Announcements

Linda Sprague

Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka

Topeka, KS

Linda Belle Bartley Sprague died Tuesday March 16, 2021 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. Linda Belle was born June 3, 1932 in Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Earl Franklin Bartley and Alice G. Wilson Bartley and sister of Garrett Wilson Bartley. She was related to most of Powhattan and much of Brown County. As a youngster, she took piano and voice lessons and also

Ruth Anne Irick

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

nbspRuth Anne Irick, 94, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born October 9, 1926 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Thomas Logan and Ruth Elizabeth Arnold Hill.Ruth Anne graduated from Holton High School in 1944. She lived in the Holton community most of her life except 3 years in Valley Falls. Ruth Anne was a homemaker, wo

Sister Mary Ann Dice

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Mary Ann Dice formerly Sister Ursula, 81, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan., died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the monastery. Funeral services are pending to a later date.Sister Mary Ann was born in Kansas City, Mo., on April 2, 1939, the youngest of three childre

Edwina Reimond

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Robinson, KS

Edwina Mary Reimond was born February 21, 1950, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, to Edward and Berniece Snidach Reimond and passed away very unexpectedly at her Robinson farm home on March 12, 2021. Edwina grew up in Aliquippa, PA. Her dad passed from a cerebral hemorrhage a few months before she was born.nbsp Edwina39s mother went on to raise the four children on her own with the help of Au

Marjorie " Marge" Lanfermann

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Marjorie Carol ldquoMargerdquo Lanfermann, age 80, of Atchison, Kansas, died March 15, 2021 at The Gardenrsquos at Barry Road, Kansas City, Missouri.Mass of Christian burial will be 1030 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. I

Bonnie West

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City , NE

Bonnie Rose West, 82, of Falls City, Nebraska was born on June 4, 1938, in Madera, California to Walter and Bernice Witt Ploof. nbspShe spent her childhood years with her family in Onawa, Iowa where she attended school and graduated from Onawa High School.nbsp On May 3, 1959, Bonnie was united in marriage to Royal ldquoGenerdquo West in Morrill, Kansas.nbsp To this union two childr

Betty Davis

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Netawaka, KS

nbspBetty Lou Davis, 74, of Netawaka, KS, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at her home with family by her side. She was born August 3, 1946 in Creston, IA, the daughter of Ray Irvin and Rosella Mae Crum Elliott.Betty graduated from Circleville High School in 1964. She worked for Wetmore Grocery for 3 years and for Walmart in Holton retiring after 25 years.nbs

Rosalee Herpich

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Denton, KS

Rosalee Alma Herpich, age 103 1/2 years, flew away from this life on Sunday, March 14, 2021.nbsp She was born on August 14, 1917 in Highland Kansas to Alonzo Marcell and Nellie Vigus Marcell. Rosalee lived with her parents and her 4 siblings on the Marcell farm in Highland, and when she was in high school, the family moved to Denton, Kansas.

Lois Fisher

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Lois Fisher, 83, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 9, 2021 at Lincoln, NE. She was born November 4, 1937 at Dawson, NE.She married Rolie Fisher on September 26, 1955 at Sabetha, KSLois was raised at Sabetha and graduated Sabetha High School in 1955. When in high school she worked at the soda fountain in a drug store. When married the couple established their home i

Courtney Lynn Place

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Netawaka, KS

Courtney Lynn Place, 39, of Netawaka, KS, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 the result of an electrical accident. She was born March 22, 1981 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Glenn Stephen ldquoTinyrdquo Place and Pamela Jane Martin Ward.Courtney attended Royal Valley High School. She was a homemaker and a self-employed housekeeper. She was a member of Citizen Band Potawa

Katheryn Rose “Katy” Yarger

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Formerly Centralia , KS

Katheryn Rose ldquoKatyrdquo Yarger, 35, of York, Nebraska, formerly of Centralia, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2021, at her home.Katheryn was born on October 29, 1985, in Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY to Steven Yarger and Justina ldquoTinardquo Van Gilder. Katheryn attended school at Centralia and graduated from Centralia High School in 2004. She attended Peru Sta

Carol Lock

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Morrill , KS

Carol Lock, 58, of Morrill, KS, died early Tuesday morning, March 9, 2021.Carol was born November 25, 1962, to Alexander and Kathleen Wilkinson Lock in Hiawatha, Kansas. She grew up in her parentrsquos rural home in Hiawatha. After attending school in the Hiawatha district, she graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1981. Following graduation, she worked at the Flair Fold shut

J. Richard Johnson

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

rural Bendena , KS

J Richard Johnson, 91, passed away on March 10, 2021 at Atchison Senior Village. He was born on September 16, 1929, the third child of Knut and Myrtle Mortensen Johnson. He married Darlyne Redmond Johnson on June 21, 1953. They lived just north of Bendena in the house Richard lived in since he was 9 years old.nbspHe has been a farmer all his life, also raising cattle and hog

Gerald Lierz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

HOLTON ndash Gerald M. Lierz, 89, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.He was born December 1, 1931 at Seneca, the son of Leo and Bertha Bergman Lierz.nbsp He had served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954.Gerald was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton.He worked at Goodyear Tire in Topeka for thirty years,

Kenneth Ferrell

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Formerly of Meriden, KS

Kenneth L. Ferrell, 92, formerly of Meriden, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in Emporia.He was born, February 1, 1929, in Valley Falls, the son of John V. and Ethel R. Bedwell Ferrell.nbsp He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1946. Shortly after graduating he enlisted with the United States Navy and proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict. After his d

Ruth Meyer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Hiawatha, KS

Ruth Gladys Schonewill Meyer was born July 20, 1926 to Helene and Marcus Schonewill in Volga, South Dakota. Ruth went to join her family in Heaven on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha, Kansas.Ruth had three brothers Edward, Burnette, and Duane and four sisters Kathryn, Gertrude, Laura, and Carol.Ruth grew up on a farm with a mother

Albert “Bud” Benedict Kocour, Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Albert ldquoBudrdquo Benedict Kocour, Jr. age 85 passed away in his sleep March 9, 2021 at Atchison Senior Village.Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 1100 a.m. at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. A parish rosary will be recited o

Virginia Ann Meyer

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Virginia Ann Meyer, 69, of Atchison, KS died Tuesday, March 09, 2021 at her home.A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held at 700 pm on Friday, March 12th, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Otha Kelley officiating. The family will receive friends from 600 pm until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Down Syndrome Gu

Susan Bestwick

formerly of Sabetha , KS

Susan Kay Bestwick, 73, formerly of Sabetha, KS, passed away unexpectedly at Stormont-Vail Health in Topeka, KS, on March 6, 2021. She was born to Neil and Eunice Bougher Bestwick on November 2, 1947, in Sabetha, KS. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1966.Susan was known for her positive, cheerful attitude, and compassion for others. She wo

Norma Murphy

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Hoyt, KS

nbspNorma Kay Murphy, 82, of Hardtner, KS, formerly of Hoyt, KS, passed away March 5, 2021 at her sonrsquos home in Hardtner. She was born December 2, 1938 in Soldier, KS, the daughter of Alva William and Elsie M. Rutledge Neal.nbspNorma graduated from Soldier High School. She made her home in Hoyt, KS, she was a homemaker, farmwife and later a daycare provider.h