Announcements

Jo Ellen Carver

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Jo Ellen Carver, 75, of Hiawatha, surrounded by family, died early Sunday morning, November 19, 2017, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

She was born June 14, 1942, at Wichita, one of three children born to the late Kenneth and Elizabeth Goodwin Bartley.  At a young age, her family moved to Hiawatha to live while her Dad served in World War II.  Jo grew up in Hiawatha wh


William " Bill" Huerter

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

William H. "Bill" Huerter 91, of Seneca, passed away November 18, 2017, at Life Care Center in Seneca, KS.

Bill was born January 4, 1926 near Goff, KS.  He was the son of Emil and Valeria Johnstone Huerter.  He graduated from Goff High School in 1944.

Bill married Carolyn JoAnn Holthaus on October 16, 1947 at St. Bede's Catholic Church in Kelly,


Patricia Boos

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Denton , KS

Patricia Ann (Cavanaugh) Boos, 93, of  Denton, Kansas died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Senior Village in Atchison, Kansas.

Pat was born July 28, 1924 in Atchison, Kansas to Hugh and Ruth (Clark) Cavanaugh.

She attended and graduated from St. Benedict’s Grade School and Mt. St. Scholastica Academy. Pat worked at Pillsbur


Virgil Jones

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Virgil Jones, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away November 18, 2017 at Falls City. He was born October 15, 1928 north of Rulo, NE to Eston and Ida (Zimmerman) Jones.

He married Joann Anno on November 27, 1948 at St. Joseph, MO. She passed away September 16, 2015.

Virgil was raised at Preston, NE and moved to Forest City, MO where he graduated Forest City High School in 1


Doris Virginia Wiedmer

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Wathena,KS

Wathena,

Wathena, Kansas,   Doris (Weis) Wiedmer, 89, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Wathena Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Doris was born on July 3, 1928 in Wathena, Kansas to Jacob John & Violet A. (Livingston) Weis.She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Happy Valley Homemaker Extension Club, American Legion Women’s Auxil


Paul Puvogel

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Paul Albert Puvogel, 94, of Horton, KS died Friday morning, November 17, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.  He had currently been a resident at the Mission Village Living Center since February of this year.

Paul was born January 18, 1923 the son of Richard and Ida Brandt Puvogel.  Paul grew up in Hiawatha and attended a Hiawatha country school.  Paul joined the


Virginia Koelzer

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Topeka, formerly of Seneca , KS

Virginia Eis Koelzer, 87, of Topeka formerly of Seneca, died on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Oakley Place in Topeka.

Virginia was born on January 8, 1930 north of Humboldt, Nebraska to Frank and Frances Hynek Eis, Jr.

In 1940 the family moved to a farm near Bern, Kansas. She attended school in Bern and graduated from Bern High School in 1947. She attended K-State for


Harold " Jake" Hartter

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Harold “Jake” Jacob Hartter, 90, of Sabetha, KS passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Harold was born on the family farm near Berwick, KS on July 28, 1927. He was the fourth child born to William and Lucy (Wittmer) Hartter. He completed school through the eighth grade to which he then started farming on the family farm. He


Donald Lee Trimble

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Donald Lee Trimble, 85, of Atchison KS died on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital.

Private family graveside services and burial will be 12:00 noon on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt NE with Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, Nov. 20th, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home.


Ruth Drury

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Holton, formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Ruth M. Drury, 86, of Holton, formerly of Hiawatha, surrounded by family, died peacefully Wednesday morning, November 15, 2017, at the Holton Community Hospital.

Ruth was one of four children born to Robert and Edna York Foster, October 2, 1931, in Kansas City, Kansas. She grew up in Kansas City where she attended schools, later graduating from Wyandotte High School with the class


Mary Louise Krainbill

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Bern, KS

Mary Louise Krainbill, 99, of Bern, Kansas died on Tuesday, November 13, 2017 at her home.

Mary Louise was born on August 22, 1918 in Hanover, Kansas to Eva and Joseph Schuessler. She graduated from Seneca High School with the class of 1936; she later attended Clarks Business School and a meteorological school.

She married Victor M. Krainbill at St. Joseph’s Catho


Donald Nottingham

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Donald L. Nottingham, 87, Parkville, MO passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS.  

Donald was born April 14, 1930 in Hiawatha, KS to Benjamin and Mildred Nottingham. He graduated from Hiawatha High School. Donald was a veteran of the Army National Guard. On Dec. 3, 1950, Donald married Edna Mueller in


Joy Fischer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Alice Joy Fischer, 78, of Sabetha, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home. She was born on December 19, 1938 in Waverly, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Ina (Merle) Williams.

Joy graduated from Waverly High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Kansas State University in 1959.  She taught home economics in Morrowv


Mark Miller

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Pawnee City , NE

Mark Miller was the youngest child of Billy and Jeanette Miller.  Mark was born in Aurora, NE on November 16, 1962.  He attended the Pawnee Schools from kindergarten thru 12th graduating in 1981.  He then attended Kearney State College, now UNK, and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science.  He started working at Bryan Memorial Hospital in June of 1988 and


Beverly Jean Trundle

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Hiawatha , KS

Beverly Jean Trundle, 76, of Hiawatha, KS, passed away at her home November 13, 2017. She was born the youngest of four daughters July 7, 1941 at Holton, KS to Melvin and Lennie (Wolfe) Coates.

Beverly was raised in Netawaka, KS and attended Netawaka schools. After graduating high school, she married her high school sweetheart, Leonard L. Trundle, on November 25, 1959 in Netawaka,


Beverly Ann "Sis" Kieler

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Peru , NE

Beverly Kieler, 78, of Peru, Nebraska passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her home in Peru, Nebraska.              Born: July 30, 1939 in Peru, Nebraska Died: November 11, 2017 in Peru, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017, at The


Cynthia S. (Yates) Zachek

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Cynthia S. (Yates) Zachek, 63 of Falls City, NE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 13, 2017 at Falls City. She was born May 2, 1954 at Lincoln, NE, to Robert W. and Ellen M. (Kendle) Yates.

She married Edward Zachek, in 1983 at Lincoln and they were later divorced.

Cindy was raised in Lincoln. She graduated from Norris High School in 1972. Following


Eileen Keith

Agency , MO

Eileen Keith 94, Agency, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Agency, MO.

She was born September 20, 1923, daughter of Frances and Henry Reed. She married Floyd E. Keith in 1941 in Atchison, KS.

She was a homemaker. She was an artist and enjoyed singing, playing the accordion and electric guitar, bowling, traveling, and she was an avid Royals fan. She was


Dallas D. Jaros

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Dallas D. Jaros, 81, of Falls City, NE, passed away, surrounded by his family on November 10, 2017 at Falls City. He was born June 8, 1936 at Burchard, NE to Edward and Dora (Buttner) Jaros.

He married Joan B. Kirkendall on December 27, 1954 at Hiawatha, KS

Dallas was raised in Straussville, NE and attended Falls City High School. Following his schooling he helped his f


Verna Hall

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Verna Hall, age 97, of Auburn, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.

Survivors include her daughters Joan (Joanie) Strohm and husband Stan of Marshall, North Carolina, Patricia (Trish) Merrill and husband Mac White of Austin, Texas, and son Dr. Charles J. (Chuck) Hall and wife Eliane of San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren Greg Strohm, Mark Stroh