Josephine Belle McNamara, 89, of Milford, KS, passed away on November 7, 2019.  Johnson Funeral Home is assisting the family with burial arrangements.

Burial services are pending.

Memorial contributions are suggested to donors organization of choice.

Josephine was born on August 23rd, 1930 in Ingleside, Illinois, to James and Bertha (Ott) Kirby. She attended school in North Chicago, Illinois. After high school, she was married to Nicolas Peters in 1949. They had 6 children: Sandra, Sheila, Daniel, Garrett, Yvonne, Robert, and Kelly. She stayed at home to raise her children until 1971.

Josephine worked at Wisconsin Envelope and Culligan. In 1986 she married Ron (Mac) McNamara and moved to Milford, Kansas. They have a small farm raising beef cattle which she thoroughly enjoyed helping maintain. She met many new friends in Kansas. She developed her love for baking when she moved to Kansas: cakes, banana bread, and fudge. She would send baked goods back home to her kids, even all the way to Hawaii. She was known for her fudge and banana bread. At Christmas, it was nothing for her to make 100 pounds of fudge to give away. It didn’t matter if you were the banker, cable company, garbage man, meter reader, mail carrier, DS&O Electric of Solomon, KS, and let’s not forget the fire stations too. You were getting fudge. She also had a signature dish she cooked; her fried pork chops and gravy.

She loved going to Cracker Barrel and the sale barn where she was affectionately known as “Miss Jo”. She was kind to everyone and loved making people happy.

She will be deeply missed by all.

She is survived by her loving family: husband Mac; 5 of 6 of her children, her three daughters, Sandra L. (Wayne) Tamashiro of Honolulu, HI, Sheila K. (Jim) Hanson of Beach Park, IL , and Yvonne (Andrew) Snider of Inman, SC; her two sons, Robert (Mynda) Peters of Manhattan, KS, and Kelly Peters of Kenosha, WI; her eight grandsons, Travis Tamashiro, Scott Diggs, Timothy (Leann) Diggs, Justin (Desiree) Diggs, Matthew Peters, Jacob (Liz) Snider, Jared (Izzy) Snider, Garrett DeVoe; her five granddaughters, Brenda Diggs, Rebecca Peters, Lauren Peters, Emma Peters, and Chivaughnne (Charlie) Zorc; her 20 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; her three sister-in-laws, Jean Kirby of Desoto, WI, Marylan Kirby of Burlington, WI, and Dorothy Richardson (her best friend and dancing partner) of Round Lake, IL; and a host of loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Garrett Peters (1979), her parents, and her 5 brothers, James, William, Arthur, Eugene, and Robert Kirby.

Bernice Baresel Munson, age 98, passed away on November 6, 2019. Bernice was born June 16, 1921 at the Baresel home near Clarks Creek in eastern Geary County and was the daughter of Edward and Victoria (Kramer) Baresel. Bernice and her four sisters loved learning. When she was five, Bernice entered first grade at Wetzel one room School. She completed grades 1–6 in five years and attended 7th and 8th grades at Berry School, also a one room school, where she graduated at age 11. She was an honor graduate among the 8th graders from Geary County Rural Schools in 1933.

Throughout her childhood Bernice and her sisters were active participants in the Baresel Family Dairy operation where they milked cows twice daily. From age 12 to 15, while Bernice attended Junction City High School, she drove the truck full of milk cans to town each day after completing the morning milking and other chores. She excelled at her studies. She graduated from Junction City High School in 1937 and immediately began doing secretarial work and bookkeeping for the Junction City Cheese Company and the Dwight Dairy Products Company—work that she continued until her marriage.

On October 12, 1941, Bernice married Ralph Munson at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Geary County. In February of 1942, the couple moved into their newly constructed home located six miles west of Junction City on Highway 40. Bernice lived in that home for 68 years. In this home, Bernice and Ralph reared three children and both worked actively on the farming operations. Bernice took the lead in financial record keeping and in managing data on the purebred Angus herd. She raised chickens, sold eggs, raised and preserved fruit and vegetables, drove grain trucks during harvest, and was active in the community. She taught generations of 4-H members how to construct beautiful garments, how to give speeches and demonstrations, how to select crop samples for the fair, and how to prepare quality baked items. Bernice was a great baking coach who credited her sister-in-law Jo Munson with teaching her how to prepare food when she was first married. Bernice was a long time leader in the Geary County Extension Homemakers Unit, was a dedicated 4-H leader, and served on the Highland Cemetery Board.

Bernice was a woman of faith. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at St Paul’s Lutheran Church. She joined the First Presbyterian Church of Junction City when she married. She served the Presbyterian Church in many capacities. She served as a church Elder, as head of the Administration Committee, was a leader in Presbyterian Women’s activities, chair of the kitchen committee, and helped with church stewardship drives.

Bernice was preceded in death by her husband Ralph and her sisters Mae Baresel Ascher and Marie Baresel Jorns. She is survived by two sisters, Ruth Baresel Gfeller of Chapman and Irma Baresel Sjo of Manhattan; three children Charles and Deanna Munson and Robert and Christine Munson of Junction City and Virginia and Tom Moxley of Council Grove. Her grandchildren are Michelle Munson and Serban Simu, Amy Moxley Westfahl and Jerrod Westfahl and David and Laura Munson, Sara Munson Girard and Nathan Girard, Angela Moxley Wiltz and Andy Wiltz, and Michael and Lindsey Munson. She is also survived by twelve great grandchildren: Aidan and Kieran Simu; Eden, Cade, and Isaac Westfahl; Camilla Munson; Austin and Ella Girard; Sydney and Rhett Wiltz, and Morgan and Dylan Munson.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 2:00-4:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church, 113 W 5th St, Junction City, Kansas. The funeral service will be Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church with burial afterward in Highland Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Junction City or Highland Cemetery in Junction City.

Donald Lee Renner, age 85 of Manhattan, passed through Heaven’s gates on November 3, 2019 at the Leonardville Nursing Home.

He was born on November 17, 1933 in Riley, the son of Orley and Gladys (Heller) Renner.  He graduated from Leonardville High School in 1951.

He was a member of the Fairview Presbyterian Church, a charter member of Leonardville Lions Club and spent time as a volunteer firefighter in the Leonardville community.  He cared for his parents in their latter years until their passing.

Donald loved his family farm and was a farmer most of his life.  He continued to commute to his farm after moving to Manhattan to live with his wife, Nola Jean Renner, whom he married on May 4, 1996.

He loved sports, being an avid follower of the Kansas State Wildcats, Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals.  He was also a part of the Wildcat Lanes bowling league for many years.

Donald is survived by his wife, Nola Jean Renner of Manhattan; stepsons, Steven Hosler (Mary) and Paul Hosler; stepdaughters, Tamara Smith (Joseph) and Bridget O’Brate (Gary O’Brate); step grandchildren, Colleen McConnell (Kevin), Jessica Flunder (Phalton), Dalton Smith and Duncan O’Brate; step great grandchildren, Miles McConnell, Marshall McConnell and Phalton Joseph Flunder; sister-in-law, Dolores Renner and nieces and nephews, Rick Renner, Jeanie Baughman, Bob Renner (Desiree) and Elaine Fetters (JP).

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Gene Renner. Donald also loved his farm dog and longtime companion Toto, who passed away several years ago.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. November 14, 2019 at the Fairview Presbyterian Church with Rev. D. Erich Schwartz officiating.  The family will receive friends on November 13, 2019 from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.

Alice Rose (Lintz) Pauley, 77, of Wamego, Kansas passed away at her home Monday, November 4, 2019.

She was born January 1, 1942 in Wamego, Kansas the daughter of Julius John Lintz and Venus (Fleming) Lintz. Alice attended St. George schools and graduated from St. George High School.  She worked at several jobs before starting work at the Kansas State University Animal Sciences Department, where she worked over 30 years until retiring in 2010. Alice lived on her family farm almost all of her life. She loved her dogs and horses, and loved riding her horses from the time she was a young child.

She is survived by two daughters: Diane Haffener who was Alice’s loving caretaker for years and years, and her husband Randy Peacock of Wamego, and Rose Marie Kempher of Louisville, KY; two sons: John Pauley (Anna Li), San Francisco, CA, Brian Scott Pauley (Madeline) of Dallas, TX; two sisters: Sharon Bonawitz, Manhattan, KS, and Linda Newman of Wamego; 6 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Julie Cates.

A funeral service for Alice will be held on Saturday, November 9^th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego with burial following in the St. Bernard Cemetery. Family will greet friends during a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. until time of the service.

Mildred Ruth (Socolofsky) Lindholm. 95, of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on November 4, 2019.

Mildred was born in Marion, Kansas March 17, 1924, to Abraham and Mary (Reneau) Socolofsky. She graduated from Manhattan High School in 1942. She then graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Home Economics in 1946.

On June 8, 1947, she married the love of her life, John C. Lindholm, at the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, Kansas. They honeymooned in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado thus starting a lifelong love of travel. They lived and worked in Egypt and the Fiji Islands, and traveled all over the world visiting countries on all the continents except Antarctica. Highlights include the Holy Land, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, cruising the Panama Canal and visiting their ancestral lands of Russia, Germany, and Sweden. In their extensive travels around the United States, they visited people and places in all 50 states. Together they had four children.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, belonged to the United Methodist Women, the UMW Current Issues Group, Peacemakers Sunday School Class and served on various other committees. She was active in the KSU Social Club and P.E.O. Sisterhood.

Mildred is survived by her husband of more than 72 years, John; three daughters, Martha (Michael) Milleson of Leavenworth, Kansas; Susan (John) Harrington of Leavenworth, Kansas; Barbara (Randall) Angell of Bothell, Washington; her son John (Debra) Lindholm, of Houston, Texas; 4 grandchildren, Adam (Thao) Harrington of Glastonbury, Connecticut; John Michael (Erin) Ludwig of Wichita, Kansas; Valerye Milleson of Fairfax, Virginia; Caryn (David) Smith of Shawnee, Kansas and 7 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers, Homer Socolofsky and Marion Socolofsky, and her sister, Dorothy Graham.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Community Room at Meadowlark Hills on November 16 at 10:30 AM. A visitation and reception will follow. Interment will be at a later date at the Kansas Veteran’s Cemetery, Fort Riley.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either the Mildred and John Lindholm Scholarship Fund at KSU or the First United Methodist Church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Carlson’s Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation.

Mildred Carson, 97 died November 4, 2019, at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, Kansas.  Mildred Alexander was born November 15, 1921, to Fred and Effie Gentry Alexander in Lyon County, just over the Morris-Lyon County line.  Mildred and William L. (Bill) Carson were married December 2, 1939, in Council Grove and had three daughters, Donna Kay, Sharon, and Bea.

Survivors are daughters, Sharon (Larry) Caley of Stafford and Bea (LaVern) Koepsel of Wilsey; five grandchildren: Corinna (Mike) Doyle of Shawnee, Cindy (Doug) Jensen of  Council Grove,  Alan (Lora) Koepsel of Council Grove, Craig (Jo) Caley of Stafford,  Rhonda (Eric) Auchard of Council Grove; ten great grandchildren: Tyler Jensen, Alyson Caley, Grant Doyle,  Erica Auchard,  Jodi Jensen,  Levi Koepsel,  Ethan Doyle,  Mason Auchard,  Sara Koepsel, and Shawna Duvall; brother Fay C. (Alex) Alexander of Mineola, TX; nieces and nephews.

Preceding Mildred were her parents; husband in 1988; infant daughter, Donna Kay; brothers Joe (Siama) Alexander, George (Dorothy) Alexander, Fred (Nera) Alexander, infant Russell Leland and a baby brother; sisters Vera (Don) Campbell, Ellen (Charles Jr) Morrison; sister-in-law Sybil Alexander; granddaughter- in- law Kimberly Caley.

Mildred was baptized at Wilsey Christian Church as a teenager.  She attended country school in Canning Creek area and high school in Wilsey.  She worked at Morris County Hospital for 22 years as a nurse’s aide and ward clerk enjoying many friendships formed there.  When the girls were young, she worked with Girl Scouts. She and Bill loved fishing and hunting.  They also enjoyed traveling and made many trips to California to visit brothers and sister.  It would be impossible to describe Mildred’s interests without talking about bingo and the friends made there that the family refers to as bingo buddies.  At one time, she would drive by herself and her bingo friends would also take her for which we are grateful.  She was always more than willing to treat others as family.

The service will be at Sawyer Funeral Home, Council Grove, Kansas, Monday, November 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.  Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery.  Mildred requested wearing casual attire.  Memorials may be made to the Council Grove Senior Center.

Casey Ray Sherwood born November 26, 1992 to Daniel and Valerie Sherwood passed away November 2, 2019 in Council Grove, aged 26.

Casey was raised in Alta Vista, KS attending Prairie Heights School. He spent many years playing alongside his cousins at their grandparents and hearing the golden rule read by his grandmother. He attended high school in Council Grove where he met many lifelong friends.

He worked for Hold’em Fence Company for several years where he learned how to weld, pour bunks, and win slap bets. He made many memories as an over the road welder and built strong relationships with co-workers who became close friends. He took the knowledge he learned and moved careers as a MIG Welder at Caterpillar in Wamego. It was an achievement he was very proud of and of course he built friendships quickly as he was prone to do.

He loved Busch Light, shooting guns, motorcycles, loud music and spending time with his many friends. His biggest love however, was his wife Lynessa. Casey and Lynessa’s paths crossed three different times before officially meeting at a house party, he stole a kiss and from there they were inseparable.  Life even tried to pull them apart, but their love was strong and they fought through it, coming back together stronger than ever. They were united in marriage on June 9, 2018. To hear Casey speak of Lynessa was to look love square in the eye. She was his world, his love, his sweetness. Casey lived life fast and loud. He had a passion for motorcycles and had recently gotten his “pride and joy” Harley, that could be heard from blocks away and sometimes at 3am, as he sat in the garage revving the engine just to hear it roar. If there were friends and cold beer Casey was there. He enjoyed country cruises and shooting doves off the wires. If he got a call asking to help drag a dead deer off the road, out the door he went. He took up hunting in the last year and spent countless hours with his brother and best friend scouting spots and talking about how to perfectly take down a big buck, which he did right under his brothers nose, and boy was he proud. He loved children and they flocked to him. Nothing made him laugh more than hearing a child say their first cussword.

To say he had a heart of gold is an understatement. He constantly was doing good deeds under the radar and if you caught him doing a good thing he shrugged it off because he never did it for affirmation.

Casey is going to leave a huge hole in his community. His friends and loved ones will always feel that hole, and how lucky we are to have been able to know him.

He was preceded in death by his sister Savannah Sherwood, and grandparents: James Wyatt, Harvey P. Myers, John Parks, and mother-in-law Gwen Weaver.

Casey is survived by his beloved wife Lynessa; mother Valerie Sherwood; father and step-mother Daniel and Barb Sherwood; grandmother Margaret Wyatt; brothers Daniel Sherwood and wife Alica, Buck Sherwood and wife Amber, step brother Alex Mendoza; father-in-law Earl Weaver; brother-in-law Matthew Weaver; nephews Jaxon, Jeric, Linkin, Thorin; niece Sophia; aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends.

A Celebration of Casey’s life will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 9th at Lull Meadows, Council Grove, Kansas.