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News <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Rapids</strong> <strong>Free</strong> <strong>Press</strong> - Thursday, December 27, 2012<br />
News<br />
2A<br />
Extension To Hold Meetings For Women_______________from page 1<br />
helps you understand how<br />
different personality types<br />
think and how you can work<br />
with or around other personality<br />
colors. Also, there will be<br />
sessions on financial management,<br />
record keeping, leasing,<br />
Laberta M. Allen<br />
Laberta M. Allen, 83, of<br />
Frankfort, KS, died Tuesday,<br />
December 18, 2012 at<br />
Community Memorial<br />
Healthcare, Marysville.<br />
A funeral service will be<br />
held at 10 a.m., December 28,<br />
Nadine Taphorn<br />
Nadine Taphorn, 73, of<br />
Marysville, KS, died Tuesday,<br />
December 25, 2012, at St.<br />
Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln,<br />
NE.<br />
Visitation is Thursday,<br />
December 27, from 10 a.m. to 5<br />
p.m., at Kinsley Mortuary,<br />
Marysville.<br />
A rosary service will be held<br />
at 7 p.m., Thursday, December<br />
27, at St. Gregory’s Catholic<br />
Church, Marysville.<br />
Mass of Christian Burial will<br />
be held at 10 a.m., Friday,<br />
December 28, at St. Gregory’s<br />
Catholic Church.<br />
Clara M. Youngberg, 97, of<br />
Waterville, KS, died Saturday,<br />
December 15, 2012, at<br />
Meadowlark Hills Retirement<br />
Community in Manhattan, KS.<br />
Visitation was held Friday,<br />
December 21, from 10:00 a.m.<br />
until 9:00 p.m., at Kinsley<br />
Mortuary in Marysville and<br />
one hour before service time.<br />
A funeral service was held at<br />
1:00 p.m. Saturday, December<br />
22, at the United Methodist<br />
Church in Waterville. Rev.<br />
Debbie Dick will officiate.<br />
Beverly Hedke played the<br />
organ while Kim Oatney sings<br />
“How Great Thou Art” and “In<br />
the Garden.” The congregation<br />
will sing “Amazing Grace.”<br />
MSgt (RET.) Lawton Alex<br />
“Wes” Westberry, Sr., 64, of<br />
Lebanon, Virginia and formerly<br />
of Valdosta, Georgia died<br />
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at<br />
Bristol Regional Medical<br />
Center in Bristol, Tennessee.<br />
He was born in Waycross,<br />
Georgia on June 4, 1948 to the<br />
late Lawton Walker and Macie<br />
Tuten Westberry. Mr.<br />
Westberry served with distinction<br />
in the United States Air<br />
Force for twenty four years and<br />
served overseas tours in<br />
Vietnam, Japan, Korea and<br />
Honduras. He served twelve<br />
years as a correctional officer<br />
with the State of Georgia and<br />
was a member of the Northside<br />
Baptist Church in Valdosta.<br />
Survivors include his wife,<br />
Rita Westberry of Lebanon,<br />
marketing, estate planning, and<br />
much more.<br />
One of the 2012 participants<br />
said this about Women<br />
Involved in Agriculture, “This<br />
was a very good course. I really<br />
enjoyed each week with the<br />
at Kinsley Mortuary,<br />
Marysville.<br />
Burial will be in the Berg<br />
Cemetery, Blaine, KS.<br />
Laberta was born August 30,<br />
1929, at Wheaton, KS, daughter<br />
of Peter Curtis and Mayme<br />
Nadine was born on January<br />
31, 1939 at the Randall<br />
Hospital in Marysville, daughter<br />
of Henry and Gladys<br />
(Heglar) Nieman. She attended<br />
Deer Creek Grade School and<br />
in 1957 graduated from<br />
Marysville High School. In<br />
school she won an award for<br />
her penmanship and was a<br />
baton twirler in the band.<br />
On April 23, 1960, she married<br />
Edward Taphorn. They<br />
were blessed with five sons.<br />
Nadine worked as a secretary<br />
for the Marshall County Sheriff<br />
office and Citizens State Bank.<br />
Clara M. Youngberg<br />
The pallbearers were Wayne<br />
Miller, Bruce Feldhausen, Dick<br />
Reinhardt, Leo Schneider,<br />
Leon Kraus and Ryan Wieters.<br />
Burial was in Riverside<br />
Cemetery in Waterville.<br />
Clara was born to Hugh and<br />
Clara (Burgess) McGrath on<br />
December 8, 1915 at Home,<br />
KS. She attended Balderson<br />
School for seven years and<br />
graduated from Marysville<br />
High School. Clara went on to<br />
study at the University of<br />
Kansas, graduating with a<br />
major in music education,<br />
voice, piano and a minor in<br />
pipe organ. She did graduate<br />
work at University of Kansas,<br />
Nebraska and Colorado.<br />
Lawton Alex Westberry, Sr<br />
VA., two sons and daughters in<br />
law, Alex and Anna Westberry<br />
of Rome, GA, Nick and Kristie<br />
Westberry of Valdosta, GA,<br />
stepdaughter, Brittney Ashby<br />
of Lebanon, VA, four grandchildren,<br />
Andrew Westberry,<br />
Macie Westberry, Rylee<br />
Westberry and Emeri<br />
Westberry, one brother, Edward<br />
Westberry of Valdosta, GA and<br />
four sisters and brothers in law,<br />
Frankie and Charles Murphy of<br />
Brunswick, GA, Gloria and<br />
Sammy Crosby of St. Marys,<br />
GA, Charlene and Tommy<br />
Vaughn of Jacksonville, FL,<br />
Barbara and Buddy Davis of<br />
Patterson, GA, his mother in<br />
law, Marjorie Anderson of<br />
Waterville, KS, brother in law<br />
and sister in law, Wendell and<br />
Brenda Anderson of Randolph,<br />
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various topics. The speakers<br />
were friendly & informative.<br />
The drinks, candy, and meals<br />
were appreciated. Thank you!”<br />
Most of the participants have<br />
learned and enjoyed the comradry<br />
and the friendships made<br />
Elizabeth (Valburg) Allen.<br />
She was preceded in death<br />
by her parents.<br />
Survivors include her brother,<br />
George Allen, Waterville,<br />
KS; and sister, Mayme E.<br />
Kerney, Marysville.<br />
She was also a secretary for St.<br />
Gregory’s Catholic School and<br />
a bookkeeper for Sidle’s<br />
Automotive.<br />
Nadine was a member of St.<br />
Gregory’s Catholic Church,<br />
Altar Society, Church Choir,<br />
Lucky EHU, and the<br />
Neighborhood Card Club. She<br />
was a partner with the Taphorn<br />
Farms, a farmwife and mother.<br />
Nadine loved to entertain and<br />
host family gatherings.<br />
She was preceded in death<br />
by her parents; and sister,<br />
Norma Schroller Keller.<br />
Survivors include her hus-<br />
Clara taught music at the<br />
schools in Waterville and <strong>Blue</strong><br />
<strong>Rapids</strong>. She had a private studio<br />
where she taught voice,<br />
piano and organ for many<br />
years.<br />
Clara was a member of the<br />
United Methodist Church,<br />
P.E.O., Shakespeare Club,<br />
American Legion Auxiliary<br />
and the Welcome Club. She<br />
directed the choir in St Mark<br />
Lutheran Church for over 50<br />
years, was the organist for the<br />
Methodist and Lutheran<br />
churches for many years and<br />
sang for numerous occasions.<br />
She married Clem Youngberg<br />
and they owned and operated<br />
Youngberg Funeral Home,<br />
where she was a licensed funer-<br />
KS, three sisters in law and<br />
brothers in law, Karen and<br />
Dickie Orsak of Friendswood,<br />
TX, Arlyss and Jim Vathauer of<br />
Clay Center, KS, Lisa and John<br />
Diederich of Barnes, KS,<br />
brother in law, Dewey Harris of<br />
Jacksonville, FL, many nieces<br />
and nephews.<br />
He was preceded in death by<br />
his first wife, Lauranell<br />
Anderson Westberry, a sister,<br />
Sarah Harris and father in law,<br />
Leonard Anderson.<br />
A visitation will be held on<br />
Friday, December 21, 2012<br />
from 5-7pm at the Carson<br />
McLane Funeral Home, 2215<br />
N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA.<br />
Family and friends are to meet<br />
at 12:30 pm, Sunday,<br />
December 23, 2012, at Terry-<br />
Christie Funeral Home in<br />
Kenneth L. Sells, Agent<br />
by participating in Women<br />
Involved in Agriculture classes<br />
and have said they would<br />
encourage their friends to participate.<br />
The cost to attend will<br />
be $60, which will cover the<br />
cost of the binder, publications,<br />
A memorial fund has been<br />
established and will be designated<br />
at a later date.<br />
Contributions may be sent in<br />
care of Kinsley Mortuary.<br />
band, Edward; sons, Kevin<br />
(Janet) Taphorn, Omaha, NE,<br />
Michael (Donna) Taphorn,<br />
Clay Center, KS, David (Amy)<br />
Taphorn, Manhattan, KS, Brian<br />
(Brenda) Taphorn, Kansas City,<br />
MO, Jeff (Marcie) Taphorn,<br />
Greenfield, IN; sister, Anita<br />
(Duane) Ehnen, Marysville;<br />
nineteen grandchildren and five<br />
great-grandchildren.<br />
A memorial fund has been<br />
established to St. Gregory's<br />
Catholic School. Contributions<br />
may be sent in care of Kinsley<br />
Mortuary.<br />
al director. They sold the funeral<br />
business when Clem’s health<br />
failed.<br />
She was preceded in death<br />
by her parents; husband, Clem<br />
Youngberg; and brothers, Frank<br />
and Harry McGrath.<br />
Surviving her is a nephew,<br />
Chad L. McGrath and wife,<br />
Agnes, of Tigard, OR; great<br />
nephew, Matthew C. McGrath<br />
of Seattle , WA; and great<br />
niece, Monika Bennett of<br />
Stockholm, Sweden.<br />
A memorial fund has been<br />
established to the United<br />
Methodist Church in<br />
Waterville. Contributions may<br />
be sent in care of Kinsley<br />
Mortuary, Marysville.<br />
Waterville, Kansas. Graveside<br />
services with Military Honors<br />
provided by the US Air Force<br />
will be at Cottage Hill<br />
Cemetery, south of Waterville<br />
following the meeting of family<br />
and friends.<br />
Memorial contributions are<br />
suggested to the Wounded<br />
Warriors Project and may be<br />
sent in care of Terry-Christie<br />
Funeral Home at PO Box 61,<br />
Waterville, Kansas 66548, in<br />
charge of local arrangements.<br />
Condolences to the family<br />
may be conveyed online at<br />
www.mclanecares.com. Carson<br />
McLane Funeral Home,<br />
Valdosta, Georgia, in charge of<br />
arrangements.<br />
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and meals. Space will be limited<br />
to 25 participants.<br />
If you want to participate in<br />
Women Involved in Agriculture<br />
- A Kansas Annie's Project,<br />
please fill out the registration<br />
form in this issue of the<br />
Marshall County Extension<br />
Service General Newsletter, by<br />
Tuesday, January 29, 2013. You<br />
can ontact the Marshall County<br />
Extension Office at (785) 562-<br />
3531, or E-mail Mike at<br />
mvogt@ksu.edu<br />
Country Place Activities<br />
Country Place Senior Living<br />
was blessed with the beautiful<br />
voices and piano playing of<br />
310 individuals during the<br />
month of December. As each<br />
youth left, they were given a<br />
candy cane and adults were<br />
given gift boxes made by residents<br />
from recycled Christmas<br />
cards. Each box contained<br />
mints made by the residents.<br />
Groups who caroled or played<br />
for the residents were: Bremen<br />
Hustlers 4-H Club, Beattie<br />
Methodist Church, PEO, St.<br />
Gregory’s youth choir and parents,<br />
Boy Scouts, Rotary Club,<br />
Bulldog Singers and sponsors,<br />
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church,<br />
Marysville Methodist Church,<br />
Immanuel Lutheran choir and<br />
Hannah Malotte’s piano students.<br />
During the month, residents<br />
enjoyed decorating Christmas<br />
cookies and making Christmas<br />
trees from ice cream cones decorated<br />
with icing. Santa made<br />
an appearance at the Christmas<br />
party. He handed out gifts to<br />
each resident.<br />
The residents reminisced of<br />
Christmases past and then<br />
enjoyed punch and homemade<br />
cookies and candies.<br />
Help Wanted<br />
Frankfort Community Care Home<br />
Has a “Dietary Manager” position<br />
available.<br />
For more information please contact<br />
Laura at 785-292-4442.<br />
Waterville 223 E. Hazelwood - Modern Victorian home with 4+<br />
bdrms,2 ba, CH/CA, oak woodwork, $160,000.<br />
New Listing - 444 acres - mostly pasture w/some crop land in No.<br />
Riley County.<br />
80 Acres w/ New Home – 3+ bedroom, 2 ½ bath home with lots of<br />
extras w/ 24 x 48ft shed. 4 miles SW of Frankfort.<br />
Filing Deadline<br />
The filing deadline for those interested in<br />
running for the Valley Heights USD 498<br />
School Board is 12:00 noon January 22,<br />
2013. The Board has three positions up for<br />
re-election. Position #4 is currently held by<br />
Sharon Osborne. Position 4 includes the<br />
City of <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Rapids</strong> EAST OF GENESEE<br />
STREET. Position #5 is currently held by<br />
Chris McNary and includes the CITY OF<br />
WATERVILLE AND WATERVILLE<br />
TOWNSHIP. Position #6 is currently held<br />
by Kenneth Steinfort and includes ALL<br />
RURAL AREA IN THE DISTRICT<br />
INCLUDING THE AREA WEST OF<br />
GENESEE STREET WITHIN THE CITY<br />
LIMITS OF BLUE RAPIDS.<br />
The current Board and Administration<br />
encourages all eligible citizens within the<br />
district boundaries to consider this very<br />
important civic opportunity. We need guidance<br />
and direction from those interested in<br />
our young people’s education as well as<br />
those interested in sustaining the quality<br />
education we have come to expect in USD<br />
498. If interested in more details on how to<br />
file, please contact one of the current board<br />
members or the Board of Education office,<br />
phone number 785-363-2398.<br />
December<br />
Special<br />
Minerals<br />
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