Obituaries
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Manhattan Mercury, The (KS)-February 12, 2007
Paul Eugene McCarthy
Paul Eugene McCarthy, Ph.D., 85, of Manhattan, died Friday, Feb. 9, at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
The family provided some of the following information.
He was born on April 18, 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Frank Eugene and Vera Glee (Newell) McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy served in the United States Army Signal Corps during WWII as a second lieutenant. He was stationed in the Philippines and South Pacific.
Mr. McCarthy graduated from North High School in Des Moines and received his bachelor of arts and master of fine arts from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Texas. He was an American Literature Professor/Melville scholar and had taught at Iowa State University, University of Texas, University of Idaho, University of North Dakota and the University of Alabama, prior to joining the faculty at K-State in 1967. He retired from K-State in 1991.
Mr. McCarthy held professional memberships in the Publication of Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, and The Melville Society. He was the author of two books: John Steinbeck and The Twisted Mind: Madness in Herman Melville's Fiction and a contributor of numerous articles to academic journals, including the Emerson Society Quarterly. He was currently working on an autobiography titles Let Bygones, Be Bygones.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Retired Officers Association, the NAACP, the ACLU, and Common Cause.
Mr. McCarthy enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, book collecting, photography, keeping fit, politics, archeology, anthropology, study of the mind, animals, and sports - especially K-State Wildcats and Iowa Hawkeyes - and had a wonderful sense of humor.
He married Phyllis E. Niemann on Aug. 29, 1948, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Nortonville. Mrs. McCarthy survives of the home. Additional survivors include five children, Patricia Ann McCarthy Metzler and her husband Steven of Lawrence; Susan Elaine McCarthy and her husband Bill James of Boston, Mass., formerly of Lawrence; James Michael McCarthy and his wife Darla of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Thomas Eugene McCarthy and his wife Laurel of Dundee, Iowa; and Marybeth McCarthy Cwycyshyn and her husband David of Lake Orion, Mich.; four siblings, Molly Claire McCarthy of Kapolei, Hawaii; Michael McCarthy of Las Vegas, Nev.; Virginia Hildreth of Cumming, Iowa; and Jack Daily of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Marjorie Carver and her husband Jerry of Topeka, and Ruth Niemann of Rushville, Mo.; and 14 grandchildren, Christopher, Scott, Paul and Peter Metzler; Rachel McCarthy James, Isaac, and Reuben James; Natalie and John McCarthy, Adele, and Nathaniel McCarthy; and A!
nne, Nicholas, and Bryan Cwycyshyn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, step-parents, and four brothers and sisters, Terrance McCarthy, Max Fogel, Norma Damiani, and Patrick McCarthy.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Chapel with Reverend Michael Ide officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery with full military honors.
Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hale Library at K-State, the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Library, or the local library of your choice. The Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, 66502, is handling arrangements.
Mary Georgia
"Dutch" Monnat
Mary Georgia "Dutch" Monnat, 87, of Manhattan, died Saturday, Feb. 10, in the Meadowlark Hills/Collins Landing, Manhattan.
The family provided some of the following information.
She was born Sept. 16, 1919, on the family farm, near Hanover, the daughter of John Henry Hellman and Mary Alice Lane Hellman. She grew up in the Hanover and Barnes areas of Kansas and attended the local schools. She had also attended a business school in St. Joseph, Mo.
She was united in marriage to Francis J. "Frank" Monnat on Nov. 8, 1944 at Manhattan. He preceded her in death on Jan. 13, 2000.
While following her husband's construction career, Mrs. Monnat lived in Croghan, N.Y. and other communities for many years. In 1979, they retired and moved back to Manhattan to live permanently.
She was a homemaker and had been a longtime member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church and the Altar Society, Manhattan.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Monnat was preceded in death by two infant children; her parents; three brothers, John, Cyril and George Hellman; and two sisters, Theta Kathleen Hoppenstedt Robbins and Janet Elisabeth Mengers.
Survivors include a daughter, Colleen J. Scroggin, Manhattan; a son, Gerald F. "Jerry" Monnat, and his wife Donna Phillips, Alexandria, Va.; four grandchildren, Sean Monnat, Jackson, Mo., Colin Monnat, St. Louis, Mo., and Michael and Eryn Scroggin, both of Siloam Springs, Ark.; and two great grandsons, Kobi and Isak Scroggin.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan, with Father Joseph Popelka as celebrant. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday in the St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Hanover.
A Vigil and Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association and left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to www.irvinparkview.com.
Norman Lee Bosse
Norman Lee Bosse, 75, of Wamego, formerly of Wheaton, died Saturday, Feb. 10, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
The family provided some of the following information.
Norman was born Aug. 5, 1931 south of Wheaton, the son of Richard and Augusta Marten Bosse. He attended local schools and graduated in 1949 from Wheaton Rural High School. He then served in the U.S. Army.
Norman was a farmer/stockman on the family farm south of Wheaton. From 1984 until 2002, he also was a rural mail carrier. He moved to Wamego in 2001. He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Wheaton and then Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Wamego.
Norman married Margieanne Figge on July 28, 1957 in Wheaton. She survives of their home. He is also survived by two daughters, Nadalie Bosse and her husband, Larry Nettles of Leawood, and Belinda Hoover and her husband, Thomas of Lawrence; a son, Lanny Bosse and his wife Nancy of Wamego; two sisters, Delverna Wahl of Wamego, and Loleta Larsen and her husband, Neil, of Lawrenceville, Ga.; two brothers, Marvin Bosse and his wife, Wilma, and Orlin Bosse and his wife, Loretta, both of Wheaton; a grandson, Mitchell Lee Bosse and three step-grandsons, Mike Hoover, Lance Hoover and his wife, Amy, and Sean Hoover and his wife, Jess; and a great-granddaughter, Makenzie Hoover. He was preceded in death by a sister Aldene Bosse.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Wamego. Rev. Jim Mayes will be officiating. Burial will follow at St. Luke Lutheran South Cemetery near Wheaton. Mr. Bosse will lie-in-state starting at 1 p.m., Tuesday, at Campanella-Evans Mortuary in Wamego, where the family will greet friends from 6 until 8 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. The family suggests memorials to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and those may be sent in care of the mortuary. Online condolences may be made at www.campanellafuneral. com.
Marian "Freddie" Cree
Marian "Freddie" Cree, 84, of Clay Center, died Saturday, Feb. 10, at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center.
She was born Nov. 4, 1922 at Clay Center.
She was raised in Clay Center and graduated from Clay County and graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1940. She married Morton Cree on Nov. 11, 1942. She worked as a secretary at Hutchinson Manufacturing in Clay Center. She also worked at the Lincoln School Library. She was active in her bridge club and the Little St. Andrews golf tournament at the Clay Center Country Club. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clay Center.
Mrs. Cree was preceded in death by her husband on June 22, 1973. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Susan; and a brother, Pete.
Survivors include a grandson, Kevin Carlson of Kansas City, Mo.; a granddaughter, Heather Miller of Cady, Texas; a son-in-law and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Chapel in Clay Center. Minister will be Pastor Jim Miller and Pastor Glenn Tombaugh. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center. There will be a visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Lincoln School Library and those may be sent in care of the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th St., Clay Center, 67432. Online condolences can be made at www.nsrfh.com.
Herman A. Stelter
Herman A. Stelter, 92, of Onaga, died Sunday, Feb. 11, at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Kufahl Funeral Home in Wheaton.
Mr. Stelter is survived by his wife, Marjorie.
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