Announcements

Mitchell Dale Bowen

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Wichita, formerly of Atchison, KS

Mitchell Dale Bowen, of Wichita, formerly of Atchison, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday June 14, 2016.  

Mitchell has been cremated.  There will be a graveside service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas, with Mr. Kris Robertson conducting.  The family invites friends to stay and visit after the service. The Arensber


JoAnn Smith

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Auburn , NE

JoAnn (Hutton) Smith, age 74 of Auburn, NE, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in Auburn. A funeral service for JoAnn Smith will be held Saturday, July 9, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn with Pastor Tom Beutler officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Nemaha Cemetery in Nemaha, Nebraska.

Viewing and visitation is sche


Raphael “Ray” Leo Wohletz

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Raphael “Ray” Leo Wohletz, 75, Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. 

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Louis Church with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant.  Interment will follow in the St. Louis Church Cemetery.  A Parish and Knights of Columbus rosary wil


Marilyn Keimig

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Marilyn Keimig, 91, Atchison, Kansas, died July 5, 2016, at Atchison Medicalodge. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, July 8, 2016, at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB, as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 9:00 A.M. until time of service at the church on Friday. Memorial contributions


Harry " Pat" Hershey

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

"Another member of the greatest generation slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God”, Harry J. “Pat” Hershey, 95, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born January 23, 1921 in Belvue, KS, the son of Harry F. and Olive Louise Van Horn Hershey.

Pat graduated from Westmoreland High Schoo


Susan Ann Denton

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Susan Ann Denton, 62, of Holton, KS passed away July 4, 2016 at her home. She was born October 6, 1953 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Gilbert L. and Lucile (Brown) Denton.

Susan graduated from Holton High School in 1972 and later graduated from Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina.

She had lived most of her life in the Holton community and also Topeka and Carbondale.


Gerald Schumann

Emporia , KS

Gerald Lee Schumann, 77, of Emporia died on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Gerald was born on June 27, 1939 in Sabetha, Kansas the son of George Henry and Edith May Feller Schumann. Gerald was baptized into the Triune God on July 30, 1939, and was confirmed in the faith in 1953 all in Hiawatha, Kansas. He married Orinne Alice Lacy on August


Virgil Sudbeck

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Baileyville , KS

Virgil A. Sudbeck, 84, of Baileyville, KS, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at his home in Baileyville.

Virgil was born September 12, 1931, on a farm north of St. Benedict, KS, the son of Franz and Mary A. Olberding Sudbeck. He grew up on the family farm northwest of St. Benedict, KS, attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from St. Benedict High School in 1949. His father died


Regis Becker

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Oneida , KS

Regis F. Becker, 79, of Oneida, died Friday, July 1, 2016 at his home.

He was born on August 29, 1936 on a farm south of Coal Creek, the son of Raymond L. and Rosalia Strathman Becker. He attended a country school in that area. In 1943, his family moved to a farm east of Seneca-South of Oneida; where they r


Myrtle Evelyn King

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Myrtle Evelyn King, 99, of Hiawatha, passed away at her daughter’s home in Hiawatha, Sunday, July 3, 2016.

She was born in McLouth, KS, November 29, 1916, one of five children born to the late Grant and Nita Gardner Myers.  Myrtle grew up in McLouth, attending school there, later graduating from


Darryl Wayne Wood

Atchison, KS

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Virginia Lee Brown

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Kansas City, MO

Virginia Lee Brown, 65, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at her home.

She was born on March 29, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of William and Georgia Brown Powell. Virginia worked as a printer pressman prior to going to work for the U.S. Federal Government in the Department of Immigration.


Marian Carleen Roebke

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City, NE

 Marian Carleen Roebke of Pawnee City, Nebraska went to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 2, 2016 reaching the age of 78 years, 10 months and 6 days.  She was born the fourth daughter of Orville and Pearl  (Cockrill) Alderman on August 28, 1937 in Table Rock, Nebraska. Carleen attended country sc


Eileen M. Koelzer

Lauer Funeral Home-Seneca

Seneca, KS

Eileen M. Koelzer, 80, of Baileyville, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Life Care Center of Seneca. She was born on August 20, 1935, on a dairy farm north of Baileyville, to Allie J. and Irene J. Hammes Koelzer. Eileen also helped take care of her folks in their later years and babysat for many of her nieces and nephews throughout the years. She grew up i


Towanda Jaunita Goodpasture

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Towanda Jaunita Goodpasture, 87 of Atchison, KS passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison KS.

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Evelyn Marie Hutfles

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Auburn, KS

Evelyn Marie Hutfles, 87, of Auburn, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the House at Midland Care surrounded by her family.   Evelyn was born March 22, 1929, in Kelly, Kansas, to Bernard (Barnie) and Mary Agnes Knipper Niehues.  She graduated from St. Bede's High School in Kelly, Kansas.   On August 21, 1947 she m


Leroy Ed Blocker

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, formerly of Wetmore, KS

Leroy Ed Blocker, 95, of Holton, formerly of Wetmore, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Vintage Park in Holton.

He was born February 1, 1921 at St. Benedict, the son of Clemens A. and Mary E. Levings Blocker.

Ed graduated from Atchison County Community High School at Effingham in 1939.   He served in the U.S. Army during Wo


Mary McKim

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

formerly of Morrill area , KS

Mary Ellen McKim, age 91, filled with faith and grace, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. 

She was born on June 22, 1925, on the family farm near Hiawatha, Kansas the youngest child of Ross Zimmers and Minerva (Royer) Zimmers.

Mary graduated from Hiawatha High School and worked at a beauty shop in Hiaw


Ethel Hoffman Weber

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Ethel Hoffman Weber, 81 of Wathena Kansas passed away after a battle with cancer Monday June 27, 2016 at her home.  Ethel was born on September 23, 1934 in Atchison, Kansas to Arthur & Mildred (Jarrett) Tucker.  She graduated Wathena High School in 1952.


Patrick Brennan

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home in Falls City

Falls City , NE

Patrick L. Brennan, 68, of Falls City, NE passed away June 28, 2016 at St. Joseph, MO. He was born March 5, 1948 at Falls City, NE to the late Dr. L.V. and Maxine (Charbonneau) Brennan.

He married Rita Loyd on August 11, 1973 at Rulo, NE.

Raised in Falls City and graduated from Falls City Sacred Heart in 1966. After high school he a