Announcements

Rita Elizabeth Thomas

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

A Native of Steinauer, NE

nbspRita Elizabeth Thomas was born to John L. and Mary Wenzl Thomas on December 20, 1927 on the farm north of Pawnee City, Nebraska. nbsp She attended rural school Maple Grove District 17 and graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1944.She began employment as a receptionist for the offices of Drs. Anders

Erryn Elizabeth Langdon

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Erryn Elizabeth Langdon, 69, of Holton passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.She was born November 27, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas the daughter of Elson quotSparkyquot and Myra Freeburg Landis.Erryn graduated from Courtland High

Harold I. “Mac” McKibben

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Harold I. ldquoMacrdquo McKibben, 97, Atchison, Kansas died at his home Thursday, April 28, 2016.Funeral services will be Monday, May 2, 2016 at 100 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. nbspInterment will follow in Sumner Cemetery. nbspVisitation with the fam

James Hanrahan

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

James L. Hanrahan, 77, of Muscotah, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home. James was born on March 7, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Thomas amp Fern McDaniel Hanrahan. Jim was a roofer for many years with Hanrahan Brothers Roofing a

Mary Agnes Obermier

The Rupp Funeral Home of Saint Joseph, Missouri

Saint Joseph, KS

Mary Agnes Obermier 89, of Saint Joseph, MO passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at a health care center in Saint Joseph, MO. She was born July 31, 1926 in Weston, MO, daughter of Grace and Rudolph Sonnenmoser. She graduated from Mt. St. Scolastica High School 1944 where she was the captain of the basketball team, she then graduated from Mt. St. Scholastic College

Alta Louise Horr

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Dunbar, NE

nbspAlta Louise Horr, age nbsp88, of Dunbar, NE, passed away Wednesday, April 27th at the St. Maryrsquos Hospital in Nebraska City, NE. A funeral service for Alta Horr will be held Thursday, May 5, at 1100 a.m. at nbspthe Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn, NE. burial will follow at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Brownville, NE.span style"fon

Cheri Ludwig

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

nbspCheri Ludwig, 75, of Salem, NE passed away April 26, 2016 at Falls City, NE. She was born August 16, 1940 at Falls City to the late Earl and Mary Turner Drumm.On June 1, 1958 she married Larry Ludwig at Falls City. He passed away December 1, 1974.Cheri was r

Helen A. Tuxhorn

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Helen A. Tuxhorn, age 94 of Auburn, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her children and spouses Joyce and Larry Matiyow of Council Bluffs, IA Jack and Janet Tuxhorn of Willis, TX Jerry and Ramona Tuxhorn of Auburn Rick and Holly Tuxhorn of Auburn grandchil

Lawrence W. ‘Pete’ Rathert

O'Trimble Funeral Home in Nortonville

Nortonville, KS

Lawrence W. lsquoPetersquo Rathert, 86, lifelong resident and farmer of Nortonville, KS, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Colmery-OrsquoNeil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS.Funeral Services will be 1100 am, Thursday, April 28, 2016 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Nortonville, KS, with Rev. Michael

Victoria L. “Vicki” Hauschild

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

Victoria L. ldquoVickirdquo Hauschild, 68, of Lancaster, KS died unexpectedly on Monday, April 25, 2016 at her home in Lancaster.Memorial services will be 200 PM on Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church with Sr. Mary Arie officiating. nbspThe body has been cremated. Burial will be a

Kayberdena Willard

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Brock , NE

Kayberdena P. Willard, age 74 of Brock, NE, passed away Saturday April 23, at the Good Samaritan Society in Auburn. A funeral service for Kayberdena Willard will be held Thursday, April 28, at 1100 a.m. at the Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn. Burial will follow the service at the Sheridan Cemetery in Auburn.Viewing

Delta I. Marten

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga, KS

Delta I. Marten, 97, of Onaga, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Community Hospital Onaga.She nbspwas born November 18, 1918 near Onaga, the daughter of Charley and Emma Wrosch Zabel. nbspShe was baptized and confirmed at St. Paulrsquos Lutheran Church in Duluth, where she was a lifelong member. nbspShe was a

Phyllis (Palmer) Obermeyer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Phyllis Palmer Obermeyer, age 90, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her daughter Ann Obermeyer sister Judy Kimball of Auburn sister-in-law Rita Obermeyer of Auburn many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.nbspspa

Gary Love

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Gary Bernard Love, 51, departed this life on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, following a motorcycle accident.Gary was born on January 25, 1965, in Seneca, to Harold Joseph and Edna Mae Osterhaus Love. Gary attended Seneca Public Grade School and graduated from Ne

Rose Ann (Ann) Carrigan

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Rose Ann Ann Carrigan, 92, life-long resident of Atchison, died at Dooley Center in Atchison on April 22, 2016.nbspMass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 1030 a.m. at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. nbspInterment will follow in Mt. Calvary Ceme

Neal L. Smith, Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Neal L. Smith, Jr., 51, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his residence.A Celebration of Life Service for Neal will be Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 100 P.M. at United Methodist Church in Atchison. nbspNeal has been cremated and will be inurned at a later time at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

Leo J. Hutfles

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

nbspLeo J. Hutfles, 93, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 21, 2016 at Falls City. He was born February 2, 1923 at Kelly, KS to the late Charles and Barbara Berger Hutfles.On Martha Boeckman on April 11, 1945 at Kelly, KS.Leo was raised at Kelly and when marri

Dolores Smith

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, formerly of Whiting , KS

Dolores Jeannine Smith, 79, of Holton, KS, formerly of Whiting and Topeka, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born May 21, 1936 in Whiting, KS the daughter of Stanley R. and Irene V. Andrick Knutsen.nbspDolores graduated from Whiting High School in 1954. She was a housewife, loving mother and farmwife

LeRoy Merkel

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Robinson, KS

LeRoy F. Merkel, 87, of Robinson, passed away Friday morning, April 22, 2016, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.He was born September 28, 1928, near Everest, one of three children born to Frank and Edna Craige Merkel and was a lifelong Everest-Robinson area.nbsp He attended country grade school near Everest

Jeanette A. quotJeannequot Morris, 74, of Holton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was born December 14, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Gladys Snyder DeMann.Jeanne had previously resided in the Los Angeles, California area prior to moving to Holton in 1981. She and her husband were employed in ow