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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 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 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
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 was born, July 30, 1920, at Robinson, Kansas, the second of four children born to Walter Clarence and Daisy Mensen Ragan. The family
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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 attended Haskell Institute. She had worked various places in the housekeeping and linen department, including the State Hospital in Topeka. Ada
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 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
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
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
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