Announcements

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


Betty Joan Blide

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Betty Joan (Hager) Blide, 74, of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Atchison (KS) Medicalodge with both of her children by her side.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, with Rev. Robert Ziegler, officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. Visitation with the family


Vernon " Vern" Jarboe

Topeka , KS

Vernon A. “Vern” Jarboe, 86, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at a local hospital.

He was born December 17, 1930 in Iuka, KS, the son of James R. and Charity M. (Geer) Jarboe. He was a graduate of Sawyer High School and attended Pratt Junior College and Washburn University.

Mr. Jarboe served as President of Whelan’s Lumber and later for


Janet Scheibe

Overland Park , KS

Janet Lucille (Herpich) Scheibe, 79, Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully in the company of her loved ones and went to be with her Lord June 24, 2017.

Janet was born February 12th, 1938 in Denton, to Clarence and Rosalee Herpich.  

She was preceeded in death by her father and brother, John Herpich.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Scheibe; so


Irene Wright

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Table Rock, NE

Irene May (Panko) Wright, 96 of Table Rock, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 10, 2016 at her home.  She was born on June 22, 1921 to Albert and Mary (Skrabol) Panko in Crab Orchard, Nebraska.

Irene’s dad passed away when Irene, was 2 years old.  She was the youngest of 4 children.  Her mother worked hard to keep a roof over their heads.  Irene was sent


Larry Haug

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Larry Edward Haug, 77, of Seneca, KS passed away in his home on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.  In his last week on earth, he was surrounded by his loving wife (his caregiver), all of his children, and his grandchildren and showered with love, prayer, and singing until the hour of his death.

Larry was born on September 8, 1939 to Omer and Lucille (Noll) Haug.  He att


Omer Malpert Leech

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Omer Malpert Leech, son of William and Trena (Malpert) Leech was born in Humboldt, Nebraska on October 25, 1925. He was baptized in the Pleasant View Church of rural Humboldt where he attended until the church closing. He then transferred his membership to the Humboldt United Methodist Church where he was a member for the rest of his life on earth.

Omer attended Maple Grove rural scho


Allen Donigan

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Rulo, NE

Allen Donigan, 86, of Rulo, NE, passed away July 8, 2017 at Kimberling City, MO. He was born September 26, 1929 at Plainview, NE to William and Jeanette (Holmes) Donigan.

Allen enlisted in the U. S. Army on November 15, 1946 at Scott Field, IL. He served in War World II and earned a Victory Medal and an Army of Occupation Medal. He went on to serve in Korea and earned an Army of Oc


Duane Todd

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Duane M. Todd, 95, of Seneca, died on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Life Care Center of Seneca.

Duane M. Todd was born on a farm near Clay Center, Kansas on July 8, 1922 to Warren and Edith Mina Todd. Duane often commented that he started working a team of horses in the field when he was 8 years old.  Duane attended country schools, and in the days before school buses, drove himse


Coletta Mae Robidoux

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Reserve, KS

Coletta Mae Robidoux, 76, of Reserve, passed late Friday evening, July 7, 2017, at her home with family by her side.

She was born at Horton, April 2, 1941, the daughter of Olaf and Frances Cuddy Armstrong and grew up near Willis where she attended schools, working hard to earn her GED in the 1980’s. Coletta, once her family was raised in this area, then moved to Miles City, M


Darlene Broxterman

Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort

Vermillion , KS

Darlene K. Broxterman, 88, Vermillion, KS, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Frankfort Community Care Home.

Visitation will be Wednesday, July 12, from noon until 5 p.m. at Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort.

A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Frankfort.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.,


Raymond Carl Madorin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Raymond Carl Madorin, 91, Valley Falls, died Monday, July 10, 2017, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester.

    He was born Dec. 27, 1925, north of Valley Falls, the son of Henry and Esther Florence Wolthausen Madorin. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1943. Raymond served in the US Army and was stationed in Oklahoma.

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Doris Elaine Krusemark

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Doris Elaine Krusemark, 93, of Atchison died Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at the First Christian Church with Rev. Russ Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Thursday, at the First Christian Church, Atchison. Mem


Dorothy F. Petty

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

formerly of Hiawatha , KS

Dorothy F. Petty, 81, formerly of Hiawatha, went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, July 9, 2017, at Aldersgate Nursing Home in Topeka, surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born at Newton, Kansas, one of four children born to Martin and Opal Blosser Loucks. She attended rural Wilson grade school and Fredonia High School. The family moved to Wichita to live briefly in 1945 before


Paul Ellsworth Dittemore

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Paul Ellsworth Dittemore, of Troy, Kansas, passed away July 3, 2017, age 88.

Paul died peacefully in his sleep in Highland, Kansas on July 3, 2017, just shy of his 89th birthday. He was born July 5, 1928 at the family home near Severance, Kansas, the son of Closky James Dittemore and Etta Elizabeth Lewis. He had just started his first year of school in Severance in 1934 when the fa