Announcements

Shirley Duran

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Shirley R. Duran, 83, of Highland, died early Saturday morning, January 28, 2017, at Highland Healthcare Center where she had been a resident for nearly 10 years.Shirley was born at Horton, August 17, 1933, one of two children born to Francis Murray and Goldie Elizabeth Huber Coleman.nbspShe grew up at Troy.nbsp She graduated at Highland High School in 1951 then

Ardis Bernice Hunzeker

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Ardis Bernice Gottula Hunzeker nbsppassed away January 28, 2017, at the age of 88 years at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital in Pawnee City NE.nbsp She was born on July 20, 1928 to Albert Christopher Gottula and Esther Marie Damm Gottula, at the familyrsquos home near Steinauer NE.Ardis attended country school at Clear Creek.nbsp She attended 2 years of parochial sch

Nadine Delzeit

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home of Wathena

Wathena, KS

Nadine Delzeit, 91, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Wathena Nursing amp Rehab Center. nbspNadine was born on February 12, 1925 in Leona, Kansas to Robert amp Ona Bond Richter.nbspShe was a member of the St. Josephrsquos Catholic Church, St. Annrsquos Altar Society, 4-H leader for 15 years, Happy

Stacey Lynn Pipkins

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

STACEY L. PIPKINS KANSAS CITY, MO- Stacey Lynn Pipkins, 51, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She was born December 20, 1965 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Gerald Charles Haag and Mary Lou Slocum Haag. Stacey graduated from Seaman High School in 1984. She had lived in Kansas City, MO for 12 frac12 years and previously in Las

Jimmy Dean Stevens

Mercer Funeral Home Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Jimmy Dean Stevens, 72, Valley Falls, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. He was born July 12, 1944, at Atchison, the son of Scottie Francis and Marian Hosford Stevens. Jimmy was a warehouse man at the Ft. Leavenworth US Army Base, retiring after working there for 25 years. He had worked for many years for Jefferson County Public School at Denver, CO. He was a me

Allen Broadbent

formerly of Corning , KS

Allen Broadbent, formerly of Corning, Kansas, died Saturday, January 21st, at the age of 74.A graveside service will be held Saturday, January 28 at 3 p.m. at the Corning city cemetery.His family will be at the Corning Community Center from 1 to 3 prior to the graveside service.nbsp nbspnbsp

John Henry Rottinghaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

John Henry Rottinghaus, 78, of Seneca, Kansas, died suddenly Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at his farm north of Seneca.John was born in Seneca, on March 6, 1938, the son of John I. and Ethel WietharnRottinghaus. He attended grade school in St. Benedict and graduated from St. Benedict High School in 1956. In the fall of 1956 John went to St. Benedict College in Atchison

L.B. Grosfield

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha, KS

L.B. Grosfield, 86, of rural Hiawatha, Kansas passed away on 25 Jan 2017 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.He was born in Horton, KS the only son of Henry and Ruth Crawford Grosfield. He lived his entire life near Willis, KS except for the time spent in military active duty. He graduated from Willis High School in 1948 as valedictorian of his class and began farming with his fa

Ruth Titus

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Falls City, NE

Ruth Amelia Niemeyer Titus, 92, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away January 25, 2017, at Falls City Care Center.Ruth was born February 4, 1924, in Falls City, the daughter of Ernest and Edna Gibble Niemeyer and was a lifelong resident of the Falls City area. She was raised on the family farm SE of town they farmed, ran a weekend popcorn business, as well as, the local dairy cream

Thomas Robert Winters

Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri

St. Joseph, MO

Thomas Robert Winters, 73, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the home.Tom was born April 29, 1943, in Highland,nbsp Kansas.nbspnbspnbsp He is survived by his wife, Lucia Louise Winters daughters, Cindy Duncan and Renae LaBattaglia and brother Gary Winters.nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp

Dorothy Deters

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Dorothy Ann Deters, 83, of Seneca died on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Life Care Center in Seneca.Dorothy was born July 13, 1933 in Corning, Kansas the daughter of Willis Wilfred and Elizabeth F. Rethman Walters. Dorothy grew up in Corning and went to school Corning Public school graduating from high school in 1950. As a young woman, she went to work for Skiles Telephone Compan

John Alfers

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Troy

formerly of Bendena , KS

John Bernard Alfers, 100, of Arlington, Virginia formerly of Bendena, Kansas died Saturday, January 21, 2017. John was born on July 6, 1916 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Eugene and Helena Myers Alfers. He lived most of his life in Virginia where he worked as an electrical engineer for the Defense Department. John married

Carolyn Strasil

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Carolyn Strasil of Falls City died Friday January 13, 2017.A memorial service for Carolyn Strasil of Falls City will be Saturday Morning at 11 at the First United Methodist Church in Falls City.There will also be a Memorial Service held at Stephaniersquos house in Independence, MO on Saturday afternoon at 1.Family will receive friends one hour prior to the ser

Patty Jane (McCoy) Smart

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Patty Jane McCoy Smart, 85, loving wife and mother, died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.Patty was born on Sept. 20, 1931 in Halls, MO the daughter of Landon and Lena Mae Wilson McCoy. She graduated from Benton High School, St. Joseph, MO in 1949. Patty worked for ldquoBig Smith Overallrdquo Company after high school, was co-owner of the Hilli

Emily Aitkens

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, formerly of Mayetta, KS

Emily Ann Barber Aitkens, 64, of Topeka, KS formerly of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 19, 1952 in Sioux Falls, SD, the daughter of Willis L. and Julia Ann Cook Barber.Emily attended Holton High School and attended one year at Haskell University. She was a Certified Nurse Aide, Prairie Band Potawatomi CHR an

Betty LaVerna Stukenholtz

Marshall Funeral Chapel of Nebraska City

Nebraska City, NE

Betty LaVerna Stukenholtz, age 78 of Nebraska City died January 14, 2017 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Betty was born March 12, 1938 in Nebraska City, the daughter of Vernon A. and Alice Otto Stukenholtz. She formerly lived in Virginia and Lincoln before returning to the Nebraska City area in 2003. Betty worked as a secretary in various government offices, inc

Jack Allen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Robinson , KS

Jack Lee Allen, 75, of Robinson, died Saturday evening, January 21, 2017 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.Jack was born at Robinson, April 2, 1941, one of three children born to Asa and Ruth Haney Allen and moved with his family at a young age to Bellevue, Nebraska. He grew up there where he attended school and graduated high school. Jack spent his working life in Bellevue work

Floyd W. “Mike” Peak

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Floyd W. ldquoMikerdquo Peak, 73, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday, January 23, 2017 at his home.Funeral services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 1030 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.nbsp Interment will follow in the Alderson Cemetery, west of Atchison.nbsp Visitation with the family will be one h

Mildred Fidermutz

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt , NE

Mildred Fidermutz, 106, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.Born nbspJune 19, 1910 in Humboldt, NebraskaDied nbspJanuary 21, 2017 in Humboldt, NebraskaFuneral Services will be held at 1100 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at The Christian Church in Humboldt, Nebraska

Ila Mae Arnold

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Ila Mae Gilfillan Arnold was born on April 16th, 1929 at the family farm near Mound City, MO. She was the youngest of the six children blessed to Eugene Ray and Emma Helen Buntz Gilfillan.On March 1, 1934, when she was four years old, her family moved to the 80 acre farm that her father purchased from her grandparents, Charles Stewart and Barbara Ellen Black Gilfillan, locat