Announcements

Mike Meyerkorth

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Shubert, NE

Mike Meyerkorth, 64, of Paxico, KS passed away December 12, 2018 at Manhattan, KS. He was born October 22, 1954 at Humboldt, NE to Laver and Lila (Vice) Meyerkorth. 

He married Rebecca Ganger on March 1, 1977 at Alliance, OH and they were later divorced.

Mike was raised in the rural Shubert area and graduated Peoples Bible College at Colorado Springs. He returned h


Jeffrey “Jeff” Ogden

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Jeffrey “Jeff” Ogden, 50, of Rulo, NE, passed away December 12, 2018 at Rulo. He was born October 8, 1968 at Falls City to Louis and Shirley (Nitzsche) Ogden.

He married Linda Petersen on July 4, 2007 at Lincoln, NE.

Jeff was raised at Rulo and graduated Falls City High School in 1986. After graduation he attended the Police Academy at Hutchinson, KS an


Leslie " Chick" Hale

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha , KS

Leslie "Chick" Hale "Wag Gesh G'Muk", 75, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 surrounded by his wife, children, and loving family at the Hiawatha Hospital.

He was born on July 11th, 1943 at home in Topeka, Kansas to Jessie William Hale and Alfredia Williams Hale.  Chick graduated from Whiting High School in Whiting, Kansas a


Les Baumgartner

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, formerly of Bern , KS

Les Baumgartner, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas formerly of Bern, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bern Apostolic Christian Church. Visitation will be Friday, December 14, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha, and a Saturday visi


Elmer Melcher

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Elmer Henry Melcher, age 91, passed away December 12, 2018 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca, KS.

Elmer was born August 25th, 1927 in St. Benedict, Kansas on his family farmstead. Elmer was the son of Frank and Lena (Bergman) Melcher. He attended school at St. Benedict Catholic School.

Elmer married Arlene Helen (LaFond) Melcher, on October 15, 1958


Mary Means

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

formerly of St. Joseph, MO

Mary (Carter) Means, 63, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at her home in Big Lake, Missouri.

Mary was born on August 23, 1955 in Summersville, Missouri to William and Imogene (Krueger) Carter.  She was a devoted and supportive wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Mary married Dan M


Dennis J. ‘DJ’ Bales

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Weston, MO

Dennis J. ‘DJ’ Bales, 37, of Weston, MO, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at his home in Weston.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Burial will follow in the Doniphan (KS) Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 9:30 AM, Saturday, until the time of service at the Becker-Dyer-Stant


Donald Earl Agnew

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Donald Earl Agnew, 64, of Atchison KS died on Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Atchison Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, Dec. 22nd, 2018 at St. Joseph Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Friends are also invited to visit with the family from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday afternoon out at Esther’s R


Jo ( Mock) Pugh

formerly of Sabetha, KS

JO MOCK PUGH FORMERLY OF SABETHA DIED SUNDAY DECEMBER 9TH AT THE AGE  65

SERVICES FOR JO MOCH PUGH FORMERLY OF SABETHA WILL BE TUESDAY DECEMBER 18TH AT 2 PM AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN SABETHA

FAMILY WILL GREET FRIENDS FROM 1:00 UNTIL 2:00 PM AT THE CHURCH

SURVIVORS OF JO MOCK PUGH INC


Luther Anderson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Luther Anderson, 90, of Hiawatha died peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning, December 9, 2018 at the Maple Heights Nursing Home.

Luther was born in Robinson, KS, July 8, 1928 to Daniel and Anna Lieneman Anderson and was raised in the Robinson area.  He graduated from Robinson High School in 1946.  He married Betty Jane Stoffer September 11, 1949 at the Upper Wolf Luthera


Maxine Workman

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Maxine Louise Workman, of Humboldt passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital in Pawnee City, Nebraska having reached the age of 87 years, 9 months, and 1 day. 

Maxine is survived by her sons: Stuart Workman and his wife Ginger of Enterprise, KS; Doug Workman and his wife Kellie of Humboldt, NE; daughter Susan Eagan and husband Louis of Le


Erma Brewer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Erma Brewer, age 95 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Auburn.

Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Carol and Wes Pope of Sterling, NE; Dixie and Paul Enerson of Marshall, MN; Deanna and Chuck McKee of Red Oak, IA; son and daughter-in-law Tim and Susan Brewer of Humboldt, NE; son-in-law John Bebb of Altamont, KS; grandchildren Dere


Andrew " Andy" Bowser

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Manhattan , KS

Andrew Leon “Andy” Bowser, 84, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018.  Andrew was born February 7, 1934 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Andrew E. and Margaret A. Ernst Bowser. He married Shirley Jean Higgins on August 31, 1958, in Holton, Kansas.

Andy graduated from Holton High School in 1952 and completed barber school following graduation. 


Betty Jean Buttron

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster , KS

Betty Jean Buttron, 89, of Lancaster, KS passed away on Sat. Dec. 8th, 2018 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Cynthia Schnaath, Pastor of the St. John’s Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, KS.  The


Rosetta Thornton

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

formerly of Troy, KS

Rosetta A. Thornton, 84, formerly of Troy, Kansas passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Hickory Point Nursing home in Oskaloosa, Kansas.

Rosetta was born on June 5, 1934 in Moray, Kansas to Lyman W. & Elsie M. Browning.

She was preceded in death by her parents & a daughter, Patricia Thornton.

Survivors: son, James Thornton;

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Garrett Klahr

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore , KS

God celebrated Garrett Nathaniel Klahr’s arrival in Heaven on December 6, 2018, due to injuries suffered in a car accident. Garrett was born July 9, 2002 in Topeka, KS, the son of Darrek and Inga (Beitz) Klahr. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Netawaka, KS.

Garrett was 16 and a sophomore at Jackson Heights High School. He was at the top of his class scholastical


Curtis Stirton

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

Curtis Eugene Stirton, 59, of Muscotah, Kansas passed away during surgery on December 6, 2018 at the University of Kansas Health System-St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kansas.

He was born on July 29, 1959 in Horton, Kansas the son of Harold and Bernice Daugherty Stirton.

Curtis worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator for years and was a farmer.

He


William ( Bill) Gleason

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

William (Bill) M. Gleason, 93, of Seneca, KS passed away peacefully, of natural causes, on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Bill was born on February 2,1925 in Goff, KS to William Gleason Sr and Sarah (Jones) Gleason, who both preceded him in death. Bill grew up in Goff community; attending and graduating from Goff High School.  As


Lorraine and John Richter

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Lorraine Joe Richter, 86, and John D. Richter, 70, of Circleville, KS passed away at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Lorraine passed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, and John on December 6, 2018.

She was born February 14, 1932 on the Potawatomi Reservation in Jackson County, the daughter of David Marion and Beulah (Cowger) Wykert. She graduated from Soldier High School in 1950


Donald Shurman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Donald Schurman, 73, of Seneca found his eternal peace on Thursday, December 6, 2018, as a result of health issues that compounded from a 2004 stroke.

Don was born in Seneca on November 15, 1945 to Lawrence and Nora Wichman Schurman.  He attended Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School; and graduated in 1963.  The early years of parochial school shaped the man he became, an