Announcements

Donald J. Peters

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Atchison, KS

Donald J. Peters, 93, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Monday, September 14, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, Kansas.&


Delphine Knoxsah

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Horton, KS

Delphine Lavina “Kesh ko quah” Knoxsah, 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. 

She was born June 1, 1939 in Manhattan, KS the daughter of Frank and Martha (McKinney) Lewis.  Delphine graduated from Manhattan High School and later lived in Topeka for many years.  She worked at the VA Hospital at the Doc


Luree Ullman

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

rural Pawnee City, NE

Luree Mildred (Hinrichsen) Ullman of rural Pawnee City passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. 

She was born on February 20, 1929 to John and Mildred (Reis) Hinrichsen at their home in Richfield, Nebraska.  She was fo


Rose Moseley

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, formerly of Denison, KS

Rosalia A. “Rose” Moseley, 82, of Holton, formerly of Denison, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born January 27, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Francis and Laura (Streeter) Lechman.

Rose was a cook for Suttons Grocery Store and se


Margarite Hinkle

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

 Margarite Louise Hinkle, 94, of Mayetta, KS passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born June 7, 1926 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Albert John “Bud” and Clara (Morgan) Keeler.

Margarite attended Horton schools. She was a homemaker and volunteered as


Jerry Larrison

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Jerry Edward Larrison, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Holton.  He was born September 19, 1942 on a farm 3 miles north of Holton, the son of Edgar and Elsie (Stelter) Larrison.


Norman B. Boldridge

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Atchison, KS

Norman B. Boldridge, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at his residence.

Memorial graveside services will be Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating.  The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with final care.

Norman was born April 1, 1938


Linus Olberding

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Linus R. Olberding, 64, of Seneca, KS, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, September 4, 2020.  

He was born May 4, 1956 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, the only son of Raymond F. and Mary Margaret Koch Olberding. His mother died on July 15, 1957. Linus graduated from Nemaha Valley High School with the Class of 1974. He was a farmer and a stockman on the family farm h


Don Collins

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Don D. Collins of Holton, KS died September 6, 2020, while in hospice care at Vintage Park. He was 94 years old. He was born November 6, 1925, in Welch, Oklahoma to Dewey and Gussie Collins. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the high school in Pryor, Oklahoma.

In 1944, he enlisted into the U.S. Army where he served with the 8th Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre, Philipp


Charles Phillip Gore

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Centralia, KS

Charles Phillip Gore,85, of Centralia, Kansas a loving husband, father, grandfather and lifelong educator passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City.

Phil was born on July 1, 1935 in Elida, New Mexico to Charles Floyd and Cubie Ridgway Gore.  He attended and graduated from Clovis High School in New Mexico; where he was a membe


Donna Foye

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Donna June Foye, 68, of Holton, KS, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, September 3, 2020. She was born June 3, 1952 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Elmer E. and Clara “Jean” (McConnaughey) Kautz.

Donna had been a cosmetologist in Holton, a cook at Merry Manor and was a bartender and co


Patricia Ann Simmonds

Hall Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Patricia Ann Simmonds, 69, of Falls City was born on October 17, 1950 in Falls City to Robert and Alma (Hey) Humm.  “Patty”, as she was known, was raised in Falls City and attended Sacred Heart School.  On June 3, 1969, Patty was united in marriage to Francis Simmonds in Hiawatha, Kansas.  To this union two chi


Mary Vandeloo

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mary Sue Vandeloo, 73, of Atchison KS died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral Services for Mary and Harold Vandeloo will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. A parish rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm, Wednesday


David Slocum

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta , KS

David Michael Slocum, 26, of Mayetta, KS, passed away August 30, 2020 in Topeka. He was born February 10, 1994 in Holton, KS, the son of Michael E. and Debra G. (Fitzsimmons) Slocum.

David graduated from Royal Valley High School in 2012 and had attended Washburn University. He was currently attending Washburn Tech.

He was working at Southwest Publishing in Topeka. David


Jane Ann ( Moorman) Gegen

Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service

Mound City , MO

Jane Ann (Moorman) Gegen, 54, Mound City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. 

She was born November 25, 1965 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Willis and Vona (Crow) Moorman.

Jane was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mound City, Missouri.             She was preceded in death by her father, brothers, Rick Moo


Frederick “Wayne” Altenburg

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Frederick “Wayne” Altenburg, 73, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at his home with family by his side. Wayne fought a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. He was born September 29, 1946 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of George Henry and Mattie Louise (Shirley) Altenburg.

Wayne graduated from Holton High School in 1966. He proudly served in


Dennis “Denny” Greer

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Dennis D. “Denny” Greer, 86, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday morning, September 1, 2020, at Select Hospital in Kansas City, KS.

Denny was born August 24, 1934, near Oak Hill, KS, the only child born to Ralph and Wilma Largent Greer. He developed a strong work ethic at an early age by helping his family on the farm, attending schools, and graduated high school at Longford, KS.


Lois Thomas

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Lois Eileen "N-Shuck-Kah-Quah" Thomas, 63, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on November 21, 1956 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Julie Puckee Mijessepe.

Lois was a homemaker. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, Native American Church and the Churc


John Leslie Bratcher

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn, NE

John Leslie Bratcher, 76, of Auburn, Nebraska was born April 19, 1944, in Auburn, Nebraska to William R. and Sarah R. (Karr) Bratcher.  He was raised with his family in Auburn where he attended Athens grade school, Auburn junior high school and graduated from Auburn High School with the class of 1962.  After graduating, John enliste


Dennis Hadley

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, KS

Dennis F. Hadley, 63, of Topeka, KS, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born August 8, 1957 in Wichita, KS, the son of Enos and Beverly (Sullivan) Hadley.

Dennis attended Topeka High School and graduated from Salina South High School. He gra