Obituaries
Betty Peters
Dec 12, 2022
Betty Jane Peters, age 97 of Leonardville, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on October 18, 1925 in Bala, the daughter of Daniel David and Lena Betty (Bletscher) Llewelyn
She married Warren Flehr on August 3, 1949. To this union, two children were born, Ronald and Sandy. He preceded her in death...
Bob Brown
Dec 12, 2022
Bobby Rex Brown, age 83 of Riley, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
He was born on August 27, 1939 in Clay Center, the son of James Albert and Sylvia Maxine (Lake) Brown.
He married Karen Wooledge on July 8, 1961 in Clay Center. She survives of the home.
Bob, in his early years, served...
Julie A. Hutson
Dec 5, 2022
Julie A. Hutson, age 56, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Frankfort Community Care Home in Frankfort.
Julie was born September 22, 1966, in Marysville, the daughter of Donald D. and Claudia J. (Brooks) Atkinson. She graduated from Valley Heights High School in 1986, then went on to complete Cosmetology School. She married...
Lorretta Johnson
Nov 27, 2022
Lorretta Mae (Johnson) Savage, age 69 of Denver, Colorado, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022.
She was born on February 10, 1953 in Clay Center, the daughter of Wallace William and Eunice Anna (Carlson) Johnson. She graduated from Riley County High School.
She married John Savage and he preceded her in death.
Loretta did clerical work for a department store...
Greg Wells
Nov 25, 2022
Greg(ory) Douglas Wells, age 71 of Manhattan, died peacefully with his children by his side on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas.
Greg was born on January 4, 1951, in Manhattan, KS to Guy Justin and Leota Mae (Pascal) Wells. He joined his sister Barb at home in Manhattan where he lived until graduating...
EllaMae Argo
Nov 24, 2022
EllaMae Argo, age 88, of Marysville, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Community Memorial Health Care in Marysville.
EllaMae was born May 5, 1934, in Forest City, Iowa to Carl and Daisy W. (Weaver) Prescott. After high school she went on to study nursing at Iowa Lutheran Hospital and became a Registered Nurse. She began her nursing...
Karen Wright
Nov 16, 2022
Karen Kay Wright, age 76 of Clay Center, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
She was born on September 12, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Eugene Johnson and Inez Nissen Sterrett. Karen went to live with her mother’s parents in Collins, Missouri until she started school. After completing...
Lynette Hoffman
Nov 14, 2022
Lynette Sue Hoffman, age 71 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at her residence.
She was born on October 11, 1951 in Clay Center, the daughter of Walter William and Esther Faye (Dreier) Bulk.
On April 2, 1972 she married Vaughn Dentan Hoffman. They later separated.
Lynette worked in the Research and Extension Business Office at Kansas State...
Virginia V. Sutton
Nov 8, 2022
Virginia V. Sutton, age 85, of Blue Rapids passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
She was born September 12, 1937, at Blue Rapids the daughter of Paul and Ruth (Wheat) Miller. Virginia grew up on the family farm north of Blue Rapids and graduated with the class of 1956 from...
Johanna Slinger
Oct 24, 2022
Johanna C. Slinger, age 87 of Manhattan, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 in the Stolzer House at Meadowlark Hills.
She was born on August 25, 1935 in Amsterdam, Holland, the daughter of Fok and Johanna Knoppert.
On February 1, 1958 in Amsterdam, Holland, she was married to Andries Slinger, Jr. He preceded her in death in 2016.
Johanna was...
Janice Rae Boan
Oct 24, 2022
Janice Rae (Zolck) Boan passed away surrounded by family in Frankfort, Kansas on Monday, October 24th at the age of 79. Jan was born on July 15th, 1943 to John & Rita (Ring) Zolck in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Most of her childhood was spent in Neola, Iowa and she graduated from Underwood High School in 1960.
Jan married Gary Lee Boan on February 1st, 1964 and her life...
Bart Coutermarsh
Oct 24, 2022
Bart Alden Coutermarsh, age 94, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022 at the Leonardville Nursing Home where he had resided since 2020. He was the youngest child born to Bart Edward Coutermarsh and Nellie Goodin Coutermarsh on March 18, 1928. Bart was born on the farm homesteaded by his grandparents in 1881. Life on the farm suited Bart just...
David M. Meagher
Oct 19, 2022
David M. Meagher, age 86, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Dave was born October 30, 1935, at Barrett, Kansas, to Clarence C. and Violet R. (Arentrue) Meagher. He married Arline Spunaugle in 1955, she passed away in 1991. He married Joyce Beals in 1992, she...
Mary Larson
Oct 12, 2022
Mary Ellen Larson of Riley, KS was called home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 12, 2022. She was 77 years old. Surrounded by her children and covered in prayer and worship, Mary took her last breath on Earth and her next breath in the indescribable beauty of Heaven as a faithful servant of God.
Mary was born...
Merlin Potts
Oct 10, 2022
Merlin Potts, lifetime Riley County, Kansas, resident as well as farmer/stockman, finished his chores and passed away on October 10, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 95.He was born on February 15, 1927, at the home of his parents, Gideon and Carrie (Buss) Potts, in the Baldwin Creek community northeast of Leonardville. On March...
Carolyn "Nana" Knorr
Oct 9, 2022
Carolyn Sue “Nana” Knorr, age 72, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.
She was born on February 3, 1950 in San Diego, California, the daughter of LaVonne Franklin and Mary Louise (Herrod) Bird. She was one of seven children.
She is survived by four daughters, Marlo Hoffman and husband Josh, Danyale Knorr, Lisa Bailey and...
Linda Mays
Oct 7, 2022
Linda Diane Mays, age 72 of Green, was called to heaven on October 7, 2022.
She was born on February 4, 1950 in Clay Center, the daughter of Orville and Lois Asp.
On June 8, 1971, she married Roland Dean Mays at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Clay Center. To this union, two daughters were born, Jennifer Diane on April...
Patsy A Pendergast
Sep 30, 2022
Patsy A. Pendergast, age 77, of Blue Rapids, passed away on September 30, 2022, at the Frankfort Care Home in Frankfort, Kansas.
Patsy was born August 17, 1945, at Frankfort, the daughter of Harold E. and Mary L. (Booth) Thomas. She married Jere J. Pendergast in Frankfort on March 8, 1964. He passed away in 2006.
Patsy...
Steven E. Hirt
Sep 14, 2022
Steven E. Hirt, age 68, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Steve was born May 23, 1954, at Clay Center, to Gail E. and Mary “Margaret” (Jones) Hirt. He graduated from Valley Heights High School in 1972, and from Kansas State University in 1976 with a degree in...
Doris Heikes
Sep 9, 2022
Doris Elaine Heikes, age 91 of Decorah, Iowa and formerly of Leonardville, Kansas, passed away September 9, 2022 in Decorah.
Doris was born on May 23, 1931 in Atchison, Kansas to John and Leona (Supernaugh) Keas. She grew up on the family dairy farm outside of Effingham with her older sister Roberta. Besides being very involved in 4-H locally, the...