Announcements

Daryl Tolin

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Daryl L. Tolin, 72, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Vintage Park in Holton.

He was born May 1, 1942 in Topeka, the son of Lyle and Jean (Sigg) Tolin. Daryl graduated from Holton High School in 1960. He worked for Soldier Clipper while in high school. He also worked for Anderson Construction and later retired from Goodyear in 2


Susie Siekman

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Susie Siekman, 46, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 2, 2015 at Hiawatha.  A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 3:30 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6-7:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral H


Katie Pittaway

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

 Katie Pittaway, 39, of Holton, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at her home with her friends and family around her.  Katie always felt that her greatest accomplishment in life were her three children. She had a deep love for her children and her family and particularly enjoyed their summers playing ball.   She was born December 2, 1975


Anna Rosalee Downing

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Surrounded by loving family, Anna Rosalee Downing entered into the glory of her Lord April 1, 2015 at the Atchison Senior Village in Atchison, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:30 A.M. at Sugar Creek Christian Church with Rev. Keith Hoover officiating.  Cremation will follow the services.  Visitation with the


Katherine L. Seals

Aresnsberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Katherine L. Seals, 56, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday March 30, 2015 at her residence.

A memorial service will be Monday, April 6, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.  Visitation with the family will be, from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be at a later date in the


Evelyn Harris

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Evelyn Harris, 83, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 2, 2015 at Falls City. She was born July 24, 1931 at Tupelo, MS to the late Aubrey and Annie (Davis) Faulk. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Louis Chapel Cemetery at Joiner, AR. More...

Elsie June Kendall

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Elsie June Kendall, 65, Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Atchison, surrounded and comforted by her loving family.

Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Ziegler, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison.&


Larry Brockhoff

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Fairview, KS

Larry L. Brockhoff, 70, of rural Fairview, died Wednesday morning, April 1, 2015, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.   Larry was born at the family home near Fairview, May 11, 1944, one of three children born to the late Luther and Irma Gildhouse Brockhoff and was a lifelong Fairview area resident where he grew up, attende


Marvin Kleppe

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

rural Leona , KS

Major Marvin E. Kleppe, Retired KSANG, 83, of rural Leona, died Tuesday evening, March 31, 2015, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO.   Marvin was born on the family farm near Leona, March 31, 1932, one of two sons of Melvin and Alma Benfer Kleppe and has lived near Leona nearly all of his life. He attended Star School House


Earl Irwin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Earl L. Irwin, 96, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Plaza West care facility in Topeka. He was born Nov. 25, 1918, at Valley Falls, the son of Melvin and Ida Mae Summerfelt Irwin. Earl raised cattle on his farm south of Valley Falls. He had retired in 1981 from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Topeka, where his co-workers knew him a


Robert " Bob" Rieschick

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Havensville, KS

Robert Lee “Bob” Rieschick, 81, of Havensville, KS passed away March 26, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 11, 1933 in Soldier, the son of Ernest and Margaret (Hanna) Rieschick.

Bob graduated from Havensville High School and later received his Associates Degree in Agriculture Business. He had lived in the H


Elmer D. Stalder Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Elmer D. Stalder, Jr., 92, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at his residence.

Visitation with the family will be Monday, April 6, 2015 at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home from 10:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M.   Interment will be at 12:30 P.M. at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Ka


LeRoy Paden

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Horton, KS

LeRoy Paden, 75, of Horton, died Monday evening, March 30, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. LeRoy was born at Horton, November 2, 1939, one of six children born to Doyle and Helen Garland Paden.  He grew up at St. Joseph, Missouri where he attended school.  LeRoy was a self employed roofing cont


Velma “Colleen” Drake

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Velma “Colleen” Drake, 85, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Wathena Nursing & Rehab. Colleen was born on December 2, 1929 in Horton, Kansas to George W. and Anna S. (Derringer) Goodpasture. She was a member of the First Bap


Joan Douglas

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

Joan Douglas, 83, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dawson, Nebraska with Father Kenneth Hoesing officiating.

Presley Grace Lee

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Presley Grace Lee, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, surrounded by many loved ones.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS with Rev. Ken Watkins officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, KS. Family will


Destry Lee Dailey

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, KS

Destry Lee Dailey, 43, Oskaloosa, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. Destry was born February 25, 1972 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, the son of  Danny Lee and Ann Catherine Moeller Dailey. He was a 1990 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and earned an A. A. degree in Farm and Ranch Management from Garden City Community Colleg


Barbara L. Hahn

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Barbara L. Hahn, 71, of Falls City, NE, passed away March 29, 2015 at Falls City. She was born March 19, 1944 at Falls City to the late John and Capitola (Furnas) Young. On June 12, 1966 she married Larry J. Hahn at Falls City. Barb was raised at Falls City and gradua


Donald " Don" Gaston

Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville

Marysville, formerly of Beattie, KS

Donald E. “Don” Gaston, 87, of Marysville, KS, and formerly of Beattie, KS, died on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville. Visitation will be Monday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. The family will receive friends


Dorothy Phillips

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Dorothy J. Phillips, 91, Valley Falls, took her last breath on this earth and her first breath in heaven, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at a Topeka care facility.

She was born Oct. 12, 1923, at Winchester, the daughter of Edward and Anna Corpstein Noll. She graduated from Perry High School in 1941.