Announcements

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


Daniel Fox

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Daniel Eugene Fox, 51, Valley Falls, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at a Topeka hospital.

He was born Nov. 17, 1965, at Wayne, NE, the son of Vernie E. and Evalena A. Staggs Fox. He graduated from Clarion, IA High School in 1984. Before his senior year in high school he completed basic training with the Iowa National Guard. He became certified as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and was sta


Seth Brown

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Seth Lee Brown, 25, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his apartment in Sabetha, KS.

He was born in Phillipsburg, KS on April 8, 1992 to Eva (Brown) Ebner and Gary Lee Brown. He started school in Norton, KS, and finished his schooling between Sabetha and Wetmore. Seth was a member of the Lutheran Church in Fairview, KS. He enjoyed fishing, going to car races, and hunting.


Connie Hopkins

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Connie (Breeden) Hopkins, 63, of Sabetha, KS passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Connie was born April 23, 1954 to Kenneth and Ramona (Brinkworth) Breeden. The family moved to Valley, NE in 1960. Connie graduated from Valley High School in 1972. She continued her education and was also a cheerleader at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, NE. On Nov


Carolyn A. Johnson

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Carolyn A. Johnson, 74, of Falls City, NE, passed away July 14, 2017 at Falls City. She was born December 28, 1942 at Humboldt, NE to Joseph and Ellen (Beer) Johnson.

Carolyn attended school at Honey Creek and graduated Salem High School in 1960. She worked at a sewing factory, Nixon’s Café, Cross Town Café, Red Barn, Subby’s South Side and drove a cab for


Victor " Beak" Fee

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

White Cloud, KS

Victor Leonard “Beak” Fee, 58, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 13, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with leukemia, surrounded by his loving family at home.

He was born on October 24, 1958 to Dwight and Shirley Fee in Falls City, Nebraska.  He was the oldest of four boys.  He attended elementary school in White Cloud and then at Highland. He


Vanes Moerer

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Vanes Moerer, 82, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Humboldt, Nebraska with Pastor Tim Llewellyn officiating.

Visitation will be held from noon-8 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at The