Announcements

Karen Soyland

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Robinson, KS

Karen Ann Soyland of rural Robinson went home to her Lord on September 25, 2017 in Phoenix AZ, where she had traveled to receive treatment for a cerebral aneurysm.

She was born in Atchison Ks on June 22nd, 1964 to Leo and Catherine Mathias Soyland.  Baby Karen came home to the family farm south of Denton, where she was raised by loving Christian parents. Along the way she was


Roy Ostertag

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Roy A. Ostertag, 78, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, September 24, 2017, from a Glioblastoma tumor, at his home surrounded by his family

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A Parish rosary will be recited on Wednesday,


Dotty Monaghan

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Everest, KS

Dotty Mae Scraper Monaghan, age 80, passed away on September 23, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.

Dotty was born on October 3, 1936 at Beloit, Kansas to Manford Noah Sr. and Francis Ellen Wrench Scraper. She graduated from Beloit High School in 1954. Dotty was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. On April 24, 1955 in Beloit, Kansas Dot


Grace Backhus

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Grace I. “Ivalou” Backhus, 91, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hiawatha.

Grace was born December 21, 1925, at Upland, Kansas, one of nine children of the late Raymond and Minnie Sherman Bender.

Grace married Alvin Backhus at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Tampa, KS August 11, 1946.&nb


Ramona Powers

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Romona E. Powers, 81, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her home. She was born January 8, 1936 in Hazlehurst, MS the daughter of Henry C. and Ruth J. (Chancelor) Brent.

Romona attended school in Albany, CA. She had lived in Holton since 1978 and previously in Ohio. She worked for Slimaker Dress Factory in Onaga for over 20 years and also worked as a bartende


Leon P. Stallbaumer

Lauer Funeral Home-Seneca

Seneca, KS

Leon P. Stallbaumer, 71, of Centralia, Kansas, died early Saturday morning, September 23, 2017, at his home.

Leon was born June 17, 1946 in Sabetha, the son of Paul and Marie H. Deters Stallbaumer. He attended Baileyville grade school and graduated from the 8th grade. He then attended Centralia School and graduated from High School in 1964. When he finished high school, he helped h


Debbie Ehert Reyes

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lenexa, KS

Deborah “Debbie” Louise Ehert Reyes, 66 of Lenexa, KS passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 22, 2017 at her home.

Memorial service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Broxterman and Warden Cline officiating.  Family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 PM&


Wanda B. Hisle

Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Atchison, KS

Wanda B. Hisle, 97, Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Atchison (KS) Senior Village.

Graveside Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison, with her grandson-in-law, Rev. Paul Ort, officiating.   Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Wednesday, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral


Richard “Rick” Oberle

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Richard “Rick” Oberle, 67, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 21, 2017 at Lincoln, NE. He was born June 13, 1950 at Ste. Genevieve, MO to Robert and Nelda (Moore) Oberle.

Rick was drafted into the U. S. Army and served as a diesel mechanic during the Viet Nam war.

He married Sandra Marrs in 1992 at Falls City.

Rick graduated from Ste. Genev


Valjean Carpenter

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Bellevue, NE

Valjean Carpenter, 85, of Bellevue, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bellevue.  He was born on November 21,1931 in Humboldt, Nebraska to Leroy and Elberta (Rockemann) Carpenter.

Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Steinauer, Nebraska. 


Patricia Wiedmer

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Patricia A. (Weber) Wiedmer, 73, of Troy, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the Wathena Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wathena, Kansas.

She was born in Leona, Kansas to Edward and Anna Belle (Sharp) Weber. She graduated from Wathena High School in 1962 and married Rodney Wiedmer in August of 1965, and they shared 52 wonderful years together.

Pat


Agnes F. Leahy

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Atchison, KS

Agnes F. Leahy, 77 of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her home.Memorial service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Dinah Dutta officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church. Memorials are


Vicky S. Lowe

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Vicky S. Lowe, 66, of Rulo, NE, passed away September 20, 2017 at Falls City, NE. She was born February 26, 1951 at Marceline, MO to Howard and Betty (Riddle) Hayes.

On November 30, 1968 she married Lloyd “Chuck” Lowe at Falls City. They divorced in 1989.

Vicky moved to Falls City and attended Falls City Public Schools. She was a homemaker and worked for the


Gilbert Koelzer

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville, KS

Gilbert H. Koelzer, 79, of Baileyville, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Gilbert was born on October 14, 1937, in Axtell, to Allie J. and Irene J. Hammes Koelzer. 

He grew up in the Baileyville community and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1955. After graduation, he worked at the Conoco Station in Ba


Monty Sellers

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Monty Ray Sellers was born August 5, 1968, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Pebel Odelia Sellers.

Monty was known for his love of music and movies, and his friends knew they could always go to him with any questions they had with movie or music trivia.

After high school, Monty enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Somalia, Korea, and Operation Desert Storm.  He served


Robert " Bob" Parks

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Robert “Bob” Parks, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, left this life for his next, early in the morning of September 19, 2017, in his home of 53 years, with his wife holding his hand and surrounded by family and love.

Bob was born December 10, 1924 to Ira Martin Luther Parks and Mary Catherine Locke Parks in the family home at 305 Utah in Hiawa


Elmer Derious “Bud” Stewart

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Doniphan County, KS

Elmer Derious “Bud” Stewart, 90, lost his battle with cancer on September 19, 2017.

Bud was cremated and he and his wife Lorraine will again be joined forever. No visitation is planned. A private memorial will be at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to St. Croix Hospice or the Troy Ambulance Fund and may be left in care of the Arensberg-Pru


Ernest " Ernie" Rowland

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Ernest “Ernie” Doyle Rowland, of Hiawatha, was born March 2, 1917, at Barnesdoll near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, one of four children born to Elmer and Delmalutha “Delma” Spyres Rowland.  Ernie died Monday evening, September 18, 2017, at Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Hiawatha.  He celebrated his 100th birthday in March.

Ernie&rsqu


Betty Ganzel

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Betty June Ganzel, 89 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Premier Estates, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  She was born on November 6, 1927 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Lawrence Henry and Mildred Luella (Ferguson) Bock.

Betty married Ronald “Mike” Ganzel on August 11, 1946.  To this union 4 children were born.

Betty was a long


Laura " Peg " Bartlett

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Laura M. “Peg” Bartlett, 86, of Atchison, KS, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 at the Medicalodge of Atchison, KS.

 

Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Friday, September 22, 2017 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at th