Obituaries

Oct 4, 2016

Emery W. Berry, 85, Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born May 9, 1931 in Russell County to William and Grace (Chenoweth) Berry.

Emery attended grade school in District 54 in Russell County and he was a 1949 graduate of Hoisington High School. Emery graduated from Kansas...

Oct 3, 2016

Alan K. Jurgensmeier, 29, Bennington, died Monday, October 3, 2016. He was born February 11, 1987 in Salina to Charles and Kristine (Wagner) Jurgensmeier.

Alan was a 2005 graduate of Bennington High School. He then attended DeVry University before enlisting in the Army Reserves. Alan served for eight years and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation...

Sep 25, 2016

Max E. Vass, 62, Minneapolis, died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home. He was born March 6, 1954 in Salina to Rex and Marthena Vass.

Max served in the United States Navy. In 1974, he was united in marriage with Katherine Crowl of Salina. Max was a former mail carrier and he most recently was a...

Sep 23, 2016

Mildred Gale (Campbell) Smith, 84, Minneapolis, died Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center Long Term Care. Gale was born August 8, 1932 in Osborne County, KS to Charles Clair "Jack" and Mary Evelyn (Spallinger) Campbell.

Gale attended school at Rocky Hill District #77 and was a graduate of Miltonvale High School. She then...

Sep 21, 2016

LeRoy Fred Windhorst, 96, Wells, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born March 22, 1920 near Wells to Fred and Grace (Kay) Windhorst.

His employment consisted of working for Glenn L. Martin Aircraft in Baltimore, MD and Beech Aircraft in Wichita. While in Wichita he met Maxine Baker and...

Sep 18, 2016

Verneda Belvill was born July 17, 1937 to Ralph Harris and Thelma Doering - Harris. She grew up north of Minneapolis on a farm with her siblings Bill, Beverly and Sheryl.

She graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1955. She married John Welch on July 17, 1955. They moved to Colorado where they had 3 children Renee,...

Sep 5, 2016

Leola J. Gruber, 92, Minneapolis, died Monday, September 5, 2016. She was born March 24, 1924 in Falun to Ernest and Alice (Walderstedt) Erickson.

Leola and Raymond J. Gruber were united in marriage on April 12, 1944. She was a homemaker and a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Salina.

She was preceded in...

Aug 23, 2016

Iva Mae Kibler, 78, Delphos, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in Salina. She was born January 14, 1938 in Delphos to Lloyd L. and Lila (Mauk) Smith.

Iva was a giving, caring, and loving person whose greatest joys were family, country music, and playing Bingo.

Iva graduated from Delphos High School. She married Charles...

Aug 17, 2016

Norma Jean Windholz, 82, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at her home. She was born November 11, 1933 in Salina to Ray and Stella (Percival) Doty.

Norma was united in marriage with Orval L. Windholz on October 15, 1951. To this union five children were born. Norma had several hobbies and interests but her favorite and...

Aug 17, 2016

E.L. "Bud" Hamilton, 102, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center. He was born November 2, 1913 in Ottawa County to Lloyd and Gertrude (Lott) Hamilton.

Bud and June M. Fox were married September 4, 1936 in Minneapolis. He was a lifelong farmer.

Bud was a former member of the...

Aug 16, 2016

Darrell Duane Pounds, 81, of Delphos died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas.

Darrell was born March 23, 1935 at the family farm in Cloud County, Kansas. He graduated from the Delphos High School in 1953. In the year of 1954, July 30, Darrell married his high school sweetheart, Janice Irene...

Aug 12, 2016

Kenneth Dale "Skeet" Jamison, 45, Delphos, died Friday, August 12, 2016. He was born March 10, 1971 in Concordia to Kenneth Ray and Shirley (Clark) Jamison. Skeet was well known to both family and the demolition derby community as the "go to guy". He loved to work on derby cars and spent timeless hours building and helping others. He...

Aug 7, 2016

Ruth Constance (Page) Scoggan, Minneapolis, was born August 24, 1923, near O'Neill, NE, the fourth of six children. She passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the age of 92.

Mrs. Scoggan married Harold D. Scoggan on May 28, 1942. She taught elementary school for 25 years and she acquired a Master's Degree.

Ruth was...

Aug 4, 2016

Addison Lee Roth, 22, Minneapolis, met Jesus Christ, her Savior, on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Addie was born April 23, 1994 in Greeley, CO to John and Cassie (White) Roth.

Addie was a 2012 graduate of Minneapolis High School. She then graduated in 2014 with honors from Butler County Community College where she was a member of...

Jul 23, 2016

Dorothy E. Muller, 90, Minneapolis, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center. She was born April 11, 1926 near Falun to Peter and Edith (Swanstrom) Peterson.

Dorothy was united in marriage with Victor R. Muller on June 22, 1947 in Lindsborg. She worked as a secretary for many years for the Soil Conservation...

Jul 21, 2016

Vicki L. Copple, 66, Minneapolis, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born December 21, 1949 in Enid, OK to Wendell and Marjorie (Wellman) Miller.

She was preceded in death by her parents and infant son Christopher.

Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Roger of the home; son...

Jul 20, 2016

Carolyn L. Henderson, 73, of Minneapolis, Kansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior July 20, 2016. She was born January 9, 1943 in Abilene, Kansas to Oliver Dean and Reva M. (Smith) Seymour.

She attended school in Solomon and Minneapolis and graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1961. On May 27, 1961 she was united...

Jul 14, 2016

Sidney W. Anderson, 78, Abilene, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born May 3, 1938 on the Anderson homestead in Griggs County, ND to G.B. and Clara N. (Evenson) Anderson of Binford, ND,

Sid moved to Minneapolis to live with Uncle Andy and Aunt Emily Anderson his freshman year....

Jul 8, 2016

Gladys Mayree Mangus, 97, Minneapolis, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. She was born April 24, 1919 in Liberty Township, Geary County, near Dwight, Kansas. Mayree was the only child of James Calvin and Gladys Mayree (Spangler) Mangus.

The family moved to Ottawa County in November of 1932 and she...

Jul 6, 2016

Ethel Knox, 79, Salina, was born in Syracuse, KS on February 9, 1937 and went to meet her Savior on Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

Ethel was a loving spouse, mother and grandmother who retained her humor and love of life and God to the end.

She was the Pastor and Co-founder of Faith Word Fellowship,...