Announcements

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.

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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


Larry Craig

Chamberlain Funeral Home in Oregon, MO

Forest City, MO

Larry N. Craig was born on October 6, 1940 in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from Hiawatha High School in Hiawatha, Kansas in 1958.

Larry married Lucile M. Blanton.  He owned and operated the L & L Drive-Inn in Hiawatha, and was a member of the Hiawatha Christian Center. Lucile passed away in 1995.

In 1998 Larry moved to Forest City, Missouri. He lived with his


James " Jim" Hasenkamp

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

Burchard , NE

James “Jim” Hasenkamp, 67, of Burchard, NE, died September 16, 2017.

Visitation: Friday, September 22, from Noon to 5 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home.

Rosary: Friday, 7 p.m., at Holy Family Catholic Church in Summerfield.

Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, at Holy Family Catholic Church.

Burial: St. Bridget Catholic


Jeanna Ann Hansel

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Blair , NE

Jeanna Ann Hansel 50 of Blair, Nebraska passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017, at The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on August 6, 1967 to Johnie Arnold and Bonnie Jean (Gordon) Meyer in Pawnee City, Nebraska.

Services 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church, Pawnee City, Nebraska.   Officiating Reverend


Warren Bunck

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Everest, KS

Warren Joseph Bunck, 95, of rural Everest, KS died early Saturday morning at the Mission Living Center in Horton, KS where he had been a resident since June 2017.

Warren was born April 6, 1922 on a farm north of Everest to Joseph and Christina Salveson Bunck.  He grew up in Everest and graduated from Everest High School.  He enlisted in the United States Navy and was a Ve


Lewis Wiser Jr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore , KS

Lewis “Lewie” Wiser, Jr., 64, of Wetmore, KS passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at his home. He was born August 15, 1953 in Kansas City, KS the son of Lewis Wiser, Sr. and Hallie Darlene (Stauch) Wiser.

Lewie graduated from Piper High School. He lived for 35 years in Wetmore and previously in Piper and Kansas City. Lewie worked as a livestock associate for Holton