1954, in Superior, Nebraska, to Richard R. and Mildred Joan (Blacker) Waugh.

She passed away with her sons and granddaughter by her side on her 70th birthday, April 7th, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, from pneumonia and Glioma....

Mar 17, 2024

Carol Darlene Hancock was born in Beloit, Kansas, on July 11th, 1948, to Ivan and Eunice Hughes.  She grew up in Burr Oak, KS and attended high school there.  Soon after high school she married Jerry Hancock and they moved to Hastings, NE.  They were married 57 years and had 3 children.  They lived together in the...

Mar 13, 2024

William Lee Burgess, 69, of Mankato, Kansas died on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Belleville Healthcare Center in Belleville, Kansas.

He was born at home in Esbon, Kansas on April 23, 1954 to George W. and Frances (Shackelton) Burgess. He was the third of five children.

He was a...

Dec 25, 2023

Shirley Marihugh, age 82, of Esbon, Kansas, went to be with Jesus on Monday, December 25, 2023. She was surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She loved Christmas morning and what a perfect day to be welcomed into Heaven.

Shirley was born on June 25, 1941 in Long Branch, New Jersey to...

Dec 2, 2023

James McClure Anderson “Bud Man”, Age 69, entered into rest on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at his home in Burr Oak, Kansas.  He was born on July 12, 1954 in Forney, Texas to Charles and Margie (McClure) Anderson.

James was a 1972 graduate of Leavenworth High School.

On May 16, 1998, he married Teresa J....

Nov 28, 2023

Alma Louise Garman, daughter of W.G. (Bill) and Mattie (Gillett) Decker, was born January 4, 1926 at the family home east of Burr Oak. She departed this life Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at SunPorch in Smith Center, Kansas at the age of 97 years, 10 months and 24 days. She was an only child and the only...

Nov 10, 2023

Emma Claycamp was born January 7, 1943 to Charles and Elsie (Drake) Colby and passed away November 10, 2023 in Manhattan, Kansas at the age of 80 years.

Emma was a 1960 graduate of Beloit High School.  Shortly after she graduated high school, she married the love of her life, Darrell Claycamp, on March 22, 1965. In...

Oct 6, 2023

Marlene Jane McCue, 82 years of age, of Mankato, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at the Ascension Via-Christi of Manhattan in Manhattan, Kansas.  She was born on November 11, 1940, in Smith County, Kansas to Phillip and Hulda (Dettmer) Long.

Marlene was a graduate of Jewell High School.

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Sep 16, 2023

Sonja (Berry) Scarrow, aged 76, passed away at her home in Mankato, KS, on Saturday September 16, 2023.

Born on February 17, 1947, Sonja entered this world in the comforting surroundings of her Scandia, KS home to proud parents Emery and Clara Berry. Her educational journey began at Scandia Grade School for five years, followed by five...

Sep 8, 2023

Melvin Albert Brown passed away at his home on September 8, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mankato, Kansas. Burial will follow at St. Theresa Catholic Cemetery in Mankato, Kansas with The Big Red One, Ft Riley,...

Aug 26, 2023

LeRoy Dean Meier passed away at the age of 82 on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. LeRoy’s last days were spent visiting with his family and reminiscing with photos and conversations.  He was born July 15, 1941, in Lincoln, Kansas, to Edward and Maria (Wacker) Meier.

LeRoy...

Aug 7, 2023

Sally Louise (Lafferty) Rowe, 67, died Monday, August 7, 2023, at Nodaway Nursing Home in Maryville, Missouri after a long battle with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.  A visitation will be held Friday, August 18th at the Melby Mortuary in Mankato, Kansas at 9:00 am and a Celebration of Life service at 10:00 am followed by an inurnment...