Announcements

Edith Schumann

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Netawaka, KS

 Edith Elizabeth Schumann, 96, of Netawka, KS passed away August 18, 2014 at Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. She was born May 9, 1918 in Netawaka the daughter of Thomas and Maude (Woods) Ingels.

Edith graduated from Netawaka High School in 1937. She worked for Netawaka School District #335. Edith was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Chu


Tony Dean Reese

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Shawnee Mission, KS

Tony Dean Reese, 48, of Shawnee Mission, KS died Friday, August 15th, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center surrounded by family and friends.

Funeral and Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, Aug. 19th, 2014 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Champ officiating. Burial will follow in the West


Marjorie M. Mock

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

 Marjorie M. Mock, 95 of Sabetha died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.   Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sabetha.  A rosary will be recited on Wednesday evening at 6:30 with visitation to follow


Velma Lorene Knowles

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Velma Lorene Knowles, 93, of Atchison, KS, passed away, Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Atchison Senior Village.

Funeral services will be held at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Ben Ockree officiating.  Burial will follow at the Family Cem


Norma Spiker

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Wetmore , KS

Norma F. Spiker, 86, of Wetmore, KS passed away August 16, 2014 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia. She was born March 13, 1928 in Horton, KS, the daughter of Ralph C. and Vera C. (Duckers) Grubb. More...

Lucy Avila-Herrera

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Lucy Avila-Herrera, 64, of Hiawatha Kansas, died at her home surrounded by family, on August 16, 2014.

She was born October 11, 1949 in Cameron, Texas to Juanita Borgas Herrera and Manuel Herrera. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Hiawatha. She worked as a cook for many


Marjorie Fern McDaniel

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Centralia, KS

Marjorie Fern McDaniel, 91, of Centralia, KS passed away August 14, 2014 at Sweet Life Brookdale Care Facility in Overland Park. She was born December 21, 1922 in Jay, OK the daughter of Herman O. and Lura Ethel (Whittle) George. Marjorie farmed with her husband in the Centralia, Netawaka and Wetmore communities. S


Emmett K. Oswalt

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Emmett K. Oswalt, 85, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Atchison Hospital in Atchison, Kansas.

Funeral Services will be Tuesday, August 19th at 10:30 A.M. at First Christian Church, with Russell Cooper, officiating. Interment will follow in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.  Visitation with the family


Renna Rose Gatz, infant daughter of Mallory Pope and Parker Gatz

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Renna Rose Gatz, infant daughter of Mallory Pope and Parker Gatz, was born peacefully sleeping at Hiawatha Community Hospital, Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Other survivors beside the parents include her sister Remy Lorelle Siebenmorgan of the home; maternal grandparents Brad & Lori Swearingen of rural Hiawatha, Wesley Pope of Tonganoxie, KS;  patern


Leslie Curtis (Curt) DuBois

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Lakewood, OH

Leslie Curtis (Curt) DuBois (Sog-Nuck-Shuck), 48, of Lakewood, Ohio entered the spirit world on August 8, 2014. Curt was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 11, 1965; and was as he called himself; an original Cleveland Indian. He was the son of Les DuBois, Lakewood, Ohio and Delila Cadue DeBois, Horton, Kansas. His grandparents were the late Frank and Alberta Cadu


John Jacobson

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

rural Horton , KS

John Alfred Jacobson, 71, of rural Horton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014, at his home. He was born on February 8, 1943, in Horton, Kansas, the son of Alfred John and Grace Fulk Jacobson. After graduating from High School he attended college, before going into the work force. He worked for Quaker Oaks in St. Joseph, Missouri for twenty seven year


Donna J. Andre

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Donna J. Andre, 84, Atchison, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Hickory Point Nursing Center, Oskaloosa, Kansas, with her family by her side.

No formal funeral services will be held according to her wishes. A procession from Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to the Cummings Cemetery, Cummings, Kansas, will be Friday, August 15th at 10:00


Lana A. Weber

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Lana A. Weber, 53, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph, Missouri.

The body has been cremated. Memorial services will be Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 5:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 4:00 until 5:00 P.M. Memorial


Donald F.Stout

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Donald F. Stout, Sr., 81, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his family.   Memorial graveside service and burial will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison, KS, with Pastor Joseph Hansen officiating.  The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS has been entrus


Robert M. Krier

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

White Cloud , KS

Robert M. Krier, 83, of White Cloud, KS, passed away Sunday August 10, 2014, at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at St. Louis Church Good Intent with Father Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as Celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Louis Cemetery. Family will receive friends


Janet Allen

Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa

Cummings , KS

Janet Lynn Allen, 52, of Cummings, KS., died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Atchison Hospital in Atchison. She was born on July 22, 1962 the daughter of LeRoy and Phyllis Roland Higley. She was a homemaker in her own home and had formerly worked as a nursing aid and caretaker. She was married to Howard &ldqu


Dale Tallent

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Dale O. Tallent, 89, of Hiawatha, died Sunday morning, August 10, 2014, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital. Survivors include his wife Elsie; two sons:  David Tallent, Mark (Nita) Tallent; four daughters:  Roxie (Gordon) Graham, Jean (Bob) Baker, Cindy (David) Barnes, Teri (Ed) Burns; a brother Jerry (Nina) Tallent; three sisters:  Edythe H


Bill L. Milam

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Falls City, NE

 Bill L. Milam, 83, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 9, 2014 at Falls City. He was born April 3, 1931 at Auburn, NE to the late Lewis and Mami (Avey) Milam. Bill enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1949 and was honorably discharged in 1953. On March 11, 1956 he married Shirley


James K. Heineman

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Falls City, NE

 James F. Heineman, 73, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 8, 2014 at Falls City. He was born January 11, 1941 at Falls City to the late Keith and Josephine (Merritt) Heineman. On October 13, 1961 he married Katherine J. Harmon at Seneca, KS, they later divorced. He married Carol (Aerts) Davis on Decemb


Lucille Slattery

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta , KS

 Lucille Marie Scheve Slattery, 98, Mayetta, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, while returning to Kansas from visiting her daughter in Missouri.

Lucille was born February 13, 1916, at the home farm of her parents, Bernard (Barney) J. Scheve and Mary Margaret (Dohm) Scheve, near Maydale, Kansas. On April 26, 1922, at the age of six, Luci