Announcements

Lavern Bowman

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Lavern Kathryn Weigle Bowman was born on August 28, 1918, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the eleventh and youngest child of Albert Sylvester Weigle and Lydia Jane Spangler.  She grew up on the family farm. Later, the family moved to the town of Listie, PA.

On Mother’s Day, May 13, 1945, Lavern, 27, married a young Tech 5 Army Private named Harry Benjamin Bowman, 29, b


Donald " Jack" Brown

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Victorville, CA

Donald L. “Jack” Brown, 86, Victorville, CA, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Apple Valley, CA.

He was born July 7, 1931, southeast of Valley Falls, KS, the son of Edward H. and Marie M. Langston Brown. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1949. Don served aboard the USS Whetstone in the US Navy from 1951-54 during the Korean War.

Don was an over-t


Joseph M. “Joe” Begley

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Joseph M. “Joe” Begley, 77, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Funeral services will be Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, October 19th from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at the


Francis Seid

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Francis E. Seid, 93, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Falls City Healthcare Community. Born January 11, 1924 in Nemaha, Nebraska to Delbert and Ruby Seid; he lived his life in the Auburn and Falls City area. His family farm in Howe was close to heart as were his family.  

Francis graduated from Nemaha High School on May 21st, 1942. &nbs


Marcella "Marcy" Varga

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Marcella “Marcy” Varga, 48, of Falls City, NE, passed away October 13, 2017 at Falls City. She was born February 26, 1969 at Gardena, CA to Steven and Marianne (Sonnick) Melkonian.

Marcy was raised in California and moved to Falls City in 1988 with Bill Lotter, her life partner of 30 years, and has lived her since. She was employed at Falls City Care Center as a Certifi


Sr. Maria Enriqueta Valenzuela, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Leavenworth, formerly Atchison, KS

Sr. Maria Enriqueta Valenzuela, OSB, 82, Leavenworth, Kansas formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 13, 2017 at her home in Leavenworth.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Maur Hill School with Fr. Jay Tythe, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A rosary will be recited on Wednesday, Octo


Lorin B. Schmidt

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Lorin B. Schmidt, 82, of Tecumseh, passed away October 12, 2017.

Lorin Schmidt was born to John and Grace (Buhr)Schmidt on November 19, 1934 near Adams, Nebraska.  Lorin attended country school near Virginia until the third grade.  He then attended the Virginia Public Schools until the 7th grade. He also attended Lewiston Public Schools from 7-12 grade where graduated


Bobby " Gallagher" Lindsey

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Bobby Dean "Gallagher" Lindsey, 63, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home, in Horton, Kansas.

He was born on August 29, 1954 in Taft, California, the son of Jimmie and Alene Fink Lindsey. After High School he graduated from Job Corps auto body and big truck painting in Washington. Bobby worked for Western Sales Testing in Amarillo, Texa


LeRoy Benoit

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

LeRoy Benoit, 72, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Bryan LGH Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Steinauer, Nebraska with Father Michael Christensen officiating.  A rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. on Mond


Jean Gibson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Jean Gibson, 88, of Highland, died early Thursday morning, October 12, 2017, at Mission Village Living Center in Horton.

She was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, September 26, 1929, one of three children born to Lloyd Francis and Margaret Mclaren Dawson. Her parents and her were one of the first cars to cross the new Missouri River bridge (at that time), connecting Missouri and Kansas


Norma Jean (Jones) Russell

Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Norma Jean (Jones) Russell, 84, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017. 

Norma Jean was born on Jan. 30, 1933 to Glenn R. Jones and Nora (Hartman) Jones in rural Doniphan County, Kansas. She lived in Wathena all of her life. 

She was a 1950 graduate of Wathena High School and attended Gard Business University. She worked for Bartlett Mo


Larry Bomberger

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Larry Bomberger, 74, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 unexpectedly at his residence.

Funeral services will be Friday, October 13, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Stephen Lucas officiating. Interment will follow in Cummings Cemetery, Cummings, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, October 12th from 6:30 until


Audrey Bennett

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Audrey Alice (Williams) Bennett, born January 2, 1928, Council Bluffs IA, to Glenn and Laura (Springer) Williams. She passed away October 9, 2017, in Falls City NE.

Audrey graduated Falls City High School in 1946, she trained as a beautician in Falls City.  Audrey met Jim Bennett in 1947 and they married February 9, 1948, in Falls City, their marriage was blessed with 13 child


Wanda Sue Jones

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Falls City , NE

Wanda Sue Jones, 77, of Norcross, GA, formerly of Falls City, was born into eternal life from her home on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Born into earthly life on July 1, 1940, in Little Rock, AR, she was the daughter of David Martin and Lola Garner Jackson.

She married Jerald “Jerry” Allen Jones on June 2, 1961, at the United Methodist Church in Falls City. They were bless


Richard Scoby

Dove Cremation and Funeral Service of Topeka

Sabetha , KS

Richard K. Scoby, 74, of Sabetha passed away on October 7, 2017. Born August 24, 1943, in Sabetha, he was the son of Kenneth and Alma Grace (Worwag) Scoby.

He was a graduate of Sabetha High School after which he continued his education at the Kansas State Teachers College where he received his Bachelors of Science in Education.   He was a lifelong farmer which in


Mary Elllen Bauerle

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Mary Ellen Bauerle, 93 of Sabetha died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Sabetha Manor.

She was born at Sabetha, Kansas on January 19, 1924 the daughter of Henry William Hartman and Gertrude Mable (Gakle) Hartman.  She was their second daughter.  She grew up in the Sabetha area, attended Spring Grove and Pleasant Valley Grade School.  She graduated in 1938 from Pleasa


Myra Jean Rogers

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Myra Jean Rogers, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away October 5, 2017 at Sabetha Hospital.

She was born September 6, 1929 in Clifton, KS the daughter of Farrell Otis and Frances Rose (Benneychek) Rains.

Myra graduated from high school and had lived most of her life in Jackson County; she had also lived in Seneca for a few years. She worked for Slimaker Dress Factory, was a f


Layla Mae Jarvis

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Layla Mae Jarvis was born on September 28th, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., to Richard and Jessica Leiker Jarvis.  She passed away at home in Hiawatha, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in the loving arms of her parents.

Layla is also survived by grandparents:  Wayne and Susan Jarvis, Dave and Theresa Leiker; great-grandparents include Sharon Jarvis, Mary Ann Ruegg.  Other survivors


Ruth Drown

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Ruth D. Marshall Drown, 102, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Glenn Moore Meadows-Pines South in Holton. She was born March 22, 1915 in Holton, KS the daughter of Nile and Halcie (Glenn) Ireland.

Ruth attended Pleasant View Country School northeast of Holton and graduated from Holton High School in 1934. She was a lifelong member of the Holton community. Ruth


Wilbur Dale Miller

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Wilbur Dale Miller, 88, of Atchison, KS, passed away, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial Services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael Strickland, officiating. Family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, Sunday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the M