Announcements

Dennie Lee Crofford

Hall Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Dennie Lee Crofford, 77, of Falls City, Nebraska was born August 18, 1942, in Falls City, Nebraska to Kenneth W. and Helen Stednitz Crofford.nbsp He was raised in Falls City where he attended public school and graduated from Falls City High School with the class of 1960.nbsp On June 9, 1961, Dennie was united in marriage to Pamela Weik in Holton, Kansas.nbsp To this union a daughter, L

Justin Grabhorn

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

nbspOn January 27, 2020, Justin Michael Grabhorn, of Hiawatha, went to meet the Lord at the age of 29 years.Justin was born on October 10, 1990 at Marysville, KS to Philip and Barbara Grabhorn.nbspHe grew up in Belleville, KS and Edgar, NE. He graduated high school at Sandy Creek in Fairfield, NE in 2009. He went onto college andnbspobtained an Associatersquos Degree in

Augustina Trenidad "Tina" Greemore

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Augustina Trenidad Greemore, 72, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS with family by her side. She was born September 30, 1947 in Sabetha, KS, the daughter of Joaquin and Jessie Margaret Robidoux Mendez.Tina graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1967. She worked as a CNA for Jackson County Nursing Home and she wo

Jerry Fred Segenhagen

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Jerry Fred Segenhagen 79, of Holton, Ks, he would have been 80 years old, and married 50 years on January 30, 2020, passed away at home on January 28, 2020. Jerry Fred Segenhagen was born January 30, 1940, at Holton, Ks, the only son and one of two children born to Wilmer Fred and Elma Deloris Johnson Segenhagen. He grew up on a dairy farm outside of Holton.He graduated from Hol

Lynn B. (Saxton) Johnson

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Lynn B. Saxton Johnson, 95 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital.nbsp She was born on March 10, 1924.nbsp She was born on March 10, 1924 to Alba and Bertha Trumble Saxton in Belvedere, Nebraska.nbsp She graduated from Belvedere High School in 1942. She moved to Pawnee City after graduation and taught rural school fo

Jon M. Fink

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Jon M. Fink was born to John R. and Doris Townsend Fink on September 20, 1935 in Tecumseh, Nebraska.nbsp He spent his early years on a rural Elk Creek farm.nbsp His parents relocated to Seattle, WA for a few years while they worked in an aircraft factory during the war and then returned to Nebraska where Jon spent the remainder of his youth living in Pawnee City until starting college.n

Sharon Lane

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Sharon L. Lane, 83, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Atria Hearthstone Assisted Living in Topeka, KS. She was born December 13, 1936 in Havensville, KS, the daughter of Ralph Ivan and Florence Nicholas Clements.Sharon graduated from Holton High School in 1955. After high school she attended Washburn University. Sharon was a homemaker and also worked as

Tom White

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Tommy Gene White, 88, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 25, 2020 at Falls City. He was born May 28, 1931 at Bushnell, NE to Thomas and Zepha Fouraker White.He married Verna Mae Cawley on May 29, 1955 at Falls City, NETom enlisted in the United States Navy on May 17, 1950 at Kansas City, MO. He served on the USS Princeton. He earned a Japanese Occupation Medal,

Nema Brown

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Horton , KS

On Friday, January 24, 2020 , Nema Brown, loving wife and mother of 4, passed away due to complications from lung cancer. She was 43 years old.Nema was a resident of Horton, KS and worked as a Registered Nurse at the Hiawatha Community Hospital until her cancer diagnosis in July of 2018.Nema is preceded in death by her mother, Debbie Frayer, and an adopted sister Brea

Eva Bowser

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Emmett, KS

Eva Virginia DeGroff Bowser, 81, of Emmett, KS, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Tanglewood Health and Rehab in Topeka. She was born March 3, 1938 Onaga, KS the daughter of Willie and Ella Leona DeGroff.Eva attended Onaga High School and she later attended Highland Junior College where she received a degree in Accounting. After graduation, she worked for the State of Ka

Emily Jean Lackey

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Emily Jean Lackey, 94, of Seneca, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Life Care Center surrounded by her family.Jean was born the only child to Lawrence and Edna Roush Lynn on September 27, 1925, in the west Powhattan Community near Wetmore, Kansas.She attended West Powhattan Country School for eight years and graduated from Wetmore High School in 1943

Forrest " Bob" Johansen, Sr.

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Robinson, KS

Forrest Robert ldquoBobrdquo Johansen, Sr., 90, of rural Robinson, passed away surrounded by his family on January 24, 2020, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital, Hiawatha, KS.nbsp He was born December 30, 1929, to Forrest Aaron amp Ruth Rosella Metzger Johansen at Falls City, Nebraska.nbsp He grew up just across the state line from there in rural Reserve, Kansas.He marr

Leonard Baumgartner

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Leonard Baumgartner, 93, of Sabetha died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.Funeral service will be Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1030 a.m. at the Bern Apostolic Christian Church.nbspVisitation will be Tuesday, January 28, 2020 from 500 to 700 p.m. at thePopkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha.nbspThe interment

Mary Lois Sickel

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Mary Lois Sickel, 79, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, at her home in rural Falls City, surrounded by her loving family.nbsp She was born December 30, 1940 at home in Falls City to Albert and Nellie Kautzman Robb.nbspnbsp Her parents later divorced, and Mary Riden Robb became her stepmother.Mary attended school in Falls City, graduating from

Betty Grove

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Elizabeth Ann Mathewson Grove, Betty, 99 years of age, a well-known resident who helped others with transportation and food delivery support, died on January 23, 2020, at Maple Heights in Hiawatha, Kansas.She was born on September 21, 1920, to James and Helen Nesladek Mathewson. Betty graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1941. A lifelong Hiawatha resident, she provided grocery

Luella Curti

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Luella Frances Curti, 91, of Seneca, died at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca, on January 23, 2020.Luella was born March 23, 1928 the daughter of John F and Theresa Olberding Haverkamp.nbsp Luella grew up in Nemaha County.Luella worked in the dietary department at Seneca Hospital and the dietary department in Colorado.Luella married Ed Curti

Sister Laura Haug, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Laura Haug, OSB, 93, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the monastery.The vigil service will be Friday, January 24, at 700 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, January

Douglas Wayne Goodpasture

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Douglas Wayne Goodpasture, 68, Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.Funeral service will be 200 PM Monday, January 27, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.nbspnbspBurial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS.nbspnbspFamily will receive friends from 600 to 800

Alan " Al" LeDoux

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Alan ldquoAlrdquo L. LeDoux, age 72, Holton, Kansas, died suddenly on his farm doing what he loved, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He was born August 20, 1947, in San Diego, California, son of Ella Piercy and Clifford LeDoux. Al grew up in Topeka and was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School. He graduated from Baker University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the

Mark Edward Matthias

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mark Edward Matthias, 73, of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.Mark was born October 30, 1946 in Highland, KS, the son of Frederick and Myrtle Thorne Matthias.nbspnbspHe graduated from Midway High School in 1964 and attended and graduatednbspnbspKansas State University 1968 having earned a Bachelorrsquos Degree i