Herman Brooks Williams was born on June 8, 1946, to Robert and Eulene (Hirmon) Williams at Belleville, Kansas. Herman attended Eureka country school, and then Cuba, graduating from Cuba High School in 1964. After working a year for the Belleville Telescope, Herman attended and graduated from Cloud County Community College and Emporia State Teachers College. Herman taught for several years, and later had other employment. Herman passed away after many years of dealing with diabetes and...

Marion LaVerne Johnson, “Mr. J.,” son of the late Harold L. and Mary C. (Ming) Johnson, died May 17, 2019, at age 83.  Marion was born on Dec. 30, 1935, in Aurora, and he was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Mankato. He and his brother grew up in the Miltonvale, Scottsville, Ionia and Lovewell communities, and he graduated from Lovewell High School in 1954. Marion was a 35-year educator and coach at junior and senior high schools across north-central...

Mary Lou Swanson was born March 29, 1931, to Henry and Leona (Birdsell) Topliff, and she passed from this life on May 11, 2019, at Republic County Hospital, at the age of 88 years. Mary Lou attended school in Lovewell, Kansas, graduating in 1949. On August 27, 1950, she married Charles F. Swanson, and to this union, six children were born: Dennis, Duane, Craig, Chris, Brad and Lucinda. Mary Lou always enjoyed travelling and exploring new destinations. Family vacations were spent in the...

Terry Allen Dyke of Belleville passed away on May 4, 2019, at the age of 63 years, 3 months and 5 days. Terry was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert & Lucille (Allen) Dyke, and he grew up in Lees Summit, Missouri, graduating from Lees Summit High School. Terry then very proudly served his country as a United States Marine, being honorably discharged in April 1982 at the rank of Lance Corporal, then later attending nursing school and received his LPN certificate. Terry recently...

Victor J. Veroda, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died on April 27, 2019, in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years, 11 months and 3 days. He was born on May 25, 1922, in Cuba, Kansas, to Victor and Anna (Vacha) Veroda, attended school in Cuba, and graduated from Cuba High School. Victor then attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. Victor was in the US Army Air Corp from 1942 - 1945 as a P-38 fighter pilot for the 459th Fighter Squadron as a 1st Lieutenant during World War II...

Jimmie (Jim) Lee Peterson was born on July 30, 1931, in Rexford, Kansas, to Harold and Mildred Nadine (Hughes) Peterson, and passed away on March 30, 2019, in Belleville, Kansas, at the age of 87 years and 8 months. The Peterson family moved to Belleville when Jim was young, and he attended Belleville schools, graduating from Belleville High School in 1949. He married Marjory Allsman on September 10, 1951, in Belleville, a marriage of 67 years. Jim and Marjory then relocated to California,...

John Wayne Rhine, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the age of 75 years, 11 months and 14 days. John, son of Marvin and Dorothy Rhine, was the eldest of two children. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Haddam, Kansas. He graduated from Haddam High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Lerew on November 27, 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Monty and Heath. They...

Richard Lee Barton, beloved husband, father and grandfather, age 92, departed this life peacefully on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville, Kansas. Richard, son of B.R. and Martha (Folkers) Barton, was the oldest of four children. He was born August 28, 1926 in Diller, Nebraska. He attended grade school and high school in Diller and graduated in 1945. From there he was drafted in the US Army during WWII and served one year with the 3079 Quartermaster Supply and...

Viola Bernadean Jeardoe, was born October 16, 1930 to Emery Eugene and Nellie Carrie (Horkman) Awalt in Republic County, Kansas.  She passed from this life Saturday, March 16, 2019, while living at Sunset Nursing Center in Concordia, Kansas, at the age of 88 years and 5 months. Following graduation from High School, Bernadean was married to Pearl E. Jeardoe on June 6, 1948, in Belleville, Kansas, and they made their home in the Talmo area. During her life, Bernadean worked various...

Lonnie Martin Roe, son of Joseph Wesley and Mildred (Boaz) Roe, was born October 19, 1930 at Clyde, Kansas. He passed from this life Friday, March 15, 2018 at his home in Axtell, Kansas at the age of 88 years. The Roe family moved to Belleville, Kansas in 1940 and Lonnie graduated from Belleville High School in 1948. He and his brother Kenny joined the US Army in January 1951 and they served overseas in Germany, and was Honorably Discharged in 1954. On September 20, 1951, in a double wedding...