Obituaries

Sep 13, 2020

J ohn Joseph Humphrey was the eldest child of Donna Grace Glenn and Otis Linville “Jake” Humphrey of Woodlawn, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1935, at St. Anthony Hospital in Sabetha. His parents farmed near Woodlawn while John was growing up. John graduated from Sabetha High School in 1953, having particularly enjoyed his role...

Aug 25, 2020

R obert Abraham Meyer was born February 26, 1935 to Eli Meyer, Sr. and Emma (Edelman) Meyer.  He was born in the Meyer home built by his grandfather, Abraham Meyer.

Robert’s early years were spent on the family farm near Bern.  In the late 1950s, Robert served his country as a...

Aug 24, 2020

J ames Frederick Menold, 78, has begun his eternal life in the presence of Jesus, having passed from this life on Monday, August 24, 2020 due to a number of health ailments following hip replacement surgery.

James was born at home in rural Sabetha, Kansas on September 16, 1941, the fourth...

Aug 23, 2020

D arleen J. Flentie, age 81, of Topeka, formerly of Centralia, Kansas passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.

Darleen was born June 9, 1939 in Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Kelma (Cullimore) Watts.  She married Elton Flentie March 15, 1955 in Topeka.  He...

Aug 19, 2020

T erri Lee Williams, 66, of Carthage, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Terri was born in Sabetha, Kansas on January 4, 1954 to Delores (Wenger) Brown and Fred Kissinger. Terri graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1972. She attended...

Aug 12, 2020

J eanne Kay (Shaw) Shear, 80, of Sabetha, KS passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

She was born July 20, 1940, in Sabetha to Clarence “Higgins” and Marjorie “Marge” (Fouraker) Shaw. Jeanne graduated from Sabetha High School and married the late Roger Shear on June 8, 1958. They spent most of their life...

Aug 10, 2020

P amela Day Ukele, age 70, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away at the University of Kansas Medical Center on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Pamela was born October 30, 1949 in St. Anthony’s Hospital, Sabetha, Kansas. She was the oldest of 4 children born to Marshall and Geneva Florence (Brigham) Ukele...

Jul 30, 2020

M ary "Ruth” Hoskins, 91, of Seneca, Kansas died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Seneca, Kansas.

Ruth was born on June 24, 1929 in Onaga, Kansas to Raymond and Mary (Matthews) Landreth and grew up in Axtell, Kansas. She met Charles William Hoskins, a teacher at...

Jul 30, 2020

L eon Joseph Schmidt, child of God, died peacefully in his home in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida on July 30, 2020. He was 93 years of age.

Leon was born in 1926 in Nortonville, KS to Leo Peter Schmidt and Anna Eva Weishaar Schmidt. He spent his young life there until...

Jul 29, 2020

D orothy Joan (Platt - McNeill) Strahm, 97, passed away on July 29, 2020.  She was born on March 21, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas to James E. and Irene R. (Tate) Platt.  Dorothy was one of 4 children: older sister, Elizabeth “Betty” J. Drown (Platt); younger brother, James E. Platt Jr.; and younger sister,...

Jul 29, 2020

E arl E. Jenkins, 75, of Overland Park, KS, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

He was born on March 10, 1945 in Seneca, KS the son of Glenn and Dorothy (Coulter) Jenkins. Earl grew up in Centralia, KS.  Earl was in the United States Navy as a Seabee and served in...

Jul 26, 2020

L arry V. Rokey, 80, of Sabetha, Kansas left this earth on Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Larry was born September 7, 1939 at the Rokey farmstead west of Sabetha, the son of Andrew Peter and Mary Katherine (Noble) Rokey.

Larry was married to Elizabeth Marie Munson on...

Jul 23, 2020

L ois Margaret (Strahm) Grimm, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Lois was born on August 18, 1919 the daughter of Fred Strahm and Ida (Bauman) Strahm in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.  Growing up, Lois attended country school and then graduated from Ladysmith...

Jul 18, 2020

E lizabeth "Betty" Genitha Keating, 90, of Centralia, Kansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020, after a long illness. Betty was born at a hospital in Corning, Kansas on June 6, 1930, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Adams) Noud. She was raised on a farm near Lillis, (Marshall County), Kansas. The farm had...

Jul 15, 2020

P aul E. Miller, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Paul was born on June 26, 1920, in Burlingame, Kansas, the only child of Nathan and Zella (Mitchell) Miller.  Paul graduated from Burlingame High School in 1938.  He was enrolled at Baker University on...

Jul 14, 2020

R uth Lorraine (Robinson) Oom, 64, of Sabetha, Kansas went home to be with her Creator and Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Ruth was born to James and Martha (Koehler) Robinson on February 24, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from William Tennant High School with the class of...

Jul 13, 2020

M artha Beaulah Mae (Mincher) Halstead, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor.

She was born on December 8, 1926 the daughter of Andrew and Minnie (Brockes) Mincher at Berwick Center north of Sabetha.  Beaulah grew up around Berwick and Sabetha, attending grade school...

Jul 11, 2020

S haron (Littrell) Studer, 81, of Sabetha, Kansas died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Sabetha Community Hospital surrounded by her family. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry Studer, Jr. on September 7, 2014; and her two sisters, Glenna White and Shirley Criqui. She is survived by her three daughters,...

Jun 27, 2020

D onna Jean (Phillippi) Leman, 92, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Donna was born on June 6, 1928 in Brown County to William E. and Isabella Margaret (Babst) Phillippi. She was the youngest in her family, born...

Jun 26, 2020

N ancy S. Painter, 67, of Sabetha, died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Nancy was born on November 1, 1952 in Humboldt, NE, to Walter E. and Ila Mae (Gilfillan) Arnold. She grew up south of Morrill, KS. She attended school in Morrill until her...