Announcements

Cora Sanders

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings, KS

Cora M. Sanders, 91, of Cummings, KS died Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Atchison Senior Village.Funeral services will be held at 1030 AM on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021, at the Cummings Christian Church with Rev. Jim Cormode officiating. Burial will follow in the Pardee Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 600 to 800 pm on Tuesday, October 26th, at the Becker-Dyer

Larry Maxwell

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Manhattan, KS

Rarely in life, do you come across an individual who doesnrsquot have a bad day.nbsp Larry Maxwell was one of those few ndash his glass was always half full sometimes with Bud Light.nbsp He lived his life to its fullest and made those around him feel better about their lives, just because thatrsquos what he did.Larry Alan Maxwell was born on May 27, 1948 in Horton, Kan

Melvin Harold

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Melvin Donald Harold, 101, of Sabetha, Kansas went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 21, 2021.He was born on April 3, 1920 on his grandfatherrsquos farm which was one mile east of Sycamore in Brown County. Melvin was the oldest of three children born to Charles Franklin Harold and Clara Mae Engle Harold.Melvin met Irene Moore and they were married on F

Alice Colyn

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha , KS

Alice Annabelle Colyn, daughter of Sam and Olive Martin Weir took her last breath on October 22, 2021, surrounded by family.nbsp Just 24 hours before, she was choosing her favorite candy from the jar after winning a bingo game in the activities room at the Apostolic Rest Home, where she lived the past three years.nbsp Alice was 93 and looking forward to her birthday on December 21, but the

Velda Milke

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Stella, NE

Velda Milke, 82, of Stella, NE, passed away October 22, 2021 at Falls City, NE. She was born October 28, 1938 at Beatrice, NE to Charles and Gladys Bindrum Robinson.She married Donald Milke on June 29, 1956 at Beatrice, NE. He passed away May 29, 2007.Velda grew up in Beatrice, moved to Falls City for a couple of years attending Falls City High School. She returned

Charlotte Jean Kuhn

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Charlotte Jean Kuhn, 94, of Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.Funeral services will be held at 1100 AM, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison, Kansas with Rev. Craig Lantz officiating. Burial will follow the service at Sunset Memory Garden in Atchison. Visitation with the f

Sharon Smith

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Troy , KS

Sharon Kay Smith, 70, of Troy, KS passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20,2021, at Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be held at 230 pm on Sat. Oct. 23rd, 2021, at the Christ Lutheran Church, Wathena, KS with Rev Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO.nbsp The family will receive friends from 600 to 800 pm on Fri

Lois Visser

Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca

Goff, KS

Martha Lois Stowell Visser, 86, passed away at Country Place Assisted Living in Seneca, KS, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Lois was born on December 20, 1934, to Percy and Cecile Williams Stowell on their family farm southeast of Olsburg, Ks. She and her older brother, Lee, attended Oak Grove School a couple miles from their home before attending high school at Olsburg High School. Lois w

Lane Michael Sinclair

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Lane Michael Sinclair, 24, of Atchison KS passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center following a motorcycle accident.Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Monday, Oct. 25th, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends from 600 to 800 PM on S

Gene Laverentz

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Troy

formerly of Bendena area , KS

Gene Laverentz, 76, of Overland Parknbspnbsppassed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at a Kansas City hospital.nbspGene was born on June 15, 1945 in Bendena, Kansasnbspnbspto William and Ellenora Ricklefs Laverentz.nbspHe served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1967, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Hus

Grimes " Ed " Behler

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Grimes ldquoEdrdquo Behler, 88, of Atchison, KS died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Highland Healthcare amp Rehab Center, Highland, KS.Funeral services will be held at 1100 am on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, 1640 Riley St. Atchison, KS with Rev. Michael L. Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Huron Cemetery. The family will receive

Frances " Marie " Scheid

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

nbspFrances ldquoMarierdquo Scheid, 98, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at The Pines in Holton. She was born May 28, 1923 on a farm east of Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Walter Dean and Bertha Estella Frantz Marriott.Marie attended South Cedar Grade School and graduated from Mayetta High School in 1942. She sold Avon for over 52 years and worked at Walma

Charles "Charlie" Mateny

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Charles ldquoCharlierdquo Marteny, 80 of Falls City, NE, passed away October 16, 2021 at Falls City. He was born July 16, 1941 at Falls City to Odin and Ruth Robinson Marteny.He married Peggy Fisher and they were later divorced, the then married Doris Stalder on August 21, 1971 and they were divorced in 2006.Charlie was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls C

Aurora Knoxsah

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Mayetta, KS

Aurora Kay ldquoPegshardquo Knoxsah, 68, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born December 24, 1952 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Henry and Leona Mzhickteno Knoxsah.Aurora was a homemaker. She was a member of Native American Church and Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.Survivors include her 5 childr

William " Bill" Batchelder

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

Highland , KS

A pillar of Highlandrsquos community, William Howard Batchelder, passed away at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness on October 17th, 2021, in his home looking over the fields he tended and loved, surrounded by his loving family. nbspBill was born in Fort Benning, Georgia to Howard Nelson Batchelder and Hattie Alice Smith Batchelder and raised in Highland, Kansas, the oldest

Patricia Kramer

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Patricia L. Kramer, 84, of Axtell, KS, died Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Life Care Center in Seneca, KS.Visitation will be Monday, October 18, from noon to 5 p.m. at Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.A rosary service will be held at 700 p.m., Monday, at St. Michael39s Catholic Church in Axtell.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1000 a.m.

Joseph Werner

Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell

Axtell, KS

Joseph L. Werner, 87, of Axtell, KS, died October 15, 2021, at Life Care Center in Seneca, KS.Visitation will be Thursday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.A rosary service will be held at 700 p.m., Thursday, at St. Michael39s Catholic Church in Axtell.A funeral service will be held at 1000 a.m., Friday

John Nordhus

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

John Cyprian Nordhus, 100, of Seneca, died Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.John was born on August 26, 1921, on a farm near Seneca, to Henry and Josephine Waller Nordhus.nbsp John attended Sts. Peter and Paul Grade School thru the 6th grade, then he went to Triumph Country School for 7th amp 8th grade.nbsp He attended Sts. Peter a

Dorothy Price

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison , KS

Dorothy J. Garrison Price, 96, of Atchison KS died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Vintage Park, surrounded by family.Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Greene officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 100 pm until

Betty Kolbek

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Sabetha, formerly of Holton, KS

Betty J. Wendt Kolbek, 84, of Sabetha, formerly of Topeka and Holton, KS passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. She was born August 1, 1937 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Erwin R. and Louise Emma ldquoPeggyrdquo Alley Wendt.Betty graduated from Denison High School. Betty worked many years as a computer operator and typist for credit and col