U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Obituaries Published Nov. 26, 1998
Lois Bills
Lois M. Bills, age 98, Burr Oak, died Friday at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato. Services were scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Northbranch Friends Church with the Revs. Paul Snyder and Brian Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Northbranch Cemetery. The Simonson-Williams Funeral Home, Red Cloud, is in charge of the arrangements.
She was the mother of David Bills, Greensboro, N.C., Ruth Stahl, Strong City and Mary Snyder, Burr Oak.
Margaret Hart
Margaret V. Hart, 83, of Jamestown, died Nov. 17 at Cheyenne Lodge, Jamestown. She was born Feb. 15, 1915, northwest of Jamestown to Peter Kaad and Ina Shoemaker.
She graduated in 1931 from Randall High School. She taught in rural schools in Jewell County before her marriage. She was married to Gerald R. Hart on May 17, 1936, and was a lifetime resident of the Jamestown and Randall communities. She had been a resident of Cheyenne Lodge Nursing Home since April 1, 1994.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and Cozy Corner Club, all of Jamestown. Also she was a 50-year member and past worthy matron of Port Chapter 55 Order of Eastern Star, Jewell, and served many years as a 4-H leader.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Hart, Jamestown; daughters Mrs. John MacVean (Sharon), Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Dean Stoskopf (Mary Anne), Hoisington; a son Robert, Ponca City, Okla.; a sister Mrs. Loraine Swenson (Loreita), Concordia; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
A son, Vaughn, and her parents preceded her in death.
Services were held Friday at the United Methodist Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Ralph Jones officiating. Burial was in St. Luke's Cemetery, Jamestown. Blachly & Buoy Funeral Home, Jamestown, were in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church of Jamestown.
Peter Smith
Peter Lawrence Smith, 96, second youngest and last surviving of 11 children of George Francis and Katherine Kahl Smith, was born Oct. 2, 1902, at the family farm southeast of Tipton. He and died Nov. 15 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit, Beloit.
He attended grade school in Tipton and high school in Cawker City, where he graduated with the class of 1920. He then attended the Salina Business College, graduating in 1922.
From 1922 to 1929 he worked for the Rothchild Clothing Company in Cawker City; then in 1929 he began what was to become a 45 -year tenure as a parts man for International Harvester dealers-hips. He worked for the Heinen Implement Company in Cawker City and Downs, and in 1934 transferred with P.J. Heinen to Jewell, where they established a new dealership. He continued with the Jewell dealership for 16 years. From 1950 to 1959 he worked for the Waugh Implement Company in Mankato.
In 1959, he returned to Jewell as parts manager where he remained until retirement in 1974.
He served as a member of the Jewell City Council in the 1940s.
A lifelong baseball fan, in the 1920s, he began pitching for the Cawker City town team. His younger brother, Gus was his catcher. He was known as a crafty left-hander with a wicked curve ball. He continued pitching for the Jewell town team until 1949.
On Nov. 26, 1940, he married Zona Butts at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Esbon. Three children were born to the couple, Lawrence Eugene, Mary Francis, and Linda Joyce. Their 56 years of their married life were in the Jewell and Mankato communities. They were among the original members of St. Theresa's Catholic Parish in Mankato.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Zona in 1996; brothers Joe, Philip, Lewis, Charles, John and Gus Smith; and sisters Anna Ochs, Florence Thull, Elizabeth Hake and Marie Hake.
Survivors include his children, Larry Smith, Mrs. John Snelgrove (Mary), and Mrs. Ed Perdue (Linda) five grandchildren; and a great grandson.
Services were held Thursday by Father Allen Scheer at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Mankato. A rosary on the eve of the funeral was led by Sister Stanislaus Porter. Interment was in the Jewell Cemetery, with Kleppinger Funeral Home of Jewell in charge of arrangements.
John Plowman
John E. Plowman, 95, died Oct. 22, at Evergreen Laurel Health and Rehabilitation Center in Laurel, Mont. He had been a resident there since mid-February of this year.
He had lived an active life up until recently. He was a member and elder of the Joliet Christian Church where he was song leader and sang in the church choir. He was a member and past master of Carbon Lodge of Joliet, Royal Arch of Red Lodge, Alderman Commandery and Al Bedoo Shrine in Billings. He played with the Al Bedoo Shrine Band for a number of years, was a member of Rock Rose Chapter 63 Order of Eastern Star of Columbus, the Kitchen Band of Joliet, Joliet Senior Citizens and the Joliet Lions Club.
The son of Eugene and Laura Plowman, he was born in northern Kansas on Jan. 31, 1903. He graduated from Jewell High School in 1920. He taught in rural schools in Kansas for 14 years. On April 22, 1925, he married Etta L. Kemmerer. They moved to Montana in 1943 where they farmed and ranched in the Joliet and Edgar-Prior areas with Harry and Mary Plowman until retirement in 1969. They moved into Joliet following retirement.
In 1997 he moved to Aspen View Retirement Home in Billings and lived their until moving into the Evergreen Laurel Nursing Home in February.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Etta, April 12, 1989; a daughter, Mary Jean Rowland; two brothers, Harry and Ray; and a sister, Mabel Bohnert.
He is survived by one son and wife, Ed and Gerri Plowman, Joliet; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Masonic memorial services were held Oct. 27 at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. His funeral was held Oct. 28 at Joliet Christian Church with intermenty in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Billings.
Larry Phillips
Larry W. Phillips, 61, of Solomon, died Oct. 31, at his home in Solomon. He was born Oct. 14, 1937, in Beloit, the son of Garrett and Dorothea (Braden) Phillips. He grew to manhood in the community of his birth and attended the local schools, graduating from Ionia High School in 1955.
He was married April 28, 1957, to Ferna Shoemaker in Mankato. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1995. They had resided in Jewell County prior to moving to Solomon in 1975. He was a journeyman electrician, had owned and operated Larry's Lectric Co. in Beloit, and was a board member of IBEW Union 661 since 1969.
He is survived by one son, Garrett, St. Charles, Mo.; two daughters, Diane Angelotti, Salina, and Ferna Louden, Alton, Ill.; and nine grandchildren. Also surviving are his parents Garrett and Dorothea Phillips, Ionia; two brothers, R. J. Phillips, Little River, and Terry Phillips, Scott City; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife and one granddaughter.
Services were held Nov. 13, at at the Ionia United Methodist Church in Ionia, with the Rev. Frank DeFisher officiating. Burial was in the Ionia Cemetery.
Mabel Frye
Mabel Sarah Frye, 103, of South Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 14, at a South Sioux City nursing home.
Services were at First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, with the Rev. Dale Jirousek officiating. Burial was in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Neb.
Mrs. Frye was born Sept. 16, 1895, in Somers, Iowa, the daughter of Verde H. and Lilly Mae (Amsden) Sprackin. She moved with her family to Woonsocket, S.D. as a child.
She married P.H. Lund on July, 4, 1914. She later married Frank Frye on July 26, 1922, in Woonsocket. The couple moved to Emerson in March 1923. They moved to South Sioux City in 1945. He died Sept. 22, 1954, in Sioux City.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church, St. Lukes Missionary Society, where she served as secretary and treasurer. Lakeview Extension Club, American Legion Auxiliary and a former member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Emerson. She was awarded the Good Neighbor Citation from Ak-Sar-Ben and the Omaha World-Herald in 1991 and the Person of the Month from First Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Ferne Combs, Superior, three grandsons, five great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Beulah Harris, Deerwood, Minn.; a brother, Gerald Spracklin, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers and a great-great-grandchild.
Dennis Hansen
Dennis Dee Hansen, 53, son of George L. and Ardeth D. Davidson Hansen, was born April 1, 1945, at Superior. He died Sunday at Brodstone Memorial Nuckolls County Hospital, Superior.
He attended Hardy Public School and graduated from Hardy High School with the Class of 1963. After graduation he joined and served with the Kansas National Guard.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Superior.
He is survived by his parents; a son, Richard Hansen, Kearney, two daughters, Mrs. Tim Mason (Jennifer), Kearney, and Mrs. Jim Christensen (Marcia), Otis, Colo; two brothers, Milan and Lee, both of Superior; and six grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m., Wednesday from the Megrue-Price Funeral Home Chapel, Superior, with the Rev. Arthur Taylor officiating.
Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.
