Announcements

Eursalea F. Gaul

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Eursalea F. Gaul, 87, of Atchison, KS, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Medicalodge of Atchison.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.  Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, Highland, KS.  Family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 PM to 2:00 P


Patricia L. (Pat) Rindom

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Patricia L. (Pat) Rindom, 88, Atchison passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00a.m. Thursday, January17th, 2019, at St. Joseph Church, with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB, as celebrant. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16th, 2019 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, w


Raymond Lassiter

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Raymond A. Lassiter, 81, Valley Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at FW Huston Medical Center Hospital at Winchester.   He was born Nov. 2, 1937, at Valley Falls, the son of Arthur Julian and Merle Arlene Housh Lassiter. He lived in the Valley Falls community his entire life. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1955, and had served in the US Army Reserves.


Charlotte Brock

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Olsburg, formerly of Holton, KS

Charlotte Kay Brock, 56, of Olsburg, KS, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer, with family by her side, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 24, 1962 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Melvin Ernest and Clara May (Meloy) Pendleton.

Charlotte graduated from Holton High School in 1981 as Valedictorian. She


Lena Baxter

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Lena Loretta (Hittle) Baxter, 94, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Plaza West Care Center, Topeka, Kansas after a long illness.  Lena was born June 11, 1924, near Goff, Kansas, the sixth daughter of Robert Abraham and Bessie (Curtis) Hittle.  She was the last of thirteen siblings. Lena attended Bancroft and Goff Schools until her senior year and later succeeded in obtaining h


Aloha Hinson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Aloha Winona (McFadden) Hinson, 74, of Holton, KS, departed life on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born August 21, 1944 in Riley, KS the daughter of John Buel and Grace Mae (Baker) McFadden.

Aloha graduated from Riley High School in 1962 and attended Kansas State University as a Home Economics major in education and later Washburn University. Durin


Charlie Lee Stephens, the daughter of Michelle Lee (Weddle) and Jason Stephens, was born June 20, 2013 at Broken Bow, Nebraska.  Charlie was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2015 and lost her bravely fought battle on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 5 years, 6 months and 20 days.

Charlie was a member of the North


Vinson Cruse

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home 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 construc


Max Allen

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Seneca, formerly of Oneida , KS

 

Max E. Allen, 82, of Seneca, Kansas formerly of Oneida, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Life Care Center of Seneca, surrounded by family.

Max was born on November 18, 1936 in Oneida, the son of Lynn and Tresa (Newsham) Allen. He attended grade school in Oneida and graduated from Oneida High School with the class of 1955. As a young man, he travel


James " Jim" Runnebaum

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

James "Jim" C. Runnebaum, 67, of Axtell, Kan., died January 10, 2019 at his home.

Visitation is Monday, January 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home.

A rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Axtell.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 15 at St. Michael


Kolt Byrd

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Kolt Daniel Byrd passed away on January 9th, 2019, due to health complications.

He was born on Dec 30,2000 in Oklahoma City, OK, to Amber Lewis and Nathan Byrd. Kolt lived in Oklahoma City for the 1st 5 years of his life. After preschool him and his mother moved to Pawnee City, NE. In December of 2005 Kolt was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular dystrophy, something no one was prepare


Luetta Binder

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Seneca, KS

 Luetta Esther (Kroemer) Binder, 88, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas.

Luetta was born October 5, 1930 to Carl Jr. and Emilie (Rohlmeier) Kroemer at the family home place 6 ½ miles north of Seneca. She was the sixth of seven children. She went to school at Prairie Grove Schoolhouse until 8th gr


Martin Akin

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Martin J. Akin, 93, of Axtell, Kan., died January 9, 2019 at Crestview Manor in Seneca, Kan.

The family will receive friends at visitation on Sunday, January 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 14 at the Axtell United Methodist Church.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Ce


Edwin “Eddie” David Boman

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Edwin “Eddie” David Boman, age 79 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

Eddie was born On September 15, 1939 to Edwin H. & Emma (Price) Boman in Sabetha, Kansas. 

Growing up in Pawnee City, Nebraska, he graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1958.  During his early years and throughout his life Eddie was a


Judith Hutfles

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga, KS

Judith M. Hutfles, 76, of Onaga, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Eastridge Nursing Facility in Centralia.

She was born September 8, 1942 at Seneca, the daughter of Norbert and Rosezella Luginbill Boeding.  She graduated from Sts. Peter and Paul High School in Seneca in 1960 and went to business school in Omaha for one year. 


Bob Twombly

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

rural Highland , KS

Bobby Dean Twombly, of rural Highland, with family by his side, died Monday, January 7, 2019.  He was 79.

A Celebration of Bob’s life is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, January 10, at the Community of Christ in Fanning.  Kathy A. Twombly and Angie Cluck will officiate.  Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Troy.

The family will meet with frien


Gordon Weyer

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Centralia , KS

Gordon Wilbur Weyer, 90, of Centralia, KS passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Gordon was born January 4, 1929 on a farm northwest of Centralia to Willie and Edith (Westberg) Weyer. He attended Center Country School and graduated from Centralia High School in 1947.

Gordon married Verda Faye Most on December 31, 1950 at the Centralia Con


William " Bill" Webster

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Whiting, KS

William "Bill" Eugene Webster, 85, of rural Whiting, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at his home.

He was born on November 22, 1933 in Burden, Kansas the son of Harvey Charles and Zetta Burris Webster. Bill served from 1953 to 1956 in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a farmer and worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for May Ransom Sheets and A


James " Mike" Donovan

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

James "Mike" Donovan, 65, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

He was born on August 18, 1953 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the son of Ivan and Donna Scott Donovan. Mike served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam Era. He worked for Bunge in Atchison, Kansas for over 40 years. On December 8, 2004 he


W. Darlene Rison

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

W. Darlene (Butrick) Rison, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019. Darlene was born on February 23, 1927 in Brown County near White Cloud, Kansas, the daughter of William Ernest and Minnie (Raney) Butrick. She attended elementary country school, eight years at Hill Top district number 8 in Brown County. She attended high school at White Cloud and Hiawatha.

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