Announcements

Olive Bontrager

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore , KS

Olive Bontrager, 83, of Wetmore, KS passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Afton Care Center. She was born April 8, 1932 near Goff, KS on the family farm. She was the daughter of Henry T. and Lulea M. (Brockman) Thieme.

Olive graduated from Bancroft High School in 1950 at Bancroft, KS. She worked at Valentino’s Pizza and Bauer’s Cho


Leland Snyder

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Leland R. Snyder, 84, of Sabetha died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Leland, along with his twin brother Leo, was born to Roy and Lydia (Ledbetter) Snyder in Morrill, Kansas on November 14, 1931.

When Leland wa


Deanne Marie Hahn

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Boulder, CO

Deanne Marie Hahn, 78 of Boulder, CO, passed away Friday January 1, 2016. A funeral service for Deanne M. Hahn will be held Saturday, January 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church near Johnson, NE. Burial will follow at the Johnson Cemetery. Lunch will be served at the church following the services at the cemetery. More...

Leo F. King

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Leo F. King, 87, of Atchison KS died Sunday, Jan. 3rd, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 am on Wednesday, Jan.6th  , 2016 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Flack, Pastor of the Riverbend Bible Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchi


Allan Brown

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Allan Edward Brown, 80 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Pawnee County Hospital. He was born on November 7, 1935 to Clifford and Hazel (Thiemann) Brown in Pawnee City, Nebraska. He is survived by Karen Harlow, Life Partner, daughters, Allana “Lani” (Richard) Little o


Dennis Hemreck

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga

Onaga , KS

Dennis M. Hermreck, 57, of Onaga, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.   He was born July 17, 1958 at Garnett, the son of August and Twila Flores Hermreck.  He graduated from Garnett High School, Allen County Community College, and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in history from Kansas State University.


C. Dwayne Kistner

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Dawson , NE

C. Dwayne Kistner, age 80 of Dawson, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Survivors include his wife Betty of Dawson; children and spouses David Kistner of Beatrice; Richard and Diane Boring of Seward; Walt and Terrie Boring of Johnson; Les and Sandy Boring of Hum


Vivian Gail McGuire

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Denison , KS

Vivian Gail McGuire, 70, of Denison, KS passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 in Topeka at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 14, 1945 in Springfield, MO the daughter of Lester Thomas and Lucille (Poole) Fox.

Vivian grew up and graduated from high school in Springfield, MO in 1963. She moved to Sacramento, CA until 2000 working and retiring fr


Cathy Lott

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Cathy Lott, 85, of Tecumseh, Nebraska was born to Joe and Jessie (Spradley) Stettenbenz in Tecumseh, Nebraska on December 2, 1930.  She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1948.  Cathy was united in marriage to Jay R. Lott of Ida, Oklahoma. To this union five children were born. Cathy worked at Swanson


Darryl Thompson

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Woodlawn , KS

Darryl Keith Thompson, 74, of Woodlawn, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Darryl was born in Sabetha, Kansas to A.L. “Bud” and Lois (McClain) Thompson on January 21, 1941. He attended the Woodlawn School during his younger years and graduat


Michael Ratliff

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Michael L. Ratliff, 66, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at his home.

He was born April 30, 1949, at Topeka, the son of Walter D. “Bud” and Bette Lee Forbes Ratliff. He graduated from Kemper Military High School in Booneville, MO, and later received a degree in Political Science from W


Margaret Gaskell

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Atchison Co, KS

Mary Margaret Jones Gaskell, 82, of rural Atchison County, passed away at her home near Kennekuk, Sunday, January 3, 2016.

Margaret was born to Claude & Ruby (Banning) Jones on March 27, 1933. She attended Mound Valley One Room School House & graduated from Horton High School in 1951.  


Isaiah Joel Jackson

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Atchison, KS

Isaiah Joel Jackson, 27, Atchison, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 from injuries in a one vehicle accident in Winchester. He was born September 12, 1988 in Leavenworth, the son of Rob Alen and Donna Anita Martel Jackson. He was a 2007 graduate of Pleasant Ridge High School, where he excelled on the football field. Isaiah worked as a construction laborer for Bot


Dorothy J. Eickhoff

Roper and Sons Funeral Home in Lincoln

Unadilla, NE

 Dorothy J. Eickhoff, 75, of Unadilla, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2015 after a three year, courageous battle with cancer at Good Samaritan in Syracuse, NE. Born May 14, 1940 in Shubert, NE to Norman H. and Daisy Isadore (Hall) Gates. Dorothy moved to a farm north of Falls City. It was at this farm she would meet a handsome redhead, Delbert Eickh


Lynn E Hermesch

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Home, KS

Lynn E. Hermesch, 69, of Home, KS, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be Monday, January 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m., Monday at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Marysville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 5 at St. Gregor


John "Kenneth" Broyles

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Delia , KS

DELIA- John “Kenneth” Broyles, 86, of Delia, KS passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2015 at Kelly House in Meriden, KS. He was born June 9, 1929 in Jackson County, KS, the son of William Kenneth and Sarah Florence (Smiley) Broyles. More...

Paul Meister Jr

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Paul John Meister, Jr. was born November 6, 1929 near Vesta, Nebraska, the firstborn son of Paul Sr. and Laura (Himberg) Meister.  He grew up on his family’s farm, attended School District #49 through the eighth grade and received his high school diploma from Tecumseh High School in 1946.  Paul lived his entire life in the Tecumseh area.

Norma Jean Pohl

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Norma Jean Pohl, 86, of Atchison, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Twin Oaks Rehab in Lansing, KS. A prayer service will be recited at 7:00 PM, Saturday, January 2, 2016, with the family receiving friends after the service until 9:00 PM at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS.  There w


James Louis “ Wasko Nebi” Wabaunsee

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka, KS

James Louis “ Wasko Nebi” Wabaunsee, 45, of Topeka, KS passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS. He was born September 29, 1970 in Topeka, KS the son of Louis and Judith (Hale) Wabaunsee. James graduated from Seaman High School in 1989 and graduated from The University of Kansas School of Ed


Shirley M. Bebermeyer Holle

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Shirley M. Bebermeyer Holle was born on the family farm north of Hiawatha, September 8, 1931, one of three children born to the late Herbert and Viola Koelliker Bebermeyer.  She died Tuesday evening, December 29, 2015, at Vintage Park in Hiawatha after a brief illness.   Shirley attended Hart 33 country s