Obituaries

Jan 29, 2021

Beulah Gatlin McVey was born on July 26, 1926 to John and Margaret McGuire Gatlin.  She died on January 29, 2021 at Glasco, Kansas.

Beulah was married to Elmer McVey on January 31, 1942 at Garden City, KS, where they lived before moving to Lakin, KS. They lived at CIG Gas Plant in Lakin and...

Jan 11, 2021

Millie Carol Oplinger was born on Sunday, April 15, 1923, to Warren B. and Bertha Clark Oplinger, on the family farm east of Jewell, KS which was homesteaded by her grandfather Clark.  Carol departed this life on January 11,  2021, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS.  Carol was the youngest of three children.

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Dec 18, 2020

Kyle Nault was born March 15, 1951 in Concordia, KS to Quentin and Helen (Morris) Nault. He passed away December 18, 2020 at his home in Lindsborg, KS at the age of 69. Kyle began his career working as a watchmaker for his father at Nault’s Jewelry in Concordia. He later began work as an expert computer technician.

Dec 7, 2020

Debra (Debbie) Joye Sichley, 67 passed away on December 7, 2020 in Jamestown, KS. She was born in Wichita, KS to Melvin and Joye (Reames) Sichley on October 23, 1953.

She attended WSU and received 2 degrees; one in criminal justice and one in social work.

Debra is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin...

Dec 5, 2020

Johnnie Lee Birdsell, son of Dale Ellsworth and Geneva Knight Birdsell, was born January 14th, 1950 in Beloit, Kansas. He departed this life on December 5th, 2020 at his home near Mansfield, Missouri at the age of seventy years, ten months and twenty-one days.

John married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Jo Huff on May 31st, 1969...

Dec 4, 2020

Steven M. Colard died December 4th at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde at the age of 76. He was born on May 27, 1944 to Oliver & Ruth (Marrs) Colard in Denver, CO. After graduating from high school there, Steve took a job with Samsonite where he worked as a tool and die maker. In 1972, he married...

Nov 29, 2020

Letha Ruth Shea, 92 passed away November 29, 2020 at Mt. Joseph Senior. Village in Concordia, Kansas.

Ruth was born in Chase County, Kansas to Paul E. Riggs and Hazel (Saucerman) Riggs on July 20, 1928.  She attended Chase County rural schools and graduated from Cedar point High School in 1946.  Ruth worked diligently all her life...

Nov 19, 2020

Jamestown, Kansas

Dale Duane Nelson

Dale Duane Nelson, 89, passed away November 19, 2020 at Mt. Joseph Sr. Village in Concordia, Kansas. He was born October 15, 1931, in Jamestown, Kansas.  He was the son of Fred Nelson and Edna (Majors) Nelson.

He is survived by one nephew Mike (Marsha) Nelson, Topeka, Kansas. ...

Nov 17, 2020

Darrell Ray Kearn (75 yrs. of age) of Concordia Ks went to be with the Lord and savior on November 17, 2020 In Concordia surrounded by loved ones.

Darrell was born May 7, 1945 in Concordia KS to George Kearn and Hazel (Trowbridge) Kearn. Darrell was the oldest of 12 children.

In 1962 Darrell swore...

Oct 15, 2020

Marilyn Mihm

March 31, 1930 - October 15,2020

Age: 90

Residence: Phoenix, AZ

Marilyn Nell Mihm entered heaven on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Marilyn was born on March 31, 1930 in Greeley Colorado to Clarence and Frances Kirk.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Marylou...

Oct 4, 2020

Trudy Lynn Howe, Concordia, KS, passed away Sunday, October 4th, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. She was 57. She was born in Concordia on June 8th, 1963.

She was the daughter of Hans Crogan and Pansy Seibenborn. She worked in the food service industry for many years. She was a member of the American...

Oct 3, 2020

Robert Royal Cook of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on October 3, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi, Manhattan. Robert (Bob) was born midwinter, December 29, 1928 in Jewell County, KS on the farm his grandfather homesteaded, to parents Albert Elmer Cook and Lula Inscho Cook. The second youngest of nine children, he arrived in a world ...

Sep 15, 2020

Arthur Russell “Art” Collins, age 76, passed away at his residence in Concordia, KS Tuesday, Sept. 15th, 2020.

He was born January 20, 1944 at Vancouver, WA, the son of Albert and Lucille (Smith) Collins. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960-1975 in Vietnam.

Arthur is survived by his wife Tina, of the...

Aug 27, 2020

Richard Evan Sederlin, 51, Concordia, born September 18, 1968 in Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas, passed away August 27, 2020.  Richard was the son of Eugene and Iris Sederlin.  Richard served in the U. S. Army from July 1986-1994.  He enjoyed carpentry work.

Survivors include: Son Jacob Sederlin and wife Ceara of Aiken, South Carolina, daughter Tinisha...

Aug 23, 2020

Concordia, Phillip Douglas Cohee, Concordia, Kansas, at the age of 97 was born August 3, 1923, to Mace and Kate Cressy Cohee, of rural Lynch NE.  He passed away August 23, 2020 at Concordia, Kansas.  Growing up years was spent in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Missouri.  Phillip served in the US Army during WWII, in NV, Germany, France and England....

Aug 17, 2020

Bernice Evelyn Miller, 86, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her residence, Concordia, Kansas.  There are no services planned.   Survivors include two children, Julie Scarponcini and husband Paul, James Hebert and wife Rosemarie, grandchildren Phil Hebert and Amy and TJ Scarponcini, great-granddaughter Lily Scarponcini.  Evelyn is also survived by her brothers, Willard and Dale Ames, her beloved nieces,...

Aug 4, 2020

Earl “Fuzzy” Massie, 74, of Jamestown, Kansas passed away at his home on August 4, 2020. He is survived by his wife Verna of the home, children Chrystal Maus of Longmont, CO, Elaine Werner of Alta Vista Ks, Billi McDiffett of Rumford, Maine; Siblings Donna Harris and Jane Thompson, 8 Grandchildren and 11 Great-Grandchildren. He is preceded in death...

Aug 3, 2020

Marjorie June (Nelsen) Hulbert of Mankato Kansas, died August 3, 2020 at the Mitchell Country Hospital. She was born on July 25, 1936 to Hans Andrew and Mildred Ethel (Fringer) Nelsen. She was born in Burr Oak, Kansas.

Marjorie graduated from Bur Oak High School, Class of 1954. Marjorie married Myron Eugene Hulbert on July 18, 1953...

Aug 2, 2020

Barbara B. King, formerly of Mankato, KS, passed away on August 2, 2020 in Richardson, TX. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 26, 1930. Barbara attended Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. After moving to El Paso, Texas in 1961, she developed a love for playing bridge and achieved the rank of Life Master.

She...

Jul 7, 2020

Sister Alice Marie Stalker died July 7, 2020, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS.  She was 89 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 70 years.  She was born in Aurora, IL, on October 3, 1930, to Robert Kenneth and Veronica Lucille Schopp Stalker, the oldest of seven children, and was baptized Alice Marie.  She entered the...