Announcements

Delbert M. Larson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Delbert M. Larson, 81, of Hiawatha, passed on March 6, 2017, at Hiawatha Community Hospital with family by his side. He was born November 13, 1935, one of three children of Fred and Geneva Webb Larson, at Horton, Kansas. He spent his early childhood on farms near Everest and Hamlin, Kansas. He graduated from Hamlin High School in 1953. He attended several colleges throughout his career, earnin


Georgann A. Rottinghaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville, KS

Georgann A. Rottinghaus, 91, of Baileyville, Kansas, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living in Seneca.

She was born on July 12, 1925, at home, in Baileyville, the daughter of George and Agnes Dultmeier Heiman. She grew up in Baileyville and attended Baileyville school, graduating in 1946.

As a young women she ventured went to Omaha and wa


Audrey Joan Roland

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Audrey Joan Roland, 84, of Hiawatha, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home.

Audrey was born July 28, 1932 in Shawnee County, KS, adopted by W.P. and Phyllis Myers Howery and was a lifelong resident of the Hamlin-Hiawatha area.  She grew up near Hamlin where she attended school, graduating from high school with the class of 1950.  She was a Tupperware Manager f


Daryl Bechtelheimer

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Daryl H. Bechtelheimer, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Daryl was born on January 26, 1926 the son of Harvey F. Bechtelheimer and Faye M. (Carpenter) Bechtelheimer on a farm south east of Sabetha, Kansas.  He attended Plum Creek rural school south of Fairview until 1939.  He then attended Rock Creek School north of Sabeth


Lola Charlene Chambers

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Lola Charlene Chambers, 92, Valley Falls, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls.

She was born Sept. 10, 1924, in rural Morton County, the daughter of Clarence William & Lily Elnora Johnson Higgins. She was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist Church.

Lola was a clerk for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka, retiri


Paul Tegtmeier

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Burchard , NE

Paul Frederick Gottlieb Tegtmeier, 97, of Burchard, Nebraska, departed this life on Thursday, March 2, 2017. 

He was born January 22, 1920, to Louis and Nellie (Sommerhalder) Tegtmeier at their farm north east of Burchard.  He attended Pawnee County rural school district 46 and graduated from Pawnee High School with the class of 1937.  After spending his first year a


Howard " Jerome" Rice

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Goff, KS

Howard “Jerome” Rice, 80, of Goff, KS passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. He was born February 21, 1937 in Troy, KS, the son of Howard Glen and Ruth Irene (Soden) Rice.

 Jerome graduated from Robinson High School in 1955 and attended Vo-Tech in Atchison for Architectural Drafting. In 1980, he placed 1st in the state in drafting and in the top 6 nation


Phillip King

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Wathena

St. Joseph , MO

Phillip R. King, 73, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Diversicare of St. Joseph, Missouri.

Phillip was born on November 1, 1943 in Elwood, Kansas to Emmett R. & Iva Mae (Muse) King. He graduated from the Elwood High School.

Phillip served in the Kansas Army National Guard, worked for Buchanan County road and bridge and played in t


Francis Hartman

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Frances (Vertin) Hartman, 96, of Wathena, Kansas died Tuesday, February 28, 2017at the Wathena Healthcare & Rehab Center.

Frances was born on August 21, 1920 in Wathena to Matthew and Elsie (Miller) Vertin.

She married John L. Hartman on November 19, 1949 in Wathena. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1990. She wa


Donna May (Branch) Maltby

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Donna May (Branch) Maltby completed her earthly life February 25, 2017.

Donna was born on October 14, 1935 to Kenneth and Fay Branch at Arkansas City, KS.

Donna married Daniel D. Maltby on November 25, 1953. To this union five children were born- Daniel P., Gregory, John, Arlan and Jan.

She is survived by her husband, their children and nine grandchildren, h


Barbara Ann Ramsey

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Dawson, NE

Barbara Ann (Armbruster) Ramsey, 81, of Dawson, Nebraska was born on June 11, 1935, in Shubert, Nebraska to Otmar and Hattie (Johnson) Armbruster with siblings Eleanor Nichols, Marlin, Leo, Dale Eugene and Robert.  When Barbara was 5 months old her mother passed away and she went to make her home with her Uncle Jerry and Aunt Florence (Armbruster) Kean along with their seven children, Mil


Byron W. “Barney” Meinzer

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Byron W. “Barney” Meinzer was born in Falls City, NE on April 16, 1934 to Paul and Pearl (Gentry) Meinzer. He grew up on a farm northeast of Falls City and attended District 29 country school and Falls City High School where he excelled in football and track. He graduated in 1951.

After high school, he worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for a couple of years and th


Lorma Hladkey

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Lorma Hladky, 86, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at her home. She was born July 18, 1930 in a farmhouse east of Holton, the daughter of Osel Preston and Mildred (Nickels) Houston.   Lorma graduated from Denison High School and later graduated from Washburn University with a degree in Business Administration. She lived in the Holton community for 33 year


Phyllis Taylor

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Phyllis Taylor, 95, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Born:  July 4, 1921 in rural Humboldt, Nebraska Died:  February 28, 2017 in Humboldt, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Northridge Humboldt (Bible) Church at 62


Carl W. "Whitey" Laipple Jr.

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Wathena, Kansas - Carl W. “Whitey” Laipple Jr., 80, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Whitey was born on October 3, 1936 to Carl W. Sr. & Gladys Mildred (Schuler) Laipple. 

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wathena & the Moila Shrine Temple of St. Joseph, M


Loraine "Johnny" Dale Frank

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Rural Humboldt , NE

Loraine “Johnny” Dale Frank, son of Ernest and Mildred (Mosher) Frank, was born September 9, 1931 at Table Rock, Nebraska. One of five children, he received his education at Bunker Hill rural school in Pawnee County and Table Rock High School.  He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in October, 1952.    On Easter Sunday, April 10, 195


Melvin Merrel Myers

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster , KS

Melvin Merrel Myers, 88, Lancaster, Kansas passed away on Sunday, Feb. 26th, 2017 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital, Hiawatha, KS.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Lancaster United Methodist Church, with Rev. Matt Broxterman officiating. Burial will follow in the Alderson Cemetery, in the Good Intent Community. The family will receive fri


Virginia M. Hager

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Virginia M. Hager, 92, Atchison, passed away, surrounded by her children, on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, March 3, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Daughters of Isabella rosary will be recited on Thursday


Iva Mae Oliver

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Formerly of Auburn , NE

Iva Mae Oliver, age 87 of Omaha (formerly Auburn), passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Survivors include her children Rich and wife Maggie Behrends of Dawson; Patricia Fields of Papillion; Joyce Allen of Omaha; John Oliver of Ames, NE; Mark Oliver of Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and


Juanita Morey

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

A. Juanita Morey, 82, of Hiawatha, died Saturday morning, February 25, 2017, at the North Pines in Hiawatha where she had been a resident since April 2015.

Juanita was born in Brown County, Kansas, January 17, 1935, one of four children born to the late Donald and Margaret Meugniot Joslin, and had lived in Hiawatha nearly all of her life.  She grew up here where she attended H