Announcements

Larry Tessendorf

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Circleville , KS

Larry R. Tessendorf, 72, of Circleville, KS passed away May 9, 2014 at his home. He was born July 11, 1941 in Westmoreland, KS the son of Walter and Helen (Barclay) Tessendorf.

Larry went to Belvue Grade School and graduated from Wamego High School. He worked for Goodyear Tire Company for 30 years and he was a farmer. Larry was a member of the Cir


Margaret Koester

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Falls City, NE

Margaret I. Koester, age 98, of Falls City, NE, died Thursday, May 7, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial wil be held at 10:30 a.m.Monday, May 12, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Falls City. Interment will be in the Fa


Donald L. Shaw

Dorr and Clark, Falls City

Falls City, NE

Donald L. Shaw, age 85, of Falls City, passed away May 8, 2014 at Falls City. He was born March 24, 1929 at Salem, NE to the late Floyd A. and Naomi (Darby) Shaw. He married Jo-Etta Moore at Falls City on October 21, 1951.

Hazel R. Stoddard

Hall Funeral Chapel, Auburn

Auburn, NE

Hazel R. Stoddard, age 99, of Auburn, NE, passed away Thursday, May 08, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society of Auburn. A funeral service for Hazel R. Stoddard will be held Monday, May 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Auburn. Burial will follow at the Sheridan Cemetery.

Julie A. Coverdale

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Julie A. Coverdale, 53, of Holton, KS passed away May 7, 2014 at her home. She was born March 2, 1961 in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of Donald E. and Paula “Jane” (Danner) Powers. Julie graduated from Great Bend High School in 1979 and attended Kansas State University. She had lived in the Holton Com


Marvyn Weeks

Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home in Centralia

Blue Rapids, KS

Marvyn Eugene Weeks, 83, of Blue Rapids, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Celebration of Life is Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 2:00 at the United Presbyterian Church in Blue Rapids.  Family will greet friends from 12:30 to 2:00 at the church. www.popkessmortuaries.com  


Phyllis R. Idol

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

Hiawatha, KS

Phyllis R. Idol, 78, of the Maple Grove Apartments of Hiawatha, died Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, after a brief illness. Among survivors are her daughters:  Gerri (Allen) Rathake of Circleville, Sue Barnes of Silver Lake; a sister Carol Gentry of Falls City, Nebraska; an


Ruth Williams

Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home in Seneca

Centralia, KS

Ruth Williams, 93, of Centralia, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014. Ruth was born October 17, 1920, in Washington DC to Dr. Charles and Clara Mangels. After her mother died at the age of two she was raised by her maternal grandparents in Kansas City. She graduated from Central high school in Kansas City at the


Harold E. Stirton

Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton

Muscotah, KS

Harold E. Stirton, 84, of Muscotah, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 21, 1930 in Horton, Kansas the son of William and Bena Dahl Stirton Sr. Harold graduated from Atchison County Community Schools, Highland Community College and Mount St. Scholastica. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Harold was a scho


Viola Oliver of Sabetha, KS, Formerly of Humboldt, NE

Wherry Mortuary in Humboldt

Sabetha,

Viola B. (Robertson) Creed Watzke Oliver, 100, of Sabetha, KS formerly of Humboldt, NE was born on May 4, 1913 on a farm northwest of Humboldt, NE to Clarence and Goldie (Skillett) Robertson. Viola moved with her family to a farm four miles south of Baileyville, KS on String Town Road in 1919 and returned to Humboldt in 1925. She attended country school near Bai


Gregory Jackson

Wherry Mortuary, Pawnee City

Hanover, KS

Gregory Jackson, age 53, of Hanover, Kansas (formerly of Pawnee City) passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014.  He was born on August 24, 1960 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Celebration of Life is 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2014 at


Afzood K. Saul

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, Falls City

Morton, IL

 Reverend Dr. Afzood K. Saul, (A.K.), 83, of Morton, IL, passed away May 5, 2014 at Morton, IL. He was born to Reverend and Mrs. Khem Singh Saul in a small town in Punjab (India), on October 10, 1930. A.K.’s father was a Circuit rider in the Methodist Church. A.K. studied in a Hindu primary school.After fourth grade he was sent to a Christian boarding


Shirley Ann Hale

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Atchison, KS

Shirley Ann Hale, 71, of Atchison died on Sunday, May 4th, 2014.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 at the First Christian Church with Rev. Lee Hendon officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison, KS.  The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 at the Becker-Dy


William Barden Larkin

Becker-Dyer-Stanton

Nortonville, KS

On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:31 AM, Becker Dyer Stanton <beckerdyer@sbcglobal.net> wrote: William Barden Larkin, 85 of Nortonville passed away Friday May 2, 2014 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.   Memorial mass will be 10:30 AM Thursday May 8, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Nortonville, KS, with Father Lazar Car


Violet Willits

Dorr and Clark Funeral Home Falls City

Falls City , NE

 NAME:      Violet D. Willits                             AGE:      91           ADDRESS:      Falls City, NE DATE & PLACE OF DEATH: May 4, 2014 at Falls City

Patricia Nott

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Topeka and Holton, KS

Patricia Nott, 60, of Topeka, KS passed away May 5, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born November 23, 1953 in Holton the daughter of Paul and Arlene (Bickford) Nott.

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Wesley Charles Duncan

Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha

rural Hiawatha, KS

  Wesley Charles Duncan, 59, of rural Hiawatha, died Saturday morning, May 3, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Wes was born September 7, 1954, at Hiawatha,


Garry Wichman

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca

Overland Park , KS

Garry John Wichman, 66, of Overland Park, Kansas died April 30, 2014, in Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas. Garry was born in Seneca, on December 14, 1947, to Henry and Ethel Tangeman Wichman.  Garry attended and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic school in 1965. After school Garry helped


Daniel K. “Hammer” Gartner

Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

Lincoln, NE and Seneca, KS,

Daniel K. “Hammer” Gartner, 56, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014.  Dan was born in Seneca, Kansas to Ray and Sue (Chandler) Gartner.  He graduated from Bern High School in 1975.  Dan worked for Bennett and Keim Trucking and retired from Union Pacific Railroad. &nbs


Marjorie Maxine (Rudy) Hug

Mercer Funeral Home in Holton

Holton, KS

Marjorie Maxine (Rudy) Hug, 91, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Lawrence surrounded by her family, watching her great-grandsons play soccer. Marjorie was born August 14, 1922 in Soldier, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest Allen Rudy, Sr. and Elfa (Fisher) Rudy. She graduated from Holton High School i