Mass of Christian Burial for 62 year old John “JB” Bexten of Manilla will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 21 at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla with burial in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. Visitation with Family Greeting Friends will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M., Monday, Mary 20 at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla with a Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. He passed away Thursday, May 16 at his home in Manilla.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Bexten of Manilla; children: Timothy Bexten and his wife Mallori and their children: Oakley, Porter, Quilla, and Ryker all of Derby, KS; Michael Bexten and his wife Cassie and their daughter: Quinn all of Boone; Elizabeth and her husband Matt Alexander and their children: Aubrey, Houston, and Sophie all of Templeton; and Amy and her husband Matt Blackwell and their children: Brynli, Hayden, and Harvey all of Manning; mother, Stella Bexten of Manilla; siblings: Jerry Bexten and his wife Karen of Omaha, NE; Jim Bexten and his wife Hilde of Woodbine; Anne and her husband Tim Knoblauch of Urbandale; Mary and her husband Mike Freund of Denison; Rose and her husband Brett Rold of Brayton; Joan and her husband John Neuner of Freeberg, MO; Patty and her husband Mark Mebruer of Lynn, MO; and Jeff Bexten and his wife Misty of Grand Island, NE; father-in-law, Mike Gross of Denison; sisters-in-law: Anne and her husband Kevin Jeschke of Chillicothe, MO and Kathleen Leitru and Galen Jesme of Merrill, IA; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
