Nova Devo Versch, 86, passed away January 12, 2015 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, KS. She was born March 26, 1928 to J Arthur and Edith (McDougal) Butler in Bird City, KS. She married Gerald (Bud) Versch on December 1, 1946.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Jeanine Butler and Betty Lee Fuss and a brother, Michael Young.
Nova is survived by sons, Greg (Charlene) Versch, Wichita, and Tim Versch, Lincoln, NE; daughters, Denise Kimberly, Holdredge, NE, and Patrice Beaulieu, Wichita; sisters, J Edith Spadi, Albuquerque, NM, and Karen (Fred) Kembro Apalachicola, FL; sister-in-law, Jenny (Tim) Stembro, St, Francis, KS; 13 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren and many other family members and friends.
Visitation will be 6-7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Hall, Bird City with a Vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bird City. Memorials are suggested to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center or Via Christi Inn in care of Baalmann Mortuary, 109 N. 2nd St, Atwood, KS 67730. Online condolences: www.baalmannmortuary.com