Obituaries
Jon Lee Moore
Apr 19, 2025
Jon Lee Moore, 83, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas, after a courageous battle with cancer for eleven years.
Jon was born on January 30, 1942, to Tyberous Moore and Frances Moore in York County, Virginia. He served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1966 and was stationed...
Jane Leslie (DeBord) Cline
Apr 10, 2025
Jane Leslie (DeBord) Cline, 78, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished member of the Centralia, Kansas, community, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Centralia.
Jane was born on December 10, 1946, in Wetmore, Kansas, to Joseph Debord and Margaret (Hurst) DeBord. She attended and graduated from Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska....
Galen J. Steinlage
Apr 9, 2025
Galen Joseph Steinlage, 91 departed this life, and joined our Lord and Savior on April 9, 2025, at Life Care Center of Seneca in Seneca, Kansas. Galen was born on March 28, 1934, in rural Centralia, Kansas, the second child of Joe and Mary (Brokamp) Steinlage.
Galen lived his entire life in Nemaha County, Kansas. He attended St. Bede’s Catholic Church...
Leatrice Kay (Johnson) Wise
Apr 1, 2025
Leatrice Kay (Johnson) Wise was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on January 23, 1930. She was the only child of Elmer Ashley Johnson and Opal M. (Githens) Johnson. She died in Sabetha, Kansas on April 1, 2025.
Leatrice was baptized into the Christian faith at the First Christian Church in Burbank, California on Easter Sunday in 1941.
Leatrice began her schooling in Fairbury,...
Ronald "Cork" Eugene Turnbull
Apr 2, 2025
Ronald “Cork” Eugene Turnbull, 79, of Axtell, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kansas where he was being cared for by the Comfort Care Team.
Ron was born on February 19. 1946, to Max and Ada (Smith) Turnbull at Pawnee City, Nebraska. His early years were spent in rural Summerfield, Kansas....
John Irvin Carlson
Mar 24, 2025
John Irvin Carlson, 90, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
John was born on October 21, 1934, to John and Ruby (Moore) Carlson of Salem, Nebraska. John served in the Kansas Army National Guard for 17 years. John worked at Wenger Manufacturing in Sabetha and drove a semi-truck for several...
Michael "Mike" E. Richey
Mar 10, 2025
Michael “Mike” E. Richey, 60, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Mike was born on June 18, 1964, in Topeka Kansas. He was adopted by Kenneth E. and Barbara P. (Hards) Richey and grew up in Hiawatha, Kansas, and Falls City, Nebraska. A "Jack of All Trades,” Mike had a passion for repairing...
Samuel "Ron" Ronald Payne
Mar 8, 2025
Samuel “Ron” Ronald Payne, 85, of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on March 8, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
Ron was born on February 4, 1940, in Capioma, Kansas, to Samuel and Elda (Gilbert) Payne. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the sixth grade. After that, he attended school in Sabetha and graduated from Sabetha...
Charles "Chuck" F. Newman
Jan 10, 2025
Chuck Newman, 92, of Westminster, Colorado, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, as a result of cancer treatment complications over the years.
He was born on January 9, 1933, on a farm close to Ozawkie, Kansas, to Archie Lawrence and Etta Faye Coursey Newman.
After two years of living on a farm, Chuck’s father moved his family to Topeka, Kansas, to...
Bernice Lucille Newman
May 2, 2019
Bernice Lucille Newman, 82, of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on May 2, 2019, after a short battle with heart and kidney disease.
Bernice was born on May 10, 1936, in Fairview, Kansas. She was the seventh of nine children born to Bernard John and Helena Elizabeth (Riemann) Jurgensmeier. In her childhood, she was a member of the St. Augustine Catholic...
Louis Jay Fankhauser
Feb 8, 2025
Louis Jay Fankhauser, 93, of Bern, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Care Home in Sabetha, Kansas.
Jay was born on October 24, 1931, on the family farm near Four-Mile Church, just south of Humboldt, Nebraska to Daniel and Loretta (Nellie) Fankhauser.
Growing up on the family farm during the Great Depression,...
Daniel M. Hartung
Jan 25, 2025
Daniel “Dan” Moritz Hartung, 70, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at his home with his wife, Kim, by his side.
Daniel was born on March 27, 1954, in Pawnee City, Nebraska to John W. Hartung and Delores A. (Heuppelsheuser) Hartung.
Daniel was previously married and was blessed with one son, Nathan, and two daughters, Heather and...
Phyllis D. Reynolds
Jan 21, 2025
Phyllis D. Reynolds, 85, Illinois City, Illinois, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Phyllis Darlene Reasy was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on November 2, 1939, to Charles W. Scott and Florence Catherine (Van Dyke) Reasy. She was the youngest of seven children born into the Reasy family.
Phyllis...
Joanne Jackson
Jan 20, 2025
June Joanne Jackson of Fairview, Kansas died peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, following a brief illness.
Joanne was born on June 9, 1931, on a farm south of Fairview to Ivan Klein and Dorothy (Nyfeler) Klein. She attended Fairview High School, graduating in 1949, and then attended Baker and Washburn University. After college,...
Stanley L. Strahm
Jan 8, 2025
Stanley Lewis Strahm, 85, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Bern, Kansas, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at his home in Lincoln.
Stanley was born on July 17, 1939, in Bern, Kansas to Emil and Grace (Blunier) Strahm. He grew up in the Bern community and graduated from Bern High School in 1957. He began his working career at Bern Lumber...
Casey Diane (Jameson) Stohs
Jan 14, 2025
Casey Diane (Jameson) Stohs, 38, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Casey was born on November 6, 1986, in Pittsburg, Kansas to Steven and Regina (Smith) Jameson. She grew up in Ottawa, Kansas until 1997 when her family moved to Columbus, Kansas. She graduated from Columbus Unified High School in 2005. Then, she attended Pittsburg State...
Jean Erma Wright
Jan 11, 2025
Jean Erma (Rudiger) Wright, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Sabetha Community Hospital.
Jean was born on February 26, 1944, in Clay Center, Nebraska, to Lawrence “Rudy” Arthur and Rosa Jane (Hoyt) Rudiger. She came to know Jesus as her Savior at a young age, influenced by her mother's dedication to Child Evangelism. She...
William "Bill" John Strathman
Jan 11, 2025
William “Bill” John Strathman, 68, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his home in Topeka.
Bill was born in Sabetha on February 16, 1956, to Benedict and Mary (Banks) Strathman. He dedicated much of his life to his hometown of Sabetha, receiving his education in the Sabetha schools and graduating from Sabetha...
Mary Ruth Yulich
Jan 12, 2025
Mary Ruth Yulich, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas, went home to the Lord on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Mary Ruth was born on August 10, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas to Roy Lee Purcell and Elna Pearl (Douglas) Purcell. As an only child, grandchild, and niece, Mary Ruth was deeply loved.
During high school, Mary Ruth...
Margaret Marie Garrett
Jan 9, 2025
Margaret Marie (Huning) Garrett, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Margaret was born on December 28, 1933, in Walnut, Kansas to Waldo and Frieda (Lamkey) Huning. Margaret graduated from Hepler High School and received her bachelor’s degree from Pittsburgh State University. After receiving her degree, she accepted a teaching position...
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