Announcements

Harlan Dee Frey, Jr.

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Rural DuBois, NE

Harlan Dee Frey, Jr., 74, of rural DuBois, Nebraska was born onnbspSeptember 28, 1946, in Seneca, Kansas to Harlan Sr. and Neola Kroemer Frey.nbspnbspHe was raised near Bern, Kansas where he received his schooling and graduated from Bern High School with the class of 1964.nbspnbspAs a young man, Harlan enjoyed playing baseball.nbspnbspHe would play or manage baseball teams or s

Carol Wilhelm

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Carol Wilhelm, 82, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 24, 2021 at Falls City. She was born February 10, 1939 north of Falls City to Eldon and Edna Fritz Kelly.She married Jerry Wilhelm on April 6, 1957 at St. Paulrsquos Evangelical Lutheran Church, six miles north of Falls City.Carol was raised on a farm northeast of Falls City and attended Falls City High Sc

Michael James Conrad

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sunday, February 21, 2021, Michael James Conrad, 76, Atchison, Kansas died at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri.Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 1200 Noon at St. Josephrsquos Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.nbsp A family visitation

Edward “Bus” Hall

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Stella, NE

Edward ldquoBusrdquo Hall, age 75 of Stella, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include his wife Nancy of Stella son and daughter-in-law Eric and Stacie Hall of San Antonio, TX daughter and son-in-law Amy and Chad Petersen of Bennet grandchildren Colton Crisp, Kylee Hall, Tasa and Conner Petersen brother Jack Hall of New Mexic

Roger Kelly Eylar

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

formerly of Atchison, KS

Roger Kelly Eylar, 69, formerly of Atchison, KS died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS.Funeral services will be held at 230 pm on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Fr. Jeremy Heppler , OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 130 t

Dr. Robert Burghart

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Dr. Robert L. Burghart, 87, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 21, 2021 at Falls City. He was born May 8, 1933 at Spearville, KS to Albert and Barbara Hefner Burghart.He married Mary Ann Lowry on December 29, 1959 at Waterloo, IA, she passed away June 17, 2000. He then married Joyce Dallriva on November 28, 2003 at Falls City.Robert enlisted in the U. S. Air Fo

John "Jack" "Speed" McGarry

Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel in St. Joseph, MO

Atchison, KS

John T. quotJackquot quotSpeedquot McGarry, 86, Atchison, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away February 20, 2021 at home.Jack was born on July 1, 1934 in St. Joseph, to the late Wilbur Bruce and Viola Dempsey McGarry. He was a 1952 graduate of Christian Brothers.Jack began his working career at Earl Bell39s Garage and Combe Printing, before retir

Eleanor Koenig

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Eleanor Rose Koenig, of rural Hiawatha, died Wednesday afternoon, February 17, 2021, at Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hiawatha.nbsp She was 91.nbspEleanor was born at Salem, Nebraska, June 3, 1929, one of two children born to Marcus Harrison Sr. and Rosa Freda Harring Bates.nbsp The family moved to a farm north of Hamlin where she attended country school

John " Jack" Bernritter

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

rural Havensville, KS

John ldquoJackrdquo Carl Bernritter died at home surrounded by family on February 20, 2021 he was 87 years old.He was born to John Charles and Lillian Fogel Bernritter on February 5, 1934 and lived near Maple Hill, Ks on the ldquoDaddyrdquo Layman Place until 1942 when the family moved to rural Havensville. He graduated from Havensville High School in 1952. Jack served 2

Helen Potter

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings, KS

Helen I. Potter, 82, of Cummings, KS, passed away, Saturday, February 20, 2021 at St. Maryrsquos Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO.Helen Irene Hunker was born on December 5, 1938, in White Cloud, KS, the daughter of Floyd lsquoMikersquo and Wilma Bentley Hunker.nbsp Helen graduated from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham, KS in 1956.nbsp Helen then recei

Wendy Lenore Street

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Wendy Lenore Street, 64, died Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, Kansas.She was born on October 14, 1956 the daughter of Abrahm and Arlene Rettew Shank in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Wendy grew up and graduated from high school in Pennsylvania. She was an over the road truck driver and worked for many different transportation companies. Her last trucking job w

Suzanne Burke

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Denton, KS

Suzanne Susie Jane Burke passed away on February 20, 2021 at the Medical Lodge in Atchison, Kansas. Susie was a long-time resident of Denton, Kansas.There will be a private family burial of cremated remains at a later date at the St. Benedict Cemetery, Bendena, KS.nbsp Memorials are suggested to the St. Benedict Catholic Church Womenrsquos Council or the St. Benedict Cemeter

Jerry Bueker

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Jerry Lee ldquoJBrdquo Bueker, 76, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born February 1, 1945 in Horton, KS, the son of Willie E. and Roberta M. Vandervort Bueker.Jerry graduated from Soldier High School in 1964. After graduat

Dolores Pokorny

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Dolores M. ldquoDeerdquo Pokorny, 94, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1100 A.M. at St. Benedictrsquos Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.nbsp I

Opal Gugelman

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha, formerly of Bern , KS

Opal Irene Marteney Gugelman, age 93, of Sabetha, Kansas, formerly of Bern, Kansas died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas surrounded by family.Opal was born on February 22, 1927 near Baileyville, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Eva Callam Marteney. She grew up west of Bern, attended Union School in Nemaha County through the 8th

Charles " Buck" Alberts

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Charles R. ldquoBuckrdquo Alberts, 84, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Amberwell Hospital.Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 1030 A.M. at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.nbsp Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.nbspnbsp A parish rosary will be recited on Monday, February

Pamela Vice

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Pamela Vice, 63, of Rulo, NE, passed away February 18, 2021 at St. Joseph, MO. She was born March 10, 1957 at Omaha to Theodore and Irene Thayer Younker.She married Rick Vice on September 6, 1975 at Falls City, NE.Pam moved to Falls City in eight grade and graduated Falls City High School in 1975. She worked at Pamida for several years before becoming employed by Ri

Larry J. Jones

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Larry J. Jones, 75, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born June 21, 1945 in Holton, the son of Everett and Selma Rannebeck Jones.nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Larry graduated from Holton High School in 1963. He had worked for BNSF Railroad from 1963 until his retirement in 2004. He was a member of the Immanuel Luthe

Robert " Bob" Schilling

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Robert Schilling, of Pawnee City, passed away February 9, 2021. He packed a lot of living into his 85 years, leaving his family with many memories.nbspBob was born November 12, 1935nbspto Robert and Sarah Margaret Weltmer Schilling at Sabetha, KS. The family lived in Hiawatha, but his parents were out for a drive when Bob decided to come into the world The family moved to P

Roxana Lee Goehner

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Roxana Lee Goehner, 78, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, unexpectedly at her residence.Funeral services for Roxana will be held at 200 pm on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison, Kansas, with Pastor Stephan Lucas officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1