Vida Violet (Elliott) Boman passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at the Belleville Health Care Center with her family by her side at the age of 93 years, 10 months and 7 days. Vida was born on January 20, 1925, on the family farm near Republic, Kan., to George and Violet Elliott, and she graduated from Republic High School in 1942. She married the love of her life, Wallace Boman, on June 27, 1943. They raised two sons, Wallace “Sonny” and David, and six daughters,...

Dr. Sharon K. Zenger, 83, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Manhattan, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Evergreen Community of Johnson County. She was born January 5, 1935 near Miltonvale, Kansas to Ray J. and Maudie E. (Woolard) Winters. She graduated as Valedictorian from Concordia Kansas High School in 1952 and earned a B.S degree from Emporia State University in 1956 having received academic and music scholarships. Also she was active in student government and was editor of both the campus...

Dale Dean Vanous, son of Ed and Ottilie Brzon Vanous, was born on June 17, 1928, in Jefferson Township, Republic County, Kansas. He passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Belleville Health Care Center, at the age of 90. He attended Jefferson Center Elementary School, and graduated from Belleville High School in 1945. Dale served in the United States Navy from March of 1946 to February 1948. He earned a Victory medal as a WW II veteran. Dale said he learned to swim and drink beer in the...

Betty Florine Kopsa, daughter of Charles W. Kopsa and Hattie Vaneta Peterson, was born on July 15, 1925 on a farm near Cuba, Kansas and passed away at Republic County Hospital on October 10th, 2018 at the age of 93 years, 2 months and 25 days.  After graduating from Munden High School in 1942, she obtained her teaching certificate from Kansas State University. She taught country school and also 1st and 2nd grades in Republic Kansas where she was affectionately called “Miss...

Mary Elizabeth Cerny, eldest daughter of Robert N. Davis and Minnie (Kolling) Davis, was born January 22nd, 1918 near Morganville, Kansas, and passed away on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 in Belleville, Kansas. She married Frank J. Cerny on December 24th, 1939 in Clay Center, Kansas, a marriage of 55 years. Mary graduated from Clay County High School in 1936, and attended the Kansas State Teacher’s College in Emporia. Mary taught school in Clay County, Kansas, prior to coming to Round...

Shirley June (Brown) Tiller, a loving wife, mom, wife, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter and aunt went into the Lord’s hands on Thursday September 13, 2018 at the age of 88 in Belleville, Kansas. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Belleville and Clay Center No. 180 Order of the Eastern Star. Memorial:  At her request, Mrs. Tiller was cremated. A memorial celebration will be held at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home on November 2, 2018 at 10:30 am. ...

  Carol Sue Boyer was born on February 3rd, 1946, in Glade, Kansas, to Harold and Naomi (Elliott) Towle. She was raised in the Glade, Kansas area, and attended Belleville Public Schools. In January 1964, she married Duane Boyer in Belleville, and to this union, two children were born. Carol lived her entire married life in Belleville with Duane, and she worked at various jobs, including the Kravemore Dinner Bell, Bel-Villa Hotel, Betty's Beauty Shop and MC Industries. She...

James A. Hill Jr. was born in Belleville, KS to James Hill and Emma (Washburn) Hill on August 30th, 1928, and 15 minutes later he had a companion, his twin brother Jack. While attending Belleville High School, he met Joyce Douglas, his wife of 67 years. During this time, he was active in many local community groups and in particular, he enjoyed serving on the North Central Kansas Free Fair Board as speedway and entertainment manager. A newspaper editor once asked Jim when he was getting...

Gerry LeRoy Scrivner was born in Belleville, Kansas on January 10th, 1958, and passed away August 26th, 2018 at his home in Snyder Nebraska, at the age of 60 years, 7 months and 16 days. Gerry served in the Kansas National Guard for 22 years before retiring. He loved to drive semis and ride Harleys. On September 7th, 1993, he married Jennifer Underwood in Belleville. He was survived by his wife: Jennifer Scrivner; children Chris (Destiny) Scrivner, Natosha (Sean) Swanson, Step Daughter...

Dwight Lee Richecky, 65, of Hays was born to Larry and Irene (Fisher) Richecky on August 17, 1953 in Belleville, Kansas and passed away on August 22, 2018. Dwight grew up in rural Cuba, Kansas on the farm. On March 22, 1975 he married Debra (Zurfluh) Richecky in Agenda, Kansas. To this union, two daughters and a son were born.  Throughout his life Dwight worked in many areas related to heating and air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical. His biggest joys and loves in his life were...