Announcements

Harry D. Hennigh, Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Harry D. Hennigh, Jr., 87, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Gran Villas in Atchison.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Saturday at 9:30 A.M. at St. Joseph&rsqu


Edrie Thompson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Edrie M. Thompson, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born October 5, 1933 in the family home north of Holton, the daughter of Fred and Josephine (Sigmund) Dachenhausen.

Edrie graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951, then briefly worked for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka.

She was a long-time member of the First


Mary Jean Shinn

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

On Monday morning, November 5th, 2018, Mary Jean Shinn passed away from this life into the welcoming arms of Jesus Christ. Mary Jean Shinn of Seneca, Kansas died peacefully at the Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas at the age of 89 years.

Mary Jean was born February 17th, 1929 at Pawnee Hospital. She was the second child, first daughter born to Joseph and Mary Weis-Blecha of Burcha


Esther Zentner

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Shubert , NE

Esther Zentner, 91, of Shubert, NE, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Falls City Care Center. 

She was born March 31, 1927 at Beatrice, NE to Henry and Lydia (Hahn) Wollenburg, and attended school in DeWitt, graduating from high school in 1944.

She married Harlan J. Zentner, Nov. 8, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran, near DeWitt.

Prior to her marriage, Est


Charles "Chuck" Simmonds Sr.

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo , NE

Charles “Chuck” Simmonds, Sr., 85, of Rulo, NE, passed away November 1, 2018 at Rockford, IL. He was born October 19, 1933 at Rulo to Clarence and Josephine (Campbell) Simmonds. 

Chuck enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 5, 1954 at St. Joseph, MO. He took basic training at Ft. Riley, KS. While in the service he joined the Airborne Jump School at Ft. Campbell, KY


Marvel McDaniel

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Winchester , KS

Marvel I. McDaniel, 87, Winchester, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born Oct. 8, 1931, at Wetmore, the daughter of Harry A. and Dorothea J. Mahler Scott. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1949.

Marvel had worked in cafeteria service at the University of Kansas Campus at Lawrence. She had also worked as a cook at Jefferson


Doris L. May

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Lincoln, Formerly of Falls City, NE

Doris L. May, 98, of Lincoln, NE (formerly of Falls City, NE), passed away November 1, 2018 at Lincoln. She was born September 25, 1920 at Rulo, NE to Grover and Esther (Boehme) Darveau.

She married John W. May on October 8, 1938 at Seneca, KS. He passed away December 16, 1987. Together they raised six children. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Catholic D


Charles Branch

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Willis , KS

Charles L. Branch, 78, of Willis, KS, passed away on November 1, 2018, at Mission Village Living Center in Horton, KS.

Visitation will be 6:30-8:00 PM, Monday, November 5th at Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton.

A graveside service, with military honors, will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday, November 6th at the Horton City Cemetery with Dan Maltby, officiating.  &nbs


Wallace “Wally” Baker

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Wallace “Wally” Baker, 81, of Verdon, NE, passed away November 1, 2018. He was born December 6, 1936 at West Salem, WI to Bernhard and Bernice (Lovell) Baker. 

He married Karlene Bloom on September 12, 1958 at Lincoln, NE. She passed away November 14, 2012

Wally enlisted in the U. S. Air Force on January 6, 1955 at Minneapolis, MN. He served as a mechan


Gordon Brown

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

Gordon James Brown, 63, of the Kickapoo Reservation passed away at his home on Tuesday evening, October 30, 2018.

He was born on March 10, 1955 in Clear Water, Florida the son of James and Alberta Cadue Brown. Gordon worked in construction as a contractor for years. He was a member of the Kickapoo Tribe. On October 16, 1992 he married Jody Busenbarrick.

Survivors includ


Donald " Gene" Koeliker

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Donald "Gene" Koelliker 82, of Horton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

He was born on May 26, 1936 in Highland, Kansas the son of John Wesley and Nellie Fern Beaman Koelliker. After graduating from high school, Gene served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959. He then went to work for the Gas Service Company in Kansas


Lillian Keyes

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home in Falls City

Sabetha , KS

Lillian I. Keyes, 99, of Sabetha, KS (formerly of Falls City, NE), passed away October 29, 2018 at Sabetha. She was born September 28, 1919 at Sheridan, WY to Fred and Dorathea (Paulsen) Kruse.

She married Lynn A. Keyes on December 26, 1949 at West Henrietta, NY. He passed away March 17, 2008.

Lillian was raised at Story, WY and graduated Sheridan High School in 1940. S


Willard Sommerhalder

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Steinauer, NE

Willard John Sommerhalder was born February 11, 1922 on the Sommerhalder homestead. He was the youngest of 6 children born to John and Anna (Gerriets) Sommerhalder. He was proud to have lived his entire life on the land homesteaded by his great-grandfather Jacob. Willard was a lifelong member of Salem United Church of Christ. He was baptized there March 26, 1922 by Rev. Herman Krueger and conf


Elizabeth M. Dimick

O'Trimble Funeral Home in Nortonville

Atchison and Nortonville, KS

Elizabeth M. Dimick, 93, of Atchison, KS, formerly of Nortonville, KS passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Monday, November 5, 2018 at the O’Trimble Funeral Home, Nortonville, KS with Rev. Bob Carter officiating.  Burial will follow at the Nortonville Cemetery, Nortonville, KS.  The family w


Darrel Morgan

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Denison, KS

Darrel Dean Morgan, 80, of Denison, KS, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born August 25, 1938 in Corning, KS, the son of Harold Robert and Gladys Alberta (Conklin) Morgan.

Darrel graduated from Circleville High School in 1956. He proudly joined the Army National Guard from 1956 to 1962 where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Darrel work


Keith Bagby

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Keith F. Bagby, 63, of Circleville, KS, passed away October 29, 2018 at his home. Keith’s health had been declining for the last 5 years. He was born May 8, 1955 in Topeka, KS, the son of Lavern and Rose Bagby.

Keith graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1973. He had lived most of his life in the Circleville community. He worked for Jackson Farmers Co-op as a fuel tru


Joshua Georges

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Shubert , NE

Josh Georges, 36, of Shubert, NE, passed away October 28, 2018 at Falls City, NE. He was born January 18, 1982 at Monroe, LA to Thomas Georges and Angel (Ralph) Georges.

Josh was raised in the Barada area and graduated Southeast Consolidated High School in 2000. He attended University of Nebraska Lincoln and Creighton University and graduated with a radiology technology degree. He


Thelma Horner

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Thelma G. (Trant) Horner, 86, of Troy, Kansas passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at her home.

Thelma was born on December 27, 1931 in Troy, Kansas to Clarence and Alice Vera (Sharp) Trant.  She was a lifelong resident of Troy where she worked 52 years at the Troy State Bank as a teller. 

Thelma is a member of the First Bapt


Carmen Levier

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt

Topeka , KS

Carmen Rose Levier, Quah-She, 42, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at  the  Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

She was born September 30, 1976 in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Arthur Marcellus Levier, Jr. and Ruth Elaine Conway. 

Carmen was a member of the prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Drum Religion.

She was prece


David Thieme

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

David Thieme, 63, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018.

David was born in Axtell, Kansas on May 6, 1955 the son of George and Lavonne (Ehrsam) Thieme. He attended Bern High School and graduated with the class of 1973. David got into construction right after high school. David and Richard Werner became partners to form Thieme & Werner Const