Announcements

Leo Kruse

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Sabetha , KS

Leo Frank Kruse, 97, of Sabetha, peacefully passed away August 26, 2020.He was born in rural Hamlin, Kansas on February 5, 1923, the son of Daniel and Amalia Brockhoff Kruse.nbsp Leo attended primary school at Hamlin, and spent one year at Hamlin High School, where he left in 1939.nbsp As a child, he loved playing with grasshoppers, so he earned the nickname ldquoGrasshopper

Patricia " Pat " Bennett

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Patricia Louise ldquoPatrdquo Bennett, 91, of Seneca, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Seneca.Pat was born on August 22, 1929 in Centralia, Kansas to Frank and Florence Searing Schubert. She graduated from Centralia High School.She married Eugene R. ldquoGenerdquo Bennett on May 24, 1948 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Se

Dale Navinsky

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

rural Cummings, KS

Dale Edward Navinsky, 67, of rural Cummings, KS, died Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO.nbsp Dale was born September 19, 1952 at Atchison, the son of Charles E. and Mildred Katherine Wahaus Navinsky.He was a 1970 graduate of Jefferson County North High School in Winchester.nbsp He worked as a welder and fabricator for many years, retiring f

James Menold

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

James Frederick Menold, 78, has begun his eternal life in the presence of Jesus, having passed from this life on Monday, August 24, 2020 due to a number of health ailments following hip replacement surgery.James was born at home in rural Sabetha, Kansas on September 16, 1941, the fourth of John amp Dorothy Kaeb Menoldrsquos ten children. He married Louise Steidinger on Febru

Robert Meyer

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha, formerly of Bern , KS

Robert Abraham Meyer was born February 26, 1935 to Eli Meyer, Sr. and Emma Edelman Meyer.nbsp He was born in the Meyer home built by his grandfather, Abraham Meyer. nbspRobertrsquos early years were spent on the family farm near Bern.nbsp In the late 1950s, Robert served his country as a medic in the US Army.nbsp Upon returning home, he began his farming and livestock

Patricia Koelliker

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Patricia Lee Koelliker, 79 of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Maple Heights Nursing Center in Hiawatha, Kansas.She was born on September 20, 1940 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Francis quotPikequot and Sarah quotTilliequot Hogue. She graduated from Horton Hi

Ruth Boomgaarn

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Ruth Boomgaarn 97 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Premier Estates.nbsp She was born on March 24, 1923 to Earl Thomas and Mary Ellen Wanrow Clark.nbsp She was born at home near Baileyville, Kansas.nbsp Ruth was one of seven children.The family moved to a

Darlene Flentie

Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka

formerly of Centralia , KS

Darleen J. Flentie, age 81, of Topeka, formerly of Centralia, Kansas passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.nbsp Darleen was born June 9, 1939 in Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Kelma Cullimore Watts.nbsp She married Elton Flentie March 15, 1955 in Topeka.nbsp He preceded her in death March 4, 2005. Elton and Darleen made their home nort

Darren Blandin

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton

Horton , KS

Darren Andrew Blandin, 55, of Horton, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 13, 2020. He passed doing what he loved, being out and exploring nature. nbspHe was born on July 16, 1965 in St. Peter, Minnesota the son of Thomas and Esther Jensen Blandin. He attended Powhattan grade school and was a Red Devil. He then went on to attend Inter Mountain Inter Tribal Schoo

Virginia A. Pethoud

Harman-Wright Mortuary of Beatrice

Falls City, NE

Virginia A. Pethoud, 83, Falls City passed away August 24th, 2020. She was born on May 8, 1937 to Kenneth and Marjorie Coleman Pelton.Virginia graduated from Beatrice High School in 1954. On January 30, 1955 she married Marvin Pethoud in Beatrice. Marvin passed away on December 13, 2008.They moved to Aurora, Colorado in 1959 where Virginia was employed at Lowryrsqu

Ed Bauman

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Ed Bauman, 66, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 24, 2020 at Lincoln, NE. He was born June 1, 1954 at Falls City to Charles and Verna Curfman BaumanEd was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1972. He began working at the Atchison, KS Grain Elevator, following a work accident he became disabled and has lived in Falls City since, except for living in T

Larry Rokey

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Larry V. Rokey, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas left this earth on Sunday, July 26, 2020.Larry was born September 7, 1939 at the Rokey farmstead west of Sabetha, the son of Andrew Peter and Mary Katherine Noble Rokey.Larry was married to Elizabeth Marie Munson on May 24, 1959. They later divorced. To this union four children were born, Larry D., Rebecca, Tracy and Gary.

Terri Lee Williams

Popkess Mortuary of Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Terri Lee Williams, 66, of Carthage, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.Terri was born in Sabetha, Kansas on January 4, 1954 to Delores Wenger Brown and Fred Kissinger. Terri graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1972. She attended Emporia State University and got her degree in education. She taught school in Hi

Euna Vaye Brant

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Euna Vaye Ukena Brant, age 98, formerly of Hiawatha, passed away on August 19, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.She was born March 16, 1922 near Highland, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Esther Hegenderfer Ukena. She graduated from Robinson High School and Highland Community College and taught for two years at the Diamond School, a one-room country school.Sh

Doris Erickson

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Doris Erickson, 71, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 19, 2020 at Blue Springs, MO. She was born March 7, 1949 at Waucoma, IA to Oliver and Vera Miller Winter.She married Karl Erickson on May 29, 1971 at Richfield Lutheran Church in Iowa.Doris was raised in rural Waucoma and graduated North Fayette High School in 1967. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Patricia Ann (Britt) Lee

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

DuBois, NE

Patricia Ann Britt Lee was born March 4, 1937, the sixth child and only daughter of Lewis Walter and Margaret Mae Gyhra Britt. She passed away August 20, 2020 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.nbspPat married Richard Leon Lee on January 25, 1957 and they had four children, Mary, Margaret, Richard, Jr., and Rebecca. They moved several times due to Richardrsquos service in the USAF,

Ronald " Bud" Nesbitt

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Oskaloosa, KS

Ronald Ray ldquoBudrdquo Nesbitt, 88, passed away Aug. 19, 2020 in his home. Bud was born in Ozawkie, April 5, 1932, the son of Walt and Myrtle Metzger Nesbitt. He married Shirley Jean Harden in 1951 in Ozawkie. They had both attended Ozawkie schools. Their only child, Rhonda, was born in 1953. The family moved to Valley Falls, due to Perry Lake

Rosalia “Rose” Moseley

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Rosalia A. ldquoRoserdquo Moseley, 82, of Holton, formerly of Denison, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born January 27, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Francis and Laura Streeter Lechman.Rose was a cook for Suttons Grocery Store and several restaurants in Topeka. She later earned her Certified Nursersquos Aide and M

Gary Dale Wiemers

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Gary Dale Wiemers, 61 of Pawnee City, Neb. passed away on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at his home. He was born on Feb. 7, 1959 in Beatrice, Neb. to Dale and Virginia Cookus Wiemers.Gary graduated from Atlantic high school in Atlantic.On March 16, 2009 Gary married Penny Hager in Pawnee City, Neb.Gary worked in Burchard and several other towns for the co-op, until retireme

Samuel Brzon

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Samuel Brzon, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 17, 2020 at Falls City. He was born November 30, 1930 at Pawnee City, NE to Sam and Josephine Tlustos Brzon.nbspHe married Betty J. Bauman on November 21, 1959 at Falls City. She passed away September 13, 2017.Sam enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 21, 1952 at Omaha, NE. He served in Korea as a front line