Announcements

Edith L. Kurtz

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Edith L. Kurtz, 95, Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, October 05, 2018 at the Highland Healthcare and Rehab, Highland, KS.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Matt Broxterman officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  Family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00


Walter " Pete" Rethman

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Walter "Pete" Rethman, 82, of Holton, died Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth.   Pete was born April 20, 1936 at Seneca, the son of John and Marcella Rettele Rethman.  He graduated from Sts. Peter and Paul High School at Seneca and was a U.S. Navy Veteran.   Pete was a member of St. Dominic C


Joe Barnes

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Joe Barnes, 87, of Holton, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Holton Community Hospital.

He was born February 23, 1931 on the farm, south of Holton, the son of Russell and Aileen Pollock Barnes.  He graduated from Holton High School in 1949.

Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a combat veteran and paratrooper in the Korean War.

He was me


Margaret Wagoner

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of the Doniphan-Brown Co area , KS

Margaret M. Wagoner, 92, of Scranton, KS, formerly of Doniphan-Brown county area, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday, October 4, 2018.

She was born on May 10, 1926, at Leona, Kansas, the daughter of John and Elsie (Blum) Sherman.  Margaret attended Leona Elementary, and High School, graduating in 1944.

She married Gerald V. W


Charles James Robert Hill

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Gainesville, FL

Charles James Robert Hill, 2, of Gainesville, FL, passed away September 30, 2018 at Miami, FL. He was born November 25, 2015 at Baltimore, MD to Dr. Steve and Christy (Hill) Hill. 

Charlie, despite all his ailments, maintained a joyful outlook on life. His family would like to thank the great medical care he received throughout his life.

Charlie is survived by his


Edwin " Eddie" Niehues

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Edwin “Eddie” Frederick Niehues, 98, of Seneca, died Monday night October 1, 2018 at the Good Samaritan care home in Wamego, Kansas.

Eddie was born on December 9, 1919 on the family farm southeast of Kelly, Kansas. He was the ninth of fifteen children born to Bernard Sr. and Mary (Knipper) Niehues. He attended St. Bede’s grade school graduating from the 8th grade


Kyle DeLong

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City, NE

Kyle Edward DeLong, 34, of Falls City, Nebraska was born on January 23, 1984 in Falls City, Nebraska to Edward Dale and Anita “Neen” (Miller) DeLong.  He grew up in the Falls City area and began his schooling attending grade school at Southeast Consolidated School in Stella shortly before switching to grade school in Falls City.  Kyle graduated from Fal


Mark Steven Piper

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Huron, KS

Mark Steven Piper, 57, of Huron, KS was killed on Sunday, Sept. 30th, 2018 in a work related accident in West Virginia.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Saturday, Oct. 6th at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. The body will be cremated following the visitation and no memorial services will be held. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Kidney Foundat


Kenneth Knudson

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Kenneth Knudson, 93, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

Kenneth was born on May 29, 1925 on a farm near, Willis, Kansas the son of Carl and Clara Mortenson Knudson. He graduated from Horton High School in 1943. Kenneth then enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the Philippines during WWII. After the war h


Thomas Reichart

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Bashor, formerly of Valley Falls, KS

Thomas E. Reichart, 51, Basehor, formerly of Valley Falls, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE.

He was born Feb. 27, 1967, at Winchester, the son of Galen E. and Joan J. Radina Reichart. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1985 and had attended Topeka Technical College in Topeka.  

Tom was a Journeyman Wireman and a member of


Bobbie " Moxie" Pribble

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly of Horton, KS

Bobby "Moxie" Jean Pribble, 71, of St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

She was born on May 14, 1947 in Dallas, Texas the daughter of Alan and Cora Wahwahsuck Cupps. Bobby worked as a office clerk for the Ki


David Lee “Jess” Rogers

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

David Lee “Jess” Rogers, 67, of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He was born on July 7, 1951 to Leonard and Blanche (Hunzeker) Rogers in Pawnee City, Nebraska.

Jess grew up in Pawnee County and attended District 13-Kennedy School and graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1969.  Jess did attend UNL and


Ronald G. Turpin

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ronald G. Turpin, 78, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Atchison Hospital.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Tuesday, October 2nd from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. at


Dorothy Hixson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Dorothy Aileen Hixson, 99 of rural Hiawatha went to be with her lord and savior on Friday September 28, 2018 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital surrounded by family.

She was the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Hillyer) Herman and was born May 6, 1919, the youngest of 3 children. She graduated 8th grade from Hart District #33, a one room school near Reserve, Kansas and graduated Hiawath


Margie Emmerson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Margie P. Emmerson, 96, of rural Hiawatha, died Thursday evening, September 27, 2018, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Hiawatha, where she had been a resident for several years.

Margie was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, January 30, 1922, one of six children born to John and Myrtle McKee Hall.  She grew up in the Fort Scott and attended school there, graduating with the class of


Stella Dibbern

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Stella Marie Dibbern, 84, of Circleville, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.   She was born November 18, 1933 at Soldier, the daughter of Harold and Eulah Lane Douglas.   Stella was a member of the Circleville United Methodist Church, the Circleville Saddle Club, the Elk Creek Turtle Club and NEKSAG.  

Rosetta Schlange

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Rosetta (Stutheit) Schlange, 98, of Auburn passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Auburn.  She was born on April 7, 1920, in Nemaha County, Nebraska to Sigmund and Lena (Plager) Stutheit.

Rosetta is survived by her son Gary Schlange and wife Mary of Auburn, NE; daughter Marilyn Jean Larson of Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren: Kevin Sch


Edith Shear

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Edith L Shear, 88, died Wednesday evening, September 26th , 2018, at the Pines of Hiawatha.

Edie and her twin sister Emma (Kale) were born December 7th, 1929 in rural Jackson County, KS near Delia, to Gomer and Ruth Jenkins. She had fond memories of her childhood in rural Jackson County, particularly the time spent with her many cousins. The family moved for a short time to Garden


Melvin Osterhaus

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Wetmore , KS

Melvin August “Mel” Osterhaus, 82, of Silver Lake, KS, formerly of Wetmore, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Lexington Park in Topeka with his beloved wife by his side. He was born May 29, 1936 in Beattie, KS the son of Joseph A. and Josephine (Enneking) Osterhaus, Sr.

Melvin graduated from St. Benedict Catholic School in 1954. He joined the United States Ar


Mary Ann Jones

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Mary Ann Jones, 80, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 26, 2018 at St. Joseph, MO. She was born February 3, 1938 at Falls City to John and George Anna (Brenner) Bacakos.

She married William Jones on May 26, 1956 at Falls City. He passed away December 1, 2017.

Mary Ann was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1956. When married the couple es