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Georgia Kenyon

Georgia Kenyon

Oct 18, 2011

Georgia Kenyon, long time educator, died on Tuesday, October 18 at Republic County Hospital in Belleville. Kenyon was born Georgia May Griffith on May 15, 1926 in WaKeeney, Kansas, where she graduated from Trego County High School. After having a family of four children, Kenyon found her life's passion in...

Cayden Dunstan

Cayden Dunstan

Oct 15, 2011

Cayden Michael Dunstan earned his angel wings on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Cayden was born to Earl and Crystal (Henderson) Dunstan on September 17, 2009 in Belleville, Kansas. He was baptized at the Amana Lutheran Church in Scandia, Kansas on December 27, 2009. Cayden loved playing hide and seek, riding on the mule, the family farm dog, Blue. Most of...

Bessie Watson

Bessie Watson

Sep 7, 2011

Bessie Marie Watson, daughter of Dr. Claude and Ethel (Dooley) Parkhurst, was born July 4, 1916 at Wayne, Kansas. On Friday, September 2, 2011 was escorted to Heaven on the wings of angels to be with her Lord. She was 95 years of age. When she was very young, her parents moved...

Glen Strnad

Glen Strnad

Aug 15, 2011

Glen O. Strnad, 80, Munden, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Republic County Long Term Care, Belleville . He was born August 12, 1931, at the family home 3 � miles east of Munden. He was the third of eight children born to Bohumil Milek "B.M." and Lois Elizabeth ( Sanford...

Tony Hebert, Jr

Tony Hebert, Jr

Jul 25, 2011

Tony Phillip Hebert, Jr. was born September 5, 1957 at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was the son of Tony P. and Dorlene (Bedwell) Hebert, Sr. He was married to Denise Skocny of Cuba, Kansas on November 27, 1974. While together they had four boys, Phillip T., Jeffery F., Jonathan P., and Christopher...

Wayne Allen

Wayne Allen

Jul 20, 2011

Louis Wayne Allen, 79, passed from this life Wednesday, July 20, 2011 with his wife Rita and family members by his side at home. He was born September 5, 1931 in Courtland, Kansas to Lester and Nettie (Heisz) Allen. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Arletha...

John Vishnefske

John Vishnefske

Jun 29, 2011

John Arden Vishnefske, 82 years of age, of Belleville, Kansas died June 29, 2011 at Belleville Health Care Center. He was born June 29, 1929, on the family farm in Republic County, Kansas, the son of John H. and Olga (Brzon) Vishnefske. Johnie graduated from Belleville High School with the class of...

Melvin Birrell

Melvin Birrell

Jun 24, 2011

Melvin Robert Birrell, 89, of Belleville died Friday, June 24 at Republic County Hospital in Belleville.  He was born August 9, 1921 to Andrew and Lila (French) Birrell in Republic, Kansas.  He grew up on the family farm, and was called to service in the army at the start of World War II.  He went ashore on Omaha Beach...

Shirley Strnad

Shirley Strnad

Jun 17, 2011

Shirley Eugene Strnad, 78, Scandia died Friday, June 17, 2011 at the Republic County Hospital , Belleville . He was born August 17, 1932 at the family home in rural Munden. He was the fourth of eight children born to Bohumil Milek "B.M." and Lois Elizabeth ( Sanford ) Strnad. Shirley attended...

Lorna Zenger

Lorna Zenger

Jun 14, 2011

Lorna Lee (Chartier) Zenger, 96, passed from this life June 14, 2011.  She was born July 7, 1914 in Ames, Kansas to Ruth (Tuckerman) and Levi Cyr.  She was preceded in death by her husband Clayton Chartier in 1954 and her husband Wendell Zenger in 2002. Also preceding her in death was her father, Levi Cyr in 1949, mother Ruth Cyr in 1984, brothers Bryon Cyr in 2006, Creighton Cyr...

Sylvan Harris

Sylvan Harris

Apr 11, 2011

Sylvan Harris, age 89 of Courtland , Kansas , died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Republic county Hospital in Belleville , Kansas . He was born October 21, 1921 in Moreland , Kansas to Osborne and Cora (Swisher) Harris. Sylvan married Mary Niblock on May 24, 1942 at Moreland and they...

Faye Weaver

Faye Weaver

Apr 8, 2011

Faye Esteline Weaver passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Long Term Care Center in Belleville , Kansas at the age of 92 years. She was born September 4, 1918 to William and Orva (Tucker) Bullen at Belleville , Kansas . She was married to Clifford Clay Weaver on November 27,...

Lorene Simek

Lorene Simek

Apr 4, 2011

Lorene Violet Simek, age 90, died at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma on April 4, 2011. Lorene was the daughter of Lodis and Emma (Fisher) Kopsa. She was born on September 25, 1920 in Cuba , Kansas . She was an owner of a General Store in Cuba . Lorene worked as...

Velma Clark

Velma Clark

Mar 22, 2011

Velma Birrell Clark of Belleville , Kansas passed from this life Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Belleville Health Care Center having reached the age of 94 years. She was born May 9, 1916 in rural Republic County , Kansas to Andrew and Lila (French) Birrell one of four children. Velma was...

Elwin King

Elwin King

Mar 20, 2011

Elwin Theodore King, 85, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas , NV . Ted was born August 16, 1925, the son of Elwin Wesley and Bertha (Alexander) King in Concordia KS . Ted grew up in Concordia and enlisted in the Navy at age 17. While...

Evelyn Birrell

Evelyn Birrell

Mar 20, 2011

Evelyn L. Birrell, 84, of Belleville died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Belleville Care Center . She was born February 13, 1927 to Chris and Alpha (Birt) VerMaas in Roca , Nebraska . She attended Business College in Lincoln , Nebraska . She married Melvin R. Birrell on August 2, 1948 and...

Viola James

Viola James

Mar 3, 2011

Viola Bertha Johnson, daughter of Magnus and Amanda ( Linden ) Johnson, was born September 23, 1928 at Courtland , Kansas . Her family moved to the Miltonvale community where she attended public schools, graduating from Miltonvale High School in 1935 at the age of 16. She moved to Wichita and enrolled...

Craig Fees

Craig Fees

Feb 11, 2011

Craig Alan Fees, 51 years of age of Belleville, KS passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 11, 2011. He was born on June 27, 1959 in Concordia, KS to Donald and Phyllis (Cox) Fees. He lived in Concordia until 1971. Craig graduated from Milford High School, Milford, NE in 1977. He was united in marriage to Beverly...

Wilson Scott

Wilson Scott

Feb 8, 2011

Wilson H. Scott, 86 of Belleville , Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011. He was born October 13, 1924 in Belleville , the son of Vera (Hitchcock) and Everett Scott. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Richard, and sister, Virginia. He was the loving husband...

Shirley Skipton

Shirley Skipton

Jan 9, 2011

Shirley Jean Skipton, 78 of Rogers , Arkansas died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville , Arkansas . She was born February 24, 1932 in Belleville , Kansas , the daughter of Wesley C. Pelesky and Grace (Larabee) Pelesky. Shirley was known by family and friends as Jean....

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