Announcements

Charles Henry Kerl

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Beatrice , NE

Charles Henry Kerl, 91, formerly of Beatrice, Nebraska was born to Ralph L. and Mina (Cook) Kerl on July 30, 1927 in Nemaha county (Seneca), Kansas.  He attended Gravel Hill country school and graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1944.  On February 22, 1949, Henry was united in marriage to Clarissa Marie Cameron at the Mission Creek Presbyterian Church.  To this u


Robert " Bob" VanDonge

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Robert E. “Bob” VanDonge, 76, of Soldier, KS passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home with family by his side. He was born June 26, 1942 in Holton, KS the son of LaVerne E. and Maxine B. (Sumner) VanDonge.

Bob attended Cedar Bluff Country School, Soldier Elementary School and graduated from Soldier High School in 1960. After graduation, he attended one year at Wa


Glen Keegan

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

Axtell, KS

Glen G. Keegan, 94, Axtell, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living of Seneca.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 28 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home. 

A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August


Ronald Koehler

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Independence, MO

Ronald Lee Koehler, 77, of Independence, MO died Thursday morning, July 26, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City.

Ron was born in Seneca on May 5, 1941 to John and Helen Heideman Koehler.  He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School graduating in 1959.  After high school, Ron briefly attended Benedictine College, but later enlisted in the Army where he


David Bruce Low

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

David Bruce Low, 76, Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral home, with Rev. Jim Cormode officiating.  Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison, KS.  Family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:0


Gary Elroy Buehler, DVM

Formerly Jackson County, KS

It was with great sorrow that on Oct. 28, 2017, we said goodbye to Gary Elroy Buehler, DVM, 76, a 37-year resident of Lolo, Mont.

Born in Holton, Kan., on Dec. 25, 1942, Gary spent his early years in the surrounding farming community working on his parents’ farm near Mayetta until leaving for junior college.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1963 and served on the U


Linda Strube

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Horton , KS

Linda Kay Strube, 71, of Horton, passed away suddenly at the Horton Community Hospital, Saturday, August 25, 2018.

Linda was born October 21, 1946, to George “Herb” and Muriel (Carter) Hudson in Horton, Kansas.

She was a lifelong resident of Horton where she attended school and later graduated from Horton High School with the class of 1964. On April 1


Harley Linn

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Harley David Linn, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Sabetha Manor.

Harley was born May 14, 1928 the son of Henry William Linn and Josephine (Martsoft) Linn Kral in Lexington, Nebraska. He grew up in the Wetmore and Centralia, Kansas area. He began work as a truck driver for many companies. Harley also worked for E&H Refrigeration, and as a police of


Richard " Rick" Siebenmorgen

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Richard Dean “Rick” Siebenmorgen, 55, of Hiawatha, died Thursday evening, August 23, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS, from injuries he received July 28, 2018, on his motorcycle.

He was born February 21, 1963, one of seven children born to Louis and Lois Loyd Siebenmorgen and had lived in the Hiawatha area nearly all of his life. He grew up on a far


Hazel Milne

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Hazel Valora (Mayer) Milne, age 93, a resident of the Apostolic Christian Home passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018.

She was born on May 25, 1925 at home southwest of Goff, Kansas. It was so close to midnight the doctors didn’t look at the clock and didn’t know if it was the 24th or 25th and decided to call it the 25th. She was born to Clarence E. Mayer and Mary I. (Sc


Lorene Kiefer

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Newton, KS

Lorene Bell Kiefer, 89 of Newton, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas.

She was born on October 4, 1928 in Muscotah, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Rosella Shivers Waters.

Lorene was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and camping. On February 12, 1944 she married Richard C. Kiefer in Holton, Kansas. He preceded h


Julie Hyten

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, KS

Julie Ann Hyten, 62, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at her home at Sunflower Supports. She was born December 5, 1955 in Wichita, KS. Julie was raised and loved by her foster parents, Robert Lee and Norma (Rumold) Britton of Soldier, KS.

Julie finished her trainable classes, earning many certificates. She worked with TARC in Topeka; enjoying her job at Courtyard


Charles William (Chick) Domann

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison and Mooney Creek, KS

Charles William (Chick) Domann, 95, died Thursday evening, August 23, 2018.  Charles was born on the family farm in Mooney Creek, 15 miles south of Atchison, on November 18, 1922, the oldest son of Ben and Genevieve Cunningham Domann.  He attended elementary school at Oak Grove School in Mooney Creek and was a 1940 graduate of Winchester High School.  In high school, he was an h


John Karn

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

John E. Karn, 82, of Wathena, Kansas passed away at his home, Wednesday, August 22, 2018.

John was born June 16, 1936 in Bendena, Kansas to John A. and Florence (Leimbach) Karn.  He graduated from Bendena High School, in 1954 and then resided in Wathena, Kansas for the majority of his life.  He was in the ba


Allen Meyer

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha, KS

Allen V. Meyer 82, of rural Hiawatha, went to meet his Lord and Savior, Tuesday August 21, 2018 at Maple Heights Nursing Home.

Allen was born at Hamlin, Kansas March 1, 1936 to the late Arnold F. and Mable C. (Meyerholtz) Meyer. He grew up and attended grade school in Hamlin till 1946 at which time his family moved south of Hiawatha where they farmed. Allen graduated from Hiawatha


Robert Stallbaumer

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Robert D. Stallbaumer, 72, of Seneca, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at his home.

Robert “Bob” was born on May 22, 1946 in Axtell to Felix and Lena Ronnebaum Stallbaumer. Bob grew up north of Seneca and attended St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict; graduating from High School in 1964. As a young man, Bob helped his father on the family farm, taking over the farmin


Viola Corn

Terrace Park Funeral Home in KS City MO

Lansing, formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Viola M. Corn, age 100, of Lansing, KS, passed away peacefully in her home on August 17, 2018, at Lansing, KS.  She was born June 19, 1918, in Hiawatha, KS to the late George W. and Nellie V. (Gibbs) Boyce. There were seven children in the Boyce family.

Viola married A.L. Bellinger (deceased) of Hiawatha, KS and later divorced.  She married Willis D. (Bill) Corn in 1963 a


Rita Bernasek

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Beattie , KS

Rita Mary (Fischer) Bernasek, 76, of Beattie, Kan., died August 19, 2018 at her home after losing her battle with cancer.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville.

A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Beattie.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m


Vivien Venneberg

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Vivien Inez Venneberg, 102, of Holton, Kansas passed away August 20, 2018 at the Community Hospital in Onaga.   She was born July 28, 1916 near Johnstown, Nebraska.  She was the oldest daughter of Thomas James Graff and Ann Catherine (Zillig) Graff.  Vivien graduated from Havensville High School.   She worked as a ticket clerk for the Union Pacif


Billy D. Ankrom

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, formerly of Shubert , NE

Billy D. Ankrom, 91, of Falls City, NE (formerly of Shubert, NE), passed away August 21, 2018 at Falls City. He was born September 3, 1926 at Barada, NE to William R. and Ethel (Donaldson) Ankrom.

He married Aline Coleman on November 17, 1962 at St. Joseph, MO. She passed away February 15, 2001.

Billy was raised in the Barada area and attended St. Droin School, Ankrom S