Merelyn “Mac” McCracken passed peacefully on Tuesday, January 3rd in Wichita, KS at the age of 84.  He was one of ten children born to ILO and Emma McCracken in Jewell, KS on February 13th, 1938.  The McCracken family settled northern KS as pioneers in 1870. Mac, an Army veteran, traveled the world settling in the Midwest where he excelled in professions such as truck driving, and construction work. His true passion was being a long-haul truck...

Doris Arlene Winkel Slate-Greene was born on March 10, 1933 in Glen Elder, Kansas to Lawrence and Irene Hummel Winkel. She passed away on January 3rd, 2023 at the age of 89. Doris was married to Vivian (Babe) Slate on July 7, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1992, after over 40 years together. To this union were born 4 sons and 3 daughters. On December 16, 2002, Doris was united in marriage to Norman Greene. They enjoyed 20 years of marriage. Our beloved Doris is remembered for...

Clarence Lee Chartier, 90 of Kearney formerly of Joplin, MO passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Kinship Point Northridge in Kearney Memorials are suggested to AsceraCare Hospice. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.  Clarence was born December 8, 1932 in Leavenworth, KS to Arthur L. Chartier, Sr. and Katherine L. (Cook) Chartier. He was raised in Leavenworth, KS and...

Rex Leland Henningsen was born in Limestone Township in Jewell County, northwest of Ionia on April 29, 1928. He was the fifth child of Emit and Elva (Conger) Henningsen. He died Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems, at the age of 94. Rex later moved and lived most of his childhood on a farm north of Ionia. He attended grade school one half-mile from his home at Center School. He graduated from Ionia High School in 1947 and lived with his dad on the...

Terry Moyer, age 58, entered into rest on Saturday, October 22, 2022, surrounded by his family in Salina, KS. He was born on February 20, 1964, in Ionia, Kansas to Wendell and Karen (Loomis) Moyer. Terry graduated from Jewell High School, class of 1982. He earned his Associates degree in criminal justice from Barton Community College in 1985. On July 20, 1985, he married Lois (Erickson) Moyer in Lindsborg, Kansas. They were blessed with four children, Scott, Steven, Seth and Stephanie. He...

Neva Irene (Stites) Shoemaker was born on August 19, 1928 on a farm northwest of Ionia, Kansas and passed away on October 13, 2022. Her parents were George Oscar and Helen Allene (Clark) Stites. She grew up on the farm where she was born and attended the first two years of grade school at the Livers Country School. Neva finished grade school and high school in Ionia, graduating from Ionia Rural High School in 1946. Neva married Harold Elwood Shoemaker on August 25, 1946 at the Methodist...

Calvin Lynn Bohnert, 72, died September 5, 2022 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas Calvin was born February 23, 1950, in Beloit, Kansas to Fred and Hazel Bohnert. He lived his entire life in the Jewell area, graduating from Jewell High School in 1968. He attended NCKVT school in Beloit, Kansas earning a degree in Farm Mechanics.in 1969. Calvin married Peggy Griffeth March 31, 1979. This union was blessed with three children, Joshua, Marla, and Tracy. Calvin took great pride...

Eleanor Rose (Postlewait) Scott, 88, went to eternity with our Lord and Savior on August 20, 2022. She passed away at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Born on November 25, 1933 in Pueblo, Colorado, Eleanor was the fifth child of seven and the second daughter of Cloyd C. and Mary M. Postlewait. Eleanor was a very social little girl. This served her well as she moved around a lot with her family. Eventually they settled back in Pueblo, and Eleanor attended elementary, middle,...

Lee Campbell Williams, age 74, Jewell, KS resident, passed away on July 21, 2022. He was born on Nov 4, 1947 in the Burrough of Buffalo, town of Flushing, New York. Lee spent most of his growing up years in Park Ridge, New Jersey, close to New York city where his father worked. Right out of high school Lee enlisted in the Air Force for four years, working heavy equipment in Viet Nam and the military base in Spain. After marrying his first wife in Spain, he came back to New Jersey where he...

Kenneth Wayne Garst, the son of Darrell L. Garst and Carrol (Modlin) Garst, was born October 29, 1951 in Mankato, KS and passed away on June 11, 2022 at his home at the age of 70 years, 7 months, and 14 days. He grew up in the Scandia, KS area, graduating from Scandia High School in 1969. He then attended and graduated from North Central Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School with an associate degree in the Heavy Equipment Operations Program. Kenneth worked for the Bureau of Reclamation...