Announcements

Louise Branam

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Louise Branam, 101, Holton, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 13, 1913, in Atchison, the daughter of William C. and Jennie (Saggs) Ashcraft. On October 28, 1935, Louise married Truman R. Branam in Oskaloosa. He preceded her in death o


Boyd C. "BC" Nuzum

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Sabetha, KS

Boyd C. “BC” Nuzum, 64, of Sabetha, died Saturday morning, November 29, 2014, at Sabetha Community Hospital. He was born at Falls City, Nebraska, April 14, 1950, the son of Charles Butrick and Mildred Lock Nuzum.  He grew up in the White Cloud/Highland communities where he attended school, later receiving his GED.  Boyd served in the


Reinhard H. Kuhlmann

Wherry Mortuary, Humboldt

Pawnee City formerly of Table Rock, NE

Reinhard H. Kuhlmann, 97, of Pawnee City formerly of Table Rock, Nebraska was born on July 29, 1917, on a farm North of Humboldt in Nemaha County, Nebraska to Henry and Emelia (Sodman) Kuhlmann. Reinhard was baptized and confirmed at St. James (Long Branch) Lutheran Church and was raised on the family farm wh


Frances Leora (Cobb) Korber

Wherry Mortuary, Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Frances Leora (Cobb) Korber, 94 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the Pawnee Manor, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  Frances was born in Waverly on April 15, 1920 on a howling, blizzard day and they wondered if the doctors would be able to get


David Craig Bartlett

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

David Craig Bartlett, 53, of Atchison KS passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Mosiac Life Care, St. Joseph, MO, as Dave would say “His brutal battle with cancer”.   Celebration of life service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff officiating.  Family wi


Marilyn J. Kelly

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Marilyn J. Kelly, 81, of Holton, died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born February 17, 1933 at Holton, the daughter of Boyd and Daisy Fernkopf Riley.  She graduated from Holton High School in 1950.  She attended Kansas State University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in 1955 and a Master&rsquo


Michael Marfice

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Table Rock , NE

Michael Marfice, 54 of Table Rock, Nebraska passed away at his home on Friday, November 21, 2014.  He was born on December 16, 1959 to William "Bill" and Betty (Eis) Marfice in Humboldt, Nebraska. Memorial service 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Wherry Mortuary, 919 G Street, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  Officiating the Reverend Fa


Thelma Irene Hoffman

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Effingham, KS

Thelma Irene Hoffman, 93 , formerly of Effingham, KS died  Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, 2014 at the Becker Chapel, in Effingham with Rev. Jeff Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Effingham.  The family will r


Rose Y. Frakes

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Willis, KS

Rose Y. Frakes, 60, of Willis, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Maple Heights Senior Living Center in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was born on November 9, 1954 in Waverly, Kansas the daughter of Harold and Florence Brown Cox. Rose worked for Flair Fold, Wilde Toole, Tri-County Manor and the Golden Eagle Casino. On May 30, 1987 she married Leroy F


Dennis Ray Bedford

Barnett Family Funeral Home of Oskaloosa

Newman Community of rural Perry, KS

Dennis Ray Bedford, 56, of the Newman Community of rural Perry, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the scene of a one vehicle accident west of Perry. Dennis was born March 10, 1958 at Pierre, South Dakota, the son of Dallas Wilbur and Phyllis Mae Holmes Bedford. He was a 1976 graduate of Perry-Lecompton High School. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for t


LaVerne Elsie (Lange) Buttron

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Formerly of Lancaster, KS

LaVerne Elsie (Lange) Buttron, 95, formerly of Lancaster, KS passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the Atchison Medicalodge.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Friday, November 28th, 2014 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Lou Davies officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery. The family will receive friends fo


Dorothy Lucille Conradt

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Tecumseh, formerly of Steinauer , NE

Dorthy Lucille Conradt, 80 of Tecumseh, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Belle Terrece.  She was born on December 9, 1933 to Clarence and Pearl (Stalder) Smith in Du Bois, Nebraska. She lived in Du Bois until the age of 8 when her mother passed away. The family then moved to Enid Oklahoma.


Mary Elizabeth Buessing Skoch

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Mary Elizabeth Buessing Skoch, 89, Seneca died Monday morning, November 24, 2014 at Life Care Center in Seneca. Mary was born on April 26, 1925 at home, to Barney and Elizabeth Sextro Buessing. She attended school in Baileyville, graduating from the 8th Grade. On April 26, 1945, she married Elmer John Skoch at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. Th


Gerald D. Detweiler

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Summerfield , KS

Gerald D. Detweiler, 81, of Summerfield, KS, died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 28, at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. Visitation will be one hour before service time at Kinsley Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the Summerfield Community Café


Delores D. “Granny” Schlodder

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Delores D. “Granny” Schlodder, 86 of Holton, passed away November 24, 2014 at The Pines in Hiawatha. She was born April 12, 1928 in Wetmore the daughter of Herbert C. and Beryl E. (Williams) Kling. Delores graduated from Wetmore High School in 1946 and was a lifelong resident of Holton. She worked at Kansas State Bank (now Holton National Bank


Marjorie P. Cochran

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Verdon, NE

 Marjorie P. Cochran, 73, of Verdon, NE, passed away November 23, 2014 at Lincoln, NE. She was born September 28, 1941 at Falls City to the late Albert and Emma (Johnson) Georges. On May 9, 1959 she married Norman Cochran at Falls City. He passed away June 4, 1012. More...

Bertie B. Bishop

Rupp Funeral Home

St. Joseph, MO

Bertie B. Bishop 88, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 in a Saint Joseph, MO health care center.

She was born January 10, 1926 in Dekalb, MO, daughter of Mary and William Boster. She was and homemaker and Farm Wife. She was a member of the former Queen Esther Loyal Sons, and was a past president, also a member of the


Rita Ann Marie Lackey

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Rita Ann Marie Lackey, 93, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant.  Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  A parish rosary will be recited


Gloria D. Black

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

 Gloria D. Black, 71, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at the Atchison Hospital. Graveside services will be Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB presiding. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, November 25

Raye McMahon Ellis

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Raye McMahon Ellis passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014, surrounded by the love of her family. Raye was born in Marysville, Kansas, one of ten children, to Raymond and Alice Harrison McMahon, August 20, 1928.  Raye married Carl Ellis, June 9, 1950, and to this union, a son James, was born.  Carl passed