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Doug Warren, 79, of Formoso, died June 3. Services are pending. Megrue-Price Funeral Home will be assisting the family with his arrangements....
Ray Wesley Smith died on June 2, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato. He was born Oct. 5, 1927, to William W. and Martha (Briggs) Smith on a farm three miles from Wauneta, Kansas. He was the middle of five siblings, Clyde and Mildren being older, and Mary and Veryl, younger. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Harmony United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Rice officiating. Visitation will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday, June 6, 2024) at Melby...
Leslie Floyd Suchsland the son of Lester and Marjorie (Myers) Suchsland, was born on Oct. 1, 1947, in Beloit, Kansas. He died on May 27, 2024, at Kearney, Nebraska. Les attended school in Burr Oak graduating with the Class of 1965. He served in the US Navy. On Jan. 13, 1969, he was united in marriage to Judy Marr in Ruskin, Nebraska. To this union two children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Marjorie; brother, Larry, sister, Shirley Kramer, and in-laws, Marvin and...
Patsy Jo Sims, the daughter of Fred Carl and Etta (Fields) Nees, was born July 11, 1935, at Jewell. She died on May 24, at the Parkview Haven in Deshler, Nebraska, at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 13 days. Patsy received her formal education attending and graduating from the Jewell public schools. She was employed for a time as a bus driver with the Hastings Tribune. Patsy was united in marriage with Edwin Sims on Sept. 23, 1978. In 1986, they moved to Idaho where she was employed in the home healthcare profession and also with a facility...
James (Buck) Beam, 65, was born May 13, 1959, in Salina, Kansas, to Wyona (Houdek) and James Beam. Buck was raised in Cuba with his sister, Jan, and brothers, John and Jay, by Jim and Delphene Houdek, their grandparents. He was baptized May 15, 1966, at the First Methodist Church, Belleville, Kansas. Buck attended Hillcrest High School in Cuba, Kansas, and graduated in 1977. While in high school he played football, basketball and drums in band. After high school, he continued working for...
Jerry Lee Benjamin, 71, was born on July 8, 1952, to Urdia Roberts and Jack Benjamin in Colby, Kansas. He died May 23, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was raised in Selden, Dresden, Oakley and Burr Oak. He graduated from Burr Oak High School and then earned a welding certificate from Goodland Vo-Tech. He married Laura Ballard in Esbon on May 26, 2007. He was a man of many talents. He was a welder, sheriff’s deputy, semi-truck driver and made metal cut outs of all kinds. He enjoyed working with horses, doing trail d...
Helen J. Howland, the daughter of Marvin Boydston and Mary (Kinghorn) Boydston, was born May 5, 1939. in Pawnee City, Nebraska. She died on Feb. 7, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital-ISB, Mankato, at the age of 84. Helen lived on a farm in Pawnee County, Nebraska, until 1953. She then moved with her family to Formoso, Kansas, where she attended high school and met her husband, Clark Howland. She was united in marriage to Clark Howland on April 8, 1955. To this union one son, Terry, was born....
At 5:30 in the morning, on May 28, 34 students and six adults left the Superior area for Chicago, Illinois. Accompanied by their tour guide, the group traveled on a Husker team bus. Allison White, music and band teacher, said this form of transportation, “garnered a lot of attention from others on the road or at attractions while on the trip.” While in the Chicago area, the group visited Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Magnificent Mile, Chicago 360 Observation Deck, Giordanos Pizza, Six Flags amusement park, and a Blue Man Gro...
