Announcements

Louis Sedlacek

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

 Louis D. Sedlacek, 89, of Seneca, died January 30, 2019 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca, KS.

 He was born July 25, 1929 to John and Rose Mary (Fruh) Sedlacek in Hanover, KS. He was the 7th child of 8. He grew up on the family farm south of Bremen. He went to a country school 2 miles from home, a couple of years at St. Johns grade school, and graduated from Ha


Shirley Kilcoyne

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of Sabetha, KS

Shirley Jean (Fulton) Kilcoyne, a proud member of the Greatest Generation and an active merrymaker, passed away on Saturday, January 19 in Tampa, Florida. She was 92 years young.

Shirley was born in Topeka, Kansas on Aug. 20, 1926 to Bryan and Bernice Fulton of Sabetha, Kansas, 403 E. Main. Bryan was a much beloved mail carrier for the Sabetha Post Office.

After graduat


Glen Milton Thorne

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

Glen Milton Thorne, 91, of Lancaster, KS died Monday, January 28th, 2019 at his farm home that he was born and raised in.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev Jim Cormode officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30 pm on Satu


Albert " Al" Richardson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Albert "Al" W. Richardson, 88, of Holton, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Holton Community Hospital.

He was born September 9, 1930 at Oakley, the son of Alvin and Alice Bogart Richardson.  He graduated from Oakley High School in 1948.

Al worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka, retiring in September o


Leroy " Roy " Heiman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Leroy Henry “Roy” Heiman, 88, of Seneca, died on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 at Cambridge Place in Marysville.

Roy was born on August 6, 1930, on the family farm north of St. Benedict, Kansas, to Timothy and Caroline “Lena” Runnebaum Heiman.

Roy attended school at St. Mary’s Grade School in St. Benedict and graduated from the 8th grade.&nbs


Larry Bruns

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Larry D. Bruns, 77, of Whiting, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his home.

He was born October 25, 1941 at Holton.  His parents were William and Eva Williams Bruns.  He graduated from Whiting High School and had served in the U.S. Army National Guard.

Larry was a farmer and a stockman.

He married Marjorie "Pat" Zirg


Leonard Arnold

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Sabetha, KS

Leonard Arnold, 81, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019, at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, Kansas.

Born:  January 4, 1938 in Humboldt, Nebraska

Died:  January 28, 2019 in Sabetha, Kansas

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019, at the Church of Christ, 310 Oregon Street, in Sabetha, Ka


Albert Edward Lutz

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Albert Edward Lutz, 88, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, from noon until 1:00 p.m. at


Lonnie Jasper Raymond Elmore

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Lonnie Jasper Raymond Elmore, 50, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 as the result of an automobile accident.

Memorial Services will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sumner Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., preceding the service at the funera


William Joseph “Bill” Hines

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

William Joseph “Bill” Hines, 91, of Lancaster, KS died on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his home in Lancaster, KS.

Funeral services will be 1:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Neill officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, Jan. 31st, 20


Vera Irwin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Topeka, KS

 

 Vera May Irwin, 89, Topeka, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Presbyterian Manor in Topeka.   She was born Nov. 18, 1929, at Tonganoxie, the daughter of Claude and Clara May Stewart Langston. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1948.

Vera married Kenneth P. Irwin, July 24, 1948, at Valley Falls. She was a loving wife, homemaker and mo


Wayne Lee Donaldson

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Wayne Lee Donaldson, 71, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Arensb


Edward Santo

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Lincoln, NE

Edward Santo, 76, of Lincoln, NE, passed away January 25, 2019 at Lincoln. He was born April 28, 1942 at Falls City, NE to Charles and Bernice (Sinclair) Santo.

He married Darlene Shomaker on January 20, 1979.

Edward was raised at Falls City and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1960. He then enlisted in the U. S. Navy and following his honorable discharge in 1


Mildred " Anne" Brunton

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Grantville, formerly of Perry, KS

 

 Mildred “Anne” Brunton, 89, of Grantville, formerly of Perry, died Friday, January 25, 2019 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. 

She was born December 8, 1929 in Topeka, the daughter of George Hanson “Jack” and Dorothy Katherine Patrick Frisbie. She was a 1948 graduate of Perry Rural High School and attended Clark’s Business


Ann Lee Holmes

Hiawatha, KS

Ann Lee Holmes, age 79, passed away in Hiawatha, Ks, surrounded by her family on January 15th, 2019. Ann was born on July 25th, 1939 in San Rafael, California to Hammond and Betty (Bryant) Sheran.

Ann attended High School in White Cloud, Ks, where she met her husband Flavel Richard “Dick” Nuzum. Ann and Dick were married and had 5 children. She enjoyed spending time and


Debbie Helus

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, formerly of Holton, KS

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Helus, 64, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Midland Hospice House, with family by her side. Debbie fought a courageous 9-year battle with cancer.

Debbie was born February 8, 1954 in Pratt, KS, the daughter of Paul Bryant and Laveta (Gibbens) Bengtson. She graduated from Hardesty High School in 1972, at Ha


Jane Morgan

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Jane Morgan, 74, of Holton, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Holton.

She was born June 5, 1944 at Sabetha, the daughter of Hubert P. and Ethel L. Cody Sewell.

She graduated from Holton High School in 1962 and  ttended Steward Beauty Academy in Topeka.  Jane owned and operated the Elite Beauty Salon in Holton until selling the b


Wayne Church, Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

 

Wayne A. Church Jr., 72, Valley Falls, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

He was born Aug. 19, 1946, at Oskaloosa, the son of Wayne A. and Velma O. Petitt Church Sr. He graduated from Ozawkie High School in 1964.

Wayne retired in 2006, from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka, after 36 years of se


Vinson Cruse

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of White Cloud, KS

Vinson Murphy Cruse, formerly of White Cloud, KS, passed away unexpectedly January 6, 2019, at his Wichita, Kansas home. He was 58.

Vinson was born August 28, 1960, at St. Joseph, Missouri. He grew up at White Cloud, attending schools in Highland. Vinson worked a number of years at the wood shutter plant in Hiawatha, before moving to Wichita and worked in construction. He most rece


William Edward “Bill” McNew

Pettijohn and Crawford Family Funeral Services of Mound City

Big Lake, MO

William Edward “Bill” McNew, 94, Big Lake, Missouri, formerly of Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Oakridge Nursing Facility, Plattsburg, Missouri.

He was born February 12, 1924, in Elmer, Missouri.

Bill enjoyed gardening and flowers, and his family always said he had a green thumb. Bill especially enjoyed African Violets. He h