Announcements

Ralph M. "Mike" Black

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Ralph M. ldquoMikerdquo Black, 67, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, August 3, 2015 at Atchison Medicalodge following a lengthy battle with cancer.Graveside services and burial will be Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1100 A.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating.nbsp Visitation with the family will be Thu

Ronald Kunc

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

Ronald Kunc, 71, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 1, 2015 at Omaha, NE. He was born October 2, 1943 at Pawnee City, NE to the late Harry and Alverna Terrill Kunc.On December 21, 1982 he married Pam Stevens at Bethel United Methodist Church.Ronald was raised o

Harold Wunder

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Harold Herd Wunder, 95, Valley Falls, surrounded by his loving family,nbsp died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Midland Care Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls.He was born Feb. 3, 1920, on the family farm in the North Cedar community west of Valley Falls, the son of George and Mary Ellen Grisw

Loretta Niehues

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Seneca, KS

nbspLoretta Niehues, 98, of Seneca, Kansas, died on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Life Care Center of Seneca.Loretta was born on March 28, 1917 on a farm northeast of Kelly, Kansas to Louis and Maude Becker Huerter, one of eight children.nbspShe grew

James Francis Shufflebarger

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Lancaster, KS

James Francis Shufflebarger, 60, Lancaster, KS, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at Alma Manor Nursing Center, Alma, KS.Memorial service will be 1130 AM, Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Lancaster United Methodist Church, Lancaster, KS, with Rev. Jeff Cochran and Rev. Carl Shufflebarger officiating.nbsp Family will receive friends from 1030 to 1130 AM

Duane "Pete" Engelke

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Ozawkie, KS

Duane quotPetequot Engelke passed away July 31, 2015 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born December 15, 1923 in Mullen, Nebraska the son of, Glen and Adena Johnson Engelke. nbspHe moved to Tecumseh, Kansas with his family after his mother's death when he was 4. Pete attended the Milikan, nbspKreipe and Highland Park schools with his sisters, cousins, and frien

Dorothy Aleene Benitz Anderson

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

Dorothy Aleene Benitz Anderson, 93, left her earthly life at The Pines on Thursday afternoon, July 30, 2015, in Hiawatha, Kansas. nbspDorothy was born November 25, 1921, in rural Doniphan County, Kansas, the youngest of three children and only daughter of Henry and Elizabeth McKittrick Benitz. nbspDorothy grad

Marguerite Minnie Renz

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Summerfield , KS

Marguerite Minnie Renz, 93 of Summerfield, Kansas passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Pawnee Manor, Pawnee City, Nebraska. nbspShe was born near Odell, Nebraska on July 21, 1922 to Emil and Minnie Heble Novotny.Funeral services 200 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Wherry Mortuary, 919 G Street, Pa

Leroy Loy

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

LeRoy C. Loy, 92, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Holton Community Hospital.He was born Feb. 26, 1923, at Chapman, the son of Charles W. and Elizabeth Mariah Lowe Loy. He graduated from Dickinson County High School in 1941.LeRoy was a dairyman, farmer, and raised beef cattle. He wor

Craig “Pete” Davis

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Shubert, NE

nbspCraig ldquoPeterdquo Davis, age 61 of Shubert, passed away at his home Wednesday, July 29, 2015.Survivors include his wife Mary of Shubert son Matthew and girlfriend Shannon Alexander of Lincoln gra

Yola Bee Strobel

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Yola Bee Strobel, 87, of Hiawatha, passed away July 29, 2015. Yola Bee Brown Strobel was born on May 26, 1928, in Shubert, Nebraska, to George Dewey and Edna Brown.nbsp The family moved to Falls City, Nebraska, in 1942.nbsp Bee graduated from Falls City High School in 1946.nbsp After attending Gard Business School in St. Joseph, Missouri,

Virgil Hartter

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

Virgil William Hartter was born October 12, 1918 on a farm southwest of Sabetha to Benjamin M. Hartter and Mary Meyer Hartter.nbsp He passed from this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.nbsp He grew up in the Bern area where he attended grade school.nbsp He helped with the family fa

Robert G. Krier Jr.

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Robert G. Krier, Jr., 28, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Atchison Medicalodge. nbspMass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 1030 A.M., St. Louis Church. Interment will follow in St. Louis Cemetery. A prayer service will be recited Friday, July 31st at 700 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Fun

Edwin J. Amrein

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Edwin J. Amrein, 90, died Tuesday July 28, 2015 at his home.Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, August 3, 2015 at 1030 A.M. at St. Benedictrsquos Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant.nbsp Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.nbsp A parish rosary will be recited on Sunday, August 2nd at 200 P.M. at Arensberg-P

Charlotte L. Richardson

Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh

A Native of Steinauer, NE

Charlotte Louise Richardson was born to Friederich and Louisa Johanna Gottula Bredemeier on February 13, 1916 on a family farm near Steinauer, NE. Charlotte ldquoLottierdquo died at Beatrice Manor Care Center in Beatrice, NE, July 28, 2015 at the age of 99 years. nbsp As an infant, Lottie was baptized at Salem U.C.C. Steinauer and was a member of the fir

James “Jimmy” Joy Wray

Wherry Mortuary of Pawnee City

Du Bois, NE

nbspJames ldquoJimmyrdquo Joy Wray, 69 of Du Bois, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Bryan West Hospital nbspin Lincoln, Nebraska, after a long struggle to heal from a motorcycle accident. nbspHe was born on September 9, 1945, Council Bluffs, IA to Joy ldquoHaprdquo and Doris Pollitt Wray.span style"font-size m

Ronald A. "Huck" Hagen

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Ronald ldquoHuckrdquo A. Hagen, 74, Atchison, KS, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 at Atchison Hospital, Atchison, KS.nbspMass of Christian Burial will be 1030 AM, Saturday, August 1, 2015 at St. Benedictrsquos Catholic Church with Father Gabriel Landis, OSB as Celebrant.nbsp Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.nbsp A Parish

Evelyn Springer Hanson

Overland Park Chapel

Formerly Denton, KS

On July 23, 2015, our wife, mother and dear friend to so many was taken home to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. nbspEvelyn was a wonderful servant of the Lord. nbspShe shared her faith with many.nbspShe was cared for in her home for three years by her loya

Leila June Stucker

Becker-Dyer Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison

Lancaster, KS

Leila June Stucker, 73, of Lancaster, Kansas died Sunday, July 26th, 2015 at Mosiac Life Care Center, St. Joseph, MO.Funeral services will be 1030 AM on Friday, July 31st, 2015 at St. Johnrsquos Lutheran Church, Lancaster, KS. with Sr. Mary Arie officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery, Lancast

Warren James Darst

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Ozawkie, KS

Warren James Darst, 64, Ozawkie, died Monday, July 27, 2015, at his home.He was born June 4, 1951, at Atchison, the son of Warren Junior and Margaret Anne Weeks Darst. He served in the US Navy aboard an aircraft carrier as a radio communications operator.Warren was