Announcements

Thomas " Tom" Gold

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Goff, KS

Thomas Henry “Tom” Gold, 96, of Goff, KS, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born June 30, 1924 in Baker, KS, the son of Thomas H. and Edna (Anderson) Gold.

Tom graduated from Goff High School and attended K-State University for one semester; be


Frank " Doodle" King, Jr.

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

 Frank Marion King, Jr.,  of rural Hiawatha. Kansas, also affectionately known by his nickname “Doodle”, was born on June 12, 1929, and passed away at his home on November 17, 2020, at the age of 91.

His is survived by his lovely wife, Arlene, of 71 years of marriage; and their children:  Frank (Kathy) King, Richard (Jane) King, Linda (Sam) Huestis; and L


Bill Howard

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Did ya heard about that ole guy in Northeast Kansas? What I mean is, he was a big teller of stories. And jokes. Mostly stories that turned out to be jokes. Now, he was never one to talk too much about himself. But here, we honor the story of his life.

William (Bill) Walter Howard believed in the good, lived a good life, and was one of the good. He recently shared with his family &l


Shirley A. Cooper,

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly Rushville , MO

Shirley A. Cooper, 90, formerly of Rushville, MO died on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 at the Gower Convalescent Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, Nov 23rd, 2020 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Tim Champ officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to Alzheimer’s Association or the Rus


Jo Marie Shell

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jo Marie Shell, 101 years old, Atchison, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the First Christian Church, Atchison, with Rev. Brad Greene, officiating. Family will receive friends from 9:30 AM until time of service at the church. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the


Andree Kennedy

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton

Horton , KS

Andree Simone Marcellis Kennedy, 80, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born on October 9, 1940 in Saint-Mhiel, France, the daughter of Marcel Germai and Marguerite Augustine Watrin Humbert. Andree worked as a correction officer f


Nancy Sue Sullivan

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Holton, KS

Nancy Sue Sullivan, 77, of Holton, Kansas, formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2020 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on August 9, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Wayne and Ethel Newman Lewis. Nancy worked as a food service supervisor for area nursing homes for many years and served as a foster grandparent for a number of years.


Ron Fritz

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

Ron Fritz, 84, of Salem, NE, passed away November 18, 2020 at his home. He was born September 7, 1936 on the family farm north of Salem to Harvey and Violet (Jones) Fritz.

He married Brenda Wiar on February 5, 1961 at Falls City, NE.

Ron enlisted in the U. S. Army on March 29, 1956 at Falls City. He earned a Sharpshooter Badge and was honorably discharged on December 31


Richard Hamlin

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Richard Leon Hamlin, 76, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Topeka, KS. He was born June 28, 1944 in Holton, KS the son of Ralph and Erma (Myers) Hamlin.

Richard graduated from Circleville High School in 1962. He proudly served in the United States Air Force at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware from 1962 – 1968. After active duty, Richard joined th


Bonnie Zentner

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City, NE

Bonnie Rae (Kessler) Zentner, 79, of Falls City, was born August 16, 1941, in Falls City, Nebraska, to Alfred and Imogene (Young) Kessler.  She was raised in Falls City, where she received all of her schooling.  Bonnie graduated from Falls City High School with the class of 1959.  On June 12, 1960, Bonnie was united in marriage to Kenneth Zentner at Christ Luthera


Margaret Rose (Cook) Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Saint Joseph, MO

Margaret Rose (Cook) Smith, 79, of St. Joseph, MO died on Monday, November 16th, 2020 at the Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 at the Community Christian Church, 2009 Mason Rd, St. Joseph, MO with Rev. Tim Champ officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO. The family will rec


Bryce Niss

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Bryce Randall Niss was born on July 31, 1985 to Randall and Deb (Schilling) Niss in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He attended Pawnee City Public Schools and graduated in 2004.  He was united in marriage to Danielle Broady on August 8, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church in Pawnee City.  Bryce and Dani resided on the Niss family farm, where they built upon the farm established by Br


Francis W Tebbut

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Francis W. Tebbutt, 83, of Seneca, Kansas died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Francis was born on April 26, 1937 the son of George W. Tebbutt and Elinore (Lindsey) Tebbutt in Frankfort, Kansas. He attended Frankfort schools and graduated from Marysville High School with the Class of 1956. Francis was united in marriage to June Clark on


James and Virginia Schuetz

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton

Horton , KS

James L. Schuetz, 89, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 in Horton, Kansas.  Jim was the son of Peter and Maude Swisher Schuetz.  He was born at the Horton Hospital on March 6, 1931 and was the youngest of eleven children.  His siblings, Donald Schuetz, Lila Willich, Vernon Schuetz, Mabel Schuetz, Leo Schuetz, Donna Schuetz, Dale


Daryl Monaghan

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Daryl Monaghan, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka at the age of 79.

It was Daryl’s wish to be cremated with services pending at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha, due to Covid 19.

Daryl was born May 3, 1941, in a farm home near Whiting, one of eight children born to the late John and Dorothy Askew Myer Monaghan.&nb


Scott Steven Thomas

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Liberty, NE

Scott Steven Thomas, 56 years of age, of Liberty, NE passed away at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln, NE on Sunday November 15th, 2020. He was born July 27th, 1964 in Beatrice, NE to Charles and Betty Jean (Tincher) Thomas. Scott graduated from Lewiston Consolidated Schools in 1982 where he met the love of his life. He married Sherry Schoen on November 9th, 1984 in Filley, NE. From this marriage


Lorene F. (Kane) Clemens

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Lorene F. (Kane) Clemens, 95 of Atchison KS died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her daughter’s home surrounded by family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at St. Benedicts Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. A parish rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Friday


Bonnie Stauffer

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Bonita Lou “Bonnie” Stauffer, 75, of Holton passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 in Holton. She was born May 6, 1945, in Holton, the daughter of Melvin and Aileen (Hallauer) Oxandale.

Bonnie graduated from Whiting High School in 1963 and later attended Clarks Business School in Topeka. She worked for Denison State Bank as a teller for several years and was also a bookk


Michael Scott Horton

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Michael Scott Horton wrapped up his final Harvest season, and his body decided it was time to retire the overalls. He did not lose the fight with cancer, at the very least, it was a tie, and he took it out with him. 

Mike was born in Atchison, Kansas on October 9, 1973, the youngest of two sons, born to John and Nancy Horton. He has lived there his entire life. 

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Dennis Bradley

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Atchison , KS

Dennis Mitchell Bradley, 70, of Kansas City, MO formerly of Atchison, KS died on Sat.Nov. 14, 2020 as a result of an injury from an accident.

Memorial services will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Dr. Rev. Rachel Dannar officiating, followed by visitation until 8:30 pm.  Mr. Bradley has been cremated and private fami