Announcements

Ike Pekarek

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Reserve, KS

Ike Pekarek, 80, of rural Reserve, KS, with family by his side, died early Saturday morning, December 22, 2018, at his home.

He was born at Ellsworth, KS, September 10, 1938, the older of two children born to Louis and Eunice Wild Pekarek and moved with his family at the age of 3 to the Padonia/Reserve area where his Dad managed the Bartlett Elevator. Ike attended schools in Reserv


Stanley Watters

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Stanley Lee Watters, 55, of Seneca died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with Lynn and Rose by his side.

Stanley was born at the Axtell Kansas Hospital on September 20, 1964 to Donald and Helen Hittle Watters. He was raised in the Axtell Community and attended Axtell Grade School until the age of 12.  The family moved around during his teenag


John B. “Jake” Jacobsen

Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys

rural Delia, KS

The Rodeo and Sale Barn World lost a great man, John B. “Jake” Jacobsen, 89, rural Delia passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at his home.

He was born July 3, 1929 the oldest son of Clyde F. and Marguerite Crouse Jacobsen at Fairmont, NE. He grew up in the Fairmont community and lived in Nebraska until moving to Kansas over 60 years ago.

He and his wife P


Donice Barrett

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Donice M. (Adams) Barrett, 95, of Sabetha, KS passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 surrounded by family.

Donice was born September 8, 1923 near Centralia, KS the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Fisher) Adams. She attended one room schools in Nemaha County. Donice graduated from Centralia High School in 1941. Then she attended Emporia State Teacher College, a


Elmer "Pete" Lyman Gilbert

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Elmer Lyman Gilbert was born May 28, 1921 to Edgar and Mary (Aylor) Gilbert. He passed away on December 18, 2018 at his home in Pawnee City.

Pete, as he was known by everyone, was born on the home place north of Table Rock, and spent his early years there. He attended the Miller School District 49 for eight years and then went to high school in Table Rock, where he graduated in 194


Peggy Sue (Showalter) Snyder

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Odell, NE

Peggy Sue (Showalter) Snyder was born June 26, 1939 to Ralph and Johnnie Belle (Veazey) Showalter at Maryville, Missouri.  She was raised in Missouri and was one of 15 children.  Peggy loved helping her mother with the younger siblings and also enjoyed helping with the cooking, laundry and ironing. 

Throughout her youth, Peggy loved reading and sewing as well as


Donald Anthony Smith (“Smitty”)

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester, Valley Falls, and Atchison, KS

Donald Anthony Smith (“Smitty”) 85 of Winchester & Valley Falls formerly of Atchison departed this on world on December 18, 2018 at F.W. Huston Senior Center, Winchester.

A Memorial Catholic Mass will be held on Saturday December 22nd, 2018 at St Joseph’s Catholic Church Atchison, Kansas at 1pm. Family and Friends will be received Friday night at the Elks Lodg


Vivian Pfister

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Vivian Leona (McKee) Pfister, 92, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born January 23, 1926 near Fairview, KS the daughter of Nick and Dorothy (Bindel) McKee.

Vivian graduated from Powhattan High School in 1944. She was a candidate at the Hiawatha Halloween pageant.

Vivian married Gale Pfister at Hiawatha, KS on December 29, 1


Loretta Davis

Nebraska City , NE

Loretta Agnes (Gergen) Davis, 82, of Nebraska City, Nebraska passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at The Monarch in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born February 19, 1936 to William and Marie (Grote) Gergen on the family farm, rural Shickley, Nebraska.

Loretta was the youngest of ten children. Her father passed away when she was 7 years old and her mother raised her and her siblings on


Mona Davidson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Mona M. Davidson, 84, of Hiawatha, died Sunday, December 16, 2018, at her home.

Mona was born March 20, 1934, at Dante, South Dakota, one of fourteen children born to Harvey ad Hazel Hallman Myers.  She moved with her family to the Gower, MO community where she grew up and attended school.  The family later moved to Dearborn, MO where she graduated from high school with t


Beverly Downing

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings, KS

Beverly Ann Thompson Downing 66, of Cummings, KS, passed away Friday December 14, 2018 at her home.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Thursday,   December 20,  2018 at Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home with Reverend Carter officiating.  Family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday Decem


Amos Goslin

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Horton, KS

Amos Grant Goslin, 88, of Horton, KS passed away December 16, 2018 at his home. He was born September 7, 1930 in St. Joseph, MO the son of Lester “Dutch” and Nora Goslin.

Amos attended schools in Kansas and served in the United States Navy. He owned and operated Kickapoo Trucking and traveled across the country. He worked in the movie industry in New York City; he was f


Barbara Gaede

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Barbara May Gaede 79, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, December 15, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Barbara was born in Troy, KS, October 17, 1939, one of seven children born to the late William and Dorothy Huber Brook and had lived in Hiawatha nearly all of her life. She grew up at Hiawatha where she attended school, later working to earn her GED.  Sh


David Engelken

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Topeka, formerly of Seneca, KS

David M. Engelken, 59, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a hard-fought battle with colon cancer.

David was born February 21, 1959, in Axtell, KS to Aloysius “Wishy” and Marjorie (Heideman) Engelken. He grew up in Seneca, KS attending St. Peter & Paul grade school and Nemaha Valley High School. As a young man, David


Eugene Kramer

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

rural Winchester, KS

Eugene William Kramer, 81, of the  Mooney Creek community of rural Winchester, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka. He was born March 25, 1937 in Winchester, the son of William Adolph and Eulalia Rosella Shrick Kramer.  

As a lifelong resident of the area, he was a 1955 graduate of Winchester High School.  He was a farmer and stockman all


Madison Taliaferro

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Madison Eileen Taliaferro, 18, of Holton, KS passed away peacefully, with her many family members by her side on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO; after a courageous-long-fought battle with cystic fibrosis.

Madison was born September 16, 2000 in Olathe, KS the daughter of Michael D. and Desiree D. (Razak) Taliaferro.

Ma


Donald Meyer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Donald K. Meyer, 69, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018.

Donald was born in Sabetha on December 6, 1949 to Fremond A. and Ruth E. (Strahm) Meyer.  He attended grade school at Excelsior and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1967.  Don attended Kansas State University, where he met Marianne Addeo Root.  They were united in marriage September


Mark Heideman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Corning , KS

Mark Gerald Heideman, 64, of Corning, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his home.

Mark was born in Seneca on December 10, 1954, to Gerald and Alice Mahoney Heideman. He grew up near Corning and attended Corning Grade School and graduated from Centralia High School in 1973. After graduating from high school, he went to work for the Railroad. Mark later painted water towers and h


Dorothy Dick

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Nemaha County native , KS

Dorothy E. Gress Dick, 93,  died on Thursday December 13, 2018 at Living Community of St. Joseph in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Dorothy was born on January 11, 1925 on a farm northeast of Seneca, the daughter of Aloysius and Lorena Tanking Gress.   The family lived on various farms near Baileyville and St. Bridget before settling on the Gress homestead in 1937.  She g


Mary Hochuli

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Mary Elizabeth Hochuli, 91, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at The Pines in Holton, Kansas.  She was born on November 14, 1927 in Frankfort Kansas to Minnis and Dorothy (Kaul) Riley.

The family moved to Holton where she spent the rest of her days living on Iowa Street.  She graduated from Holton High School and went on to attend Kansas State University where s