Announcements

Mildred M. Ludwig

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mildred M. Ludwig, 82, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Atchison Medicalodge.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at St. Louis Church with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Cemetery. A wake service will be Monday,


Frances (Bet) Miller Allen

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Oneida , KS

Frances (Bet) Miller Allen, 71, of Oneida, Kansas died Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas.  She was born in Vick, Louisiana on May 31, 1945 to Mahalie (Cole) and Ildred Miller. She attended schools in Effie, Louisiana, graduating from Lafargue High School in 1965.

Hal Worley

Seneca , KS

Hal Worley age 74 of Seneca, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas Passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at the V.A. Hospital in Topeka Kansas.

A Remembrance of Hal's life will be held July 16th from 2 to 4pm at the Seneca American Legion located at 812 Main Street in Seneca.

Survivors are his children, Meredith Casares and Jake Wor


Wayne Monaghan

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Everest , KS

Wayne Edwin Monaghan, of Everest,  passed away on Monday June 20, 2016 at Horton Hospital at the age of 84.

Wayne was born on June 6, 1932 at Whiting, Kansas to John William and Dorothy Askew (Myers) Monaghan. He graduated from Whiting Rural High School in 1950. He served in the U. S. Army from February 1953 to December 1954. He served in th


Vaughn Rupe

Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory

St. Joseph , MO

Vaughn W. Rupe, 53, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care. 

He was born January 6, 1963 in Horton, Kansas.

He worked at Mosaic Life Care at the Cancer Center for 29 years as a Radiation Therapist. <


Susanna Taylor

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, formerly of Holton, KS

Susanna Marie Taylor, 98, of Topeka, KS formerly of Holton, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born October 23, 1917 in Holton, the daughter of William E. and Amanda May (Schirmer) Stoll.

Susanna graduated from Holton High School in 1935. She had lived in the Topeka area since 1962 and previously in Holto


David Henry

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Fairview , KS

The world lost a generous, loving soul on June 22, 2016 after a five and half year bout with cancer.  David John Henry was born on November 11, 1945 in Seneca, Kansas to Bernard and Rachel (Waller) Henry.  On July 23, 1966 he married Mary Milne.  They celebrated an early 50 years of marriage this year in Jasper, Arkansas on a family vacation.

Linda Marie VanStaveren

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Linda Marie VanStaveren, 42, of Atchison, KS, passed away June 21, 2016 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday, June 24, 2016 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS.  A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later


Anita M. Dickeson

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Anita M. Dickeson, 97, a lifelong resident of Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Memorial services for Anita and her son Michael will be Monday, June 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at First Christian Church with Rev. Russell Cooper officiating.  Burial for both Anita and Michael will follow in Sunset Memory


Evelyn Henry

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Goff, KS

Evelyn M. Henry, 85, of Goff, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Centralia, Kansas.

She was born in Seneca on January 8, 1931 to Francis H. and Florence M. Koch Feldkamp. In 1946, the family moved to a farm south of Corning she graduated from Bancroft Rural High School in 1948.

On Novemb


Richard " Ricky" Clark

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Delia , KS

Richard Charles “Ricky” Clark “Sin-nawg-gwin”, 36, of Delia, KS, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at his home.

Ricky was born July 13, 1979 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Richard Gene Clark and Patricia Jo Miller. He was raised by his mother and his step-father, James M. “Jim” Potter who preceded him in death Ju


Lucy Helen Diebolt

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Stanley, KS

Lucy Helen Diebolt, 97, Stanley, Kansas died peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning June 19, 2016 at Vintage Park of Stanley of natural causes. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant.  Interment will fo


Joan Wittman

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Joan Wittmann, age 69 of Auburn, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Survivors include her husband Dennis of Auburn; daughters and sons-in-law Amy and Mike Koski of Kearney, NE; Jill and Seth Larson of Chaska, MN; Kristin and Roan Howard of Kearney, NE; son Zachary and fianc&ea


Carolee DeVorss

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City ,

Carolee DeVorss was born June 9, 1940 to Paul A. and Sara Kathryn (Creevan) Hutton in Seneca, Kansas.  She attended grade school at Baileyville, KS and junior high and high school in Seneca, Kansas.   She and Harold Howard were married in 1959.  They were blessed with four children, Diane, Laura, Ste


Leonard Snodgrass

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena , KS

Leonard Dallas Snodgrass, 55, of Wathena, Kansas passed away peacefully Friday, June 17, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care surrounded by the love of his family after a hard fought battle with Lung Cancer.

Leonard was born on November 16, 1960 to William “Bill” & Betty (Sharp) Snodgrass of Leavenworth, KS. He was the 4th born of 5 Siblings.


Kenneth Albin

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Rural Dawson , NE

One of the most remarkable men in Southeast Nebraska passed away Friday June the 17th.   Kenneth Fred (Kenny) Albin died in his home six miles south of Dawson, Nebraska at 2:15 in the afternoon.  His wife Velma and children Kay, Kim, Joni and Jay; as well as niece Elaine Riley, Linda Albin, and Ivan Godsey were by his side.  He was 89 years old. &


Charles " Charlie" Hein

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Charles “Charlie” Robert Hein, 83, of Sabetha, KS, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on June 10, 2016. Charlie was born on June 3, 1933 in Yutan, NE to Carl Otto “Charlie” and Irene (Suhr) Hein. Known for his strong will and graciousness, Charlie will be much missed.

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Donna Jean Pyle

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Morrill, KS

Donna Jean Futscher Pyle, 88, died Friday evening, June 17, 2016, at her rural Morrill home, surrounded by her family.

She was born near Reserve, Kansas, to the late Leonard and Florence Bowen Futscher.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey F. Pyle, April 9, 2014, four days after they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. 


Mary P. Shefferd

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Mary P. Shefferd, 59, of Falls City passed away June 18, 2016. She was born May 3, 1957 in Bardstown, KY to Fred and Martha (Rodgers) Ward. She married Joe Shefferd Sr. on March 30, 1977 at Key West, FL. Mary was born and raised in Bardstown, KY where she gradua


Mary Lou Cooper

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mary Lou Cooper Mary Lou Cooper, 69, of Atchison, KS, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Senior Village in Atchison, KS.   Memorial Services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home.  Memorial contrib