Tony Foster
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...
William Smies
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. ...
Donald Housholder
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...
Diane Lobdell
Dec 23, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Diane E. Lobdell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Loren Blazek
Dec 18, 2013
Loren L. Blazek age 72 of Belleville passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in Salina, Kansas. He was born May 23, 1941 on a farm 4 miles west of Cuba, Kansas to Frank and Victoria (Shimek) Blazek. Loren completed his first eight grades at the Jefferson Grade School and then attended and graduated from Belleville High School in 1959....
Wayne Howard
Dec 7, 2013
Wayne R. Howard was born September 4, 1956 at Asheville, North Carolina the son of Joseph and Georgia (Ingle) Howard. He died unexpectedly Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home in Belleville, Kansas. He moved to Belleville several years ago. He worked for a newspaper publishing company. Survivors include his brother Forrest Howard and sister Sharon Howard. Family chose...
Ila Swartz
Dec 3, 2013
Ila Ellingson Swartz was born on August 1, 1919 to Arthur and Merlie (Summers) Ellingson in Kansas City, Missouri. When she was two weeks old, her family moved to a farm south west of Republic, Kansas. At age four the family moved into town and she has lived there since....
Lon Beneda
Nov 19, 2013
Lonnie D. Beneda, son of Ernest Beneda and Viola Benyshek was born December 2, 1943 at the Beiderwell Hospital in Belleville, KS. He passed on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in the Salina Regional Health Center at the age 69. Lonnie attended the Jefferson Center country school that was originally one mile south of the Beneda homestead on 220 Rd. ...
Donna Farrell
Nov 18, 2013
Donna Jean (Burandt) Farrell, daughter of Donald and Helen (Vishnefske) Burandt was born March 3, 1934 on a farm two miles outside of Scandia Kansas and died Nov. 18, 2013 at the Belleville Health Care Center in Belleville Kansas at the age of 79 years and 8 months. Donna attended Scandia Grade School and High School and graduated in...
Judy Vizner
Nov 10, 2013
Judith Faye Vizner, daughter of Jude and Betty (Snyder) Saip and step-daughter of Frank McCollum and Irene Saip, was born June 25, 1949 in Belleville, Kansas. She passed from this life Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. She was 64 years of age. Judy grew up in Belleville and graduated from Belleville...
Roman Swiercinsky, Jr.
Nov 8, 2013
Roman W. Swiercinsky, Jr., 82 went to be with our Lord on Friday, November 8, 2013. Roman was born September 27, 1931 and raised on a farm near Belleville Kansas the son of Roman and Blanche M. (Pachta) Swiercinsky, Sr. Roman graduated from Belleville High School in 1949. He served as a Civil Engineer for the U.S. Army in...
Glenwood Lundberg
Oct 30, 2013
Glenwood Leroy Lundberg, 83, Courtland, Kansas passed from this life on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Mitchell County Health Center. Glenwood, the youngest son of Fred Victor and Emmaline (Street) Lundberg was born June 11, 1930 near Courtland, Kansas. Glenwood grew up in the Courtland community and attended Center District #96 school near his home and attended one year...
Robert Yanish
Oct 22, 2013
Robert William Yanish, son of Paul and Rosalie Yanish was born February 21, 1925 at Maine Prairie, Minnesota. He passed from this life Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas. He was 88 years of age. Bob was a veteran of the United States Army during the end of WWII. Following his discharge, he...
Dale Frankamp
Oct 22, 2013
Dale Frankamp went home to be with our heavenly father on October 22, 2013. He was born May 8, 1936 in Scottsville, Kansas to Ernest and Daisy (Atwater) Frankamp. He grew up with five brothers and one sister and loved to entertain his family and friends with stories of his childhood and later adventures. At an early age, he...
Glenn Stensaas
Oct 17, 2013
Glenn “Shorty” Stensaas died at his home south of Norway Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the age of 79 years. He was born on the family farm near Norway, Kansas on September 5, 1934, the son of C.B. and Esther T. (Hammer) Stensaas. Shorty attended school at Fairview and graduated from Scandia High School. He was a lifelong farmer—liking...
Margaret Reed
Oct 16, 2013
Margaret Evelyn Reed, the daughter of Margaret Elizabeth (Ford) and William Roy Adams, was born January 16, 1921, at Oak, Nebraska. She departed this life on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the age of 92 years and nine months. Her family moved to a farm near Nora, Nebraska in 1930. She graduated from Nora High School in 1937 at...
Dona Fry
Oct 12, 2013
Dona Birdeen Fry, 82, died peacefully Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Alton, Illinois after a courageous battle against lung cancer with her children by her side. She was born July 24, 1931 near Narka, Kansas to Anton “Tony” and Evelyn (Craig) Dolezal, the second of 11 children. Dona attended Munden schools and graduated from Fairbury High School,...
Maggie Johnson
Oct 9, 2013
Margaret (Maggie) L. Johnson was born April 26, 1954 in Concordia, KS to Herbert and Ruth (Hampton) Christian. She passed from this life on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Sunset Home, Concordia, KS at the age of 59. Maggie graduated from Clyde High School in 1972 and then attended cosmetology school in Salina. Shortly after she married and had...
Robert Raney
Oct 2, 2013
Robert J. Raney, son of Robert P. and Estella C. (Gammon) Raney, was born August 31, 1924 in Luray, Kansas. He received his grade school education at Prospect country school. He attended high school at Luray and graduated in 1942. Robert joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. He was united in marriage...
Howard Killingbeck, Jr.
Oct 1, 2013
Howard Robert Killingbeck, Jr., son of Howard and Rosanna Killingbeck, was born August 28, 1942 at Michigan City, Indiana. He entered eternal life in Heaven Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas at the age of 71 years. He graduated from high school in 1960 and then served in the U.S. Air Force during...