Obituaries

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. ...

Aug 13, 2022

Devra Lea Tribbett was born in Concordia, KS on May 31, 1951 to Richard and Marcheta Stolzenburg Hiner. She passed away at her home on August 13, 2022. She was 71 years old.

Devra grew up in Ames, KS and attended Ames Grade School. She graduated from Clyde High School with the class of 1970. She then...

Aug 4, 2022

Salina – Wyoming Snyder,66, passed away August 4th, 2022. She loved teaching students at the Abilene DCLE for the past 15 years. Her wish is for all students to graduate high school to start their life off on the right foot and her dedication and love for the students showed in her interactions with them. We know she would...

Jul 28, 2022

Blaine Lloyd (Thruston) Prince passed away unexpectedly on July 28th,2022 at the age of 30 at his family’s home in Concordia, Kansas. His viewing with be held this Friday August 5th, 2022 from 10am-5pm at Nutter Mortuary in Concordia, Kansas. A dinner and celebration of life will follow at the church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints with family and ...

Jul 21, 2022

Lee Campbell Williams, age 74, Jewell, KS resident, passed away on July 21, 2022. He was born on Nov 4, 1947 in the Burrough of Buffalo, town of Flushing, New York.

Lee spent most of his growing up years in Park Ridge, New Jersey, close to New York city where his father worked. Right out of high...

Jul 13, 2022

Patricia Mae Eaton, age 79, passed away peacefully at home on July 13, 2022 after existing illnesses. She was a lifelong resident of Concordia KS, where she was born on January 17, 1943. She later met Delbert Eaton, the love of her life and they were married on March 4th 1961. Together they lived in Concordia and raised 3...

Jul 5, 2022

Thomas Gaylord Walker

1932-2022

Tom Walker passed away suddenly the morning of July 5th 2022 when his heart gave out after 90 years of faithful service.

Thomas G. Walker was born in 1932 to parents Earl & Lena (Loveland) Walker, the last of 5 children. Tom may have been...

Jul 1, 2022

Myrna Sue Koehn Campbell, 86, of Concordia, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, in the home of her daughter.

Myrna was born in McPherson, KS on August 20, 1935 along with her twin sister, Marcia, to Alexander and Lois Koehn. She graduated from Salina High School in 1954 and then attended Marymount College in Salina, where she...

Jun 26, 2022

JoAnn Ramseyer, 86, of Clyde, KS passed away on June 26, 2022 in Concordia, KS. JoAnn was born at Rose Hill, Virginia on November 14th, 1935.  She went to Clyde High School.  She has been married to her soulmate of 68 years, Don Ramseyer.  She was a member of the Christian Church and was a fond visitor of the...

Jun 11, 2022

Kenneth Wayne Garst, the son of Darrell L. Garst and Carrol (Modlin) Garst, was born October 29, 1951 in Mankato, KS and passed away on June 11, 2022 at his home at the age of 70 years, 7 months, and 14 days.

He grew up in the Scandia, KS area, graduating from Scandia High School in 1969....

May 26, 2022

Norma June Butts, 94, formerly of Jewell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Beloit, Kansas.  She was born at her rural home near Jewell on June 8, 1927 to Albert and Elsie LaRue Abram.  June attended Couch School for eight years then graduated from Jewell High School in 1945.  She married William Eugene...

Apr 30, 2022

Lyle Lindon Flinn, age 94, Mankato Resident, passed away April 30, 2022 at Jewell County Hospital. He was born on December 13, 1927 in Allen Township to Lloyd and Esther (Willmeth) Flinn.

Lyle graduated from Randall High School in 1945 and went back to the family farm to begin his lifelong career in farming.

Lyle...