Announcements

Virginia Ruth Albright

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt

Hoyt, KS

Virginia Ruth Albright, 91, of Hoyt, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Holton.nbspShe was born January 14, 1924 on a farm near Meriden, the daughter of William and Amelia Fritton Hartman.nbspVirginia was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta, the Altar Society at the church, H

Willa " Billie" Yarpe

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Lincoln, formerly of Burchard, NE

Willa ldquoBillierdquo Yarpe, 80 of Lincoln, Nebraska formerly of Burchard, Nebraska passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Jane de Chantel long term care facility in Lincoln.Billie was born on January 30, 1935 to William and Marie Shearer Yarpe at Burchard, Nebraska.nbsp Billie lived most of her li

Melvin Zentner

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Melvin Zentner, 75, of Rulo, NE, passed away December 4, 2015 at Rulo. He was born May 31, 1940 at Falls City, NE to Margret Sailors Zentner and the late Herbert Zentner.On June 5, 1960 he married Jane Smith at Falls City.Melvin was raised north of Falls City and graduated from Shubert High School in 1957. He then to

William H. “Bill” Thornton

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William H. ldquoBillrdquo Thornton, 93, Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Atchison Hospital.Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at 130 PM at the Shiloh Baptist Church with Pastor Timothy Wolfe officiating. nbspBurial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. nbspVisitation

Henry Aaron Theel

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Henry Aaron Theel, 49, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 29, 2015, at his home.Henry was born April 16, 1966, at St. Joseph, Missouri, the second to the youngest of four children born to Lawrence Robert and Mary Mason Theel. nbspHe had lived most of his life at Hiawatha where he attended school. n

Pauline Shuck

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

nbspPauline Shuck, 96, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the HolidaynbspnbspResorts Nursing Home in Emporia, Kansas.nbspFuneral services will be held 200 PM, Monday, December 7, 2015, at the Becker-Dyer-StantonnbspnbspFuneral Home. nbspBurial will follow in the Sunset Memory Ga

Frances "Kay" Norton

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

nbspFrancesrdquo Kayrdquo Norton, 74, of Atchison KS died Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 2015 at her home surrounded bynbspnbspher family.nbspFuneral services will be 1030 am on Monday, Dec. 7th, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. RobertnbspnbspZiegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Nortonville Ce

Susan J. “Susie” Pickman

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Susan J. ldquoSusierdquo Pickman, 74, Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at her home.Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at 1030 AM at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. nbspBurial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. nbspA Pari

Ricky Joe Nigus

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Robinson , KS

Ricky Joe Nigus, of rural Robinson, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the age of 52.He was born April 4, 1963, at Hiawatha, the son of David and Nancy Brunner Nigus and had lived in the Hiawatha area nearly all of his life where he grew up, attended schools, later graduating from Hiawatha H

Clemence Pella

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Adams, NE

Clemence quotClemquot Henry Pella was born to Martin G. and Hedwig ldquoHattierdquo Goracke Pella of rural St. Mary on June 18, 1927. nbspHe married the love of his life, Ethelreda Gottula, on June 1, 1953. nbspTo this union eleven children were born. nbspHe passed away November 30, 2015 at Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams at the age of 88 y

Larry Handke

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

nbspLarry C. Handke, 72, of Atchison KS. died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home north of Atchison.Funeral services will be 1030 am on Thursday, Dec 3th, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 630 to 830

Charles ( Leroy) Miller

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of the Seneca & Sabetha area ,

Charles L. LeRoy Miller, 77, of Kansas City, formerly of the Seneca and Sabetha area, lost his battle with COPD and heart disease on November 23, 2015.nbspHe was born June 21, 1938 in Centralia, Kansas, the son of Bertram and Dolphia Miller. He was one of 10 children six boys and four girls.nbspOn February 20, 1956 he was u

Sharity Rae Kranz

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Sharity Rae Kranz, 30, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at her home. She was born November 1, 1985 in Horton, KS the daughter of Larry Lane and Tammy Dawn Strike Kranz.Sharity graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 2004. She earned her Certified Nursing Assistant and Certified Medication Aid from Highland Community C

Leland " Lee" Whaley

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Baldwin City , KS

CMSGT Leland C. ldquoLeerdquo Whaley USAF R, 85, of Baldwin City, KS, died late Friday evening, November 27, 2015, at Baldwin City Care Home.Lee worked most of his career as a technician for the soil conservation service in Brown, Miami, Douglas amp Franklin counties.nbsp He also served 37 years between the active and reserve U.S. Air F

Frances J. Scholz

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

Frances J. Scholz, 98, Lancaster, KS passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Carriage Square Living amp Rehab, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be 1030 AM Friday, December 4, 2015 at St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church, Lancaster, KS, with Sister Mary Arie officiating. Burial will follow at Lancaster Cemetery

Danny L. Howerton

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Danny L. Howerton, 45, of Mayetta, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home in Mayetta.p style"color rgb34, 34, 34 font-family arial, sans-serif font-size 12.8px font-style normal font-variant normal font-weight normal letter-spacing normal line-height normal orphans auto text-align

Blanche Davis

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Blanche Davis, 93 of Troy entered her Heavenly home Sunday, November 29, 2015. Blanche was born September 19, 1922 in Powhattan, Kansas to Walter T. and Lillian Thomas Hinkle. She attended grade school at District 44 in Brown County, Kansas, high school at Fairview, Kansas, and graduated in 1940. She was a student for one year at Colorado A amp M in Ft. Collin

Michael L. Pierce

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Atchison, KS

nbspMichael L. Pierce was called home on Friday, November 27, 2015 following a lengthy illness atnbspnbspthe age of 46 at his residence.nbspMemorial services will be Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 1100 A.M. at Arensberg-PruettnbspnbspFuneral Home with Pastor Bob Flack, officiating. nbspVisitation with the

Margaret Evelyn Settle

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Margaret Evelyn Settle, 71, of Mayetta, KS passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born December 20, 1943 in Wise County, VA, the daughter of Joseph Goffrey and Artie Baker Powers Gentry.Margaret attended school in Virginia. She was a homemaker and housewife.Margaret married James Marv

Betty Rose Bodie

Rural Burchard, NE

nbspBetty Rose Bodie of rural Burchard passed away peacefully at the Pawnee Manor at the age of 92. nbspShe was born March 5, 1923 and died November 24, 2015.nbspMemorial service will be Friday, December 4 at 2 pm at the Christian Church, 604 Wayne Ave, Liberty Nebraska. nbspInurnment will be at the McPher