Announcements

Gary Blanton

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Gary L. Blanton, 74, of Troy, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at a hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri

Gary was born in Troy, Kansas to Lawrence Lee Blanton Sr. and Evelyn (Campbell) Blanton on June 7, 1945. He lived all his life in Doniphan County and married the love of his life, Linda Speaks Blanton, w


Audrey Mueting

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Audrey Theresa (Koelzer) Mueting, 76, of Seneca, Kansas passed away surrounded by her children and grandchildren on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.  For the past few weeks she had been hospitalized for pneumonia and complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Audrey was born on February 17, 1943 to Aloysius and Irene (Hammes) Koelzer at t


Lena Haeffele

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Sabetha, formerly of Falls City , KS

Lena Haeffele, 100, of Sabetha, KS, passed away December 9, 2019 at Sabetha. She was born October 18, 1919 at Falls City, NE to John and Bertha (Bertram) Gerdes.

She married Paul Haeffele on May 12, 1972 at Gladston, MO. He passed away November 28, 2004.

Lena was raised in Falls City and following her schooling she worked at a restaurant in Hamlin, KS. She then moved ba


Anna Margaret "NiNi" Frederick

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Anna Margaret “NiNi” Frederick, 92, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 9, 2019. She was born July 27, 1927, to Jess Marion and Anna Mary (Haunhs) Hall.

NiNi was educated at the Sacred Heart Schools in Falls City, graduating in 1945, and at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

She married Lawrence Edward “Dick” Frederick on August 7, 1947.


Martha Robinson

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Martha Joan (Koehler) Robinson, 94, of Sabetha, Kansas went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Martha was born September 27, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the daughter of Charles and Rose (Beck) Koehler. She graduated from Frankford High School in Philadelphia in 1943.

Martha married James B. Robinson on September of 1948.


Priscilla Ann Griffith

Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service

Maitland, MO

Priscilla Ann Griffith, 93, Maitland, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care. 

She was born December 3, 1926 in Maitland, Missouri.

Priscilla married William Griffith, Jr. March 31, 1946; he preceded her in death February 22, 2005.

She was a member of Mound City United Methodist Church and PEO Chapter H.P. Priscilla was a Cha


Mary Wenzl

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Steinauer , NE

Mary Ann (Mattox) Wenzl, 88 of Steinauer, Nebraska passed away on December 8, 2019.  She was born June 26, 1931 to Leslie and Ida (Lukens) Mattox in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  She grew up in rural Tecumseh and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1948.

Mary was a loving mother and devoted homemaker who loved to cook and kept an immaculate house.  At an early age of 15, M


Margaret Miller

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

formerly of Effingham, KS

Margaret T. Miller, 98, died Sat. Dec. 7th, 2019 at the Atchison Vintage Park surrounded by her loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, Dec. 11th, at St. Ann’s Church, Effingham with Fr. Hughes Sundeme as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Ann’s Cemetery. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 2019


Rueben Spellmeier

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Reuben E. Spellmeier, 70, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Reuben was born April 23, 1949 in Holton, Kansas the son of Marvin and Paulene (Puvogel) Spellmeier. He was raised in Fairview, Kansas.

Reuben served in the United States Army and was based in Germany. He was honorably discharged on November 30, 1970 as S


John Hollander

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

John Franklin Hollander, 85, of Holton, Kansas, passed away December 7, 2019 at his home. He was born September 20, 1934 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Frank Joseph and Louise Christine (Wagner) Hollander.

John attended grade school at Ontario and Lawn Ridge and graduated from Whiting High School in 1952. He served in the United States Army from 1954 – 1956. John married Charl


John O'Grady

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

John O’Grady, 67, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 6, 2019 at Falls City. He was born December 10, 1951 at Falls City to Leon and Phyllis (Darveau) O’Grady.

He married Cathy McKim on May 26, 1973 at Rulo, NE.

John served in the Nebraska National Guard, Company B for 6 years at Falls City. 

John was raised in rural Falls City, attended


Joan “Momma Jo” Gaither

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Doniphan County, KS

Joan “Momma Jo” Gaither, 83, died late Thursday evening, December 5, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO.

Joan was born September 22, 1936, at Sparks, KS, one of seven children born to Oscar and Hazel Mooney Simpson and was a lifelong Doniphan County resident. She grew up at Sparks where she attended school and worked to obtain her GED. She and her husban


Ona L. Dame

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ona L. Dame, 88, of Atchison KS died on Thursday, Dec. 5th, 2019 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, Dec. 12th, 2019 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Lucas officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 11th, 20


Melvin L. Hamon

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly Muscotah, KS

Melvin L. Hamon, 78, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly of Muscotah, Kansas,  passed away on on December 3, 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was born on July 9, 1941.

He is survived by wife, Helen; children, Brent (Lea) Hamon, Lisa Greene, Mandy (John) Luce, Stace (Amy) Hamon, Shanda (Derrick) Pitchanau; siblings, Gary (Harriett) Hamon and Marilyn (Andy) Wilson; grandchildren,


Wilma Jean Sloop

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester, KS

Wilma Jean Sloop, 87, of Winchester, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at F.W.  Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester.

She was born February 5, 1932 at Winchester, the daughter of William E. “Bill” and Ethel Mae Trower Moon.

She was a 1950 graduate of Winchester High School. Wilma worked over 25 years in the Jefferson County Clerk’s office, ret


John Claus Sierks

Hall Funeral Home in Auburn

Rural Brownville , NE

John Claus Sierks was born on August 10, 1929 in Dunning, Nebraska to Jesse & Mary (Johansen) Sierks.  He was the youngest of 4 children born to this union.  In 1931, John and his family moved to the family farm outside of Brownville.  With the exception of his first few years of marriage and the final months of his life, the farm outside of Brownville was where he spent his


Dixie Pethoud

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Dixie Pethoud, 61, of Falls City, NE, passed away December 2, 2019 at Omaha, NE. She was born October 17, 1958 at Hot Springs, SD to Richard and Dessie (Baer) Adair.

She married Michael Pethoud on September 17, 1977 at Falls City. They divorced in 1994.

Dixie was raised at Hot Springs and graduated Hot Springs High School in 1976. She then attended the University of Sou


Emma Kale

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Emma L. Kale, 89, of Hiawatha, passed away Sunday December 1, 2019, at the North Pines.

Emma Lucille Jenkins was born December 7, 1929 in rural Delia, Kansas to Gomer and Mary Catherine Ruth Jenkins Kale. Emma and her twin sister Edith had many fun memories of those years spent playing with their many cousins. Those days spent hunting giants on Soldier Creek formed lifelong relatio


Ralph Mars

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Vermillion, KS

Ralph Mars of Vermillion, KS passed away November 25, 2019 at 86 years old, at the Good Samaritan Home in Olathe, KS due to advanced stages of sepsis, resulting in renal failure.

Ralph was born August 19, 1933 in the Neuchatel Township. He lived on his family farm, previously located east of B Road and 32 Road, in Nemaha County. He attended the Concord Grade School House, completin


Sandra " Sandy" Watkins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Horton , KS

Sandra Kay “Sandy” Watkins, 71, of Horton, died shortly after arrival Saturday morning, November 30, 2019, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born September 13, 1948, in Kansas City, Kansas, one of three daughters born to James Alfred and Hazel May Pollock Wilson and had lived in the Kansas City area most of her life where she grew up, attended school, later gr