Announcements

Rachel Seematter

Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort

Frankfort , KS

Rachel O. Seematter, 93, of Frankfort, KS, died Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Frankfort Community Care Home.

Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until 5 p.m. at Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort.

A rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Frankfort.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday


Wilma Jean Blaser

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Marysville, KS

Wilma Jean Blaser, 96, of Marysville, KS, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 12, from noon until 8 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 13, at the United Methodist Church in Marysville.   Rev. Dale Lewis will officiate. 


Sarah Ann Reeves

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Sarah Ann Reeves, age 97, of Auburn, Nebraska, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Auburn, Nebraska.

Funeral Services for Sarah Ann Reeves will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016, at the Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn, Nebraska with Pastor Tom Osborne officiating.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 13


Wayne Gerdes

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Johnson, NE

Wayne Gerdes, age 63 of Johnson, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at UNMC in Omaha.

Survivors include his children and spouses Jeremy and Jana of Johnson; Christopher and Dana of Chester; Philip and Crystal of Auburn; Nathaniel and Alecia of Johnson; Michelle and Douglas Hoff of Rosemount, MN; Randall of Johnson; 18 grandchildren; step-children Trisha (Joel) Kelsay of Auburn; To


Mildred Werner

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Mildred Louise Werner, 100, of Horton, Kansas passed away peacefully on October 6, 2016 at the Mission Village Living Center.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on October 10, 2016 at St. Leo’s Catholic Church with Father Dan officiating Internment will follow at the St. Leo’s Catholic Cemetery in Horton, Kansas. A parish rosary will be recited on October 9th, 20


Lowell Moser

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Effingham, KS

Lowell Alan Moser, 82, of Effingham, KS passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born April 1, 1934 in Horton, KS, the son of Ralph George and Cecil Irene (Bartley) Moser.

Lowell graduated from Powhattan High School in 1952 and Highland Junior College in 1955. He received his Bachelor’s in Agriculture Economics from Kansas


Charlotte V. Barajas

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Charlotte V. Barajas, 92, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, Kansas.

Memorial services will be Monday, October 10, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will precede the services from 9:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Online condolences may be left at More...


Virginia Jones

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Virginia A. Jones was born at Hanover, Illinois, September 26, 1923, one of five children born to John Bentley and Viola Morris Harkness and was the only one of her siblings not born in Eastern Montana.  Her parents homesteaded in Montana where they lived in a log cabin before the family moved to Illinois where she grew up and attended school.  After her marriage, she lived with her


Donald Lee Speer

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Donald Lee Speer, 78, of Atchison KS died Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 at Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO following his wish for a family trip to see Mount Rushmore.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am on Friday, October 7th, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS. The family will recei


Glenn W. Binder

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Glenn W. Binder, 96 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He was born on March 10, 1920 to Charles J.and Violet Mary (Branek) Binder in Table Rock, Nebraska.

He is survived by his daughter, Karen Droge and husband Bruce of Pawnee City, NE, son Kevin Binder and wife Sherri of Elk Horn.

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Dale Wichman, Sr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Dale William Wichman, Sr., 71, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at a Topeka hospital.

He was born June 6, 1945 in Waterville, KS the son of Ernest Fredrich and Patricia F. (Pickett) Wichman. He had lived in Valley Falls, Clay Center and Oskaloosa before moving to Holton in 1957. Dale attended Holton High School and later served in the United States Army during th


Cinda Lou (Grieme) Wright

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Denton, KS

Cinda Lou (Grieme) Wright, 63, of Denton, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Cinda was born on January 19, 1953 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Robert Carl & Anna Lou (Cox) Grieme.

She graduated Platte Business School & worked in administration for years including Wyeth Company & HCC. Then went to work in food servic


Larry Rose

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City, NE

Larry Gene Rose, 53, of Falls City, Nebraska was born December 24, 1962 in Seneca, Kansas to Delbert Leroy and Violet Mae (Bestwick) Rose.  Larry grew up in Humboldt attending grade school in Table Rock and later Humboldt High School. He served in the National Guard Company B 2nd 134th Infantry until being honorably discharged on May 11, 1999. On June 13, 1988, Larry was united in ma


Leslie Jo Boyce

Popkess Mortuary

Sabetha, KS

Leslie Jo Boyce, 39, of Sabetha was born on February 21, 1977 in Hiawatha, Kansas.

Jo graduated from Sabetha High School with the Class of 1995. She received her associate degree from Colby Community College. Jo worked as an administrative assistant at J-six Enterprises for many years. Jo enjoyed working with flowers and in her yard. She also had a passion for decorating her home.


Edwin J. Nutzman

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Edwin J. Nutzman, 87, of Falls City, NE passed away September 30, 2016 at Sabetha, KS.  He was born January 5, 1929 at Falls City to the late John and Sophia (Scholl) Nutzman.

He married Jean I. Schutte on August 2, 1952 at Pawnee City, NE. She later passed away on February 16, 1999.

Edwin was raised in rural Falls City on the family farm.  Once married the couple


Lisa C. Eylar

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Lisa C. Eylar, 48, Atchison, Kansas passed from this life peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Benedict’s Abbey Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. A parish rosary will be recited on Monday, October


David Paul Hefner

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

David Paul Hefner, 58, of Atchison, KS died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at the Mosiac Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday, Oct 3rd, 2016 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison KS. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Sunday, Oct 2nd, 2016 a


Sister Benedicta Boland, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Sister Benedicta Boland, OSB, 91, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan., died Thursday, September 29, 2016, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Sunday, October 2, at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there on Monday, October 3, at 10:30 a.m.

Born on a family dairy farm in Port Hudson, Mo., Sister Benedict


Arlene Gier

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Arlene Gier, age 87, Valley Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Midland Hospice Care, in Topeka. She was born Feb. 13, 1929, near Denison, the oldest daughter of Harold and Grace Ferrell Scarlett.

She graduated from Valley Falls High School, skipping a grade to graduate with her future, and most handsome, husband. She married Robert “Bob” Gier, Oct. 9, 1947


David Michael Bird

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

David Michael Bird, 59, of Falls City, NE passed away September 28, 2016 at Lincoln, NE.  He was born August 12, 1957 at Omaha, NE to Betty (Bolejack) Bird and the late Kenneth Bird.

David was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City Sacred Heart in 1975. After graduating he then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in math with a teaching endorsement from Peru State College.