Obituaries

Mar 11, 2017

J eanette “Jan” Mary (Holthaus) Callaghan, 76, of Seneca, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

Jeanette was born February 2, 1941 in Baileyville, Kansas. She was the eldest daughter to Ben and Sally (Enneking) Holthaus, and step-daughter to Katie Holthaus. She attended the St....

Mar 5, 2017

D aryl H. Bechtelheimer, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Daryl was born on January 26, 1926 the son of Harvey F. Bechtelheimer and Faye M. (Carpenter) Bechtelheimer on a farm south east of Sabetha, Kansas.  He attended Plum Creek rural school south...

Feb 19, 2017

R everend David Manning, Sr., 85, of Sabetha, formerly of Morrill, KS passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home surrounded by his loving family.

Dave was born October 11, 1931 to Peter and Marion (Edwards) Manning in Manistee, MI. He was raised on the family farm south...

Feb 15, 2017

K athryn Virginia Emert, 100, fondly remembered as “Nanny” by all who knew her, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Kathryn was born on January 7, 1917 to Fritz Peterson and Nellie (Carlson) Peterson in Polk County, Nebraska.  She had two brothers, Leo and Duane...

Feb 13, 2017

G race G. (Bennett) Bechtelheimer, 88, of Sabetha, KS passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Grace was born in Sabetha, KS on September 24, 1928 to Alfred M. and Gussie M. (McComas) Bennett. She grew up south of Oneida, KS. She attended grade school at Oak...

Feb 12, 2017

L ambertus “Bert” Buurman, 77, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Bert was born to Corstiaan Matthijs and Neeltje (Heijkoop) Buurman on October 13, 1939 in Velp, Netherlands. He served as a First United Methodist minister in Sabetha for several years. He...

Feb 1, 2017

M ildred Ruth "Milly" Bauman, 88, died on February 1, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

She was born April 23, 1928, the second youngest of Clint and Lena Longberg.  She attended various country schools in the Soldier area and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946.  After high...

Jan 27, 2017

N ancy Jane (Casey) Kyle, 76, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Nancy was born on October 29, 1940 to John Jullian and Blanche Lillian (Watton) Casey. She has two sisters, Janet Sue and Linda Jo, and one...

Jan 8, 2017

M erle Edward Marti, 99, of Sabetha, KS passed away Sunday morning, January 8, 2017 at the Apostolic Christian Home.

Merle was born July 25, 1917 near Bern, KS to Louie and Martha (Sommer) Marti. He lived most of his life in the Bern area, working for the Nemaha County ASCS...

Jan 4, 2017

W ayne A. Neff, 95, of Sabetha, Kansas died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

He was born in Bern, Kansas on April 8, 1921 the son of Roy A. Neff and Mae (Walck) Neff.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Jan 1, 2017

A rliss Sue (Holland) Dick, 73, of Axtell, KS passed away at her home on January 1, 2017.

Sue was born on July 2, 1943 at her parent’s home in Vermillion, KS to John and Jean (Law) Holland. She attended school in Vermillion and graduated in 1961.

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Dec 13, 2016

N ellie Neoma Larabee, 92, of Sabetha died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Mission Village Living Center in Horton, Kansas.

She was born on September 7, 1924 in Rock River, Wyoming the daughter of Jerry Huston Sanders and Ila Neoma (Hunt) Sanders.  They moved back to Denison, Kansas at an...

Nov 27, 2016

H arvey Robert Wenger, 89, of Sabetha died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, surrounded by his children.

He was born on July 8, 1927, the oldest of three children of William Wenger and Lena (Brunner) Wenger.  He grew up on a farm four miles south...

Nov 23, 2016

E lver H. Swart, 98, formerly of Bern, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Crestview Nursing Home in Seneca, KS. Elver Swart was born September 27, 1918 on the family farm south of Oneida, KS, the son of Henry and Mary Madeline (Hailey) Swart.  He attended the local country school, and graduated from Oneida...

Nov 21, 2016

M ary Ann Ralston, 80 of Sabetha formerly of Bern, Kansas died Monday, November 21, 2016 at her residence in Sabetha.  She was born on July 20, 1936 the daughter of Herbert “Bert” Keim and Helen (Bestwick) Keim at Sabetha, Kansas.  She attended Albany schools and graduated from Sabetha High School.  She was united in...

Nov 13, 2016

C lyde Erich Epple, of Sabetha, died peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the age of 83.  He was born to Erich and Freda (Wenger) Epple in their home south of Sabetha, assisted by a midwife on February 27, 1933. He was the first of five...

Nov 3, 2016

K enneth Lee Pyle, 90, of Hiawatha, Kansas died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Medical Lodge of Atchison, Kansas, where he had been a resident since July of 2016. He was born April 4, 1926 in Sabetha, Kansas, the son of Henry Talmadge and Iva (Simpson) Pyle. Kenneth married Emma “Emmy” Robinson of Sabetha, KS...

Nov 3, 2016

L ois Eilene (Ashton) Sawyer, 68, of Hiawatha formally of Sabetha died November 3, 2016 at her residence.  She was born on January 30, 1948 the daughter of Lloyd Ashton and Virginia (McKee) Ashton at Horton, Kansas. She grew up in the Fairview area.  She was united in marriage to Jim Hull.  They moved to...

Oct 31, 2016

L ouise (Henninger) Heiniger, 90, formally of Fairview, Kansas died on Monday, October 31, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Lou was born on May 20, 1926 the daughter of Ralph and Della (Adams) Henninger of rural Reserve, Kansas.  She had three older brothers and two sisters in her...

Oct 27, 2016

J ennie Noreen Maschewski, 98, formerly of Fairview, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Noreen was born in Fairview, Kansas on August 22, 1918 to Frederick and Jennie (Cameron) Kopp.  She graduated from Fairview High School with the class of 1936. Noreen married Adolph "Doc" Ernest...