Obituaries

Jun 10, 2016

C harles “Charlie” Robert Hein, 83, of Sabetha, KS, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on June 10, 2016. Charlie was born on June 3, 1933 in Yutan, NE to Carl Otto “Charlie” and Irene (Suhr) Hein. Known for his strong will and graciousness, Charlie will be much missed.

Narrowly...

Jun 9, 2016

L loyd M. Agee, 77, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away peacefully with his wife and three children by his side on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

Lloyd was born at home near Bolckow, Missouri on November 13, 1938 to Eugene and Verdie (Wells) Agee. On...

May 24, 2016

J ohnny C. Bramhall, 86, of Vermillion, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia.

Johnny the son of Joe and Violet (Snider) Bramhall was born on November 2, 1929, on the family farm located two miles east of Vermillion.

Johnny...

May 6, 2016

M ona Lee (McConnell) Little, 92, of Sabetha, Kansas passed on Friday, May 6th, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Mona was born August 29, 1923 in Pike County, Illinois to Mitchell and Aila (Foster) McConnell. She was the fourth of five children. She married the late Donald Parker Little....

May 4, 2016

P hyllis Jean (Moser) Chauza, 76, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at her home in Hiawatha, Kansas surrounded by family.

Phyllis was born on April 7, 1940 to Edward and Eula Mae Moser.  She grew up in Bern, Kansas. She would later marry and to this union were born five...

Apr 18, 2016

J ames “Jim” Edward Alderfer, 68 of Centralia died Monday, April 18, 2016 at a hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Jim was born March 23, 1948 in Sabetha, Kansas to Roy and Eva (Strahm) Alderfer. He lived on a farm north of Sabetha and attended a one room school until 3rd grade...

Apr 15, 2016

N orma Jean (Chilcoat) Scott, 87, died on Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha Kansas.  She was the daughter of James R. and Rosa Ford Chilcoat.

She was raised on a farm east and south of Seneca, Kansas.  She married Norton Olesen and they had one...

Apr 14, 2016

M avis Jean (Streit) Heiniger, 61, of Bern, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital surrounded by family. She battled a very rare form of colon cancer for the past 3 years.

Mavis was born on October 15, 1954 in Humboldt, Nebraska, the third child...

Apr 10, 2016

L arry Wayne Stahl, 80, of Fairview, Kansas passed away at his home Sunday, April 10, 2016.

Larry was born January 4, 1936 to Fawn Arthur Stahl and Twilla Leverne Gordon. He attended and graduated from Fairview High School. Larry married Darlene Lehmkuhl on July 31, 1954. He was a member of the Fidelity Knights...

Mar 24, 2016

R obbie L. Campbell, 54, of Hiawatha, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on March 24, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas surrounded by her family.

She was born on August 30, 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky to Robert Dodson and Verina Ann McNicholas. She spent most of her life in Chicago,...

Mar 19, 2016

E ugene A. (Gene) Niehues, 76, of Sabetha, Kansas died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Gene was born October 20, 1939 to Bernard and Alfreda (Kramer) Niehues at home on the family farm near Corning, Kansas. Gene was the 3rd of twelve children. He learned the...

Feb 28, 2016

W illiam “Bill” McMurphy, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Oakley Place Assisted Living in Topeka, Kansas.

Bill was born on March 23, 1929 in Hartford, Kansas the son of George McMurphy and Alice Laws. He married Rosalie Mergenmeier on December 30, 1954.

Feb 16, 2016

M arlene Ruth Dodd, 80, of rural Oneida passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

Marlene was born to John and Emma (Erdley) Fuhrman on August 27, 1935 in Hiawatha, Kansas. She attended Hiawatha Grade School and graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1953. Marlene graduated from Highland Community College in 1955....

Feb 7, 2016

F lorence May “Flossie” Wertenberger, 93, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Flossie was born on March 13, 1922 to Frank and Rosina (Esslinger) Williams of Bala, Kansas. She attended school at the Bala Elementary School through the eighth grade. She...

Feb 7, 2016

D onna Ellen Leuze, 97, of Sabetha passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Donna was born June 9, 1918 in Soldier, Kansas the daughter of Ellis Root and Katie (Murray) Root.  She attended several country schools in the area and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1937.  Donna was united...

Jan 20, 2016

V elmer D. Meyer, 98, of Sabetha, Kansas died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

V elmer was born on November 24, 1917 in Sabetha to Louis and Sara (Hartter) Meyer. He is the fourth of eleven children. He married Vila Strahm on April 27, 1941.

Velmer was...

Jan 9, 2016

D r. John Stone, 91 passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.

He was born on January 12, 1924 in Hiawatha, Kansas the son of William H. Stone and Grace (O’Neil) Stone.  He attended grade school and high school in Hiawatha and went on to graduate...

Jan 6, 2016

L eland R. Snyder, 84, of Sabetha died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Leland, along with his twin brother Leo, was born to Roy and Lydia (Ledbetter) Snyder in Morrill, Kansas on November 14, 1931.

When Leland was in high school, he and his brother Leo made...

Jan 2, 2016

D arryl Keith Thompson, 74, of Woodlawn, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Darryl was born in Sabetha, Kansas to A.L. “Bud” and Lois (McClain) Thompson on January 21, 1941. He attended the Woodlawn School during his younger years and graduated from Sabetha High School. After graduation,...

Dec 8, 2015

LaVon Maxon, 87, of Centralia, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia. LaVon was born on May 18, 1928 in Vermillion, Kansas the daughter of John H. Hallier and Reva (Junod) Hallier. She attended school in Centralia, Kansas, where she graduated salutatorian of her class in 1945.  She then moved to...