Announcements

Jacqueline Jo Anne “Boppies” Krupinski

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jacqueline Jo Anne ldquoBoppiesrdquo Krupinski, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital.Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 1030 A.M. at St. Benedictrsquos Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Daughterrsquos of Isabella rosary w

George Blaine Shaffer

Penwell Gable Funeral Home in Topeka

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

George Blaine Shaffer passed away peacefully at age 77 on August 30, 2017 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. Blaine was born May 27, 1940 on a farm near Corning, Kansas to George and Alvina Aeschliman Shaffer.Blaine was a graduate of Fairview High School, Highland Community Junior College Associate of Arts 1960, the University of Kansas Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathe

Patricia L. Platt

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Patricia L. Platt, 60, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at her home.She was born Jan. 24, 1957, at Santa Ana, CA, the daughter of Charles E. and Barbara A. Godfrey Montgomery Sr. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1975 and then served in the US Navy.Pat had retired from the Kansas State Dept. of Revenue in Topeka after 35 years of service. She th

Gabriella Andrea Correa

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Boca Raton, FL

Gabriella Andrea Correa, 25 of Boca Raton, FL passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017.Funeral service will benbsp200 PMnbspFriday, September 1, 2017 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating.nbspnbspBurial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.nbspnbspFamily will receive friends prior to service fromnbsp1

Sister Noreen (Georgette) Hurter, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Noreen Georgette Hurter, OSB, 89, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, September 1, at 700 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, September 2, at 1030 a.m.Sister Noreen was born in Cranford, N.J., on Novembe

Sister Mary Benet Obear, OSB

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home

Atchison, KS

Sister Mary Benet Obear, OSB, 95, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Friday, August 25, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Sunday, August 27 at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Monday, August 28 at 1030 a.m.Sister Mary Benet Obear was the third of five children born to Alice and Howard

Sister Kathleen (Mary Janice) Egan, OSB

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Kathleen Mary Janice Egan, OSB, 102, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Sunday, 27 Aug, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Monday, August 28 at 1030 a.m.Sister Kathleen was born in Wale

Erma Wiltz

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Erma Ione Keim Wiltz, 88, of Sabetha, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Sabetha Community Hospital.Erma was born on October 28, 1928 in Brown County, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Gertrude Keim. She attended area schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946. She worked at several Sabetha retail stores and retired from Country Mart after 24 years of service.

Mary Kimmi

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Mary Catherine Kimmi, 98, of Holton, KS passed awaynbspMonday, August 28, 2017nbspat Vintage Park in Holton. She was born June 22, 1919 in West Line, MO the daughter of Walter Henry and Catherine Amanda Flora Burden.Mary graduated from Piper High School in 1936 and attended Kansas University majoring in music. She moved to Holton in 1958 and previously lived in Atchison./h3

Glen 'Jake' Fraser

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Glen quotJakequot Fraser, 90, of Holton, formerly of Fairview and Hiawatha, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at his home.He was born January 7, 1927 in rural Fairview, the son of John Henry and Mildred Jennifer Houlett Fraser.Jake left high school early to join the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a machinist39s mate and later joined the Navy Seabees where he

Lawrence "Deek" Deeken

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

formerly of Wathena, KS

Lawrence ldquoDeekrdquo Deeken, 96, of St. Joseph, Missouri formerly of Wathena, Kansas died Friday, August 25, 2017.Lawrence was born on August 13, 1921 in Wathena, Kansas to Matthew and Mary Gabriel Deeken. He was a Navy Veteran of the USNTS HedRon, FAW2 from 1944-1946, receiving medals of Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal. Lawrence retired from Armours. He love

Virgil Leland Kehr

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Nemaha , NE

Virgil Leland Kehr, 81, of Nemaha, Nebraska was born January 18, 1936 in Auburn, Nebraska to Alfred Leo and Marie Margaret Yelkin Kehr. nbspHe attended country school and graduated from Shubert High School with the class of 1953. nbspAfter graduating, Virgil continued his education by attending college for two years. nbspIn October of 1958, Vigil enlisted in the United States Army and

Helen " JoRae" Krogman

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Helen quotJoRaequot Krogman, 80, of Holton, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 atnbspMedicalodgesnbspJacksonnbspCountynbspin Holton.She was born August 17, 1937 the daughter of William Henry and Helen Keifer Nelson.nbsp She graduated fromnbspEffinghamnbspHigh Schoolnbspin 1955.JoRae was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton and the Altar So

Judith Wigle

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

White Cloud, KS

Judith K. Wigle, 73, of White Cloud, died peacefully surrounded by her family, Thursday evening, August 24, 2017, at home.Judy was born at White Cloud, December 27, 1943, born to Norman Dean Blanton and Mary Ellen Penny Rhodd. She grew up at White Cloud where she attended school. One of Judyrsquos greatest accomplishments was getting her high school diploma at age of 52. She wor

Leo Sebek

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Steinauer, NE

Leo Sebek, 92, passed away at Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Beatrice, Nebraska on Friday, August 5, 2017. Leo was born on June 20, 1925 to Martin and Daisy Miller Sebek in Steinauer, NE.Direct burial 1000 a.m., Saturday, August 26,2017 at the Czech Cemetery, Table Rock, Nebraska. Officiating Pastor Howard Blecha. nbspNo visitation.Interment C

Bruce Hollabaugh

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Highland , KS

Bruce G. Hollabaugh, 47, of rural Highland, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 22, 2017, at Hiawatha Community Hospital surrounded by his family.Bruce was born at Hiawatha, March 12, 1970, one of three children born to Gene and Naomi Grover Hollabaugh and had spent nearly all of his life at Hiawatha. He grew up here where he attended Hiawatha schools, graduating with the

Marvin Long

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, formerly of Hoyt , KS

Marvin C. Long, 79, of Holton, KS, formerly of Hoyt, KS, passed awaynbspThursday, August 24, 2017nbspat Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born September 21, 1937 in Vermillion, KS the son of Wm. Harold and Eva Gough Long.Marvin graduated from Axtell High School in 1955 and later attended the University of Kans

Carolyn Lindsay

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings, KS

Carolyn Lindsay, 76 of Cummings, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center, Winchester, KS.Graveside service and burial willnbsp200 PMnbspSaturday, August 26, 2017 at THE Nortonville Cemetery, in Nortonville, KS, with Rev.nbspnbspLarry Buss officiating.nbspnbspMemorials are suggested to Alzheimerrsquos Association and may be sent i

Margaret " Doris" Delk

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Margaret ldquoDorisrdquo Delk, 95, of Troy, Kansas completed her lifersquos journey on August 18, 2017.Doris was born September 2, 1921, to George Henry Johnson and Clara Ethel Price Johnson. She taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Northeast Kansas for six years before marrying Ernest Neal Delk on August 20, 1946. They spent 51 years together and had three children Marcia

Laura Billups

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Laura I.Gibson Billups, 98, of Troy, Kansas passed away Friday, August 18, 2017. Laura was born on March 8, 1919 in Sparks, Kansas to Allen amp Rena Mooney Gibson. She was a homemaker. Laura married Truman Billups. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her pare