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Playing the piano has been an enjoyment in my life. I’m not an accomplished concert pianist by any means. Playing for the fun of it is what I like doing, and of course playing hymns for church is also top on my piano selection list. My parents were determined that I should play the piano. They started my lessons while I was in kindergarten. It never was easy as a youngster practicing the piano every day. I remember Mother sometimes having to stand over me making sure the practicing went as planned. I loved being able to entertain by either s...
Jewell’s history: On June 8, 1874, Lodge No. 116 I.O.O.F. was chartered at Jewell. Samuel F. Burdett, special deputy grand master, assisted by W. H. McDonald of Cawker City Lodge No. 87, organized the Jewell chapter. The following charter members composed the organization: Samuel Porter, Wm. H. Record, M. V. Price, H. C. Jennings, D. H. Bloom, and C. C. Reynolds. At the same time the visiting cards of Wm. H. Cameron, J. R. Scroggs, and John Hoffer Lodge No. 372, Orangeville, Ill., were presented and the bearers admitted to the lodge. H. C. J...
Bruce and Sharon Custer, Hoisington, visited Gary and Penny Turner and Cliff and Glenny Barnes last Wednesday. The group had lunch at the local cafe and caught up on what each one had been doing. Bruce was the high school principal at White Rock in the late 1990s. He then served as superintendent of schools for White Rock in the early 2000s. It had been 19 years since they had been back to Burr Oak. Mary Foley stayed for four days last week with Mike and Mindy Kilgore in Bennington. She enjoyed some time with her great-granddaughters, Emma,...
Barbara (Schroeder) Johnson died April 11, 2020, at the age of 92 while residing at Presbyterian Manor in Salina. Barb was born March 3, 1928, at the home of her maternal grandmother in Trum- bull, Neb. She was the daughter of Kenneth Black and Doris Perry Black. Her early years were growing up in the Trumbull area. The family later moved to Caldwell, Idaho. She attended school in Caldwell and received an associate degree in education. In June of 1948, Barb married Stanley Schroeder, a young...
On Oct. 12, 2020, Robert Shawn Newell, husband and father of four children died at the age of 59. Shawn was born on Dec. 2, 1960, in Beloit, to Bob and Bonnie (Timbers) Newell. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1979, and received his animal science degree from Kansas State University in 1983. On Aug. 7, 1983, he married Susan Kadel. They were married for 38 years and raised two sons, Nick and Kale, and two daughters, Casey and Abby. Shawn worked with his father, Bob, at Newell Implement i...
Duane L. (Mark) Wendl, the son of Leo and Frances (Gehling) Wendl, wasborn April 25, 1939, at Carroll, Iowa. He died Monday, at his home in Edgar. Mr. Wendl was cremated and a funeral will be held at a later date. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Genevieve Ann (Hruza) Morris, 86, died Sunday. She was a resident of the Minneapolis Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Edgemont, S.D., to John and Elizabeth (Wiles) Hruza. She and Norman Morris were united in marriage on April 1, 1952, at Burr Oak. She was an early elementary teacher throughout most of her life. After their marriage, the army sent Norman to Korea and Genevieve began earning her teaching certificate at Fort Hays. In 1953, her teaching career began in a one room schoolhouse near Burr Oak. She then...
