Obituaries

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 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 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 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...

Jun 20, 2020

“ M ary D”, Mary Louise (Slayton) Dornes, 93, died peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the Sabetha Manor.

She was born on October 19, 1926 on the family farm near Salem, Nebraska to L.W. and Martha (Fisher) Slayton.

She was united in marriage to Charles...

Jun 8, 2020

N orman Leroy Green, 97, of White Cloud, KS, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS, where he was a resident since 2019.

Norman was born on May 17, 1923, second child of Roy and Alma (Montgomery) Green. Norman was raised on a farm...

May 18, 2020

J onathan Michael Dawson, 29, of Hastings, Nebraska formerly of Sabetha, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020.

Jon was born August 28, 1990 to Michael and Christine (Frey) Dawson in Grand Junction, Colorado. He attended school there and upon the death of his mother in 2002, Jon and his father returned...

May 16, 2020

M arilyn Daisy (Williams) Leuthold, 84, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Marilyn was born November 18, 1935 the daughter of Frank and Lela (Jochumson) Williams in Lyndon, Kansas. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1953. After graduation, Marilyn worked for...

Apr 28, 2020

L aVerne L. (Ehrsam) Rokey, 94, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

LaVerne was born in Bern, Kansas on February 5, 1926, the daughter of Elmer and Esther (Hunzeker) Ehrsam. She attended grade school at Ehrsam’s school, which sat on land donated by...

Apr 24, 2020

D onovan Charles Kirk, 92, of Sabetha, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 24, 2020.

Donavon was born August 16, 1927 in Canby, Minnesota, the son of Hobart and Alice (Carstens) Kirk.  He spent his adult life in Sabetha.  Donovan graduated from Wetmore High School in 1945...

Apr 23, 2020

G ary Linn Gerdes, 72, of Humboldt, Nebraska passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Gary was born on July 9, 1947 in Humboldt, Nebraska the son of Jesse and Dorothea (Weatherfield) Gerdes, and grew up there on his parent’s farm.  He attended the Bratton...

Apr 22, 2020

M arvin Joseph Winkler, 84, of Seneca, Kansas died peacefully at his home on Earth Day, April 22, 2020, surrounded by his family.

Marvin was born on September 24, 1935, the son of Eugene F. and Philomena A. (Kongs) Winkler in Goff, Kansas. He was one of five children born to...