Announcements

Jack Bennett

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Silver Lake, KS

Jack Clinton Bennett, 81, of Jefferson City, MO, formerly of the Silver Lake, KS area, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab. He was born May 1, 1935 in Soldier, KS the son of Harold Emerson and Nancy Ann Paslay Bennett.Jack had worked for moving companies in many different communities throughout his life. He has

Elizabeth Jane Breitsprecher

Mercer Funeral Home Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Elizabeth Jane Breitsprecher, 85, Topeka, formerly of Valley Falls, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at a care facility in Topeka. She was born Aug. 31, 1930, at Topeka, the daughter of Oliver Wendell and Nancy Ellen Neith Morse. She had been a member of East Side Baptist Church in Topeka, the Valley Falls Chamber

Edith “Edee” Mae Haug

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Edith ldquoEdeerdquo Mae Haug, 95, of Seneca died peacefully on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Life Care Center of Seneca.Edee was born June 27, 1920, on a farm south of Seneca, to Roy L. and Lizzie M. Sherrer Cox. Edee grew up in the Centralia and Seneca area and graduated from Centralia High School in 1938.nbsp

Paul A. Dunbar

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Topeka, KS

Paul A. Dunbar, 89, Topeka, Kansas died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Atchison Medicalodge.Funeral services will be Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 200 P.M. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Fr. John Hullinger officiating. nbspBurial will follow in the Trinity Episcopal Gardens Cemetery. nbspVisitation with the family wi

Loretta Margaret Downing

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Loretta Margaret Downing, 81, Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital.Funeral services will be Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 1100 AM at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Timothy Wolfe officiating. nbspBurial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. nbspVisitation with the family will be Fr

Linda Scheuerman

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Linda L. Scheuerman, 76, of Hiawatha, died peacefully Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.Linda was born at Petaluma, California, March 28, 1940, one of three children of Phillip and Marion Swanson Harvey.nbsp She grew up in California where she attended schools, later gra

Sharlene Kay Mitchell

Chaple Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Sharlene Kay Mitchell was born November 25, 1946, one of four children born to Dr. Kenneth Peter and Marjorie Marie Burger Mitchell in Pawnee City, Nebraska. The family resided in Summerfield, Kansas. She started elementary school in Summerfield and in 1957 the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from the 8th grade at Holy Name Catholic School and

Gail Lee Webster

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Horton

Whiting , KS

Gail Lee Webster, 66, of Whiting, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on December 31, 1949 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth and Lila Puderbaugh Morgan. After graduating from Horton High School, Gail worked as an CNA and C

Mary Erma Doyle

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Mary Erma Doyle, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton. She was born September 17, 1926 in Arrington, KS, the daughter of Jacob Richard and Helen Littleton Eckert. Mary graduated from Topeka High School in 1944. She worked at Woolworth and as a t

Lilah B. Sprowl

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Hiawatha, KS

Lilah B. Sprowl, 71, of Hiawatha, died late Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital where she had been admitted earlier in the day.Lilah was born at Holton, September 28, 1944, one of two children born to Harold and Edith Godlove Brenner. She was a homemaker. nbspLilah did not drive a

Ronnie E. Foster

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ronnie E. Foster, 65 of Atchison, KS, died presumably on Thursday, May 26th, 2016, at his home.Funeral services will be 1030 AM Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. nbspBurial will follow at High Prairie Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. nbspFamily wi

Andrea R. Contreras

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Andrea R. Contreras, 91, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home surrounded by many family members.Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1100 A.M. at St. Josephrsquos Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB and Fr. Richard Rocha as celebrants. nbspInterment will follow in

Bobbie Owen Bonnel

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Rushville, MO

Bobbie Owen Bonnel, 89, Rushville, Missouri, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.Funeral services will be Friday, May 27, 2016 at 100 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Wolfe officiating. nbspInterment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Effingham, Kansas.

Mark Volle

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Mark A. Volle, 49, Axtell, died May 25, 2016 at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, NE.Visitation will be at the Axtell- Landreth Funeral Home Monday May 30, 2016 from noon until 800 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.Funeral Services will be 1030, Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at United Methodist Church in Axtell.br /

Catherine Mendenhall

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Catherine Mendenhall, 94, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on July 4, 1921, in rural Humboldt, Nebraska to George and Carrie Gunzenhauser Beutler. nbspShe was raised on the family farm South of Humboldt where she attneded country school. nbspCatherine graduated from Humboldt High School with the class of 1938 and was looking forward to her 74th class reunion

Velda J. Miller

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Velda Jean Schraer, 75, of Atchison KS died Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 at the Mosiac Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be 1030 AM on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the Larkinburg Cemetery, Larkinburg, KS. nbspTh

Micheala " Mickie" Abel

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Micheala Jean ldquoMickierdquo Abel, 70, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home. She was born July 23, 1945 in Holton, the daughter of Milton and Irma Higley Haag.She was married to Allen Abel on March 28, 1964 in Holton, KS. He survives of the home. She is also survived by her 3 daughters Teralee Sue Abel of Holton, K

Johnny Bramhall

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Vermillion , KS

nbspJohnny C. Bramhall, 86, of Vermillion, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia. Johnny the son of Joe and Violet Snider Bramhall was born on November 2, 1929, on the family farm located two miles east of

Barbara Singletary

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Horton , KS

nbspBarbara A. Singletary, 86, of Horton, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side, Monday evening, May 23, 2016, at her home in Horton.Barbara was born October 2, 1929, at Whiting, one of two children born to Hun Clyde and Mary Ann Woods

Galen Arnold

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Elwood , KS

Galen Arnold, 73, of Elwood, Kansas died Monday, May 23, 2016 at his home. Galen was born on September 14, 1942 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Walter and Thelma Colhour Arnold. He was a lifelong resident of Elwood and an antique dealer. Galen also served in the U.S. Navy. He married Beverly ldquoJeanierdquo Sellars on January 31