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Robert " Bob" Biester
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Atchison, KS
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Robert Karl “Bob” Biester, 76, of Atchison, KS, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at Wathena Healthcare and Rehab in Wathena, KS. He was born June 18, 1945 in Onaga, KS at 6:18 P.M. the son of Karl Julius and Lucille Elizabeth (Peck) Biester.
Memorial Graveside Service will be held 1
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Karen Anita Parrett,
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Holton, KS
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Karen Anita Parrett, 81, of Holton, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born December 2, 1940 in Omaha, NE, the daughter of William B. and Opal A. (Kittelson) Lewis.
Karen graduated from Holton High School in 1958 and completed Cosmetology College in Topeka. She lived in the Holton community since 2007 and previously in Denison for many ye
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John R. Bachman
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Savannah, MO
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John R. Bachman, 68, of Savannah, MO, passed away June 8, 2022 at Savannah. He was born January 11, 1954 at Falls City, NE, to Joseph and Ethel (Foster) Bachman.
He married Carla Hall on January 22, 1971 at Atchison, KS.
John was raised in the Falls City and Rulo area, following his schooling he farmed with his father on the family farm while also working at the Rulo Po
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Phyllis Edith Sieve - Cowan
Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls
Oskaloosa and Valley Falls, KS
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Phyllis Edith Sieve - Cowan, 98, of Oskaloosa, formerly of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at The University of Kansas St. Francis Campus in Topeka, KS, with family by her side. She was born September 25, 1923 in LaSalle, IL, the daughter of Ernest Carl and Geraldine (Rockhill) Offergeld.
Phyll
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Calvin “Pat” Puckett, Jr
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Humboldt, NE
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Calvin “Pat” Puckett, Jr, 73, of Humboldt, NE, passed away June 7, 2022 at Falls City. He was born March 17, 1949 at Lawrence, KS to Calvin and Grace (Van Nice) Puckett, Sr.
He married Trudi Simmons on October 30, 1981 at Enid, OK. She passed away August 21, 2008.
Pat enlisted in the U. S. Air Force on March 11, 1971 at Kansas City, MO. He served as an air t
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Donna M. Trost
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Hiawatha, KS
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Donna M. Trost, long-time resident of Hiawatha, KS died at 93 in her home
attend by her daughter, Diane on June 6, 2022.
Donna was born October 7, 1928 at Falls City, NE to Silas & Amanda
(Yoesel) Hilgenfeld. She attended grade school at Silver Creek School,
District #81, graduated for Falls City High School in 1946 and received her
B.A. from Westmar
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Esther Duerfeldt
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Falls City, NE
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Esther Duerfeldt, 98, of Falls City, NE, passed away June 6, 2022 at Falls City. She was born May 21, 1924 at Straussville, NE to Herman and Elizabeth (Strauss) Mez.
She married Elmer Duerfeldt on October 8, 1944 at Falls City. He passed away January 23, 2006.
Esther was raised at Straussville and graduated Falls City High School in 1942. When married the couple made th
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Lawrence “Keith” Parrett
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Holton, KS
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Lawrence “Keith” Parrett, 83, of Holton, KS, formerly of Circleville, KS, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at his home with family by his side. He was born July 10, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the son of Lawrence Preston and Mary Willie (Keithline) Parrett.
Keith graduated from Circleville High School in 1956. He lived most of his life in Circleville and Silver Lake, KS. He wor
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Susan LaCounte
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Hiawatha , KS
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Susan Lynette LaCounte, 77, of Hiawatha, Kansas, died Sunday afternoon, June 5, 2022, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha where she had been a resident since April 7, 2022. Susan was born in Horton, Kansas, one of three children of Donald LaCounte and Nellie LaCounte.
Susan was a resident for four months at Vintage Park Assisted Living before moving to Maple Heights Nursing H
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Mary Wessel
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison
formerly of Effingham, KS
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Mary R. Wessel, 89, formerly of Effingham, KS, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 surrounded by her family at the Hillside Village of DeSoto, KS where she received loving care the past eighteen months.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 9, 2022 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Effingham with Fr. Hughes as Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Ann&rsquo
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Lola Jean ( Lantz) Clutter
Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City
Pawnee City , NE
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Lola Jean (Lantz) Clutter, 83 of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska at Bryan West Memorial Hospital. She was born April 28, 1939 to Leonard and Maude (Hartman) Lantz in Pawnee City, Nebraska.
She attended Pawnee City High School.
Lola married Robert H. Spier on July 17, 1955 at Coryell Park, Auburn, Nebraska. To that union 5 c
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Clarence David Todd
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison
Effingham , KS
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Clarence David Todd, 91, of Effingham, KS died on Saturday, June 04, 2022, at the Pines South, Holton, KS.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Becker Chapel, 402 3rd St, Effingham, KS with Rev. Jeff Cochran Officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Effingham, KS. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until time of serv
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Caroline Ann McKay
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
formerly of Verdon, NE
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Caroline Ann McKay, age 79, passed away on Mother's Day, May 8, 2022 at her home in Rochester, Minnesota.
She was born July 10, 1943 in Falls City, NE to Frank Sheehan and Helen (Babb) Sheehan.
Growing up on a farm near Verdon, NE as the youngest of three siblings, meant Caroline was spared from many of the tougher daily cho
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Mary Jane Prohaska
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Hiawatha , KS
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A Celebration of Life Mass for Mary Jane (“Jane”) Prohaska will be held at St. Ann Catholic Church on her birthday, June 8, 2022 with a Rosary preceding the Mass at 10:30 a.m. followed by prelude music chosen in part by Jane. The Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m.
Jane was born on June 8, 1930 in Everest, Kansas to Henry John (“Henry”) and Pauline Cecilia (&ldqu
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Donald Feek
Sabetha , KS
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Donald Lee Feek passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Sabetha Manor after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 15, 1936, to Walter W. and Veda McDougall Feek at Sabetha.
Don was a life-long resident of Sabetha. He married Malinda Boyd in 1977. Don was a life-long mechanic, having worked at Skelly, Keim, Koch and buying his own truck. After r
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Shirley A. Stauffer
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Mayetta, KS
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Shirley A. Stauffer, 79, of Mayetta, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at her son Kevin’s home surrounded by her husband, her sons and daughters-in-law. She was born December 21, 1942 in Holton, Kansas the daughter of Clayton and Doris (Bohnenkemper) Bontrager.
Shirley attended Bateman elementary school and Holton and Whiting High Schools.
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Gerald Holthaus
Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca
Seneca, KS
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Gerald Francis Holthaus,79 of Seneca, Kansas passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital on June 1, 2022.
Gerald was born at Vermillion, Kansas, the son of Gregory and Henrietta Hulsing Holthaus on Dec. 10, 1942. He attended St. Mary’s School, St. Benedict, Kansas, thru his sophomore year when his parents moved to Axtell, Kansas, where
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Lynn Mervin Geyer
Wherry Mortuary of Humboldt
Rural Humboldt, NE
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Lynn Mervin Geyer, 69, of rural Humboldt, Nebraska was born on May 5, 1953, in Humboldt, Nebraska. His parents, Mervin Robert and Wilma Helen (Bohling) Geyer raised their family in the country north of Humboldt where Lynn was the oldest of three siblings. He was the ornery, protective big brother of Jana and Beth and always
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Gene Patrick Hart
Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City
Burchard, NE
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Gene Patrick Hart, 81 of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at his home with his family by his side. He was born on August 5, 1940 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Reuben Emery and Mary Ellen (Byrne) Hart.
Mass of Christian burial 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Burchard, Nebraska with the Rosary at 9:30 a.m., at the church. Of
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Winifred M. “Winnie” Woodruff
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland
Formerly Doniphan County, KS
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Winifred M. “Winnie” Woodruff, 99, formerly of Doniphan County, currently of Maple Grove Apartments in Hiawatha, died at her apartment Monday, May 30, 2022.
She was born in St. Joseph, Mo, September 24, 1922, oldest daughter of five children of George and Agnes Keller Mann and has lived
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