Obituary Listing

Oct 24, 2019

Betty J. Miller, age 96, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia.  She was born on Dec. 2, 1922 in Concordia, KS to Jacob A. & Bertha M. (Scott) Thompson.

Betty was one of eight girls.  She graduated from Concordia High School in 1940  She married Ernest L. Miller of...

Oct 16, 2019

Bennie "Jr." Workman, age 66, died Wed., October 16, 2019 at Republic County Hospital, Belleville, KS.  He was born on Nov. 30, 1952 to Bennie E. & Eva E. (Ramseyer) Workman.

Jr. attended Concordia schools.  He worked for Fief Sand Co., later Alsop Sand Co. from 1975 until his retirement in 2003 as...

Oct 14, 2019

Sister Geraldine Kokenge died October 14, 2019, at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia.  She was 91 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years.  She was born in St. Benedict, KS, on February 26, 1928, to Lawrence and Frances Rilinger Kokenge, the second of five children, and was baptized Geraldine Mary Ann. ...

Oct 14, 2019

Sister Nancy Meade died October 14, 2019 at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS.  She was 80 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 60 years.  She was born in Abilene, KS, on December 10, 1938 to Cornelius and Minnie Lake Meade, the youngest of six children, and was baptized Nancy Helen.  She entered the Sisters...

Oct 11, 2019

Helen I. M. Hansen, age 89, died Friday, October 11, 2019 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia.  She was born on December 26, 1929 in Rural Concordia, KS to Reuben L. & Mary (Andersen) Hansen.

Helen graduated from Concordia High School in 1948. She received her Bachelor's degree from Emporia State Teachers College and...

Sep 11, 2019

Jean A. Wilcox, age 77, of Concordia, KS, entered into rest on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.  She was born on August 31, 1942 in Westmoreland, KS to Glenn and Helen (Stevenson) Gordon.

She was a 1960 graduate of Wamego High School. She married...

Sep 9, 2019

Gerald L. Jones, age 81, entered into rest on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Nicol Home, Inc., in Glasco, Kansas.  He was born January 3, 1938 in Norway, Kansas to John E. and Frances M. (Knocke) Jones

Gerald was a 1955 graduate of Concordia High School.  Gerald also attended Ft. Hays State University for 1 year.

Sep 3, 2019

Michael G. Yaksich, formerly of Concordia, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Inlet Beach, Fla., on September 3, 2019. Loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend.

Mass of Christian burial will be at the same time as his mother's (Odella Yaksich) at 10:00 a.m. Sat., June 12, 2021, at Our Lady...

Sep 3, 2019

Arlene L. Bray, age 73, of Concordia, left this earthly life on Tuesday, September 03, 2019 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia.  She was born on Feb. 14, 1946 in Scandia, KS to Reynold A. & Luella M. (Buthman) Nystrom.

She graduated from Scandia High School and then Brown Mackie College.  She married...

Sep 2, 2019

Billie Lee Jackson, age 95, of Concordia, died Monday, September 02, 2019 at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS.  He was born on April 30, 1924 to John E. & Essley F. (Monroe) Jackson

He married June F. Vanek on Jan. 21, 1945 at the Concordia First United Methodist Church.  To this union...

Sep 1, 2019

Bonnie L. Ferguson, age 87, left this earthly life on Sunday, September 01, 2019 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, KS.  She was born on November 17, 1931 in Mankato, KS to Harvey R. & Sadie M. (Everson) Renner.

Bonnie was a graduate of Mankato High School in 1949 and later from Kansas...

Aug 30, 2019

Margaret Berniece Balch was born October 10, 1919 to Theron (Jim) and Agnes Nelson Balch on the Balch Homestead west of Formoso, KS in Jewell County.  Margaret went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 30, 2019 at the age of  99 years.

Margaret grew up on the family...

Aug 29, 2019

Lee "Mose" E. Bergstrom, age 93, of Clyde, KS, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia.  He was born on April 25, 1926 on a farm near Brantford, KS to Henry L. & Ethel M. (McCracken) Bergstrom.

Lee attended Weaver school until 1938 when the family...

Aug 17, 2019

Brian K. Johnson, age 46, entered into rest on Saturday, August 17, 2019 in Concordia, Kansas. He was born on November 15, 1972 in Belleville, Kansas to Karl and Donita (Hughes) Johnson.

Brian was a 1991 graduate of Concordia High School.

Brian enjoyed riding his motorcycle and most of all spending...

Aug 8, 2019

Lucile M. Cyr, age 92, of Clyde, passed away at home on Thursday, August 8, 2019. She was born October 31, 1926 in Emily, Minnesota, to Glen and Myrtle (Chenevert) Hite, the second youngest of five children.

She married Virgil G. Cyr on July 16, 1947. They first made their home...

Aug 4, 2019

Cylus A. Johnson, age 83, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at his residence rural Concordia, Kansas.  Cy was born September 6, 1935 to Albert and Elsie (Chapman) in rural Salina, Kansas.

He was a 1953 graduate of Kip High School, Kip, Kansas.  He served in the Army National Guard for 10...

Aug 4, 2019

Steve L. Runyan, age 67, entered into rest on Sunday August 4, 2019 at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on December 22, 1951 in Boone, Iowa, to Glenn and Doris (Markey) Runyan.

Steve was a Vietnam War Veteran serving two tours.  He was wounded in combat and was a...

Aug 1, 2019

Barbara Jean (Holbert) Johnston, age 87, of Concordia, Kansas, entered into rest on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Sunset Home Inc., Concordia, Kansas.

Barbara was born at home, in rural Aurora, the twin daughter to Fred and N. Winona (Larson) Holbert on January 30, 1932.  She attended Dist. 62 Cottonwood Grade School for...

Jul 30, 2019

Nancy Eileen Duvall, age 66, Concordia, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 30, 2019,  at Mount Joseph Senior Village.  She was born on May 21, 1953 in Beloit, KS to Earl and Florence (Wenger) Perry.

Nancy attended Beloit schools during her younger years.

Nancy married Phillip Duvall on August...

Jul 29, 2019

Greg Whitney, 65, died July 29, 2019 at North Idaho Hospice in Coeur D Alene, Idaho.

Greg was born in Concordia and attended elementary and High School. After the death of his father,John J. Whitney, Greg and Elnora moved from Houston, Tx to Scottsdale, Az. While in Scottsdale Greg worked at Bashas' grocery...