Announcements

Harry R. Bowman

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Harry R. Bowman, age 65 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, at his home.

Survivors include his wife Dianne; son and daughter-in-law Chad and Kathy Bowman of Auburn; daughter Kara Vaughn of Auburn; grandchildren Rachel, Preston, and Ashlynn Vaughn; Jacob and Jessica Bowman; mother LaVerne Bowman of Falls City; sisters Ruth (John) Rogers of Omaha; Judy Jane Becker of Fal


Loretta A. (Miller) Severin

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Loretta A. (Miller) Severin, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Lincoln, NE. She was born June 16, 1935 at Wathena, KS to Aloysius and Frances (Studer) Miller.

Loretta was raised in the Leavenworth, KS area. She graduated from Immaculata High School, Leavenworth, KS in 1952 and from The Sisters of Charity School of Nursing in September 1955. She married R


Ivan Smith

Porter Funeral Home in Lenexa

Lenexa, KS

Ivan Smith, 83, of Lenexa, KS, passed away on April 11, 2017.

Ivan was born April 10, 1934 in Horton, Kansas to Junius and Viola (Schuetz) Smith. He married Laura Louise (Lolly) Keele in 1955. Lolly passed away 2000. He married Barbara A. (Yeamans) (White) in 2002. He is a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa, KS.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April


Terry Lynn Schafer

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

DuBois , NE

Terry Lynn Schafer, was born to Albert William and Florence Irene (Hunzeker) Schafer in Pawnee City, Nebraska on January 11, 1945.  Terry passed away in his home in Du Bois, Nebraska on April 12, 2017.  He was 72 years old.

As a child he attended the Pawnee County District 31 Union Grade School and the District 15 Hunzeker school west of the family farm where he grew up.


Lois Prather

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

a Brown Co native, KS

Lois Ragan Prather, of Wahoo, Nebraska and a Brown County, Kansas native, died Tuesday morning, April 4, 2017, at Saunders Medical Center, in Wahoo, Nebraska.  She had lived the last 4 ½ years in Nebraska to be closer to family.

Lois was born, July 30, 1920, at Robinson, Kansas, the second of four children born to Walter Clarence and Daisy Mensen Ragan.  The family


Thomas Lanter

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Loveland, CO

Thomas Bruce Lanter, 56, of Loveland, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado.

He was born on July 15, 1960 in Horton, Kansas. Tom worked as a plumber. He married Angela Wilson on August 25, 2010 in Aurora, Colorado.

Survivors include his wife, Angela Lanter of the home, Loveland, Colorado; parents, Ric


Daniel Jackson "Jack" Thornton

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home of Wathena

Wathena, KS

 Daniel Jackson “Jack” Thornton, 75, of Wathena, Kansas passed away on Thursday April 6th, 2017 at Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, MO after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born on February 10th, 1942 in Troy, Kansas to Cecil H. Thornton Sr. and Helen (Scott) Thornton. Jack married Donna Marie Euler on June 4th, 1960 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She survives of the h


Francis " Sonny" Krier

Becker Chapel in Effingham

Effingham, KS

Francis George “Sonny” Krier, 91, of Effingham, KS, passed away Saturday, April 08, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Effingham, KS, with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery, Effingham, KS.&n


Barbara Jean Keithley

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Barbara Jean (Goebel) Keithley, 90, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Barbara was born on August 15, 1926 to John and Kate (Vaught) Goebel. She attended Centralia High School. She was united in marriage to Elmer Keithley on October 5, 1941 in Marysville, Kansas.

Barbara and Elmer had a long, happy marriage of 63


Robert " Bob" Davis

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Robert B. “Bob” Davis, 86, of rural Hiawatha, died Friday evening, April 7, 2017, at the Sabetha Manor.

Born October 15, 1930, at St. Joseph, MO, one of two children born to Albert and Ferne Syster Davis.  Bob wrote:  “After much deliberation, my parents brought me back to the farm home 2 ¼ miles east of Hiawatha where except for brief periods of


Connie Lehman

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Connie Sue (Miller) Lehman, 67, of Sabetha passed away April 7, 2017 in her home surrounded by her loving family, ending a 20 month struggle with cancer.

Connie was born April 16, 1949 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the oldest child of Wayne and Pearl (Massner) Miller.  She was raised on a dairy farm north of Fort Scott.  After completing the 8th grade at Bunker Hill Grade School


Vickie Blevins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Victoria Louise (Drake) Blevins, 71, long time resident of Highland, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, April 6, 2017, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO.

Vicki was born on August 19, 1945, in Hiawatha, Kansas to Charles and Mary (Idol) Drake. In her youth Vicki lived in Hiawatha, Kansas, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, Missouri. The family moved to Highland at the beg


Pamela Louise Keller

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Pamela Louise Keller passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri, with numerous family & friends by her side. 

Pam was born on May 23, 1954 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Calvin & Joyce (Judd) Ptomey. 

She worked as a Librarian’s Aide for 15 years at the Troy Schools. She loved attending & supporting


Lynne McCullough

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Lynne McCullough, 78, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 6, 2017 at Falls City. She was born December 18, 1938 at Chicago, IL to Oscar and Lucille (Nieske) Holste.

On October 7, 1967 she married William “Bill” McCullough at Englewood, CO. He passed away January 2, 2002.

Lynne attended Chicago Public Schools and graduated from Palatine High School in 1956 a


Ada Levier

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Ada Marie “Meeks-sah-quah” Levier, 89, of Mayetta, KS passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at her home on the Potawatomi Reservation. She was born June 21, 1927 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Oscar and Mary (Mahkuk) Levier.

Ada attended Haskell Institute. She had worked various places in the housekeeping and linen department, including the State Hospital in Topeka. Ada


Kathryn Jeanette Smith

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

formerly of Valley Falls, KS

Kathryn Jeanette Smith, 100, Auburn, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at a care facility at Auburn.

She was born May 16, 1916, at St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Fanny Griser Johnson. She graduated from high school and business school at Frederick, WI. She had lived in Valley Falls from 1961-2015.

Jeanette was a homemaker. She and her hu


Floyd Watkins

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Floyd Eugene Watkins, 87, of Soldier, KS passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home.

Floyd had been cared for by his great-nephew, Rick Watkins and Kristina Spillman. He was born December 16, 1929 in Soldier, KS the son of Lawrence Elvin and Marguerite Frances (Tomlinson) Watkins.

Floyd graduated from Soldier High School in 1947. After high school, Floyd served in


Melvin Russell Benshoof

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Melvin Russell Benshoof, 86 years old, of Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Medicalodge of Atchison.

Memorial Services will be Friday, April 7, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Atchison. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until time of services at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to assist with cremation ex


Julia M. “Bitsy” Griffith

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Julia M. “Bitsy” Griffith, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her home.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until time of services at the funeral ho


Pauline Wisdom

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Pauline H. Wisdom, 100, of Sabetha passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

She was born on December 22, 1916 to Robert and Fannie (Hock) Wempe in Seneca, Kansas. She attended school in Seneca and worked on the family farm and dairy business. She was married to Irvin Wisdom on November 26, 1935. They established a home near Bern. In this union were bor