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Charles D. Bell

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Charles D. Bell, 86 of Sabetha died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his residents rural Sabetha.   Survivors include three children, James Bell, Deborah Thomas, and Cathy Sanders; one sisters, Violet Miller. Funeral service is Friday, January 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church in Sabetha.  Visit


Brad Huffman

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Nemaha, NE

Brad Huffman, age 52 of Nemaha, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in Auburn.   Survivors include his sisters Jeanne Harris and friend Ralph Darling of Auburn; Nancy Durr and husband Raymond of Ne


Father Gerard Senecal, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett

A Monk of St. Benedict's Abbey, KS

Father Gerard Senecal, O.S.B., 85, died on January 19 fortified by the Sacraments, and the Apostolic Pardon. His brother, Abbot Barnabas Senecal, O.S.B., was able to be with him for a few hours prior to his death and at the moment of his death.    

Vigil service, followed by visitation, will be Sunday, January 25th at 7:00 P.M. in St. Benedict’s Abbey Church. 


Dennis Schlund

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Humboldt , NE

Dennis James Schlund, 27 of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on January 15, 2015.  He was born on February 12, 1987 to Paul Schlund and Janel Klepper. Memorial services 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2015 at Faith Baptist, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  Visitation on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Wherry Mortuary,


Kaytie Hitchens Armstrong

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Kaytie Hitchens Armstrong, 95, of Atchison, KS, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, January 22, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church, Atchison, KS with the Rev. Dr. Rachel Dannar officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  


Merle Joy

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Merle Joy, 80, passed away Sunday, Jan 18, 2015 at the Falls City Hospital.  He was born Nov 3, 1934 in Salem to Ivan and Esta (Wittwer) Joy.  Merle moved to Falls City as a young boy and graduated from Falls City High School in 1952.  After graduation Merle attended the University of Nebraska


Herold “Jay” House Jr.

Rupp Funeral Home in St. Joseph, MO

Atchision, KS

Herold “Jay” House Jr., 54, Atchison, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 in his home after a long battle with cancer.After years spent in hangers working on planes, traveling the world and fixing his daughters’ cars, Jay would like you to know that his work here is done. He is in a wonderful place now; spending time with his father he hasn’t se


Rita Gockel

Amos Funeral Home in Shawnee

formerly of Kelly, KS

Rita Marie Gockel, 89, formerly of Kelly, Kansas, passed away on Saturday January 17, 2015, at Hillside Village, De Soto, Kansas following a short illness. Rita was born on the family farm, southwest of Kelly, Kansas, on May 24, 1925. The oldest daughter of


Elmer Haug

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga , KS

   ONAGA – Elmer Haug, 87, of Onaga, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Deseret Health and Rehab at Onaga.  He was born December 4, 1927 at Baileyville, the son of Andrew and Francis Olberding Haug.  

Ted Hutchcraft

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

  Theodore E. “Ted” Hutchcraft, 75, of Highland, died Saturday evening, January 17, 2015, at Wathena Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ted was born at Paradise, KS, October 24, 1939, one of four children of L.E. “Ed” and Blossom Elliott Hutchcraft. He grew up in the Nacoma commun


Edis Jean Winchell

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

Axtell, KS

Edis Jean Winchell 91 of Axtell died at her home January 16. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Axtell. Visitation will be Tuesday 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell. More...

Diana Marie Betts-Bryant

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Diana Marie Betts-Bryant, 60, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village

. Graveside services and burial will be Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.  The Elk’s service will be Monday, January 20, 2015


Edith Shrimplin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls ,

 

Edith Berniece Shrimplin, 84, Valley Falls, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. She was born Jan. 22, 1930, at Stull, KS, the daughter of John Thomas and Emma Katherine Olson Ice. She graduated from Liberty Memorial High School at Lawrence in 1947. She attended W


Dolores Diane Hutfles

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Kelly , KS

Dolores Diane Hutfles, 87, of Kelly, Kansas, died Friday morning, January 16, 2015, at Life Care Center of Seneca. Dolores was born on October 1, 1927, in Pawnee, Nebraska, to Aaron and Hulda (Giesel) Moser. She grew up near Bern, Kansas, and attended Excelsior Country School and Bern High School. After high school she delighted in helping to care for her


Truman E. Hug

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Rural Mayetta, KS

Truman E. Hug, 93, of rural Mayetta, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Medicalodges Jackson County nursing home in Holton. He was born March 24, 1921 near Soldier, the son of Albert and Esther Partridge Hug.  He graduated from Mayetta High School. Truman was a farmer and a stockman all his life, having dairy cattle, beef and hogs.  He als


Eleanor (Gerstner) Kidwell

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Eleanor (Gerstner) Kidwell, 100, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Horton Community Hospital. She was born on July 25, 1914 on a farm near Bradshaw, Nebraska, the first child of Antone and Josephine (Sampson) Gerstner. She attended schools in Nebraska and Kansas receiving her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Benedic


Alice Wehner

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

 

Alice Ann Wehner, 81 of Sabetha died Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Alice was born on June 22, 1933 to Frank Tangeman and Agnes (Wessel) Tangeman at Seneca, Kansas. She attended St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict, Ka


Lillian (Wiskowski) Fenley

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Lillian (Wiskowski) Fenley, 84, of Troy, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Lillian was born on September 27, 1930 in St. Joseph, Missouri to John and Veronica (Kornac) Wiskowski. She lived all of her married life in Troy. Lillian co-owned & operated the Troy Launders & C


John Harnden Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

John Lawrence Harnden Jr., 62, Valley Falls, formerly of Basehor, died unexpectedly at his home, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. He was born Nov. 29, 1952, at Kansas City, KS, the son of John Lawrence and Wilma Cecilia McGraw Harnden Sr. John had retired in 2008 from the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, KS af


Donald W. Yoesel

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Stella, NE

 Donald W. Yoesel, 84, of Stella, NE, passed away January 12, 2015 at Auburn, NE. He was born April 3, 1930 at Rulo, NE to the late Walter and Edna (Helfenbein) Yoesel. Don enlisted in the U. S. Army on October 25, 1951 at Omaha, NE. He served in Korea and earned the Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Serv