Announcements

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


Dorene Vanhorn Hitchens

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Dorene Ann (Chalfan) VanHorn Hitchens, 84, of Atchison, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Atchison Hospital.

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.  The family will receive friends


Gale " Dutch" Pfister

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Gale Gerald “Dutch” Pfister, 94, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born May 28, 1924 in Hiawatha, KS, the son of Simeon and Mary (Wenger) Pfister.

Gale was raised in Powhattan, KS. He graduated from Powhattan High School in 1943 and enjoyed playing basketball and football in high school.

Gale was draft


Ronnie Meyers

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha , KS

Ronnie Dean Meyers, 47, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 in an automobile accident west of Hiawatha on U.S. Highway 36.

He was born on May 31, 1971 in Horton, Kansas the son of Rodney and Valerie Madere Meyers. Ronnie graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1990.

He worked for Schenck Process LLC in Sabetha, Kansas for over 24 years.


Janice E. Kirkendall

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Janice E. Kirkendall, 76, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 25, 2018 at Falls City. She was born August 22, 1942 at Salem, NE to James and Grace (Windle) Wittwer. 

She married Paul Kaiser and they were later divorced. She married Randy Kirkendall in 1973 at Falls City.

Janice was raised in Salem and graduated Salem High School in 1960. When she and Randy mar


Kenneth Hays

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Kenneth Hays, 94, of Verdon, NE, passed away September 25, 2018 at Auburn, NE. He was born July 24, 1924 at Oil Trough, AR to Bryan and Jewel (Keene) Hays. 

He married Norma Lea Pearson on July 26, 1942 at Huff, AR. She passed away November 13, 2013.

Kenneth was raised at Hutchison Mountain, AR. Following his school he worked in a saw mill and later moved to Wichit


Bette Bestwick

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of Sabetha , KS

Bette May (Keim) Bestwick, age 90, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Manhattan, KS.

She was born on May 31, 1928 at home north of Albany, KS to Marvin and Florence (Rotz) Keim.  She attended school at Albany through eighth grade.  Much to her chagrin she had to ride a pony to school rather than walk because, “What would the neighbors think?”.  


Donald “Don” Dean Coudeyras

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Burchard, NE

Donald “Don” Dean Coudeyras, 73, of Burchard, Nebraska was born to Rene and Wilma (Kunc) Coudeyras on January 24, 1945 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He attended Liberty High School and was the last class graduating in 1963.  While in high school, Don was a standout basketball player.  After high school, he worked for a short time at Dempster’s in Be


Dale Campbell

formerly of Horton & Hiawatha , KS

Dale Reed Campbell, 95, died peacefully at Apostolic Christian Retirement Home in Sabetha, Kansas on September 24, 2018 with his daughter by his side.

The oldest of Herbert and Winifred Kipp Campbell’s five children, he was born February 12, 1923 and loved life in Horton and Hiawatha. Health forced his move to Sabetha’s Apostolic Christian Retirement Home in 2012.


Ruth Ronnebaum

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Ruth Ann Heinen Ronnebaum, 77, of Seneca, went to be with Our Lord on a beautiful Sunday morning, September 23, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka surrounded by her family.

She was born on May 30, 1941 on a farm southeast of Seneca to Joseph A. and Martha Huerter Heinen. She attended and graduated from Kelly High School in Kelly, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she


John "JW" McFadden

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Stella, NE

John “JW” McFadden, age 93 of Stella, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at his home in Stella.

Survivors include his wife Cornette of Stella; sons and daughter-in-law Mark, Vance, Brett, all of Phoenix, AZ; Brian and Katherine of Sacramento, CA; daughter and son-in-law Stephanie and Tom Kernaghan of Gilbert, AZ; grandchildren Kelly, Scott, Brittney, Allison, Bria


Elgin Flott

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Elgin Lee Flott, born June 24, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.

Elgin lived his youth in Sabetha, Kansas graduating high school to then attend, and graduate from The University of Kansas in 1951 with a B.S. in Geological Sciences. Elgin served during the Korean Conflict in the Air Force from 1951 to


Marilyn Montgomery

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Falls City , NE

Marilyn Kay Montgomery (Kerl), 69, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 20, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She was suffering from complications after having abdominal surgery. The exact reasons are currently unknown.

Marilyn was born on January 5, 1949 in Falls City, Nebraska, one of three children of Clau


Maryann Faller

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Maryann M. Faller, 91, of Hiawatha, died Saturday morning, September 22, 2018, at Maple Heights Nursing Home where she had been a resident for over a month.

She was born at Falls City, May 29, 1927, one of five children born to the late Herman and Rosa Bauman Niemeyer.  She grew up at Falls City where she attended school, where she later graduated high school.

She


Lucille Lewman

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Elwood , KS

Lucille Ann Lewman, 72, of Elwood, Kansas passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Lucille was born on June 8, 1946 in Troy, Kansas to Alvin Guy & Florence (Madden) Wood.

She graduated Troy High School & worked as a bridal Consultant for many years & later working


Vivian Middleton

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Vivian (Thornton) Middleton, 85, of Troy, Kansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, September 21, 2018.

Vivian was born on June 24, 1933 in Troy, Kansas to Robert “Ed” and Ada (Lewis) Thornton.  She lived all of her life in Troy.  Vivian worked for the Natural Resource & Conservation Office in Troy for 30 years and retired in 1996 as the Office M


Donna Jewell-Simpson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Whiting & Hiawatha, KS

Donna Lee Jewell-Simpson, 77, of Emporia, KS, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at her home. She was born November 1, 1940 in Holton, KS the daughter of Floyd Herbert and Martha Lucille (Titus) Daily.

Donna graduated from Netawaka High School in 1959. She had lived in Emporia since 2003 and formerly lived in Whiting, Hiawatha. She worked for Flairfold Manufacturing in Hiawat


Gaylen R. Bohnenkemper

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gaylen R. Bohnenkemper, 73, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was born February 9, 1945 in Holton, the son of John Harlan and Faydrel “Faye” (Bontrager) Bohnenkemper.

Gaylen graduated from Whiting High School in 1963. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era from 1966 – 1968.

He was a lifelong member o


Donna Mae (Spiker) Judah

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Donna Mae (Spiker) Judah, 92, of Sabetha, KS passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

Donna was born in Sabetha, KS on December 1, 1925 the daughter of Sumner L. Spiker and Ada R. (Drown) Spiker. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1942. Donna was united in marriage to Thomas Judah on October 22, 1942 in Vancouver, WA. To this union were born six children.

She w


Dwane Ray Grimm

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Dwane Ray Grimm, 80, of Hiawatha, died Wednesday evening, September 19, 2018, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Hiawatha, where he had been a resident for several months.

Dwane was born in Sabetha, May 7, 1938, one of seven children born to Albert C. and Elma Strahm Grimm and had lived in the northeast Kansas area nearly all of his life. He grew up at Sabetha where he attended sch