Announcements

John B. Solie

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Brownville, NE

John B. Solie, age 73 of Brownville, passed away at is home Thursday, September 26, 2019.

Survivors include his wife Lou of Brownville; daughters and son-in-law Amanda and Caleb Stone of Chandler, OK; Deborah Solie of Brownville; grandchildren Seth, Jared, and Ethan Stone; sisters and brothers-in-law Susan and Rick Wachtler of The Woodlands, TX; Nancy Solie and Paul Logue of Jeffer


William " Bill" Negonsott

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

William "Bill" Allen Negonsott, 70, of the Kickapoo Reservation, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at his home.  He was born on May 5, 1949 in Horton, Kansas the son of Milton Leslie and Evelyn Wahwassuck Negonsott.

Bill graduated from Powhattan High School in 1967. After high sc


Jerry Dettmann

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

Jerry Dettmann, 81, of Salem, NE, passed away September 24, 2019 at Salem. He was born July 1, 1938 at Eugene, OR to Cecil and Frieda (Orr) Dettmann.

He married Dee Haushahn on June 7, 1959 at Verdon, NE

Jerry was raised in Richardson County by his Aunt Goldie Harris. He worked various jobs, including picking cotton in Arizona and digging potatoes in Idaho. He came back


Larry Schmits

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

formerly of Seneca, KS

Larry J. Schmits, 71, of Shawnee, Kansas died on September 21, 2019 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission Hospital in Shawnee, Kansas.

Larry was born in Seneca, Kansas on February 18, 1948, the oldest child of Alvin (Butch) and Armella Haug Schmits.

Larry attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School and graduated in 1966. He attended Washburn University in Topeka for 2 years


Sondra Hill

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Sondra June Hill, 84, of Soldier, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born June 5, 1935 in Emmett, KS, the daughter of Floyd D. Hladky, Sr. and Kathryn Juanita (Bailey) Hladky.

Sondra graduated from Soldier High School in 1952; after high school, she attended Clark’s Business School in Topeka. She was a homemaker, a cook for Head


Jame "Jim" Salfrank

Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service

Mound City , MO

James W. “Jim” Salfrank of Mound City died Tuesday,September 17 at the age of 74.

Farewell services for Jim Salfrank of Mound City will be Friday afternoon at 1 at the Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service in Mound City.

The family will gather with friends 6:00 -8:00 Thursday evening.

Jim Salfrank is survived by:

Daughters:


Riley Holstine

Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service

Mound City , MO

Riley  “Dale ” Holstine  of Mound City died Sunday, September 22 at the age of 20 .                                            Farewell services for Riley Holstine will be Friday morning at 10 at the River of Hope Fellowship in Mound City.  


Betty Lou Bowhay

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Summerfield, KS

Betty Lou (Finch) Bowhay was born on February 24,1931 on the family farm in rural Pawnee County, the only child to Tillman and Anna (Vrtiska) Finch. She attended country school in rural Pawnee County and graduated as Valedictorian from Liberty High School in 1948. 

 On September 5, 1953 she married Robert "Dallas" Bowhay. While he served in the U.S. Army they ma


Virgil Ronnebaum

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Virgil E. Ronnebaum, 96, Axtell, died Monday, September 23, 3019 at the Nemaha Valley Hospital, Seneca.

Visitation is Wednesday, September 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home, Axtell.

A rosary service will be 7 p.m., Wednesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Axtell. 

A funeral service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, September 26,


Gerald Schmid

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

rural Dawson, NE

Gerald Eugene Schmid, 92, of rural Dawson was born on May 6, 1927, at the family farm near Dawson, Nebraska to Samuel and Minna (Grossenbacher) Schmid and became an older brother to his sister, Donna (Kenyon) Phillips.  He grew up in rural Dawson, Nebraska and graduated from the 8th grade at Middleburg country school and then attended Sabetha High School graduating with the clas


Dennis Eugene Kean

A native of Rural Dawson , NE

Dennis Eugene Kean born July 4,1963, passed away on September 18, 2019. Dennis grew up on a farm outside of Dawson Nebraska where his family grew grain crops, raised cattle and sheep and Dennis raised his pet pigs along with an assortment of other pets.  Dennis is survived his husband and partner of over 30 years, Joe Zupko, his father, Eugene (Joseph), sister, Mary Ellen, broth


Rev. Charles Hanson

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Topeka, formerly of Axtell, KS

Rev. Charles Leslie Hanson, 96, Topeka, formerly of Axtell, died Sunday, September 15, 2019 at St. Francis Campus in Topeka.

Visitation will be held from noon until 8 p.m., Monday, September 23 at Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home, Axtell with the family receiving friends from 5 to 8 p.m.

A funeral service is 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 24 at Salem Lutheran Church, Axtell.


Clarence Allen Jr.

Dorr And Clark Funeral Home

Fallls City , NE

Clarence Allen, Jr., 92, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 18, 2019 at Falls City. He was born March 23, 1927 south of Falls City to Clarence and Carrie (Speers) Allen. 

He married Lula Raney on November 27, 1949 at Falls City.

Clarence was drafted in the U. S. Marine Corp in March of 1952. He was honorably discharged March of 1954.

Clarence was


Kathyrn Perrin

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Ozawkie, KS

Kathryn Louise Vernon Perrin, 84, of Ozawkie, died Monday evening, September 16, 2019, at Stormont Vail Medical Center in Topeka.

Kathy was born on September 2, 1935, in Goff to Harold D. and Louise Clarkson Vernon. She grew up in Goff and attended Goff School, graduating in 1953.

After she graduated, she went to work in Topeka as a secretary; while in Topeka she met me


Kelly Johansen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Kelly Donald Johansen, of rural Hiawatha, 61, died unexpectedly of natural causes September 16, 2019, in Linsborg, KS.  

He was born at Hiawatha, August 23, 1958, one of five children born to Robert and Darlene Greene Johansen and has lived in the northeast Kansas area nearly all of his life.  He grew up on a farm between Hiawatha and Robinson, attended Robinson Schools,


Maxine Hopp

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

Highland , KS

Highland, KS...Maxine May Hopp, with family by her side, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO.  She was 89.

Maxine was born at Highland, May 11, 1930, to the late Harold Erling and Iva Springer Beaman. She grew up at Highland where she attended schools.  She worked a number of years as a telephone operator first at Highland,


Arlene Dorsey

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Arlene Dorsey, 75, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, September 15, 2019, surrounded by her family at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict’s Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB, as celebrant. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Wednesday, September 18th at 6:


Kenneth Olberding

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

St. Benedict, KS

Kenneth (Kenny) J. Olberding, 92, of St.  Benedict, passed away on September 15, 2019, at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born the oldest child of Lawrence L. and Rose Wessel Olberding on March 28, 1927. His father passed away when Kenny was 4 years old. His life as a hard-working farmer began early. He graduated from 8th grade at St.


Violet D. (Rottman) Laun

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Violet D. (Rottman) Laun of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on September 16, 2019 at the age of 93.  She was born on August 20, 1926, on a farm near Elk Creek, Nebraska to Fred and Emma (Antholz) Rottman.

The family resided in Table Rock, Nebraska.  Violet graduated from Table Rock High School and also worked for the telephone company.  Violet was ma


Dorothy Burget

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Formerly of Humboldt, NE

Dorothy Burget, 91, formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.

Born: July 3, 1928 in Humboldt, Nebraska

Died: September 15, 2019 in Sabetha, Kansas

Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at the Humboldt Cemetery in Humboldt, Nebraska with P