Announcements

Lane Michael Sinclair

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Lane Michael Sinclair, 24, of Atchison KS passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center following a motorcycle accident.Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Monday, Oct. 25th, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 600 to 800 PM on S

Lois Visser

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Goff, KS

Martha Lois Stowell Visser, 86, passed away at Country Place Assisted Living in Seneca, KS, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Lois was born on December 20, 1934, to Percy and Cecile Williams Stowell on their family farm southeast of Olsburg, Ks. She and her older brother, Lee, attended Oak Grove School a couple miles from their home before attending high school at Olsburg High School. Lois w

Sharon Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Troy , KS

Sharon Kay Smith, 70, of Troy, KS passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20,2021, at Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be held at 230 pm on Sat. Oct. 23rd, 2021, at the Christ Lutheran Church, Wathena, KS with Rev Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.nbsp The family will receive friends from 600 to 800 pm on Fri

Grimes " Ed " Behler

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Grimes ldquoEdrdquo Behler, 88, of Atchison, KS died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Highland Healthcare amp Rehab Center, Highland, KS.Funeral services will be held at 1100 am on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, 1640 Riley St. Atchison, KS with Rev. Michael L. Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Huron Cemetery. The family will receive

Gene Laverentz

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

formerly of Bendena area , KS

Gene Laverentz, 76, of Overland Parknbspnbsppassed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at a Kansas City hospital.nbspGene was born on June 15, 1945 in Bendena, Kansasnbspnbspto William and Ellenora Ricklefs Laverentz.nbspHe served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1967, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Hus

Charles "Charlie" Mateny

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Charles ldquoCharlierdquo Marteny, 80 of Falls City, NE, passed away October 16, 2021 at Falls City. He was born July 16, 1941 at Falls City to Odin and Ruth Robinson Marteny.He married Peggy Fisher and they were later divorced, the then married Doris Stalder on August 21, 1971 and they were divorced in 2006.Charlie was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls C

Frances " Marie " Scheid

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

nbspFrances ldquoMarierdquo Scheid, 98, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at The Pines in Holton. She was born May 28, 1923 on a farm east of Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Walter Dean and Bertha Estella Frantz Marriott.Marie attended South Cedar Grade School and graduated from Mayetta High School in 1942. She sold Avon for over 52 years and worked at Walma

William " Bill" Batchelder

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

Highland , KS

A pillar of Highlandrsquos community, William Howard Batchelder, passed away at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness on October 17th, 2021, in his home looking over the fields he tended and loved, surrounded by his loving family. nbspBill was born in Fort Benning, Georgia to Howard Nelson Batchelder and Hattie Alice Smith Batchelder and raised in Highland, Kansas, the oldest

Aurora Knoxsah

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Aurora Kay ldquoPegshardquo Knoxsah, 68, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born December 24, 1952 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Henry and Leona Mzhickteno Knoxsah.Aurora was a homemaker. She was a member of Native American Church and Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.Survivors include her 5 childr

Dorothy Price

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Dorothy J. Garrison Price, 96, of Atchison KS died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Vintage Park, surrounded by family.Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Greene officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 100 pm until

John Nordhus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

John Cyprian Nordhus, 100, of Seneca, died Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.John was born on August 26, 1921, on a farm near Seneca, to Henry and Josephine Waller Nordhus.nbsp John attended Sts. Peter and Paul Grade School thru the 6th grade, then he went to Triumph Country School for 7th amp 8th grade.nbsp He attended Sts. Peter a

Joseph Werner

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Joseph L. Werner, 87, of Axtell, KS, died October 15, 2021, at Life Care Center in Seneca, KS.Visitation will be Thursday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.A rosary service will be held at 700 p.m., Thursday, at St. Michael39s Catholic Church in Axtell.A funeral service will be held at 1000 a.m., Friday

Patricia Kramer

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Patricia L. Kramer, 84, of Axtell, KS, died Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Life Care Center in Seneca, KS.Visitation will be Monday, October 18, from noon to 5 p.m. at Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.A rosary service will be held at 700 p.m., Monday, at St. Michael39s Catholic Church in Axtell.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1000 a.m.

Betty Kolbek

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Sabetha, formerly of Holton, KS

Betty J. Wendt Kolbek, 84, of Sabetha, formerly of Topeka and Holton, KS passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. She was born August 1, 1937 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Erwin R. and Louise Emma ldquoPeggyrdquo Alley Wendt.Betty graduated from Denison High School. Betty worked many years as a computer operator and typist for credit and col

Robert " Bob" Cash

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Robert J. Cash died on October 9, 2021 at age 79.nbsp Bob Cash was born Roy Roland Harris, the youngest of eleven children born to Roy and Agnes Edmonds Harris on November 15, 1941, near Mountain Grove, Missouri.nbsp At age one year, he and his four youngest siblings were kidnapped by the Joplin Baby Ring and sold.nbsp Bobby was adopted at nineteen months by Bob and Edith Edde Cash and g

Donna Barhart

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Powhattan, KS

Donna Faye Barnhartnbspwas born at Belleville, KS, June 26, 1944, one of seven children born to Clifford and Lily Novak Grossner.nbsp As a youngster, her family moved to the Claytonville Community, south of Hiawatha where she grew up, attended country school prior to graduating from Willis High School. Donna later graduated from Ozark Bible College and sang in the choir th

Larry Merrill

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Huron, KS

Larry Eugene Merrill, age 72, of Huron, Kansas, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.Memorial services will be Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 100 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Jon Hullinger as celebrant. Burial of cremated remains will follow in the churc

Harold Myers

Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster , KS

Harold W. Myers, 71, Lancaster, Kansas died Monday, October 4, 2021 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.Memorial services will be Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 100 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Seth Montgomery officiating.nbsp Interment will follow in Alderson

Robert Hall

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Sabetha, formerly of Effingham, KS

Robert F. Hall, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas formerly from Effingham, Kansas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Apostolic Christian Home.Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Sat. Oct. 16th, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Rachael Dannar officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS.There

Jon Summers

Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha

Jon Thomas Summers, 70, of Fairview, Kansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 14, 2021. He was born in Sabetha, Kansas on March 7, 1951 to Gerald and Dorothy Brigham Summers.nbsp He was the middle son of a lively household of boys. He attended Sabetha High School and graduated in 1969.nbsp He briefly attended Highland Community College and Wichita State University