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Thelma Harshaw
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Holton , KS
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Thelma (Dunlap) Harshaw, 92, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 22, 2023 at The Pines in Holton. She was born October 2, 1930 in Grain Valley, MO, the daughter of Delbert and Jessie (Tharp) Mansell,
Thelma attended Holton schools. She had lived in Holton since 1984 and previously in Manhattan, Lake Wabaunsee and Sidney, NE.
She worked for Crosby Brothers in Topeka
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Fred Binkley
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Denison, KS
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Fred Alan Binkley went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 18, 2023. In finality of life, Fred was able to give the gift of life through organ donation. He was born April 3, 1957 to James W. Binkley and Shirley A. Tanner Binkley in Clay Center, KS.
He moved to Topeka, KS in 1974 and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1975. On July 15, 1977 Fred married Karen K. White i
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Jeremiah “J. J.” Scheele
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Falls City, NE
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Jeremiah “J. J.” Scheele, 43, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 19, 2023 at Falls City. He was born January 22, 1980 at Milaca, MN to Timothy and Sandra (Hughson) Scheele.
J. J. was raised at Milaca and graduated I. C. S. He then became a roofer in the Champlin, MN area, working as a subcontractor. He moved to Falls City in 2003 where he worked for Froeschl Constructio
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Brandie Nicole Ellen Page Jackson
Kansas City, MO
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Brandie Nicole Ellen Page Jackson's life was cut short at age 37 when she passed away suddenly on May 13, 2023.
Nikki was born on June 21, 1985, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the beautiful daughter of Lisa R. Montgomery of Kansas City, MO, and father, David W. Page, of St. Joseph, MO.
Nikki graduated from North Kansas City High School and attended Colorado Technical
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Irvin " Doc" Schwalm
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Hiawatha , KS
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Irvin M. (Doc) Schwalm finished his race and crossed the finish line through the Purple Pearly Gates of Heaven on May 18, 2023. He came into this world on July 12, 1933 as the eldest son of Roy and Winona Schwalm. Irv grew up on the family farm west of Baldwin City, Kansas where he graduated from Baldwin High School in 1951. While there, he excelled in football, basketball, track, and baseball
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Dorothy Marie “Dot” Gantz
Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa
Lawrence and rural Perry , KS
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Dorothy Marie “Dot” Gantz, 85, Lawrence, formerly of the rural Perry area, died Monday, May 15, 2023 at Bridge Haven Care Center in Lawrence.
She was born March 30, 1938 in Grant,WI, the daughter of Charles Milton and Ruby Mertie Williams Paddock.
She was a 1956 graduate of Bruce High School, Bruce, WI. and attended Beauty School after graduation from High S
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Diana Linn Davis
Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa
Valley Falls, KS
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Diana Linn Davis, 56, Valley Falls, died unexpectedly May 11, 2023, at her home.
She was born Sept. 4, 1966, at the Holton Hospital, the daughter of Jack and Linda West. She was a 1984 graduate of Holton High School and attended Washburn Technical School. She was a medical transcriptionist and was employed by an association of medical doctors in Topeka until she was diagnosed with
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David Jan Collins
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland
Highland , KS
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David Jan Collins passed from this life, leaving it a better place, on May 14, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Jan was born to John L. Collins, Jr. and Winifred (Morley) Collins on October 8, 1946, spending his youth on the family farm located north of Highland where the Collins family had resided since 1856. Jan grew up in a close, extended family. His paternal
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Doreen Whetstine
Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home, in Troy
Troy, KS
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Doreene F. (Deatherage) Whetstine, 90, of Troy, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at her home.
Doreene was born on February 15, 1933, in Agency, Missouri to Paul and Audrey (Riley) Deatherage.
Doreene graduated from Agency High School a
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Wilmer " Bud" Rials
Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home, in Wathena
Elwood, KS
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Wilmer C. “Bud” Rials, 80, of Elwood, Kansas passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at his home.
Bud was born on March 2, 1943, in Lawrence County, Mississippi to Thomas Jefferson and Quilladell (Moak) Rials.
He served in the U.S. Navy d
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Clayton Strahm
Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha
Sabetha, KS
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Clayton James Strahm, 89, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Clayton was born on September 13, 1933, on the family farm northwest of Sabetha. He was the third of four children born to Alphia and Lena (Hartter) Strahm. He attended National School in rural Nemaha County, Kansas. In 1956, Clayton was dra
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Dolores Louise Martin
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison
Atchison, KS
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Dolores Louise Martin, 85, of Atchison, KS died on Tuesday evening May 16th, 2023, at her daughter- home in Atchison, KS.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am on Monday, May 22, 2023, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Watkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:30 am on Mon
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Alfred Leroy Strader
Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha
Sabetha, KS
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Alfred LeRoy Strader, 84, of Sabetha, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
LeRoy was born in Frankfort, Kansas on July 4, 1938, to Alfred Nelson Strader and Hazel Mae (Catlin) Strader. After leaving high school, LeRoy joined the Armed Forces of the United States. During his 6-year assignment, LeRoy spent most of his deployment in Ge
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Damion Koch
Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca
Baileyville, KS
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Damion L. Koch, 59, of Baileyville lost his battle against cancer on May 16, 2023 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.
Damian was born on September 8, 1963, in Seneca, to Joseph and Mary Mueting Koch. Damian attended B&B school and graduated in 1982. He was committed to helping his father with the farming and dairy operation. He was employed with Steve Stallbaumer Construct
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Sharon Irene (Honea) Horn
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Formerly of Falls City, NE
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Sharon Irene (Honea) Horn, 76, of Kingman, AZ, passed away May 11, 2023. She was born in Falls City, Nebraska on October 24, 1946 to John and Lelia Honea, and was the youngest of five children.
Sharon attended Falls City public schools, graduated from Topeka High School, and later attended Highland Community College and Washburn University.
Sharon married Norman Horn i
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Sister Mary Kathryn (Mary Kevin) Taylor, OSB
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison
Atchison, KS
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Sister Mary Kathryn (Mary Kevin) Taylor, OSB, 96, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Friday, May 12, 2023, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Wednesday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m.
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Esther Elizabeth Blandin
Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton
formerly of Horton, KS
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Esther Elizabeth (Jensen) Blandin, 88, formerly of Horton, Kansas passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 14, 2023 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.
She was born in Heron Lake, Minnesota to Andrew and Alice Gentry Jensen. She attended school in Okabena, MN. and graduated from Wi
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Robert " Bob" Myers
Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton
Muscotah, KS
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On May 13, 2023 Robert “Bob” Glenn Myers, 75, of Muscotah, Kansas, took his last breath on Earth and first breath in Heaven.
Bob was born on November 9, 1947 to Juanita and Delmar Heppard in Atchison, Kansas. After Bob graduated from Atchison High School in 1965, he went on to study business at Highland Community College. In 1968, Bob met Carolyn at Atchison Assembly of
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Thomas William “Bill” Simmons
Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy
Troy, KS
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Thomas William “Bill” Simmons, 93, of Troy. Kansas passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Vintage Park, Hiawatha, Kansas.
Bill was born on May 5, 1930, in Highland, Kansas to Robert and Cecil (Gibson) Simmons.
He was a member of the Troy Christian Church. Bill worked for Dolesse Brothers Concrete Company in Wichita, Kansas.
Bill married Wanda Le
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Glenda Bottorff
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison
Lancaster, KS
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Glenda Lou Bottorff, 88 of Lancaster, KS died on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at her home in Lancaster
Private family graveside services and burial will be at a later date in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS. The body has been cremated and no public visitation or services will be held according to her wishes. Memorial contributions are suggested to the First Baptist Church and ma
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