Obituaries

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...
Glen A. Burwell
Mar 11, 2020
Glen Alton Burwell was born on March 10, 1926, in Abilene, Kansas and was the son of John and Eunice (Heins) Burwell. He died at the age of 94 on March 11, 2020.
Glen grew up on the family farm and graduated from Dickinson Community High School in Chapman with the class of 1944. Upon graduation, he...

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...

Christopher A. Stevenson
Mar 8, 2020
Christopher A. Stevenson, age 49, of Sabetha, formerly from Waterville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Lakeside Terrace Assisted Living in Sabetha.
Chris was born on April 9, 1970, in Davison, Michigan, to Edward C. and Sherrill K. (Brooks) Stevenson.
Chris is a graduate of Marysville High School.
He worked at Twin Valley Developmental Services in Greenleaf for...
Dale Budden
Mar 6, 2020
Dale Budden, age 73 of Manhattan, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at his home surrounded by his wife and family.
He was born on April 20, 1946 in Manhattan, to Chester D. and Frances R. (Martin) Budden.
On February 13, 1967 in Fairbury, Nebraska, he was married to Marlene Dinger. They just celebrated 53 years of marriage....

Barbara Stuart
Mar 6, 2020
Barbara E. Stuart, of Blue Rapids, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, at her son’s home in Olathe. She was 90 years old.
Barbara was the daughter of Charles Manbeck and Sunshine Inez Strange.
She grew up in Blue Rapids, graduating from Blue Rapids High School in 1947.
She married Donald L. Stuart on December 9, 1948, at...
Ida Louise Schultes
Mar 5, 2020
Ida Louise Schultes, age 87 formerly of Randolph, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Eureka Nursing Center.
She was born on September 17, 1932 on the family farm near Waterville, the daughter of Edwin C. and Alpha E. (Rice) Johnson.
She attended grade school at Keystone District School and graduated from Waterville High School as Co-Salutatorian...
Emogene Winkler
Mar 1, 2020
Emogene Rachel Winkler, age 93 of Wamego, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wamego.
She was born on September 19, 1926 in Blaine, the daughter of Herman Conrad and Emma Dorothy (Teske) Wahl.
She lived in Pottawatomie County, south of Wheaton until 3rd grade when the family moved to the Grant Township,...
Mary Jo Hageman
Feb 20, 2020
Mary Jo Hageman, age 83 of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 in the Sloan House at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community.
She was born on October 12, 1936 in Keats, the daughter of Max Ardean and Grace Irene (Beck) Blodgett.
On October 18, 1959, at the Keats United Methodist Church, she was married to Eldon L. Hageman....
Ray Bierman
Feb 20, 2020
Irwin Ray Bierman, age 84 of Riley, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House.
He was born on December 16, 1935 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Oscar and Maud Bierman.
On June 17, 1961, he was married to Karen Faun Flanagan. She survives the home.
Sergeant Irwin "Ray" Bierman served in...

Mona E. Anderson
Feb 17, 2020
Mona E. Anderson, age 95, of Waterville, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020, at Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids.
Mona is the daughter of Enoch L. and Maude E. (Wickstrum) Rundquist and was born in Green, Kansas, on December 30, 1924.
She graduated from Clay Center High School in 1943. Mona married Raymond E. Anderson in Manhattan on...