Obituaries
Warren Ford
May 12, 2020
Warren Maxwell Ford, age 101 of Leonardville, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his residence.
He was born on July 31, 1918 at the Maxwell family farm, 3 miles west of Leonardville, the son of Warren E. and Cora E. (Maxwell) Ford.
He graduated from Leonardville Rural High School in 1935.
He fondly remembered, as a...
Lynda Ewert
May 6, 2020
Lynda Carol Ewert, age 76 of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on June 17, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma, the daughter of R.L. and Claudine Wells.
She graduated from Carrollton High School in Missouri.
After a brief time in nursing school, she moved to Manhattan and became...
Myrna D. Johansen
May 4, 2020
Myrna Johansen, 81, of Blue Rapids, KS, passed away May 4th, 2020.
She was born August 22nd, 1938 in Blue Rapids, KS to Bill DeWalt and Bernice Wilkinson.
Myrna was raised in Blue Rapids, Kansas where she attended high school.
She enjoyed collecting rocks, arrowhead hunting, bowling, and crafting.
Myrna is survived by of her children;...
Robert A. Bergquist
May 2, 2020
Robert A. Bergquist, age 76, of Waterville, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
Bob was born February 24, 1944, at Osage City, Kansas, to Arthur and Margaret (Bergstrom) Bergquist.
He graduated from Osage City Rural High School in 1962. He then served as an Operating Room Technician in the US Navy, serving a tour in Vietnam. He graduated...
Gerald H. Little
May 1, 2020
Gerald H. Little, age 74, of Linn formerly of Beattie, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Linn Community Care Home in Linn.
Gerald was born March 5, 1946, at Independence, Kansas, to Daniel H. and Edree A. (Crane) Little.
After finishing school he worked at Twin Valley most of his life.
Gerald was a member...
Pamela E. Blaser
Apr 30, 2020
Pamela E. Blaser, age 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home in Waterville, Kansas surrounded by family.
Pam was born October 8, 1941 in Macon, Missouri to J.C. and Jayne (Solt) Maupin.
She grew up in Waterville helping her grandfather operate the family business - Solt Lumber & Coal Company.
She graduated from Waterville High...
Marie Friedrich
Apr 29, 2020
Marie Antoinette Friedrich, age 73 of Randolph, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
She was born on May 21, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Aubrey Earl “Pat” and Wilma (Suebert) Adkins.
On February 16, 1991, she married Carl Friedrich.
Marie held many jobs during her lifetime. She was an assembly...
Billy L. Edwards, Sr.
Apr 27, 2020
Billy L. Edwards, Sr., age 90, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Bill was born on December 20, 1929, at Beatrice, Nebraska to Louis C. and Sadie A. (Marshall) Edwards.
He grew up around Fostoria, Kansas where he attended high school.
While serving in the US Air...
Sylvester A. "Al" Singleton
Apr 22, 2020
Sylvester A. “Al” Singleton, age 86, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Al was born August 6, 1933, in Marysville, Kansas, the oldest of twelve children to William “Bud” and Alta Richmond Singleton.
He married Jean Carol Harmon of San Francisco, California, on March 19, 1955, in Reno,...
Lola L. Danielsen
Apr 20, 2020
Lola L. Danielsen, age 84, of Randolph, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at her home.
Lola was born on March 7, 1936 at her family’s home outside Coffey, Missouri, to Marion and Veva A. (Smith) Lowrey.
She graduated from Harrison County High School in 1953.
She met Norman H. Danielsen when they both worked at Hallmark in Kansas...
David Fee
Apr 18, 2020
David Eugene Fee, age 74 of Manhattan, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on February 27, 1946 in Broughton, the son of Albert and Sylvia (Wilson) Fee.
On July 21, 1972, he was married to Patricia Kendall. She preceded him in death in 2015.
He graduated from NCK...
Willie Gibson
Apr 8, 2020
Willie Otis Gibson, age 82 of Riley, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on February 13, 1938 in Timberlake, South Dakota, the son of Maybell Gibson.
On December 19, 1959 he was married to Donna Lee Davis. She preceded him in death on June 11, 2006.
Willie was...
Glenn E. Claycamp
Apr 7, 2020
Glenn Claycamp, age 90, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Glenn was born on October 20, 1929, at Ogallah, to Frederik G. and Millie I. (Garrett) Claycamp.
Glenn and Anna met at the Methodist church in Blue Rapids when they were just kids. After Glenn got out of...
Albert A. "Bert" Wessel
Apr 6, 2020
Albert “Bert” A. Wessel, age 95, of Frankfort, died April 6, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, after a battle with cancer.
Bert was born 4.5 miles north of Baileyville, at home, on April 23, 1924. He was the eighth of thirteen children born to August and Elizabeth (Osterhaus) Wessel. He lived there and worked on the...
Clara "Mae" Claycamp
Mar 27, 2020
Clara "Mae" Claycamp, age 85, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Hillcrest Shadow Lake Nursing Home in Papillion, Nebraska, after a years-long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Mae was born on February, 11, 1935, at Hanover, Kansas, to William “Bud” S. and Alta M. (Richmond) Singleton.
She married Wayne E. Claycamp on June 20, 1954 at...
Raymond Nelson
Mar 27, 2020
Raymond Lee Nelson, age 89 of Riley, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on March 1, 1931 in Keats, the son of Elmer Sr. and Alice (Cravens) Nelson.
He graduated from Leonardville Rural High School where he was an excellent athlete in all sports.
On June 9, 1951, he...
Leroy Duensing
Mar 26, 2020
Leroy Martin Duensing, age 82, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
He was born on July 17, 1937 in Brighton, Colorado, the son of Fred and Irma (Stunkel) Duensing.
He attended grade school in Brighton and moved with his parents to Marysville, Kansas when he was in the third grade....
Melvin Nemechek
Mar 17, 2020
William M. “Melvin” Nemechek, age 89, of Blue Rapids, passed away on March 17, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Melvin was born May 6, 1930, at the family home north of Blue Rapids, to Roy and Lucile L. (Lillibridge) Nemechek.
He attended Starr School north of Waterville.
On October 31, 1954 he married Nancy E. Yungeberg,...
Shirley Stadel
Mar 15, 2020
Shirley Jo Stadel, age 88 of Riley, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020.
She was born September 25, 1931 at the family farm south of Clay Center, the daughter of Roy C. and Vella (Boughen) Schrum.
Shirley attended Marymount College in nurses training.
On September 24, 1950 she married Melvin Leonard (“Bud”) Stadel and they had two...
Carl A. Zimmermann
Mar 11, 2020
Carl A. Zimmermann, age 79, of Junction City, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Enterprise Estates Nursing Center in Enterprise.
Carl was born on February 20, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, to John A. and Alma C. (Krieg) Zimmermann.
He joined the US Army and served over twenty years, retiring as a First Sergeant. He had received...
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