Announcements

William " Mike" Murdy, Sr.

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

William Michael ldquoMikerdquo Murdy, Sr., of Hiawatha, died shortly after arrival at Hiawatha Community Hospital, Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was 69.A Celebration of Life service is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Hiawatha. Pastors James Callaway and Ryan VanPeursem will officiate.nbsp Military honors a courtesy of

Brice Sowers

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Brice Sowers was born in Kansas City on January 20, 1993. He passed way unexpectedly March 10, 2017.Brice never met a stranger and was always interested in what was going on in yourlife. He wanted to let you know what was going on in his life. Brice was someone who didnrsquot let illness get in his way. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was a young boy. He had

LeNore Stumpf

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

formerly of Axtell, KS

LeNore Josephine Stumpf, 84, Topeka, formerly of Axtell, died March 9, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Mar. 15, 1932, the daughter of Fred and Tillie Engelken Kuckelman, in the Kuckelman farm home southwest of Baileyville, KS.LeNore graduated from Baileyville High School in 1950, moved to Topeka and was employed at The Menninger Clinic and later at Blue Cross-Blue

Clayton P. Campbell

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Atchison, KS formerly of Falls City , NE

Clayton P. Campbell, 73, of Atchison, KS formerly of Falls City, NE, passed away March 7, 2017nbspat his residence at Atchison. He was born June 11, 1943 in Falls City. The son of the late Clarence Campbell and Jean Ann Phillips Clark.He attended Falls City High School where he excelled in Track and Field and also at Football. He worked as a farm hand in the Rulo, NE and Salem

Sister Lou Whipple

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Lou Whipple, OSB, 50, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m.Raised in Jetmore, Ks., Sister Lou earned a B.S. in elementary education from

Yvonne Wood

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Yvonne Annette Wood, 72, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.She was born on January 12, 1945 in Sabetha, Kansas the daughter of Harold and Adeline Valiando Wood. Yvonne graduated from ACCHS in Effingham, Kansas in 1964. She had worked in the Housekeeping Department at Mt. Saint Scholastic. Yvonne was a me

Rose Marie Miles

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

KAIR--Rose Marie Miles, 93, a long-time Atchison resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson, KS.Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before service time. Memori

Robert Dickson

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Bendena , KS

Robert Dickson, 88, of Bendena, Kansas died at his home on Monday, March 6, 2017. Bob was born on November 3, 1928 in Washington, Kansas to William amp Eunice Diller Dickson. He lived most of his life in Bendena, served in the U.S. Army. Bob was a mechanic. He was a member of the St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church in B

Mitzi V. (Tull) Gillard Hathaway

Formerly of Atchison, KS

Mitzi V. Tull Gillard Hathaway, of Mount Saint Helens, Oregon, formerly of Atchison, died February 4.A graveside service for Mitzi Gillard Hathaway, of Mount Saint Helens, Oregon, formerly of Atchison, will be Sunday morning at 1100 at Sunset Memory Gardens, in Atchison.Following the service, family and friends will gather for a celebration of life service, and vis

Kenneth Tilton

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Kenneth Lane Tilton, 58, of Highland, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at Highland Healthcare Center.Kenny was born to the late Lloyd and Ella Elizabeth Dutton Tilton, January 22, 1959. Kenny lived his whole life in Doniphan County, KS. He graduated from Highland High School in 1978 prior to graduating from Highland Junior College with a degree in agriculture. He helped farm as

Delbert M. Larson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Delbert M. Larson, 81, of Hiawatha, passed on March 6, 2017, at Hiawatha Community Hospital with family by his side. He was born November 13, 1935, one of three children of Fred and Geneva Webb Larson, at Horton, Kansas. He spent his early childhood on farms near Everest and Hamlin, Kansas. He graduated from Hamlin High School in 1953. He attended several colleges throughout his career, earnin

Georgann A. Rottinghaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville, KS

Georgann A. Rottinghaus, 91, of Baileyville, Kansas, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca.She was born on July 12, 1925, at home, in Baileyville, the daughter of George and Agnes Dultmeier Heiman. She grew up in Baileyville and attended Baileyville school, graduating in 1946.As a young women she ventured went to Omaha and wa

Audrey Joan Roland

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Audrey Joan Roland, 84, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home.Audrey was born July 28, 1932 in Shawnee County, KS, adopted by W.P. and Phyllis Myers Howery and was a lifelong resident of the Hamlin-Hiawatha area.nbsp She grew up near Hamlin where she attended school, graduating from high school with the class of 1950.nbsp She was a Tupperware Manager f

Daryl Bechtelheimer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Daryl H. Bechtelheimer, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.Daryl was born on January 26, 1926 the son of Harvey F. Bechtelheimer and Faye M. Carpenter Bechtelheimer on a farm south east of Sabetha, Kansas.nbsp He attended Plum Creek rural school south of Fairview until 1939.nbsp He then attended Rock Creek School north of Sabeth

Lola Charlene Chambers

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Lola Charlene Chambers, 92, Valley Falls, diednbspFriday, March 3, 2017, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls.She was born Sept. 10, 1924, in rural Morton County, the daughter of Clarence William amp Lily Elnora Johnson Higgins. She was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist Church.Lola was a clerk for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka, retiri

Paul Tegtmeier

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Burchard , NE

Paul Frederick Gottlieb Tegtmeier, 97, of Burchard, Nebraska, departed this life on Thursday, March 2, 2017.nbspHe was born January 22, 1920, to Louis and Nellie Sommerhalder Tegtmeier at their farm north east of Burchard.nbsp He attended Pawnee County rural school district 46 and graduated from Pawnee High School with the class of 1937.nbsp After spending his first year a

Howard " Jerome" Rice

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Goff, KS

Howard ldquoJeromerdquo Rice, 80, of Goff, KS passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. He was born February 21, 1937 in Troy, KS, the son of Howard Glen and Ruth Irene Soden Rice.nbspJerome graduated from Robinson High School in 1955 and attended Vo-Tech in Atchison for Architectural Drafting. In 1980, he placed 1st in the state in drafting and in the top 6 nation

Phillip King

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Wathena

St. Joseph , MO

Phillip R. King, 73, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Diversicare of St. Joseph, Missouri.Phillip was born on November 1, 1943 in Elwood, Kansas to Emmett R. amp Iva Mae Muse King. He graduated from the Elwood High School.Phillip served in the Kansas Army National Guard, worked for Buchanan County road and bridge and played in t

Francis Hartman

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Frances Vertin Hartman, 96, of Wathena, Kansas died Tuesday, February 28, 2017at the Wathena Healthcare amp Rehab Center. Frances was born on August 21, 1920 in Wathena to Matthew and Elsie Miller Vertin. She married John L. Hartman on November 19, 1949 in Wathena. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1990. She wa

Donna May (Branch) Maltby

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Donna May Branch Maltby completed her earthly life February 25, 2017.Donna was born on October 14, 1935 to Kenneth and Fay Branch at Arkansas City, KS.Donna married Daniel D. Maltby on November 25, 1953. To this union five children were born- Daniel P., Gregory, John, Arlan and Jan.She is survived by her husband, their children and nine grandchildren, h