Obituaries
Jon Allen
Jan 25, 2022
Jon Howard Allen, age 77 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska.
He was born on March 20, 1944 in Manhattan, the son of Archie L. and Regina Margaret (Foveaux) Allen. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in California.
On September 16, 1972 in...
Shawn Athon
Jan 23, 2022
Shawn Michael Athon, age 54, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born on March 3, 1967 in Topeka, the son of Daniel Edgar and Rebecca Jean (Scheibe) Athon.
He married Angela Chapman and they had two children together, Matthew and Morgan. They later divorced.
On April 23, 2011, he married...
Geraldine McPherson
Jan 22, 2022
Geraldine (Geri) Kay McPherson died on Jan 21, 2022 at the Stoneybrook Memory Care in Manhattan at the age of 79.
Geri was born in Sioux City, Iowa on Sept 11, 1942 to Edwin and Lois (Kirkpatrick) Canady. The family moved a few times before settling in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. It was there that Geri grew up, attended school,...
Leon Benteman
Jan 21, 2022
Leon Warren Benteman, age 94 of Waterville, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at Cambridge Place Assisted Living in Marysville.
He was born on December 25, 1927 in Green, the son of Gustav and Lena (Dahm) Benteman.
He graduated from Randolph Rural High School. After high school he served in the U.S. Army and served for a year in the Korean War. After being...
Donald Rogers
Jan 21, 2022
Donald Eugene Rogers, age 90 of Clay Center, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at his residence.
He was born on April 12, 1931 in Clay Center, the son of John and Maud (Gooch) Rogers.
Donald was a farmer and mechanic, working on all of his cars and equipment. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix.
He is...
Deborah J. Barrington
Jan 20, 2022
Deborah Jean (Broadston) Barrington, 74, Blue Rapids, died Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Bryan LGH in Lincoln, NE., of Covid.
Deb was born on October 5, 1947 at Washington, Kansas the daughter of Evelyn (Gordon) and William Broadston.
She attended school in Washington and graduated from business college in Kansas City.
On May 26, 1973 she married Dean Barrington...
Delores A. Parker
Jan 20, 2022
Delores A. Parker, age 85, of Waterville, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Delores was born October 31, 1936, at Barnes, to Milton O. and Amanda W. (Boerger) Behrens. She graduated from Barnes High School in 1954.
On June 3, 1956, she married D.O. Parker at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, south of...
Mike Blevins
Jan 20, 2022
Michael J. Blevins, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022.
He was born on February 16, 1961 and grew up on the Blevins dairy farm in Riley County, where he developed a lifelong love of caring for livestock, milking cows, and riding horses. At an early age, Mike had an inquisitive mind. Mike was constantly building, creating, and fixing. It...
Lyn Toburen
Jan 20, 2022
Lyn Sherwyn Toburen, age 76, of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at the Collins House of Meadowlark Hills.
He was born August 19, 1945 in Manhattan, the son of Kenneth K. and Hazel (Weber) Toburen.
Lyn grew up on the family farm in the Swede Creek area of northwest Riley County. At that location, he was...
Dale F. Brown
Jan 18, 2022
Dale F. Brown, age 99, of Barnes, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
Dale was born on April 3, 1922, on the family farm south of Barnes. In fact, his bedroom was the same room he was born in.
He graduated from Waterville High School in 1940.
In 1942 he joined the US...
Alison Lebeda
Jan 11, 2022
Alison Jolene "Ali Jo" Lebeda, age 42 of Wichita, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
She was born in Manhattan on July 31, 1979, the daughter of Paul Reginald and Wendy Sue (Walter) Stadel. The first four years of her life were spent on the farm north of Leonardville. In November of 1984,...
Cary E. Lawrence
Jan 4, 2022
Cary E. Lawrence, Sr., age 73, of Beatrice, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
Cary was born October 4, 1948, at Madison, Wisconsin to Eugene C. and Luella (Colvien) Lawrence.
Shortly after high school he joined the US Army and served a tour in Vietnam. For many years he worked with his brother-in-law, Gene...
David Burgman
Jan 2, 2022
David Lee Burgman, age 55 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Clay County Medical Center.
He was born on January 2, 1967 in Clay Center, the son of Leo Dwight and Rose Marie (Esslinger) Burgman. He graduated from Riley County High School and then graduated from Cloud County Community College where he was a member...
Amy R. Sutton
Jan 1, 2022
Amy Renee Sutton, 50, of Marysville, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at her home in Marysville, Kan.
Amy was born on July 18, 1971, at Marysville, Kan., to Leonard Sutton and Linda Kier.
Amy loved family gatherings, as the table was always a place to share good food, conversation and games. She had a big heart for...
Mary McDonald Fowler
Dec 26, 2021
Mary Alice Siebold McDonald Fowler, age 91 of Leonardville, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Village Manor in Abilene.
She was born on October 31, 1930 at Fact, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Vena (Palmateer) Siebold.
She grew up in the Fact community and was ninth of eleven children.
She married Randall H. McDonald on...
Thomas McGuyer
Dec 20, 2021
Thomas (Turbo) Dalton McGuyer, age 66 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at his residence. He had been battling some health issues.
He was born on November 10, 1955 in Mexia, Texas, the son of Roger Dalton and Cora Isabell (Scott) McGuyer.
He spent most of his life in Texas before moving to be closer to...
Vaughn Hoffman
Dec 20, 2021
Vaughn Dentan Hoffman, age 76 of Leonardville, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on April 12, 1945 in Manhattan, the son of Forrest Elmer and Garnett Louise (Brown) Hoffman.
On April 2, 1972 he married Lynette Sue Bulk. They later separated.
Vaughn’s life was farming, but he was also...
Donald L. Dodd
Dec 17, 2021
Donald L. Dodd, age 73, of Linn, entered Heaven on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Northeast Health Systems in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Don, the son of Ralph L. and Bonnie J. (Lewis) Dodd, was born in Concordia on July 9, 1948.
A graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1966, Don enlisted in the US Air Force in 1967.
On August 3, 1969, he...
Annabell Bierbaum
Dec 17, 2021
Annabell (Ricard) Bierbaum, age 96 of Riley, passed into Jesus’ loving arms on December 17, 2021 in Clearwater.
Annabell was born July 6, 1925 in Eskridge, the daughter of Joseph and Phoebe (Gano) Ricard.
On September 5, 1943 she married John Bierbaum at the Ricard family home north of Barnes. He preceded her in death in 1999.
...
Leonard D. Marshall
Dec 15, 2021
Leonard D. Marshall, age 79, of Salina, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the Frankfort Care Home in Frankfort, Kansas.
Leonard was born June 17, 1942, at Blue Rapids, to Harold L. and Amanda M. (Butler) Marshall.
He graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1960. He then went to the Kansas Vocational and Rehabilitation Center in Salina, where he...
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