Announcements

Dalton Covert

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Robinson area , KS

Dalton Glenn Covert, age 61, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Apostolic Christian Home, Sabetha.

He was born in Hiawatha, KS on January 5, 1960 to Howard Earl and Veta H. (Glenn) Covert and was a lifelong Robinson area resident where he grew up, attended school there, prior to graduating from Hiawatha High School.

Dalton served on the Robinson Fire Department for 33 yea


Thomas John “Tom” McCullough

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, KS

Thomas John “Tom” McCullough, 61, a lifelong resident of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at F.W. Huston Sr. Living Center in Winchester. 

He was born July 5, 1959 at Winchester, the son of Alfred Wilbur and Berniece Ruth Jacobson McCullough. He was a 1976 graduate of McLouth High School and he attended the Northeast Kansas Vo-Tech School in Atchison for


Yvonne Cox

Hiawatha , KS

A Memorial Service for Yvonne Cox, of Hiawatha, will be Saturday, January 23  from 12 noon to 2 p.m at the Denison Community Building.

Friends and family are encouraged to come out and share stories of Yvonne.

At 2:00, they will go in procession to the Holton Cemetery for a small service followed by a private burial.

Masks and social distancing are


Mary Prawl

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Denton , KS

Mary Louise (Moore) Harness Prawl passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021, at the age of 92. She was a life-long resident of Doniphan County and lived in Denton for the last 50 years.

Mary was born in Highland on December 18, 1928, to parents Owen J. and A. Maurine (Dobson) Moore. She was the sixth of a family of nine children. She grew up on the family farm near Iowa Point and


Kevin Gullickson

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Everest, KS

Kevin Maurice Gullickson 57, of Everest, Kansas, passed away in Kansas City, KS on December 26, 2020 at the University of Kansas Hospital from complications of COVID 19. He was born in Kansas City, KS on March 26, 1963, the son of Weldon and Margaret Olson Gullickson. The majority of his working years were spent in the pipe industry where he became a l


Marlise Wilson

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

Marlise Wilson, 60, of rural Horton, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

She was born on January 21, 1960 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Gregory and Evelyn Jeannotte Ramirez. Marlise graduated from Horton High School and attended KU for


Richard Harold Spilman

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Richard Harold Spilman, 69, of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Lucas officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested


Rosalee Ann (Wright) Adkins

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Rosalee Ann (Wright) Adkins, 78, of Troy, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Two Timbers in Highland, Kansas. 

Rosalee was born on September 15, 1942 in Cawker City, Kansas to Richard J. and Geneva Mae (Winkel) Wright. 

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Troy, Kansas. 

Rosalee married Arthur “Art” Adkin


Willis Lee “Willie” Amos

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Willis Lee “Willie” Amos, 77, of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Pawnee City Assisted Living, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He was born on May 13, 1943 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to John and Cecile (Werner) Amos. 

Willie grew up on the family farm in Kansas. He loved working on the family farm and collecting collectables of many


Gary Foster

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Gary Foster, 76, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 10, 2021 at Milton, FL. He was born July 5, 1944 at Tower Hill, IL to Wilbur and Mamie (Bennett) Foster.

He married Marvelle Schulenberg on February 10, 1968 at Falls City. She passed away January 26, 1995.

Gary was raised in Illinois. He was employed erecting greenhouses when he met Marvelle and when married the c


Phyllis J. Constantine Luebs

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Phyllis J. Constantine Luebs, age 94, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln.

Survivors include her children and spouses Susanne Brazau of Wichita, KS; Darrell and Judy Constantine of Auburn; Juanita and Jim Riggle of North Platte; multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother David and wife Jo Ann Stratton of Safford, AZ; other re


Freda Berniece Hicks Thompson

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Freda Berniece Hicks Thompson, 89, of Atchison, KS died on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at the Holton Community Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, Jan. 18th, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on S


Robert Richard

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Topeka , KS

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Robert Scott Richard, a loving father and beloved son, passed away from a heart attack at the age of 50.

Rob was born December 5, 1970, at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. He loved traveling, listening to music, watching horror and science-fiction movies, reading, painting, and photography. He also enjoyed researching history, collecting co


Jerry Olsen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Jerry L. Olsen was born on February 13, 1940 in Horton, Kansas to Bennett and Sally (Madison) Olsen. Jerry graduated from Holton High School in 1958. Jerry then went to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where he joined the U.S. Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). Jerry graduated from KU with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1963.

From 1963-1965 Je


Clifford Allen Lehew

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Clifford Allen Lehew, 83, of Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Medicalodge of Leavenworth.

Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home from 6:30 until 7:30 P. M. A private family burial will be on Wednesday Januar


Jimmy Lavon Campbell

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jimmy Lavon Campbell “Jimmy C”, 72, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away January 10, 2021 in Horton, Kansas.

Homegoing Graveside services will be Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kelley as officiant. Care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pru


Phillip Prawl

formerly of Doniphan Co,

Philip Wayne Prawl of Spring Branch, Texas, died Jan 2, 2021 from complications due to diabetes. 

The youngest child of Samuel Haskell Prawl and Elizabeth Dittemore Prawl Newkirk, Philip was born on the family farm  in Severance, KS, July 18, 1936. Upon graduation from Severance High Schoo


Linda C. Steele-Long

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Saint Joseph, MO

Linda C. Steele-Long, age 73, of St. Joseph, Missouri, died Saturday, January 8, 2021 at the Amberwell Atchison Hospital. 

Linda’s wishes were to bequeath her body to the Anatomical Sciences School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri. No services are scheduled at this time. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home is assisting the family with these arrangements. Memorial contributi


Anita Gail Chalfant

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison County, KS

Anita Gail Chalfant passed on January 10, 2021 at the age of 67 in her home surrounded by family. Full of life and love, Anita cherished family, friends, and community. Through these relationships, her legacy and memories will be carried on in the hearts of many.

Anita was born on September 12, 1953 in Atchison, KS. She grew up on a farm with four sisters and one brother. As a soph


Marlene Rosalia Gellings

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Marlene Rosalia Gellings, 84, of Atchison Kansas died unexpectedly on Sat. Jan. 9th, 2021 at the Amberwell Hospital, Atchison, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, Jan. 15th, 2021 at St. Benedict’s Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB and Fr. Luke Turner, OSB as Co-Celebrants. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison, KS. Parish Rosa