Announcements

Tyler Hammes

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville , KS

Tyler Francis Hammes, 24, of Baileyville died on Monday, March 12, 2018 at his home.

Tyler was born on July 1, 1993 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas to Bradley and Glenda Sudbeck Hammes.

Tyler was a happy go lucky young man, who loved to watch his younger brother and sisters play.

Tyler is survived by his parents; a brother,


Viola " Shorty" Lear

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Viola “Shorty” Lear, 96, of Hiawatha died Sunday evening, March 11, 2018 at the Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Falls City, NE.

She was born July 23, 1921 in Falls City, NE the daughter of Godferd and Elizabeth Bertram Hunker. She grew up and attended schools in Nebraska.

Shorty married Samuel Lear in Topeka, KS September 12, 1945. She helped


Tracy Sells

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Tracy Sells, 57, of Rulo, NE, passed away March 11, 2018 at Falls City, NE. She was born August 21, 1960 at Cozad, NE to Max and Irene “Renie” (Jolkowski) Rathman.

She married Michael Sells on December 20, 1980 at Falls City and established their home in Rulo, where she has lived since. He passed away August 17, 2003.

Tracy was raised at Falls City and gradu


Theone Kuhlman

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Theone Kuhlman, 95, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 10, 2018 at Falls City. She was born March 29, 1922 at Humboldt, NE to William and Fannie (Deubelbeiss) Imhof. 

She married Alvin Kuhlman on October 7, 1940 at Hiawatha, KS. He passed away December 23, 1991.

Theone was raised at Humboldt and when married the couple established their home on a farm northeast o


Albert W Watsek

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Lincoln, formerly of Humboldt, NE

Albert W Watsek, 94, Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Southlake Village in Lincoln.  Albert was born at Renfrow, Oklahoma on December 4, 1923 to William and Anna Laun Watsek and moved with his family to a farm south of Humboldt in 1930.  He attended Athens and Pleasant Meadows rural schools before the family settled on a farm south of Stella in 1935. &n


Phyllis Parker

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Phyllis Louise Parker, 92, Holton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at The Pines care facility in Holton.

She was born Dec. 3, 1925, at Portage, Wisc. , the daughter of Harley Otto and Susette Louise Stevens Everson. She graduated from Wichita High School North.

Phyllis married Raymond Hardy Parker Jr. on February 2, 1946 in Wichita, KS. They moved to Holton in 1969 w


Margaret Osterhaus

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Sabetha , KS

Margaret A. (Graff) Osterhaus, 83, of Topeka, KS formerly of Seneca, KS passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018.

Margaret was born October 2, 1934 at Havensville, KS the daughter of James and Anna (Zillig) Graff. She was welcomed into the family by her three older sisters. She moved with the family to Corning, KS in 1935 where she attended school, graduating from Corning High School in


Bettye Bosse

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Sabetha , KS

Bettye Gaye Wagner Bosse, 86, of Sabetha, KS passed away early Saturday morning, March 10, 2018, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS.  She was born June 13, 1931 in Morrill, KS.

Bettye went to school at Morrill, KS until the 5th grade when her mother, Zereda Wagner, got the job as Agent of the telephone co at White Cloud, KS.  She went to school in White Cloud thro


Lawrence Joseph Grollmes, Jr.

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Fairview, KS

Lawrence Joseph Grollmes, Jr., 75, of Fairview, KS passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Larry was born in Seneca, KS on April 28, 1942 the son of Lawrence Joseph, Sr. and Marie Evelyn (Mohringer) Grollmes. Larry went to school all 12 years at Sts. Peter & Paul in Seneca where his grandfather was the janitor and did all the work like climbing th


James J.B. Goss

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

James J.B. Goss, 91, of Troy, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

J.B. was born on October 21, 1926 in Troy, Kansas to Harry B. and Bessie (Smith) Goss.

He is a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bendena, Kansas, American Legion Post #55 and Masonic Lodge #55 both of Troy and the Moila Shrine Temple of St. Joseph, Missouri. J.B. worked for the Po


Thomas Heirs

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Rogers, AR

Thomas C. Hiers, 79, of Rogers, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the Mercy Hospital VWA in Rogers, Arkansas.

He was born on August 10, 1938 in Tampa, Florida the son of Ancil and Martha Thomas Hiers.

Thomas served his country for four years as a flight mechanic in the United States Air Force. After completion of his duty, he met the love of his life, B


Helen " Dee" Polson

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

Axtell, KS

Helen D. “Dee” Polson 87, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca.

Visitation:  Friday, March 9, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends

 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral:  11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Salem Lutheran Church near Axtell.


Leon Poskochil

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Leon Carl Poskochil, 75 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on March 2, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He was born on June 19, 1942 to James and Laura (Rasmussen) Poskochil in rural Gibbon, Nebraska.

Leon graduated from Cortland High School.

Leon was married to Donna Rasmussen until her death in 1996.

Leon worked as a sheet rock hanger for many years in L


Eleanor Sadowski

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Eleanor M. Sadowski, 89, of Holton, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at her daughter's home.

She was born November 7, 1928 in Newton, the daughter of Cecil and Velna Cummings McFarlane.  She graduated from Newton High School in 1947.   Eleanor was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton, the Altar Society at the church, a former member of the Mary A


Paul A Manly

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Rushville, MO

Paul A Manly, 90, of Rushville, Missouri, passed away at the Leavenworth Medicalodge on March 4, 2018.

A Rosary recitation will be held Monday, March 12, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with visitation with the family to follow until 8:00 P.M. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 17th at Sugar Creek Christian Church at 2:00 P.M. In Lieu of flowers; don


Lester Shupe

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Lester E. Shupe, 79, of Circleville, KS passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Onaga Community Hospital. He was born August 22, 1938 in Topeka, KS the son of Oscar Curtis and Lela Frances (Myers) Shupe.

Lester graduated from Circleville High School in 1957. He worked for over 40 years for Strader Drilling Company as a pump installer and repairman. Lester was a member of the Circlevi


Arlene Ritter

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Johnson, NE

Arlene Marie (Demarest) Ritter, 107, of Johnson, Nebraska was born to Elmer Claude and Ella May (Clark) Demarest on July 22, 1910 at the family home west of Brock, Nebraska. She attended Grant Country School and graduated from Talmage High Schoolwith the class of 1929. On December 18, 1932 Arlene married Herbert “Dick” M.J


Alice Keller

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Alice L. (Becker) Keller, 74, of Troy, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Highland Healthcare Center.

Alice was born on August 8, 1943 in Baileyville, Kansas to Henry J. & Esther (McLaughlin) Becker.

She was a member of the St. Charles Catholic Church in Troy, Kansas, where she was the organist since 1964.

Alice married Howard G. Keller Jr.


Lloyd Hamilton

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Lloyd L. Hamilton, 93, of Wathena, Kansas died Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Lloyd was born on October 18, 1924 in Holdrege, Nebraska to James F. and Ruth (Young) Hamilton.  Lloyd served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  He and his wife lived all of their married life in Wathena where Lloyd worked for and retired from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Lloyd married Emma Bow


Richard “Rich” Niedfeldt

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Shubert, NE

Richard “Rich” Niedfeldt, 56, of Shubert, NE, passed away March 5, 2018 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 11, 1961 at Falls City to Harold and Joann (Krueger) Niedfeldt.

Rich was raised in the Shubert area and graduated Southeast Consolidated High School in 1979. Following graduation he became employed at Koster’s Manufacturing as a wel