Obituaries

Mar 17, 2023

Robert Gene Gould, age 69, of Concordia, KS passed away Friday March 17, 2023 at his home in Concordia, KS. He was born June 5, 1953, at Concordia, KS, son of Jack D. and Phyllis Gile Gould. In 1971 he graduated from Concordia High School. He then went to work in the family business; Gould’s Implement, with his father...

Mar 14, 2023

Francis Dale Willmeth, age 80, Jewell, KS resident, passed away on March 14, 2023 at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato, KS. He was born on August 1, 1942 to Phyllis and Francis Willmeth.

Francis went by Dale. He graduated from Smith Center High School and was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.

Dale...

Jan 14, 2023

Lowell Clayton Stukey Sr December 28, 1935 - January 14, 2023 Concordia , Kansas - Lowell Clayton Stukey, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on January 14th, 2023 at Sunset Nursing Facility in Concordia, KS. Lowell was born on December 28, 1935 to Leonard and Irene Stukey in Wichita, KS. He worked in industrial...

Jan 3, 2023

Doris Arlene Winkel Slate-Greene was born on March 10, 1933 in Glen Elder, Kansas to Lawrence and Irene Hummel Winkel. She passed away on January 3rd, 2023 at the age of 89.

Doris was married to Vivian (Babe) Slate on July 7, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1992, after over 40 years together....

Jan 3, 2023

Merelyn “Mac” McCracken passed peacefully on Tuesday, January 3rd in Wichita, KS at the age of 84.  He was one of ten children born to ILO and Emma McCracken in Jewell, KS on February 13th, 1938.  The McCracken family settled northern KS as pioneers in 1870. Mac, an Army veteran, traveled the world settling in the Midwest where he...

Dec 30, 2022

Clarence Lee Chartier, 90 of Kearney formerly of Joplin, MO passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Kinship Point Northridge in Kearney Memorials are suggested to AsceraCare Hospice. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.

Clarence was born December 8, 1932 in Leavenworth, KS to Arthur...

Dec 23, 2022

Peggy Lou (Patterson) Doyen, 93, of Concordia, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2022 with her family by her side.

Peggy was born to the late Maj. Clayton James and Lola (Burger) Patterson in 1929 in Emporia, Kansas.  She attended Kansas State University, where she met her late husband, Ray Doyen.  They married in 1949 and...

Nov 24, 2022

Opal was born on January 9, 1927, in Jamestown, Kansas to Alfred W and Elsie (Moe) Nelson. She graduated from Jamestown, Kansas and worked at Duckwalls in Concordia, Kansas after graduation. She married Charles Payton on March 30, 1947. They made their home in Concordia where they raised their family of seven children. She was a loving mother and...

Nov 9, 2022

Rex Leland Henningsen was born in Limestone Township in Jewell County, northwest of Ionia on April 29, 1928. He was the fifth child of Emit and Elva (Conger) Henningsen. He died Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems, at the age of 94.

Rex later moved and lived most of his childhood on...

Oct 22, 2022

Janet Jolene Brigman Weathersbee of Concordia, KS passed away on October 22, 2022 in Salina, KS.  She was born on January 13, 1954 in Florence, KS to James Jr. and Letha Ruth Riggs Brigman.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, James Brigman.

In 1979 she married Roger Dell Weathersbee Sr....

Oct 22, 2022

Terry Moyer, age 58, entered into rest on Saturday, October 22, 2022, surrounded by his family in Salina, KS. He was born on February 20, 1964, in Ionia, Kansas to Wendell and Karen (Loomis) Moyer.

Terry graduated from Jewell High School, class of 1982. He earned his Associates degree in criminal justice from Barton Community College in...

Oct 13, 2022

Neva Irene (Stites) Shoemaker was born on August 19, 1928 on a farm northwest of Ionia, Kansas and passed away on October 13, 2022. Her parents were George Oscar and Helen Allene (Clark) Stites. She grew up on the farm where she was born and attended the first two years of grade school at the Livers Country School. Neva...

Oct 6, 2022

Rodney (Rod) Lee Elliott passed away on October 6, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Rod was born February 20, 1953 in Concordia, KS. He was the son of Carol G. and Marguerite I. Elliott (Buckles). As a child, he was in the Boy Scouts, and he was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church. In 1971,...

Sep 26, 2022

Ida Jean Morgan was born on March 25, 1953 in Lincoln, Nebraska and she passed away on September 26, 2022 in Concordia, Kansas.  She was preceded in death by her parents Hank and Elsie Morgan, her sisters Elaine and Julie, and her brother Gail.  She is survived by her sisters Maryellen and Rose, brothers Lloyd and Chuck, numerous nieces,...

Sep 16, 2022

Stanley Gene VanMeter was born June 6th 1946. He passed away on Friday September 16th 2022 at Brodstone Healthcare in Superior, Nebraska at the age of 76.

As a child, Stan grew up on a farm near Lovewell, Ks. He attended Lovewell grade school and graduated from Republic High School in 1965. Stan married his high school...

Sep 5, 2022

Calvin Lynn Bohnert, 72, died September 5, 2022 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas

Calvin was born February 23, 1950, in Beloit, Kansas to Fred and Hazel Bohnert. He lived his entire life in the Jewell area, graduating from Jewell High School in 1968. He attended NCKVT school in Beloit, Kansas earning a degree in...

Aug 29, 2022

Dallas E. Nading, 86, formerly of Concordia, passed away at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, KS.

Dallas was born on May 11, 1936 to John Leander “Lee” and Viola May “Dodie” Hall Nading in Oswego, KS. In 1954, he graduated from Labette County Community High School. He married Nancy Jo Reitz, on...

Aug 20, 2022

Eleanor Rose (Postlewait) Scott, 88, went to eternity with our Lord and Savior on August 20, 2022. She passed away at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Born on November 25, 1933 in Pueblo, Colorado, Eleanor was the fifth child of seven and the second daughter of Cloyd C. and Mary M. Postlewait. Eleanor was a very social...

Aug 19, 2022

David Ellison age 62 passed away at his home on August 19, 2022, in Concordia, KS.

He was born in Concordia on June 24, 1960, the son of Raymond and Darlene Ellison of Jamestown, KS.

David graduated from Great Bend High School in Great Bend, KS. He was a long-time employee of Wal-Mart in Concordia,...

Aug 17, 2022

Francis Dale Todd, age 92, of Concordia, KS, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022, surrounded by family at his nephew, Dan (Cindy Koch’s) home.  He was born on January 22, 1930, in Yakima, WA to Rose Todd.

Francis was seven years old when he moved to Concordia, KS with his family. ...