Announcements

Darlene Broxterman

Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort

Vermillion , KS

Darlene K. Broxterman, 88, Vermillion, KS, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Frankfort Community Care Home.Visitation will be Wednesday, July 12, from noon until 5 p.m. at Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort.A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Frankfort.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1030 a.m.,

Coletta Mae Robidoux

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Reserve, KS

Coletta Mae Robidoux, 76, of Reserve, passed late Friday evening, July 7, 2017, at her home with family by her side.She was born at Horton, April 2, 1941, the daughter of Olaf and Frances Cuddy Armstrong and grew up near Willis where she attended schools, working hard to earn her GED in the 1980rsquos. Coletta, once her family was raised in this area, then moved to Miles City, M

Duane Todd

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Duane M. Todd, 95, of Seneca, died on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Life Care Center of Seneca.Duane M. Todd was born on a farm near Clay Center, Kansas on July 8, 1922 to Warren and Edith Mina Todd. Duane often commented that he started working a team of horses in the field when he was 8 years old.nbsp Duane attended country schools, and in the days before school buses, drove himse

Alfred Roze

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Alfred Roze, age 82 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, July 09, 2017, at his sonrsquos home in LaVista.Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law David Roze and Shirley Roof of LaVista grandchildren David Scott Roze, Amanda and husband Nelson Chadwick, and Christine and husband Cecilio Ariza 7 great-grandchildren other relatives and friends.nbspA funeral service

Paul Ellsworth Dittemore

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Paul Ellsworth Dittemore, of Troy, Kansas, passed away July 3, 2017, age 88.Paul died peacefully in his sleep in Highland, Kansas on July 3, 2017, just shy of his 89th birthday. He was born July 5, 1928 at the family home near Severance, Kansas, the son of Closky James Dittemore and Etta Elizabeth Lewis. He had just started his first year of school in Severance in 1934 when the fa

Dorothy F. Petty

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Dorothy F. Petty, 81, formerly of Hiawatha, went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, July 9, 2017, at Aldersgate Nursing Home in Topeka, surrounded by her family.Dorothy was born at Newton, Kansas, one of four children born to Martin and Opal Blosser Loucks. She attended rural Wilson grade school and Fredonia High School. The family moved to Wichita to live briefly in 1945 before

Doris Elaine Krusemark

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Doris Elaine Krusemark, 93, of Atchison died Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at the Atchison Senior Village.Funeral services will be 1100 am on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at the First Christian Church with Rev. Russ Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1000 to 1100 AM Thursday, at the First Christian Church, Atchison. Mem

Raymond Carl Madorin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Raymond Carl Madorin, 91, Valley Falls, diednbspMonday, July 10, 2017, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester.nbspnbspnbsp He was born Dec. 27, 1925, north of Valley Falls, the son of Henry and Esther Florence Wolthausen Madorin. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1943. Raymond served in the US Army and was stationed in Oklahoma.

Betty Schwant

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Seneca, KS

Betty Mae Schwant, 71, of Seneca, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at her home.nbspShe was born April 5, 1946 at the Onaga Hospital to Ward and Genevieve Wege Schwartz.nbsp She attended Onaga Grade School and High School, graduating in 1964.nbspBetty attended Crumrsquos Beauty School in June of 1964 and graduated in March of 1965.nbsp She worked alongside h

William “Bill” Frederick Osborne

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn, NE

William ldquoBillrdquo Frederick Osborne, 66, of Auburn, Nebraska was born on December 6, 1950 in Auburn, Nebraska to Willis and Florence Hill Osborne.nbsp Bill was raised in Auburn where he attended grade school and junior high.nbsp He was a baptized member of the Auburn Christian Church and graduated from Auburn High School with the class of 1969.nbsp After graduating, Bill took

Patricia Sue (Smith) Bratcher

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Brownville, NE

Patricia Sue Smith Bratcher, 68, of Brownville, Nebraska was born October 15, 1948, in Columbus, Nebraska to George E. and Nolma E. Lucht Smith.nbsp She began her schooling in Columbus, Nebraska before completing 5thnbspand 6thnbspgrade in Bellevue.nbsp Patricia then attended junior and senior high school in Ralston graduating from Ralston High School with the class of 1966.

Leonard Fangman

Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home in Topeka

Topeka, KS

Leonard Paul Fangman, 83, Topeka, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017.Leonard was born on December 30, 1933, in St. Benedict KS, the son of Paul and Florence Stallbaumer Fangman. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. On November 12, 1960, Leonard Fangman and Mary Kay Strathman were united in marriage, enjoying 48 years together. Mary preceded him in death on December 2

Betty Hersh

Hall Funeral Chapel in Falls City

Falls City ,

Betty Jean Duerfeldt Hersh, 88, of Falls City, Nebraska was born on November 27, 1928, in rural Verdon, Nebraska to Albert and Alta Nichols Duerfeldt.nbsp She was raised near Verdon where she attended country school and later graduated from Verdon High School.nbsp As a young girl, Betty was very artistic and enjoyed drawing, painting, and oil painting.nbsp On March 10, 1949, Betty wa

Kathleen Ann Church

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Omaha formerly of Humboldt, NE

Kathleen Ann Church, 72, Of Omaha formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska was born September 7, 1944 in Humboldt, Nebraska to Leonard V. and Helen Maxine Richardson Church. nbspShe attended Pine Ridge country school northwest of Humboldt before schooling in Shubert for a short time. nbspKathleen finished her education graduating from Table Rock High School. nbspAfter graduating, Kathleen moved

Marian Kellenberger

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Marian LaVon Kellenberger, 87, of Sabetha died peacefully on July 3, 2017, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Marian was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 31, 1930 to Verne and Faye Dunn Couch.She attended school in the Shenandoah, Iowa and attended Sabetha High School until her family moved to the Kansas City area.She was united in marriage to Eugene Kellenbe

Lillie Marie (Colley) Blevins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Lillie Marie Colley Blevins passed away July 1st, 2017, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha where she had been a resident since 2013. She was 97.Lillie Marie was born in Troy, KS on February 7th, 1920, the oldest daughter of Wm Everett Sr. and Verlie Mae Clary Colley, who both preceded her in death. She started school in Troy a year ahead of others her age. When the fami

Elmer Peter Lierz

Lauer Funeral Home of Seneca

Seneca, KS

At the young and playful age of 89, Elmer Peter Lierz, adoring and devoted husband to JoAnn, proud and dedicated father, and loving grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at his home surrounded by family on July 2, 2017.The first of eight children to Leo and Bertha Bergman Lierz, Elmer was born in his parentsrsquo farmhouse at 8pm, Thursday, April 12, 1928. Just 11 month

Lee T. Hinkle

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Lee T. Hinkle, 97, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas.He was born on May 19, 1920 in Fairview, Kansas the son of Walter and Lillian Thomas Hinkle.Lee grew up in the Fairview and Wetmore, Kansas areas and graduated from Fairview High School. He attended Kansas State University for 1 year before enlisting in

Johnnie Leland Andrews

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mourtary Horton

Holton, KS

Johnnie Leland Andrews January 29, 1938 - June 30, 2017 Johnnie L. Andrews, 79, of rural Everest, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at his home. He was born on January 29, 1938 in Horton, Kansas the son of Charles and Nina Hixson Andrews. Johnnie was a rural mail carrier out of Everest and enjoyed farming and raising his black angus cows. He was a prior member of the Elks Lodge, Li

Patricia (Pat) Rose Boos

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Severance, KS

After a long hard fight against renal cancer, Patricia Pat Rose Boos, 84, of Severance, KS, passed on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at her home surrounded by family.Pat was born at Sisters Hospital in St. Joseph, MO, on September 26, 1932, to Frank and Mary Teresinski Derks. She grew up in St. Joseph, where she was a graduation of the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School.