Announcements

Helen Norvell

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Helen I. Norvell, age 95 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt.Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Sharon and Dean Bogle of Humboldt grandchildren Dena Stevenson, Delyn and wife Betsy Bogle great-grandchildren Corbin, Taylor, Ivy, and Paxton Bogle, Darby and husband Logan Eggers sister-in-law Rosalie Davis nieces, nephews, ot

Glenn Rieger

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Glenn Rieger, 100, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 9, 2018 at Falls City. He was born April 22, 1918 at Falls City to Daniel and Amanda Krumm Rieger.He married Helen Hill on October 12, 1947 at Falls City. She passed away March 7, 2014.Glenn was raised in the Falls City area and graduated from Falls City High School in 1935 and then he farmed. In 1940 he mov

Merilyn ( Shafer) Keithley

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City , NE

Merilyn Vere Shafer Keithley, 84, of Falls City was born February 5th, 1934 to John and Vere Hoover Shafer in Shubert, Nebraska. She attended McCandless grade school and 8th grade at Shubert public school. nbspMerilyn graduated from Nemaha High School and then attended one year at Peru State College. nbspOn June 21, 1952, Merilyn was united in marriage to Lowell Keithley at St. Anners

Racine Allen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Racine L. Allen, 61, of Pemberton Village Apartments of Hiawatha, surrounded by family, died late Sunday evening, November 4, 2018, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.She was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, October 16, 1957, one of five children born to the late James Wesley and Aula Faye Gunsenhauser Legan. She grew up in the Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa area where she attended

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.nbspnbspnbspnbsp nbspJack graduated from Holton High School in 1976. He joined the United States Navy, serving

Donnie Mauslein

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Everest/Hiawatha communities, KS

Retired Implement Dealer Donnie G. Mauslein, of the Everest/Hiawatha communities, died Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha with his sister by his side. He was 91.Donnie was born at Hiawatha, June 2, 1927, one of four children born to L.G. ldquoShortyrdquo and Myrtle Mize Mauslein. He grew up on a farm north of Hiawatha where he attend

Harry D. Hennigh, Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Harry D. Hennigh, Jr., 87, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Gran Villas in Atchison.Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 1100 A.M. at St. Josephrsquos Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Saturday at 930 A.M. at St. Josephrsqu

Mary Jean Shinn

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

On Monday morning, November 5th, 2018, Mary Jean Shinn passed away from this life into the welcoming arms of Jesus Christ. Mary Jean Shinn of Seneca, Kansas died peacefully at the Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas at the age of 89 years.Mary Jean was born February 17th, 1929 at Pawnee Hospital. She was the second child, first daughter born to Joseph and Mary Weis-Blecha of Burcha

Edrie Thompson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Edrie M. Thompson, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born October 5, 1933 in the family home north of Holton, the daughter of Fred and Josephine Sigmund Dachenhausen.Edrie graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951, then briefly worked for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka.She was a long-time member of the First

Charles "Chuck" Simmonds Sr.

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo , NE

Charles ldquoChuckrdquo Simmonds, Sr., 85, of Rulo, NE, passed away November 1, 2018 at Rockford, IL. He was born October 19, 1933 at Rulo to Clarence and Josephine Campbell Simmonds.nbspChuck enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 5, 1954 at St. Joseph, MO. He took basic training at Ft. Riley, KS. While in the service he joined the Airborne Jump School at Ft. Campbell, KY

Esther Zentner

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Shubert , NE

Esther Zentner, 91, of Shubert, NE, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Falls City Care Center.nbspShe was born March 31, 1927 at Beatrice, NE to Henry and Lydia Hahn Wollenburg, and attended school in DeWitt, graduating from high school in 1944.She married Harlan J. Zentner, Nov. 8, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran, near DeWitt.Prior to her marriage, Est

Marvel McDaniel

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Winchester , KS

Marvel I. McDaniel, 87, Winchester, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.She was born Oct. 8, 1931, at Wetmore, the daughter of Harry A. and Dorothea J. Mahler Scott. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1949.Marvel had worked in cafeteria service at the University of Kansas Campus at Lawrence. She had also worked as a cook at Jefferson

Doris L. May

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Lincoln, Formerly of Falls City, NE

Doris L. May, 98, of Lincoln, NE formerly of Falls City, NE, passed away November 1, 2018 at Lincoln. She was born September 25, 1920 at Rulo, NE to Grover and Esther Boehme Darveau.She married John W. May on October 8, 1938 at Seneca, KS. He passed away December 16, 1987. Together they raised six children. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Catholic D

Wallace “Wally” Baker

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Wallace ldquoWallyrdquo Baker, 81, of Verdon, NE, passed away November 1, 2018. He was born December 6, 1936 at West Salem, WI to Bernhard and Bernice Lovell Baker.nbspHe married Karlene Bloom on September 12, 1958 at Lincoln, NE. She passed away November 14, 2012Wally enlisted in the U. S. Air Force on January 6, 1955 at Minneapolis, MN. He served as a mechan

Charles Branch

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Willis , KS

Charles L. Branch, 78, of Willis, KS, passed away on November 1, 2018, at Mission Village Living Center in Horton, KS.Visitation will be 630-800 PM, Monday, November 5th at Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton.A graveside service, with military honors, will be held 1030 AM, Tuesday, November 6th at the Horton City Cemetery with Dan Maltby, officiating.nbsp nbs

Lillian Keyes

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home in Falls City

Sabetha , KS

Lillian I. Keyes, 99, of Sabetha, KS formerly of Falls City, NE, passed away October 29, 2018 at Sabetha. She was born September 28, 1919 at Sheridan, WY to Fred and Dorathea Paulsen Kruse.She married Lynn A. Keyes on December 26, 1949 at West Henrietta, NY. He passed away March 17, 2008.Lillian was raised at Story, WY and graduated Sheridan High School in 1940. S

Donald " Gene" Koeliker

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Donald quotGenequot Koelliker 82, of Horton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.He was born on May 26, 1936 in Highland, Kansas the son of John Wesley and Nellie Fern Beaman Koelliker. After graduating from high school, Gene served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959. He then went to work for the Gas Service Company in Kansas

Gordon Brown

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

Gordon James Brown, 63, of the Kickapoo Reservation passed away at his home on Tuesday evening, October 30, 2018.He was born on March 10, 1955 in Clear Water, Florida the son of James and Alberta Cadue Brown. Gordon worked in construction as a contractor for years. He was a member of the Kickapoo Tribe. On October 16, 1992 he married Jody Busenbarrick.Survivors includ

Keith Bagby

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Keith F. Bagby, 63, of Circleville, KS, passed away October 29, 2018 at his home. Keithrsquos health had been declining for the last 5 years. He was born May 8, 1955 in Topeka, KS, the son of Lavern and Rose Bagby.Keith graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1973. He had lived most of his life in the Circleville community. He worked for Jackson Farmers Co-op as a fuel tru

Darrel Morgan

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Denison, KS

Darrel Dean Morgan, 80, of Denison, KS, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 25, 1938 in Corning, KS, the son of Harold Robert and Gladys Alberta Conklin Morgan.Darrel graduated from Circleville High School in 1956. He proudly joined the Army National Guard from 1956 to 1962 where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Darrel work