Announcements

Adolf Oesmann

Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh

Tecumseh , NE

Adolph Carl Oestmann, son of Edwin and Clara Stutheit Oestmann was born August 18, 1933 at the family home in rural Johnson. He was one of nine children. Adolf was baptized and confirmed at Martin Luther Church by Rev. Fruehling. In 1952 he graduated from Tecumseh High School.nbspAdolf and Connie Eden were m

Warren " Keith" Widman

Kansas Cremation Services

Hiawatha, KS

Warren quotKeithquot Widman, 85, Hiawatha, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at his home. He was born January 22, 1930 in Hiawatha, Kansas.He married Dora Benson on December 30, 1950 and were married for 64 years. She survives of the home.He retired from KU Printing Service at Lawrence, Kansas. Warren was a member of th

Jessie Mick

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

formerly of Holton, KS

Jessie Clay Mick, 30, of Rossville, KS, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 19, 1985 in Onaga, the son of Dennis Adair Mick and Patrick David and Mary Ruth Noland Johnson.Jessie attended Central School in Holton. He also attende

Esther Stuke Holthaus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

nbspEsther Maxine Stuke Holthaus, 91, of Seneca died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living, where she has been a resident since December of 2007. She was born on April 10, 1924 to Henry A. and Emma P. Roeder Stuke

Joyce Gonzales

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

Joyce Elaine Gonzales, 64 of Muscotah, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1951 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Eugene and Luella Brown Beach. Joyce worked as a painter and hanging wallpaper. She was a member of PETA, Humane Society of the United States and

Margaret Martin

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Rock Creek , KS

Margaret L. Martin, 109, Rock Creek, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Kelly House care facility in Meriden.She was born Aug. 16, 1906, at Gowen, in Oklahoma Territory, the daughter of Zura and Lou Annie Leonard Skellenger. She lived at Hartshorne, OK, where she was a care-giver for 17 years in the home of

Lela Marie Blunk

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Lela Marie Blunk, 89, of Atchison Kansas died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Atchison Senior Village.Funeral services will be 1100 am on Monday, Sept. 14th, 2015 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the fune

Betty Jean Reese

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison,

Betty Jean Reese, 66, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her residence.Funeral services will be Monday, September 14, 2015 at 100 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from noon until time of the service at the funeral home.nbsp Interment will follow in the Sugar Creek C

Helen Elizabeth Coffelt

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Topeka and Everest, KS

Helen Elizabeth Coffelt, 96 of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Everest, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on September 20, 1918 in Everest, Kansas the daughter of Bruce and Arline Dodge Lanter. Helen graduated from Everest High School in 1936. After high school she went to work

Mary Simpson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland, KS

Mary K. Simpson, 82, of Highland, died surrounded by family Tuesday evening, September 8, 2015, at Highland Healthcare Center where she had been a resident several years.nbspnbspnbsp Mary was born January 15, 1933, at Sparks,nbsp one of seven children born to Oscar and Hazel Mooney Simpsonnbsp andnbsp had lived nearly all of her life

Raymond Strecker

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

nbspRaymond Strecker, 78, of Falls City, NE, passed away September 9, 2015 at Falls City. He was born August 2, 1937 at Falls City to the late Walter and Emma Scholl Strecker.On January 16, 1960 he married Verba Baker at Falls City.Raymond was raised at Falls Ci

Janet Banaka

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Netawaka, KS

Janet Kay Banaka, 67, of Netawaka, KS passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka after a year-long illness. Janet was surrounded by family and friends. She was born October 20, 1947 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Ralph E. and Viola Pearl Miller Sharp.Janet graduated from Holton High School in 1965. She worked at T

Mildred Strahm

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Mildred Louise Strahm, 87, of Sabetha died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. nbspShe was born on May 8, 1928 the daughter of David C. Brunner and Susie Aberle Brunner at Sabetha, Kansas. She was raised in the Sabetha area and attended Harmony Grade School and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946. nbspMildred was a receptionist for

Della J. Callison

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Della J. Callison, 96, Valley Falls, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester.She was born Jan. 19, 1919, at Mountain Grove, MO, the daughter of Cyrus Edward and Dollie Pitts Callsion. She attended Hoyt High School and graduated from Stewartrsquos Cosmetology School in Topeka

George F. Grossenbacher

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha and Bern , KS

George F. Grossenbacher, 87, of Bern, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha where he had resided since November of 2013. nbspHe was born on August 6, 1928 at Bern, Kansas the son of Fred and Maude Schick Grossenbacher. nbspHe went to Prairie Star Country School and then attended both Sabetha an

Sharryl Cochran

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Denison, KS

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Wilfred Francis Bergman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

St. Benedict, KS

Wilfred Francis Bergman, 93, of St. Benedict, Kansas, died on Monday, September 7, 2015 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.Wilfred was born July 16, 1922, on the family farm west of St. Benedict, the 8th of 9 children born to Frank Joseph and Bernadine Mary Hulsing Bergman. nbspHe attended Cotto

Ryan Thomas Scott

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Wamego , KS

Ryan Thomas Scott, 36, of Wamego, KS died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 in Topeka from a motorcycle accident on U.S Hwy 24.Funeral services will be 1100am on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Robinson officiating. The body will be cremated following the service and private family burial will follow in the Sum

Marvin F. Bertels

O'Trimble Funeral Home

Nortonville, KS

Marvin Francis Bertels, 89, of Nortonville, Kansas, passed away peacefully with dignity and grace into eternal life surrounded by his family, Friday, September 4, 2015 at Shawnee Hills Independent Living Center in Shawnee, Kansas.span style"font-size me

Robert Merlin "Bob" George

Mercer Funeral Home

Holton, KS

nbspRobert ldquoBobrdquo GeorgenbspNACOGDOCHES, TEXAS-Robert Merlin ldquoBobrdquo George, 74, of Nacogdoches, TX passed aw