Announcements

Ralph Eickhoff

Formerly of Falls City, NE

Ralph Eickhoff passed away at Meridian Gardens in Columbus, NE on August 27th at the age of 97. 

The funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 8 at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Patrick Sparling and Rev. Peter Jurchen officiating. Military honors will be given by The American Legion Hartman Post 84 Honor Guard. Interment will be in St.


Winifred Proctor

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Holton , KS

Winifred K. Proctor, 98, of Topeka, KS formerly of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born September 2, 1918 in Port Mercer, NJ the daughter of Dr. I.H. and Carrie A. (Burris) Shaw.

Winifred graduated from high school in Trenton, NJ and later receiving her Nursing Degree from McKinley Hospital. Winifred proudly served in th


Ora Patricia " Pat" Hennis

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Ora Patricia “Pat” Hennis, 92, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 24, 1924 in Troy, KS the daughter of Kenneth and Fern (Ward) Brownlee.

Pat attended school in Troy. She was a homemaker and also worked in the fabric department at Walmart and for Oldham’s for a short time.

She was


Gordon Lowry

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Gordon Kemmery Lowry died Monday, September 5, 2016, at Midland Care at Linwood Park Assisted Living in Valley Falls, Kansas.

Gordon was born July 25, 1918, in Meade, Kansas, the son of James C. and Ruby E. Kemmery Lowry.  He lived in Meade until moving to Topeka in 1934 and graduated from Topeka High in 1936.  

Gordon graduated from Washburn College where he


Arnold Larson

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

Arnold Thomas Larson, 96, of Everest, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2016.

Arnold was born on February 9, 1920 , and was the 2nd son of Lynn and Gertie Knudson Larson. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Lester Larson.

Arnold is survived by his wife, Betty (Ernst) Larson of Everest, Kansas, a son, Anthony Larson and daughter-in-law A


Lanna Popkess

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Lanna Lee Popkess, 74, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

Lanna was born on September 23, 1941 in Topeka, Kansas. She was adopted and raised by Rudolph and Jeannette (Carlson) Volen. Lanna grew up on the family farm west of Clay Center, Kansas and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1959. While in high school, she was an active member of the Clay Cente


Quentin Spiker

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Horton, formerly of Holton, KS

Quentin B. Spiker, 82, of Horton, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. He was born March 23, 1934 in Granada, KS the son of Ivan W. and Elva G. (Kerr) Spiker.

Quentin worked for Topeka Metal Specialty as a shop foreman and as a supervisor at BMB in Holton. He later owned and operated Central Engine Rebuilders with his


Tamra Elaine Gibson

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Tamra Elaine Gibson, 57, of Atchison KS died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at her home.

Memorial services will be 7:30pm on Tuesday, Sept. 6th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Cline officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:30pm until time of service at the funeral home.  The body has been cremated and private family burial of cremated remains w


Eugene “Mouse” Strauss

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Eugene “Mouse” Strauss, 72, of Falls City, NE passed away August 31, 2016 at Lincoln, NE. He was born on April 17, 1944 to the late Harold and Evelyn (Zentner) Strauss.

 He served in the National Guard Falls City Company B. He married Regina Nichols in 1967 at Falls City and later divorced in 1984 and then on August 29, 2003 he met the love of his life, Anit


Carl Sternsdorff

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster , KS

Carl Henry Sternsdorff, 83, of Effingham, KS died Tuesday, August 30th, 2016, at the Atchison Senior Village.                                               &nb


Lucille Schaefer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn, NE

Lucille Schaefer, age 103 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.

Survivors include many nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

A funeral service will be Wednesday, September 7, 10:00 a.m. at Hemmingsen Funeral Home in Auburn. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery at Peru. Visitation will be at the funeral home


Reba Mae Shaffer

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Reba Mae Shaffer (January 7, 1936 - August 30, 2016)

Reba Mae (Braden) Shaffer was born on January 7, 1936 to Henry “Pete” Braden and Helen Reinertsen in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was a sister to Charles Braden (deceased), Betty Gardner, Sabetha, KS; , Martha Roberts (deceased), Georgia Braden (deceased), and Richard Braden (deceased).

Growing up Reba


Raelynne Marie (Malone) Dunn

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

St. Joseph, MO

Raelynne Marie (Malone) Dunn, age 45 of St. Joseph, MO, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Survivors include her husband of 23 years, Brett; three children, Kaleb, Trevor and Sierra; mother and step-father, Bobbi Daugherty (Fred), Bensalem, Pennsylvania; sister, Rachelle Malone, St. Joseph, Missouri; brother, Rusty Clark Malone (Amanda), Kansas


Gerald F. “Jerry” Lund

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Gerald F. “Jerry” Lund, 82, Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, August 29, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Memorial services will be Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the Trinity Episcopal Church with Fr. Jon Hullinger officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Episcopal Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, Sep. 1, 2016 from 6-7:


Mary S. (Daniel) Dyer

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Formerly of Saint Joseph, MO

Mary S. (Daniel) Dyer, age 105 of Muenster, TX, formerly of Saint Joseph, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison, Kansas with Rev. Keith Hoover officiating. Burial will follow in Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, Missouri. A visitation will


Breana " Breezy" Frayer

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Powhattan , KS

With her parents at her side, our angel, Breana Irene “Breezy” Frayer, of Powhattan, went to heaven to join her fellow angels on August 29th, 2016. She was 11 years old.

Breana was born June 16th, 2005, in Topeka Kansas. She joined her forever family on Christmas Eve of that year. She was the best Christmas present.

Breana loved making crafts, working with h


Bonita " Bonnie" Turner

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Kansas City, KS

Bonita K. "Bonnie" Turner, 66, Kansas City passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Bonnie was born June 15, 1950 in Sabetha, KS to John J. and Loretta Huerter Niehues. She attended grade school and St. Bede’s High School in Kelly, KS, graduating in 1968. She moved to Kansas City and worked as an accountant, including work at Ba


Robert " Bob" Rokey

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Robert “Bob” Rokey, 89, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Sabetha Manor.   Visitation will be Friday, September 2, 2016 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha.

Memorial contributions may be made to SAABA of Sabetha, sent in care of the funeral home, 823 Virginia, Sabetha, KS 66534. www.popkes


Juanita Ellington

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Juanita Marleen Ellington, 85, of Sabetha died unexpectedly at the Sabetha Manor on Sunday, August 28, 2016.  

Juanita was born on October 30, 1930 in Phoenix, Arizona to Leva Roundtree and William Ambrose Hays.  She attended Sabetha School up to the 8th grade.  She married James Ellington on August 18, 1952 in Seneca, Kansas.  She then over the years welcomed c


Dorothy L. Flott

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Dorothy L. Flott, 88, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Dorothy was born February 24, 1928 on a farm near Ozawkie, Idaho to Irl and Maggie (Schuster) Baker. She was the youngest of 4 girls. Dorothy graduated from Ozawkie High School and entered the Stormont School of Nursing in Topeka, Kansas, graduating as a Registered Nurse