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Brent Montgomery

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Brent Montgomery, 59, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, May 3, 2019.  He was born in Sabetha, Kansas on October 27, 1959 to Aurel Montgomery and Jeanette (Mogler) Montgomery.  He attended the Excelsior country school before moving to the Sabetha school district when Excelsior closed.  Brent graduated from Sabetha High School.  He attended a technical school in Manhattan


Tonya Kroeze

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Tonya Kroeze, 46, of Verdon, NE, passed away May 4, 2019 at Verdon. The daughter of Harry T. and Leslie Smith who was born August 17, 1972.

She married Monty Kroeze on May 29, 1999 at Verdon, NE.

Tonya was raised at Omaha and moved to Verdon in 1990 and she worked as a CNA for Sabetha Manor at Sabetha, KS for seventeen years. She was a member First United Methodist Chur


John Uphaus

Hillside Funeral Home West in Wichita

Wichita , KS

John R. Uphaus, 81, Materiel Manager in Purchasing for Boeing Aircraft for over 30 years entered eternal rest on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 surrounded by his family.

John was preceded in death by his parents, August and Rose (Ronnebaum) Uphaus, his wife Joanna and brother Richard Uphaus.

Survived by his loving wife Connie, daughters Lisa (Mike) Fanning , Mary (Robert Clark


Gwendolyn Sigmund Kottman

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gwendolyn Esther Hare Sigmund Kottman, 103, of Holton, Kansas, passed away to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at The Pines in Holton. She was born on October 31, 1915, in Glasco, Kansas. She was the second of four children born to Arthur LeRoy and Clara Augusta (Henning) Hare. At age five or six, her parents moved the family to the Holton area, where they lived on different farms.

Henry Sawyer

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, formerly of Soldier, KS

 Henry Allen Sawyer, 81, of Holton, KS, formerly of Soldier, KS, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 16, 1938 in Soldier, KS, the son of Elmer F. and Ellen H. (Guffey) Sawyer.

 Henry graduated from Soldier High School in 1956. He proudly s


Robert Alexander Inglis

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Beatrice, NE

Robert Alexander Inglis, 93, of Beatrice, Nebraska passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Mosaic Home in Beatrice, Nebraska.  He was born on March 22, 1926 to Peter and Ilma (Bogue) Inglis in Pawnee City, Nebraska.

He grew up on the farm until 1968 and then Robert moved to Lincoln. He lived in Lincoln until December of 1993,  then he moved to the Mosaic Home in Beatric


Thomas D. “Tom” Wagner

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Thomas D. “Tom” Wagner, 81, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Atchison Senior Village.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  Interment will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.  A parish and Knights of Columbus rosary will be reci


Deborah Paul

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Deborah Paul, 52, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri from a brain aneurysm.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating.  Visitation with the family will precede services on Wednesday, from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M


Willie Moerer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Johnson, NE

Willie Moerer, age 81 of Johnson, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln.

Survivors include her husband Wayne of Johnson; daughter and son-in-law Tammy Moerer and Brad Chapman of Carefree, AZ; sons and daughters-in-law Lee and Jenny Moerer of Johnson; Paul and Kerri Moerer of Johnson; grandchildren and spouses Morgan and Chris Marshall; Melanie a


Norma Apple

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Formerly of Auburn , NE

Norma J. Apple, age 91 (formerly of Auburn), passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt.

Survivors include her children and their spouses Chuck and Roxanne Apple of Santa Fe, NM; Candi and JB Nicholas of Pawnee City; Mike and Stephanie Apple of Ogallala; grandchildren and spouses Matthew and Lindsay Tuxhorn; Nicole and Shane Dunn; Charli Jo Apple; Alexis Bantz;


Rochus Enneking

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Rochus J. Enneking, 93, of Seneca, Kansas, died on May 1, 2019 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca with loving family at his side.

He was born in a farmhouse near Kelly on November 24, 1925 to Joseph and Mary Deters Enneking. He graduated from the 8th Grade from Kelly Grade School and worked on the family farm until he enlisted in the A


Lola M. (Smith) Hendrix

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Kansas City, MO

Lola M. (Smith) Hendrix, 83, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Truman Lakewood Care Center.

Lola was born on January 6, 1936 in Troy, Kansas to Nile & Ina (Simpson) Smith.

Lola worked as a housekeeping supervisor, retiring after 23 years at Parklane Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers,(Twin


Howard Husted

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Howard L. Husted, 96, of Hiawatha, KS died early Wednesday morning, May 1, 2019 at Vintage Park.

Howard was born March 12, 1923 in Horton, KS the son of William and Belva Greer Husted.  He graduated Robinson High School with the Class of 1941.  He married Arlone Parkerson December 24, 1944 at her parent’s home.  They moved to Hiawatha in November of 198


Nancy Irene Christie,

Becker Chapel in Effingham

Effingham, KS

Nancy Irene Christie, 75, of Effingham, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Medicalodge of Atchison, KS.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Becker Chapel in Effingham, KS. Burial will follow in the Old Huron Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Thursday, at the Becker Chapel in Effingham. Memorial contributions are sugges


Alice Patterson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Alice M. Patterson, of Holton,  passed away in her home, 2 days after her April 28, 2019 birthday, with loving family around her, complications from Lymphoma.

The oldest of 3 children born to H.C. & Martha Poos at Lancaster, Ks. She attended grade school in Lancaster.

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Mary Ann Schrick

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Nortonville, KS

Mary Ann Schrick, 92, of Nortonville, KS, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 4, 2019 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery.  A Parish Rosary will be recited at 6:0


Jeannette Ann Wahwahsuck

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Jeannette Ann Wahwahsuck "Nee-bom-a-quah", 72, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Atchison Community Hospital.

She was born on September 2, 1946 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Roscoe and Ida Browning Wahwahsuck. Jeannette graduated from Haskell University. 

She worked as a compute


Della Marie Hartley

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Della Marie Hartley, 91, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on April 29, 2019 at the Medicalodges of Jackson  County in Holton, Kansas.

She was born on June 15, 1927 in Goff, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Alice Thompson Coffman. Della was a homemaker. On July 29, 1944 she married Clifford Hartley in Hiawatha, Kansas. They later were divorced.

Survivors include, 4 s


Carol Hopkins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland, KS

Carol Jean Hopkins, 65, of Highland, KS died unexpectedly Sunday evening at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born April 7, 1954 in Wathena, KS to Rex and Betty Jean Hinson Wheeler. Carol grew up in Wathena, KS and attended Wathena Grade School until moving to Denton, KS in 1967. She graduated from Midway High School with the Class of 1972.

Carol married her high


Kenneth Heideman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Corning , KS

Kenneth Michael Heideman, 66, of Corning, died on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Overland Park, KS of an extended illness.

Ken was born September 13, 1952, the oldest of eleven children to Alice and the late Gerald Heideman.

He spent his childhood on the family farm working beside his beloved father and brothers. After graduating from Cent