Deaths

Gayle Rolofson

Gayle Lee Rolofson, 75, Hopkins, died Monday, December 25, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. He was born May 30, 1948, in Maryville, to Warren and Dixie Barnett Rolofson. He was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak Community High School in 1966. He attended college at Northwest Missouri State University,

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Roland Loch

Roland Earl Loch, 71, Pickering, died Thursday, December 21, 2023. He was born December 12, 1952, in Maryville, to Loren and Mary Louise Loch. On June 10, 1973, he married Mary Fine. Mr. Loch was an assistant manager for Wal-Mart for several decades and then a security officer for the State of Missouri and Iowa.

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Rev. Dr. Marjean Ehlers

Marjean Paula Potter Ehlers, 73, Overland Park, KS, formerly of Maryville, died Monday, December 18, 2023. She was born February 13,1950, in Emmetsburg, IA, to Paul and Irene Potter. She graduated in 1968 from Sioux Rapids, IA High School. She completed her first year of college at Morningside University, Sioux City, IA, and finished her

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Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Roland Williams, Jr, 76, Maryville, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Nodaway Healthcare Center, Maryville. He was born August 2, 1947, in Maryville, to Kenneth R. and Anna Alice Rodrick Williams. He was a graduate of Maryville High School. He was married to Vicki Powers. Mr. Williams owned and operated a lawncare business

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Mildred Deffenbaugh

Mildred Deffenbaugh, 100, Barnard, passed away December 13, 2023, at Oak Pointe Retirement Home in Maryville. She was born October 9, 1923. She was the daughter of Virgil Lee and Jennie “Annie” Long Kanatzar. She was born in Conception and lived most of her young life southwest of Maitland. She attended grade school at Pine

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Loretta Morris

Loretta Romaine Morris, 89, Mound City, formerly of Maryville, died Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Tiffany Heights Care Center, Mound City. She was born September 29, 1934, in St. Joseph, to Elizabeth Ellen “Bessie” King and John William “Jack” Chamberlin. She grew up in the St. Joseph, Bonner Springs, KS and Mound City areas. On

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Rick Hinkle

Rick Allen Hinkle, 57, Hopkins, formerly of Savannah and Maryville, died Thursday, December 14, 2023, at his home. He was born December 27, 1965, to Wilton and Patricia Carmichael Hinkle. He was a graduate of Savannah High School, Savannah. Mr. Hinkle was an auto technician at Boyles Motors and Meyers Motors for 27 years. He

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Jimmy Bodle 

Jimmy Dean Bodle, 65, died December 9, 2023, at his home. He was born October 14, 1958, in Kansas City, to Robert Eugene Bodle and Loretta Mills Patterson. He attended Nodaway-Holt School and graduated in 1976. In May of 1976, he joined the US Coast Guard where he was stationed in Oswego, NY, Marquette, MI

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Billy Shelton

Billy F. Shelton, 99, Maryville, died Monday, December 11, 2023, at Parkdale Manor. He was born October 25, 1924, in Burlington Jct, to Harry and MayRee Byers Shelton. He was a graduate of Horace Mann HighSchool, Maryville. On March 20, 1949, he married Deloris Hilsabeck in Maryville. She preceded him in death February 7, 2020.

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Mark Harvey

Mark E. Harvey, 58, Clearmont, died Friday, December 8, 2023, at his home. He was born on August 17, 1965, in Hiawatha, KS, to Don and Donna Harvey. He was a graduate of Sabetha High School, Class of 1984. He attended Flint Hills Technical College for HVAC graduating in 1993. Mr. Harvey was an electrician,

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