Announcements

Roland “Bobo” Graves

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

Roland “Bobo” Graves, 66, of Salem, NE passed away August 23, 2016. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 26, at 10:30 A.M. at Maple Cemetery in Salem, NE with Reverend Fay Ann Blaylock officiating. Family will receive friends on Thursday from 7:00-8:00 P.M. at the Dorr and Clark Funeral Home.

Roland “Bobo” Graves, 66, of Salem, NE passed away A


Joseph Sochor

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Table Rock ,

Joseph Louie Sochor, 87, of Table Rock, Nebraska was the son of Louie Rudolph and Emma (Vrtiska) Sochor born on October 5, 1928 at the Louie Sochor farm home northeast of Table Rock, Nebraska.  Joe grew up on the family farm and attended Pleasant Hill District #52 country school.  The school had PTA programs that he enjoyed acting in the plays, reciting poems and playing piano duets


Dennis Lockard

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Stella, NE

Dennis Lockard, 81, of Stella, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016, at the St. Elizabeth’s Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Born:  November 11, 1934 in Shubert, Nebraska

Died:  August 20, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at The Stella Community Churc


Barbara Kendall

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Doniphan County, KS

Barbara Kendall died peacefully August 18, 2016 at a Wathena, Kansas healthcare facility following a brief illness.

She was born to Joe and Zola (Moser) Scott August 29, 1935 in Troy, Kansas.

A farm girl all her childhood, it wasn’t until her family moved to Elwood, Kansas in the mid-1950’s that she would meet her future husband.

Odis Kendall was


Tim Peterson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Timothy Allen (Tim) Peterson, 55, of Hiawatha, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, August 18, 2016, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha where he had been a resident a short time.

Tim was born at Hiawatha, April 8, 1961, the youngest of four children born to Virgil and Betty Boyce Peterson and was a lifelong resident of Hiawatha where he graduated from high school with the cl


Roy Bahr

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City , NE

Roy H. Bahr, 96, of Falls City, NE passed away August 17, 2016 at Lincoln, NE. He was born July 20, 1920 at Falls City, NE to the late Fredrick and Clara (Zentner) Bahr.

Roy entered the U.S. Army on September 3 1942 and was honorably discharged on October 9, 1945. While serving he earned a Good Conduct Medal.

He married Naomi Ruth Karsten on April 5, 1942 at Falls City,


Lorraine Chaney

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, KS

Lorraine Agnes Chaney, 87, of Topeka, KS passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born October 3, 1928 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Frank S. & Mabel (Blandin) Chaney.

Lorraine graduated from Mayetta High School. After high school, Lorraine worked as a Stenographer for the FBI for 30 years before she retired. When Presiden


Ruth Schuetz Bell

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Sabetha , KS

Marian (Ruth) Schuetz Bell, 95, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away at the Apostolic Christian Nursing Home on August 16, 2016.

She was born near Powhattan, Kansas on March 18, 1921, the daughter of Arthur and Carrie Villard McCray and raised on the family farm.  She considered herself a tomboy and worked in the fields with her dad instead of working in the house.  Ruth gradu


Mark C. Nixon

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

Mark C. Nixon, 90, of Salem, NE, passed away August 17, 2016 at Falls City, NE. He was born March 9, 1926 at Falls City to the late Dennis and Neva (Bradbury) Nixon.

On July 23, 1950 he married Ruth Emigh at Bern, KS. They were later divorced.

Mark attended Hamlin High School at Hamlin, KS. When married the couple established their home on a farm near Reserve, KS and la


Doris Armstrong

Centralia , KS

Doris Armstrong, of Centralia, died Tuesday, August 16th at the age of 70.

A memorial service for Doris Armstrong will be Saturday, August 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Centralia Community Church.

 


Lynn Edward Tawzer

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Lynn Edward Tawzer, 69, of Horton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

He was born on February 7, 1947 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of James and Margaret Bauer Tawzer. Lynn worked as a mechanic for many years.

On June 26, 1984 he married Betty Smith at Seneca, Kansas. She preceded him in death on March 26,


Margaret E. Schaible

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Margaret E. Schaible, 95, of Falls City passed away on August 16, 2016. She was born February 5, 1921 at Falls City to the late Charles and Ruth (Demeiz) Stump. She married John “Jack” Schaible on December 22, 1945 at Falls City. He later passed away on December 28, 1967.

Margaret was raised at Falls City and graduated from Falls City High School in 1939.


Max Pfrang

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Goff , KS

Max Dayton Pfrang, of Goff, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Vintage Park in Holton at the age of 88. He was born August 12, 1928 in Goff, the son of John E. and Alice M. (Thornburrow) Pfrang.

Max graduated from Wetmore High School in 1946 and later proudly served in the United States Army. He was a lifelong member of the Goff and Wetmore communities. Max was a farmer and sto


Ann Meier

McGilley & Frye Funeral Home in Olathe

Waverly, KS

Ann Meier (81), Waverly, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 13, 2016.

Formally named Anna May Davidson, she was born on May 7, 1935, in Horton, KS, to Dorothy and James Davidson and was raised on a family farm in Netawaka, KS.  She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1953.  

She married Floyd E. Meier (from Holton, KS) on February 19,


Virginia L. Stalder

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Wathena, KS

Virginia L. Stalder, 91, Wathena, Kansas formerly a longtime resident of Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at a nursing home in Wathena, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Private family interment will be in the Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Kansas. Visitation will be from 10-11:00


Al Mathews

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Rulo, NE

Al Mathews, formerly of Wasilla, Alaska, died peacefully at his mother’s home in Rulo, Nebraska August 9, 2016. He was 64 years old. Making it his goal to “enjoy every minute of every day” he bravely and uncomplainingly fought a difficult and painful battle with cancer for more than a year.

Born on November 28, 1951 in Golden, Colorado he was the eldest son of Ray


Cyril Tangeman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Sabetha , KS

Cyril D. Tangeman, 80, of Sabetha died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Cyril was born on July 27, 1936 to Frank Agnes Wessel Tangeman, on a farm north of St. Benedict, Kansas.  Cyril attended and graduated from St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict, Kansas.

As a young man, Cyril helped on the family farm, until he was old eno


Virgal Eugene Morrow

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Virgal Eugene Morrow, 53, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at a Topeka hospital.

He was born Nov. 18, 1962, at Salina, the son of Loren and Delores Alexander Morrow. He graduated from Salina South High School and Washburn Institute Of Technology in Topeka.

Virgal had worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co in Topeka for 15 years in the Maintenance D


John Curran

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

John F. Curran, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born May 31, 1925 in Delia, KS the son of John C. and Bettie (Adams) Curran.

John was a lifelong member of the Holton community. He graduated from Denison High School. John proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Forbes Supply De


Lois Rudder

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Lois Aldine Harvey Rudder, 87, of Hiawatha, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at a Highland care facility.

Lois was born, August 15, 1928, at the family farm northeast of Hiawatha, one of four children born to Selma and Artie Yaussi Harvey.  She attended the Euchre Creek county school prior to Hiawatha High School, graduating with the class of 1946.

She worked a