Announcements

Alison L. Trautloff

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Atchison, KS

Alison L. Trautloff, 59, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital.

Funeral services will be Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating.  Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemete


Roy Mark Godding

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS

Leavenworth, KS

Mark Godding passed away at age 60, unexpectedly on August 14, 2019, in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 20th at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the famil


Mary Elsbury

Floral Hills Funeral Home in Kansas City, Missouri

Hiawatha, KS

Mary Elsbury, of Hiawatha, died Wednesday, August 14 at the age of 87.

The funeral service will be Monday, August 19 at 10 a.m. at the South Haven Baptist Church, in Belton, Missouri, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m.  Burial will follow at the Floral Hills East Cemetery in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

A memorial visitation will be Sunday, August 18 at 3 to 5 p.m


Nancy Klontz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Nancy Parker Klontz, 90 years old, departed her Earthly life on June 11, 2019, at Maple Heights Nursing Home and Care Facility where she had been a resident on the memory unit since February 1, 2016.

She was born in Manhattan, NYC, to Donald Adams Parker and Ruth Gildersleeve Tiffany on August 26, 1928. She spent her youth and early adulthood in Mawah, NJ, commuting to Wall Street


Jean Cromm

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Pawnee City , NE

Jean E. Crom, 90, died on July 16, surrounded by family. She was born on September 17, 1928 in Wymore, Nebraska, to Maude Edith Lewis and Roy William Howe.  She grew up on a farm near Barneston, Nebraska and graduated from Barneston High School in 1946.She attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, and graduated with a degree in Home Economics in teaching in 1950. As a senior in coll


Betty Pruitt

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

 Betty Louise (Langford) Pruitt, 95, passed away, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Medicalodges of Jackson County. She was born October 3, 1923 in Ravanna, MO the daughter of Lyle Kenneth and Lucille B. (Hollingsworth) Langford.

 Betty was a homemaker and housewife.

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Karen Henry

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Karen A. Henry, 78, of Seneca, Kansas died on Monday, August 12, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, surrounded by her family.

Karen was born in Seneca on July 22, 1941 to Norbert “Nub” and Rosezella Luginbill Boeding. She attended school at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Seneca, graduating in 1959. On August 1, 1959 Karen married the love of her life


Charles " Mike" Franken

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Bendena, KS

Charles M. “Mike” Franken, 69, of Bendena, Kansas passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends.

Mike was born on December 31, 1949 to Andrew W. and Georgia I. (Huss) Franken.

He graduated from Troy High School in 1968 and served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971 during the Vietnam War.


Howard Dale McCracken

Leavenworth, KS

Howard Dale McCracken, 75, of Leavenworth passed away on Friday, August 9th, 2019 at the St Luke's Hospice House of Kansas City, MO.

Howard was born to Emma Claudine and Howard Harding McCracken in Bolivar, MO on July 22nd, 1944. At a very early age he moved with his family to Lee’s Summit, MO where he then attended school and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. He


Edith Ketter

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Sabetha, KS

Edith K. Moyer Ketter, 83, of Sabetha died on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at her home in Sabetha surrounded by her family.

Edith was born on December 28, 1935 in Corning, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Katherine Weller Moyer. She attended White Hall School, a country schoolhouse near Corning. She went there until it closed. She then attended Centralia schools. Edith graduated from


Kim McQueen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Kim Ellen McQueen, 62, of Hiawatha, with family by her side, passed away Saturday evening, August 10, 2019, at her home.

She was born November 2, 1956, at Kokomo, Indiana. Her family was in the military and was stationed various places across the United States, later settling in Falls City, Nebraska.  She grew up in Falls City and Hiawatha where she attended schools, later obt


Jerry D. McMann

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Jerry D. McMann, age 78 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law Lyle and Kendra McMann of Auburn; daughter and son-in-law Shelly and John Mullins of Sidney, IA; grandchildren Garrett and wife Nicole McMann, Kelly McMann, Jacqueline Rohrs and significant other Cody Whitmire, Dustine Rohrs, Jacob


Troy Hickman

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka , KS

Our Heavenly Father has come and taken his child, Troy Wilbur Hickman (also known as “Triple T”), 69, home on Friday, August 9, 2019. Troy lost his battle with gastric cancer; with family by his side. He was born September 19, 1949 in Holton, KS, the son of Doyle W. and Jennie Jane (Mack) Hickman.

Troy attended Topeka schools and graduated from Escondido Union High Scho


Betty Jane Wilson

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Betty Jane Wilson, a daughter of Jefferson County, after traveling the world as a top employee of one of America’s great airline companies, and returning home to serve in the Valley Falls community, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at a Topeka hospital. She had celebrated her 99th birthday in July.

She was inducted into the Trans World Airlines Hall of Fame in 1974, and believed


Thomas Adair “Tom” Robinson

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Thomas Adair “Tom” Robinson, 83 years of age, Atchison, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 after a short illness with his family at his side.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will b


James " Doc" Stephenson

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Humboldt , NE

James E. “Doc” Stephenson, 97 of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital.  He was born on February 8, 1922 to Leonard and Beulah (Eastman) Stephenson in Callaway, Nebraska.

Doc was born and raised in Callaway. He graduated from Callaway High School in 1940, then attended the University of Nebraska Dental Co


Norman Elliott

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Bendena, KS

Norman R. Elliott, 86, of Bendena, Kansas passed away  Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at a hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Norman was born on September 7, 1932 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Ross A. & Christena F. (Albers) Elliott.  He graduated from Troy High School in 1950, graduated from Kansas State University in 1954 with a degree in Animal Husbandry.  Norman


Camille M. Osborn

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Camille M. Osborn, 71, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at her home.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church with Rev. Gabriel Landis, OSB as celebrant. Parish rosary will be recited at the church on Saturday, at 10:00 a.m. preceding the mass. She has been cremated under the care and direction of


Bonnie Luthi

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Holton, KS

 Bonnie Lou (Wells) Luthi, 73, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at Gulf Regional Hospice Center in Zephyrhills, FL. She was born November 20, 1945 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Clifford and Mary (Wallace) Wells.

She married Loren Luthi on August 5, 1961 in Topeka, KS. They later divorced. To this union they shared 4 children, Amy, Mark, Russell and Jamie.


Arnold Moser

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Arnold (Al) Moser was born on August 12, 1926 to Karl and Mabel Moser in Downers Grove, ILL. His father Karl Moser was the Dean of a boy’s school and taught history at Downers Grove High School he was studying to obtain his PHD.   His mother was Mabel Schwindt Moser.  He has a sister Lenore who resides in Kansas currently.    Al’s father passed away in