Announcements

Eldon " Red" Carver

Morrill , KS

Eldon ldquoRedrdquo Carver, 79, of Morrill died Friday, July 15, 2016, with his daughter at his side, after a relatively short battle with cancer.He was born July 9, 1937, in Humboldt, Neb., to Frederick and Myrtle McAlexander Carver. They moved to Sabetha when he was a young boy, and he spent most of his life in Sabetha. He and his wife Elizabetha moved to Morrill in 1982. He

Carla " Melissa" O'Connor

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Carla ldquoMelissardquo OrsquoConnor, 68, of Holton, KS passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 15, 2016 at her home. She was born March 3, 1948 in Walnut, CA the daughter of Robert Chapman, Sr. and Melba Harrison Chapman.Melissa attended schools in Walnut, CA and had spent most of her life in Pomona, CA. She had lived in Holton since 1989. She worked at Medicalodges Jackson

Edith “Cindy” Bergmann

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Formerly of Johnson, NE

Edith ldquoCindyrdquo Bergmann, age 89, formerly of Johnson, Nebraska was born on June 19, 1927 in Auburn, Nebraska to Walter and Opal Chandler Haith.nbsp She was raised in Auburn where she attended Auburn Public Schools.On October 21, 1943, Cindy was united in marriage to Orville John Henry Bergmann in Hiawatha, Kansas.nbsp To this union four children Linda, Gordon, Reg

Willard Royer

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of rural Arrington, KS

Willard Francis Royer, 97, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Vintage Park in Holton. He was born on the family farm north of Arrington on September 11, 1918 to Boyd Willard and Mabel Beyer Royer. He was the last of the twenty-seven grandchildren born to Asa and Susan Beyer. Willard attended the Bittersweet rural grade school and graduated from Effingham High School in 1935. After graduati

Eloise Luginbill

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

formerly of Seneca , KS

Eloise B. Luginbill, 92, of Baldwin City, Kansas, formerly of Seneca, died on Saturday, July 17, 2016 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Baldwin City, Kansas.Eloise was born on November 17, 1923 to Wallace and Mary Ellen Trudgeon Baugher.nbsp She attended a rural country school.nbsp In 1933, the family moved into the town of West Mineral, Kansas. She attended school there and

Milton Francis Hines

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, formerly of Lancaster, KS

Milton Francis Hines, 85, of Atchison, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Vintage Park of Atchison.Funeral Services will be 200 pm, Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, with Rev. Charles Neill, officiating. nbspBurial will follow in the Lancaster KS Cemetery. nbspFamily will receive friends from 1230 pm until

Helen Hendrickson Hjetland

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Helen Hendrickson Hjetland, 95, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at her home in Hiawatha, Kansas.She was born November 13, 1920, in Lone Jack, Missouri, to Herschel Byron and Bessie Faulkenberry Hendrickson. After living in Kansas City the family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri where she graduated from Central High School in 1939.nbsp Prior to her marriage, she worked for Westab in S

Izma Seeba

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Cook, NE

Izma Buethe Seeba was born May 9, 1925 in Elk Creek, Nebraska, the daughter of Henry Carl ldquoCharlierdquo and Beatrice Morris Buethe. She was one of four daughters. nbspShe attended school in Elk Creek, Nebraska but completed her senior year, 1943, in California, where her family had moved. nbspOn August 11, 1946 she married Glen Henry Seeba in Oakland, California.

Patricia Johnson

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Patricia Alene Victoria Lair Johnson, 86 years of age, of Beatrice, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She was born on August 19, 1929 in Norfolk to Harold and Adeline Switzer Lair.Patricia is survived by 4 children, Sandra K. Stearns and husband Michael of Courtland, Kansas, Jeffrey A. Johnson of Chillicothe, Missouri, Mar

Donna Trant

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Donna Losson Trant, 84, of Troy, Kansas died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.Donna was born on October 27, 1931 in Sparks, Kansas to P.E. and Maude French Williams. She graduated from Troy High School. Donna loved traveling with her husband and spending time with her family. She also enjoyed doing word search and beating her husband in cards.

Mary Jean Handley

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga , KS

Mary Jean Handley, 84, of Onaga, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Eastridge Nursing Facility in Centralia.nbspShe was born June 17, 1932 at Topeka, the daughter of Eugene and Mary Pinick Grim.nbsp She graduated from Onaga High School in 1950.nbspMary Jean was a member ofnbsp the First Congregational Church, UCC in Onaga.nbsp She sang in the church ch

Leo Berry

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Bendena, KS

Leo Berry, 81, of Bendena, Kansas died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at a Kansas City hospital.nbspLeo was born on October 17, 1934 in Atchison, Kansas to Orrel and Helen Moranz Berry. He was a lifelong resident of Bendena where he farmed and worked as a patternmaker.nbspLeo is a member of the St. Benedictrsquos Catholic Church in Bendena, Kansas, Patternmaker Unio

Anna J. Grouling

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Anna J. Grouling, 69, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, July 11, 2016 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, July 15, 2016 at 1000 A.M. at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Thursday, July 14th at 400 P.M. at Arensberg-Pru

Margaret Albin

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt , NE

Margaret Albin, 93, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.Born May 17, 1923 in rural Humboldt, NebraskaDied July 12, 2016 in Humboldt, NebraskaFuneral Services will be held at 1030 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2016, at The Christian Church in Humboldt, Nebraska with Pastor Ho

Clarence " Jay" Nott, Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore, KS

Clarence A.nbsp ldquoJayrdquo Nott, Jr., 63, of Wetmore, KS passed away July 10, 2016 as the result of an automobile accident near Atchison, KS. He was born August 15, 1952 in Maple Hill, KS the son of Clarence A. and Isla Winona Bottom Nott.Jay graduated from Wetmore High School in 1971. He proudly served in the Army National Guard. He was a former member of the Wetmore A

Lilah Kaye Lamphear

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Whiting, KS

Lilah Kaye Lamphear, 78 of Whiting, Kansas passed away unexpectedly at her home on July 10, 2016.She was born on August 13, 1937 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Fredrick and Ruby Keyes Lamphear. She was a lifelong resident of Atchison and later Jackson Counties. She graduated from Horton High School in 1955. Lilah attended business school in Topeka. She worked at the Horton Nati

Richard Ziegler

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Syracuse , NE

Richard J. Ziegler was born August 23, 1939 in Salina, Kansas to Robert and Esther Jobst Ziegler. He was baptized by Pastor Walter Schmidt on September 10, 1939. He grew up in Vesta, Nebraska and was confirmed at St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church in Tecumseh. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957. He attended Doane College for two years, then served in the United States Army 1960-196

Milton Leroy LaClair

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta , KS

Milton Leroy LaClair ldquoNosh neshrdquo, 92, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Holton. He was born June 14, 1924 on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, the son of William and Mary Lasley LaClair.Milton graduated from Marty Indian School in South Dakota in 1941 and later from Clarks School of Business. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was pa

Norman F. Miller

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

formerly of Richardson Co, NE

Norman F. Miller, 71, passed away July 10, 2016 at Ohiowa, NE. nbspHe was born August 5, 1944 at Humboldt, NE to the late Cecil and Helen Schuler Miller.He was drafted into the U.S Army on September 12, 1964 and discharged on September 22, 1967.He married Patricia Rowland on March 13, 1993 at Salem, NE.Norman was raised in Richardson County, Angus, NE

Gerald Green

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Oklahoma City , Oklahoma

Gerald Nah-Nah-Gozie Green 71, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, passed peacefully from this life the morning of July 8th after a decline in his health from Vascular Dementia. He was surrounded and supported by his loving family and caregivers of Grace Living Center during the last days of his life.Gerald was born in Kansas City, Kansas, his mot