Announcements

Phyllis Jean Chauza

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Hiawatha , KS

Phyllis Jean (Moser) Chauza, 76, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at her home in Hiawatha, Kansas surrounded by family.

Phyllis was born on April 7, 1940 to Edward and Eula Mae Moser.  She grew up in Bern, Kansas. She would later marry and to this union were born five children; Albert Edward Chauza,


Delmar "Del"Sutherland

Meierhoffer Funeral Home and Creamatory

St. Joseph, formerly of Falls City , MO

Delmar “Del” Paul Sutherland, 86, of St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph.   He was born January 22, 1930, in Elm Creek, Nebraska, the eighth child


Raymond Franklin “Frank” Quimby, Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Raymond Franklin “Frank” Quimby, Jr., 46, of Mayetta, KS passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born April 7, 1970 in Fairfax, MO the son of Raymond F. “Ray” Quimby, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Gardner) Quimby. Frank graduated from Royal Valley High School in 19


Philip “Scott” Gerardy

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Atchison, KS

Philip “Scott” Gerardy, 70, formerly of Atchison KS died on Monday, Dec. 28th, 2015 in St. Charles, MO. Memorial services will be 1:30 pm on Sat. May 7th, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison


Betty Shields

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Betty Jean Shields, 90, of Hiawatha, passed away April 29, 2016, at Pines South in Hiawatha, where she had resided for the last three years of her life. She loved living there. Such loving care…they were her family.

Betty Jean Shields, one of two daughters of Roy and Flora Richmond Bowen, was born July 28, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sh


Wendy Engles

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Wendy Engles, age 66 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, at her home. Wendy is survived by her husband Bob of Auburn; daughters Kara Engles of Auburn, Kristine and husband Clint Swanson of Auburn; grandchildren Olivia, Ella, Blake, Anna; father Joe Pelisek of Lincoln; sister Cathy and husband Bob Milst


Deleta D. “Dee” Caylor

Becker Chapel in Effingham

Paradise Lake, at Effingham, KS

Deleta D. “Dee” Caylor, 76, of Paradise Lake, Effingham, KS died on Sat. April 30, 2016 at the Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph MO. Funeral services will be 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 at the Becker Chapel, Effingham, KS with Rev. Jeff Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Ceme


Betty M. Perkins

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Round Rock, TX

Betty M. Perkins, 87, of Round Rock, TX formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Sat, April 30, 2106 at the Park Valley Care Center, Round Rock, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00pm on Thursday, May 5th, 2016 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Nancy Kollhoff, Officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory


Zita “Tiny” Buchholz

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Zita “Tiny” Buchholz, 99, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 29, 2016 at Falls City. She was born February 27, 1917 at near Barada, NE to the late John and Gertrude (Elam) Oslin. On June 1, 1934 she married Frank Buchholz at Falls City, he passed away September 3, 1971.

Donald R. Elder

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Troy

Severance , KS

SEVERANCE, KANSAS - Donald R. Elder, 90, of Severance, Kansas died Saturday, April 30, 2016.  Don was born on August 29, 1925 in Troy, Kansas to Robert and Bessie (Scarbrough) Elder. He was a lifelong resident of Doniphan County. Don graduated from Troy High School, attended Emporia State University from 194


William H. "Bill" Grippin Jr.

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William H. “Bill” Grippin, Jr., 68 of Atchison, KS died Friday, April 29th, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, MO.

Memorial services will be 10:30 am on Thursday, May 5th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Pastor Stephen Lucas officiating.  Burial of the cremated remains


Iris Darlene Johnston

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Iris Darlene Johnston, 70, of Atchison Kansas died Friday, April 29, 2016 at her home. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Michael VanVelzer officiating. The body has been cremated.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 to2:00 p


James Hanrahan

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

James L. Hanrahan, 77, of Muscotah, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home. James was born on March 7, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Thomas & Fern (McDaniel) Hanrahan. Jim was a roofer for many years with Hanrahan Brothers Roofing a


Harold I. “Mac” McKibben

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Harold I. “Mac” McKibben, 97, Atchison, Kansas died at his home Thursday, April 28, 2016. Funeral services will be Monday, May 2, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating.  Interment will follow in Sumner Cemetery.  Visitation with the fam


Erryn Elizabeth Langdon

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Erryn Elizabeth Langdon, 69, of Holton passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 27, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas the daughter of Elson "Sparky" and Myra (Freeburg) Landis. Erryn graduated from Courtland High


Rita Elizabeth Thomas

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

A Native of Steinauer, NE

 Rita Elizabeth Thomas was born to John L. and Mary (Wenzl) Thomas on December 20, 1927 on the farm north of Pawnee City, Nebraska.   She attended rural school Maple Grove District #17 and graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1944. She began employment as a receptionist for the offices of Drs. Anders


Glenn A. Koehler

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Falls City , NE

Glenn Albert Koehler, 88, of Falls City formerly of rural Humboldt, Nebraska was born on September 29, 1927, in rural Humboldt, Nebraska to Albert and Lena (Johnson) Koehler.  He was baptized on October 30, 1927 at St. James (Long Branch) Lutheran Church and later confirmed on September 14, 1941.  Glenn attended country school north of Humboldt and later graduated from


Alta Louise Horr

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Dunbar, NE

 Alta Louise Horr, age  88, of Dunbar, NE, passed away Wednesday, April 27th at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City, NE. A funeral service for Alta Horr will be held Thursday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m. at  the Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn, NE. burial will follow at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Brownville, NE. More...

Mary Agnes Obermier

The Rupp Funeral Home of Saint Joseph, Missouri

Saint Joseph, KS

Mary Agnes Obermier 89, of Saint Joseph, MO passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at a health care center in Saint Joseph, MO. She was born July 31, 1926 in Weston, MO, daughter of Grace and Rudolph Sonnenmoser. She graduated from Mt. St. Scolastica High School 1944 where she was the captain of the basketball team, she then graduated from Mt. St. Scholastic College


Cheri Ludwig

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Salem, NE

 Cheri Ludwig, 75, of Salem, NE passed away April 26, 2016 at Falls City, NE. She was born August 16, 1940 at Falls City to the late Earl and Mary (Turner) Drumm. On June 1, 1958 she married Larry Ludwig at Falls City. He passed away December 1, 1974. Cheri was r