Announcements

Teresa Ann Peak

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Teresa Ann Peak, 73, of Atchison, KS, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 surrounded by her family.

Memorial service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Theola Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Alderson Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Memorials ar


Tom McGinnis

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Tom McGinnis, 91, of Falls City, NE, passed away May 7, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. A Parish Rosary will be recited on Friday at 7:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home. The family will received friends following the rosary.

Thomas Asa 'Tom' McGinnis, 91, died May 7th, 2017 at Fal


Judith Ann Herbster

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Judith Ann Herbster of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away May 2, 2017 in Falls City. She was born April 2, 1955 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Robert E. Wagg and Doris A. (Armbruster Wagg) Peterson. Judy spent her childhood in Ogallah, Kansas.

Judy loved children, and was a daycare provider upon her 1973 graduation from Trego Community High School in Wakeeney, Kansas until she became a Conk


Juanita Pierce

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka , KS

Juanita Opal Pierce, 86, of Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at her home. She was born December 3, 1930 in Soldier, KS the daughter of Spencer and Edna (Dunn) Chrisman.

Juanita graduated from Soldier High School in 1949. She had lived in Topeka since 2007, Abilene, TX for 50 years, Germany for 3 years and California for a year. Juanita was a housewife and homemaker.


Ida I. Keller

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Ida I. Keller, 84, of Troy, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Ida was born on March 1, 1933 in Troy, Kansas to Ralph Sr. & Mary (Clary) Taylor. 

She was of the Christian faith. Ida worked for Boehringer Ingelheim as a Laboratory Technician. 


Bill Peters

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

formerly of Severance area , KS

Billy Joe Peters, 83, formerly of the Severance area,  passed away on May 6, 2017 at LaVerna Village Nursing Home in Savannah, MO.

He was a long time resident of St Joseph, MO. Billy was born August 16, 1933 to John Arthur and Blanche Rosalie (Ptomey) Peters in St Joseph, MO. He was a member Methodist Church, Severance, KS.

He graduated from Highland High School in


Wilbur L. Dean

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Hiawatha, KS……….Wilbur L. Dean, 94, of Hiawatha, died Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he had been a resident a few days.

Wilbur was born at Sabetha, Kansas, April 14, 1923, one of three children born to Clarence Leslie and Lillian Barnes Dean and attended Washington High School near Kansas City before serving


Karen Lynn Edwards

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Effingham, KS

Karen Lynn Edwards, 57, of Effingham, KS died on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at her apartment.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am on Monday, May 8th, 2017 at St. Ann’s Church, Effingham with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, O.S.B as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the St Ann’s Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. Memorial contributi


Elmer Menninga

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Summerfield, KS

Elmer Menninga, 88 passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home in Summerfield, Kansas. He was born on December 6, 1928 at his parents home east of Bookwalter and later moved to a farmhouse south of Bookwalter.

Elmer spent his early years of school attending a country school in Bookwalter, finishing his schooling in Barneston, Nebraska.

Elmer married Sandra Colson


Kenneth M. Wollnick

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Wathena, Kansas - Kenneth M. Wollnick, 73, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Friday, April 28. 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Kenneth was born on September 22, 1943 in to Paul A. & Freda G. (Scholz) Wollnick. 

Kenneth served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Wathena High School & Missouri Western College & worked as an


Joseph Wahweotten

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Joseph “Joe” Eugene “Pok-to” Wahweotten, 55, of Mayetta, KS passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Mayetta. He was born February 28, 1962 in Holton, KS the son of Vernon L. and Rosemary (Masquat) Wahweotten.

Joe graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1980. He worked for many years installing dry wall for Gary Heath Drywall in Lawrence. Joe ha


Alma Higgins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland, KS

Alma Marie Higgins, 99, Highland, died May 1, 2017, at Highland Healthcare Center.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland with Rev. Jerry Petering presiding.  Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  

Memorial co


Gloria Meerpohl

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Gloria Meerpohl, 65, of Holton, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.   She was born September 3, 1951 at Horton, the daughter of Greg and Evelyn Jeannotte Ramirez.  She graduated from Horton High School in 1969.  She attended Washburn University for a short time and cosmetology school in Kansas City.  

William L. "Bill" Carter

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

William L. “Bill” Carter, 85, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Sunday, April 30, 2017 at his residence.

Celebration of Life services will be Friday, May 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Visitation with the family will be for one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contr


Frances Naomi Harris

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Leavenworth, KS

Frances Naomi Harris, 81 years old, of Leavenworth, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at her home with loving family by her side.

Funeral services will be Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Independence Baptist Church, 601 Pottawatomie St., Leavenworth, KS 66048 with Rev. Dr. James F. Lambert, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison


Ellen Dolores ‘DeDe’ (Brown) Fogler

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Atchison, KS

Ellen Dolores ‘DeDe’ (Brown) Fogler, 96, of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017.

Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS . Private family inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral h


Robert " Bob " Noll

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Robert G. “Bob” Noll, 84 of Pawnee City, peacefully passed into Eternal Life on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at The Pawnee County Hospital.  He was born on July 1, 1932 in Seneca, Kansas to Robert Maurice and Jessie Marie (Hatfield) Noll.

Bob graduated from Deming New Mexico High School (fait Robert G. “Bob” Noll, 84 of Pawnee City peacefully passed into


Mary Grier

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Mary Louise (Hatch) Grier, 57, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Mary was born in Falls City, Nebraska, August 15, 1959, to Delbert Dwayne and Marilyn Maureen Hatch. She went to high school at Falls City and graduated in 1977.  Mary married Barry Lamont Grier, August 21, 1983 and had made Hiawatha their home all of thei


Betty Buehler

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Buehler, 94, of Hiawatha, died Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

Survivors  include three daughters:  Barbara Mitchell, Mary Ann Edds, Janet Mendez; brother Robert Lehnherr, sister Dorothy Zimbelman.

A Celebration of Betty’s life is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the First Presbyterian Chur


Megan Mooney

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Megan Kay Mooney, 27, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 29, 2017, at her apartment in Hiawatha.

Survivors include her parents Michelle and Terry Mooney, her brother Christopher Mooney, paternal grandmother Sharon Mooney, all of White Cloud, and maternal  grandmother Connie Knight of Leavenworth.

Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Megan’s