Announcements

James "Jim" Pierce Bottom

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

James "Jim" Pierce Bottom, 73, of Horton, Kansas, passed away at his home on March 14, 2017, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.

He was born on September 1, 1943 on Dry Creek Road in Casey County, Kentucky, the son of Edward P. and Virgie Wethington Bottom. Jim joined the Air Force in November of 1960 at the age of 17.

He served in Greenl


Marjorie Thornton

Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka

Topeka , KS

Marjorie Elda Aller Thornton was born near Hiawatha, KS on March 28th, 1920 and passed away March 13th, 2017 surrounded by family members.  

She was the daughter of Benjamin Harrison “Harry” and Annie Marguerite (Hanson) Aller.  She graduated from Robinson High School and Highland College.  She taught at White Hall and LaGrange Schools in Brown County.&nb


Teresa Althouse

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Fairview , KS

Teresa Kay Althouse, 57, of Fairview, passed away peacefully Monday, March 13, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Hiawatha, December 11, 1959, one of three children born to Norman and Nancy (Bloom) Brockhoff, and was a lifelong resident of the Fairview area. Teresa attended Hiawatha schools where she graduated from Hiawatha High School with the


Larry Bowser

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Oskaloosa, KS

Larry C. Bowser, 79, Oskaloosa, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born Feb. 25, 1938, in Horton, the son of William J. and Margaret L. Kinkade Bowser. He graduated from Holton High School in 1956 and from Kansas State University in 1960 with a degree in accounting.

Larry was president of the State Bank of Oskaloosa from 1974 until


LaVerne McConnell

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

LaVerne McConnell, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born December 10, 1925 in Horton, KS the daughter of Louis and Josephine (Marak) Schuetz.

LaVerne graduated from Horton High School. She lived most of her life in the Jackson County area. LaVerne owned and operated Bill’s Market with her husband Bill fo


Jeanette "Jan" Mary Callaghan

Popkess Mortuary in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Jeanette “Jan” Mary (Holthaus) Callaghan, 76, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Jeanette was born February 2, 1941 in Baileyville, Kansas. She was the eldest daughter to Ben and Sally (Enneking) Holthaus, and step-daughter to Katie Holthaus. She attended the St. Benedict’s High School. She later graduat


Robert J. Hazzard

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Ozawkie , KS

Robert J. Hazzard, 90, Ozawkie, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at a Topeka hospital.

He was born Dec. 15, 1926, at Lawrence, the son of James M. and Mable Anderson Hazzard. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1945 and then served in the US Army. He attained the rank of Sergeant and was stationed in Arkansas and North Carolina.

Bob retired in 1989 as the Assistant


Sarah Edelman

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Sarah Edelman, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

She was born on February 26, 1924 in the family home northwest of Sabetha. Sarah attended National Country School until the eighth grade.

Sarah grew up working on the family farm. She loved the outdoors with gardening, raising flowers, working with livestock, and


Clarence Robert Flory

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Valley Falls, KS

Clarence Robert Flory, 93, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Midland Care at Linnwood Park, Valley Falls, KS.

Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Nortonville Pleasant Grove Christian Church.  Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery Effingham, KS.  Family will receive friends from6:00 to 8:00 PM,


Denretta "Denni" Nolte

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humbldt , NE

Denretta “Denni” Lou (Joy) Nolte, 81, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on March 30, 1935, in Kingman, Kansas to Denton L. and Lelia (Long) Joy.  She grew up in Wichita, Kansas and Ottumwa, Iowa before attending school at Rollins Elementary in Kansas City, Missouri.  Denni attended Shawnee Mission High School in Mission, Kansas graduating with the class of 1953.  She th


Robert VanEpps

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Robinson, KS

Robert Gail VanEpps, 90, of rural Robinson Kansas went to be with the Lord March 11th, 2017 at Mosaic Hospital St Joseph Mo.

He was born January 11, 1927 in Valley Falls, Ks. He was adopted to Charlie and Delferne  VanEpps in 1930 where he resided in the same home his entire life. He went to school in Robinson (where he graduated in 1945).  

Bob served four ye


Betty Montgomery

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Effingham, KS

Betty J. Montgomery, 93, of Effingham, KS passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at a nursing facility in Valley Falls, KS. She was born November 30, 1923 in Humansville, MO the daughter of Mark and Olive (Tipling) Shockley.

Betty graduated from Atchison County Community High School.

She married Charles Howard Montgomery on January 15, 1943 in Atchison, KS. He preceded he


William " Mike" Murdy, Sr.

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

William Michael “Mike” Murdy, Sr., of Hiawatha, died shortly after arrival at Hiawatha Community Hospital, Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was 69.

A Celebration of Life service is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Hiawatha. Pastors James Callaway and Ryan VanPeursem will officiate.  Military honors a courtesy of


Brice Sowers

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Brice Sowers was born in Kansas City on January 20, 1993. He passed way unexpectedly March 10, 2017.

Brice never met a stranger and was always interested in what was going on in your life. He wanted to let you know what was going on in his life. Brice was someone who didn’t let illness get in his way. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was a young boy. He had


LeNore Stumpf

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home

formerly of Axtell, KS

LeNore Josephine Stumpf, 84, Topeka, formerly of Axtell, died March 9, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Mar. 15, 1932, the daughter of Fred and Tillie (Engelken) Kuckelman, in the Kuckelman farm home southwest of Baileyville, KS.

LeNore graduated from Baileyville High School in 1950, moved to Topeka and was employed at The Menninger Clinic and later at Blue Cross-Blue


Clayton P. Campbell

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Atchison, KS formerly of Falls City , NE

Clayton P. Campbell, 73, of Atchison, KS (formerly of Falls City, NE), passed away March 7, 2017 at his residence at Atchison. He was born June 11, 1943 in Falls City. The son of the late Clarence Campbell and Jean Ann Phillips Clark.

He attended Falls City High School where he excelled in Track and Field and also at Football. He worked as a farm hand in the Rulo, NE and Salem


Sister Lou Whipple

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Lou Whipple, OSB, 50, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m.

Raised in Jetmore, Ks., Sister Lou earned a B.S. in elementary education from


Yvonne Wood

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Yvonne Annette Wood, 72, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

She was born on January 12, 1945 in Sabetha, Kansas the daughter of Harold and Adeline Valiando Wood. Yvonne graduated from ACCHS in Effingham, Kansas in 1964. She had worked in the Housekeeping Department at Mt. Saint Scholastic. Yvonne was a me


Rose Marie Miles

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

(KAIR)--Rose Marie Miles, 93, a long-time Atchison resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson, KS.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before service time. Memori


Robert Dickson

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Bendena , KS

Robert Dickson, 88, of Bendena, Kansas died at his home on Monday, March 6, 2017.

Bob was born on November 3, 1928 in Washington, Kansas to William & Eunice (Diller) Dickson. He lived most of his life in Bendena, served in the U.S. Army. Bob was a mechanic.

He was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in B