Announcements

Cadence Sharee Orcutt

Harman-Rhode Funeral Home Troy,KS

Troy, KS

 Troy, Kansas Cadence Sharee Orcutt, 8, of Troy, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015. Cadence was born on February 19, 2007 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Joseph & Brit


Victor "Short" Sutton

Harman-Rhode Funeral Home Troy,KS

Troy, KS

 TROY, KANSAS Victor “Short” K. Sutton, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home in Troy, Kansas. Short was born on December 7, 1933 in Troy, Kansas to


Cooper Thompson

Hixon-Klein Funeral Home

Dearborn, MO

Cooper Thompson, 3, of Dearborn, MO passed away, Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born on May 4, 2012 to Garrett L. and Megan A. (McIntyre) Thompson in Kansas City, MO.  He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Peggy Thompson

Dennis Palmer

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Nemaha, NE

Dennis Palmer, age 54 of Nemaha, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.  

Survivors include his son Nathan of Ne


Vicky Lynn Pennington

Arensberg-Pruett

Potter, KS

Vicky Lynn Pennington, 59, Potter, Kansas, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at her residence. Services will be Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Terpack, officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. A visitation with the


Pamela Rae " Pam" Burnett

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS


Joan Lemke

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Joan L. Lemke, 61, of Atchison KS died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 25th, 2015 at the Corpus Christi Church, Mooney Creek. Burial will follow in the Corpus Christi Cemetery.  A parish rosary will


Dale Lamm

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Dale Lamm, 75, of Atchison, KS, passed away unexpectedly, November 21, 2015 at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral Services will be 1:30 pm, Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison.  Burial will follow in the Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.  Family will receive friends fr


Robert " Bob" Colhouer

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Robert W. “Bob” Colhouer, 60, of Holton, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at Vintage Park in Holton.

He was born April 21, 1955 in San Diego, CA the son of Ivan and Evelyn (Bontrager) Colhouer.  He graduated from Holton High School in 1973 and later attended Washburn and Butler Junior Colleges.  In high school he earned


Eulin Warren "EW" Barnes

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Eulin Warren (EW) Barnes, 94 of Atchison, KS passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village.   Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Friday, November 27, 2015 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating with burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery.  


Ruth Ilene Smith

Dishon-Maple-Chaney

Horton, KS

Ruth Ilene Smith (December 19, 1925 - November 20, 2015)

Ruth Ilene Smith, 89, of Whiting, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas. She was born on December 19, 1925 in Atchison County, Kansas the daughter of William and Elsie Chain Lockwood. Ruth worked as a bookkeeper for Duckwalls, sold Avon products, wrote the Whiting news for


Michael Patrick Lee

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home

 Michael Patrick Lee, 61 of Effingham, KS passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be More...

Sonia D'Ann Irwin

Penwell Gable Funeral Home in Topeka

St. Marys, formerly of Topeka , KS

Sonia D’Ann Irwin, 56, of St. Marys, KS, formerly of Topeka passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born July 3, 1959 in Seneca, KS, the daughter of Elmer L. and Phyllis M. Banwart Strahm. She graduated from Sabetha High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Baker Universi


Paul Frank Voelker Jr.

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

 Paul Frank Voelker, Jr., 83, of Atchison KS died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Atchison Senior Village. Funeral services will be 11:00 am on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. The body will be cremated following the services and burial of the cr


Thelma J. Taylor

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Thelma J. Taylor, 83, Atchison, Kansas, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri. Services will be Friday, November 20, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Mall Towers Community Room, 103 South Seventh Street, Atchison, Kansas.  Private burial will be


John Francis O'Connor

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Camden Point, MO

John Francis O’Connor, 72, of Camden Point, MO, passed away, Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.   Funeral Services will be 2:30 pm, Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, 800 Kansas Ave., Atchison, KS.  Burial will f


Emma Galbraith

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Topeka, KS

Emma Katherine Galbraith, 96, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on September 27, 1919 in rural Atchison County, Kansas the daughter of Jake and Jennie Olson Torkelson. Emma attended Pleasant Ridge grade school and graduated fro


William "Bill" Irons

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison,

William “Bill” Irons passed away at the Atchison Hospital on November 16, 2015 at 2:45 am. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with memorial services to begin at 7:00 P.M. Interment will be Friday, Nove


Eula G. Parrott

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Rushville, MO

Eula G. Parrott, 94, of Rushville, MO passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Friday, November 20, 2015 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Keith Hoover officiating.  Burial will follow at Armstrong Cemetery, Rushville, MO.


Justin Fouts

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Westmoreland , KS

Justin G. Fouts, 86, of Westmoreland, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at Wamego City Hospital.

He was born July 22, 1929 in Bigelow, Kansas the son of Smith L. and Rebecca L. (Coffey) Fouts.  He graduated from Rossville High School in 1947.  He had lived in the Topeka/Dover area for several years and later moved to the Westmoreland