Announcements

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.


Virginia " Jeannie" Meininger

Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury

formerly of Powhattan, KS

Virginia “Jeannie” Meininger, 84, of Fairbury, NE, formerly of Powhattan, KS, passed away September 26, 2016 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. She was born July 15, 1932 at Atlanta, NE to Lewis & Francis (Johnson) Ventling. She married Donald Eugene Meininger October 31, 1953.

Survivors are children Janet L. Caballero (Francisco) of Topeka, KS, Bruce Meininger (Ren


Timothy Lyle Sparks

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Timothy Lyle Sparks, 51 of Sabetha passed away September 25, 2016.  

He was born on September 11, 1965 in Hoisington, Kansas the son of James Lee Sparks and Nancy Ellen (Doll) Sparks.   Timothy graduated from high school at Topeka High. He married Debra Brasher, and then they later divorced. He joined the U.S. Navy and was on the ship, USS Enterprise. After he was di


Velma Rinne

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Burchard, NE

Velma Matilda Rinne, 89, of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan in Beatrice, Nebraska.  She was born on September 7, 1927 on her parents farm in rural Pawnee County southeast of Pawnee City, Nebraska to Emil and Anna (Horalek) Hubka.

Velma attended Kennedy School, District 13, through the 8th grade, graduating with high honors. 


Marlin Dailey, Sr.

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

rural McLouth, KS

Marlin Benjamin Dailey, Sr., 86 of rural McLouth, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Pioneer Ridge Skilled Nursing Center in Lawrence.

Marlin was born May 29, 1930 in rural Oskaloosa, the son of John and Myrtle Mae Herries Dailey. He attended schools in Oskaloosa until he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served from 1947 to 1967 before being medically disabled.  Upon hi


James Koehler

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca , KS

James J. Koehler, 89, of Seneca, Kansas, died Monday morning, September 26, 2016, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Jim was born on August 14, 1927, in Seneca, to John and Helen Koehler. He attended St. Peter and Paul's Catholic School, graduating in 1946.

On October 1, 1947, Jim married his high school sweetheart, Alice "Sally" Sack. Afte


Frank Lindemuth

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Topeka , KS

Frank L. Lindemuth, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Midland Hospice House.

Frank was born Jan 12, 1930 to William and Margaret Gillette Lindemuth. He attended Potwin Grade School, Roosevelt Junior High School and graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. Frank went on to graduate from Kansas University in 1953 with a BS in Industrial Managemen


Pat Olmsted

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Beattie , KS

Pat Olmsted, 94, of Beattie, KS, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at his home.

Visitation will be Wednesday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville.

A rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Beattie.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Septem


Malcolm Berry

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Verdon, NE

Malcolm G. Berry, 72, of Verdon, NE passed away September 25, 2016 at Lincoln, NE. He was born on December 27, 1943 at Exeter, New Hampshire to the late John and Ellen (Murphy) Berry. 

He served in the United States Navy for 24 years.  He was awarded the SEA Service Deployment Ribbon with Bronze Star, Overseas Service Ribbon with Bronze Star, 5th Good Conduct Medal, Natio


Marie Carsh-Busboom

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Marie Kathryn Tannyhill was the second of three daughters born to William Bryan Tannyhill and Abbie Hope (Giles) Tannyhill on September 11, 1924.  Her mother, Abbie, passed away when Marie was four years old, leaving her father Bill, with three little girls to raise (older sister Nadine was seven years old and younger sister Alice was one year old. She grew up on a farm west of Pawnee Cit


Joseph Clark

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Joseph B. Clark, 60, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, September 23, 2016 at his residence.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB, officiating. There will be no scheduled visitation with the family prior to the services. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude&rsqu


Dorothy E. Neumann

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home

Atchison , KS

Dorothy E. Neumann, 82, Wathena, Kansas, died Friday, September 23, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Funeral services will be Monday, September 26, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at Arensberg- Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in St. Charles Cemetery in Troy, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, September 25th from 5:00 P.M. unt


Jerry Mehlin

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Stella, NE

Jerry Mehlin, 84, of Stella, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Born:  August 21, 1932 in Auburn, Nebraska

Died:  September 22, 2016 in Humboldt, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at The Stella Community Church in Stella,


Galen Deters

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Corning , KS

The Good Lord took Galen home on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, surrounded by his family at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka.  Galen was born in Axtell, KS on his mother's birthday, December 29, 1949.  He was the oldest of 8 children born to Lester and Sally Deters.   He graduated from Corning High School in 1968, which was the last graduating class from Corning Hi


Vincent Frederick Jr.

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Vincent B. Frederick, Jr., 82, of Falls City, NE passed away September 21, 2016. He was born on January 3, 1934 at Falls City to the late Vincent Sr. and Gertrude (Rodgers) Frederick.

He married Betty Bentley on February 28, 1954 at Falls City. She later passed away on June 13, 2012.

Vincent was raised in Falls City and graduated from Falls City Sacred Heart in 1952. On


Maude Sejkora

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Burchard , NE

Maude Mae (Poteet) Sejkora, 96 of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Gold Crest in Adam, Nebraska.  She was born on October 18, 1919, the youngest daughter of Roy and Maggie (Henderson) Poteet.  She had two older sisters, Audrey Wehrbein and Camilla Bookwalter.  Maude and her sisters attended Burchard schools. During the last couple of years of hi


Dorothy Farwell

Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City

Humboldt, formerly of Dubois, NE

Dorothy “Dode” Alberta (Wissler) Farwell 93 of Humboldt, Nebraska formerly of Du Bois, Nebraska passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Colonial acres, Humboldt, Nebraska.

Dorothy was born northeast of DuBois on December 3, 1922 to William G. and Lydia (Rist) Wissler.  She was baptized at the United Brethen Church in Du Bois, March 6, 1932 at the age of nine.&


Floyd Lee Herring

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Floyd Lee Herring, 71, Valley Falls, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka.

He was born May 23, 1945, at Topeka, the son of Floyd Earl and Annie E. Metzger Herring. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1963. He served in the US Army and was stationed in West Germany.

Lee was a farmer, welder, mechanic and truck driver. He farmed fo