Obituaries

Oct 6, 2019

Ruth Elizabeth Hedstrom was born April 18, 1925 to Ephriam and Agnes (Sundgren) Hedstrom near Kackley, KS.  She was the second child of four children.  Ruth attended Country School #99 and Kackley High School, where she was in a class of two, with Agnes Olsen, the last class to graduate from the school, in 1943.

Oct 5, 2019

Emily Faye Boyer, daughter of Lodis and Emma (Fisher) Kopsa, was born June 4, 1939 in Cuba, Kansas. She grew up in the Cuba area, attending local schools and graduating from Cuba High School. Proud of her Czech heritage, she was involved in many of the local festivities throughout the years.  Emily was a nursing assistant at...

Sep 23, 2019

Memorials are requested to Cuba American Legion, and may be sent in care of the funeral home.

Marvel Skucius was born Marvel Marie Benyshek to Joseph G. and Mary (Kopsa) Benyshek on March 12, 1924 at her parent’s farm home just east of Cuba, Kansas. She attended Bee Bee Country school and Cuba High School. On April 19, 1947...

Sep 18, 2019

Amy Marie (Novotny) Morehead was born on October 28, 1932, near Narka, Kansas, to Arnold Frank and Bessie A. (Fiala) Novotny, and she passed away on September 18, 2019, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 21 days.

Amy grew up on the farm...

Sep 13, 2019

Scott Nevitt, born May 7, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas to Elmer Richard Nevitt and Florence (Watson) Nevitt, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury, Neb. Scott graduated from Emporia High School in 1965 where he excelled at cross country, track, and swimming. He attended Emporia State Teacher’s College before being...

Sep 11, 2019

Paul Franklin Freeman, son of Ernest and Mae (Woods) Freeman was born March 23, 1933 in Courtland, KS.  He passed from this life suddenly on September 11, 2019 at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, KS at the age of 86 years, 5 months, and 19 days.

Paul was raised on a farm southeast...

Sep 11, 2019

John Charles Blackburn, youngest son of Clyde O. and Clara B. (Chadd) Blackburn, was born January 15, 1929, and passed from this life Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the age of 90 years, 7 months, 28 days.

John was born one mile north and one mile west of Courtland, KS. He was proud...

Sep 8, 2019

Phyllis LeVaughn (Nielsen) Thayer was born on October 20, 1929, in Nelson, Nebraska, to Peter and Gerda (Block) Nielsen, and she passed away on September 8, 2019, at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 19 days, at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville.

Phyllis grew up in the rural Nelson area,...

Aug 28, 2019

Joyce Ann Shepek, daughter of Johnny and Bernice (Grubbs) Sorell, was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on April 6, 1950. As an only child, she grew up in Mahaska, Kansas, and attended elementary school there. Later, she attended Fairbury schools. On December 26, 1964, she was united in marriage to Jimmy Shepek in Belleville, and to this union...

Aug 21, 2019

Dale's former students are encouraged to share memories and condolences on his Tribute Wall.

Dale Dean Hostinsky was born on October 27, 1954, to Franklin and Norma (Fisher) Hostinsky.

He attended Cuba Grade School and Hillcrest High School, working on the family farm from an early age.

He continued...

Aug 12, 2019

Benton Dean Jensen, 72, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Benny was born on April 3, 1947, to Julius and Vivian Jensen. He had been retired for many years.

He had an infectious laugh that will...