Announcements

Ruth A. Stein

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ruth A. Stein, 81,  long-time business women of Atchison, KS, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 31st, 2016 at Mt. Olive, Troy, KS.  The family will receive friends following the service for a reception and farewell Celebration of Ruth’s Life at Jerry’s Again, 125 N. 5th St,


Melvin Gustin

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Marysville , KS

Melvin L. Gustin age 83 of Marysville died July 24, 2016.

Funeral services will by 10:30 a.m. Friday July 29, 2016 at memorial Presbyterian church, Marysville.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

The Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville is in charge of the arrangements.


Judy A. Johnson

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Judy A. Johnson, 73 of Atchison, KS passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Medicalodge of Atchison, KS.

Graveside service will be Wednesday July 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at Mt. Vernon, Atchison, KS with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.  Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association and may be sent in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be l


Darla R. (Horton) Ernzen

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Darla R. (Horton) Ernzen, 45, of Atchison, KS died Saturday, July 23, 2016.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Friday, July 29th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Amy Stanton officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Thursday, July 28th, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Memorial cont


Regina McHenry

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Regina S. McHenry of Tecumseh passed away at the Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the age of 44 years, 10 months and 2 days.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Burchard Cemetery, rural Burchard, Nebraska.

Visitation will be at the Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh, Nebraska, Thursday, July 28, 2016


Virginia Feurer

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Virginia Mae (Kalous) Feurer was born to Johns and Mary (Brewer) Kalous on Nov. 27, 1933 near Humboldt, Nebraska.  She was the only child born to this union.  She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. James Lutheran Church, (Long Branch), by Rev. H. Bents.

Virginia attended Round Grove rural school near her home for eight years and went on to graduate from Humboldt H


Muriel Epley

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Pawnee City formerly of Tecumseh , NE

Muriel Epley was born to Henry Carl and Beatrice (Morris) Buethe on June 17, 1922 in Elk Creek. Muriel graduated from Elk Creek High School in 1941. She married Robert L. Epley of Elk Creek in 1943 and their union lasted 63 years.  They had two sons Robert L. Epley Jr. and Boyd Epley. The family moved to Phoenix in 1957.  

 Bob and Muriel moved back to Omaha, Nebrask


W.L. "Moon" Mullins Jr.

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

W. L. “Moon” Mullins, Jr., 90, of Falls City passed away July 24, 2016 at Lincoln, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Interment will be in Steele Cemetery. Military graveside honors by Falls City Ceremonial Honor Guard. A Parish Rosary will be recited on Wednesday at 7:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Fu


Rhonda Haverkamp

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Seneca , KS

Rhonda Marie Haverkamp, 47, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Friday, July 22, 2016.

Prayer service will be held Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. prior to prayer service.

Memorial contributions may be made to help family with funeral expenses, sent in care of the funeral home


Helen Krstolic

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Helen Krstolic, 103, Atchison, KS, formerly of Kansas City, KS, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Mount St. Scholastica Dooley Center. 

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the Mount St. Scholastica Monastery with Fr. Denis Meade, OSB as celebrant. Entombment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, KS. Visitation with the famil


Billie Joan Anderson Falk

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Billie Joan Anderson Falk, 80, Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Benedict’s Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  A parish rosary will be recited on Wednesday, July 27, at 6:00 PM in the chap


Michael Meier

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Kansas City , KS

Michael George Meier, 65, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Michael was born on March 1. 1951 in Oregon, Missouri to Eugene and Pearle (Drake) Meier. He graduated from Troy High School in 1970 and went on to Highland Community College in Highland, Kansas to play football.

Michael retired from the U.S. Army with 25 plu


Paul Elliott Sr.

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Centralia , KS

Paul Douglas Elliott Sr., 77, of Centralia, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Onaga Community Hospital.  

Paul was born October 23, 1938 in San Augustine, Texas to Plato and Odie Mae (Bailey) Elliott. Paul was fourth in line of six children raised in southeast Texas, where he attended school and helped on the farm. He joined the United States Army in 1958 and t


Timothy Ramirez

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Timothy Charles “Wap ship shi” Ramirez, 62, of Mayetta, KS passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Topeka at St. Francis E.R.

He was born April 17, 1954 in Holton, KS the son of Tomas Ramirez and Maxine M. Nozhackum. Tim had lived on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation all of his life. Tim proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era as a


Louis Joseph 'Bozo" Wabaunsee

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Louis Joseph “Bozo” Wabaunsee, 82, of Topeka, KS passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 as his home.

He was born January 13, 1934 in Mayetta, KS the son of Louis Andrew and Catherine (Shoptese) Wabaunsee. Louis graduated from Marty Indian School in South Dakota in 1951. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1956 – 1958. Louis lived most of his life in the


Maxine L. (Lade) Dieckmann

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Maxine L. (Lade) Dieckmann, 90, of Tecumseh, passed away Friday afternoon, July 22, 2016 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh, Nebraska.

 Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2016 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Tecumseh, Nebraska, with Rev. Jason Wolter officiating.  Visitation will be at the Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh, Nebraska, Sunday, July


Norbert Gress

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Norbert Francis Gress, 86, of Seneca died July 21, 2016 at his home surrounded by his children following a courageous four year battle with cancer.

Norbert was born on August 25, 1929 to Aloysius and Lorene Tanking Gress on a farm northeast of Seneca.  When he was a year old, the family moved to a farm southwest of Baileyville.  In 1933 they moved to a farm near St. Bridg


Sharon Roggenkamp

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Sharon Katherine Roggenkamp, 71, of Sabetha went to her eternal reward on July 20, 2016 after many years of health issues.  

She was faithful throughout her life and died peacefully and prayerfully surrounded by her family.

She was born November 20, 1944 in Marysville, Kansas to Francis and Emma (Genzler) Wynn.  Sharon graduated from St. Gregory’s Grade


Sheila Mayfield

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Sheila Mayfield, age 62 0f Auburn, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.

Survivors include her husband John of Auburn; daughters and sons-in-law Amanda and Jeff Powell of Auburn; Melanie and Dan Duncan of Uncertain, TX; son Alex Mayfield of Auburn; grandchildren Grace and Faith Allgood; Carter and Adalynn Duncan; siblings and spouses Kristi Jok


Darlene Lockard

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Stella, NE

Darlene Lockard, 78, of Stella, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Auburn, Nebraska.

Born:  October 5, 1937 in Roscoe, Missouri Died:  July 19, 2016 in Auburn, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at The Stella Community Church in Stella, Nebraska with P