Obituaries

Apr 16, 2015

W arren Closson, 93 of Sabetha, KS passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015. He was born on March 17, 1922 in Independence, Missouri to Clarice and Lena (Duvall) Closson. Warren graduated from William Christian High School in Independence, Missouri. After graduation, Warren worked for Remington Arms in Independence assembling ammunitions.

Warren was...

Apr 15, 2015

D orothy (Funderburgh) Scholl, 91, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Montclair, California. Formerly of the Morrill and Sabetha area she passed away in Montclair, California after several years of declining health. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Scholl, and brother, Richard Funderburgh. She is survived by her children, Jan (George) Spicer...

Apr 10, 2015

K atherine Jo “Kath” Heiniger, Topeka, formerly of Bern, daughter of Marie Ulmer Heiniger and the late Wilbur Heiniger, was born September 8, 1950 in Seneca, Kansas.  She passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at the age of 64 surrounded by family.  Kath attended Bern High School, graduating in 1968.  After...

Apr 7, 2015

K enneth (Ken) L. Heiniger, 86 of Fairview died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his residence.

Ken was born on July 13, 1928, to William and Helen (Prokop) Heiniger near Seneca, Kansas.  He spent his childhood on a farm near Seneca and attended Seneca Public Schools.  He graduated from Seneca Public...

Apr 5, 2015

J ames R. McKenney, 73 of Sabetha died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on November 17, 1941 on the family farm in Brown County near White Cloud, Kansas. James is the son of Dana Augustus McKenney and Luella Lorene (Butrick) McKenney. Jim attended grade schools in...

Mar 20, 2015

L avern Kroemer, 87, of Seneca, KS passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at Life Care Center in Seneca.

Lavern was born on March 5, 1928, six miles north of Seneca. He was the son of Carl Kroemer and Amelia Rohlmeier. He was one of five children born to this union. He was...

Mar 16, 2015

C arolyn Sue Scott, 72, of Sabetha, KS passed away gracefully on Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home with family by her side after a battle with cancer. Sue was born in Sabetha, KS on December 24, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Betty McQuillen. She lived in Texas and...

Mar 10, 2015

C asey Dow Lindley was born April 15, 1987 in Orange, Texas to Sharon Stalcup Rohlman and Jerry Dean Lindley. Casey was killed outside Ogden, KS on March 10, 2015.

Casey and his family moved to Kansas when he was 4 weeks old....

Mar 10, 2015

J udy Irene (Leonard) Anderson, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Crestview Manor in Seneca, Kansas. She passed away due to complications with pancreatic cancer.

Judy was born August 31, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska to Lloyd and Doris (Tolby) Leonard. She...

Mar 4, 2015

A rthur W. Cottrell, 95, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Eastridge Nursing Facility, Centralia, Kansas.

He was born October 28, 1919, the son of Lester and Jennie (Kemplay) Cottrell south of Corning, Kansas.  He attended a rural one-room school house and graduated...

Mar 3, 2015

M abel C. McKim, 93, of Sabetha formally of Morrill died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Sabetha Manor.  She was the last surviving child of nine children born to Emil and Emelia (Schupp) Zimmerschied.  She was born  on August 30, 1921 and raised in the Cole Camp, Missouri area.  She moved to Kansas to care...

Mar 1, 2015

R ichard W. Ford, 76, of Axtell, KS died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his home. He was born July 11, 1938 the son of Clarence Ford and Esther (Keine) Ford in Axtell, KS. He graduated from Axtell High School in 1956. He was married to Bertha Cain on June 3, 1958 in Center, Texas. ...

Feb 23, 2015

J ulia Susan (Williamson) Dawdy, 75, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 23, 2015.  Julia was born on November 17, 1939, to Arthur and Emma (Cochran) Williamson in Lathrop, Missouri. Julia graduated from Lathrop High School with the class of 1957. She attended Northwest Missouri State and graduated in...

Feb 22, 2015

Ada Aeschliman passed from this life into the arms of God February 22, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.  Ada was born in Sabetha on May 6, 1919 and spent a majority of her life in the Sabetha community with the exception of time spent in Centrailia and Seneca while husband Charles pastored churches in...

Feb 22, 2015

E ldon William Hartter, 94, departed this world for heaven Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. Eldon was born May 10, 1920 to William and Lucy (Wittmer) Hartter at their family home northwest of Berwick, Kansas where he also attended school.  Following his schooling, Eldon continued to work on...

Feb 18, 2015

M argaret “Peggy” Ellen Bien, 75, of Sabetha, Kansas, died at the Apostolic Christian Home on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. She was born in Milton, Iowa on June 2 , 1940, the daughter of Glen and Leota Campbell. Margaret graduated high school from Falls City High School. On September 21, 1957 Margaret married...

Feb 17, 2015

F lorence Jane (Bien) Jenkins, 86, of Sabetha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015.

Florence was born August 24, 1928 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Caroline (Watts) Bien. She graduated from Sabetha High School in 1946.  Florence married James Jenkins on March 17, 1946 in Marysville, Kansas....

Feb 12, 2015

G ary L. Keim died on February12, 2015.The only child of Wilbur and Helen (Woltkamp) Keim, Gary was born in Sabetha, Kansas on March 18, 1929. He grew up in Sabetha, attended Sabetha schools, and graduated in 1948 from Sabetha High School. He was a fine athlete, playing and lettering in all sports while in high...

Feb 9, 2015

L ela Lucille Brooks, of Sabetha died Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Home at the age of 104, where she had been a resident since February 2010.

She was born on March 21, 1910 to Lucinda (Davis) Ellington and James Ellington in Sabetha, Kansas. Lela lived her entire life in...

Feb 4, 2015

M ildred Ann Wikle, 90, Sabetha, Kansas died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at Sabetha Community Hospital.

She was born Jan. 3, 1925 in Logan County, W.V., the daughter of Jane (Belcher) and JT Mays. On Jan. 10, 1951 she married Hobart C. Wikle. He preceded her in death on June 11, 2002.