Announcements

William Vogele

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Antioch , CA

William Godfred Vogele, resident of Antioch California, passed away peacefully on April 10th.  Bill was born on February 15th, 1929 in Falls City to Edward and Nellie Mae Vogele (nee Cochran).  He is survived by sons Billy Vogele, Gary Vogele, daughters Erika Vogele, Antioch, and Carla Simser, Antioch; brother, the late August Vogele; sisters Paulene L


June Bindle

Dorr & Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City , NE

June E. Bindle, 89, of Falls City, NE, passed away April 13, 2015 at Falls City. She was born June 12, 1925 at Barada, NE to the late Vernon J. and Lucile (Koso) Wagner.

On April 30, 1945 she married Lloyd Bindle at Hiawatha, KS. June was raised in Falls City and attended Falls City High Sch


Lauren Russell Stauffer

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton , KS

Lauren Russell Stauffer, 92, of Holton passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Vintage Park.  His family all knew his birthday was October 5 but October 12 is listed on legal documents. He was born in 1922 in rural Jackson County (Banner Township), the son of Russell Ambrose and Charlotte Elizabeth (Stephenson)


Arnold Ottemann

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Johnson , NE

Arnold Ottemann, age 92 of Johnson, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lincoln. Survivors include his children and their spouses Pauline and Gary Zoucha of Lincoln; Harlan and Deb Ottemann of Johnson Lake, NE; Dar and Lavon Beethe of Tecumseh; Dale and Pam Ottemann of Johnson; M


Ronald Steinlage

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Kelly, KS

Ronald L. Steinlage, 74, of Kelly, KS, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Life Care Center of Seneca. He was born January 12, 1941, on a farm south of Kelly, the son of Ferdinand and Dora Haverkamp Steinlage. He attended St. Bede’s School and graduated in 1959. Ron worked on the family farm where he lived all of his life. Ron took great pride in being a


Billie Ann Houston

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Billie Ann Houston, 69,  of Atchison KS died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Memorial services will be 7:30 pm on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Becker Dyer Stanton Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 pm Friday at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at


Katherine Jo (Kath) Heiniger

Popkess Mortuary

Sabetha, KS

Katherine Jo (Kath) Heiniger, Topeka, formerly of Bern, daughter of Marie Ulmer Heiniger and the late Wilbur Heiniger, was born September 8, 1950 in Seneca, Kansas.  More...

Mary Alice Coffman

Dishon- Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

formerly of Horton , KS

Mary Alice Coffman, age 86, passed away on March 28, 2015 at the Wamego Health Center in Wamego, Kansas. She was born in Golf, Ks, on March 18, 1929. Mary was the 3rd oldest of 8 children born to Thomas Earl Coffman and Alice B. (Thompson) Coffman. She retired from Campbell Soup Co. Beatrice NE. Upon retirement sh


Florence A. Leonard

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland

Rural Highland , KS

Florence A. Leonard, 97, of rural Highland, died Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2015, at Hiawatha Community Hospital. Florence was born near Berryton, Kansas, September 10, 1917, one of two daughters born to George and Josephine Matney.  Florence attended country school at Berryton. More...

Mike Allen

Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn

Nemaha, NE

Mike Allen, age 66 of Nemaha, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 9, 2015.   Survivors include his wife LeAnn of Nemaha; children and spouses Kirk and Heidi Allen of Bennet


LaDonna Oliver

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Netawaka , KS

LaDonna M. Oliver, 83, of Netawaka, KS passed away April 10, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born March 25, 1932 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Raymond and Catherine (Oddie) Moore.         More...

Gary Dean "Gary Boy" Higley

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Gary Dean “Gary Boy” Higley, 59 of Atchison, KS passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Mosiac Life Care, St. Joseph, MO surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Monday, April 13, 2015 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS, with Rev. Jason Terpack officiating. Burial will follow at Muscotah Cemetery, Muscot


Leslie M. "Les" Molt Sr.

Arensberg-Pruett

Atchison, KS

Leslie M. “Les” Molt, Sr., 65, Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Gabriel Landis, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow in the Alderson Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas.  A parish rosary will be recited Mond


Pansie Chandler

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha , KS

  Pansie J. Chandler, 89, of Hiawatha, died Thursday morning, April 9, 2015, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha.

She was born near Bern in Nemaha County, June 13, 1925, one of three children born to Aaron and Grace Dexter Brunner. Pansie attended country school near Sabetha prior


Dorothy M. Cash

Hall Funeral Chapel of Auburn

Formerly of Auburn, NE

Dorothy M. Cash, age 87 formerly of Auburn, NE, passed away on Thursday, April 09, 2015 at the Golden Living Care Facility in Nebraska City. A funeral service for Dorothy Cash will be held Monday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. at the Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn, NE. Burial will follow at the Pawnee City Cemetery in Pawnee City, NE. More...

James McKenney

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Sabetha, KS

  James R. McKenney, 73 of Sabetha died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 17, 1941 on the family farm in Brown County near White Cloud, Kansas the son of Dana Augustus McKenney and Luella Lorene (Butrick) McKenney.

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Elizabeth "Betty" Kirkham

Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls

Valley Falls , KS

Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Kirkham, 89, Valley Falls, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Cummings, KS. She was born May 27, 1925, at Bendena, KS, the daughter of A.T. and Florence Jones Foster. She attended both grade and high school in Bendena. Betty lived all of her life within 35 miles of her birthplace. She lived in Atchison County until


Mary Gilbert

Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison

Cummings , KS

Mary Margaret Gilbert, 79, Cummings, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 07, 2015, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, April 13, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Leo’s Church, Horton, Kansas.  Interment will follow in St. Leo’s Cemetery.  A parish rosary will be recited on Monday, April 13t


Edwin H. Veigel

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City

Falls City, NE

Edwin H. Veigel, 93, of Falls City, NE, passed April 7, 2015 at Falls City. He was born July 31, 1921 at Falls City to the late John and Clara (Meyer) Veigel. On September 23, 1947 he married Marcille Ernst at Zion United Church of Christ, northeast of Falls City. Edw


Mildred Flattre

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Lancaster, KS

Mildred Flattre, 93 of Lancaster, KS passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 10, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lancaster, KS with Sister Mary Arie, officiating. Burial will follow at Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, KS. Family will receive friends from 6: