Obituaries

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...

Aug 8, 2022

James E. Haskins, 64 years of age, entered into rest on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas.  He was born on May 1, 1958 in Concordia, Kansas to Eugene and Lois June (Young) Haskins.

On November 14, 1987 he married Michelle M. Sanders in Concordia, Kansas.

Jul 30, 2022

Carl B. Fitzhugh was born on June 30, 1945, in Perry, Oklahoma, to Earl and Betty (Gates) Fitzhugh, and he passed away at his home in Tipton, Kansas, at the age of 77 years and 1 month.

Carl worked as a carpenter, building and remodeling homes.

Carl is preceded...

Jul 27, 2022

Kerri Ann (Schumock) Blake was born to Vincent and Pearl (Kozitka) Schumock on April 5, 1972, in Stockton, California. Following graduation for high school, Kerri attended Cloud County Community College. Kerri married Troy Blake on February 14, 1991, and they enjoyed 31 years of marriage together.

Kerri and Blake had two dogs that...

Jul 9, 2022

Barbara Renner, age 97 of Burr Oak, entered into rest on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, Kansas. She was born to Josef Stock and Barbara (Hauf) Stock on July 5, 1925 in Huttlingen Aalen, Germany.

She was the youngest sibling of 5, 3 brothers, Josef, Anton, and Germen...

Jun 14, 2022

Debra Marlene (Rightmeier) Mahaffy, age 69, formerly of Mankato, Kansas, went to be with her Lord at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Air, Kansas, surrounded by her family, on June 14, 2022.

She was born on July 29, 1952, at the Beloit (Kansas) Hospital to Glenn and Ina (Love) Rightmeier. She was...

Apr 28, 2022

John R. Tyler was born on August 27 th , 1953, in Superior, to Anthony Lee & Helen Lutillia (Howell) Tyler.

John grew up in Richland Township neighborhood, and was part of the group of onry boys that kept their mothers on their toes. He attended school in Montrose, and then Mankato, graduating...

Mar 3, 2022

James (Jim) Rial Decker

September 4, 1946 – March 3, 2022

Jim was born September 4, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to his parents James Edward and Beverly (Schwab) Decker and died March 3, 2022 at Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings, NE surrounded by his family.

Jim’s parents were divorced when he was...