Announcements

Gerald " Jerry" Heideman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Gerald (Jerry) Heideman, 93, of Seneca, Kansas passed away peacefully at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital January 6, 2019.

Jerry was born May 4, 1925 to Henry and Catherine (Henry) Heideman of Baileyville. He attended school in Baileyville until he was sixteen and needed on the family farm. He continued working on the family farm and working for other farmers until 1945.


Naomi Grace Pope

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Formerly of Table Rock,

Naomi Grace Pope, age 94, of Table Rock, NE passed quietly and peacefully away January 3, 2019 at Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, NE. Naomi was born May 9, 1924 to Walter LeRoy and Winnifred Margarite (Pelham) Crook near Filley, NE.

The family lived near Filley, and moved to western Nebraska in the mid 1920’s for 4 years and then moved back to Filley. 


Ramona Breeden

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Ramona M. (Brinkworth) Breeden, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, January 05, 2019.  

Ramona was born on October 9, 1928, to Garth and Helen (Bestwick) Brinkworth on a farm west of Woodlawn along with her twin sister, Leona Lukert, who survives. She attended Pleasant View County School and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946. On May 25, 1946 she was united in mar


Patti Lou Nutsch Griffitts

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Lawrence, Washington, Oskaloosa, and Ozawkie, KS

Patti Louise Nutsch Griffitts, 90, of Lawrence, formerly of Washington, Oskaloosa and Ozawkie, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born January 9, 1928 in Mill Creek Township of rural Washington County, the daughter of George August and Marvel Bessie Burton Nutsch. She attended Morrowville Schools and was a 1946 graduate of Morrowville High School.


Susie Smith

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Susie Smith, 64, of Falls City, NE, passed away January 3, 2019 at Falls City. She was born August 19, 1954 at Hiawatha, KS to J. T. and Imogene (Ewing) Wagner. 

She married Chuck Smith on August 5, 1978 at Falls City.

Susie graduated Northeast High School at Lincoln in 1972. She graduated cosmetology school in Lincoln and returned to Falls City and was a beauticia


Robert Holthaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Robert “Bob” “Bubbles” Eugene Holthaus, 71, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, surrounded by his loving wife and their four children.

Robert was born on January 17, 1947 to Adolph and Esther (Stuke) Holthaus at the Seneca Hospital in Seneca, Ks. He was the second son of six children and was raised on


Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB, 92, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Sunday, December 30, 2018, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, January 4, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, January 5, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister


Shirley Smith

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Shirley F. (Sharp) Smith, 83, of Wathena, Kansas passed away at her home on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

Shirley was born on March 1, 1935 in Wathena, Kansas to Lawrence and Fern (Wilson) Sharp.  She lived all her life in Wathena.  Shirley graduated Platte Guard. She worked at Meade & Beaty’s in St. Joseph, Missouri. She also worked for Casey’s, Pizza Hut &a


Russell Anderson

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

After beating leukemia for more than 17 years Russell Noble Anderson, 94, of Seneca died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Russell was born on September 5, 1924 in Oneida to Claude T. Anderson and Gladys L. Russell Anderson. He attended Oneida Grade School and graduated from Oneida High School with the Class of 1942.   After graduating he worked on the family farm and helped


Dr. Wesley Clark

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Holton, KS

Dr. Wesley Robert Clark, 71, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Fletcher, NC.

Dr. Clark was born January 1, 1947 in Amarillo, TX, the son of William Henry and Muriel E. (Rabourn) Clark.

Dr. Clark graduated from Topeka High School in 1965. He attended Washburn University and graduated from So


Levern Dunavan

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Levern Dunavan, 85, of Hiawatha, died January 1, 2019, at the home of his daughter in Hiawatha.

Levern Dean Dunavan was born March 18, 1933 to Ralph and Emma Bulimore Dunavan on the family farm in Washington County, KS. The family moved to Hollenburg, KS in 1937 where he started school. Moving to Brown County in 1944 and living the rest of his life in different areas of the county.


Beverly Van Peyma

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Beverly Ann Van Peyma, 77, of Sabetha died Monday, December 31, 2018. She is survived by her husband, James Van Peyma and Family.

Funeral service will be Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. prior to service time at the funeral home. The interment will be made in the Sabetha Cemetery.


Patricia L. Porter

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Patricia L. Porter, 89, of Atchison, KS died on Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Atchison Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, Jan. 4th, 2019 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Craig Lantz officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison KS. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until time of service at the church on Fr


David Byron Kent

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Table Rock, NE

David Byron Kent, 95 years old went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2019.  

He was born on November 18, 1923 in Table Rock, Nebraska to Marvin and Ida Kent.  While growing up, he lived on a farm in the Table Rock area and attended school there.  On April 29, 1944 he married Rita Marie Clark in Seneca, Kansas.  David was enlisted in military service from 3


Ferne Evelyn Cutshall

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Humboldt ,

Our Father in Heaven open His arms to receive Ferne Evelyn Cutshall on, Sunday, December 30, 2018, she passed away at Colonial Acres, Humboldt, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, 5 months, and 6 days.  Ferne was born on July 24, 1923 in Bern, Kansas, to Anton and Minnie (Gewecke) Rasmussen  Ferne graduated from Bern High School in 1941. Ferne married Glenn W. Cutshall November 29, 1941


Dortha Mae (Bell) Wikle

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Dortha Mae (Bell) Wikle, 94, of Sabetha, KS died Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Mrs. Wikle was born in Powhattan, Kansas on March 7, 1924 to Ralph and Josephine (Krebs) Bell. She was one of six children born to this union. Dortha grew up in the Powhattan, Fairview and Sabetha area. She attended Pleasant Dale School and graduated from Fairview High Scho


Blanche (Kugler) Dye

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Centralia, KS

Blanche (Kugler) Dye, 99, of Centralia, KS passed away Friday, December 28, 2018.

Blanche “Billie” was born in Centralia, KS on July 22, 1919 to John Peter and Elizabeth (Marticke) Kugler. She graduated from rural White Hall School and later Centralia High School in 1936. Blanche was employed by the Centralia Telephone Company before moving to Wichita in 1941 to work in


William Samuel Ellerman

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William Samuel Ellerman, 84, passed away December 29, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care.

Mr. Ellerman has been cremated under the direction of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home and no services are planned.  A register book will be available after 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the funeral home.  Memorials are suggested to the Mark Bottorff Scholarship or New Life Assembly


William " Billy" Stonebarger

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

formerly of Highland, KS

William Franklin “Billy” Stonebarger, 45, of Greenleaf, KS, formerly of Highland, died unexpectedly Friday, December 28, 2018, in Washington, KS.

Billy was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, December 31, 1972, the son of Charles and Hannah “Jody” Weiland Stonebarger.  He grew up in Highland where he attended Highland schools, gradating with the class of 1990


Glendonald “Bud” Runyan

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Glendonald “Bud” Runyan, 94, of Falls City, Nebraska passed away December 27, 2018. He was born July 22, 1924 one and a half miles north of Barada, Nebraska to Don and Frieda “Fritz” (Kammerer) Runyan. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on November 9, 1924 and also later confirmed there.

Bud graduated 8th grade from Cottier School, then fro