Announcements

Gene Thomas “John” Robertson

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester, KS

Gene Thomas ldquoJohnrdquo Robertson, 85, of Winchester, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born December 12, 1931 at Winchester, the son of Lee William and Sadie Irene Pemberton Robertson. ldquoJohnrdquo graduated from Winchester High School in 1950. He worked as a Steel Burner for Missouri Valley Steel for 35 years. He also worked as a butcher

Jean Ann “Jeanie” Joyce

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Denton, KS

Jean Ann ldquoJeanierdquo Joyce, 68, of Denton, KS died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at her home surround by her family.Mass of Christian Burial will be 1000 am on Thursday, February 16th, 2017 at St. Benedictrsquos Church, Bendena, KS with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, O.S.B., as Celebrant. A Nightingale Service will follow the Mass and burial will follow it in the St. Benedicts Cemete

Larry Strong

Ryan Mortuary and Crematory in Salina

formerly of Horton , KS

Larry Dean Strong, 78, of Salina formerly of Horton, KS died February 11 from multiple health issues.Larry was born May 7, 1938 in Kansas City, MO to John and Mabel Minier Strong and was raised in Highland, Kansas.He married Deborah Merritt in Los Angeles in 1972, and she survives.nbsp After retiring in Horton, KS, Larry moved to Salina in 2007.nbsp Additional s

Grace Bechtelheimer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Grace G. Bennett Bechtelheimer, 88, of Sabetha, KS passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.Grace was born in Sabetha, KS on September 24, 1928 to Alfred M. and Gussie M. McComas Bennett. She grew up south of Oneida, KS. She attended grade school at Oak Grove Country School, and also attended three years of High School in Oneida. She attended Sabet

Calvin Coolidge Clay

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga, KS

Calvin Coolidge Clay, 92, walked into heaven on February 9, 2017. He was born on November 3, 1924 on his familyrsquos farm North of Onaga,nbspKansas, the son of John and Julia DuLac Clay. Calvin graduated fromnbspCentralianbspHigh Schoolnbspin 1942 and entered the United States Navy as a part of the greatest generation in defense of our freedom during World War II he served 26 mon

Joann Rose

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Formerly of Humboldt , NE

Joann Mae Blecha Rose, 75, of Kansas City, Missouri formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska was born in Humboldt, Nebraska on April 28, 1941 to Ivan and Amy Rue Blecha. nbspShe was raised in Humboldt where she attended grade school and later graduated from Humboldt High School with the class of 1959.nbspJoann passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017, in Falls City, Nebraska having

Dareld Lacey

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

nbspDareld D. Lacey, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Holton, KS. He was born October 25, 1931 in Holton, the son of Homer and Ruby Evelyn Miller Lacey.Dareld graduated from Bancroft High School after graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army.nbspHe had lived in the Holton community for most of his life. Dareld worked for

William J. “Bill” Brady

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William J. ldquoBillrdquo Brady, 74, Atchison, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 1030 A.M. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited Friday, February 17

Pamela Sikora

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Pamela Sikora, 66, of Falls City, NE passed away on February 12, 2017. She was born April 9, 1950 to Betty Jane Lichty Tubach and the late Alvin Tubach.On April 3, 1969 she married Fred Sikora at Falls City.Pam was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1968 then attended Peru State College. When the couple married they established their home i

Frank Williamson

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Table Rock, NE

Frank Williamson, 63, of Table Rock, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.Born nbspAugust 2, 1953 in Ralston, NebraskaDied nbspFebruary 12, 2017 in Humboldt, NebraskaFuneral Services will be held at 200 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2017, at The Church of Christ in Table Rock, Nebrask

David Reavis

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

David C. Reavis, 75, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 11, 2017 at Lincoln, NE. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 200 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home. Inurnment will be in Dorrington-Reavis-Towle Mausoleum at Steele Cemetery with Military Graveside Honors by Falls City Ceremonial Honor Guard.The family will receive friends on Wednesday from

Robert (Bob) Lee Dunn

Atchison, KS

Robert Bob Lee Dunn, 76 of Atchison, KS passed away February 9, 2017.Born on April 7, 1940nbspin Atchison, KS to Edgar and Mary Inez Stacy Dunn.nbsp Bob attended Atchison County Community Schools and graduated from ACCHS in 1958. nbspMay of 1963 he was drafted in the US Army and received an honorable discharge in April of 1965.nbsp nbspAfter the Army he farmed for se

Clarence Roy Voigtlander

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Clarence Roy Voigtlander was born at home in San Francisco on September 9, 1920 to Frank and Hattie Voigtlander. nbspHe was youngest of his family.nbspHe attended grammar school in the Portola district of San Francisco until moving to San Anselmo in 1932 to help his aunt Doris Kreuzer run her grocery store. nbspHe completed his elementary education in San Anselmo and graduat

Mary " Monnie" Wabaunsee

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Mary Theresa ldquoMonnierdquo Wabaunsee, 70, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. She was born October 7, 1946 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lou and Freda Jane Nozhackum Wabaunsee.Monnie graduated from shyshyshyshyshySt. Paulrsquos Indian Mission in Marty, South Dakota. She spent most of her life on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Rese

Barbara June Landes

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Barbara June Bartlett Landes, 91, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri.nbspBarbara was born in Harrison County, Missouri on June 7, 1925 to Francis and Pearl Nalley Bartlett. She lived in Bethany, Missouri, Stanberry, Missouri and the past 47 years in Wathena, Kansas. Barbara worked all of her adult life an

Carol Alberta Barnes

The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Atchison, KS

Carol Alberta Barnes, 70, of Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Atchison Medicalodge.Funeral Services will be 1100 AM, Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison, KS with Rev. Keith Hoover, officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, south of Rushville, MO. nbspFamily will receive friends for one hour

Edward Pepperl

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Burchard , NE

Edward Pepperl 95, of Lincoln, Nebraska formerly of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, nbspFebruary 9, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska.Mass of Christian Burial 1030 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Burchard, Nebraska. nbspOfficiating Father Michael Christensen. nbspRosary Monday, February 13, 2017 at 630 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Chu

Carol Turner

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Carol Jean Turner, 56, of Seneca, died February 8, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.Carol was born December 20, 1960 in Connersville, Indiana to Burdette and Marjorie Paris Turner. She attended Connersville High School and graduated in 1978. After school, she went to work at Sanders Grocery Store in Connersville after raising her daughter.She was a lifelong re

Dennis Joseph Thummel

The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Atchison, KS

Dennis Joseph Thummel, 50 of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS.nbspFuneral service will benbsp200 PM, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.nbspnbspBurial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.nbspnbspFamily will receive friends

Emmett Labes

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly of Horton , KS

Emmett C. Labes, 83, of Belleville, Kansas, formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Belleville, Kansas Health Care Center.He was born on December 8, 1933 in Concordia, Kansas the son of Emmett J. and Eva Bachtell Labes.Emmett grew up in the Clifton, Kansas area and after high school he graduated from the Brown Mackie College in Salin