Announcements

Kurt Holthaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

Kurt Thomas Holthaus, 63, of Seneca, KS died Friday, February 9, 2018 at his home near Seneca.

He was born October 16, 1954 to Henry (Hienie) and Vera Johnson Holthaus in Axtell.  He attended Sts. Peter & Paul School thru 8th grade graduation.  He graduated in 1972 from Nemaha Valley High School.  As a young man he ventured to Topeka and was employed by Hallmark.


Alice Wessel

Becker Chapel in Effingham

Effingham, KS

Alice Marie Wessel, 75, of Effingham, KS, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Holton Hospital, Holton, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, February 12, 2018 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Effingham, KS, with Father Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery.  A Parish Rosary will be recite


Stella " Mavis" Lucas

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Stella “Mavis” Lucas, 91, of Sabetha, KS passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Funeral service will be Monday, February 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha, KS. Visitation will be from1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to service time at the funeral home.

Mavis will be lying in state


Gerald " Jerry" Miner

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Gerald H. “Jerry” Miner, 83, of Hiawatha, was born October, 30, 1934, in Brown County, one of three children born to the late Carl and Cordelia Snodgrass Miner. He passed away Wednesday, February 7, at the Sabetha Manor.

He grew up in the Reserve community where he attended District #83 country school prior to attending and later graduating from


Daryl Ford

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Daryl M. Ford, 94, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Assisted Living at Valley Falls.   He was born July 18, 1923, in the North Cedar Community, west of Valley Falls, the son of Calvin Courtney and Eva Viola Ferrell Ford. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1941. He served aboard the USS Sierra in the US Navy in World War II


Toeti Deuninck

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Toeti M. Deuninck, 77, of Seneca, died on Monday, February 6, 2017 at a Life Care Center of Seneca.

Toeti was born on February 13, 1940 to Marcus and Soemirah Rahajoeningish Sastrodibroto Salmon in Jakarta, Indonesia. As a young girl Toeti and her mother, Some, were imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp during the war. Times were tough for them, as food was scares; but they surv


Bonnie June Cameron

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Bonnie June Cameron, 65, of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Bonnie’s wishes were to be cremated and no services held. The family invites friends to celebrate Bonnie’s life with them on Saturday, February 10th, beginning at 1:00 PM at 1726 Santa Fe Terrace, Atchison. Memorial contributions in honor of Bo


Sister Mary Margaret (religious name Theodore) Bunck, OSB

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Mary Margaret (religious name Theodore) Bunck, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, February 5, 2018, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Sunday, February 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Monday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Mary Margaret was born in


John Schaible

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Fairview , KS

John Bernard Schaible, 67, answered His call, as a result of a fire at the family home near Fairview in the early morning of February 1, 2018.

John was born June 19, 1950 at St. Anthony Hospital in Sabetha, KS the son of Bernard Dale and Alice Jane Sterns Schaible. He graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1968 and attended Highland Community College, Kansas State University and Wa


Charles Jewell

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Charles Patrick Jewell, 85, of Mayetta, KS passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the VA Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born March 23, 1932 in Lincoln, KS, the son of Charles Milton and Vaughn Hazel (McCormick) Jewell.

Charles attended schools in Lincoln and Farmington, KS. He was a longtime resident of Mayetta. He proudly served in United States Navy during the Korean Conflict; h


Patricia Keithley

Hall Funeral Home in Auburn

Lexington, formerly of Humboldt , NE

Patricia “Trish” Lynn (Vinson) Keithley, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska was born on October 12, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska to James W. and Connie L. (Trosper) Vinson.  She was raised in Nemaha and attended school K-12th in Stella at Southeast Consolidated Schools.  Trish graduated from Southeast Consolidated High School with the class of 1981.  After her schooling, Trish w


Travis Ries

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Travis Edward Ries, 26 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018.  He was born on July 6, 1991 in Edmonds, Washington to Mike and Debbie (Collins) Ries.

Memorial service 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Wherry Mortuary, 919 G Street, Pawnee City, Nebraska. Officiating Reverend Ken Tubbesing. Visitation on Friday, February 9, 2018 from 9:00


Mary Rinne

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Mary Theresa (Vrtiska) Rinne 98 of Pawnee City, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.  She was born on October 11, 1919 on a farm east of Steinauer to Anton and Emma (Obrist) Vrtiska.

She attended St. Anthony's grade school and Steinauer High School, graduating in 1937. During High School and after graduation she worked at a grocery store in Steinauer.  She also w


Frank Schuetz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Frank L. Schuetz, 73, died early Monday morning February 5, 2018, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Funeral Services are planned for 2:30 p.m. Friday, February 9, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha, with Pastor Rich Lehmkuhl, of the Eternal Hope Worship Center. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha.

Friends may call at the funeral hom


Marvin Eugene Seager, Sr.

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Marvin Eugene Seager, Sr., 82, Atchison, KS, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Friday, February 9, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at6:00 PM


Wilbur Delong

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

formerly of Valley Falls , KS

Wilbur Maurice DeLong, 92, Eudora, formerly of Valley Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at a care facility at Eudora.

He was born Oct. 21, 1925, at La Cygne, the son of Ira and Bertha Carter DeLong. He graduated from Burlington High School.

Wilbur was a telegraph agent for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road for 32 years. He was a member o


Lloyd Wilhelm

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Lloyd E. Wilhelm, 89, of Verdon, NE, passed away February 2, 2018 at Falls City, NE. He was born October 13, 1928 at Verdon to Karl and Bertha (Becker) Wilhelm.

On July 21, 1956 he married Shirley Zimmerman.

Lloyd attended Verdon School and then helped his father farm in rural Verdon. He then became employed at the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a trackman from 1947 until


Sister Johnette Putnam, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Johnette Putnam, OSB, 84, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Thursday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Friday, February 9, at 10:30 a.m.

Born in New Orleans, La., Sister Johnette was a member of St. Sc


Janice D. Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Janice D. Smith, 84, of Atchison KS died on Sat. Feb. 3, 2018 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am on Thursday, Feb. 8th, 2018 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler, Officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8: 00 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 7th, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer


John Knudson

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Everest , KS

John Edward Knudson, 89, of Everest, Kansas, passed away on February 3, 2018 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

He was born on April 28, 1928 in Horton, Kansas the son of Carl John and Emma Christina Edwardson Knudson.

John was baptized and in 1943 confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church of Everest, Kansas. He attended Pleasant Ridge Grade School and