Announcements

Vernetta B. Moore

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Vernetta B. Moore, 91, of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS.Graveside service and burial will be 1130 AM, Monday, December 23, 2019nbspat the Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery Committal Shelter, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Cyd Stein officiating.nbspnbspThe family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Be

Chalen Elizabeth Asher Reed

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Chalen Elizabeth Asher Reed, 50, of Horton Kansas passed away on December 17th, 2019 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.Chalen was born in Fort Scott Kansas on August 16, 1969 to Kenneth and Mary Chester Asher.nbsp She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas J. Reed on July 24, 2019.Chalen is survived by her parents Kenneth and Mary Asher of Louisburg KS and her

Aaron Holthaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

a Seneca native, KS

Aaron Kent Holthaus, 42, of Greensboro, North Carolina, died unexpectedly on December 3, 2019 at his home.Aaron was born on October 21, 1977 in Seneca, KS to Randy amp Donna Holthaus. He graduated from Nemaha Valley High School in 1996. He later attended Manhattan Area Technical College and was an electrical lineman.Aaron loved the outdoors, woodworking, watching th

Marian Carr

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Marian F. Carr, 95, of Seneca, died on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.Marian was born on September 10, 1924, at home, in Topeka to Fay W. and Mary Alice Smith Adams. When Marian was 6 frac12 years old her mother passed away and she lived with her father and grandma Mary Nan Smith and her little brother Bill. Marian attended Gage Gra

Joyce Bowman-Walsh

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Joyce Clementine Bowman Walsh, 97 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Premier Estates, Pawnee City.nbsp She was born on July 10, 1922 to Clement Glen and Ina E. Bond Hubka in Akron, Colorado.She moved with her parents and sister to Virginia, Nebraska. Then to Pawnee City, Nebraska in 1930. She attended county school District 19, graduated fro

Evelyn Clayter-Roper

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Evelyn J. Clayter-Roper, 97, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Twin Oaks Nursing Facility in Lansing, Kansas.Funeral services, Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 1200 Noon at Shiloh Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be Friday, December 20th from 600 until 800 P.M. at Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church. Interment will be in

Linda Borders

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Whiting , KS

Linda Darlene Borders, 56, of Whiting, KS, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at her home. She was born December 2, 1963 in Horton, KS the daughter of Keith and Mildred Wenger Bowser.Linda graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1982 and attended NEK Technical College in Atchison. She wa

Sally Hutt

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Sally Ann Blessing Hutt was born to Charles ldquoChuckrdquo and Donita Wiltfang-Stull Blessing on March 8, 1952 in Tecumseh, Nebraska. She grew up in Tecumseh and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1970. nbspSally continued her education at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where she received her bachelorrsquos degree in elementary education and later her masterrsquos deg

Janice Kleppe

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

rural Leona, KS

Janice ldquoJanrdquo Ruth Kleppe, 77, died Thursday, December 12, 2019.She was born October 10, 1942, in Wilmington, Ohio, the daughter of Walter and Helen Shaw. Janice graduated from Troy High School, Troy, OH, in 1960. She was a homemaker for most of her life. She loved cooking and was the owner/operator of the cafeacute in Robinson, KS in the late 1970rsquos, and worked

Virginia " Rose" Howard

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha, KS

Virginia Rose Rockey Howard, a long-time resident of rural Hiawatha,nbspdied Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.She was born Aug. 3, 1926, to Oliver and Effie Bollinger Rockey in Robinson, Kansas.Rose met her husband Eugene Howard at the movies, and the couple married Oct. 13, 1945 in El Paso, Texas.nbspnbsp Rose and Gene lived in Alaska while he was in the Army and moved bac

Jerry Smith

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Whiting , KS

Jerry Ray Smith, 54, of Topeka, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. He was born March 20, 1965 in Horton, KS, the son of Daryl and Nadine Smith.Jerry graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1983. Jerry grew up on the family farm in Whiting. He enjoyed farming but his greatest love was the horses and cattle. He fulfilled his dreams of working as a ranch hand

Mary Thomas

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

rural Dawson, NE

Mary Ellen Thomas, 59, of rural Dawson, Nebraska was born on April 17, 1960, in Falls City, Nebraska to Frank J. and Mary Elizabeth Finchun Thomas.nbsp Mary was the youngest of four children and was raised on a farm near Dawson.nbsp She graduated from Dawson-Verdon High School with the class of 1978.nbsp After graduating, Mary lived with her family on an acreage outside of Dawson where

Betty Jane Buman

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Betty Jane Ackerman Buman 96 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on August 20, 1923 to Albert and Anna Johnson Ackerman in Liberty, Nebraska.Betty leaves to celebrate her life her children Arlene Buman, Linda Ketelsen, Dale Buman, Roger Buman, Debora Kerl.

Ernest Monroe “Uncle Bill” Watson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Ernest Monroe ldquoUncle Billrdquo Watson, 98, of Hiawatha, died early Friday, December 13, 2019, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha where he had been a resident in assisted living for a number of years.He was born April 15, 1921, at Garden Grove, Iowa, one of two children of Lewis and Sylvia Watson. Ernest served in World War II, from 1942 until being discharged in 194

Mavis Marti

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Bern, KS

The family of Mavis Marti wishes to share the news of her passing on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at the age of 93. Mavis was the wife of Leroy Marti, who preceded her in death. She was the mother of Sharon Ron Duryea and Linda Marti. She will be remembered with love by her grandchildren, Liese Bruce Haverkamp and Cindy Matt Broxterman great grandchildren, Jordyn Kyler Emert, Kelsey H

Gary Blanton

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

GarynbspL. Blanton, 74, ofnbspTroy,nbspKansasnbsppassed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at a hospital innbspSt. Joseph,nbspMissouriGarynbspwas born innbspTroy,nbspKansasnbspto Lawrence Lee Blanton Sr. and Evelyn Campbell Blanton on June 7, 1945. He lived all his life innbspDoniphannbspCountynbspand married the love of his life, Linda Speaks Blanton, w

Dudley Johnson

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton, KS

Dudley James Johnson, 69, of the Kickapoo Reservation,nbsp Horton, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Holton Community Hospital.He was born on February 4, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of James and Jane Masqua Johnson. After graduating from high school he served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. Dudley worked as a maintenance machinist on all s

Audrey Mueting

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Audrey Theresa Koelzer Mueting, 76, of Seneca, Kansas passed away surrounded by her children and grandchildren on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.nbsp For the past few weeks she had been hospitalized for pneumonia and complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis.Audrey was born on February 17, 1943 to Aloysius and Irene Hammes Koelzer at t

Anna Margaret "NiNi" Frederick

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Anna Margaret ldquoNiNirdquo Frederick, 92, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 9, 2019. She was born July 27, 1927, to Jess Marion and Anna Mary Haunhs Hall.NiNi was educated at the Sacred Heart Schools in Falls City, graduating in 1945, and at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, MO.She married Lawrence Edward ldquoDickrdquo Frederick on August 7, 1947.

Lena Haeffele

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Sabetha, formerly of Falls City , KS

Lena Haeffele, 100, of Sabetha, KS, passed away December 9, 2019 at Sabetha. She was born October 18, 1919 at Falls City, NE to John and Bertha Bertram Gerdes.She married Paul Haeffele on May 12, 1972 at Gladston, MO. He passed away November 28, 2004.Lena was raised in Falls City and following her schooling she worked at a restaurant in Hamlin, KS. She then moved ba