Announcements

Larry Nordus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Centralia , KS

Larry D. Nordhus, 73, of Centralia, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 4th after a brief struggle with cancer.

Larry was born on December 31, 1943 in Seneca, to Leo and Nora Haverkamp Nordhus. He grew up on the family farm south of St. Benedict. Larry was a graduate of St. Benedict High School and St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, OK.

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Ora E. Tisdale

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ora E. Tisdale, 81, of Atchison, KS died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral services will be 4:00 pm Friday, Sept. 8th, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. The body will be cremated following the service. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at


Barbara Bowden

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Hoyt, KS

Barbara Bowden, 71, of Hoyt, KS passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at The Pines in Holton. She was born January 12, 1946 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Milton and Ruth (Sconce) Newlun.

Barbara graduated from Hoyt High School. She was a life-long member of the Hoyt community. Barbara was a homemaker and housewife.

She was a member of the Hoyt United Methodist Church.<


Donna Ford

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Donna Jean Ford, 64, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 5, 1953 in Holton, KS the daughter of Donald Gene and Lois Eileen (Hainline) Fowler.

Donna graduated from Mayetta High School in 1971 and attended Highland Community College. She was a lifelong member of the Holton and Mayetta communities.

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Mary Ann Huninghake

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Mary Ann Huninghake, 92, of Seneca, died on September 3, 2017 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

She was born on April 26, 1925 on a farm northwest of St. Benedict, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Anna M. Engelken Stallbaumer. She grew up in the St. Benedict community and attended St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict, graduating from High School in 1942. As a youn


Mary J. Jurgensmeier

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of Fairview, KS

Mary J. Jurgensmeier, 86, formally of Fairview, Kansas died Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas.

She was born on March 29, 1931 at St. Paul, Kansas the daughter of Joseph Lero and Anna (Collins) Lero. She attended St. Francis School in St Paul, Kansas. She was united in marriage to William J. Baker on January 15, 1951. He died on September 17, 1967. Mary d


Clarence E. Tryon

Lauer Funeral Home-Seneca

Seneca, KS

Clarence E. Tryon, 63, of Seneca, died Friday, September 1, 2017.  His courageous year and half battle with lung cancer ended peacefully in his home.

Clarence was born in Seneca on March 9, 1954 to Alfred E. and Sylvia L. Tryon/McGehee. Clarence grew up in Seneca, attending Seneca Public School and graduated from Nemaha Valley High School in 1973. As a young man, he was employ


Thomas Howard Potts

The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Effingham, KS

Thomas Howard Potts, 74, of Effingham, KS died Sat. Sept. 2, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.

Visitation for Mr. Potts will be Monday, Sept. 4th, 2017 beginning at 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Becker Chapel, Effingham, KS.   Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 8th at the Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester, TN.  Burial will follow in


Esther Weis

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

TROY, KANSAS - Esther (Losson) Weis, 92, of Troy, Kansas died Thursday, August 31, 2017.  Esther was born on May 7, 1925 in Troy, Kansas to Harry and Anna Mae (Blakley) Losson. She lived most of her life in Doniphan County and was a homemaker. Esther is a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy. She married Alvin O. Kostman on Dec. 26, 1944. He preceded her in death on


Larry Drimmel

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Effingham, KS

Larry Drimmel, 71, of Effingham, Kansas, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at the University of Kansas Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, September 4, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Ann’s Church with Rev. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Ann’s Cemetery. A parish and Knight’s of Columbus rosary


George Blaine Shaffer

Penwell Gable Funeral Home in Topeka

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

George Blaine Shaffer passed away peacefully at age 77 on August 30, 2017 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. Blaine was born May 27, 1940 on a farm near Corning, Kansas to George and Alvina Aeschliman Shaffer.

Blaine was a graduate of Fairview High School, Highland Community Junior College (Associate of Arts 1960), the University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathe


Jacqueline Jo Anne “Boppies” Krupinski

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Jacqueline Jo Anne “Boppies” Krupinski, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Daughter’s of Isabella rosary w


Sharon Nimz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Sharon Ann Nimz, of Maple Winds Apartments of Hiawatha, died Friday morning, August 11, 2017, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.  She was 73.

Sharon was born at Tampa Florida, October 31, 1943, one of three children born to the late Earl and Ola Mae Smith Sexton.  She grew up and attended schools in several towns through the years, before the family settled in Denton, KS, wh


Jake and Nancy Fraser

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Joint memorial services for Nancy Ham Fraser, and her husband Glenn ‘Jake’ Fraser, formerly of Hiawatha, are to be held 3 p.m. Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha.  Pastor Kelly Sipes of Holton, will officiate.

Family will meet with friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Among survivors are the Fraser ch


Patricia L. Platt

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Patricia L. Platt, 60, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at her home.

She was born Jan. 24, 1957, at Santa Ana, CA, the daughter of Charles E. and Barbara A. Godfrey Montgomery Sr. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1975 and then served in the US Navy.

Pat had retired from the Kansas State Dept. of Revenue in Topeka after 35 years of service. She th


Sister Noreen (Georgette) Hurter, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Noreen (Georgette) Hurter, OSB, 89, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, September 2, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Noreen was born in Cranford, N.J., on Novembe


Gabriella Andrea Correa

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Boca Raton, FL

Gabriella Andrea Correa, 25 of Boca Raton, FL passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Friday, September 1, 2017 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating.  Burial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.  Family will receive friends prior to service from 1:


Mary Kimmi

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Mary Catherine Kimmi, 98, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Vintage Park in Holton. She was born June 22, 1919 in West Line, MO the daughter of Walter Henry and Catherine Amanda (Flora) Burden.

Mary graduated from Piper High School in 1936 and attended Kansas University majoring in music. She moved to Holton in 1958 and previously lived in Atchison.


Erma Wiltz

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Erma Ione (Keim) Wiltz, 88, of Sabetha, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Sabetha Community Hospital.

Erma was born on October 28, 1928 in Brown County, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Gertrude Keim. She attended area schools and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946. She worked at several Sabetha retail stores and retired from Country Mart after 24 years of service.


Sister Kathleen (Mary Janice) Egan, OSB

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Kathleen (Mary Janice) Egan, OSB, 102, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Sunday, 27 Aug, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Monday, August 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Kathleen was born in Wale