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The Superior Express -- Jewell County Record Obituaries
This Week:
Susan D. Harding, Ronald L. Utter, Marla Ostrander, Iris Ozmun, Marjie Jean Frasier, Gary Fuller, Evelyn Steier, Lawrence "Larry" Dane
Susan D. Harding
Susan Harding, 37. died last Wednesday at South Bend,
Neb.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Ritterbush. Survivors
include her husband, Scott; son, Alex; mother, Mrs. Larry Stevens
(Jan), Omaha; a sister, Mrs. Bill Anthony (Vicki), Bellevue; a
brother, Scott Ritterbush, Davenport, Iowa; 15 nieces and nephews;
and many aunts and uncles including Mrs. Mike Combs (Sharon),
Superior.
Her funeral was held last Wednesday at Bethany Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment was in Bellevue Cemetery.
Ronald L. Utter
Ronald Lester Utter, 70, Salina, died Friday. He was born Jan.
27, 1939, in Mankato, the son of Earl and Tory (Arbuckle) Utter.
He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of Ray Avenue Baptist
Church, Salina.
On July 4, 1969, he was married to Donna Marie Hundley. Survivors
include his daughters, Pam Bellm and Debbie Utter, both of Salina,
and Leslie Willits, Wichita; sons, Bill and James Clark, both
of Salina, and Brian Disney, Arizona; a brother, Richard Utter,
Hastings; 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Donna Utter; a son, David Clark;
and a grandson, Blake Clark.
His funeral was held Wednesday at Ray Avenue Baptist Church.
Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, Salina, was in charge of arrangements.
Marla Ostrander
Marla Ostrander, 39, of Hampton, died Saturday, at Memorial Hospital,
Aurora, Neb.
Her funeral was held Tuesday at Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora.
Deanna Disney officiated.
Marla Kay Ostrander, the daughter of Ronald L. and Gloria J.
(Disney) Sharp, was born in Fort Riley, Kan., on June 17, 1970,
She grew up in Grand Island. Marla attended Seedling Mile, Barr
Junior High and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1988.
Marla worked as a nanny in Colorado for a year and then returned
to work at various nursing homes in Nebraska as a certified nursing
assistant and medication aide
She married Gerald Ostrander on Jan. 2, 2007. She retired in
2008 because of illness.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother and paternal
grandparents.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Ostrander of Hampton; a
daughter, Shayna Sharp, Hampton; parents, Ron and Gloria Sharp
of Grand Island; sisters, Mrs. J.T. Harris (Mary) and Mrs. Gaylan
Friesen (Veronica), both of Hampton; and her grandfather, Ben
Disney, Superior.
Iris Ozmun
Iris Ruth Ozmun, 62, Topeka, died Sunday, after a courageous
battle with multiple myeloma. She was born March 26, 1947, in
Superior, the daughter of Stanley E. and E. Lucile (Butts) Ozmun.
Survivors include her mother, Lucile Ozmun, Jewell; a brother,
Ralph Ozmun, Morristown, Tenn.; and a sister, Mrs. Ken Thompson
(Carole), Broken Arrow, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her father, Stanley Ozmun; her paternal
grandparents, Ward and Ruth Ozmun; and maternal grandparents,
Rueben and Mary Butts.
She attended Jewell elementary and high schools, Fort Hays State
College, Washburn University, and earned her bachelor's of business
administration degree through Baker University. A longtime resident
of Topeka, Iris was employed by Meade Insurance, Santa Fe Railway,
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Blakely Crop Hail, Great American
Crop Insurance, and the Kitchen Gallery. Iris was an active member
of Brookwood Covenant Church and the Kansas Theta Chapter of Delta
Theta Chi Sorority.
Her funeral was held Wednesday,at Brookwood Convenant Church,
Topeka, followed by services at 2 p.m. Thursday, today at Melby
Mortuary, Mankato. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Mankato.
Marjie Jean Frasier
Marjie Jean Frasier, 72, was born on May 28, 1937, near Dispatch
in Smith County, the daughter of Wayne and Margaret Boxum Miller.
She died Saturday at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit.
Jean grew up on the farm and attended the Oak Creek Country School
before graduating from Downs High School in 1955. On May 10, 1956,
she was united in marriage to Raymond M. Frasier at the Dispatch
Christian Reformed Church. Three sons were born to this union
of more than 53 years.
Jean helped Ray at the station for many years and served as a
caregiver for her son, Raymond Jay, for more than 30 years. She
enjoyed time with her family, especially her grandchildren and
their sports activities. She was a member of the Dispatch Christian
Reformed Church.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; and her son, Raymond
Jay.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond, of the home; two sons,
Dale and Bryan, both of Cawker City; four brothers, Melvin, Marvin,
Eldon and Darrell; two sisters, Joline and Norma June Miller;
five grandchildren, Deedre, Shane, Ian, Jaqui, Cory, and Dylan;
and one great-grandchild,
Her funeral was held Wednesday at the Dispatch Christian Reformed
Church with burial at Prairie Grove Cemetery, Cawker City. McDonald-Roberts
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gary Fuller
Gary Dee Fuller, 67, the son of Danny and Ila (Barton) Fuller,
was born on April 22, 1942, in Superior. He died at his home in
Deshler on Dec. 25.
Gary attended the Hardy Public School through the 8th grade.
He was united in marriage to Verna M. Ritterling on Aug. 14,
1960, at St. John Lutheran Church, Byron. They were blessed with
four children, Renae, Wesley, Julie and Kevin.
Gary farmed in the Deshler area, worked at bulldozing, welding,
dairying and raising hogs for Merl Konzelman and Richard Reinke.
His hobbies were fishing and playing pool.
He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, rural Byron.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Patrick
and Michael Fuller; and one sister, Lisa Fuller. He is survived
by his wife, Verna, of Deshler; children: Renae Fuller, Apopka,
Fla., Wesley Fuller, Byron, Mrs. Gary Hofeldt (Julie), Omaha,
and Kevin Fuller, Hardy; four grandchildren. Davin Hofeldt, Lane,
Bailey and Kobe Fuller; seven sisters, Mrs. Walter Rowley (Linda),
Hardy, Mrs. Don Wroughton (Lois) Nelson, Mrs. Randy Burton (Louise),
Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Dean Rowley (Sandra), Hardy, Mrs. Rick
Bissing (Sally), Colorado Springs, Mrs. Tom Wilson (Patricia),
Nelson, Mrs. Mike Walker (Debra), Superior, and five brothers,
Dennis, Danny and Warren Fuller of Hardy, Jimmy and Darrell Fuller
of Superior.
His funeral was held on Saturday at St. Peters Lutheran Church,
rural Byron, with Pastor Connie Raess officiating.
Pallbearers were Gary's brothers, Dennis, Danny Fuller, Warren,
Jimmy and Darrell Fuller, and Mike Walker.
Interment was in the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, rural Byron.
Ahrendts Funeral Home of Deshler was in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Steier
Evelyn Bergen Steier died Monday in the Henderson Care Center,
Henderson. Services are pending.
Lawrence 'Larry' Dane
A funeral for Lawrence Frank "Larry" Dane, 79, of Plainview
was held last Monday at Trinity Fellowship Church with the Rev.
Steve Rogers officating. Cremation arrangements were by Bartley
Funeral Home.
Mr. Dane died Dec., 22. He was born Feb 10, 1930, in Clay Center,
Neb. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1954. He
was a devoted Nebraska football fan. He married Dore` DeMoss
and her three daughters Aug 24, 1957, in Scottsbluff.
He worked most of his life traveling as a credit manager for
farm equipment companies. Larry was credit manager and later
V.P. of Credit at Reinke Manufacturing in Deshler from 10/05/1981
to 10/10/1997. He will be missed for his jokes and playful manner.
To him, everything was a joke waiting to happen. His parents,
Tom and Frances Dane; and daughters, Cynthia Jo and Carla Jean
Smith, are deceased. Survivors include his wife; two daughters,
Christine Campbell of Plainview and Kathlene Saffell of Rice,
Texas; one brother, Delvin Dane of Clay Center, Neb.; six grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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