Announcements

Eugene Marti

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Eugene George Marti of Sabetha, KS died peacefully on October 14, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Nursing Home in Sabetha.He was born in Lamar, MO on July 14, 1930 the son of George and Elizabeth Banwart Marti. When Eugene was 10 years old, his father passed away and the family moved to Fort Scott, KS, and later moved to Sabetha when he was a sophomore in high school.h

Oma Soden

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha, formerly of Robinson, KS

Oma Grace Soden, 91, of Hiawatha, Kansas, formerly of Robinson, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Maple Heights Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Hiawatha, Kansas.She was born on July 11, 1927 in Robinson, Kansas the daughter of George Henry Soden Sr. and Lola Grace Bland.Oma worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Blair Mills and worked o

Lena Maxine Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Rushville , MO

Lena Maxine Smith, 88, of Rushville, MO passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.Funeral service will be 1000 AM, Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Sugar Creek Christian Church, Rushville, MO, with Rev. Keith Hoover officiating.nbspnbspBurial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery.nbspnbspFamily will receive friends from 600 PM to 800 PM, F

Eva May Bolz

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

formerly of Meriden, KS

nbspEva May Bolz, 76, Topeka, formerly of Meriden, died Sunday Oct. 14, 2018, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.She was born April 27, 1942, northwest of Meriden, the daughter of Johnnie and Glena May Martin Bolz. She graduated from Point Pleasant Country School and later Hoyt High School in 1961.Eva May grew up on the family farm doing many chores and j

Sharon Mitchell

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Sharon Kay Mitchell, 70, of Holton, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.nbspShe was born November 8, 1947 at Onaga, the daughter of Melvin and Iverna Ristow Most.nbsp She graduated from Onaga High School in 1965.nbspSharon was a member of Quivira Heights Church of Christ in Topeka.nbspShe was the office ma

Thomas Phillips

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Thomas E. Phillips, 69, of Hiawatha, KS died peacefully Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Maple Heights Nursing Home.He was born September 15, 1949 in Parsons, KS, the youngest of six children to the late Eldred and Elsie Ginn Phillips.nbsp Tom grew up in Parsons, KS and graduated from Labette County High School with the Class of 1967.Tom moved to Harrisonville, MO, w

Ruth Montague

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Ruth Montague, age 106, died peacefully Friday, October 12, 2018, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Hiawatha.Ruth was born June 26, 1912, on the family farm south of Hiawatha, near Willis, KS, to the late Truman Agustus and Nora Norton Jacques, the fifth of nine children.nbsp Ruth attended grades 1 through 8 at Temple School, located on their farm, on the land donated by her fa

Mildred Mathewson

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Mildred P. Mathewson, 89, of Seneca, died on Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.Mildred was born May 30, 1929, on a farm south of Seneca, to Clem and Agatha Huerter Heinen. She attended St. Bedersquos School and graduated in 1947.On September 26, 1953 Mildred married Gerald Mathewson at St. Bedersquos Catholic Church in Kelly./h

Joyce Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

formerly of Kearney, MO

Joyce Nadine ldquoCricketrdquo Smith, 76, formerly of Kearney, MO, died on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 at Stonecrest Burlington Creek, Kansas City, MO.Funeral services will be 200 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 16th, 2018 at the St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church, in Lancaster, with Seth Montgomery officiating.nbsp Burial will follow in the Old Huron Cemetery, Old Huron,nbsp KS.nbsp The

Robert " Bob" Shuster

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Robert L. ldquoBobrdquo Shuster, 89, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at his home.Bob was born on July 15, 1929 in Wathena, Kansas to George amp Eunice Gladden Shuster.Bob was a U.S. Marine serving in Korea. He was Truck driver, retiring from Yellow Freight and Teamsters Union and also a member of the American Legion Post 161 and the

Robert "Bob" Kinnison

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Robert ldquoBobrdquo Lee Kinnison, 87, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on January 2, 1931, in Angus, Nebraska to the late John R. and Meda E. Shipley Kinnison. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Edgar High School with the Class of 1949.nbspnbspBob enlisted in the U.S. Army and entered active service on January 15, 1953.nbspnbspHe served his country during the Kore

Mary Jean “Pug” Zeit

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mary Jean ldquoPugrdquo Zeit, 80, of Atchison, Kansas passed away October 10, 2018 with her family at her side.Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 1100 a.m. at St. Louis Church with Rev. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Louis Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, from 10-1100 a.m. precedin

Shirley Weber

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Shirley A. Waller Weber, 82, of Troy, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the Wathena nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Wathena, Kansas.Shirley was born on March 4, 1936 in Burbank, Oklahoma to Snoden James and Ersell Lee Vaught Waller.She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy, Kansas.Shirley married Jerral A. Weber on Au

Dale Lance

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Fairview, KS

Dale Lance, 96, of Fairview, passed away October 10, 2018, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.He was born August 2, 1922, at Morrill, one of three sons of James and Verna Kanter Lance.He married Thelma McGeeney, February 14, 1947. Dale retired from the Fairview Farmerrsquos State Bank in December 1991. Dale and Thelma spent their winters in Mesa, Arizona for

Carol Yazzie

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Carol June quotKe-Wada-No-Quahquot Yazzie, 65, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her home, on the Kickapoo Reservation.She was born on March 3, 1953 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Leonard McKinney and Melvina Mjessepe Banks. Carol graduated from Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Oklahoma and from Northeast Kansas Vo-Tech in Atchison, Kansas wit

Donald F. Neavitt

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly Atchison, KS

Donald F. Neavitt, 89, formerly of Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, October 6, 2018.Memorial services will be Friday, October 19, 2018 at 200 p.m. at the Atchison United Methodist Church with Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Oct. 19th, from 100 p.m. until service time at the church. Memorial contrib

Maxine VanDonge

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Maxine B. VanDonge, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born August 17, 1923 in America City, KS, the daughter of Lewis and Bertha Nichols Sumner.Maxine attended Anderson and Bucks Grove Country Schools. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1941. Maxine was a homemaker and farmwife.She was a member of S

Dorothy Marie “Dotty” Thompson-Graves

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, KS

TOPEKA- Dorothy Marie ldquoDottyrdquo Thompson-Graves, 59, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at her home with family by her side. She was born March 31, 1959 in Hannibal, MO, the daughter of John and Dorothy Elizabeth Burrows Winston.nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Dotty graduated from Seaman High School in 1977 and had lived most of h

Emil Spellmeier

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Emil Spellmeier, 97, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018.Emil was born August 14, 1921 on a farm 5 miles southeast of Fairview. He was the only son of Henry and Emma Lear Spellmeier and the youngest of 4 children his three sisters preceded him in death. Emil attended Turner Grade School for 8 years, and graduated from Fairview High School with the class of 1940.

Alvin " Jack" Herbers, Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Alvin John ldquoJackrdquo Herbers, Jr., 60, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Tanglewood Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born June 19, 1958, the son of Alvin J. Herbers, Sr. and Charlotte Earline Cummings Herbers. nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspJack graduated from Holton High School in