Obituaries

Apr 7, 2021

The world has lost its kindest soul.

Warren Glen Applebee, born August 14, 1938 in Jewel, Kansas went home to be with his Lord April 7, 2021 in the comfort of his home in Cawker City, Kansas, after fighting a long battle with cancer.  Upon Warren’s departure from Earth, he was reunited with his parents, Edward and...

Apr 3, 2021

Jerry L. Collie, age 77, passed away at home on April 3, 2021. He was born on May 24, 1943 to E.O. and Stella Collie. Jerry was a hard worker and an exceptional salesman. He loved the Lord and had a passion for His creation. His favorite activities took place outdoors and he especially loved birds and bird watching....

Jan 11, 2021

Millie Carol Oplinger was born on Sunday, April 15, 1923, to Warren B. and Bertha Clark Oplinger, on the family farm east of Jewell, KS which was homesteaded by her grandfather Clark.  Carol departed this life on January 11, 2021, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS.  Carol was the youngest of three children.

Carol attended...

Dec 5, 2020

Johnnie Lee Birdsell, son of Dale Ellsworth and Geneva Knight Birdsell, was born January 14th, 1950 in Beloit, Kansas. He departed this life on December 5th, 2020 at his home near Mansfield, Missouri at the age of seventy years, ten months and twenty-one days.

John married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Jo Huff on May 31st, 1969...

Oct 3, 2020

Robert Royal Cook of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on October 3, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi, Manhattan. Robert (Bob) was born midwinter, December 29, 1928 in Jewell County, KS on the farm his grandfather homesteaded, to parents Albert Elmer Cook and Lula Inscho Cook. The second youngest of nine children, he arrived in a world heading into global depression...

Aug 3, 2020

Marjorie June (Nelsen) Hulbert of Mankato Kansas, died August 3, 2020 at the Mitchell Country Hospital. She was born on July25, 1936 to Hans Andrew and Mildred Ethel (Fringer) Nelsen. She was born in Burr Oak, Kansas.

Marjorie graduated from Bur Oak High School, Class of 1954. Marjorie married Myron Eugene Hulbert on July 18, 1953 in...

Aug 2, 2020

Barbara B. King, formerly of Mankato, KS, passed away on August 2, 2020 in Richardson, TX. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 26, 1930. Barbara attended Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. After moving to El Paso, Texas in 1961, she developed a love for playing bridge and achieved the rank of Life Master.

She...

May 19, 2020

Karen F. Thompson McIntyre was born February 6, 1939 in Lakin, KS to Leonard and Kathryn Davis Thompson.  She went home to her Heavenly Father on May 19, 2020.

Karen grew up on the family farm at Ulysses, KS and also lived in Ulysses when the family moved off the farm.  After high school, she went to...

Apr 10, 2020

Brian Lloyd Williams passed away on April 10, 2020, at the age of 47 at his dream home in Jewell, Kansas. He was born June 2, 1972, in Beloit, KS to Eldon “Bub” and Pamela “Pam” (Holdren) Williams. Brian was a lifetime resident of Jewell County, growing up in Jewell and graduating from Jewell High School with the Class...

Mar 24, 2020

Ronald Eugene Menhusen, Jewell, KS was born August 28, 1936 near Jewell, KS to Benard and Mildred (Hitz) Menhusen.  He died March 24, 2020 in Salina, KS.  Ron is survived by his wife Linda, of the home, his daughter, Jennifer Haddon of  Mitchell, South Dakota, two grandsons Joseph Haddon and Malachi Haddon also of South Dakota and two brothers,...

Mar 3, 2020

Dorothy Mae (Henningsen) Borger, the third child of Emit and Elva Henningsen, was born in rural Limestone Township on her family’s farm November 16, 1922. She released the world and accepted Jesus’ invitation to her heavenly graduation shortly after midnight on March 3, 2020, at the age of ninety-seven years, three months, and sixteen days.  After many years of...

Feb 15, 2020

Miola Louise Griffeth passed away February 15, 2020 at the age of 93 at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, Kansas. She was born September 2, 1926 to Albert Daniel and Irene May (Wise) Shane on a farm north of Cawker City, Ks.

Miola attended 1st through 8th grade at country schools north and east of Cawker City, Ks, then...

Feb 3, 2020

Frank A. Diemart Jr was born April 27th, 1945 in Newton, KS. He passed away February 3rd, 2020 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS under the loving care of his Doctors and Nurses. He resided in Ionia, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents; Frank A. Diemart Sr. and Hazel (Ledbetter) Diemart, Brothers Rick, Jim,...

Nov 16, 2019

Charlotte Maxine (Johnson) Kissinger, age 93, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, KS after having lived a long and fulfilling life. Maxine was born to Earl and Esther Johnson on November 12, 1926 in Smolan, KS. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Donald.

She was married to Karl Kissinger...

Jul 26, 2019

Ronald Allan Zentz was born August 15, 1940 to Robert A. Zentz and Marie Gayle (Tarvin) Zentz near Jewell, KS.  He passed into the arms of Jesus surrounded by his beloved family on July 26, 2019 at the Salina Regional Hospital, Salina, KS.

Ron grew up on the farm east of Jewell and attended Jewell schools graduating...

Jun 27, 2019

Janice S. Broadbent, Jewell, KS resident, died June 27, 2019 at the Resident Care Center, Beloit, KS at the age of 80. She was born August 13, 1938, the daughter of Morris Hipolite & Marjorie (Davidson) Hipolite. She was the retired owner of the Tasty Freeze at Jewell. Survivors include her husband: Jerry Broadbent - Jewell, KS; Terry Lee...

Jun 16, 2019

Dawna I. Green, Randall, KS resident passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Beloit, KS. She was 85. Dawna was born Dec. 1, 1933 at Randall, KS, the daughter of Ralph Ray Clawson & Beulah  Margerite (Hutchens) Clawson. She was a 1955 graduate of Randall High School. She attended college at K.S.U., Kansas Wesleyan University,...

Jun 16, 2019

Rex Edward Headrick was born February 6, 1923 on his grandfather’s homestead in the Olive Hill Community of northern Jewell County.  He was the fourth child of Clyde Edward and Ethel Mae Warren Headrick.  He had two older brothers, Wayne and Omar, and an older sister Doris.  A younger brother, Wendell, completed the family.

The Headrick family...

Feb 12, 2019

Steven C. Holdren, Peabody, KS & formerly from Jewell, KS passed away February 12, 2019 at rural Peabody, KS at the age of 67. He was born February 25, 1951 at Concordia, KS, the son of Charles Holdren & Roberta (Elniff) Holdren. He was a retired truck driver. He was a graduate of Jewell H.S. class of 1969 &...

Feb 2, 2019

Earl Leo Varney, 93, passed away Feb. 2, 2019. He was born April 10, 1925 to Halbert “Bert” Varney and Edith (Rathbun) Varney in Jewell. He attended grade school at Bryant School #152. He attended Jewell High School and graduated in 1943. He was engaged in farming with his father and eventually took over the family farm.

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