Announcements

Dianna Wilson

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Dianna Lee Wilson, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 26, 1944 in Soldier, KS, the daughter of Donald J. and Donna Gladys Davis VanDonge. Dianna grew up in Soldier and graduated from Soldier High School in 1962.Dianna was heavily involved in the community of Holton. She ran a daycare service for

Donald " Max" Hargrove

Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

St. Joseph , formerly of Rushville, MO

Donald ldquoMaxrdquo Hargrove, 91 of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of Rushville, MO died Thursday, October 07, 2021, at the Living Community Center, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be held at 1100 AM on Monday, Oct. 11th, 2021, at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison KS. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO. The family will receive friends f

Roland " Bill " Goins

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton

Horton , KS

Rolland ldquoBillrdquo Goins, 90, of Horton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Monday, October 4th, 2021 at his home in Oro Valley, Arizona.He will be truly missed by family and friends in so many ways. Bill was born on April 16, 1931 in St. Joseph, Missouri the son of Lloyd and Leila Goins. He was raised in Horton and graduated from Horton High School in 1949. He was very acti

Lynn Niehues

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Corning , KS

Lynn Marie Niehues, 65, of Corning died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, surrounded by her family, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City.She was born July 24, 1956 in Ottawa, Illinois to John and Elizabeth Singer Geiger. She graduated from Marquette Academy High School, in Ottawa. Lynn attended Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, where she gained her bachelors in psycholo

Mary " Kathy" Ackmann

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Atchison, KS

Mary Kathleen ldquoKathyrdquo Ackmann, age 71, of Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Mission Village Nursing Home in Horton, Kansas.Cremation is planned. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date and will be announced at that time. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation care.Kathy was born on June 2, 1950 i

Eugene Garrett

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Eugene Garrett, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away October 5, 2021 at Falls City. He was born November 23, 1932 at Craig, Mo to Ernest and Roberta Means Garrett.nbspHe married Gwena Hazelwood on January 26, 1957 at Falls City. She passed away September 21, 2011.Eugene was drafted into the U. S. Army on February 18, 1953 and entered into active duty at Kansas City,

Colby Gregory Smith

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings, KS

Colby Gregory Smith, 17 years old, of Cummings, Kansas, died Saturday, October 2, 2021.Celebration of Colbyrsquos Life will be on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 200 p.m. at the Atchison County Community High School with Rev. Jim Cormode officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday, from noon until the service at the hi

Brice Volker

Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh

Auburn , NE

Brice Landon Volker, 38, of Auburn, Nebraska was born on October 12, 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Keith and Jody Johnson Volker raised their family in Beatrice and Laurel, Nebraska before moving to Lincoln, where Brice attended Norris High School and graduated in 2001. He then attended the University of Nebraska ndash Lincoln and Doane University. On December 14, 2013, Brice was u

Turk Kennel

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Turk Kennel, 45, of Falls City, NE, passed away October 3, 2021 at St. Joseph, MO. He was born June 23, 1976 at Fairfax, MO to Loyal and Joanie Jones Kennel.He married Kelli Rue in 2002.Turk was raised in the Craig and Fairfax, MO area and graduated from Craig High School in 1994. Following graduation he worked in Forest City, MO, becoming employed at Fast Global So

Larry D. Russell

Hall Funeral Home in Falls City

Lincoln, formerly of Falls City , NE

Larry D. Russell, 60, of Lincoln, Nebraska was born on June 17, 1961 to Harlan and Charlene Weddle Russell in Axtell, Kansas. nbspLarry attended school in Falls City, Nebraska and graduated from Falls City High School in 1979. nbspAfter graduation, he worked various jobs in the area. nbspWhile working at Keim Trucking in Sabetha, Kansas, he met and married Peggy Havel. nbspTo this un

Keith Terry

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Highland

Highland, KS

Keith Bradley Terry, 62 of Highland Kansas born March 1, 1959-October 2, 2021 to James R and Laura G Terry Onaga Kansas.nbspHe graduated from Hiawatha High school in 1977.nbsp He married Debra Chezem September 18, 1981 and retired from Comanche construction in Kansas City in 2016.He is proceeded in death by both parents, sisters Ginger Flower Crys and Nancy Tilt

Dale Brownlow, Sr.

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka , KS

Dale Eugene Brownlow Sr., 84, of Topeka, KS, passed away September 30, 2021. Dale was born on June 25, 1937 to Rachel Angeline Carpenter and Jesse William Brownlow in Holton, Kansas.Dale served in the United States Navy from September 1955 to September 1959. He served on the U.S.S. Bennington, U.S. Intrepid, and U.S.S. Forestall and traveled to the Arctic Circle, Ireland, and Fran

John Thomas, Jr.

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Kickapoo Reservation, KS

ldquoWhopshanrdquo John Ferris Thomas, Jr., 56, was born on January 20, 1965, in Holton, Kansas, to John Ferris Thomas Sr., and Bernadette Masqua Thomas.nbsp Whopshan passed away on September 29, 2021, at 420 a.m. surrounded by his loved ones and friends.Whopshan is a military veteran who se

Waymer Esslinger

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Bern, KS

Waymer G. Esslinger, 86, a lifelong resident of Bern, Kansas, recently of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away September 29, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.He was born December 1, 1934, the youngest son of Peter ldquoPeterdquo and Louise Leuthold Esslinger on the family farm south of Bern. nbspWaymer completed the 8th grade at the Union Rural School

Richard Ellner

Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan

Manhattan, KS

RichardnbspA.nbspEllner, 73, of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Sept. 27, 2021, with his loving family at his side. nbspRichard was born Nov. 25, 1947, in Jamaica, NY, to Abraham andnbspMildred SlobidinskinbspEllner. He grew up in Hollis and Massapequa, NY. He spent his childhood playing

Donna Wenger

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Donna Jean Lobb Cunningham Wenger 87 of Hiawatha,nbsppassed away September 26th surrounded by her family at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha, Kansas.Donna was born December 17, 1933 at Oskaloosa, Kansas to George and Willetta Bell Lobb.nbsp She attended school at Winchester until 1951 when her parents moved to Hiawatha.nbsp She graduated on May 23, 1952 from Hiawat

Emily Stoll

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Emily Jane Stoll, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born January 24, 1926 in Banner Township Holton, KS, the daughter of Frank L. and Josephine M. McColgin Davis.Emily graduated from Holton High School in 1944 and earned her Teaching Certificate from Emporia State Teacherrsquos College. Emily began teaching in on

Barry Lee

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Pawnee City , NE

Barry B. Lee, 72, of Pawnee City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 24, 2021 in Columbus, Nebraska. nbspHe was born on November 11, 1948 to Goodson and Betty Bennett Lee in Columbus, Nebraska. nbspBarry grew up in Columbus and later moved to Bellevue and graduated from Bellevue East High School with the class of 1967.nbspHe married the love of his life Karen Ke

Charlotte Dickinson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha , KS

Charlotte Ann Rieger Dickinson, 94, of rural Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 23, 2021, at Valley Falls, Kansas.nbsp Charlotte was born March 21, 1927, near Powhattan, Kansas, to Lloyd Earl and Winifred May King Rieger.She attended Plum Creek School and graduated from Fairview High School in 1944.Upon graduation from high school, Charl

Michael Edward Batchelder,

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Highland, KS

Michael Edward Batchelder, 71, of Highland, KS peacefully passed away Sept 22, 2021.Mike was born April 19. 1950, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the oldest of three children of John and Dorothy Cole Batchelder and was a lifelong Doniphan County resident where he attended Highland Schools, later graduated from Highland High School with the class of 1969.Mike has had many h