Announcements

Beth Lavon Hawk

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Beth Lavon Hawk, 53, of Atchison, KS passed away unexpectedly, Friday November 18, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, MO.

Funeral service will be 1:00PM Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at First Christian Church with Rev. Matt Broxterman officiating.  Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS.  The family will receive friends from&n


Roy Sewell

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Roy E. Sewell, 97, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born December 13, 1918 in Kansas, the son of Hubert and May (Powers) Sewell.

Roy attended country schools near Granada, KS and farmed in the Granada area in his early years. Roy also worked for Ohse Meats and Hills Pet Nutrition both in Topeka. He later worked as a roofer


Floyd Shumaker

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore, KS

Floyd R. Shumaker, 83, of Wetmore, KS passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born June 3, 1933 in Wetmore, the son of Freddie Jacob “F.J.” and Mae Christine (Wittenbach) Shumaker.

Floyd graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Navy during Korean Conflict. He was a life-long


Dennis Hammersmith

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Dennis L. Hammersmith, 80, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

He was born on October 21, 1936 in Walker, Kansas the son of Albert and Elenore (Dreiling) Hammersmith.

Dennis graduated from Immaculata High School, Leavenworth, Kansas in 1955. He worked at Leavenworth Steel until moving to Horton in 19


Timothy Raymond Larkin

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Timothy Raymond Larkin, 60, of St. Joseph, MO, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at LaVerna Village in St. Joseph, surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Robert Ziegler, officiating.  Family will receive friends from 10:00 am until time of service at


Dorma Allen

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Meriden , KS

Dorma Rowene Allen, 89, Meriden, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Village Villa care facility in Nortonville.

She was born February 23, 1927 in Ozawkie, the Daughter of Wilber Cecil “Squibb” and Ethel M. Laird Brown. She attended school in rural Jefferson County. Dorma was a homemaker and had worked many years part time for the Kansas Department of Revenue during ta


Ruth Rohmeyer

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Summerfield, KS

Ruth Audrey Rohmeyer, 94 of Summerfield, Kansas passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Frankfort, Kansas. She was born on October 11, 1922 to Ernest and Clara (Adams) Young in Summerfield, Kansas.

Ruth grew up in Marietta, Kansas and attended school in Oketo, Kansas and graduating as Salutatorian of the class of 1941.

Ruth married Fred, G. Rohmeyer on December 20


Victoria Louise Morgan

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Victoria Louise Morgan, 92, of Atchison KS died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Atchison Senior Village Nursing Home. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19th, 2016 at St. Benedict’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, O.S.B as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive f


John Mowry

Harmon-Rhode Funeral Home in Troy

Elwood, KS

John Daniel Mowry, 40, of Elwood, Kansas passed away on November 14, 2016.

He was born on March 9, 1976 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Keith & Marlene (Wiley) Mowry of Severance, Kansas.

He was of the Christian faith. He was a graduate of Midway High School in 1995, where he was a gifted athlete in multiple sports. John was especially talented at football, receiving an


Marcia J. Turpin

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Marcia J. Turpin, 74, Atchison, Kansas died early Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her home.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Chaplain Ryan Van Peursem officiating.  Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery.  Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, Nov. 22nd from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.


Bernita Tate

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Bernita M. Tate, Hiawatha, KS, walks victoriously with Jesus.  She went to see her Lord, November 15, 2016, surrounded by her children:  Joe (Alberta) Tate, Pomona, Alice (Rod) Carwell, White Cloud, KS, Louis Tate and Anita Tate of Hiawatha, KS.  The joys of her heart were her grand-daughters:  Elizabeth Carwell, Kelsi Tate, JoLynn Tate, Taylor-Abbott Carwell, her great gra


Cecelia Alice Sauer

Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home in Topeka

Atchison, KS

Cecelia Alice Sauer, 80, died November 14, 2016 at the House at Midland Care.  Cecelia was born in Atchison, Kansas on October 15, 1936 the daughter of Antone and Mary (Medsker) Anslinger. 

She was a graduate of Mt. St. Scholastica High School in Atchison and received an Associate of Arts degree from Washburn University in Business.  She was a homemaker while her chi


Saundra Elaine Hartman

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Nortonville, KS

Saundra Elaine Hartman, 72, of Nortonville, KS died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS.

Graveside services and burial will be 2:00 pm on Friday, November 18th, 2016 at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home.  Memorial con


Leon Cline

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Havensville, KS

Leon P. Cline, 49, of Havensville, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.     He was born June 17, 1967 at Onaga, the son of John and Dorothy Bishop Cline.  Leon graduated from Onaga High School in 1985 and from the North Central Kansas Area Vo-Tech in 1986, having studied farm equipment mechanics.  

Margaret Holder

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Margaret Irene (Harms) Holder, 88, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born in rural Humboldt, Nebraska on May 19, 1928 to George Herman and Violet Luella (Babcock) Harms.  In 1929, Violet’s brothers Wayne and Robert Babcock came to make their home with the Harms family after the death of their parents.  Margaret attended grade school at District 105 and 9th through 11th grade at Bratton


Clyde Epple

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Clyde Erich Epple, of Sabetha, died peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the age of 83. 

He was born to Erich and Freda (Wenger) Epple in their home south of Sabetha, assisted by a midwife on February 27, 1933. He was the first of five children.  

He attended the Victory School at Rock Creek through the 8th grade until he was needed on the farm.  Cl


Leanna Hickman

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa , KS

LeAnna Grace Hickman, 56, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 in an automobile accident west of Perry.

She was born November 16, 1959 at Ottawa, the daughter of Samuel Dale and Leida P. Imhoff Juedes. LeAnna was a 1977 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Highland Community College. She worked as a Senior Administrative Assistant and was currently serving a


Ruth E. Bryant

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ruth E. Bryant, 68, Atchison, Kansas early Saturday, November 12, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Memorial services will be Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor James Cormode officiating.  Visitation with the family will be Thursday, Nov. 17th from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home.  Me


Donnis Josette Keo

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Horton

Horton, KS

Donnis Josette Keo (April 19, 1944 - November 10, 2016) Donnis Josette Keo, 72, Of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at her home in Horton, Kansas.

She was born on April 19, 1944 in Mayetta, Kansas the daughter of Louis & Helen Nahgonbe Oliver. Donnis worked as a LPN Nurse for years until she retired. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Trib


Nadyne E. Gerdes

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Formerly of Humboldt, NE

Nadyne E. Gerdes, age 84, formerly of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and Bob Grotrian of Humboldt; Laurie and Dale Piper of Springfield; grandchildren and spouses Bobbi and Steve Tegtmeier; Ryan and Kim Grotrian; Kerri and Brian Lambert; Clint and Gina Piper; Adam and Amber Piper;