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Mary Johanna “Jo” Thummel
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison
Cameron , MO
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Mary Johanna “Jo” Thummel, age 71, of Cameron, MO, died Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Quail Run in Cameron.
A service to remember and celebrate her life will be Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. She will b
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Ronald “Ron” Wahweotten
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Mayetta, KS
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Ronald “Ron” Wahweotten, 81, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Monday October 30, 2023, at his home on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta, KS. He was born December 27, 1941, in Mayetta, KS the son of Ray Wahweotten and Elsie Wahwassuck.
Ron was a master craftsman and business owner for many years throughout northeastern Kansas. He worked at J.F. McGivern Incor
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Raymond Coots
Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton
Hiawatha , KS
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Raymond Paul Coots, 82, of Hiawatha, Kansas passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at his daughter- home in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was born on March 1, 1941 in Horton, Kansas the son of Edgar and Julia White Coots. After graduating from Horton High School Raymond went on to work as a mechanic fo
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Yvonne Negonsott
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Hiawatha
Reserve, formerly of Hiawatha , KS
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Yvonne Jean Negonsott, 80, of Reserve, formerly of Hiawatha and Horton, passed away October 29, 2023 at the Sabetha Manor where she had been a resident for nearly three years.
She was born June 27, 1943, at Horton, Kansas, one of seven children born to Isaac and Jane Pelkey Shuckahosee, Sr. and has lived in the Brown County area nearly all of her life.
Yvonne was a memb
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Frances Jane Wolken
Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh
Humboldt, Formerly of Tecumseh, NE
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Frances Jane Wolken was born August 7, 1927 to Clarence Michael and Anna Theresa (Christen) Wenzl on the farm north of Steinauer, Nebraska. She was the oldest of eleven children born to this union. Frances attended St. Anthony- Parochial School through the eighth grade, walking 3 miles each way to attend school. She worked hard on the family farm helping with chores and raising her sibling
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John Patch
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Topeka, KS
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John E. Patch, 86, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at The Gardens at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born May 24, 1937 to Alva and Virgie (Merritt) Bloom Patch of Goff, KS. He was the little brother of Katherine (Patch) Savage, Evelyn (Patch) Hittle, Betty (Patch) Huss, Jimmy Patch and the little-step-brother of Irvin Bloom and
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Jere Lewis
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Falls City, NE
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Jere Lewis, 75, of Falls City, NE, passed away October 27, 2023 at Omaha, NE. He was born March 16, 1948 at Falls City to Wayne and Dorothy (Gebhardt) Lewis.
He married Margaret Swegler on October 15, 1966 at Falls City and they were divorced in December of 1996.
Jere was raised in rural Verdon, NE and graduated from Dawson Verdon High School in 1966. He then attended M
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Karen Reinhart VanGilder
Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca
Centralia, KS
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Karen Louise Reinhart VanGilder, 79, of Centralia, passed away on October 27, 2023 at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia.
Karen was born on September 14, 1944, in Centralia, to Ellery Lysle Katheryn Maureen Griffiths Reinhart. She grew up on a farm west of Centralia. She attended a one room school house northwest of the family farm. She later went on to graduate from Vermillion Hi
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Rita Kay Haley
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Overland Park and Hiawatha , KS
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Rita Kay Haley passed away on October 21, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan., at the age of 76.
Born on October 12, 1947, in Sabetha, Kan., Rita was the first child of Warren and Gertrude “Gert” Gatz of Hiawatha, Kan. Rita attended grade school, middle school and high school in Hiawatha, graduating from Hiawatha High School in 1965. After attending Emporia State University,
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Helen I. Bowser (Bledsoe)
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Holton, KS
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Helen I. Bowser (Bledsoe), 90, of Holton was called home to Heaven by her Lord and Savior on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at her home.
She was born on July 31, 1933, in Wichita, the daughter of Lee and Winnie Bledsoe. She graduated high school in Wichita, received her bachelor- degree from Friends University in music education and her master- degree from Washburn University in remedial r
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James Moynagh
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
Hiawatha, KS
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James R. Moynagh, 90, of Hiawatha, KS, died at Amberwell Hiawatha Hospital on October 24, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born on June 10, 1933 to John Edward and Marie (Mueting) Moynagh in Sabetha, KS.
After farming in Nemaha County, he and his family moved to Brown County in 1949 to farm and raise livestock. He graduated from Powhattan High School in 1952 and joined his
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Amy Lynn (Volkmer) Borrenpohl
Wherry Mortuary of Tecumseh
Tecumseh, NE
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Amy Lynn (Volkmer) Borrenpohl was born to Keith and Marlene (Roos) Volkmer on November 1, 1967 in Crete, Nebraska. She began her schooling in Iowa and the family moved to Tecumseh, Nebraska when Amy was in the 4th grade. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1986. She furthered her education at SCC Beatrice where she received her Associates Degree in Accounting.
Amy was united
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Margaret E. Utz
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Larkinburg and Arrington, KS
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Margaret E. Utz, 103, who lived in the Larkinburg and Arrington, KS communities her entire life, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023 at the Holton Hospital.
She was born June 24, 1920 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Clarence “Bud” and Margaret E. Whitcraft Bewley. Margaret taught school in the Pardee community for 3 years and in Larkinburg for 2 years. She
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Bonnie Lee Wing (Coon)
Dorr and Clark Funeral Home of Falls City
Falls City, NE
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Bonnie Lee Wing (Coon) spent most of her life in Falls City, the place where she was born. She died at the age of 97, and it is difficult to try to sum up nearly a century of life and living into just a few words.
The word “homemaker” is the closest we can come to describing the life of this exceptional woman and a word that truly honors the life she led. Bonnie created
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Alicia Francis Burdick
Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha
Sabetha, KS
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Alicia Francis Burdick, 90, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the Sabetha Community Hospital in Sabetha.
Alicia was born on July 3, 1933, in Baileyville, Kansas. She was the sixth of fourteen children born to Ben and Anna (Wiltz) Deters.
Alicia married Clarence Burdick of Seneca, Kansas on April 25, 1956, at the Sacred Hear
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Robert "Bob" Bruce
Rupp Funeral Home in St. Joseph, MO
St. Joseph, MO
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Robert "Bob" Bruce, 86, of St Joseph, MO passed away Friday, October 20, 2023 at a local health care facility.
He was born March 24, 1937 in Junction City, KS, son of Geraldine and Robert Thomas Bruce. Bob enlisted in the US Navy, where he served on the USS Forrest Sherman during the Vietnam War. He retired from the US Navy after 18 years of service. Bob later worked at
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Kristen Bailey Mellenbruch
Mercer Funeral Home in Holton
Holton, KS
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Kristen Bailey Mellenbruch, 35, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023. She was born June 25, 1988 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of John and Sharon (Kathrens) Hochard.
Kristen graduated from Holton High School in 2007 and earned her Bachelor- Degree from Ottawa University.
She presently was a scientist for Colgate Palmolive, studying and producing enhancement
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John H. Mize, Jr.
Atchison, KS
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John H. Mize, Jr., 84, originally from Atchison, Kan., passed away on October 22 after a short illness. He was famous for his amazing sense of humor and quick wit until the last moments.
John graduated from Atchison High School, attended the University of Kansas, and later graduated from St. Benedict- College and served as a medic in The United States Air Force Reserves. In 1962, h
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Janet Leigh Sauber
Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home & Crematory in Salina
Assaria, KS
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Janet Leigh Sauber, 59, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 18th, 2023.
Janet was born in Winchester, Kansas on February 18, 1964, a daughter of Etta Mae (Jacobs) Matthias, of Rural Horton, Kansas, and the late Larry Carl Matthias.
She was the wife of Keith Edward Sauber. They met while going to school at K-State. After dating for 5 years, they marr
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Helen Gyhra
Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City
formerly of Steinauer, NE
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Helen Rose (Sperfslage) Gyhra 90, formerly of Steinauer Nebraska, she passed away at the Life Center, Seneca, Kansas, on Friday, October 20, 2023. She was born on September 30, 1933 to Henry and Regina (Deters) Sperfslage in St. Benedict, Kansas. She attended Pleasant View Country School.
Helen married Joseph L. Gyhra on September 2, 1958 at St. Bede- Catholic Church, Kelly, Kansa
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