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Mary " Monnie" Wabaunsee

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Mary Theresa “Monnie” Wabaunsee, 70, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. She was born October 7, 1946 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lou and Freda Jane (Nozhackum) Wabaunsee.

Monnie graduated from ­­­­­St. Paul’s Indian Mission in Marty, South Dakota. She spent most of her life on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Rese


Clarence Roy Voigtlander

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

Clarence Roy Voigtlander was born at home in San Francisco on September 9, 1920 to Frank and Hattie Voigtlander.  He was youngest of his family.

 He attended grammar school in the Portola district of San Francisco until moving to San Anselmo in 1932 to help his aunt Doris Kreuzer run her grocery store.  He completed his elementary education in San Anselmo and graduat


Dennis Joseph Thummel

The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of Atchison

Atchison, KS

Dennis Joseph Thummel, 50 of Atchison, KS, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS. 

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.  Burial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.  Family will receive friends


Carol Turner

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Carol Jean Turner, 56, of Seneca, died February 8, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Carol was born December 20, 1960 in Connersville, Indiana to Burdette and Marjorie Paris Turner. She attended Connersville High School and graduated in 1978. After school, she went to work at Sanders Grocery Store in Connersville after raising her daughter.

She was a lifelong re


Edward Pepperl

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Formerly of Burchard , NE

Edward Pepperl 95, of Lincoln, Nebraska formerly of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Thursday,  February 9, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Burchard, Nebraska.  Officiating Father Michael Christensen.  Rosary Monday, February 13, 2017 at 6;30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Chu


Ashley Obbards

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Hiawatha , KS

Ashley Marie Obbards, 32, of Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away on February 7, 2017 in Hiawatha, Kansas.

She was born on October 24, 1984 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Glen and Mary Long Obbards.

Ashley worked as a sales clerk and was a homemaker. She married Floyd Moppin in Hiawatha, Kansas. They later were divorced.

 Survivors include her father, Glen


Emmett Labes

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly of Horton , KS

Emmett C. Labes, 83, of Belleville, Kansas, formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Belleville, Kansas Health Care Center.

He was born on December 8, 1933 in Concordia, Kansas the son of Emmett J. and Eva Bachtell Labes.

Emmett grew up in the Clifton, Kansas area and after high school he graduated from the Brown Mackie College in Salin


Ramona M. Chesson

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Ramona M. Chesson, 57, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 8, 2017 at Falls City. She was born July 2, 1959 to Bernard and the late Dottie (Hinsley) Stewart.

On August 1, 1998 she married William Chesson at Omaha, NE.

Ramona was raised in Omaha and graduated from North West High School in 1978. After the couple married they moved to Falls City in 1999. Ramona worked


Archie Hodge

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Archie Hodge, 88, of Falls City, NE, passed away February 7, 2017 at Falls City, NE. He was born October 13, 1928 at Fairbury, NE to the late Archie Taylor and Clara (Bean) Hodge.

As a child, his family moved to Rulo where he attended school and graduated from high school in 1946.  He enlisted in the US Navy in Kansas City on August 30th, 1951, and was honorably discharged on


Mary E. Turner

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Denison, KS

Mary E. Turner, 71, Denison, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at her home.     She was born Oct. 11, 1945, at Harrisonville, MO, the daughter of Charles and Lucy McCall Howdeshell.     Mary was a Certified Nurse Aide and a Certified Medical Aide at the Jefferson County Geriatric Center at Winchester when she retired. She had worked as a waitress at the Sun


Johnny Gene Yocum

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Saint Joseph, MO

Johnny Gene Yocum, 52, of St. Joseph, Missouri, died suddenly on February 4, 20117, at Mosaic Life Hospital in St. Joseph Missouri.

Johnny was born on July 9, 1964, in Beloit, Kansas to Oliver Owen and Lois Maxine Groves Yocum. He grew up in Sabetha and attended Sabetha High School. Johnny moved to Hiawatha after high school and joined the Kansas Nation Guard in September 11, 1981


Alfred Adkins

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Hiawatha, formerly of Doniphan Co , KS

Alfred T. Adkins, 72, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday morning, February 7, 2017, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.

Alfred was born on a farm near Leona, September 22, 1944, one of fifteen children born to Samuel Franklin and Maude Randall Adkins, and had lived nearly all of his life in the Doniphan-Brown county area. He grew up in the Leona-Denton area where he attended country school.


Geneva Tosh

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Geneva Tosh, 81, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 6, 2017. She was born September 17, 1935 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Homer and Celia (Millenbruch) Burget.   Geneva graduated from Effingham High School, class of 1954.

She married Harold Tosh on February 12, 1956 at Coal Creek Church. She was a wife and homemaker for the last 60 years until Harold&rs


Joyce Spier

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Joyce Lorraine (Hefling) McAferty Spier, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Colonial Acres in Humboldt, Nebraska. She was born February 25, 1937 to Ira Franklin and Gladys Rose (Anderson) Hefling on the “Home Place” during a snowstorm. She was baptized at the Federated Church in Mt. Hope, KS. She graduated from Mt. Hope High School in 1955. She attended the American Busin


Donald Jacobson

Terry-Christie Funeral Home in Waterville

rural Vermillion , KS

Donald F. Jacobson, age 86, of rural Vermillion, passed away at his home on the morning of Thursday, February 2, 2017.

Don was born April 24, 1930, at Cottage Hill, to Robert E. and Hannah D. (Steenson) Jacobson. He attended the Harbaugh School and was raised on his family farm. Don married Lola Mae Montague on April 3, 1955, at the Evangelical Church in Marysville


Mildred Peterson

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Formerly of Humboldt , NE

Mildred Peterson, 93, formerly of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the Premier Estates in Pawnee City, Nebraska.

Born:  January 17, 1924 in rural Du Bois, Nebraska Died:  February 4, 2017 in Pawnee City, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at The Christian Church in Humbold


Ann Haverkamp

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Corning, KS

Ann Haverkamp, 88, of Corning passed away on February 5th, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca, KS.

She was born on April 3, 1928 on the family farm Northwest of Frankfort, the daughter of Joseph H and Mary Rottinghaus Lierz.  She attended Allison Rural School completing the 8th grade.  After school, she continued working on the family farm.  At the age


Steve Boos

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Sabetha, formerly of Hiawatha, KS

Steven Lee Boos, 64, of Sabetha, formerly of Hiawatha, died Saturday morning, February 4, 2017, at Mosiac Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,

He was preceded in death by his parents Edward and Marilyn Pinyerd Boos; a brother Stanley, and sister in law Karen Ann Boos.

Steve is survived by his two sons:  Matthew and Jason Boos; fri


Fred Ernest Anderson

Olathe, formerly Atchison, KS

Fred Ernest Anderson, 84, Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00am  Mon. Feb. 6 at Prince of Peace Church, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe, KS. Family visitation will be at the church one hour prior to Mass.  Internment at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Fred was born Jan. 21, 1933 in Ault, CO. to Fred and Blossom A


Marianne E. McClintock

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Marianne E. McClintock, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born May 13, 1927 in Holton, KS the daughter of Frank L. and Josephine M. (McColgin) Davis.

Marianne attended Banner School (which was a one-room school house) and graduated from Holton High School in 1945. She was a life-long member of the Holton community as a farm