Announcements

Charles Rider

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Charles Rider, 69, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 29, 2020 at Falls City. He was born March 10, 1951 at Falls City to George and LeVera (Schneidewind) Rider.

Charles was raised in Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1969. He graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln as a chemical engineer and then returned to Falls City to help his father and his


Cheryl Kay Hamlin

Mercer Funeral Home of Holton

Holton, KS

Cheryl Kay Hamlin, 70, of Circleville, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 9, 1949 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Paul Clayton and Geraldine Irene (Heiselman) Luscombe.

Cheryl graduated from Holton High School in 1967. She had lived in the Circleville community since 1972 and previously in Holton.

She worke


Stephen Lovelady

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Stephen Wayne Lovelady, 69, of Horton, Kansas passed away May 18th at the Hiawatha Hospital. He was born in Falls City, Nebraska on May 1st, 1951, the oldest of six children born to Lester Wayne and Betty (Martinosky) Lovelady.

Steve graduated from Hiawatha High School, the class of 1969 and from Pittsburg State College in 1973. He was a business owner in Hiawatha, pouring concrete


Frank Morris

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Frank Henry Morris, 83, of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born April 22, 1937 in Oregon, MO, the son of Clarance Marion and Lillian Ina (Breckinridge) Morris.

Frank attended school in Oregon, MO. He proudly served in the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He worked for Langloi


Donald Burgess Sr.

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

formerly of Table Rock , NE

Donald Lee Burgess, Sr., 82, formerly of Table Rock, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born on August 26, 1937 to Orville and Ethel (Wolfe) Burgess in DeWitt, Nebraska. He was born and raised in DeWitt through the 5th grade.  His family then moved to Lincoln and Don attended and graduated from Linc


George H. Cochren

Mercer Funeral Home of Holton

Holton, KS

George H. Cochren, 98, of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Medicalodges of Jackson County. He was born February 9, 1922 in Wetmore, KS the son of John H. and Lena (Wegman) Cochren.

George had lived in Holton since 1963 and previously in Netawaka and Whiting. He proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII. He worked for the Department of Transportation at t


Flora Gene Cameron

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Summerfield , KS

Flora Gene Cameron of Summerfield, KS, most recently residing at Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice, NE, died May 21, 2020.  She was born July 1, 1934 on a farm near Liberty, NE to Joseph M. and Mae Pearl (Maine) Crosier.  July 20, 1952 Gene was united in marriage with Harlan Cameron. 

Gene was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 52 years, Harlan, son Kevin,


Warner Pape, Jr.

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Warner Pape, Jr., 98, passed away on May 18.  The oldest of three children, he was born in Hiawatha on Oct. 30, 1921, to Warner Pape, Sr. and Laura (Nichols) Pape.  

Warner attended Heckler grade school located on a Pape farm, and then attended Hiawatha High School, graduating with the class of 1939. In high school, he won numerous track medals including first place in re


Keaton Knutsen

Dove Southwest Chapel in Topeka

Topeka, KS

Keaton Blair Knutsen, 20, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020.  He was born September 5, 1999 in Topeka, the son of Michael Schecher and Yevette Knutsen-Schuetz.

Keaton attended Shawnee Heights High School and Horton High School.   He was employed by BLM.

Survivors include his father, Michael "Mike" Schecher of Horton, his mother, Y


Lester Stallbaumer

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Lester Stallbaumer, 82, of Holton, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Pines South Nursing Facility near Holton.

He was born October 17, 1937 on the farm, north of Corning, the son of Suitbert and Elizabeth Hutfles Stallbaumer.  He attended Corning Schools and helped out on the family farm.  He served in the U.S. Army in California for six months and in Germany for


Loras Baumhover

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Loras H. Baumhover, age 86 of Auburn, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law Steven and Faith of Omaha, Brian and Kim of Papillion, Craig and Natalie of Omaha, Kevin and Betsy of Lincoln, Shaun and Rhiannon of Seward; grandchildren Jeff, Jon, Aubree Sue, Grant Wesley, Aidan Christopher, Will Henry, Makenna; brothers


Donald Raymond Carter

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Gladstone, MO

Donald Raymond Carter, 84, died peacefully with his children and grandchildren at his side on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Gladstone, MO.

Don was born November 15, 1935, the son of Audrey Raymond and Lena Jean Carter in Atchison, KS. Don graduated from Atchison High School, Class of 1954 and Nebraska Wesleyan University, Class of 1958. Don was an avid bird hunter and fisherman. He was a


Floyd Dennis Garrett

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, formerly of Sabetha , KS

On Sunday May 17th, 2020, Floyd Dennis Garrett, loving husband and proud father of three daughters, passed peacefully at the age of 61.

Dennis was born April 11th, 1959 to Gene and Margaret Garrett in Shawnee, Kansas. Dennis graduated from Sabetha High School in 1977 and went on to the University of Kansas. Shortly after, he returned to Sabetha to help run the family grocery store


Kenneth Dalsing

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Kenneth A. (Kenneth) Dalsing, 95, of Seneca passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Highland Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Highland KS.

Kenneth was born on Oct. 3, 1924 to Benjamin Dalsing and Mary Haug Dalsing, in Seneca, KS. Kenneth grew up in the Kelly, KS. area and helped on the family farm. Benjamin passed away in 1932 of pneumonia. Mary Haug Dalsing then sold the family


Allen Jacobsen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

HIAWATHA, KS……Allen Jens Jacobsen was born on the farm near Elba, Nebraska to Andrew and Magdalena (Rasmussen) Jacobsen on August 4, 1939.  He was the fifth and last child born to them.  He grew up where he was born helping his Dad farm.  He attended the Elba School graduating in 1957.  While growing up he attended the Evangelical Untied Brethren Church in Elb


Marilyn Leuthold

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Marilyn D. (Williams) Leuthold, 84, of Sabetha, Kansas died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Marilyn is survived by her children, one son, Dennis Leuthold of Sabetha; three daughters, Debbie Leuthold of Sabetha, Cheryl (Dennis) Garrett, and Terry Leuthold of Sabetha; one sister, Alice (Jim) Watson of Topeka and one grandson, Brad Leuthold; five granddaughte


Sharon Horn

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

a Falls City native, NE

Mary Sharon Horn, 66, passed away suddenly at her home in Madison, TN on May 12, 2020.  She was the born in Falls City, NE May 9, 1954 to Henry James and Maxine (Legg) Horn.

A 1972 graduate of Falls City High School, Sharon went on to get her nursing degree at Nebraska Methodist Hospital.  She started her nursing career in Falls City at Falls City Community Hospital she l


Ruthann Wright

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Falls City, NE and Atchison, KS,

Ruthann Wright, 91, of Falls City, NE formerly of Atchison KS died Monday, May 11, 2020 at the home of her niece Vicki (Tom) Jacobitz, in Stella NE.

Ruthann has been cremated, no visitation will be held. Memorial services will be at a later date with burial of the cremated remains in the Pardee Cemetery, Atchison KS. The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home is handling the arrangements


Gail Phroper

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Cortland, Formerly of Falls City, NE

Gail Phroper, 60, of Cortland, NE, passed away May 13, 2020 at Beatrice, NE. She was born July 9, 1959 at Rock Port, MO to Richard and Irma (Kohler) Smith.

She married Ted Phroper on April 3, 1978 at Hiawatha, KS. He passed away May 22, 2017.

Gail graduated Falls City High School. When married the couple lived in various places until settling in Cortland. She was a fost


Everett Euler

Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Everett Euler, of Wathena, died Wednesday, May 13, at the age of 88.

Euler was born January 14, 1932, to Gladys Weigant Euler and Everett Euler.

He is survived by his wife Juanita Jones Euler of 64 years. Son Everett (Pete) Euler and wife Leslee, Emporia,  Ks., daughter Diana Ruth Euler, son George James Euler, Kansas City Mo.  Sister Molly Horner (Bill) Plano