Announcements

Robert " Bob" Davis

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Robert B. “Bob” Davis, 86, of rural Hiawatha, died Friday evening, April 7, 2017, at the Sabetha Manor.

Born October 15, 1930, at St. Joseph, MO, one of two children born to Albert and Ferne Syster Davis.  Bob wrote:  “After much deliberation, my parents brought me back to the farm home 2 ¼ miles east of Hiawatha where except for brief periods of


Connie Lehman

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Connie Sue (Miller) Lehman, 67, of Sabetha passed away April 7, 2017 in her home surrounded by her loving family, ending a 20 month struggle with cancer.

Connie was born April 16, 1949 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the oldest child of Wayne and Pearl (Massner) Miller.  She was raised on a dairy farm north of Fort Scott.  After completing the 8th grade at Bunker Hill Grade School


Vickie Blevins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Victoria Louise (Drake) Blevins, 71, long time resident of Highland, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, April 6, 2017, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO.

Vicki was born on August 19, 1945, in Hiawatha, Kansas to Charles and Mary (Idol) Drake. In her youth Vicki lived in Hiawatha, Kansas, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, Missouri. The family moved to Highland at the beg


Pamela Louise Keller

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Pamela Louise Keller passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri, with numerous family & friends by her side. 

Pam was born on May 23, 1954 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Calvin & Joyce (Judd) Ptomey. 

She worked as a Librarian’s Aide for 15 years at the Troy Schools. She loved attending & supporting


Lynne McCullough

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Lynne McCullough, 78, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 6, 2017 at Falls City. She was born December 18, 1938 at Chicago, IL to Oscar and Lucille (Nieske) Holste.

On October 7, 1967 she married William “Bill” McCullough at Englewood, CO. He passed away January 2, 2002.

Lynne attended Chicago Public Schools and graduated from Palatine High School in 1956 a


Ada Levier

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Ada Marie “Meeks-sah-quah” Levier, 89, of Mayetta, KS passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at her home on the Potawatomi Reservation. She was born June 21, 1927 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Oscar and Mary (Mahkuk) Levier.

Ada attended Haskell Institute. She had worked various places in the housekeeping and linen department, including the State Hospital in Topeka. Ada


Kathryn Jeanette Smith

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

formerly of Valley Falls, KS

Kathryn Jeanette Smith, 100, Auburn, formerly of Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at a care facility at Auburn.

She was born May 16, 1916, at St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Fanny Griser Johnson. She graduated from high school and business school at Frederick, WI. She had lived in Valley Falls from 1961-2015.

Jeanette was a homemaker. She and her hu


Floyd Watkins

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Floyd Eugene Watkins, 87, of Soldier, KS passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home.

Floyd had been cared for by his great-nephew, Rick Watkins and Kristina Spillman. He was born December 16, 1929 in Soldier, KS the son of Lawrence Elvin and Marguerite Frances (Tomlinson) Watkins.

Floyd graduated from Soldier High School in 1947. After high school, Floyd served in


Melvin Russell Benshoof

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Melvin Russell Benshoof, 86 years old, of Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Medicalodge of Atchison.

Memorial Services will be Friday, April 7, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Atchison. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until time of services at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to assist with cremation ex


Julia M. “Bitsy” Griffith

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Julia M. “Bitsy” Griffith, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her home.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until time of services at the funeral ho


Pauline Wisdom

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Pauline H. Wisdom, 100, of Sabetha passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

She was born on December 22, 1916 to Robert and Fannie (Hock) Wempe in Seneca, Kansas. She attended school in Seneca and worked on the family farm and dairy business. She was married to Irvin Wisdom on November 26, 1935. They established a home near Bern. In this union were bor


Barbara Wenzl

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Barbara Ellen Wenzl, 90 of Pawnee City, NE passed away peacefully Tuesday April 4, 2017 at the Pawnee County Hospital. She was born January 8, 1927, the 9th of 10 children to Stephen and Minnie(Gottula) Wenzl in Steinauer, NE.

She grew up on the family farm northeast of Steinauer, attended St.


Hudson Rottinghaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Hudson Wayne Rottinghaus, stillborn infant of Sara R. Rottinghaus and Mark Singleton died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

He is survived on his maternal side, by a sister, McKenzie Rottinghaus of Seneca; grandparents, Wayne and Marilyn Gress Rottinghaus of Seneca; a great-grandmother, Helen Rottinghaus of Seneca; and his aunts, Tammy Rot


Gary Holthaus

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga , KS

Gary L. Holthaus, 72, of Onaga, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Onaga Health and Rehabilitation Center.   He was born January 11, 1945 at Seneca, the son of Adolph and Esther Stuke Holthaus.  He graduated from Baileyville High School in 1963.   After high school Gary worked at The Creamery in Sabetha until he married.  He then worked at Goodye


Richard Niesluchowski

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Richard Niesluchowski, 78, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home.

He was born July 14, 1938, at Chicago, IL, the son of Edward & Ruby May Niesluchowski. He graduated from Farragut High School at Chicago in 1956.    

Richard served in the US Army and was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth. He had attended Calvary Baptist Church in Valley F


David Small

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

David Laurance Small, 73, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Horton Community Hospital.

He was born on October 11, 1943 in Horton, Kansas the son of Laurance and Ione Denton Small. David attended Mound Valley country school east of Horton, Kansas. David attended the Horton Christian Church and the Willis Christian Church. He loved golf, riding his bicyc


Alfred "Bud" C. Schoenfeldt Jr.

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Wathena, Kansas Alfred C. Schoenfeldt Jr., 86, of Wathena, Kansas Passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Wathena Nursing & Rehab Center.

Bud was born on June 2, 1930 in West Point, Nebraska to Alfred Chris & Crystal (Beck) Schoenfeldt Sr.

He was a carpenter & a cabinet maker. Bud drove the school bus for Wathena Schools for 22 years, in which he was very


Darlene Boyette

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Auburn, KS

Darlene G. Boyette, 84, Auburn, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at her home.

She was born Nov. 13, 1932, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Everett and Lillie Meyers King. She graduated from Ozawkie High School in 1950.

She married Woodie L. Boyette, Dec. 7, 1951, at Topeka.

Darlene was a day care provider in her home for over 20 years. She had worked in the Insurance


Richard Traxler

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Perry, KS

Richard Louis Traxler, 72, of Perry, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Richard was born February 3, 1945 in Lawrence, the son of  Louis F. and Marie Elizabeth Cottrell Traxler. He was a 1963 graduate of Lecompton High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Reserves, serving six years, from 1965 to 1971. 

Richard was a farmer for mo


Virginia (Forbes) Sheridan

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

St. Joseph, KS

ST. JOSEPH, MO - Virginia (Forbes) Sheridan, 90, of St. Joseph, Missouri died Sunday, April 2, 2017 in St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Virginia was born on January 30, 1927 in Wathena, Kansas to Russell and Edith (Wilson) Forbes. She lived in Elwood until moving to St. Joseph in 1993. Virginia worked and retired from J C Penny in St. Joseph. 

Virginia is a member