Announcements

Larry Rokey

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Larry V. Rokey, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas left this earth on Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Larry was born September 7, 1939 at the Rokey farmstead west of Sabetha, the son of Andrew Peter and Mary Katherine (Noble) Rokey.

Larry was married to Elizabeth Marie Munson on May 24, 1959. They later divorced. To this union four children were born, Larry D., Rebecca, Tracy and Gary.


Terri Lee Williams

Popkess Mortuary of Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Terri Lee Williams, 66, of Carthage, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Terri was born in Sabetha, Kansas on January 4, 1954 to Delores (Wenger) Brown and Fred Kissinger. Terri graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1972. She attended Emporia State University and got her degree in education. She taught school in Hi


Ronald " Bud" Nesbitt

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Oskaloosa, KS

Ronald Ray “Bud” Nesbitt, 88, passed away Aug. 19, 2020 in his home. Bud was born in Ozawkie, April 5, 1932, the son of Walt and Myrtle (Metzger) Nesbitt. He married Shirley Jean Harden in 1951 in Ozawkie. They had both attended Ozawkie schools. Their only child, Rhonda, was born in 1953. The family moved to Valley Falls, due to Perry Lake


Patricia Ann (Britt) Lee

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

DuBois, NE

Patricia Ann (Britt) Lee was born March 4, 1937, the sixth child and only daughter of Lewis Walter and Margaret Mae (Gyhra) Britt. She passed away August 20, 2020 in Pawnee City, Nebraska. 

Pat married Richard Leon Lee on January 25, 1957 and they had four children, Mary, Margaret, Richard, Jr., and Rebecca. They moved several times due to Richard’s service in the USAF,


Doris Erickson

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Doris Erickson, 71, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 19, 2020 at Blue Springs, MO. She was born March 7, 1949 at Waucoma, IA to Oliver and Vera (Miller) Winter.

She married Karl Erickson on May 29, 1971 at Richfield Lutheran Church in Iowa.

Doris was raised in rural Waucoma and graduated North Fayette High School in 1967. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing


Euna Vaye Brant

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Euna Vaye (Ukena) Brant, age 98, formerly of Hiawatha, passed away on August 19, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.

She was born March 16, 1922 near Highland, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Esther (Hegenderfer) Ukena. She graduated from Robinson High School and Highland Community College and taught for two years at the Diamond School, a one-room country school.

Sh


Rosalia “Rose” Moseley

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, 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 several restaurants in Topeka. She later earned her Certified Nurse’s Aide and M


Samuel Brzon

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Samuel Brzon, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 17, 2020 at Falls City. He was born November 30, 1930 at Pawnee City, NE to Sam and Josephine (Tlustos) Brzon. 

He married Betty J. Bauman on November 21, 1959 at Falls City. She passed away September 13, 2017.

Sam enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 21, 1952 at Omaha, NE. He served in Korea as a front line


Gary Dale Wiemers

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Gary Dale Wiemers, 61 of Pawnee City, Neb. passed away on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at his home. He was born on Feb. 7, 1959 in Beatrice, Neb. to Dale and Virginia (Cookus) Wiemers. Gary graduated from Atlantic high school in Atlantic. On March 16, 2009 Gary married Penny Hager in Pawnee City, Neb. Gary worked in Burchard and several other towns for the co-op, until retireme


Clifford William Hawk

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Formerly of Effingham, KS

Clifford William Hawk, formerly of Effingham, passed away on August 13, 2020, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.

A memorial service will be Sunday, September 13, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. at Highland Community College in the new Ag Building, masks and social distancing are required. Per Clifford’s wishes, in lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to


Violet Martin

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Violet Marie (Blackburn) Martin, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Vintage Park in Holton, KS. She was born September 15, 1928 in Sabetha, KS the daughter of Ben and Irene (Bowron) Fletchell. She graduated from Sabetha High School.

On November 27, 1947, Violet was united in marriage Lloyd Blackburn in Sabetha, KS. They shared 22 years of marriage before Lloyd


Ken Burenheide

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Ken Burenheide passed on to meet his maker due to natural causes. He grew up in Olpe, Kansas the youngest of four children to Fred and Caroline Burenheide. After completing high school, he matriculated to Emporia State University and he graduated with a degree in Education. While at Emporia, he met his first wife, LeAnn Hensley and from this union were born two sons, Brian and Brad. The couple


Janice Cunningham Moore

Formerly of Effingham, KS

Janice Irene Cunningham Moore passed away at the age of 63 on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at a hospital in Columbia, MO.

She was born Dec. 1, 1956, the seventh daughter and eighth child of James B. and Clare Novinski Cunningham of Effingham, KS. She and David F. Moore were married on March 11, 1993, in St. Louis, MO. He survives of the home.


Maxine West Gross

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Maxine West Gross, 99, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 15, 2020 at Falls City. She was born February 19, 1921 at Waverly, MO to Albert and Josephine (Noel) Schumaker. 

She married Roger West in November of 1938 at Dover, MO. He passed away August of 1972. She married Everett Gross in 1977 at Las Vegas, NV, he passed away in 2007.

Maxine was raised at Cole Cam


Kyle Dean Hoagland PhD

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Lincoln, NE

Kyle Dean Hoagland PhD, 69, of Lincoln, passed away on August 12th after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).  Kyle was born on April 24, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska to Robert “Bob” and Eileene (Schultz) Hoagland and spent many summers on the family farm in Humboldt. His love of the outdoors led to an interest in s


Louise Mae Nelson

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Formerly of Stella, NE

Louise Mae Nelson, 98, formerly of Stella, Nebraska was born on June 5, 1921 in Bostwick, Nebraska to Henry and Josephine (Garver) Jacobitz.  Louise grew up in Nelson, Nebraska where she received her schooling and graduated from Nelson High School.  She was united in marriage to Carl Timmerman and to this union two children, Bill an


Merlin D Wenger

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Sabetha, KS

Merlin D Wenger, 87, of Sabetha, Kansas was born on November 9, 1932, in Sabetha, Kansas.  He was the son of Solomon and Lydia (Brunner) Wenger.  Merlin was raised on the family farm northwest of Sabetha and attended Sabetha Public Schools.  He graduated from Sabetha High School with the class of 1950. Merlin entered active duty in


Shirley Heideman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Shirley L. Heideman, 82, of Seneca, KS, died on Thursday, August 14, 2020 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

She was born Shirley Lee Meyer, daughter of Solomon “Solly” and Ella Marie Lockas Meyer on February 12,1938 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  She grew up in the Bern community and graduated from Seneca High School as valedictorian in 1956.

During


Merlene Winkel

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Blair, KS

Merlene (Pelham) Winkel, 86, of Blair, Kansas passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Merlene was born on September 27, 1933 in Ozark County, Missouri to Velma Pelham. 

She was a member of t


Maryellen Neibling

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home of Highland

Highland, KS

Maryellen Neibling, 92, with family by her side, passed away Friday morning, August 14, 2020, at home.

Friends may call at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland from 12 noon until 6 p.m. Sunday.

A Celebration of her life is planned for 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 17, at the Highland United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Highland with Shane Spangler officiating.  Int