Obituaries

May 7, 2014

Jay Dennis Lindsey, son of Chester and Lois (Day) Lindsey, was born June 7, 1947 at Clay Center, Kansas. He went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 while a patient at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas. He was 66 years of age.  Jay grew up near Washington, Kansas and...

May 2, 2014

Virginia C. Swiercinsky, 82 went to be with our Lord on May 2, 2014. Virginia was born April 14, 1932 in Concordia KS. The daughter of Ralph W. and Elsie C. (Erickson) Walker. Virginia graduated from Concordia High School in 1950. On May 17, 1956 she was united in...

Apr 14, 2014

Rosanna Mildred Fredrickson, daughter of Harold A. and Mildred S. (Tillberg) Larson, was born February 1, 1945 at Salina, Kansas. She passed from this life Monday, April 14, 2014 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska having attained the age of 69 years. Rosanna graduated from Lindsborg High School, attended Bethany College for a couple...

Apr 10, 2014

Obituary of LaNoma “Penny” Barton

LaNoma Maye Barton, daughter of Warren and Ellen (Shultz) Melvin was born November 1, 1943 at Fairbury, Nebraska. She passed from this life Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas. She was 70 years of age.  Shortly after being born, her father...

Mar 31, 2014

Visitation 9am to 9pm Thursday & Friday; Family greeting friends Friday 7 to 9pm

W. Rex Woods, age 85 of Belleville, Kansas departed this life Monday, March 31, 2014 while a resident at Belleville Health Care Center. He was born to Albert Edward and Helen Rachel (Pardee)...

Mar 18, 2014

Dale Richard Erickson, 84, of Courtland, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014. He was born on July 15, 1929 to Andrew Edward and Esther Emelia (Anderson) Erickson. Dale attended country school and graduated from Courtland High School in 1947. He enjoyed playing football, basketball, and excelled in track under the...

Mar 12, 2014

Norma Jean Stafford was born May 16,1921, in Ellsworth, Kansas . When she was four, she would wheel her doll buggy around the neighborhood and knock on doors in the neighborhood. If someone would come to the door, she would say, “I am Mrs. Pecky and I’ve come to call.” Ever since then she was always called...

Mar 9, 2014

Karen Loree (Maatsch) Bonner age 71 of Belleville, Kansas passed from this life after battling cancer Sunday, March 09, 2014. She was born in Odell, Nebraska on March 30, 1942, the third child of four children born to Elmer and Rose (Duis) Maatsch. Karen graduated from Odell High School in 1959...

Mar 6, 2014

Grace Rosella Morehead Burandt, daughter of Elmer and Lona (Naysmith) Mosier, was born February 14, 1922 near Republic, Kansas. She passed from this life late Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas at the age of 92 years. Grace lived on a farm near Republic most of...

Feb 28, 2014

Obituary of Jack W. Shumard

Jacky (Jack) Warren Shumard age 69 of Courtland, Kansas passed away late Friday, February 28, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Ada, Oklahoma on September 18, 1944 the son of Warren and Vermell (Roundtree) Shumard. Jack attended and graduated from Vanoss High...

Feb 25, 2014

There will be no visitation or viewing at the funeral home! Family will greet family and friends at Zion Church, Munden, Kansas at 7:30pm Thursday, February 27, 2014.

Sunset burial 5:30pm Friday at Tabor Cemetery, rural Munden, Kansas

Memorials may be made to the Henry Strnad Memorial

Henry Paul Strnad was...

Feb 14, 2014

Eric's wishes were for cremation services.  Eric's family invites you to a Celebration of Life reception at his mother Carolyn's home at 1616 20th St., Belleville, Kansas on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. Family and friends are encouraged to stop by her home between the hours of 2:00pm and 4:00pm.  Family inunment services will be in Missouri at a later date....

Jan 26, 2014

Reflecting back on a person’s life is always an interesting experience, particularly when it is your Dad.

Myron was a product of the Great Depression, born in 1920 to parents who might have been called nomads or possibly squatters, living on other people’s land sometimes for very short periods, until the law “encouraged” them to move on. ...

Jan 17, 2014

Richard Byron Erwin was born May 24, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas to Byron and Georgia (Hall) Erwin. He grew up in Belleville, KS where he became a star football player in high school. Rich attended college at Fort Hays State College where he again played football. After two years, he enlisted in the US Army. Rich was...

Jan 15, 2014

Obituary of Milford L. Johnson

Milford Johnson, age 98 of Waxahachie, Texas formerly of Courtland, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 15 at Ennis Regional Hospital in Ennis, Texas. He was born January 9, 1916 at Formoso, Kansas to Martin and Bessie (Clark) Johnson. He graduated from Montrose High School in 1935. Milford and...

Jan 13, 2014

Sybil Evelyn Rahe, 98, of Republic, Kansas, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Belleville Health Care Center, in Belleville, Kansas.  She was born May 15, 1915 at the home of her parents, Charles William and Erma Evelyn (Larkins) Davidson, in Belleville, KS.

Sybil was Salutatorian of her 1932 Republic High School class, and began teaching school...

Jan 10, 2014

Elva Belle (Watson) Gleason, 83, left our presence to spend eternity with Jesus on January 10, 2014.  She was born in Lebanon, Kansas but lived most of her life in Belleville.  At age 17 she married George William Gleason and they had three children.  Elva worked as a nurses aide at several nursing homes and retired from the Belleville...

Dec 29, 2013

William “Bill” E. Smies, age 87 of Courtland passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville Kansas.  Bill was born February 9, 1926 on his family farm at White Rock, Kansas, to Ernest H. and Winifred (Alexander) Smies. He attended school at White Rock and graduated from Lovewell High School in 1943. ...

Dec 29, 2013

Anthony Baxter Foster, Topeka, 70, died on December 29, 2013, at Stormont-Vail Healthcare Center, Topeka, KS after a short illness. He was born on March 2, 1943, in Little River, Kansas., to Kent and Isla (Holler) Foster. He graduated from Little River High School and Emporia State University. He received a Master's of Education from Kansas State University. He...

Dec 28, 2013

Donald Housholder, son of Paul & Helen Housholder, was born October 10, 1932 in Republic County, Kansas. He worked as a mechanical engineer for KG & E in Wichita, Kansas until his retirement. He was married to Peggy Melton and she survies in Wichita. Other survivors include son Randal and wife Lisa of Benton, Kansas; brother Eugene and wife...