Obituaries

Apr 23, 2023

Micki Lynne McGuin of Beloit was born on July 6, 1953, in Atchison, Kansas, and she passed away on April 23, 2023, in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 69.

Micki attended school in Wichita, where she graduated from high school. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed...

Apr 1, 2023

Kirk Ray Hammons was born on July 5, 1958, in Gridley, California, and he passed away on April 1, 2023, in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 64.

Kirk graduated from Gridley High School, and was an over the road semi-truck driver. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family and...

Mar 19, 2023

Jane Evelyn Myers was born on April 24, 1948, in Superior, Nebraska, the daughter of Clarence and Daisy (Bell) Myers. She passed away on March 19, 2023, at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato at the age of 74.

Jane graduated from high school in Wichita, and later relocated to Mankato. She enjoyed...

Feb 28, 2023

Alice Marie Tyler, 75 years of age, formerly of Hays, Kansas entered into rest on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.  She was born on December 11, 1947 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Harold and Alma (Loyd) Gray.

She was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School in 1965,...

Feb 25, 2023

Robert Carl Thompson, known by many as Bob, age 78, a resident of Jewell, Kansas, passed away February 25, 2023.

Bob was born in Modesto, California, the son of Lois and Lionel Thompson. Bob was the youngest of four children, having two brothers Jerry and Edward and one sister Lorraine.

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Feb 22, 2023

Joe Fall, 82, of Mankato, passed away February 22, 2023. Joe was born on August 5, 1940, the son of Alvin Sr. and Vila (Kelly) Fall of Mankato. Preceding Joe in death were his parents and three brothers Alvin Jr., Marvin, and William Kress. Joe was a life-long Jewell County resident.

At around...

Feb 5, 2023

Gavin David Garst was born on March 3, 2007, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to P.J. and Heather (Steinle) Garst, and he passed away on February 5, 2023, at the age of 15 years, 11 months and 2 days.

Gavin was a loving kid. He was always friendly to everyone he met, never mean...

Feb 2, 2023

Virginia B. (Shoemaker) Douglas was born on October 7, 1929, in rural Jewell County, to John and Merle (Dean) Shoemaker, and she passed away on February 2, 2023, at the age of 93, in Marysville.

Virginia graduated from Glen Elder (KS) High School in 1947, and she was united in marriage to Melvin...

Feb 2, 2023

Fred Jay Moser, 73, Jewell, Kansas, passed away Feb 2, 2023 at his home with his wife, Elaine at his side. Fred was born on to Lawrence and Marjorie (Adkins) Moser. Fred was the eldest of four sons: Leroy, Nelson, and Curtis.  Fred enlisted in the Navy during his senior year and spent three years in San...

Jan 23, 2023

Phyllis Esther (Warren) Lange, 93, of Mankato, passed away January 23, 2023. Phyllis was born on February 20, 1929, the daughter of James and Ada (Bacon) Warren, on the family farm. Phyllis was married to Arthur Alvin “Bill” Lange on September 3, 1954, and they spent their lives farming and raising cattle while working full-time – Bill...

Jan 19, 2023

Marvin J. McDill was born on December 19, 1934, in rural Jewell County, Kansas, to Raymond Alma McDill and Ruth May (Underwood) McDill, and he passed away on January 19, 2023, in Belleville, at the age of 88 years and 1 month.

Marvin attended the White School District to the 8 th grade,...

Jan 13, 2023

Triptyn Ray Reynolds “Trippy”, 10, of rural Courtland, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 13 th , 2023.

Trippy was born June 6 th , 2012, in Salina, Kansas. He is the youngest son of Dustin and Alisha (Shuler) Reynolds.

Trippy attended school at Pike Valley Elementary his Kindergarten year....

Jan 5, 2023

Doyle “Hooley” Homer Alcorn was born April 19, 1925, to Bert and Lula (Rose) Alcorn at his grandparent’s home in Ionia, Kansas. He passed away January 5, 2023, in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 97 years.

He attended grade school at rural Harmony and Ionia, and he graduated with the Ionia High...

Jan 2, 2023

The second born of twin boys, Larry Gene Williams, was born on January 6, 1949, to Orville and Luzella (Gutscher) Williams in Superior, Nebraska.

He grew up on the farm near Burr Oak, Kansas, where he attended school. Larry graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation, he...

Dec 17, 2022

Edna Marie Moore, 91, recently of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2022.

Edna was born in Rulo, Nebraska on April 19, 1931, to Charley and Kate Wissman.  She was raised on the farm in Rulo until moving to Falls City, NE, in High School.  She always worked hard, making sure...

Nov 8, 2022

Anne Arlene (Siemon) Ost, 88, passed on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at her home west of Mankato, KS. Born November 9, 1933 to Everett and Myrtle, Anne was one of four children: Avis, Donald (Bud), and Anita (Mickey). Anne attended Liberty School and later, Mankato High School.

She was united in marriage on...

Nov 4, 2022

Jacob R. Nance was born on February 20, 1998, in Clearwater, Florida, to Glenn and Sammie (Zimmerman) Nance, and he passed away near Burr Oak, Kansas, on November 4, 2022, at the age of 24.

Jacob grew up in Mankato, and attended Mankato Public Schools. He enjoyed working with his hands, and worked as a mechanic on...

Nov 1, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Faye C. Boller will be held at Melby Mortuary in Mankato, Kansas, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Come and celebrate her life with her family and friends.

Faye Carroll (Griffin) Boller departed this life on November 1,...

Oct 22, 2022

Ronald Lee Reed, the son of Lloyd V. Reed and Blanche H. (Sharp) Reed, was born on September 14, 1942, in Flagler, Colorado. He died on October 22, 2022, at Smith Center Health and Rehab in Smith Center, Kansas.

Ronald was one of nine children born to Lloyd and Blanche. He was raised...

Sep 22, 2022

This is a courtesy posting for the family.

Laura Marie Johnson was born on August 30, 1942, in Franklin, Nebraska, the daughter of William Henry & Margaret Ann (Pate) Ormsbee. She passed away on September 22, 2022, in Belleville, Kansas, at the age of 80 years and 23 days.

Laura was...