Announcements

Myra Lee Sauvage

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Havensville , KS

Myra Lee Sauvage, 85, of Havensville, KS passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton, KS. She was born January 12, 1933 in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Delbert and Esther (Teske) Channel.

Myra Lee graduated from Havensville High School in 1951. In early years, she worked for Forbes Supply and Depot in Topeka. Most of her life she was a homemaker and hel


Leo Wenzl

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Elk Creek , NE

Leo F. Wenzl, 87, of rural Elk Creek, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018.  He was born to Leo and Christine (Christen) on September 9, 1930. 

He was united in marriage to Marilyn Olberding on April 23, 1959 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Steinauer, Nebraska.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Wenzl, children, Gary Wenzl and wife Jane of Tecumse


Larry VanWey

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Larry VanWey passed away on Saturday, March 17th with his loving wife Vicky and three wonderful children, Lance, Garrick and Valissa by his side.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 21st from 7:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 22nd at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Su


Marie Riley

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester , KS

E. Marie Riley, 83, Winchester, KS, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester.

Marie was born December 15, 1934 on her grandparents farm near Winchester, the daughter of Charles McNeel “Bill” and Hazel “Zoe” Curry Fulton.

She was a 1952 graduate of Winchester High School. She served as an Administration


Jessie Louise Vandeloo

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jessie Louise Vandeloo, 99, of Atchison, KS died on Sat. March 17, 2018 at the Gran Villas, Atchison.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Craig A. Lantz officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm o


James Clouse

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

James LeRoy Clouse was born on October 23, 1937 in Horton, Kansas to Roy and Idella Clouse. He passed away at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, Kansas on Sunday, March 18 at the age of 80.

Jim at the age of 3, and his sister Bev age 5 experienced their parent’s divorce. His father moved to California to start a new life and his mother moved to Colorado to pursue a career, where


Robert Smith

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Robert Smith, 71, of Troy, Kansas died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at a Kansas City, Kansas hospital.

Bob was born on April 21, 1946 in rural Troy, Kansas to Bert and Vivian (Degolyer) Smith.  He was a lifelong resident of Troy.  Bob worked for Nestle’s in St. Joseph and retired from Gray Manufacturing in 2012.

He was a member of the Troy Christian Church, Donip


Myrtle “Myrt” Arnold

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Myrtle “Myrt” Arnold, 93, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 16, 2018 at St. Joseph, MO. She was born June 11, 1924 in rural Dawson, NE to James and Myrtle Mae (Johnson) Lanning, Sr. 

She married Charles Arnold on October 2, 1943 at Shreveport, LA. He passed away December 29, 2002.

Myrt was raised in rural Dawson and graduated Dawson High School in 19


Luella Enneking

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Luella W. Enneking, 90, of Seneca, KS, died Thursday morning, March 15, 2018 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca.

She was born on February 20, 1928 to Albert and Anna Runnebaum Roggenkamp on farm 2 miles south of Lillis. she grew up there, and attended the Lillis school and graduated from the eighth grade. When she was finished with the eighth grade she stayed hom


George " Ray" Meyers

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

George "Ray" Meyers, 73, of Horton, Kansas passed away at his home on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

He was born on April 7, 1944 in Horton, Kansas the son of Walter Raymond and Ethel Marie Eyer Meyers. He graduated from Fairbury High School. Ray then went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force for six years and retired from the Army National Guard after seventeen years. He worked


Leila Honea Peden

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Falls City, NE

Leila Honea Peden, 97, (formerly of Falls City, NE) passed away March 2, 2018. Her memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City, NE.

Leila Mae Larkin Honea Peden was born at Auburn, Nebraska January 9, 1921 to Walter and Cora (Spradling) Larkin. Leila passed away March 2nd, 2018 from natural causes in Kingman, AZ wh


Betty J. Sutter

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Falls City, NE

Betty J. Sutter 79, passed away on March 13, 2018 in Tucson AZ. Betty was born in Rulo,  Ne. on June 17, 1938.

Betty married Raymond Wallace in 1952, this marriage produce four children, Philip, Johnny, Roxanna and Sharon. Raymond passed away in 1959.

Betty married Hal Sutter on Sept. 17, 1960. Betty is survived by her husband Hal and children Philip Wallace of Fal


Stephanie Stotts

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Stephanie Jean Stotts, 63, of Mayetta, KS passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at her home in Mayetta after a courageous battle with cancer.. She was born August 15, 1954 in Holton the daughter of Joseph L. and Ella Grace (Clements) Stotts.

Stephanie graduated from Madisonville Highs School in 1972 in Madisonville, KY. After high school she earned her Certified X-Ray Technician deg


Lila Ottemann

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Rural Elk Creek, NE

Lila Wilhelmina Emma (Bohling) Ottemann was born February 19, 1925 in Nemaha County to Carl and Augusta (Bohling) Bohling.  She was the youngest of four children born to this union.  Lila was baptized March 22, 1925 by Rev. Streng at St. Paul’s (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church and confirmed Dec. 3, 1939 at Martin Luther Church by Rev. Wm Fruehling.  Lila received her educat


Leonard Rush

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Leonard Marsh Rush, 71, was mercifully released from his hard fought battle with behavior variant frontal temporal dementia on March 14, 2018 to be with his Lord Jesus.

Leonard was born May 31, 1946 to Joe and Wilma Rush (both deceased) and grew up on the family farm outside of Severance, KS.   

He was quite an athlete and was very involved in sports throughou


Henry “Hank” F. Sullwold

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Stella, NE

Henry “Hank” F. Sullwold, 83, of Stella, Nebraska was born on July 16, 1934, on a farm in Richardson County, Nebraska to August “Gus” and Dorcas (Wilks) Sullwold.  He grew up in Richardson County, Nebraska before moving near Bern, Kansas.  His family returned to Richardson County where Hank graduated from Bratton Union Consolidated High School with t


Marvelyin Gress

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

Axtell, KS

Marvelyin Durkes Gress, 89, Axtell, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca.

Visitation will be held, Monday, March 19, from noon until 5 p.m. at Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home, Axtell. 

A rosary service is at 7 p.m., Monday at St Michaels Catholic Church, Axtell.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, March


Glenn Korthanke

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Glenn M. Korthanke passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the age of 94.  

He was born November 15, 1923 to F.P. and Elizabeth (Lynd) Korthanke in Robinson, KS and had lived in the Robinson-Hiawatha areas all of his life. Glenn graduated from Hiawatha High School with the class of 1942 then continued to farm with his father until he joined the Navy in 1944. After the war he ret


Jeffrey A. Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jeffrey A. Smith, 56 of Atchison died March 13, 2018 as a result of an automobile accident on Hwy 59 south of St Joseph, Mo.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday March 17, 2018 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services on Saturday at the funeral home. The body has been cremated. Memorial contributions are su


Donna Gechter

Biggers Funeral Home in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, TX

Donna Esther Lacy Gechter, age 93, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2018 with her family by her side. She was living at Lake Country Assisted Living LLC in Fort Worth, Texas.

Donna Gechter was born March 4, 1925 in Everest, Kansas. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. William Wesley Lacy. She was a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a nur