Announcements

Marcella "Marcy" Varga

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Marcella ldquoMarcyrdquo Varga, 48, of Falls City, NE, passed away October 13, 2017 at Falls City. She was born February 26, 1969 at Gardena, CA to Steven and Marianne Sonnick Melkonian.Marcy was raised in California and moved to Falls City in 1988 with Bill Lotter, her life partner of 30 years, and has lived her since. She was employed at Falls City Care Center as a Certifi

Sr. Maria Enriqueta Valenzuela, OSB

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Leavenworth, formerly Atchison, KS

Sr. Maria Enriqueta Valenzuela, OSB, 82, Leavenworth, Kansas formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 13, 2017 at her home in Leavenworth.Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 1000 A.M. in the chapel of Maur Hill School with Fr. Jay Tythe, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A rosary will be recited on Wednesday, Octo

Lorin B. Schmidt

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

Tecumseh, NE

Lorin B. Schmidt, 82, of Tecumseh, passed away October 12, 2017.Lorin Schmidt was born to John and Grace BuhrSchmidt on November 19, 1934 near Adams, Nebraska. nbspLorin attended country school near Virginia until the third grade. nbspHe then attended the Virginia Public Schools until the 7th grade. He also attended Lewiston Public Schools from 7-12 grade where graduated

Bobby " Gallagher" Lindsey

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton, KS

Bobby Dean quotGallagherquot Lindsey, 63, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home, in Horton, Kansas.He was born on August 29, 1954 in Taft, California, the son of Jimmie and Alene Fink Lindsey. After High School he graduated from Job Corps auto body and big truck painting in Washington. Bobby worked for Western Sales Testing in Amarillo, Texa

LeRoy Benoit

Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt

Humboldt, NE

LeRoy Benoit, 72, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Bryan LGH Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1030 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at St. Anthonyrsquos Catholic Church in Steinauer, Nebraska with Father Michael Christensen officiating. nbspA rosary will be recited at 1000 a.m. on Mond

Jean Gibson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland , KS

Jean Gibson, 88, of Highland, died early Thursday morning, October 12, 2017, at Mission Village Living Center in Horton.She was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, September 26, 1929, one of three children born to Lloyd Francis and Margaret Mclaren Dawson. Her parents and her were one of the first cars to cross the new Missouri River bridge at that time, connecting Missouri and Kansas

Norma Jean (Jones) Russell

Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena

Wathena, KS

Norma Jean Jones Russell, 84, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017.nbspNorma Jean was born on Jan. 30, 1933 to Glenn R. Jones and Nora Hartman Jones in rural Doniphan County, Kansas. She lived in Wathena all of her life.nbspShe was a 1950 graduate of Wathena High School and attended Gard Business University. She worked for Bartlett Mo

Larry Bomberger

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Larry Bomberger, 74, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 unexpectedly at his residence.Funeral services will be Friday, October 13, 2017 at 100 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Stephen Lucas officiating. Interment will follow in Cummings Cemetery, Cummings, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, October 12th from 630 until

Audrey Bennett

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Audrey Alice Williams Bennett, born January 2, 1928, Council Bluffs IA, to Glenn and Laura Springer Williams. She passed away October 9, 2017, in Falls City NE.Audrey graduated Falls City High School in 1946, she trained as a beautician in Falls City.nbsp Audrey met Jim Bennett in 1947 and they married February 9, 1948, in Falls City, their marriage was blessed with 13 child

Wanda Sue Jones

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Formerly of Falls City , NE

Wanda Sue Jones, 77, of Norcross, GA, formerly of Falls City, was born into eternal life from her home on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Born into earthly life on July 1, 1940, in Little Rock, AR, she was the daughter of David Martin and Lola Garner Jackson.She married Jerald ldquoJerryrdquo Allen Jones on June 2, 1961, at the United Methodist Church in Falls City. They were bless

Richard Scoby

Dove Cremation and Funeral Service of Topeka

Sabetha , KS

Richard K. Scoby, 74, of Sabetha passed away on October 7, 2017. Born August 24, 1943, in Sabetha, he was the son of Kenneth and Alma Grace Worwag Scoby.He was a graduate of Sabetha High School after which he continued his education at the Kansas State Teachers College where he received his Bachelors of Science in Education.nbspHe was a lifelong farmer which in

Mary Elllen Bauerle

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Mary Ellen Bauerle, 93 of Sabetha died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Sabetha Manor.She was born at Sabetha, Kansas on January 19, 1924 the daughter of Henry William Hartman and Gertrude Mable Gakle Hartman.nbsp She was their second daughter.nbsp She grew up in the Sabetha area, attended Spring Grove and Pleasant Valley Grade School.nbsp She graduated in 1938 from Pleasa

Myra Jean Rogers

Mercer Funeral Home Holton

Holton, KS

Myra Jean Rogers, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away October 5, 2017 at Sabetha Hospital.She was born September 6, 1929 in Clifton, KS the daughter of Farrell Otis and Frances Rose Benneychek Rains.Myra graduated from high school and had lived most of her life in Jackson County she had also lived in Seneca for a few years. She worked for Slimaker Dress Factory, was a f

Layla Mae Jarvis

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Layla Mae Jarvis was born on September 28th, 2017, at 730 p.m., to Richard and Jessica Leiker Jarvis.nbsp She passed away at home in Hiawatha, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in the loving arms of her parents.Layla is also survived by grandparentsnbsp Wayne and Susan Jarvis, Dave and Theresa Leiker great-grandparents include Sharon Jarvis, Mary Ann Ruegg.nbsp Other survivors

Ruth Drown

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Ruth D. Marshall Drown, 102, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Glenn Moore Meadows-Pines South in Holton. She was born March 22, 1915 in Holton, KS the daughter of Nile and Halcie Glenn Ireland.Ruth attended Pleasant View Country School northeast of Holton and graduated from Holton High School in 1934. She was a lifelong member of the Holton community. Ruth

Wilbur Dale Miller

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Wilbur Dale Miller, 88, of Atchison, KS, passed away, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital surrounded by his loving family.Memorial Services will be 200 pm, Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael Strickland, officiating. Family will receive friends from 100 to 200 pm, Sunday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the M

Marilyn Horner

Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

Troy, KS

Marilyn Kay Horner, 71, of Troy, Kansas passed away Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.Marilyn was born on June 24, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Frank amp Anna Jewell Minton Thompson.She worked for DampG Restaurant for over 20 years, selling bingo cards for White Cloud Casino and owned and operated Rookies in Troy,

Terry Joseph Brennan

Hall Funeral Chapel of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Terry Joseph Brennan, 79, of Falls City, Nebraska was born on May 24, 1938, in Canton, Missouri to Louis and Maxine Charbonneau Brennan. nbspHe grew up in Falls City and graduated from Sacred Heart High School with the class of 1956. nbspTerry later attended St. Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas receiving a degree in 1962. nbspAfter his schooling, Terry enlisted in the U.S. Navy

Marilyn Hontz

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Marilyn Ann HontznbspSeptember 1, 1949 - September 22, 2017Marilyn Ann Hontz, 68, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Mission Village Nursing Center in Horton, Kansas.She was born on September 1, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Joseph and Geraldine Bentley Leger.Marilyn worked as a waitress prior t

Shirley Hoskins

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Horton , KS

Shirley Ann HoskinsnbspJuly 6, 1949 - October 2, 2017Shirley Ann Hoskins, 68, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, Kansas.She was born on July 6, 1949 in Horton, Kansas the daughter of Stanford and Loretta DuPuis Walker.Shirley worked as a social worker before retiring. She was a member of the