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Blue Rapids Obituaries

It was written by Marysville Advocate on March 2nd, 2022 that Howard Paul Miller passed on in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Miller was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Howard Paul's life.

It was revealed by Marysville Advocate on March 2nd, 2022 that Donald A Ubben died in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Ubben was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Donald A's life.

It was written by Marysville Advocate on October 6th, 2021 that Gail A Johnson died in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Johnson was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gail A's life.

It was revealed by Marysville Advocate on June 16th, 2021 that Cary E Skalla died in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Skalla was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Cary E's life.

It was written by Marysville Advocate on April 29th, 2021 that Marilyn A Borgerding (Glynn) passed on in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Ms. Borgerding was 78 years old and was born in Pawnee City, NE.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Marilyn A's life.

It was noted by Marysville Advocate on March 17th, 2021 that Phyllis Maxine "Max" Lobb (Lillibridge) perished in Bosque Farms, New Mexico.  Ms. Lobb was 89 years old and was born in Blue Rapids, KS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Phyllis Maxine "Max"'s life.

It was written by Marysville Advocate on March 10th, 2021 that Frank M "Mick" Crook perished in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Crook was 67 years old and was born in Fairbury, NE.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Frank M "Mick"'s life.

It was noted by Marysville Advocate on February 3rd, 2021 that Louella Lou miss "Lulu" Kurtz died in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Kurtz was 37 years old and was born in San Diego, CA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Louella Lou miss "Lulu"'s life.

It was reported by Marysville Advocate on December 9th, 2020 that William G III Gugenhan passed on in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Gugenhan was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William G III's life.

It was reported by Marysville Advocate on November 25th, 2020 that Patricia M Wallace (Clark) died in Blue Rapids, Kansas.  Ms. Wallace was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patricia M's life.

History

The population peaked around 1910 at over 1,750. No further attempt to utilize the impressive water power was made until 1869–1870, when a colony of about 50 families from Genesee County, New York moved in, purchased land and water power rights, and began establishing a community. Among the first projects in 1870 were a stone dam and a wrought iron bridge built on the Big Blue River. The public library, built in 1875, is the oldest library west of the Mississippi River in continuous operation in the same building. Blue Rapids was the birthplace of the pancreatic cancer drug Streptozotocin. The power plant was destroyed by a flood in 1903.

The official website for the city of Blue Rapids is http://www.beloitks.org/.