Announcements

Donald J. Handke

Arensberg Pruett Funeral Home

Atchison, KS

Donald J. Handke, 93, Huron, Kansas, died Friday, November 16, 2018, at Atchison Senior Village.Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, November 23, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Louis Church at Good Intent with Fr. Dan Gardner as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Church Cemetery.  A parish rosary will be recited on Friday, November 23rd at 10:45 A. M. at St. Louis Church. Visita


Debra Sinclair

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Debra Lynn Sinclair, 63, of Circleville, KS passed away Friday, November 16, 2018; after a brief battle with cancer. She was born April 20, 1955 in Axtel, KS, the daughter of Rex Richard and Sondra June (Hladky) Hill.

Debra graduated from Jackson Height High School in 1973. Thereafter receiving numerous college credits through Highland Community College and Washburn University.&nbs


Norma Wintz

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Norma Wintz, 90, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 15, 2018 at Falls City. She was born January 4, 1928 at Verdon, NE, to Ferdinand and Opal (Settles) Gebhard. 

She married Lawrence Wintz on August 1, 1950 at Denver, CO. He passed away April 4, 2000.

Norma was raised at Verdon and graduated Shubert High School in 1946. Following graduation she moved to Falls


Jon " Bill" Hybskmann

Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka

Topeka , KS

Memorial services will be at 11:00 Saturday, November 24 at Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66608for Jon William “Bill” Hybskmann, 69, Topeka.  He died in a Topeka hospital August 30, 2018, following injuries sustained in an accident.  The family will receive friends following the funeral service.

Jon was born November 24,


Ivan " Jerry" Pemberton

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester , KS

Ivan M. “Jerry” Pemberton, 92, a lifelong resident of Winchester, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at the F.W. Huston Senior Living Center.  

He was born September 13, 1926 in Winchester, the son of Marvel Fern Pemberton and was raised by his mother and step-father, Raymond Grayson. “Jerry” was a 1944 graduate of Winchester High School. He was a U.S. Army


Jeroma "Jerry" Beem

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Falls City, NE

Jermona “Jerry” June (Hayes) Beem, 89, of Falls City formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on July 14, 1929, in Palmer, Nebraska to Jerome H. and  Anna C. (Chalupnik) Polak.  They lived in Brainard until she was 4 when they moved to Beatrice.  Jerry graduated from Beatrice High School in 1946 and worked for Bud’s Drive Inn for the summer and then worked for a


Elaine Feldkamp

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville, KS

Elaine K. Sack Feldkamp, age 86, of Baileyville passed away on November 11, 2018 at Life Care Center of Seneca.  

Elaine was born April 16, 1932 on a farm north of Seneca, Kansas.  The youngest child of Bernard and Anna Waller Sack.

Elaine attended Rock Country School north of Seneca and graduated from the 8th grade.  She graduated from St. Peter and Paul


Valora Schmidt

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha , KS

Valora Mae McKee Schmidt, 88, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

She was born on April 9, 1930 in Fairview, Kansas the daughter of Nick and Dorothy Bindel McKee. Valora graduated from Powhattan High School in 1948. She worked as a bookkeeper for several drug stores and Walmart in Omaha, Nebraska before reti


Effie Heller

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Effie Carolyn (Dean) Heller, 89, of Holton, KS, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, November 11,2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County; after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

She was born on August 26, 1929 in Council Grove, KS, the daughter of Elza Henry and Julia Ellen (Satchell) Dean. Effie graduated from Emporia High School in 1946 and attended th


Joyce Moore

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Joyce E. Moore, 85   of rural Hiawatha, died late Saturday evening, November 10, 2018, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born at Rushing, Arkansas, August 8, 1933, one of six children born to the late Joseph Garland and Wilma Orvella Badberry Nelms and came to northeast Kansas in her early high school years and later graduated from Sabetha High School.

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Rev. Sean P. Roper Kelley

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Rev. Sean P. Roper Kelley, 46, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Funeral services will be Monday, November 12, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. at the Church. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Online condolen


Eileen Ray

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Eileen Ray, 95, of Sabetha, KS formerly of Nebraska City,NE passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. 

Eileen was born July 19, 1923 in Nebraska City, NE to Earl A. Bray and Nellie (Erwin) Bray.  She was raised in Nebraska City and graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1940.  On February 17, 1941, she married Jack Ra


Glenn Rieger

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Glenn Rieger, 100, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 9, 2018 at Falls City. He was born April 22, 1918 at Falls City to Daniel and Amanda (Krumm) Rieger.

He married Helen Hill on October 12, 1947 at Falls City. She passed away March 7, 2014.

Glenn was raised in the Falls City area and graduated from Falls City High School in 1935 and then he farmed. In 1940 he mov


Helen Norvell

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Helen I. Norvell, age 95 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Sharon and Dean Bogle of Humboldt; grandchildren Dena Stevenson, Delyn and wife Betsy Bogle; great-grandchildren Corbin, Taylor, Ivy, and Paxton Bogle, Darby and husband Logan Eggers; sister-in-law Rosalie Davis; nieces, nephews, ot


Leona Waterman

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Leona Irene (Beethe) Watermann was born on August 19, 1928 to Theodore and Clara Rinne Beethe.   Leona was baptized at St. Peters Lutheran Church on September 2, 1928 by Rev. Iddo C. Heinicke. 

Leona attend District 30, Beethe School, through the fifth grade and then attended St. Peters Lutheran School and was confirmed on March 29, 1942 by Rev. W.G. Nau. Leona and Henry


James E. “JJ” Johnson

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

James E. “JJ” Johnson, 73, of Atchison KS died on Wednesday, Nov. 7th at the Kansas City Transitional Care facility in Kansas City, KS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Sund


Donnie Mauslein

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Everest/Hiawatha communities, KS

Retired Implement Dealer Donnie G. Mauslein, of the Everest/Hiawatha communities, died Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha with his sister by his side. He was 91.

Donnie was born at Hiawatha, June 2, 1927, one of four children born to L.G. “Shorty” and Myrtle Mize Mauslein. He grew up on a farm north of Hiawatha where he attend


Alvin John “Jack” Herbers, Jr., 60, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Tanglewood Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born June 19, 1958, the son of Alvin J. Herbers, Sr. and Charlotte Earline (Cummings) Herbers.      

Jack graduated from Holton High School in 1976. He joined the United States Navy, serving


Racine Allen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Racine L. Allen, 61, of Pemberton Village Apartments of Hiawatha, surrounded by family, died late Sunday evening, November 4, 2018, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, October 16, 1957, one of five children born to the late James Wesley and Aula Faye Gunsenhauser Legan. She grew up in the Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa area where she attended


Merilyn ( Shafer) Keithley

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City , NE

Merilyn Vere (Shafer) Keithley, 84, of Falls City was born February 5th, 1934 to John and Vere (Hoover) Shafer in Shubert, Nebraska. She attended McCandless grade school and 8th grade at Shubert public school.  Merilyn graduated from Nemaha High School and then attended one year at Peru State College.  On June 21, 1952, Merilyn was united in marriage to Lowell Keithley at St. Anne&rs