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Donald Leo Grelinger, 79, of Beloit, Kan., was born July 12,1942. He died July 5, 2022, after a short illness at the Mitchell County Hospital. He was the youngest of seven children born to Anthony and Sophia (Schauf) Grelinger. Don grew up on the family farm 5 miles north of Beloit in Mitchell County along with his siblings: Lawrence, John, Paul, Norbert, Robert and Margaret. Don attended first grade at Plum Creek country school (affectionately called Plum Creek University). The following years...
Patricia Sue Hohenfield, 74, the daughter of Dale and Mary Smithhart Arrants, was born Oct. 29, 1949, at Guide Rock. She died June 21, at her home in Bladen. Pat grew up in a military family traveling to multiple states west of the Mississippi. She graduated from high school with the Class of 1968 at Blue Hill. After graduating from high school, she went on to become a beautician. Pat was united in marriage to Michael Hohenfield on March 29, 1969, at Hastings. This union was blessed with the birth of three children. Shortly after their...
David Loren Nienkamp, 75, the son of Robert and Lorene Sickmeier Nienkamp, was born in Woodland, Calif., on June 19, 1947, and died in Omaha, on July 7, 2022. David was the youngest of four brothers. He lived in Woodland, New Orleans, Western Neb., Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Genoa Ohio. His father served as pastor of churches in each town. He and his mother moved to Crete, upon his father’s sudden death in 1958. He attended school in Crete from seventh grade through his graduation from Doane College and completed a master’s degree at University of...
Vickie Lorraine Fenner was born Aug. 6, 1955, in Concordia, Kansas. She was the first born daughter of four children born to Clifford and Nevada Vetter. Her surviving siblings are Elaine Peters, Nancy Buser and Phil Vetter. She married her high school sweetheart, Scott Fenner, on May 26th, 1974 (48 years). Together they have three children, Jennifer Fenner, Christina McDaniel and Daniel Fenner. Vickie enjoyed playing cards and time with her children and grandchildren. She liked attending all of their numerous activities, which included cheer co...
Edith (Ede) Ann Hunter Beveridge, of Mesa, Arizona, died April 5. Ede was a 1955 graduate of Jewell High School. She was born in Jewell County on Dec. 23, 1937, to the late Roy and Nona Hunter. She is survived by her spouse, Jim; two daughters, Jamie Swaim (Darcy) and Jonna Copalman (Joe); five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren with a third on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her three siblings, Venda Doxon, Richard Hunter and Melva Smith....
Bonnie Belle (Parsons, Haskell) Hawk, 89, of Topeka, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022. She was born Jan. 27, 1933, to Leo B. Parsons and Dorthey Mae (Beeler) Parsons near Mankato in Jewell County. Bonnie attended Mankato Public Schools and graduated in May of 1950. She furthered her education and attended Fairbury Junior College in Nebraska. Bonnie married James R. Haskell in July of 1955. She remarried in September of 1979 to Wayne Hawk. Both husbands preceded her in death. Bonnie worked for Hested’s regional office in Fairbury prior to moving t...
Ella Rae Rafferty was born April 19, 1927, in Richmond, Ky., to Reuben and Virginia Baker, in her grandparents' home. She was proud to say she was one of five cousins born in the Broadway home. Ella Rae was the oldest of 10 children. The family moved to Ludlow, Ky., where she attended high school, graduating with the Class of 1946. The summer before her senior year, she came to Mankato, Kan., to work for her Aunt Katherine and Uncle Merle Reager and take care of her cousin, Mike Reager. During...
Lucille Elizabeth (Scheer) Peters, 91, Jewell, died July 3, 2022. Lucille was born on April 18, 1931, to Peter J. and Emma Scheer. She married Nicholas A. Peters on April 22, 1953, and to this union they were blessed with 11 children. She grew up on the farm in Hunter, Kan., helping with much of the farming and chores. She especially liked riding her horse “Babe” when she was young. She enjoyed quilting and making baby blankets for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She liked playing the guitar, accordion, a little piano, and...
John Erling Dahl, the son of Erling and Alta (Sherrill) Dahl, was born on Jan. 16, 1932, in Superior, Neb. He died at home in Davenport, Neb., while surrounded by loved ones, on June 23, 2022, at the age of 90 years, 5 months, 7 days. John grew up in Montrose, Kan. He attended grades 1 through 8 at Rose Hill School and graduated from Montrose Rural High School in 1950. Upon graduation, he farmed until he enlisted in the United States Air Force in January 1952. While in the US Air Force, he was i...
Charles John (Hank) Greenberg died May 23, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. Burial was at 11 a.m., Monday, in the Jamestown city cemetery. Charles was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Belleville, to Chester M. and Phebe Flinn Greenberg. He attended grade school in Randall, until his family moved to Haddam, in 1954. He graduated from Haddam High School in the Class of 1961. He was united in marriage to Loretta Ross on June 21, 1967, in Dakota City, Neb. Hank left home the day after high school graduation for Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha where he pursued a...
James L. “Jim” Rehmert, 89, of Salina, died Thursday. He was born on Nov. 23, 1932, at Asherville, the son of Harry L. and Treca M. (Schaffer) Rehmert. He married Barbara Joan Slate on June 5, 1952, and to this union three children were born. Jim went to schools in Asherville and Beloit. He served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from 1953 to 1955, serving 18 months in Germany as a corporal running heavy equipment. He continued with his experience of running heavy equipment with the Kansas Department of Transportation beginning in 1952 in...
Karen Schutte, 81 of Kearney died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. A Funeral Mass was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, at St. James Catholic Church in Kearney. Interment followed at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation was held 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at the church followed by a 6 p.m. Vigil-Prayers service. Karen was born April 4, 1941, in Lawrence, Neb., to Clarence and Lula (Peper) Ostdiek. She was raised near Lawrence, and graduated from Lawrence High School,...
John Richard (Dick) Wehrman, 92, was born the second son of C.E. and Florence Wehrman in Nelson, in 1929. He died at home in Elbert, Colorado, on June 5, 2022. Dick grew up farming and graduated from high school in Nelson, where he met his wife, Ruth (Janssen). They moved to Colorado in 1954, where they raised their three children: John, Jim and Beth. Dick was a machinist by trade. He opened his own shop in the early 70s, which he owned and successfully operated for 20 years, until he retired....
Kenneth Wayne Garst, the son of Darrell L. Garst and Carrol (Modlin) Garst, was born Oct. 29, 1951, in Mankato, Kan. He died June 11, 2022, at his home at the age of 70 years, 7 months, and 14 days. He grew up in the Scandia, Kan., area, graduating from Scandia High School in 1969. He then attended and graduated from North Central Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School with an associate degree in the heavy equipment operations program. Kenneth worked for the Bureau of Reclamation for 37 years...
Michael Jon Sheets, the son of Stanley and Ruth (Bomberger) Sheets, was born on Aug. 20, 1951, in Superior, Neb. He died June 17, 2022, at the Emerald Nursing Center at Lincoln, Neb., at the age of 70 years, 9 months, 28 days. Mike graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1969 and went on to further his education at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Following graduation, he joined the Peace Corp and was a teacher in Zaire,...
Margaret Louise Duffey, the daughter of Millard Berkley Shadduck and Mary Catherine (Heater) Shadduck, was born March 24, 1932, near rural Republic, Kansas and died on June 15, 2022, at the Smith Center Health and Rehab, Smith Center, Kan., at the age of 90 years, 2 months, and 21 days. Margaret grew up in rural Republic, graduating from Republic High School in 1950. On February 27, 1951, she was united in marriage to James R. Duffey. To this union was born: Lori Ann, Staci Jo, and Tina Louise....
Norma Jean Greenslade, 94, was born on March 16, 1928, to John Duaine Greenslade and Alice Lora (Cardwell) Greenslade in their family home in Scandia. She was baptized and confirmed in the Amana Lutheran Church of Scandia. Norma graduated from Scandia High School with the Class of 1946. Norma was united in marriage to Delbert C. Aspergren on April 20, 1947, at the First United Methodist Church of Topeka. To this union four children were born: Phyllis, Ron, Jane Ann and Carrie. She died Thursday. In her younger years, Norma was an active member...
Katie Lyn Krupicka (Elting), 55, of Carleton, the daughter of Orval and Esther (Krueger) Elting was born April 13, 1967, in Omaha. She died June 4, at her residence in Carleton. Katie grew up on a farm near Davenport, where her love for animals grew. She attended St. Peter Lutheran School in Davenport, and graduated from Davenport High School with the Class of 1985. Katie married Lee Templin. This union was blessed with the birth of two sons, Levi and Briar. She married Roger Wessels and this union was blessed with one son, Nathan. She married...
Rickie Lee Ridder, 72, of Belleville, formerly Hebron, the son of Theodore and Vernetta (Fry) Ridder was born Dec. 15, 1949, in Hebron. He died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Belleville Care Center in Belleville. Rick grew up in Chester, attending school and graduating from Chester High School with the Class of 1968. He continued his education at Fairbury Junior College and then Hastings Tech School receiving an electrical technician degree. He worked as an electrician for Short Electric in Hastings before he moved to Colorado and continued his caree...
Merlen Ray Schnakenberg, 85, son of George and Edna (Getz) Schnakenberg was born March 29, 1937, in Sedan. He was the fifth of eight children to this marriage, with only a sister and two brothers entering life and establishing the family. Merlen died Thursday, June 2, 2022. Merlen grew up in Sedan, attending and graduating from St. Peters Lutheran School and from Davenport High School in the Class of 1955. Upon graduating, Merlen enlisted into the military but a knee complication denied his admission. He worked for various farmers in the area,...
Paul Richard Edwards, the son of Robert Clinton (CR) and Velma Leone (McKinney) Edwards, was born on April 16, 1930, in Webber, Kan. He died May 18, 2022 at the Superior Good Samaritan Society, at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 2 days. Paul grew up in Hardy attending the Hardy School, graduating in 1948. On June 10, 1951, he was united in marriage to Denelda "Dee" Hobelman at the Centennial Lutheran Church in Superior. To this union was born four children were born. Paul was engaged in...
William Gene Larkins was born on Feb. 20, 1936, to William Sr. and Claire Larkins. He grew up in Ruskin, where he worked for farmers at a young age helping with chores and doing field work to earn spending money that he used to buy candy, and later to purchase his first car. He graduated from Ruskin High School where he enjoyed playing football. Right after graduation, he signed up for the United States draft, and was soon enlisted to serve in the U. S Army during the Korean War as a helicopter pilot. He later served in the Vietnam War conflict...
Norma June Butts, 94, formerly of Jewell, Kan., died Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Beloit, Kan. 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 and graduated from Jewell High School in 1945. She married William Eugene Butts, who she met on a blind date, on Jan. 18, 1948, at the Jewell Christian Church where she had been a member since Dec. 6, 1936. To this union, four sons were born: Nick, Steve, Mark and Jack. She lived in the...
Paul Edwards, 92, died May 18 at Superior. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 4, at Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Burial with military honors will be in Hardy Cemetery, Hardy....
Esther Headrick, 92, died Jan. 2, at Superior. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday at Olive Hill Cemetery, rural Jewell County, Kan. Megrue-Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
