Announcements

Michael L. “Mike” Schultz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt

Hoyt, KS

Michael L. “Mike” Schultz 47, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 from injuries he received while in the line of duty with Hoyt Rural Fire District No. 3.

He was born November 21, 1968 at Rockford, IL., the son of Robert L. and Mary Campbell Schultz. Mike grew up in Winnebago, IL., and graduated from Winnebago High School in 1987. He attended Rock Valley Community Coll


Floyd A. Schlodder

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Floyd A. Schlodder, 83, of Mayetta, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, following a short illness.

He was born May 31, 1933 in Grantville, Kansas the son of Albert  and Pearl (Schwanke) Schlodder.  Floyd married June Hallauer on August 1, 1975 in Horton, Kansas.  He proudly served his country with the United States Army an


Elmer L. Feldkamp

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville , KS

Elmer L. Feldkamp, 86, of Baileyville, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Life Care Center of Seneca. 

Elmer was born September 23, 1929, on a farm southwest of Seneca, the son of Frederick and Dorothea Olberding Feldkamp. He attended the Sherman Country School and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1947.  He served in the United States Army from March of 195


Robert “Bob” Gyhra

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Steinauer, NE

Robert “Bob” Gyhra, 79 of Steinauer, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Pawnee City, Nebraska.  He was born on June 5, 1937 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Leonard and Adelaide (Rucker) Gyhra. 

Funeral Mass 10:30 on Monday, August 1, 2016, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Steinauer, Nebraska. Officiating Msgr. Richard Gyhra, Father Michael C


Roland L. Chritton

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Roland L. Chritton was born to Frederick and Edith Pearl (Abbott) Chritton on May 16, 1936 in Tecumseh, Nebraska.  

He passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the age of 80 years, 2 months and 11 days.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh, Nebraska, with Rev. Eric Biehl officia


Darlene M. Sowers

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Darlene M. Sowers, 85, of Atchison, KS died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am on Saturday, July 30th, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison KS.  The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Friday, July 29t


Nadine Sue “Abtegishko-kwe” Masquat

The Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Nadine Sue “Abtegishko-kwe” Masquat, 66, of Mayetta, KS started her journey on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at her home. She was born December 12, 1949 in Holton, KS the daughter of Curtis and Elizabeth (Whitefish) Masquat.

Nadine had lived on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation all her life. She graduated from Mayetta High School. She was a homemaker.

Nadine


Lucille Ann (Erpelding) Cameron

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

Lucille Ann (Erpelding) Cameron, 71, lifelong resident of Lancaster, KS passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 19th, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri after a long battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 6th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Noll officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Lea


Marvin "Minnie" Elkins

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Marvin "Minnie" Elkins, 86, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at his home. 

He was born on August 22, 1929 in Brainerd, Minnesota the son of John and Gani Gunderson Elkins. Minnie served in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard, Battery B 2D Battalion 130th Field Artillery until he retired. He then went to work for the Horton and Hiawatha Gr


Mary Elizabeth Meers

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Springfield, MO

Mary Elizabeth Meers, born Mary Potter, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, in her home in Springfield, Missouri. She was 87.

She was born January 9, 1929, on the family farm near Leona, Kansas, one of four children born to the late Herman and Ethel Dutton Potter and grew up in the Leona- Highland area where she attended school, later graduating from Highland High School with the cl


Phyllis Merle (Giles) Laflin

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Thermopolis, WY

Phyllis Merle (Giles) Laflin, 82, of Thermopolis, Wyoming, passed away on July 10, 2016 at the Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. 

A memorial services to be held on Monday, August 1st, 2016 at 2 pm at the Atchison United Methodist Church with The Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff officiating. Interment will take place at the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS.  Family


Ruth Fishwood

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Ruth Fishwood, 89, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Born:  April 19, 1927 in rural Minden, Nebraska Died:  July 25, 2016 in Humboldt, Nebraska

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Humboldt, Nebra


Nancy Stiers

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Nancy J. Stiers, 74, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday morning, July 26, 2016, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Hiawatha, where she had been a resident for seven years.

Nancy was born July 19, 1942, east of Reserve, Kansas, the eldest of two children born to Robert H. and Etta “Jean” Smith Hodge and had grown up near Reserve where she attended country school prior to graduati


Ruth A. Stein

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Ruth A. Stein, 81,  long-time business women of Atchison, KS, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Atchison Senior Village.

Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 31st, 2016 at Mt. Olive, Troy, KS.  The family will receive friends following the service for a reception and farewell Celebration of Ruth’s Life at Jerry’s Again, 125 N. 5th St,


Melvin Gustin

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Marysville , KS

Melvin L. Gustin age 83 of Marysville died July 24, 2016.

Funeral services will by 10:30 a.m. Friday July 29, 2016 at memorial Presbyterian church, Marysville.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

The Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville is in charge of the arrangements.


Judy A. Johnson

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Judy A. Johnson, 73 of Atchison, KS passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Medicalodge of Atchison, KS.

Graveside service will be Wednesday July 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at Mt. Vernon, Atchison, KS with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.  Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association and may be sent in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be l


Darla R. (Horton) Ernzen

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Darla R. (Horton) Ernzen, 45, of Atchison, KS died Saturday, July 23, 2016.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Friday, July 29th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Amy Stanton officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Thursday, July 28th, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Memorial cont


Regina McHenry

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Regina S. McHenry of Tecumseh passed away at the Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the age of 44 years, 10 months and 2 days.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Burchard Cemetery, rural Burchard, Nebraska.

Visitation will be at the Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh, Nebraska, Thursday, July 28, 2016


Virginia Feurer

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Virginia Mae (Kalous) Feurer was born to Johns and Mary (Brewer) Kalous on Nov. 27, 1933 near Humboldt, Nebraska.  She was the only child born to this union.  She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. James Lutheran Church, (Long Branch), by Rev. H. Bents.

Virginia attended Round Grove rural school near her home for eight years and went on to graduate from Humboldt H


Muriel Epley

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Pawnee City formerly of Tecumseh , NE

Muriel Epley was born to Henry Carl and Beatrice (Morris) Buethe on June 17, 1922 in Elk Creek. Muriel graduated from Elk Creek High School in 1941. She married Robert L. Epley of Elk Creek in 1943 and their union lasted 63 years.  They had two sons Robert L. Epley Jr. and Boyd Epley. The family moved to Phoenix in 1957.  

 Bob and Muriel moved back to Omaha, Nebrask