Announcements

Betty Jones

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Bessie L. Jones, 84, of Atchison, KS passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS.

Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at First Christian Church with Rev. Matt Broxterman officiating.  Burial will follow at 1:30 PM at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.  Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM


Gene Dickinson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gene M. Dickinson, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at The Pines in Holton. She was born January 9, 1923 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of John Edward and Jewel (Burks) James.

Gene attended country grade schools and graduated from Mayetta High School in 1939. After graduation, she attended Kansas State University for one year. She had lived in the Holton commun


Kenneth Pyle

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Hiawatha, KS

Kenneth Lee Pyle, 90, of Hiawatha, Kansas died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Medical Lodge of Atchison, Kansas, where he had been a resident since July of 2016.

He was born April 4, 1926 in Sabetha, Kansas, the son of Henry Talmadge and Iva (Simpson) Pyle.

Kenneth married Emma “Emmy” Robinson of Sabetha, KS on March 5, 1950.  They divorced in 2009. 


Gary Meyer

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester, KS

Gary Lee Meyer, 65, of Winchester died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

He was born May 10, 1951 in Leavenworth the son of  Edward F. and Gladys Irene Kiernan Meyer.

He was a 1969 graduate of Jefferson County North High School and had attended Automotive Vo-Tech School in Wichita. Gary worked at the K-Mart Distribution Center in Lawre


Marj Cramer

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Marj Cramer, 94, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 3, 2016 at Nebraska City, NE. She was born November 21, 1921 at DeKalb, MO to the late John and Aro (Noland) Timberlake.

On October 5, 1941 she married Jiles Cramer at Kansas City, MO. He passed away February 27, 2007.

Marj was raised in the St. Joseph, MO area and graduated Benton High School in 1939. When marrie


Arlan Charles Mitchell

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Wathena, Kansas - Arlan Charles Mitchell, 66, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 and passed away peacefully in his home. 

Arlan was born on September 26, 1950 in Mattoon, Illinois to Vernon & Virginia (Johnson) Mitchell. 

Arlan went to Easter


Bettye Luella Palmer

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Bettye Luella Palmer, 85, formerly of Atchison, KS died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence KS.

Graveside services and burial of cremated remains will be 3:00 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 9th 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison KS. Visitation with family from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 2016 at the Atchison United Methodist Church. A Memorial


Angie Rawlings

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Holton, KS

Anglita Ann “Angie” Rawlings, 52, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Tuesday, November 01, 2016 at her home. She was born September 2, 1964 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Roland L. and Doranna L. (Lehmann) Beckwith.

Angie attended Holton schools and owned and operated All Around Sweets with her husband, Kevin, in Holton for 7 years. She had previously


Mary Cowger

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Mary L. Cowger, 80, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO; after a brief illness.  She was born October 30, 1936 in Delia, KS the daughter of Jesse E. and Mabel Henrietta (Van Valkenburgh) Cowger.

Mary graduated from Soldier High School in 1956. She had worked at Dillon’s in Wichita in the meat department


Josephine " Evelyn" Ramirez

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly of Horton , KS

Josephine "Evelyn" Ramirez, 93 of Lawrence, Kansas formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Bridge Haven Village in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on January 7, 1923 in Bismarck, North Dakota the daughter of George and Leah Aiken Jeannotte.

She graduated from Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. She served as a Yeoman 2nd Class


Elmer “Dale” Foster

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Elmer “Dale” Foster, 78, of Auburn, Nebraska formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah was born on August 21, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alonzo and Bertha (Wilson) Foster.  He was raised in Salt Lake City where attended school graduating from West High School with the class of 1955.  After graduation, Dale enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country during The


William Bill Kanaly

Topeka, formerly of Hiawatha , KS

William C. Bill Kanaly, 77, of Topeka, formerly of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016.

He was born June 14, 1939, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the son of Robert Kanaly and Myrtle (Hansen) Larabee.

Bill was employed by the City of Hiawatha Public Works for 36 years, first in the Street Department and later as a Foreman for the Water Department. He was


Sharon Belair

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt

Delia , KS

Sharon L. Belair, Kno-Key-Shuck-Kwe, 49, of Delia, died Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

She was born July 12, 1967, in Topeka, the daughter of Albert Francis Masqua and Evelyn Jackson.

Sharon was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Drum Religion.

She was a homemaker.

Sharon was preceded in death


Minnie Belle Gorden

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Oskaloosa, formerly of Winchester ,

Minnie Belle Gorden, 89, Oskaloosa, formerly of Winchester, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at her home.

She was born Nov. 25, 1926, at Winchester, the daughter of Albert J. and Irene McMurtry White. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1944.

Minnie Belle taught in Jefferson County Rural Schools from 1944-1956. She had received her Teacher Certification through the


Thelma Ziegler

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Thelma M. Ziegler was born in Hiawatha, May 29, 1930, one of three children born to Roy and Pearl Molt Moll and has lived all of her life in Northeast Kansas.  

She grew up on a farm near Robinson and attended Prairie Springs country school.  Before she married, Thelma work for Prieb’s Egg Plant in Hiawatha.  After her marriage, she worked at Hallmark, and baby


Morris Charles Miller

The Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena, Kansas.

Wathena, KS

Morris Charles Miller, 80, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016.Morris was born on September 12, 1936 in Wathena, Kansas to Leo P. & Dorothy Marie (Boeh) Miller.

He was of the Catholic faith. Morris farmed & worked as a mechanic. He served in the U.S. Navy.Morris married Ruth Anne Miller on June 28, 1958. She preceded him in death on November 19, 2014. He


Darlene Marie Eylar

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

 

Darlene Marie Eylar, 86, of Atchison KS died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at Vintage Park in Atchison, KS.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Monday, Oct. 31st, 2016 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Abbott Barnabus Senecal, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited at 4:00 pm on Sunday, Oct. 30th, 2016 with v


Jennie Noreen Maschewski

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of Fairview, KS

Jennie Noreen Maschewski, 98, formerly of Fairview, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.   Noreen was born in Fairview, Kansas on August 22, 1918 to Frederick and Jennie (Cameron) Kopp.  She graduated from Fairview High School with the class of 1936.   Noreen was a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts of America. S


Julia Aerts

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Julia Aerts, 95, of Falls City, NE passed away on October 25, 2016. She was born to the late Leo and Frances (Kramer) Hilger on May 7, 1921 at Cedar Rapids, NE.

Julia married Leo Aerts on November 23, 1943 at David City, NE. He later passed away on October 4, 2009.

Julia was raised in Butler County on a farm. When married the couple established their home on a farm near


Loren J. Becker

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Loren J. Becker, 81, Easton, Kansas died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Golden Living Colonial Manor in Lansing, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Monday, October 31, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating.  Interment will follow in St. Peter’s and Paul Cemetery, Seneca, Kansas.  Visitation with the family will be S