Announcements

Joseph Stanley Cromer

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Joseph Stanley Cromer, 74, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 26, 2022 at Falls City. He was born September 19, 1947 at Falls City to Joseph Jay and Leahruth Stevens Cromer.He married Janelle Olson on May 5, 1973 at Falls City. They later divorced in 1985.Stan enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1963 and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged.Stan a

John Willima "Bill" Usher

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt , NE

John William ldquoBillrdquo Usher, 94, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born to John Emerson and Etta Martha Rhoades Usher on August 19, 1927 in Falls City, Nebraska.nbspnbspHe was raised on the family farm near Humboldt where he graduated from Bratton Union Consolidated High School.nbspnbspBill enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 6, 1946 and served his country receiving the World Wa

Lela McCray

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Lela Mae Anderson McCray, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away on April 23, 2022 at Hospice of the Valley. She was born June 8, 1928 on the family farm south of Waterville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Elmer J and Emma Roepke Anderson. She was the eldest of 2 other siblings, Wayne and Dean Anderson.She attended Liberty grade school in Randolph, Kansa

Donna Miller

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Bendena , KS

Donna Lee Auxier Miller, 76, of Bendena, Kansas, died Friday, April 22, 2022 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri, of complications from a massive stroke.Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 1100 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Fr. Michael Guastello officiat

Roy Murphy Jr.

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Roy Murphy, Jr., 79 of Falls City, NE, passed away April 22, 2022 at Lincoln, NE. He was born September 21, 1942 at Falls City to Roy and Maxine Grady, Sr.He married Patricia Riley on April 7, 1984 at Falls City.Roy was drafted into the U. S. Army in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968.Roy was raised at Falls City and attended Falls City High Scho

Emma Lee Walsh

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

rural Denton, KS

Emma Lee Walsh, 92, of rural Denton, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday April 20th, 2022.Emma Lee was born on June 30th 1929 to Thomas and Sarah Friend Shulsky. They preceded her in death.. She attended Union Grade School, Denton High School and Highland College. After graduating from college she moved to Topeka with her sister Sarah Ann and mother.

Eunice " Euni" Osburn

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

nbspEunicenbspldquoEunirdquo Aline Allen Osburn, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, February 14, 2022,nbspat the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.nbspnbspnbspnbspEuni was born on a farm northeast of Thurston, Nebraska on December 15, 1921, the fourth of thirteen children born to Seth Thomas Blanchard Allen and Mable Emma Wilson Allen.

Phyllis Ann Mathewson

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Phyllis Ann Mathewson, 88, of Axtell, KS, died April 24, 2022, at Oakley Place in Seneca, KS.Visitation will be Wednesday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in AxtellA rosary service will be held at 700 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Michael39s Catholic Church in Axtell.A funeral service will be held at 1000 a.m., Thursday

William Albert “Bill” Postma Sr.

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

William Albert ldquoBillrdquo Postma Sr., 81 of Muscotah, Kansas passed away on April 21, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas.Celebration of Life will be at 200pm on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Muscotah Community Center.William was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Albert and Erleene Postma on September 17, 1940. He went to school at Rogers High School in Grand Rapids Mich

Donald Dodds

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Donald L. Dodds, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 24, 2022 at Falls City. He was born October 31, 1940 at Falls City to Leslie and Eunice Mason Dodds.At the early age of 11 Don started carrying the Falls City Journal. He graduated from Falls City High School in 1959 and then went to work at the Falls City Journal and then continued his newspaper career at the Hiawatha Wo

Billy " Bill " Coppinger

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Winchester , KS

Billy Bill Rodell Coppinger, 67, passed away April 22, 2022, at home with his family by his side.nbspnbspBill was born September 10, 1954, the only child of George ldquoLollyrdquo and Wilma Conner Coppinger. In 1972 Bill graduated from Jefferson County North High School. He then traveled around the south working with multiple construction companies on various projects. On June 3, 1

Roy Kranz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville, KS

Roy Kranz, 84, of Circleville, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.He was born on March 17, 1938 at the familyrsquos home south of Circleville.nbsp He graduated from Circleville High School in 1956 and had served in the U.S. Army National Guard.

Kelly Ann Franklin

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Kelly Ann Franklin, 59, of Atchison KS went to her heavenly home somewhere over the rainbow on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, from her home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1000 AM on Monday, April 25th, 2022, at St. Josephrsquos Church with Fr. Meinrad Miller, OSB as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Ca

Manina " Nina" Meers

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Elwood , KS

Elwood, KS.- Manina Lea Meers passed away April 18, 2022 with her family by her side.nbsp She was born November 11, 1956 in St. Joseph, the daughter of Robert and Thelma Henderson Meers.nbsp Nina worked at Sherwood, Quaker Oats amp Tyson Foods over the years, where she had met many great friends along the way.nbsp Nina graduated from Elwood High School and was baptized with her broth

Edwin Dennis Ford

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Edwin Dennis Ford, 84, of Wathena, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at his home. Dennis was born on February 1, 1938, to E.B. and Marie Ohl Ford. He grew up in Doniphan, Kansas and attended Troy High School. His best friend in high school was Jack Ainlay and Jackrsquos younger sister, Carolyn Kay, would just happen to be hanging around whenever ldquoDennyrdquo was over. After

Jack Fuqua

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt

Mayetta, KS

Jack ldquoPopsrdquo Fuqua, 90, of Mayetta, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Stormont-Vail Health Center in Topeka.nbspHe was born May 30, 1931 in Florida, and raised in Brewton, Alabama.nbsp His parents were Herman and Willie Mae Cox Fuqua.nbsph3 style"margin-left

Mary Ann Spellmeier

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Mary Ann Spellmeier, 70, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.Mary Ann was born on July 31, 1951 to Glen E. and Eleanor Mergenmeier Rusche in Seneca, Kansas. She graduated from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Seneca in 1969. Mary Ann then attended beauty school in Topeka, Kansas. She was united in m

Mary Lou Simpson-Hill

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Mary Lou Simpson-Hill, 87, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 19, 2022 at Falls City. She was born August 22, 1934 at Rulo, NE to Noah and Mary Stenhauer Coonce.She married Charles Simpson on August 1, 1951 at Falls City. He passed away June 11, 1980. She then married David Hill December 12, 1987 at Falls City. He passed away May 28, 2011.Mary Lou was raised at Ru

Sandra Sue Hall

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Powhattan , KS

Sandra Sue Collins Hall, 73, of rural Powhattan, died early April 19, 2022, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha.Sue was born March 25, 1949, at Sparks, KS, the daughter of Wayne and Margaret King Collins and has lived in the Doniphan/Brown County area all of her life.nbsp She attended grade school in Sparks prior to graduating from Highland High School with the class of

Melba Nicol

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Mayetta, KS

Melba Nicol, 83, formerly of Mayetta, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at her home near Meriden.She was born November 13, 1938 in Hoodriver, Oregon, the daughter of Melvin and Mary Jane Leonard Brown. She graduated from Silver Lake High School.Melba operated a dog kennel for many years. She also was a seamstress, a foster parent, and had owned and operated Melba