Announcements

Lonnie Fletchall

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Lonnie DeWitt Fletchall, age 75, of Sabetha passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home in Sabetha.

Lonnie was born October 17, 1941 in Sabetha the son of Alonzo and Kathryn (DeWitt) Fletchall. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1960. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during Vietnam and was stationed on the U.S.S. Finch. He married Rose Marie Johnstone on May 31,


Gordon Sigrist

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Wathena , KS

Gordon D. Sigrist, 82, of Wathena, Kansas died Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Gordon was born on April 5, 1935 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Emil and Juanita (Brasel) Sigrist. He was a lifelong resident of Wathena and worked as an over the road truck driver.

Gordon is a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy, the Teamsters Union and the U.S. Naval Reserves.

He ma


Anna Kneen

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Valley Falls , KS

Anna Marie Kneen, 71, of Valley Falls, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at her home with her daughters close by.

She was born September 11, 1945 in Leavenworth the daughter of Theodore Francis and Kathryn Josephine Brose Wistuba. She was a 1963 graduate of Winchester High School. She retired in 2007after 10 years as a merchandiser for Payless Shoe Source in Topeka. She had formerly worke


Verna Wahweotten

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Verna Jean “Wen-be-quah” Wahweotten, 56, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 with her family. She was born December 14, 1960 in Holton, the daughter of Vernon and Rosemary (Masquat) Wahweotten.

Verna was a lifetime member of the Jackson County community; most of her life was on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. She was a homemaker and free spirit.<


Colby Dean Harris

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Colby Dean Harris, 11, of Mayetta, died Friday, July 21, 2017 from an accidental death at his home.

He was born August 10, 2005 in Topeka, the son of Chris and Dana Baxter Harris. Colby would have started 6th grade at Royal Valley Middle School this year. He played baseball at Royal Valley and soccer with the Holton Parks and Recreation League. He loved hunting, fishing, swimming,


Vergie Mae Harl

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Overland Park, KS

Vergie Mae Harl, 89, of Overland Park, KS died on Friday, July 21st, 2017 at her son’s home in Overland Park.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO. The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM until time of service at the funeral home. Memorial contribut


Ernesta Mary Handke

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ernesta Mary Handke, 88, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Louis Church at Good Intent with Rev. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Church Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Monday, July 24th at 6:30 P.M. a


Saundra Klepper

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Osceola , NE

Saundra "Sandy" Lea (Covault) Klepper, 74, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. 

She was born on May 23, 1943, in Burbank, California, to Delmar and Jeannette (Howarth) Covault.   Delmar served in the Army in Burbank, and in 1944 left for WWII.  After the war ended in 1946, the family moved to the Dairy farm north of Pawn


Phil Perkins

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Phil Perkins, 51, Valley Falls, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at a Topeka hospital.

He was born Oct. 30, 1965, at Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Phillip B. and Gaynell Wooley Perkins. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1983.    

Phil had worked for Kansasland Tire and Service and Cross Midwest Tire, both in Topeka, D J’s Rock Creek Ma


Allen Dean Wichman

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka-formerly Holton, KS

Allen Dean Wichman, 66, of Topeka, KS formerly of Holton, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at Promise Hospital in Overland Park, KS; as a result of injuries sustained from a home invasion. He was born May 19, 1951 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Ernest F. and Patricia F. (Pickett) Wichman.

Allen graduated from Holton High School and Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in 1969. He


Easton Vonderschmidt

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Easton Vonderschmidt, 16, of Rulo, NE, passed away July 17, 2017 at Rulo. He was born January 9, 2001 at Lincoln, NE to Chance and Jamie (Liberty) Vonderschmidt.

Easton was a Junior at Sacred Heart High School and was a member of the class of 2019. He was employed by Dorothy Towle at Towle Realty and Classic 8 Club at Falls City. While at Sacred Heart he was a member of the track,


Richard Shove

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Richard Shove, 93, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born January 13, 1924 in Havensville, KS the son of Paul and Mary (Gibson) Shove.

Richard graduated from Havensville High School in 1942 and attended a semester at Washburn University. Richard served for a few months in the United States Navy during World War II. 


Gary Anderson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gary Paul Anderson, 86, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born October 24, 1930 in Corning, KS the son of Paul L. and Audrey (Hybskmann) Anderson.

Gary grew up as the eldest of two children and attended Holton High School and Kansas State University. Gary was a partner with his father and brother managing Anderson Construction Comp


Francis “Junior” Drimmel

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Francis “Junior” Drimmel, 87, of Atchison, Kansas died Monday, July 17, 2017, at his residence with his family at his side.

A private family memorial service will be held Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Croix Hospice and may be left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at <


Doris Kitrell

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Doris Maxine Kitrell, 94, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born March 25, 1923 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Cecil and Effie (Johnson) Bowser.

Doris graduated from Holton High School in 1941. She was a life-long member of the Jackson County community. Doris was a homemaker and housewife. She was a member of the First Baptist Ch


Rita Marie Reiff

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Rita Marie Reiff, 65, of Atchison KS died Sunday, July 16th, at her daughter’s home in Effingham, KS.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM on Friday, July 21st, 2017 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home with Fr. Jon Hullinger, Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 6:3


Virginia Goodman

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Virginia Ann (Lee) Goodman, 86, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017.

Virginia was born on August 3, 1930 in Nim City, NE to William Douglas and Mildred Mae (Grimm) Lee. She was a graduate of Sabetha High School, Class of 1949. Virginia was married to Harry Goodman on August 17, 1950.

She is preceded in death by her parents, William Lee and Mildred (Grimm) Lee; a daught


John Kentopp

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

John Kentopp, 59, of Falls City, NE, passed away July 13, 2017 at Falls City. He was born August 25, 1957 at Falls City to Norbert and Dorothy (Lange) Kentopp.

John was raised in rural Falls City and graduated Falls City High School in 1977. Following the death of his father he farmed the family farm and then moved to Denver and worked as a metal fabricator. He lived in several pla


Dale Dettman

Hemmingsen Funeral Home in Auburn

Auburn , NE

Dale A. Dettman, age 88 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.

Survivors include his wife Naomi “Jinx” of Auburn; sons and daughter-in-law Jeff and Laura of Monroe, NC and Greg of Shubert; grandchildren Nicholas of Monroe, NC and Kelsey of Hickory, NC; sisters and brothers-in-law Doris Jean and Wayne Shafer of Stella; Norma


Donna Cockerham

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Donna M. Cockerham, 65, of Verdon, NE, passed away July 16, 2017 at Falls City, NE. She was born November 17, 1951 at Norfolk, VA to James and Luella (Fiene) Cummins.

On October 7, 1970 she married James A. cockerham at Verdon, NE. They established their home in Verdon where they could raise their own family in a small town.

As a young child of a Navy serviceman, Donna