Announcements

F. Leon White

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Centralia , KS

F. Leon White, 75, of Centralia passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Leon was born on February 18, 1941, in rural Vermillion, to Fred and Trula Lucille (Morrison) White. He attended Windy Ridge and Mulberry Elementary Country Schools and graduated from C


Stephen Edward Mauzey

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Overland Park, KS

Stephen Edward Mauzey, 70, Overland Park, KS, formerly of Nortonville, KS, passed away, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.   A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, with Rev. Rick Twenhaf


Roger Moerer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Auburn , NE

Roger E. Moerer, age 77, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. Survivors include his daughter and sons-in-law Tiffany and Dan Gauchat of Papillion, Rodney Gauchat of Brownville; grandchildren Wyatt Gauchat and Danielle Gauchat; sisters and brothers-in-law Margaret and Ro


James Mathewson

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

James A. Mathewson, 46, of Axtell, KS, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Seneca, KS.

Visitation: Friday, May 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.

Rosary: 7 p.m., Friday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Axtell.

Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, at St. Michael’s Catholic


Dawn M. Brungardt

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Dawn M. Brungardt, 47, Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, May 16, 2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.  Visitation with the family will be Saturday, from 2:00 P.M. until time of services at the funera


Marvin Dale Bottom

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Marvin Dale Bottom, 85, of Soldier, KS passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home. He was born August 6, 1930 in Havensville, KS, the son of Archie Horace and Eulah Hazel (Armstrong) Bottom.

Marvin attended Havensville High School. He had lived in the Havensville, Goff, Onaga, Seneca and Soldier communities. Marvin worked for the railroad, for N


Lambert Haug

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Lambert J. Haug, 96, of Seneca died on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Crestview Nursing & Residential Living.

Lambert was born Dec., 16, 1919 at St. Benedict, KS to Luke and Clara Haug in their home. He was the oldest of six children, Erma Osterhaus, Urban Haug, Regis Haug, Delores Boeckman, and Marceil Rot


Dorothy Matthias

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Dorothy Elaine (Maag) Matthias, 84, of Highland, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 14, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care Center in St. Joseph, MO, surrounded by her children.

Dorothy was born January 22, 1932, in Osborne, KS, to Casper P. and Myrtle Luvelle Denison Maag. She grew up in St. Joseph and was a graduate of Lafayette High School. She married


Jack Wallisch

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Meriden, formerly of Denison, KS

 Jack L. Wallisch, 83, of Meriden, KS formerly of Denison, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born March 16, 1933 in Valley Falls, KS the son John L. and Mayme A. (Spiker) Wallisch.

Jack graduated from Denison High School in 1951. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army fro


Mark Alan Rygaard

Chaple Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

 Mark Alan Rygaard, 53, of Hiawatha, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, May 13, 2016. Mark was born to Wayne and Janet Worrel in Meriden, Kansas, September 2, 1962. Growing up he lived in both Kansas and Port Angeles, WA. He graduated from Effingham High School in 1980 and later the Goodland technic


Albert W. Marlow, Jr

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Albert W. Marlow, Jr, 39, of Atchison, KS died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12th, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS. Funeral services will be 11:00 am on Thursday, May 19th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating.  The body will be cremated followin


Archie H.”Tink” Cooper

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Rushville, MO

Archie H.”Tink” Cooper, 94, of Rushville, MO died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Gower Convalescent Center, Gower, MO. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Monday, May 16th, 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Champ officiating.  The body will be cremated following the service


Betty Rieschick

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Soldier, KS

Betty Irene (Capsey) Rieschick, 93, of Soldier, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton.

She was born April 25, 1923 in Soldier, the daughter of Ella M. Forrest Cook and W.H. “Major” Capsey.  She graduated from Soldier High School in 1942. Betty married Claude Rieschick April 16, 1944 at her sister


Ronald Hanlan

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Blue Springs , MO

Ronald L. Hanlan 76, of Blue Springs, MO, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home. Ron was born June 18, 1939 in Troy, KS the son of Charles and Estella (Blanton) Hanlan. He was a graduate of Troy High School in the Class of 1958. Ron was an over the road truck driver for 30 years and a member


Betty Potter

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Betty L. Potter, 84, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Peterson Nursing Home in Osage City, Kansas. She was born on January 30, 1932 in Reserve, Kansas the daughter of George and Dorthea (Wright) Potterf. Betty was a bookkeeper for R & S Implement in Horton, Kansas and had also wo


Alfred " Joe" Collins

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Alfred “Joe” Collins, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at The Pines in Holton. He was born August 27, 1930 in Welch, OK the son of Dewey and Emma Augusta (Bradbury) Collins.

Joe graduated from Hoyt High School in 1949. He proudly served in the United States Army in Europe during the Korean Conflict, from 1953 -1954


Peggy L. Frakes

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Rushville, MO

Peggy L. Frakes, 63, Rushville, Missouri died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be Friday, May 13, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Sister Susan Holmes officiating.  Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, Missouri.  Visitation with the family will


Raymond Deters

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

Raymond Deters, 87, of Seneca, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Raymond was born on March 25, 1929, the son of Bernard A. and Anna Wiltz Deters of rural Baileyville, the 4th of 14 children. He attended school in Baileyville, and worked on the family farm. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army


Zella Schawang

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Zella Schawang, 93, of Falls City, NE passed away May 10, 2016. She was born December 24, 1922 to the late John and Nellie (Cozad) Schlicker. She married Peter Schawang on January 1, 1943 at Falls City. He passed away August 11, 1994. Zella was raised in Falls C


Gerald Meyer

Sabetha , KS

Gerald H. Meyer, 89, Sabetha passed away May 8, 2016. He was born April 1, 1927 at home in Bern, KS to Henry and Maude ( Williams ) Meyer. He grew up in the Bern/Oneida area attending Oneida schools and graduated from Seneca High School. Gerald loved his count